ST. PAUL, Minn - October 5, 2014 - First-time marathoner Tyler Pennel of Blowing Rock, N.C. and last year’s women’s third-place finisher Esther Erb of Richmond,Va. earned victories at the 33rd Medtronic Twn Cities Marathon Sunday. Pennel clocked 2 hours,13 minutes, 32 seconds on the course that starts in downtown … [Read more...]
Ondoro Breaks Grandma Record
June 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
DULUTH, Minn. June 21, 2014 - Kenya’s Dominic Ondoro made history today while winning the 38th running of Grandma’s Marathon. … [Read more...]
San Diego Marathon 2014 success
June 2, 2014 By Leave a Comment
SAN DIEGO, Calif. June 1, 2014 - On the 17th anniversary of the Suja Rock ‘n Roll San Diego Marathon & 1/2 Marathon To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma, at the 13.1-mile distance, youth was served today. And Ethiopians ruled the roads. … [Read more...]
Fastest Cleveland Marathon Times in 13 Years
May 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment
CLEVELAND - The 2014 Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon saw the fastest finish time in the last 13 years on its new and well-received full marathon course as more than 20,000 runners converged at the start line for today’s race. … [Read more...]
Sergio Reyes again in Cincinnati
May 6, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Sergio Reyes successfully defended his back-to-back Flying Pig Marathon titles by winning the 2014 Flying Pig in a time of 2 hours, 27 minutes, 21 seconds, his third straight victory in Cincinnati and fourth overall. … [Read more...]
Santucci, Burka Win Pittsburgh titles
May 6, 2014 By Leave a Comment
At the 6th DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday morning, Clara Santucci of Dilliner, PA and Gebo Burka of Ethiopia won race titles in convincing fashion, clocking 2 hours, 32, minutes, 25 seconds and 2:16:30 respectively. … [Read more...]
Dallas Marathon provides special offer
April 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The MetroPCS Dallas Marathon announced its special offer to all registrants of the canceled 2013 MetroPCS Dallas Marathon. Runners registered for the 2013 event will have the opportunity to register for the 2014 MetroPCS Marathon, Half Marathon, 5-Person Relay or SMU Cox Corporate Relay Challenge presented by Behringer … [Read more...]
Pittsburgh Announces Field
April 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Pennsylvanians Clara Santucci and Jed Christiansen headline a competitive American elite field at the sold-out DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, slated for Sunday, May 4. Runners will compete for an overall Marathon prize purse of $47,000 plus an additional $26,000 available to Americans as part of … [Read more...]
US marathons exceeds 1100
March 25, 2014 By 1 Comment
Number of U.S. marathons exceeds 1,100 - new record Last year, there were 92 U.S. marathons reporting more than 1,000 finishers, the third most ever (record is 94 in 2011 and 2012). Over the past 25 years, the number of U.S. marathons with more than 1,000 finishers in a single year has increased 360% (20 in 1989 vs. … [Read more...]
Napa Valley prepares for 2014
February 20, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Two former champions are hoping to overcome recent challenges and, perhaps, repeat history at the 36th Annual Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon on Sunday, March 2, 2014 the venerable race announced today as it unveiled this year’s elite fields. … [Read more...]
