RICHMOND, Va. - (November 12, 2011) - With a time of 2 hours, 13 minutes, 45 seconds, Kenya's Kennedy Kemei, 33, set a new course and Virginia state record Saturday morning at the 34th SunTrust Richmond Marathon. The previous record was 2:14:32 set by Andrei Gordeev in 2005. Kemei walked away with a total of $5500 in … [Read more...]
Locals Dominate San Antonio Marathon
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
SAN ANTONIO - (November 13, 2011) - A heavy morning fog lifted into bright afternoon sunshine on Sunday as more than 30,000 entrants pushed through the miles at the 4th Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure. … [Read more...]
Gillettes rule 48th Atlanta Marathon
November 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
ATLANTA - (October 30, 2011) - Nearly 1,200 marathon participants and 300 relay teams toed the line at the Atlanta Marathon and Marathon Relay on Sunday morning. The event started and finished at Atlantic Station near Midtown Atlanta. 2011 marked the 48th running of the Atlanta Marathon, which was previously held in … [Read more...]
Rizzo eighth in Marathon
October 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Patrick Rizzo of Team USA finished eighth in the men’s marathon in two hours, 21 minutes, 58 seconds on the final day of competition at the XVI Pan American Games Sunday. Rizzo, 28, said he didn’t have any problem with the mile high altitude (elevation 5,138 feet) for the race, which included … [Read more...]
Malakwen, Bifa Win Twin Cities Marathon
October 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
MINNEAPOLIS - (October 2, 2011) - Kenya's Sammy Malakwen and Ethiopia's Yeshimebet Tadesse Bifa won the men's and women's titles in glorious autumn conditions at the 30th running of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday morning. … [Read more...]
Carlson to debut at Twin Cities
September 19, 2011 By 2 Comments
ST. PAUL, Minn. - As organizers of the 30th Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon count down the days until their October 2 race, an intriguing storyline emerging for the event is the possibility that for the first time in the event's storied history a Minnesotan could win the men's marathon title. The Medtronic Twin Cities … [Read more...]
Colfax Awards Local Charities
August 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
DENVER - (August 16, 2011) - The winning teams in the Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon Corporate Cup Challenge were honored at a breakfast at the Denver Athletic Club on Monday morning, August 15. Local companies put together five person teams to run the 26.2 mile race on May 15, 2011. 77 teams participated in … [Read more...]
10th Annual Waldo 100K
August 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
WILLAMETTE PASS, Ore. - The field is set for the 10th running of the Waldo 100K, with some of the biggest names in ultrarunning preparing to toe the line at Willamette Pass Ski Area for the ceremonial Waldo starting gong on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. Once again, the race marks the first event in the Montrail Ultra Cup … [Read more...]
Fleshman, Curtis to Debut at New York 2011
August 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Fleshman, Curtis to Debut at ING New York City Marathon 2011 Moran, Pritz round out “Freshman Class of 2011″ of U.S. runners making marathon debuts in New York on Sunday, November 6 NEW YORK – (August 10, 2011) – The “Freshman Class of 2011″ – Bobby Curtis, Ed Moran, Lauren … [Read more...]
Smith for New York 2011
August 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Kim Smith to Run the ING New York City Marathon 2011 U.S. 5000 meter record holder Molly Huddle also announces participation in the NYRR 5 on November 5, during ING New York City Marathon weekend; training partners make announcement at NYRR Mighty Milers Fun Run on National Running Day NEW YORK – (June 1, 2011) … [Read more...]
