CARLSBAD, Calif. (January 27, 2013) – What began as a potentially-dreary morning quickly transformed into a day of new beginnings and celebrations for race champions, and over 8,400 finishers of the 22nd Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Marathon & Half Marathon held Sunday morning in Carlsbad. … [Read more...]
Rivero Gonzalez, Kramer Win Miami
January 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
MIAMI (Jan. 27, 2013) - Running the first marathon of his life, Guatemalan Luis Rivero Gonzalez won the 2013 ING Miami Marathon Sunday by separating himself quickly from the field and never looking back. … [Read more...]
Neely, Foster Win Arizona Marathon
January 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
TEMPE, Ariz. – (January 20, 2013) – On Sunday morning, it was a birthday celebration unlike any other as the P.F. Chang’s Rock n Roll Arizona Marathon and Half Marathon celebrated 10 years running in the Valley of the Sun. In the men's marathon, 23-year-old Ryan Neely from Berkeley, Calif. took the lead for the first … [Read more...]
Mohammed, Worku win Houston 2013
January 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
HOUSTON - Twenty-year-old Merima Mohammed of Ethiopia overcame leg problems and cold, wet conditions to run the second-fastest ever women’s race at Sunday’s Chevron Houston Marathon, while fellow countryman, Bazu Worku, 22, ran away with the men’s title. … [Read more...]
Elite USA Team for 2013 Boston
January 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
BOSTON - John Hancock Financial has announced the Elite USA Team for the 117th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2013. The strong U.S. team, recruited to compete with a deep international field, includes Ryan Hall, Meb Keflezighi, Abdi Abdirahman, Jason Hartmann, Fernando Cabada, Serena Burla, … [Read more...]
Elite Fields for 2013 Houston
January 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
HOUSTON - The 41st edition of the Chevron Houston Marathon Race Weekend features stacked fields in both the Chevron Houston Marathon and the Aramco Houston Half Marathon. Adding an element of excitement to the weekend will be a $50,000 bonus that will be awarded should the world record fall in the men's half-marathon. … [Read more...]
Eury into Houston Marathon Hall of Fame
December 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
HOUSTON - The Houston Marathon Committee inducted Houston Marathon Veteran and local civic leader Bob Eury into the Houston Marathon Hall of Fame. Eury wias honored on Thursday, November 29 at the 2013 Hall of Fame Reception. … [Read more...]
Sweeney Enters 20th Disney Marathon
July 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Alison Sweeney Enters 20th Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Biggest Loser host is first celebrity to be a part of milestone weekend that features new commemorative medal, new course twists, new post-race party and enhanced entertainment; additional celebrities expected to enter in the coming weeks … [Read more...]
Melbourne Marathon Awarded Masters Championship
April 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
MELBOURNE, Fla. - April 16, 2012 - The State Farm Melbourne Music Marathon Weekend has announced that USA Track and Field, the national governing body for track and field, long distance running and race walking in the United States, has awarded the event a three-year extension as host of its annual USA Masters … [Read more...]
