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Looking for things to do before and after your run the Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle Marathon or Half Marathon? We’ve got you covered. Written by: John Mendelsohn Seattle offers the visitor much to do in addition to visiting the clubs in which the nearly unlistenable popular-in-the-90s music known as grunge was incubated. For instance, ascend [...]
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2004 New York City Marathon champion Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa is running the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon Sunday. But on Thursday afternoon he was to be found where else but SeaWorld, where he answered a few questions about the race and his other tourism plans in America’s Finest City.
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2001 5000m world champion Richard Limo of Kenya will run the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon Sunday. Thursday he was at SeaWorld, where Matt Fitzgerald was able to ask him a few questions as killer whales romped in the background.
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Legendary rock critic John Mendelsohn tells us why San Diego is the perfect host city for a Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon event. Written by: John Mendelsohn There are obviously lots of places in which to stage a Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, or at least half of one. The literal-minded might think that either Talking Rock, [...]
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Daska defends in women’s race. Ethiopians sweep men’s race. Mamitu Daska of Ethiopia won her second consecutive Bolder Boulder 10K Monday. Her winning time of 32:58 was the fastest in 15 years despite warm temperatures. Ethiopians also finished second and sixth, giving their country the team victory with nine points. The East African running powerhouse [...]
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Olympic champ ready to defend. Written By: David Monti (c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved LONDON (23-Apr) — Samuel Wanjiru’s record in the marathon is short, but nearly impeccable: four victories in five starts, and every race faster than two hours and seven minutes. He’s already won three of the World Marathon Majors [...]
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Running the Country Music Marathon or Country Music Half Marathon this weekend? Here are some ideas for things to do before and after. Written by: John Mendelsohn Built in 1892, the Ryman Auditorium, a National Historic Landmark, is best known as the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943-1974. Three new exhibits showcase the [...]
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Meyer and Westover take crowns. Written By: Mario Fraioli Standing out in her yellow singlet on the left side of the TV screen, Heidi Westover of Walpole, New Hampshire was right in the mix during the early miles of Monday’s Boston Marathon.
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Check out all the great shots of the 2010 Boston Marathon from our partners at PhotoRun.net.
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We take you back to Boston for our second day of RunCenter from the 114th Boston Marathon. In today’s episode we cover the B.A.A 5K and Invitational Mile, give our predictions for Monday’s race and bring you an exclusive interview with American contender Meb Keflezighi.
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Cox wins 5K, Baddeley and Uceny take titles in mile. Written By: Mario Fraioli Since he was already in town to do some promotional work for a few of his sponsors this weekend, Josh Cox decided on Saturday night that he might as well feed off the energy of the electric atmosphere around him and [...]
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Competitor.com is on the scene in Boston for the 114th Boston Marathon. In this special Boston Marathon edition of RunCenter we talk to all the contenders at the press conference, check out the expo and give you a history lesson on the Boston Marathon course.
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Top professional and high school runners to compete. Written By: Mario Fraioli While the weekend’s main event will take place on Monday, a handful of high level middle-distance races will be contested on Sunday morning with the BAA Invitational Miles, which will take place on a three-lap USATF-certified course that starts and finishes at the [...]
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New vendors were abound at this year’s expo. Written By: Mario Fraioli Don’t think you can get through a marathon without stuffing your shorts full of energy gels? Well, now UCAN. Debuting at this year’s Boston Marathon Expo, Generation UCAN is a revolutionary new sports drink that utilizes a unique energy source called SuperStarch, a [...]
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Meb and Ryan aren’t the only Americans with big plans for Monday. Written By: Mario Fraioli Sharing a table with Meb Keflezighi at the pre-race media conference at the Fairmont Copley Plaza on Friday morning, Antonio Vega and Josh Rohatinsky looked a little bored. “It’s kind of nice to just sit back and not really [...]
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