Since 2003, per Running USA State of the Sport Reports, the half-marathon has been the fastest growing standard distance in the United States with a 12.5% annual finisher growth rate, and moreover, from 2006-12, the number of 13.1 mile finishers grew a noteworthy 10% or more each year. In 2013 that historic growth rate … [Read more...]
Amanda Scott sets course record
June 11, 2014 By
PURCELLVILLE, Va. – May 31, 2014 – The 4th Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon, presented by Visit Loudoun and Newton Running, will be remembered by its participants as a special day whose most honored runner never even made it to the start line. Amanda Scott, from Boulder, Colo. was the fastest woman on a … [Read more...]
2014 World Juniors set for Oregon
June 11, 2014 By
Monaco – With the deadline for the preliminary entries now closed, the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships, which will be held between 22-27 July in Eugene, Oregon, is set to be the biggest ever IAAF event to be held on US soil. In terms of athletes, the biggest ever World Athletics Series event hosted by [...] 2014 … [Read more...]
7 Olympians Confirmed for Peachtree
June 11, 2014 By
U.S. Olympians Ryan Hall, Abdi Abdirahman, Desiree Linden, Amy Hastings, Julie Culley, Blake Russell and Jen Rhines are among the first athletes... Time-to-Run - Pre-Event News … [Read more...]
Champions in Broadway star cast
June 11, 2014 By
Monaco – Jamaica’s 2011 World 100m champion Yohan Blake and USA’s 2000 Olympic 100m champion Maurice Greene are among the star athletes ‘past and present’ who will gather in the heart of New York City on Wednesday 11 June to support a demonstration of IAAF / Nestlé Kids’ Athletics. Blake, the second fastest 100m … [Read more...]
Results from the USA April 2014
June 10, 2014 By
Laura Nagel runs a PB by 2.37 seconds in winning her 1500m while Nick Willis successfully defends his Boston Invitational Mile title and others show form over 1500m at Mt Sac Relays Meeting Larry Ellis Invitational, Weaver Stadium, Princeton New Jersey – 19 April 2014 Julia Radcliffe threw the hammer over 70 metres for … [Read more...]
Rukadza and Soggot take Richtersveld Wildrun
June 10, 2014 By
After four incredible days and 150 unforgettable kilometres, the first Richtersveld Wildrun™ came to a stunning conclusion on Saturday at Sendelingsdrif in the Ai/Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park. Of the 57 runners that started the challenge on day 1, 53 managed to finish, albeit a bit worse for wear than when they … [Read more...]
Legends to be inducted
November 27, 2013 By
IAAF Hall of Fame – 12 legends to be inducted Council approved the names of 12 athletes who will compose this year’s induction into the IAAF Hall of Fame which was inaugurated last year as part of the IAAF’s centenary celebrations. The very strict minimum criteria agreed last year to select the inaugural list of … [Read more...]
New Champions at XTERRA Worlds
November 27, 2013 By
KUALOA RANCH, Oahu, Hawaii – November 24, 2013 – Patrick Smyth found his way in the sport of trail running, and Polina Babkina found her way at Kualoa Ranch. As a result, both ran away as the new champions of the XTERRA Trail Run World Championship. More than 2,000 runners from 12 countries and 36 [...]New … [Read more...]
Turkey Trot Announces Elite Field
November 27, 2013 By
After an anticipated 28,000 recreational runners burn off pre-holiday-dinner calories at the Applied Materials “Silicon Valley Turkey Trot” on... Time-to-Run - Pre-Event News … [Read more...]
