Runners Illegally Selling NYC Bibs on Craigslist
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- November 04, 2010
Blatantly disregarding the rules, injured runners are charging as much as $500 for the highly sought after chance to run through New York’s five boroughs.
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Sarah Hall Returns To Her Stanford Coach
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- November 03, 2010
There’s a lot of debate and discussion about Ryan Hall’s coaching situation. But his decision to leave the Mammoth Track Club has also impacted his wife.
Read Full Story »Big Barefoot Turnout Expected In New York
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- November 03, 2010
With the surge in popularity thanks to Christopher McDougall’s recent bestseller, “Born to Run”, there should be more barefoot runners than ever lining up at the starting line at the ING New York City Marathon this weekend.
Read Full Story »Meb Keflezighi Hopes To Meet President Obama
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- November 03, 2010
The returning ING New York City Marathon Champion thinks a second win there may increase his chances of meeting one of his personal heroes.
Read Full Story »Woman Attempting 7 Marathons On 7 Continents In 7 Days
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- November 03, 2010
Louise Stenild will be going for something never achieved by a woman: running seven marathons in seven days, on seven continents.
Read Full Story »England’s Mara Yamauchi Hopes To Cash In On Experience
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- November 03, 2010
With 10 marathons under her belt, Britain’s Mara Yamauchi will be relying on her experience in New York this Sunday.
Read Full Story »From Traveling Salesman to 2:04 Marathoner
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- November 02, 2010
Wilson Kipsang didn't take up serious running until he was 21 years old.
Before taking up competitive running, last weekend’s Frankfurt Marathon winner and newly minted 2:04 marathoner, 28-year-old Wilson Kipsang, was a humble farm salesman.
He also didn’t start training seriously until he was 21.
“When you go into something like running, you must concentrate mind and body and do it with all you have, that is the only way,” Kipsang says.
For More: Globe Runner.org
Read Full Story »Pregnancy And Elite Women Marathoners
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- November 02, 2010
Both Kara Goucher and Paula Radcliffe have faced the dilemma of racing and pregnancy. Photo: Photorun.net
Many elites struggle balancing their instincts to compete with their desire to become mothers.
First-time mothers Blake Russell and Kara Goucher will not be on the starting line at this year’s ING New York City Marathon. The desire to start a family creates unique challenges to full-time women athletes who also want to train to race marathons.
“You discover you’re gifted in the marathon,” Kara Goucher said in a telephone interview, “and the problem is you’re in your late 20s and you’re like, I want to have children. What do I do?”
For More: New York Times
Read Full Story »Injured Iraqi War Veteran Sergeant Eddie Ryan Finishes Marine Corps Marathon
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- November 02, 2010
Sgt. Ryan Crosses The Finish Line: A Dream Come True. Photo: Times Herald-Record
The legless Marine crossed the line in 4:57 being pushed by former Marine Bryan Purcell.
Despite initial setbacks such as a broken electric lift and missing hand straps, the Marine duo managed to finish the marathon under five hours. “Running with Marines” has always been Sgt. Ryan’s dream.
“We were all running like crazy,” Ryan recalled. “I was shouting ‘Make a hole, make a hole, make way,’ using my best cop voice.”
For More: Times Herald-Record
Read Full Story »Shalane Flanagan Recalls Tough Marathon Preparation
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- November 02, 2010
American hopeful Shalane Flanagan debuts in the ING New York City Marathon this weekend and admits the training has been tough.
Read Full Story »Alberto Salazar: The Great Rehabilitator?
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- November 01, 2010
Alberto Salazar has been tinkering with Dathan Ritzenhein's stride. Will it pay off?
The Former New York City Marathon champion has been working on Dathan Ritzenhein’s stride. Will this tinkering pay off in New York on Sunday?
As a coach, Salazar had become obsessed with optimizing his runners’ form. Ritzenhein left former coach Brad Hudson for Salazar last year in the hopes of revitalizing his struggling career. “Alberto told me, ‘It’s imperative that you believe completely in what we’re going to do,’ ” Ritzenhein recalled, “ ‘because it will be completely different from anything you’ve been taught.’ ”
For More: The New Yorker
Read Full Story »Eddy Hellebuyck Comes Clean About EPO After Six Years Of Denial
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- November 01, 2010
After six years of denial, Eddy Hellebuyck finally comes clean on doping. Photo: Photorun.net
Six years after testing positive for EPO, the former marathon champion finally admits his guilt.
In 2004 at the age of 43, Eddy Hellebuyck, a Belgian-turned-American, was enjoying a late-career surge in performance. After testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO), which enhances endurance, while preparing for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Hellebuyck initially denied he had doped and fought the case all the way to an arbitration court in Switzerland. He was ultimately suspended for two years.
“”Yeah,” he now says, “I did it.”
For More: Runner’s World
Read Full Story »Haile Gebrselassie Not Considering Retirement
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- November 01, 2010
37-year-old Haile Gebrselassie isn't ready to talk retirement: Photo: Photorun.net
The world’s greatest marathoner isn’t ready to talk about hanging up his shoes.
Thirty-seven-year-old Haile Gebrselassie is refusing to even mention retirement.
Why should I retire? Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words,” Gebrselassie told The Associated Press at his office in the Ethiopian capital. “I still think about doing more.”
After his inaugural New York City Marathon this Sunday, Gebrselassie is targeting the Tokyo Marathon in February.
For More: USA Today
Read Full Story »Take That Pheidippides: Kenyan Man Wins Athens Classic Marathon
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- November 01, 2010
Rasa Drazdauskaite of Lithuania shattered the race record by over two minutes. Photo: IAAF
On the 2500-year anniversary of the famous race, Raymond Bett of Kenya won the 28th Athens Classic Marathon on Sunday with a new race record.
His winning time was 2:12:40. Rasa Drazdaukaite of Lithuania won the women’s race in 2:31:06, which was also a race record.
“I didn’t expect to win,” said Bett,”but you never know. It was very hot and very tough, and there was a lot of competition. I say to God, thank you for giving me the strength.”
For More: IAAF
Read Full Story »Air Force Lieutenant Wins The 35th Annual Marathon Corps Marathon
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- November 01, 2010
2LT Jacob Bradosky Won the 35th Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday. Photo: Dayton Daily News
2LT Jacob Bradosky won the men’s race in the 35th running of the Marine Corps Marathon, while Janet Cherobon won the women’s race
A late surge at the 20-mile mark was all Jacob Bradosky needed for the win in the nation’s capital. His finishing time was 2:23:30–a 20-second PR.
“I was told to run the first 20 miles with my head and the last six with my heart,” Bradosky said, “and that worked very well.”
In the women’s division, registered nurse Janet Cherobon won handily with the fifth-fastest time ever, 2:42:38.
For More: Washington Post
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