NEW YORK - Olympic bronze medalist Wilson Kipsang of Kenya and three-time Olympian Kim Smith of New Zealand will headline the international fields for the NYC Half on Sunday, March 17; World Championships bronze medalist Bob Tahri of France will make his half-marathon debut; and Portugal’s newly crowned European Indoor … [Read more...]
Booth does Disney Half double
March 4, 2013 By
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Rachel Booth etched her name in the runDisney record books – again – by winning Disney’s Princess Half Marathon on Sunday, Feb. 24 for the second straight time, beating her own race record from a year ago. … [Read more...]
Walsh wins San Diego Half
February 25, 2013 By
SAN DIEGO - February 24, 2013 - Thousands of women gathered today in America’s Finest City for the Women’s Running San Diego Half Marathon. On what can only be described as a picture perfect San Diego morning, the 13.1-mile race featured beautiful waterfront vistas along Shelter Island and Harbor Island as the runners … [Read more...]
Kastor Masters Pasadena Half
February 18, 2013 By
PASADENA, Calif. – Just three days after her 40th birthday, American half-marathon and marathon record holder Deena Kastor won her first race as a Masters runner on Sunday morning at the Kaiser Permanente Rock ‘n’ Roll Pasadena Half Marathon benefiting CureMito! Kastor, who is training for next month’s ASICS Los … [Read more...]
Baltimore Running Festival has Economic Impact
November 30, 2012 By
BALTIMORE - The 12th edition of the Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival contributed an estimated $38.6 million to the city's economy according to a recent study by RESI, an economic research and consulting firm located at Towson University. … [Read more...]
Campbell, Nunn Win 2012 Atlanta Half
November 26, 2012 By
Conway, Turner take top honors in 5K; Record number of kids participate in the Mashed Potato Mile and Gravy Gallop ATLANTA - Over 12,800 runners and walkers kicked off Thanksgiving morning at the 2012 Atlanta Half Marathon events on Thursday, November 22, making it one of the largest participant fields in the … [Read more...]
Lizano, Matthews Win St. Jude Half
November 19, 2012 By
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The sands and the sounds of South Beach made for an exhilarating finish line as thousands of runners took part in the St. Jude Latin Music Miami Beach Half Marathon. The race started on iconic Ocean Drive and finished on the sand in Lummus Park, with live bands entertaining runners every mile of the … [Read more...]
Volpi, Mudy Win Fort Lauderdale Half
November 12, 2012 By
FORT LAUDERDALE (Nov. 11, 2012) - Jon Volpi of Boca Raton and Justyna Mudy of Rome, Ga. overcame windy conditions to win the fifth Allstate Life Insurance Fort Lauderdale 13.1 Marathon® on Sunday, Nov. 11. Volpi, 29, won the men's division with a time of 1 hour, 11 minutes, 32 seconds, while Mudy, a 28-year-old … [Read more...]
Cabada, Akor win in Los Angeles
October 29, 2012 By
LOS ANGELES - (October 28, 2012) - Fernando Cabada arrived in California on Saturday from his altitude training base in Boulder, Colorado, so forgive him if he was a little excited to take advantage of the oxygen-rich air at the 3rd Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon benefiting the ASPCA on Sunday morning. … [Read more...]
Reilly Wins USA 10K Title
October 11, 2012 By
BOSTON - (October 8, 2012) - In her first year as a professional, emerging star and 4:29 miler Chelsea Reilly (Oakland, Calif.), in a surprise, won her first U.S. title at the 36th Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women on Monday. Reilly, Hellen Jemutai of Kenya and Tara Erdmann (Los Angeles) broke away from the main pack … [Read more...]
