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Runner's Web January 2016 FrontPage Archive

  February 29, 2016:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(IAAF) Athletics: Bahrain dominate as Rop and Chumba take Asian cross country titles

(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Nine Ethiopian runners under investigation for doping, admits official
General secretary of anti-doping agency looking into ‘suspicious’ results - ‘There is a real concern when the upcoming investigations arrive’

(Daily Relay) Athletics: The Monday Morning Run - Recapping the College Conference Championships

.(Sports Illustrated) Drugs in Sport: World champion Abeba Aregawi tests positive for banned substance

(CBC) Drugs in Sport: Russia will meet anti-doping test in time for Rio, vows new athletics head
Country has 5 months to convince world it has cleaned up its act if it wants track athletes in Summer Games

(AI) Athletics: Canada wins gold at inaugural NACAC 10K Championships

(BBC) Athletics: Richard Kilty makes 'smart call' to miss World Indoors to prepare for Rio 2016

(AllAfrica) Athletics: Tanzanians Eclipsed in Kili Marathon

(Star-Telegram) Athletics: TCU graduate surprises at Cowtown Marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: Renowned US coach Dick Brown passes away

(Evening Standard) Athletics: London 2017 - athletics World Championships: 2012 track makes way with 500 days to go

(NZ Herald) Triathlon: Darmon, Kato take out Takapuna Triathlon

(Edinburgh News) Athletics: Lynsey Sharp may turn down GB vest for World Indoors

(Korea Herlad) Athletics: Former Olympic champ wants South Korean marathoners to run with 'desperation'

(The Guardian) Athletics: Richard Kilty makes ‘gut-wrenching’ call to skip world indoor 60m defence
Reigning champion opts to miss Portland and prepare for outdoor season - Kilty looking for 100m and 200m success at Rio Olympics

(Vancouver Sun) Triathlon: Laughing at adversity and never giving up
Former World Cup champ from Victoria has had more than her share of injuries and ill health, but she’s back training with hopes for a spot on Canada’s Olympic team

(Daily Mail) Drugs in Sport: Ethiopia set for doping bans as drug testers turn focus on distance-dominating nation
* Authorities are set to announce positive drugs tests of Ethiopian athletes
* Attention centred on Russia and Kenya but is now set to move to Ethiopia
* The news could cause British athletes to rethink their training plans in future
* Ethiopia regularly dominates distance running at major championships

Athletics: Neely Spence Gracey Wins Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Half Marathon
Poland’s Emil Dobrowolski won men’s half; Michigan’s Geoff Burns and Canada’s Meggan Franks win marathon distance

(IAAF) Athletics: Martinot-Lagarde runs 7.47 at the French indoor championships






  February 28, 2016:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(Daily Mail) Athletics: British runner, 55, collapses and dies just 50 yards from the finish line of the Malta marathon
* British man died just 50 yards from the finish line of the Malta marathon
* Emergency services rushed to the scene but were unable to save him
* Some 600 Britons took part in the marathon, half marathon and walkathlon

(The Guardian) Athletics: Adelle Tracey confounds the field by winning 800m in Sheffield
Tracey defeats Lynsey Sharp and Jenny Meadows at British trials - 22-year-old qualifies for World Indoor Championships in Portland

(IAAF) Athletics: Karoki and Wacera regain World’s Best 10K titles in Puerto Rico

IAAF) Athletics: Reus, Haase and Wester impress on day two at the German Indoor Championships

(EuroNews) Running with tanks in Belgrade

(RRW) Athletics: Kipchoge, Keitany Named Abbott World Marathon Majors Series IX Champions

(Times of Malta) Athletics: El Fethi wins Malta Marathon

(The Telegraph) Athletics: Disqualified Richard Kilty blames the size of the start blocks
World champion fails to get automatic spot for the 60m, as Dasaolu, Philip and Pozzi win national indoor titles

(Japan Times) Athletics: High-tech security deployed for Tokyo Marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: Kiprop wins Tokyo Marathon with course record, Lilesa takes men's title
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge and Mary Keitany win World Marathon Majors crowns
(Inside the Games) Kiprop breaks course record to earn women's Tokyo Marathon title as overall champions are crowned
Kenya’s Helah Kiprop broke the women’s Tokyo Marathon course record by nearly a minute to claim her first major title over the distance
(German Road Races) Kiprop Crushes Tokyo Marathon Record, Lilesa Over Chumba for Men's Win

(SBS) Athletics: Keflezighi sets sights for Rio marathon at age 41
Keflezighi says the 2013 U.S. Half Marathon Championship was supposed to be his swan song

(Myrtle Beach Online) Athletics: Change in dates could become a boon for Myrtle Beach Marathon

(Sport360) Triathlon: World’s leading elite women complete stellar ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi field

(IAAF) Athletics: Schippers speeds to 7.03 in Apeldoorn - indoor round-up

(Daily News) Athletics: Kilimanjaro Marathon ideal for locals to test world’s top

(IAAF) Athletics: Dasaolu and Philip win dramatic 60m finals at British Indoor Championships

Humana Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon - LA

Tokyo Marathon - Japan

World's Best 10K - San Juan, PR






  February 27, 2016:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(USA Today) Athletics: USOC, USATF file motions to dismiss lawsuit from Nick Symmonds' company

(Japan News) Athletics: Murayama eyes splashy marathon debut in Tokyo

(Albany Herald) Athletics: Snickers Marathon right around the corner

(Sky Sports) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe elected to role with IAAF athletes' commission

(The Guardian) Athletics: Richard Kilty mystified by false start that could deny World Indoor defence
Defending champion disqualified in British 60m trials after false start - UK Athletics to decide if Kilty can go to Portland in March

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Ronald Kwemoi wins AK meeting in Mumias

(Inside the Games) Athletics: Dibaba targets title defence at Tokyo Marathon as she bids for Rio 2016 spot
Birhane Dibaba will aim to defend her women’s title at the Tokyo Marathon tomorrow, as she targets a place in the Ethiopian team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
(Daily Nation) Dickson Chumba out to reclaim Tokyo title

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Sweden stand by Aregawi despite tax controversy
Sweden's Ethiopian-born 1,500 metres runner Abeba Aregawi can run for Sweden at the upcoming World Indoor Championships in Portland despite a storm over her Swedish citizenship and tax affairs, officials said on Saturday

(Star-Telegram) Athletics: Cowtown Marathon - Guru Jeff Galloway reflects on a life on the run
70-year-old will run half marathon in Fort Worth

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Elite athletes pull out of Kenya teams

(IAAF) Athletics: Course record-holder Kirwa will defend Nagoya Marathon title

(IAAF) Athletics: Live web cam shows track construction for IAAF World Indoor Championships Portland 2016

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: Ajee' Wilson, The Pride of Neptune, New Jersey, U.S.A.

(IAAF) Athletics: Chopra sets his sights on Bydgoszcz podium

(AthleteBiz) Athletics: Half Empty and Half Full
On Friday the USATF Foundation announced grant awards to 58 athletes totaling $297,000. This is huge

Athletics: Sporting Life 10k Gets off to a Flying Start
Canada’s Premier Run for Kids with Cancer launches at Billy Bishop Airport

(The Gaurdian) Drugs in Sport: Jenny Meadows: ‘I almost retired because I didn’t think clean athletes could win’
The British 800m runner on being denied greater things by Russian doping cheats and the battle to make a living as well as return to the podium

(Daily Relay) Athletics: The Weekend’s Best Matchups - SEC, ACC and Big 12 Championships

(ESPN) Athletics: Filmmaker Chosen for First-Ever espnW Film Fellowship, Presented By Walmart

(GoTrackTownUSA) Athletics: Alexi Pappas: Embracing change for growth
"It is with great pleasure and pride that I announce that I will hereby be representing Greece, where I am a dual citizen by birth, in international competition"






  February 26, 2016:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(Spikes) Athletics: I Am (Indoor) Legend
The Portland World Indoor Championships will give athletes a chance to make a name as a hero. We remember eight indoor specialists whose legend status is already assured

(IndianaRunner) Athletics: Interview with Distance Running Legend Bob Kennedy

(Oregon Live) Athletics: An update about Galen Rupp and a scary time for Luke Puskedra

(IAAF) Athletics: Legend of athletics, signature edition - Allen Johnson

(CBC) Athletics: Andre De Grasse vs Jesse Owens
Can Andre De Grasse beat Jesse Owens in the 100 meters, in the competitive conditions of the 1936 Olympics

(The Independent) Athletics: London Marathon 2016 - 5 training tips for runners
Technogym trainer Alex Hatzidakis gives his best advice for runners preparing for one of the biggest sporting events of the year

(Chronicle Live) Athletics: The Great North Run's global initiative is terrific - but it still doesn't get coverage it deserves

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: WEEKEND PREVIEW: Conference Championships Around the Nation

(Sport24) Athletics: SA champ Bruintjies drops double bombshell
South African 100m record-holder Henricho Bruintjies dropped two bombshells this week as he parted ways with coach Hennie Kriel and pulled out of the World Indoor Championships set to take place next month

(IAAF) Athletics: Kitwara aims for record sixth win at World Best’s 10k in San Juan

(Harvard Gazette) Athletics: Where runners go wrong
Researchers seek clues among an exceptional group: The injury-free

(German Road Races) Athletics: Tokyo Marathon Preview - by Brett Larner - Japan Running News
The Tokyo Marathon will be broadcast live nationwide on Nippon TV starting at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28.

(WGNO) Athletics: Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Marathon
This weekend more than 23,000 runners will hit the road for the Annual Humana Rock n’ Roll Marathon

(Haaretz) Athletics: 40,000 Runners Take to the Streets of Tel Aviv for Annual Marathon
Kenyan William Kiprono Yegon wins marathon for second year in a row
(Times of Israel) Tens of thousands run Tel Aviv marathon
Many of the city’s central streets closed off until the early afternoon as residents, visitors take part in annual event

(BBC) Athletics: Greg Rutherford to miss British Championships through illness

Athletics: Neely Spence Gracey Ready to Rock 'n' Roll in New Orleans on Sunday
2016 Humana Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon & Half-Marathon attracts more than 22,000 entrants

(BBC) Athletics: Isobel Pooley: Zika virus 'the last thing on my mind' before Rio 2016 Olympics
Isobel Pooley: Robbie Grabarz provides Rio Olympic inspiration
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(IAAF) Athletics: World Marathon Majors titles and Olympic selection at stake in Tokyo

(The Star) Athletics: Kipsang fired up - Former marathon record holder eyes London course record

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport; Second doping case opened against 2011 world heptathlon champion Chernova
A second doping case has been opened against Russia's Tatyana Chernova, the heptathlete who beat Britain's Jessica Ennis-Hill to gold at the 2011 World Championships, following her return from a two-year ban, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced

(Japan News) Athletics: Fukushi defies Japan athletics fed, to run in Nagoya

(Irish Examoner) Drugs in Sport: Gerard Hartmann Interview - Have we lost the very essence of sport?

(Daily News) Athletics: Sponsors enhance Kilimanjaro Marathon role

(Runner's World) Athletics: After Olympic Marathon Trials, Athletes Question How Officials Handled Heat and Hospitality
In the days following the February 13 race in Los Angeles, runners voiced complaints about fluids, amenities, and pageantry

(Jerusalem Post) Athletics: Tens of thousands set to take part in Tel Aviv marathon
Over 2,000 runners will take part in the full marathon, which will pass through Dizengoff Street, Rothschild Boulevard, Rabin Square and the promenade, among other sites

(USATF) Athletics: USATF Masters Track Championships at ABQ Convention Center March 4-6
Four Olympians Including ’84 Flagbearer, Two Entertainers, 30+ World Champions, Many New Mexico Star Athletes; Media And Public Are Welcome

Athletics: 2016 Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon - 38th Annual Event’s Pre-Race Marathon College Keeps Getting Better






  February 25, 2016:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

Triathlon: National, World Champions Headline 2015 USA Triathlon Elite Triathlete of the Year Selections
USA Triathlon today announced the 13 professional athletes, including 2016 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team qualifier Gwen Jorgensen, who earned Elite Triathlete of the Year accolades for 2015, selected by the National Governing Body's Athlete Advisory Council (AAC).

Athletics: City of Toronto induction ceremony for Toronto Sport Hall of Honour
Alan Brookes, Race Director of the Canada Running Series and its flagship event, the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, will be among those inducted into the City of Toronto's Sport Hall of Honour this evening at 6:30 p.m. Alan will be inducted in the 'Builder' category

(Spikes) Athletics: In From the Cold
After two decades out in the cold, indoor track has returned to Oregon. It’s like nothing the state has ever seen before

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Ukrainian latest stripped of 2012 European Championships medal after adverse biological passport result
Ukraine's Anna Mishchenko has been stripped of her 1500 metres silver medal at the 2012 European Championships in Helsinki after being handed a two-year doping ban for an adverse athlete biological passport (ABP) finding

(Spikes) Athletics: Did You Know? Nia Ali
You knew that Nia Ali will be in Portland to defend her 60m hurdles world title. But did you know that she's a Belieber?

(IAAF) Athletics: Registration deadline approaching for mass-participation race in Cardiff

(Cloud259) Athletics: If Millrose were a college meet...
Episode 45: Thirteen ways of looking at Millrose

(IAAF) Athletics: Cheruiyot to make half-marathon debut in Lisbon

(Forbes) Athletics: What Does It Take To Win?
Four years ago, on the morning of January 14, in Houston, Texas, the Olympic Team Trials for the Marathon were about to begin

Athletics: Stars Of Sport, Film, TV And Radio Run 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon
Double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes heads a field of stars from film, television, radio and sport lining up for the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 24 April to raise money for their chosen charities

(Union-Tribune) Athletics: New finish line for marathon, half marathon
Rock 'n' Roll races to end near County Administration Center

(Sport24) Athletics: De Reuck to make Two Oceans debut
Four-time Olympian, Colleen de Reuck, will make her Ultra Marathon debut at the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon on Saturday, March 26

(Bend Bulletin) Athletics: Eaton’s road to Olympic gold begins in Oregon
Bend decathlete set for indoor worlds in Portland as he preps for Rio Games

(Irish Times) Athletics: Sonia O’Sullivan - Indoor season a small step on big road to Rio
But if an athlete is confident of delivering at the World Indoors they should go for it

(Toni Reavis) Athletics: Meb Now Atop All-Time U.S. Distance Running List

(Fox5 NY) Athletics: Running with Olympian Kara Goucher as coach

(Northland Echo) Athletics: Brendan Foster - 'Athletics is in crisis - but could learn a lot from the Great North Run'

(Irish Post) Athletics: 13 facts about Ireland’s most famous Olympian Ronnie Delan
Ireland's global star Conor McGregor has joined a small list of prestigious sportsmen from the Emerald Isle to feature on the front cover of renowned American magazine Sports Illustrated

(IAAF) Athletics: Walsh, Adams and Samuels win in Auckland

(CBC) Athletics: Melissa Bishop credits Dennis Fairall for her track success
'Dennis is a genius,' Olympian says heading into Rio 2016

(The Telegraph) Athletics: Marathon runners sign up in record numbers
With close to 250,000 people applying for places in the Virgin Money London Marathon, figures for running in England are in rude health

(Inside the Games) Olympics: Olympic Games without Russia is not the Olympic Games, claims Shlyakhtin
A deadline of June has been set by the All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to lift a ban on the country's athletes for them to have an opportunity to compete at Rio 2016

Triathlon: Junior Elite Standouts Knibb, Hindman Named Triathletes of the Year
Up-and-coming junior elite triathletes Taylor Knibb and Austin Hindman were today announced as the 2015 USA Triathlon Junior Elite Triathletes of the Year for their exceptional performances in national and international events last season

(Wales Online) Athletics: Mo Farah will have to beat defending world half-marathon champion in Cardiff
Geoffrey Kamworor has been named, along with reigning women’s champion Gladys Cherono, in the Kenyan squad for the race in the Welsh capital on Saturday, March 26






  February 24, 2016:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(NYRR) Athletics: Kenyans Stephen Sambu and Joyce Chepkirui to Highlight Professional Athlete Field of Olympic Hopefuls at 2016 United Airlines NYC Half on Sunday, March 20
New Zealand’s Commonwealth Games hero Zane Robertson and Ireland’s two-time Olympian Fionnuala McCormack will make United Airlines NYC Half debuts
Race will air live in the New York area on WABC-TV, Channel 7 and will be streamed on ABC7NY.com, Watch ABC, WatchESPN, and internationally via a variety of global broadcast partners

(Stuff NZ) Drugs in Sport: Kenya to make doping a criminal offence

(ITU) Triathlon: TU introduces innovative triathlon format
ITU is pleased to introduce an innovative new format of triathlon racing to its 2016 race calendar. This year, the 2016 Kitzbühel World Cup will debut a time trial qualification format that will see athletes compete twice in one day

(Outside Online) Athletics: Millennial Runners Are Not Shallow
No, they're not all about fun runs and Tough Mudders—and we now have numbers to back it up

(ESW) Multisport: Sportstats partners with Zoomphoto for free race video and photos; incorporates iRun for custom content
North America's largest race timing company iterates for the sharing digital culture

(GQ) Athletics: Inside the San Quentin Marathon
One day a year, the men locked up in California's oldest prison get a shot at glory. Thieves, killers, and dope dealers lace up their shoes and race around the yard for the longest and hardest run of their lives. It's The San Quentin Marathon, and it feels something like freedom

(Register-Guard) Athletics: Oregon House narrowly approves hotel tax increase that would aid Eugene 2021 track event

(3Wire Sports) Olympics: Poll: 88 percent - 88 percent! - support for LA 2024

(Daily Nation) Drugs in Sport: Most Kenyan runners clean from doping poison

Triathlon: Top Run-Bike-Run Athletes Named 2015 Duathletes of the Year

(IAAF) Athletics: Ndiku fronts Kenyan team for Portland

(Boise Weekly) Athletics: Nick Symmonds Has Run Out of Patience
Run Gum, co-founded by the Olympic runner from Idaho, has filed an antitrust lawsuit

(Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: Bolt’s celebrity continues to pay off for Puma

Athletics: This Week in Running for Week Ending February 21st
From The Analytical Distance Runner.

(IAWR) Athletics: Eat Fat, Get Fat? - or Eat Fat, Get Healthy?
The Athlete's Kitchen - Copyright: Nancy Clark MS RD CSSD Feb 2016.

(Times Colonist) Triathlon: Healthy Sweetland set to make her move for Olympic triathlon spot

(Wales Online) Athletics: Mo Farah urges runners to join him at World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff

(TASS) Drugs in Sport: Russian athletics chief to speak on anti-doping fight progress in Monaco

(Kara Goucher) Athletics; The Trials

(NZ Herald) Athletics: Air NZ adds 12 flights for marathon
Strong entry numbers for the Air New Zealand Hawke's Bay International Marathon in May has prompted the airline to operate more flights to and from Hawke's Bay to accommodate passenger demand

(IAAF) Athletics: Kamworor and Cherono to defend their IAAF World Half Marathon titles in Cardiff

(Live Science) Athletics: Double Trouble - Twins Suffer Heatstroke in Same Marathon

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Lack of WADA compliant testing at Winter X Games Oslo "sends wrong message", claims director general






  February 23, 2016:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(NY Daily News) Drugs in Sport: Lance Armstrong's lawyer: It was known fact that pro cycling was a doping 'cesspool'

Triathlon: Register Now for 2016 TRIFECTA Online Fantasy Triathlon Game

(Spikes) Athletics: The Look of Love
At SPIKES we love indoor athletics, and we're not alone. A runner, a jumper and a thrower, each medal winners at the 2014 World Indoor Championships, tell us just why there's nothing like treading the boards in the great indoors

Athletics: Race SLO, McMillan Running Partner for 2016 Events
Comprehensive, proven training program led by coaches Ian Torrance and Emily Harrison available for event entrants; register today and save to be part of the 5th “Endurance Town USA” experience on April 30 - May 1, 2016

Athletics: Defending Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K Champions Stephen Sambu and Alexi Pappas Return for April 3 Event
Historic Chicago Race to Feature Eighth Annual Deloitte Elite Club 8K Competition

(Stuff NZ) Athletics: Pole vaulter Eliza McCartney breaks own New Zealand record in Auckland

(Rutland Herald) Drugs in Sport: Russian doping official had planned book

(WatchAthletics) Athletics: Tokyo Marathon Men's and Women's Elite Field
The 2016 Tokyo Marathon will be held on Sunday, February 28

(Patch) Athletics: Rochester Hills Runner Wins Rio 2016 Olympics Marathon Berth
Desiree Linden finished seconds behind her former college roommate and bridesmaid, Amy Cragg, in U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Kiprop, Birech to star at AK meeting in Mumias

(IAAF) Athletics: Choge goes to Portland with gold medal ambitions

(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport; Wada give Kenya 5 April deadline to comply with anti-doping rules
Kenya missed a deadline last week to prove to Wada it is tackling doping - Athletics Kenya CEO, Isaac Mwangi, provisionally suspended by IAAF

(AllAfrica) Athletics: Ethiopia Olympic Committee Gives Directives About Members of Rio Olympic Squad

(Citizen) Athletics: Yego shames desecrated Kasarani training track

(Runner's World) Athletics: Pittsburgh Marathon Tracks Runners’ Training
Participants who choose to run with a foot pod get the chance to win prizes, while race organizers get access to valuable metrics

(Spikes) Athletics: Notes from the Road
With the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Tour concluded, here’s what we learned from this year’s new concept

Triathlon: LeHardy, Sass Headline Age-Group Triathletes of the Year, Presented by Garmin
A talented collection of national and world champion triathletes comprise the 2015 USA Triathlon Age-Group Triathletes of the Year, an award presented annually by Garmin and selected by USA Triathlon's Age Group Committee.

(Inside the Games) Athletics: Alexander appointed as London 2017 managing director
Cherry Alexander has been appointed as the new managing director of the next year's International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Athletics Championships in London

(CBS) Athletics: A Bills player may be spending some of his summer on Team USA in Rio






  February 22, 2016:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(Canadian Running) Athletics: See how Canada’s fastest man would fare against the 1936 Olympic champion
Andre De Grasse is featured in an upcoming CBC series that uses technology to compare Canada's fastest man to Jesse Owens, the 1936 Olympic 100m champion

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: Teams Continue to Play “Hot Potato” With No. 1 Ranking in NCAA DI Women’s ITF
Defending Champ Oregon Surges in NCAA DI Men’s Rankings

Triathlon: KT Tape Signs on as Exclusive Kinesiology Tape of USA Triathlon Through 2020
As the Exclusive Kinesiology Tape of USA Triathlon, KT Tape will support USA Triathlon and USA Paratriathlon National Teams, as well as age-group athletes representing the U.S. at ITU Age-Group World Championship events.

(IAAF) Athletics: First impressions - Brianne Theisen-Eaton

(Daily Mail) Drugs in Sport: IAAF provisionally suspend Athletics Kenya chief Isaac Mwangi over alleged subversion of anti-doping process
* Isaac Mwangi has been barred from holding any office within Athletics Kenya or the IAAF for a period of 180 days
* Athletics Kenya chief requested 21 days' leave pending investigations into claims he asked for a bribe to reduce the doping bans of two athletes
* Mwangi has strongly protested his innocence and says the allegations have caused him a lot of 'mental anguish

(Daily Relay) Athletics: Centrowitz/Willis rivalry, American 800m depth & Dibaba world record:The Monday Morning Run

(WSJ) Olympics: The Balancing Act of Olympics Marketing
The USOC’s marketing chief has to weigh the sometimes conflicting needs of corporate sponsors and athletes

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Usain Bolt exclusive - Winning the 'triple triple' would be my greatest achievement
Usain Bolt believes securing an unprecedented Olympic ‘triple triple’ at this summer’s Games in Rio would be his greatest ever achievement

(Register-Guard) Athletics: For the Eatons, it’s all about competing

(SportsPro) Athletics: Ashton Eaton signs with Gillette
American track and field athlete Ashton Eaton has signed an endorsement deal with Gillette ahead of this summer's Olympic Games in Rio

(AllAfrica) Athletics: Safety Jazz Up Kili Marathon Challenges

(Irish Times) Drugs in Sport; Jack Anderson: ‘The biggest issue, unfortunately, is still doping’
Professor of Sports Law at Queen’s University Belfast on CAS, sport’s Court of Arbitration

(IAAF) Athletics: IAAF World Indoor Tour winners book their place on the plane for Portland

(CBC) Running: 'Perfect day' for Hypothermic Half Marathon in Regina
Runners hit the trail around Wascana Lake despite chilly temperatures

(Irish Times) Athletics: Olympic marathon selection hots up after Mick Clohisey’s Seville run
Raheny Shamrocks runner clocks 2:15:10; Ciara Mageean breaks Irish record in New York

(The Guardian) Athletics: Amputee long jumper Markus Rehm’s Olympic hopes boosted by Glasgow win
Paralympic champion beats able-bodied rivals with jump of 8.10m - British long jumpers Chris Tomlinson and Dan Bramble back Olympics claims

(NY Times) Athletics: Five Years In, Millrose Games Have Found Their Footing at the Armory

(The Telegraph) Athletics: Richard Kilty may not defend his 60m world title to prove Olympic pedigree over longer sprints
"I’ve won every title there is indoors", says world 60m champion ahead of 2016 edition in Portland, USA

(Toronto Star) Athletics: Magic of the mile remains contentious debate
There are those who think the mile, with all the nostalgia around breaking the four-minute barrier, will help revive public interest in athletics. But not everyone agrees with changing the actual distance.

(Tampa Trobune) Athletics: Married couple excels at Gasparilla half marathon






  February 21, 2016:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(AllAfrica) Drugs in Sport: Save Kenya's Athletics
Kenya faces an unprecedented ban from international athletics competitions because of failure to comply with regulations by the World Anti-Doping Agency

(TampaBay.com) Athletics: 'Redemption race' for Kayla Atkinson in Gasparilla half-marathon

(Newsday) Athletics: Matt Centrowitz, Shannon Rowbury cruise in Wanamaker Mile

(IAAF) Athletics: Lavillenie clears world-leading 6.02m in Clermont Ferrand - indoor round up

(Inside the Games) Olympics: David Owen - Agenda 2020 poses problem for 2024 spin-doctors

Athletics: Lagat breaks the Zurich Maraton de Sevilla course record again
4 Spanish get the Oympic Qualifying Standard for Rio

(Orlando Sentinel) Athletics: University of Virginia senior wins Disney Princess Half Marathon

(NY Times) Athletics: A Quick Turnaround as Drew Hunter Breaks High School Mile Mark

(Focus Taiwan) Athletics: Kenyan runners triumph in Kaohsiung marathon

(The Independent) Drugs in Sport: Dead Russian boss was set to expose true story of doping scandal
Kamayev said he wanted to write a book that would reveal the complete extent of doping in Russia
(The Guardian) Former Russian anti-doping chief Nikita Kamayev ‘planned book before death’
Kamayev died on 14 February of ‘a massive heart attack’ - Former anti-doping chief was allegedly planning to reveal cover-ups

(IAAF) Athletics: Kiplimo Lagat regains Seville Marathon title with course record

(RRW) Athletics: Centrowitz Nips Willis in Fast NYRR Wanamaker Mile
Centrowitz Becomes Fourth-Fastest Ever Indoors in 3:50.63
(NY Times) Centrowitz, With Burst on Last Lap, Retains Wanamaker Mile Title

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: NYRR Millrose Games Reminds Us what sport is all about: it is the competition!

(Canadian Running) Athletics: Canadian Mo Ahmed breaks nine-year-old national indoor 3,000m record
Canadian Mo Ahmed broke Kevin Sullivan's nine-year-old national indoor 3,000m record on Saturday at the Millrose Games

(CBC) Athletics: Andre De Grasse wins in pro debut at Millrose Games
Canadian sprinter clocks 6.61 seconds in 60m event

(Straits Times) Athletics: Marathon among athletics events facing SEA Games axe

(The Telegraph) Running: Marathon man Robert Young eyes the long road ahead
Having completed the longest run in history with no sleep, 33-year-old Robert Young is already preparing for his next long-distance challenge






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(IAAF) Athletics: Barber back to form with 5.89m clearance in Glasgow

(Oregon Live) Athletics: How does this sport break outside of its niche?

(IAAF) Athletics: 1500m world lead for Iguider in Glasgow, world junior indoor record for Tsegay
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(The Standard) Drugs in Sport: Kenyan Olympics threat is real
Rudisha, Kemboi, Yego, Kipsang' and Vivian Cheruiyot may not be going to Rio de Janeiro; you might as well be prepared for Kenya to be represented only by non-medal hopefuls of rugby sevens, boxing, swimming etc

(The Guardian) Athletics: Mo Farah eases his way to 3,000m victory at Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix
Double Olympic champion beats Kenyan Augustine Choge into second place - Britain’s Lorraine Ugen wins women’s long jump and claims new personal best

(CTV) Athletics: Melissa Bishop sets Canadian record in 800 metres

(Spikes) Athletics: Got Bishop's Back
World championships silver medallist Melissa Bishop tells us about the people who helped her become the fastest Canadian 800m runner ever

(NY Times) Athletics: Millrose Games’ Glamour Is Diminished; Prestige Is Not

(The Citizen) Athletics: Jani, Khumalo win SA Marathon Champs
Khumalo overcame cramps to win in 2:47:15 and collapsed on the line

(Spikes) Athletics: Did You Know - Blessing Okagbare
Sprint and long jump ace Blessing Okagbare has been a world-class performer for many years. Here the Nigerian divulges three interesting facts about her

(LA Times) Athletics: Musings on this marathon we call life

(BBC) Athletics: Dafne Schippers wins 60m at Glasgow Indoors

(PBS) Drugs in Sport: Cartoonist Takes Aim At "Doping" Nations

(Tampa Tribune) Athletics: Beloved marathon runner is in town to continue inspiring

(AW) Athletics: Hannah England on chasing her dream
The 2011 world 1500m silver medallist yearns to recapture her medal-winning form in time for the Rio Olympics, writes John Wragg

(IAAF) Athletics: Murer aims for world indoor medal as prelude to Rio finale

(Morning Star) Drugs in Sport: Official Says Jail Time For Russian Dopers

(Daily Mail) Athletics: Mo Farah admits a ban on Kenya for the Rio Olympics would boost his double gold medal defence in Brazil later this year
* Mo Farah defends his 5,000m and 10,000m gold at this year's Olympics
* Kenya's athletes may be banned if nation is deemed non-compliant with WADA code in the next two months
* Farah said if that happened, it would boost his chances of success

(NY Times) Athletics: Usain Bolt Still Rules the 100, but Younger Legs Are Charging

(Daily Relay) Athletics: The Weekend’s Best Matchups - Millrose and IAAF Indoor Tour

(Runner's World) Athletics: Companies Come to an Agreement After Providence Marathon Registration Battle
Two race organizers accepted entries for the May 1 event in Rhode Island, but only one had the required permit

(IAAF) Athletics: Dibaba runs second-fastest indoor 3000m in history in Sabadell

(BBC) Drugs in Sport: Mo Farah - Wada must make 'example' of countries that break doping rules
(The Telegraph) Mo Farah challenges athletics authorities to clamp down on Kenyan doping
'If they can’t follow the rules, then tough...you have to set an example", says double Olympic champion

(News Tribune) Drugs in Sport: Greek court clears hurdler Halkia of intentional doping

(SuperSport) Athletics: Qatar's Olympic hope Barshim takes gold

(Reuters) Drugs in Sport: Kenya seeks two more months to meet anti-doping demands

NYRR Millrose Games - New York, NY
USATF Live Webcast






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(IAAF) Athletics: Records tumble on first day of Asian Indoor Championships

(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Mo Farah: athletics authorities must get tough with Kenya over doping
‘As British athletes, we have rules. I wish Kenya could follow those rules’ - Farah prepares for 3,000m at Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix

(RRW) Athletics: Collegians Scott, Teschuk Eaber for Elite Experience at NYRR Millrose Games
Getting their first dose of the professional track circuit, collegians Dominique Scott and Erin Teschuk are excited for tomorrow's NYRR Millrose Games.

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: NCAA Division I Cross Country Academic Awards - 2015

(Peter AbrahamPeter Abraham) Athletics: 10 Ways to Improve the Olympic Trials Marathon

(Diamond League) Athletics: 2015 Top 5! Men's 100m
The penultimate video in our 2015 Top 5! series takes a look back at the best of last season's 100m Diamond Race

(IAAF) Athletics: Wolde’s legacy lives on in Elgoibar

(Toronto Star) Athletics: Andre De Grasse deals with expectations as he prepares for first pro race
Canadian sprinter will try to follow in steps of Bailey, Surin at Millrose Games

(Bend Bulletin) Athletics: The road to Rio remains
Zika virus concerns will not deter Bend’s Ashton Eaton from his quest for another Olympic gold medal

(Scotland Herald) Athletics: Susan Egelstaff - Money talks loudest in athletics wrangle

(RRW) Athletics: With USA Record On Her Mind, Huddle Geared Up for NYRR Millrose Games

(The Star) Athletics: Rudisha Tipped - World 800m record holder starts favourite in IAAF World Challenge meeting in Melbourne next month

(IAAF) Athletics: Shiferaw faces two past winners in Seville

(Inside the Games) Athletics: Exclusive - Collins hopeful of coming in from the cold for fifth Olympic appearance at Rio 2016
Kim Collins, the 39-year-old former world 100 metres champion from St Kitts and Nevis snubbed by his national team after being dropped before his first race at the London 2012, is targeting an Olympic return at Rio 2016

(Toronto Star) Athletics: Canadians to track at the Millrose Games

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: The quality of intrigue and the Millrose Games Press Conference

Athletics: 2016 Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon: Entrant Profile Stories
A field of motivated entrants from 21 countries, 47 U.S. states, and Washington, D.C. will gather in California’s Napa Valley for the 38th Annual Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon on Sunday, March 6, 2016

(IAAF) Athletics: Strong field announced for Lake Biwa Marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: Youthful team will represent Japan in Cardiff

(ESPN) Cycling: As talk of Astana exit continues, Vincenzo Nibali praises his current team

(NBC) Athletics: Allyson Felix adapts to tackle tougher Olympic double than Michael Johnson

Athletics: Milestone Sports Collects 500,000 Miles of Unique Running Data
Data from running wearable, the MilestonePod, gives a deeper look into how runners perform

(Register-Guard) Athletics: Oregon track’s Edward Cheserek returns to Millrose Games
(Runner's World) Molly Huddle to Chase U.S. 5,000 Meter Record at Millrose Games
The meet also features a Matthew Centrowitz and Nick Willis rematch, as well as Shannon Rowbury's American record attempt

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Cash crunch hits plans for world youth 2017 event






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(RRW) Athletics: At NYRR Millrose Games, Nick Willis Seeks Title & Change
If Nick Willis's career ended tomorrow, the Kiwi would be satisfied. On his resume is an Olympic silver medal from 2008, three NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile titles, and personal bests of 3:49.83 and 3:29.66 for the mile and 1500m, respectively.

Drugs in Sport: PRRO Circuit Marks 10-Year Anniversary of Drug Testing at Its Events
Pre-Competition Drug Testing and Race-Day Testing at All Five PRRO Circuit Events

Athletics: P3R’s Kids of STEEL Program Wins Youth Program of the Year
Running USA awarded Kids of STEEL a $10,000 grant during annual conference

Athletics: Wallace named Sacramento Running Association Athlete of the Year
National championship highlights 2015 season

(ESW) Athletics: Alaska Airlines Announced as Title Partner of Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle
Alaska Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle Marathon & Half-Marathon weekend to take place on June 17-18

(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Kenya fears IAAF preparing for ban to send tough message about doping
Kenya missed Wada anti-doping deadline last week - Wilson Kipsang says Kenya ‘will never be the same’ if suspended

(Portland Tribune) Athletics: Introducing 'the best track in the world'

(German Road Racing) Athletics: An Honest Look at American Marathoning - by Brett Larner - Japan Running News

(BBC) Drugs in Sport: Lord Coe ready to ban Kenyan athletes from Olympics
BBC sports editor Dan Roan is told by unnamed athletes that doping is commonplace in Kenya

(Times Live) Drugs in Sport: Kenya dismisses Olympic ban threat over drugs

(IAAF) Athletics: Farah to close a stellar programme in Glasgow

(Daily Nation) Drugs in Sport: Athletes urge speedy action against doping to avoid ban

(Yahoo) Athletics: Melissa Bishop sets Canadian indoor record in 800m

(Napa Valley Register) Athletics: Yanko, Myers returning to defend titles in Napa Valley Marathon

(BBC) Athletics: Should 'Blade Jumper' Markus Rehm be allowed in the Olympics?

(The Guardian) Athletics: Genzebe Dibaba and Ayanleh Souleiman break world indoor records
Dibaba shatters 26-year-old mile record at Stockholm’s Globen Galan meeting - Training partner Souleiman earlier set new mark in men’s 1,000m

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Jonathan Edwards - Usain Bolt already greatest athlete of all time, and he'd be unbelievable at 400m

(IAAF) Athletics: Rudisha set to return to Melbourne

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: Three World Records in Stockholm-Genzebe Dibaba smashed the mile record by almost four seconds

(IAWR) Athletics: Workouts to Train Your Brain to Let You Run Faster
Last week’s article Is Fatigue A Head Game? examined the influence your brain and thoughts have on your running performance; in paticular, how your brain can limit your running performance.

Athletics: Within Minutes Runners Seize Entries to 17.75K Gaining Access to 41st MCM
April 2 event in Prince William County VA pays tribute to founding of Marine Corps

(Daily Mail) Drugs in Sport: Kenya and Russia could still be absent from the athletics events at the Rio Olympics, according to Lord Coe
* Lord Coe has said the IAAF is monitoring the situation in Kenya carefully
* He insists he hasn't made a decision on Russia being at the Olympics
* Coe's comments come after chief of Athletics Kenya stepped down

(National Post) Drugs in Sport: Canadian marathon runner gets a view of Kenyan anti-doping standards during pre-Olympic training camp

(mySA) Olympics: Los Angeles vows privately financed Olympics in 2024 bid

(USATF) Athletics: Galen Rupp wins Trials and Athlete Of The Week

(NBC) Athletics: Genzebe Dibaba breaks indoor mile world record
(Inside the Games) Dibaba smashes world indoor mile mark as three world records go at Globen Galan meeting






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(EthioSport) Athletics: Genzebe Dibaba breaks 26-year-old world indoor mile record

(Kimbia) Athletics: A World of Difference as Emily Infeld Starts the Olympic Year

(Daily Nation) Athletics: AK changes team to continental championships due to withdrawals

(Competitor) Athletics: Brooks, Nike Lead U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon Shoe Count

(SuperSport) Drugs in Sport: Russian bank threatens to sue WADA

(Jamaica Observer) Athletics: Registration now open for this year’s Reggae Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10K

(BBC) Athletics: Laura Muir - Zika not affecting Rio plans for middle-distance runner

Athletics: This Week in Running for Week Ending February 14thFrom The Analytical Distance Runner

(IAAF) Athletics: With one month to go, athletes’ Portland preparation gathers pace

(The Star) Athletics: Koech, Kipsiele confront Ethiopians in Indoor meeting in Stockholm

(Japan News) Athletics: Entries for Lake Biwa named

(Outside Online) Athletics: Ladies and Gentlemen - Your 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team
The first members of the U.S. track and field team have punched their tickets to Rio

(The Guardian) Athletics: Greg Rutherford pulls out of Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix due to muscle injury
Olympic and world long jump champion withdraws from event - ‘It’s a minor injury, but you have to be smart in an Olympic year’

(LA Times) Olympics: LA 2024 unveils logo for Olympic bid

(The Peninsula) Athletics: Kazakhstan’s Rypakova one to watch out for

(LA Business Journal) Athletics: L.A. Marathon a Fun Run for Skechers

(Rio2016) Athletics: 40-year-old Meb Keflezighi, the Michael Jordan of marathon running, qualifies for Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Refugee from war-torn East Africa who won Boston and New York marathons set to represent USA at a fourth Olympic Games

(TASS) Athletics: Coach - Too early to speak of Isinbayeva’s return date from treatment in Munich
Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva was set to take part in the Russian Grand Prix on February 6, however, had to drop out of the competition after injuring an Achilles tendon during warm-ups

(Sports Features) Drugs in Sport: Action needed on drug allegations on Ma's Army

(Track & Field News) Athletics: No Stress For Prep Star Drew Hunter In Upcoming Millrose Mile

Stockholm Galan - Sweden






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(IAAF) Athletics: Stockholm press conference highlights - IAAF World Indoor Tour

(Daily Nation) Athletics: US ambassador Godec urges Kenya to step up anti-doping war

(Spikes) Athletics: Better With Age
Meb Keflezighi, 40, struck a blow for the older generation by securing his spot on the US Olympic team for the marathon in Rio at the weekend. Here are eight other golden oldies proving age is no barrier

Athletics: Registration for the 2016 Canada Army Run is now open
"No ordinary race."

(US Army) Athletics: Marathon prep like training for war, says Olympian

Athletics: A large and strong pro field ready to run fast at the flattest marathon course in Europe: Zurich Maraton de Sevilla
Spanish Olympic Trials / National Championship - Flattest Marathon In Europe With 13,000 Participants

(Times Free Press) Athletics: Chattanooga Marathon organizers seek more runners for inaugural even

(Daily Relay) Athletics: 26 thoughts from Olympic Trials Marathon

(Daily Nation) Drugs in Sport: Athletics Kenya CEO Mwangi suspended in graft probe

(The National) Drugs in Sport: Russia athletics gives competitors anti-doping pledge requirement for national indoors

(The National) Triathlon; Javier Gomez and Mario Mola, world triathlon’s No 1 and 2, set for Abu Dhabi showdown

(IAAF) Athletics: IAAF Inside Athletics - Dwight Phillips

(Deapspin) Athletics: The U.S. Olympic Marathon Team: BFFs, A Woman With A Plan, The Hero, Rupp, And A Guy Named Jared

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: Swift and spirited distance races in New Balance Indoor GP

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's Kiplagat targets Olympic ticket, medal in Rio

(IAAF) Athletics: Dibaba aiming for another world indoor record in Stockholm

(Runner's World) Athletics: Shalane Flanagan on Dehydration, Delirium, and Drama at the Olympic Trials
She made her fourth Olympic team on Saturday and is recovering from her exhausting race with plenty of fluids—and pastries

(SCMP) Athletics: Nestle worried about damage to its reputation? Please – cash, not morals, is only reason corporations are quitting athletics
If fans were as passionate about track and field as they are the Tour de France and World Cup, sponsors wouldn’t give a hoot about doping scandals






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(Competitor) Athletics: Kara Goucher Could Still Make the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team

(ITU) Triathlon: Alonso, Quinchara crowned Iberoamerican champions in Habana

(France24) Athletics: Dakar holds its first official marathon
Some 8,000 runners competed in the first Dakar Marathon on Sunday, and FRANCE 24 was there to witness the excitement of participants in the first such event to be held in Senegal

(NBC) Triathlon: Happy Wife, Happy Life
Pro cyclist Patrick Lemieux sacrificed his career so his wife, Olympic triathlete Gwen Jorgensen, could be the world's best in hers

(The Guardian) Athletics: ‘I’m doing things I didn’t think I could do, and I’m doing it in an Olympic year’
Great Britain’s captain from last year’s world championships is sore about missing out on an Olympic medal in 2008 but in shape to put that right at Rio 2016

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: Arkansas Men Overtake Topsy-Turvy NCAA DI National Team Rankings
New No. 1 Chomps Its Way To Top Of Women’s NCAA DI Ranking

(OC Register) Athletics: Salazar confident marathoner Rupp can pull double feat in Rio

(Daily Relay) Athletics: Five Things We Learned at the Olympic Trials

(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Isn't it time for an independent commission into Kenyan athletics' drug problem?
With questions over corruption, bribery and drugs, it might be time to borrow a solution from Wada’s Russian playbook: a new meaty and forensic independent commission

(Ottawa Sun) Athletics: Ottawa man organizes own run after Winterman Marathon cancelled

(IAAF) Athletics: First impressions - Shawn Barber

(RRW) Athletics: Four World Leades In Distance Events At New Balance Indoor GP
Any questions as to whether Meseret Defar is the same athlete now as she was before giving birth to baby daughter Gabriella last June were defiantly put to rest here at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, as the two-time Olympic gold medalist ran away with the 3000m in a world leading 8:30.83.

(OlympicStats) Athletics: Everything You Wanted to Know About Olympic Athletics Appearances

(The Independent) Drugs in Sport: Former Russia anti-doping chief Nikita Kamaev dies - reports
Kamaev resigned his position last year following the doping scandal engulfing Russian athletics

(Statesman) Athletics: For Moore, second marathon ends with a first-place result

(Sun-Sentinel) Athletics: Last-minute entries Huberty and Morales win Fort Lauderdale A1A Marathon

(Oregon Live) Athletics: The marathon trials stories should have been about the performances: Oregon track & field rundown

(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: How to clean up Kenyan athletics? Stop giving early notice of drug tests

(Sunday Times*) Drugs in Sport: Doubts grow over Russia’s return for Rio Olympics

(Track & Field News) Athletics: African-American Running History Project






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(LA Times) Athletics: L.A. Marathon live updates: Kirui wins men's race; Lehonkova first woman to cross finish line
(LA Daily News) Nataliya Lehonkova wins women’s race wire-to-wire
Weldon Kirui wins tactical men’s race

(ESPN) Athletics: With 2024 bid in full swing, U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon offers L.A. showcase

(Spikes) Athletics: The Spark That Never Goes Out
Before Nicholas Sparks was penning smash romance novels like The Notebook and Message in a Bottle, he was smashing his high school rivals in the 800m. The literary colossus tells SPIKES why track will always be the sport for him

(AW) Athletics: Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s golden focus
The heptathlete is determined to top the podium at the Rio Olympics

(YouTube) Drugs in Sport: Kara Goucher unloads on Alberto Salazar and NOP after 2016 US Olympic Marathon Trials
(Denver Post) Kara Goucher goes off on former coach Alberto Salazar
Goucher says "justice is coming" for Nike Oregon Project

(Runner's World) Athletics: For Kara Goucher, a Comeback Ends in Heartbreaking Fourth
She ran with eventual second-place finisher, Desiree Linden, for much of the race, but couldn’t move up at the end

(Stuff NZ) Triathlon: New Zealand and Australia share spoils at Oceania Cup triathlon

(Sports Illustrated) Athletics: Rupp’s win at marathon trials gives USA hope

(MLive) Athletics: Dathan Ritzehein 'just in shock' after dropping out of Olympic marathon trials

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Exclusive: Coe holds meeting with new All-Russia Athletics Federation President to discuss ban

(IAAF) Athletics: Third consecutive win but no third world half marathon record for Kiplagat in Barcelona

Athletics: Saucony’s Jared Ward Makes 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team
Ward "Finds His Strong" On Road To Rio, Making His First Olympic Team

(RRW) Athletics: Rupp, Cragg Prevail In Hot USA Olympic Trials Marathon
In Marathon Debut, Rupp Scores Signature Win - Teamwork & Motivation Propels Cragg To Women's Title

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: Amy Cragg wins the Olympic Trials! Desi Linden takes second and Shalane Flanagan holds onto third!, by Larry Eder
Galen Rupp dominates his debut marathon with U.S. Olympic Trials team! Meb makes team 4, and Jared Ward takes third!

(SDE) Athletics: 2014 Commonwealth Games champ Cherono moves on from 2015 disappointments

(Runner's World) Athletics: Cragg, Linden, Flanagan Claim Spots on Women’s U.S. Olympic Team
Kara Goucher, long time fan favorite, finished in fourth.

(ESPN) Drugs in Sport: Asbel Kiprop labels Kenya's record of failed drug tests 'a disgrace'

(The Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: Kenya faces threat of Olympic ban over failure to deal with drugs problem
The country is on the brink of being put on probation by the World Anti-Doping Agency over its failure to get to grips with its drugs problems

(BBC) Athletics: 'Blade Jumper' Markus Rehm wants shot at Rio Olympics glory

(IAAF) Athletics: Suhr looking to soar high again in Boston

(USATF) Athletics: Flash Quotes - U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon

Austin Marathon - TX

New Balance Indoor Grand Prix - Boston, MA
NBCSN USA Track and Field: Indoor Grand Prix 4 PM

Skechers Performance LA Marathon, Los Angels, CA

Winterman Marathon, Marathon Relays, Half Marathon, 10Km, 5Km, and 3Km - Ottawa, ON






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(NBC) Athletics: Amy Cragg wins marathon trials; Shalane Flanagan collapses at finish
Galen Rupp, Meb Keflezighi lead U.S. Olympic marathon team

(LA Times) Athletics: Galen Rupp, Amy Cragg win U.S. Olympic marathon trials

Athletics: Soderlund enters Sacramento Rrunning Association Hall of Fame
Long-time race director, four others set for Feb. 27 induction

(AP) Athletics: Rupp easily wins marathon debut in US Olympic Team Trials

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Kamworor wins Kenyan trials but will skip African event
World champion Geoffrey Kamworor won the Kenyan Cross Country trials on Saturday but pulled out of the team for next month's African Cross Country Championships in Cameroon, saying the event did not fit in with his preparations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August

(IAAF) Athletics: Jozwik and Plis set world-leading 800m and 1500m times in Torun - indoor round-up

(BBC) Athletics: Lynsey Sharp sets new Scottish indoor 800m record in Boston

(Track & Field News) Athletics: 4 Burning Questions Before The OT Marathons

(OC Register) Athletics: Gifted distance runner Galen Rupp's decision to run his first marathon at U.S. Trials raises eyebrows

(RRW) Athletics: For Trio Of Contenders, Becoming Four-Time Olympians Is Within Grasp

(AP) Drugs in Sport:c Rio de Janeiro Olympic doping lab could lose accreditation

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: The Sweetest of Victories: Ashley Brasovan's Road to the US Olympic Marathon Trials

(Track & Field News) Athletics: Handicapping The Women’s OT Marathon

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: Tales of Agony and Ecstasy, such is the Olympic Trials maratho

(Daily Mail) Athletics: Who is Nick Davies? All you need to know about Lord Coe's former right-hand man
* Nick Davis is a former IAAF communications director
* Davis was appointed by Lord Coe as director of president's office
* Took the role in September 2015 only lasted two months
* Davis denies trying to cover up the identification of Russian drugs cheats

Athletics:Forbes Travel again ranks BMO Vancouver Marathon ‘Top Marathon Worth Traveling For’
Vancouver’s only marathon event featured for its stunning scenery in prestigious global rankings

(Millennial Running Study) Athletics: Millennial Running Study
The Millennial Running Study is designed to understand the attitudes and behaviors of Millennial (born 1980-2000) runners toward their participation in run/race/walk events, with the goal of using these data to direct the way events are executed in the future

(Bloomberg) Athletics: Another Marathon Record Could Fall This Spring... Indoors

U.S. Olympic Team Marathon Trials - LA, CA
NBC and NBC Sports Live Extra on Saturday from 1-4 p.m. ET.






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(IAAF) Athletics: Boston press conference highlights - IAAF World Indoor Tour

(NY Times) Triathlon: When Amateur Ironmen Pay for the Elite Treatment

(Track & Field News) Athletics: Handicapping The Men’s OT Marathon

(ESPN) Athletics: Annie Bersagel eyes unlikely Olympic marathon bid

(12th Man) Athletics: Appendix halts marathon debut for A&M's Ryan Miller at Saturday's Olympic Trials

(Sports Illustrated) Athletics: Olympic trials contender McCandless melds marathoning and meteorology

(RRW) Athletics: Relaced and Refocused, Puskedra Eyes Olympic Birth at USA Marathon Trials
Just a few short years ago, the tall 26-year-old contemplated giving up competitive running altogether, gaining 20 pounds while pondering whether the sport was truly for him.

(RRW) Athletics: Olympic Trials Marathon Is Biggest-Ever Opportunity for Curtis
Since he won the NCAA 5000m title in 2008, Bobby Curtis has hovered near the top levels of USA distance running.

Athletics: Legese and Limo shine on day of celebration for world's fastest half marathon

(AW) Drugs in Sport; ‘Ma’s Army’ sticks in Alison Wyeth’s mind
The 1993 world 3000m fifth-placer talks of ‘strange’ Chinese team

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Karoki, Chepng'etich ready to defend Cross Country titles

(The Voice) Athletics: Farah plots Olympic defence
Long distance king will compete at Birmingham Diamond League on June 5

(USATF) Athletics: U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon Round Table Quotes - Thursday
U.S. Olympic Trials - Marathon Athlete Press Conference Quotes

(IAAF) Athletics: Kiplagat returns to Barcelona with organisers hoping for world record hat-trick

(BBC) Athletics: Suzy Favor Hamilton - Olympic athlete to Las Vegas escort

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: Skechers LA Marathon Video
The development of a running brand is a fascinating process

Athletics: Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon And 5K Wins Gold
Gold Certified sustainable event is Canada's Greenest Race.

(Sports Illustrated) Athletics: What to expect in the long run: U.S. Marathon trials experts roundtable

(Runner's World) Athletics: A Closer Look at the Olympic Trials Qualifiers
Some barely squeaked in, while others made it with more than 20 minutes to spare

RAK Half-Marathon - UAE






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(Oregon LIve) Athletics: After a gentle push, Luke Puskedra becomes a contender at the U.S. Olympic marathon trials

(GoTrackTownUSA) Athletics: Alexi Pappas: The longest run

(Daily Relay) Athletics: #TBT: Revisiting the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials (and 10 Thoughts on how they relate to 2016)

(BBC) Drugs in Sport: Kenya set to miss Wada deadline

(CTV) Drugs in Sport: Canadian 100-metre sprinter Dushane Farrier banned four years for doping

Athletics: Sacramento Running Association selects Olympic grant recipients

(Spikes) Athletics: Friendship + Rivalry = Fivralry - When Wenda met Sara
Leading women's 400m hurdles duo Sara Slott Petersen and Wenda Nel united for a eight days together in South Africa last month. The world championships finalists tell us how rivals can make for the best of friends

(Runner's World) Athletics: Five Things to Watch in the Olympic Marathon Trials Men’s Race
This will be a classic marathon battle pitting the age and experience of the veterans against the speed and eagerness among the newcomers

(Irish Times) Drugs in Sport: Sonia O’Sullivan - Revelations from China should not be buried by IAAF
I spent over 20 years wondering how my rivals in Stuttgart managed to run so fas

(SuperSport) Athletics; Kamworor to face Karoki at Kenya trials

Athletics: The world's fastest half marathon ready for special celebration
The hallmark of this RAK Half Marathon has been strength and depth and 2016 once again promises to deliver 2 top quality elite fields

(IAAF) Athletics: Proctor aiming for podium finish in Portland and beyond

(NY Times) Athletics: Security Fears Hang Over African Marathons

(Sky News) Athletics: 'Offer Rolex Watches' To Host Athletics Events
Documents seen by Sky News show how the son of a disgraced IAAF president urged a bidding city to offer gifts to athletics bosses

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: LA is for Dreamers: The Women's US Olympic Marathon Trials

(Express) Drugs in Sport: Exclusive: Dame Kelly Holmes relieved athletics' doping exposed as champion takes a stand
WHAT DO Daniela Yordanova, Olga Yegorova, Jolanda Ceplak and Tatyana Andrianova all have in common? In the summer of 2004, in the heat of the Olympic Games in Athens, they all finished behind Kelly Holmes in either the final of the 800m or 1500m

(USATF) Athletics: 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon Draws Largest Field in History
373 Male and Female Marathoners to Run the Streets of Los Angeles on February 13th to Compete for a Spot on Team USA for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

(Oregon Live) Athletics: Don't forget about Portland's Ryan Vail at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials: Oregon track & field rundown

(Sports Illustrated) Athletics: U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials women's race preview

(Daily Relay) Athletics: Official Daily Relay 2016 Olympic Trials Marathon Men’s picks

(ESPN) Athletics: Olympic marathon trials contender - Jared Ward
Reigning U.S. marathon champion Jared Ward won his title in Los Angeles, and now he's back in L.A. feeling fit and ready to challenge for a spot on the podium at the Olympic trials

(Inside the Games) Athletics: Coe claims "it's the kids who will suffer" after Nestlé pull IAAF sponsorship
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe tonight claim he is "angered and dismayed" by multinational food company Nestlé’s decision to withdraw its sponsorship of the governing body’s Kids Athletics programme in the wake of the current doping crisis engulfing the sport

(Sky Sports) Drugs in Sport: Brazil's drug-testing laboratory investigated months ahead of Olympic Games

(MLive) Athletics: Dathan Ritzenhein braces for heat in L.A. at U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

(Sports Illustrated) Athletics: Desi Linden Q&A ahead of the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials






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(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's Karoki to skip African Cross event for World Half marathon

(Yahoo) Drugs in Sport: Kenyan federation CEO dismisses bribery claim

(Sporting News) Athletics: Pumping the brakes on Galen Rupp marathon hype

(USATF) Athletics: Olympic bronze medalist Deena Kastor withdraws from U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon

(Spikes) Athletics: Did You Know - Thomas Rohler
German javelin ace Thomas Rohler reveals how he went from struggling triple jumper to world class thrower

(Armpry Track) Athletics: Top 10 Reasons Why 109th NYRR Millrose Games Will Provide a Memorable Night at The Armory

Athletics: Marine Corps 17.75K Provides 'Access Granted' to 41st MCM
Registration opens Feb. 17 for the 11-mile run in Prince William County, VA

(ESW) Athletics: 2016 Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon Announces Elite Field
Defending Men’s Champion Daniel Limo Returns to Run the Iconic "Stadium to the Sea" Course

(The Guardian) Athletics: Nestlé pulls out of IAAF sponsorship deal over public-image concerns
Nestlé’s withdrawal follows in the footsteps of Adidas - Company cites ‘negative public perception regarding corruption and doping’

(ESW) Triathlon: Registration Opens For 2016 Beijing International Triathlon on February 15

(Diamond League) Athletics: Birmingham - Mo Farah To Compete
Britain’s double world and Olympic champion Mo Farah will compete at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Birmingham on Sunday 5 June as he prepares for his Olympic defence

(Register-Guard) Athletics: Former Oregon runner Luke Puskedra leads a large contingent of Ducks at U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

(Athlete Biz) Athletics: Track Shorts - Olympic Trials Marathon Preview

(The Standard) Athletics: Final Touches Ahead Of Kenyan Trials - Senior women ready for explosive show in Saturday’s cross country

.(Belle Lap) Athletics: Cool Careers - Nicole Blood
This week we catch up with New York raised Nicole Blood. Find out about her journey transitioning from stand out distance runner at the University of Oregon to landing an awesome job at the Nike HQ

(Competitor) Athletics: Chasing Rio, Part 2 - Meb’s Support System

Athletics: World Champions Return To London As Weir Seeks Record Seventh Wheelchair Win
Twelve months on from their thrilling world title wins in the British capital last April, US wheelchair stars Joshua George and Tatyana McFadden will return to defend their crowns at the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon when the world’s best para-athletes go for gold in seven IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup races.

Athletics: This Week in Running for Week Ending February 7th
From The Analytical Distance Runner

(IAWR) Athletics: Is Fatigue a Head Game?
More and more research is showing that fatigue is greatly influenced by your brain and psychological factors that we would not expect to influence what happens mechanically.

(LA Times) Athletics: Marathon weekend in L.A. to feature annual race and the U.S. Olympic trials

(IAAF) Athletics: Lavillenie, Barber and Holzdeppe to clash in Eugene - IAAF Diamond League

(Sunderland Echo) Athletics: Alyson Dixon focused on finishing London Marathon in style and book her place to Rio

(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Wada approves deal for UK anti-doping to take charge of drug-testing in Russia
Russia’s anti-doping agency has been banned since November - Tests to be managed by ‘independent body, with full oversight by Wada’

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Preview: Deep with Veterans but Rich With Talent

(Toni Reavis) Athletics: The Heat Will Be On In LA

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Three men posing as WADA officials who tried to extort money from athletes arrested in Kenya
Three men have been arrested in Eldoret after they posed as officials from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in a bid to scam Kenyan athletes out of large sums of money

(The Guardian) Athletics: Depleted London 2017 board warns of risk to delivery of world athletics event
Managing director Sally Bolton is the latest executive to quit - Leaked letter lays bare depth of hostility on London 2017 board

(KDWN) Athletics: Kenya planning on track for Rio Olympics; No Zika boycott

(National Mirror) Athletics: Nigeria to host Africa Senior Athletics meet in 2018

Athletics: Saucony® Runners Ready To Compete At 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
Saucony Athletes Seek To Find Their Strong, Spot On 2016 U.S. Olympic Team

Triathlon: Splash & Dash, Retro Tri Series Return in 2016 to Encourage Multisport Participation
Two USA Triathlon series -- the Splash & Dash Youth Aquathlon Series and the Retro Tri Series -- will again feature beginner-focused events in cities across the United States with the aim of increasing participation in multisport.






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(Track & Field News) Athletics: 2016 US Olympic Marathon Trials Course Map

(Runner's World) Athletics: Kara Goucher’s Coach: ‘She’s Ready’
The most popular distance runner in the U.S. is looking to earn a return trip to the Olympics, a quest that seemed highly improbable as little as one year ago

(Sports Illustrated) Athletics: Adidas offers $1 million to prospect who breaks 40-yard dash record

(LA Times) Athletics: Olympic marathon trials bring mystery to Los Angeles

(SABC) Drugs in Sport: Comrades Marathon to clamp down on potential cheats

(USATF) Athletics: Aries Answers: Milestones with Reigning Olympic gold medalist Aries Merritt

(Science of Sport) Drugs in Sport: Renee Anne Shirley - The two sides of Richard Pound

(NBC) Athletics: How to watch U.S. Olympic marathon trials

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Is Augustine Choge back? Kenyan shows flashes of brilliance on return

(Active Lids) Athletics: Alysia Montano Hopes to Inspire Daughter at 2016 Olympics

(Spikes) Athletics: Track Stars
The world is awash with songs about and performed by track and field athletes. We've picked our top ten. Stop whatever you’re doing and get your groove on

(Vanguard) Athletics: IAAF, CAA to build high altitude training centre in Jos, Nigeria

(Jon Mulkeen) Athletics: The biggest surprises – both good and bad – at the 2015 World Championships

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: NCAA & NJCAA National Athletes of the Week Prove No National Leader Is Safe

(AI) Athletics: Book review: The Way of the Runner: A journey into the fabled world of Japanese running

(Competitor) Athletics: Coach Brad Hudson Hoping To Help Elevate American Marathoning

(TASS) Drugs in Sport: Russia’s runner Yulia Zaitseva gets 4-year ban for doping abuse

(Daily Relay) Athletics: Official Daily Relay 2016 Olympic Trials Marathon Women’s picks
It’s that time of every four years again, the Super Bowl of American Marathoning, the Olympic Trials. Daily Relay will be previewing the race all week and will have onsite coverage all weekend. Today, we’ll give our picks for the Women’s race, and tomorrow, we’ll pick the Men’s

(NY Post) Athletics: Marathon travel is hitting its stride

(The Star) Athletics: Rivals battle on - Kamworor and Karoki renew their challenge at Uhuru Gardens

(ITU) Triathlon: Winter Tri returns to Austria for World Champs

(IAAF) Athletics: Harrison confirms in Kalsruhe she can hurdle with confidence when it counts

(The Telegraph) Athletics: London 2017 World Championships thrown into turmoil as managing director Sally Bolton quits
Bloody boardroom battle that had already claimed two directors continues

Athletics: American Stars Molly Huddle and Ben True to Headline Professional Fields at the 2016 United Airlines NYC Half on Sunday, March 20
Race will air live in the New York area on WABC-TV, Channel 7

(The Standard) Olympics: Kenya could skip Rio Olympics over Zika virus risk, says top official

(Suzy Favor Hamilton) Athletics: A Few Random (& Somewhat Smart Ass) Thoughts

(Daily Mail) Athletics; Lord Coe helped by secret emails in IAAF presidency campaign as he received guidance that may have broken rules
* Coe covertly assisted by then IAAF deputy general secretary Nick Davies
* Davies investigated by IAAF ethics board over Russian doping scandal
* He provided guidance and intelligence to Coe and team ahead of election
* IAAF rules say candidates cannot request support from staff

(Runner's World) Athletics: Will Heat in Los Angeles Affect the Olympic Marathon Trials?

The dynamics of the race will change with a forecast calling for highs in the 70s

(Fortune) Athletics: Marathon Superstar Reups His Partnership With Skechers

(Runner's World) Athletics: Olympic Trials Contender: Shalane Flanagan
If she makes it, America’s fastest female marathoner says her fourth Olympics may be her last






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(The Independent) Drugs in Sport: Hannah England - The doping revelations have been awful but as athletes we can help turn things around
INSIDE TRACK: 'It’s almost been like every time you go on to the internet there’s some new sordid revelation about doping and corruption in athletics.'

Athletics: Junior Milers head to Boston with 5 of fastest times in U.S. Three of the fastest high school runners in the nation for 2016, led by 2015 World Youth Champion Sammy Watson, head the list of top prep athletes invited to compete in the 2016 Junior Mile at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, organizers have announced.

(Spikes) Athletics: The DeLoach Double
After injury killed the momentum of a dream 2012 season, Janay DeLoach is finally back. The American explains why doing the long jump - hurdles double will keep her out of more trouble

(NBC) Athletics: U.S. Olympic marathon trials women’s preview, contenders
U.S. Olympic marathon trials men’s preview, contenders

(Oregon Live) Athletics: On Matthew Centrowitz, the Carolina Panthers, the Dab and Nick Willis: Oregon track & field rundown

Athletics: John Ivor Disley CBE - 20 November 1928 - 8 February 2016
John Disley, co-founder of the London Marathon, has died aged 87

(AFP) Athletics: No quick fix to crisis, says IAAF chief Coe

(Washington Times) Drugs in Sport: Spain’s Sports Council strips Dominguez of athlete status

(NBC) Athletics: Ajee’ Wilson learned from sitting out World Championships

(Denver Post) Drugs in Sport: An Olympic ban for the Russians
Russian athlete ban should be continued through the Olympic Games

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: Top Teams Hold Steady In NCAA DI Women’s Team Rankings
National Title Race Tightens in Latest Men’s NCAA DI Team Rankings

(IAAF) Athletics: First impressions - Tiffany Porter

(TASS) Drugs in Sport: IAAF publishes list of Russian athletes banned from international competitions
The list contains a total of 4,027 names of Russian athletes including national team leaders

(IAAF) Athletics: Copello leaps to the top of the triple jump lists in Karlsruhe

(PhilStar) Athletics: Army major dies during marathon in Alabang

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport; Russian cycling team "fully trusted" as "phony" claims of systemic doping attacked
There are "no problems whatsoever" within Russian cycling despite doping failures within recent weeks, the country's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has claimed today while also insisting suggestions of a systemic doping system across all sports are "phony, invented and based on false accusations

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: Bedan Karoki and Violah Jepchumba beat quality fields to emerge as winners of the 25th Nike Discovery Cross Country

(Irish Times) Athletics:Ciara Mageean takes big step forward with new Irish record
1,500m runner qualifies for World Indoor Championships with strong run in Germany

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Montgomery and Hauschildt Geed-Up in Geelong
here’s a new name on the men’s trophy while a world champion bounced back at IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong

(Tallahassee Democrat) Athletics: Runners brave cold temperatures and overcome hills on new Tallahassee Marathon course

(OC Register) Athletics: Surf City Marathon draws 16,000 runners - and one 'Martian.' (Ok, he was Matt Damon)

(AW) Athletics: Where are they now? Julian Goater
Julian Goater still spends much of his time travelling, but now his running days are behind him, writes Emily Moss

(IAAF) Athletics: Payne clears 4.88m in Albuquerque - indoor round-up

Colorado athletes are chasing olympic dreams






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Athletics: Super Sunday Run proves fun for everyone
Spector, Penwell win 10k races - Davis, Tyler top 5k runs

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Rosa, the Discovery Kenya Eldoret Half Marathon sponsor for 25 years, threatens to pull out

(Yahoo) Drugs in Sport: More money needed to fight cheats, says WADA chief Reedie

(Z News) Athletics: Sudha Singh - Long distance runner finally settles with marathon for 2016 Rio Olympics
She was reportedly displeased with coach Nikolai Snesarev`s decision of making her concentrate on marathon instead of her favoured 3,000 metres steeplechase

(The National) Athletics: ‘It can only get better’ - Nigeria hopes to spark running revival with Lagos City Marathon

(Inside the Games) Athletics: UK Athletics chief executive denies London 2017 ticket offer was in reaction to IAAF corruption
Niels de Vos, chief executive of next year's International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in London, has denied that the recently announced priority ticket scheme for coaches, volunteers and longstanding supporters is a reaction to doping and corruption scandals at the highest levels of the sport

(IAAF) Athletics: Kifle and Kirwa win Marugame Half Marathon

(USATF) Athletics: Suver, Lutz Nab First National Titles at USATF Cross Country Championships

(RRW) Athletics: Hunter Becomes Fastest-Ever American Indoor Prep Miler
Before stepping onto the 200-meter oval for the invitational mile at the Armory Track Invitational here today, high schooler Drew Hunter of Purcellville, Va., had to overcome an unexpected opponent: a badly knotted shoelace.

(IAAf) Athletics: World-leading times in sprints and hurdles in Karlsruhe

(USATF) Athletics: Drew Hunter Runs 3:58.25, Breaks HS Mile Record - T.E. Byrne Men's Mile Invitational - Armory Track Invitational 2016

(Runner's World) Athletics: Taking His Last Shot at the Olympics, Meb Has “Nothing to Lose”
The 40-year-old hints at retirement, but first, wants to make the American team for his daughters






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(ABC) Athletics: Angelina Jolie's Film 'Unbroken' Finally Opens in Japan

(IAAF) Athletics: Kipyeko and Chesang victorious at Ugandan Cross Country Championships

(Ten Sport) Athletics: Injury puts Isinbayeva's return on hold

(Indy Star) Athletics: Zienasellassie becomes U.S. citizen, celebrates with fast mile

(Competitor) Athletics: Elite Marathoner Prevents Apparent Suicide Attempt During Run

(Portland Tribune) Athletics: Centrowitz, Felix headline fast night at House of Track
(Oregon Live) Matthew Centrowitz holds off Hassan Mead to win a fast 3,000 at the House of Track

(Arabian Business) Athletics: Changing lanes - IAAF president Sebastian Coe

(Daily Relay) Athletics: The Weekend’s Best Matchups: Indoor Gets Into Third Gear

(Newsweek) Drugs in Sport: Exclusive: WADA President Sir Craig Reedie on Athletics’ Doping Crisis, Part One

(Punch) Athletics: Kenyan Abraham Kiptom wins Lagos marathon
(Athletics Africa) Kiptum, Hussen triumph at Lagos City Marathon 2016
(Vanguard) I surprised doubters - Kiptom, Lagos Marathon winner

(IAAF) Athletics: Rutherford jumps world-leading 8.26m - indoor round-up

(Outside Online) Athletics: Roll Recovery Offers to Pay U.S. Marathon Trials Registration Fees—All of Them
For the price of a few cups of coffee, the Boulder company is helping offset the cost of Olympic dreams

Triathlon: Calendar Set for 2016 Regional Championships

(ESW) Athletics: Rock ‘n’ Roll Dublin Returns in 2016 with New 10K Distance
Run Like an Olympian This Summer on Sunday, August 7

(Inside the Games) Athletics: Sprint sensation Schippers heads entrants for IAAF World Indoor Tour opener in Karlsruhe
The Netherlands' Dafne Schippers will be among those facing their first major test of this Olympic year at the opening leg of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Indoor Tour in Karlsruhe tomorrow

(SCMP*) Drugs in Sport: Forced state-sponsored doping revealed by China athletes who now risk loss of world records, titles and medals
World records of Chinese runners in doubt amid doping scandal
IAAF, the global athletics body, launches probe after letter details regime of state-sponsored illegal drug use in the early 1990s with the spotlight on ‘Ma’s Army’

(The Independent) Athletics: Jessica Ennis-Hill: Achilles injury sidelines athlete and raises concerns over Olympics
Ennis-Hill will miss the entire indoor season

Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Indoor Games - BC






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(IAAF) Athletics: Lavillenie and Schippers out to set their stamp on the IAAF World Indoor Tour in Karlsruhe

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: WEEKEND ROUND-UP: Events And Match-Ups To Watch Around The Nation

(ESW) Multisport: Trends Suggest Triathlons Gaining Momentum

(USATF) Athletics: Van Alstine, Landry Headline Fields at USATF Cross Country Championships

(Competitor) Athletics: The Comeback Kid - Luke Puskedra Becomes a Top U.S. Olympic Trials Contender

(USATF) Athletics: Mike Conley - Always Working at What He Loves
USATF celebrates Black History month in February with weekly features on African-American athletes, coaches and administrators in the sport. Chair of USATF’s High Performance Division, Olympic gold medalist and sports agent Michael Conley shares his story with contributor Tom Surber

(Newsweek) Drugs in Sport: Exclusive - WADA President Sir Craig Reedie on Athletics’ Doping Crisis, Part Two

Athletics: 'JP's Team' To Launch at Scotiabank Ottawa and Toronto Waterfront Marathons
Jean-Paul Bedard made an incredible impact at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon last October when he successfully completed a ‘Triple Toronto’ in order to raise awareness for survivors of sexual violence.

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Chinese 3,000 and 10,000m world record holder Wang Junxia reportedly admits to doping in 20-year-old letter

(ESPN) Athletics: David Laney taking his ultra-running success to the roads
David Laney's path to the Olympic trials saw him sleeping in his car while becoming one of the world's top ultra runners. Now, he's ready to test himself on the roads against America's best

(IAAF) Athletics: Kirwa could challenge Marugame course record

(Running USA) Athletics: Eversource to Continue Title Sponsorship of Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon Through 2019
2015 Eversource Hartford Marathon provided $13.6 million in local economic value

(RRW) Athletics: USA Champion Tully Has Literally Worked Her Way To The Top
At last June's USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the crowd at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., was spellbound as they watched the last lap of the women's 5000m.

(NBC) Drugs in Sport: IAAF investigates letter suggesting Chinese state-sanctioned doping

(Daily Mail) Athletics: Jessica Ennis-Hill hopes achilles injury will not hamper Rio Olympic dreams after issue rules her out of indoor athletics season
* Heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill has suffered an achilles injury in training
* It is expected that the problem will rule her out of entire indoor season
* Ennis-Hill will work with medical team to ensure it does not affect summer
* She still plans to have a full outdoor season ahead of the Rio Olympics
* Ennis-Hill admits Brazil's Zika virus outbreak is a concern for all athletes

(USATF) Athletics: Van Alstine, Landry Headline Fields at USATF Cross Country Championships

(The Star) Athletics: Asbel wants a real feel of winning gold medal at Rio Olympic Games

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: 2016 U. S. Olympic Marathon Trials, Digital edition

(Daily Mail) Athletics: London 2017 World Championships in chaos as two key board members quit
* Heather Hancock and Martin Stewart announced resignations on Thursday
* London 2017 board members quit over disgust at way event was being run
* They had become disillusioned by Ed Warner and Niels De Vos' leadership
* Warner (chairman) and De Vos (Chief exec) hold top positions at UKA too
* There is concern over a conflict of interest between London 2017 and UKA

(Vanguard Nigeria) Athletics: Cash crunch hits Lagos marathon

(AI) Drugs in Sport: Dick Pound - "The real issue seems to be that I failed to participate in a lynching. I don’t do lynchings"

(ITU) Triathlon: What to look out for in the 2016 season

(Spikes) Athletics: Twin it to win it
German marathon twins Anna and Lisa Hahner only took up running because an Irish folk rock star told them to, and now they're bound for the Rio Olympics. We join the two distant dots

(IAAF) Athletics: Tamberi and Fassinotti set Italian indoor high jump record in Banska Bystrica

(This Day Live) Athletics; Kiplagat - I Am Here to Win the Lagos City Marathon

(Xinhuanet) Triathlon: Over 300 athletes from 25 countries confirmed for Havana Triathlon

(The Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: Athletics world records blow as Wang Junxia 'admits' being part of Chinese state-sponsored doping regime
10,000m and 3,000m world record holder reportedly signed a letter detailing being forced to take "large doses of illegal drugs over the years"

(Irish Times) Drugs in Sport: Sonia O’Sullivan may be awarded medals after Chinese drug revelations
Chinese media reports that athletes were given ‘large doses of illegal drugs’

(Inside the Games) Olympics:IOC holds talks with International Federations in bid to address Rio 2016 concerns
A meeting has taken place in Lausanne between all 28 summer International Federations (IFs), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Rio 2016 in a bid to allay concerns ahead of this year’s Olympic Games

(Runner's World) Athletics: The 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials: Who’s In and Who’s Out
The deadline for entry has passed and the fields are set for the run to Rio

(Competitor) Athletics: Don’t Call It A Comeback - Kara Goucher Has Her Eyes on the Prize

(Runner's World) Athletics: The Turning Point
By the year 2000, U.S. distance running had hit an all-time low. But then three talented teenagers met in the greatest high-school cross-country race ever, and started an American revival

(Daily Mail) Drugs in Sport: Calls set to intensify for athletics records to be wiped after evidence emerges that Chinese world-record holder Wang Junxia was part of state-sponsored doping
* Wang Junxia took 42 seconds off the women's 10000m record in 1993
* Letter has emerged which appears to confirm the Chinese athlete was part of state-sponsored doping programme
* Calls for world records to be erased have increased following recent doping scandal in athletics
(SCMP*) Forced state-sponsored doping revealed by athletes who now risk loss of world records, titles and medals

(EA) Athletics: Closing date to enter the world’s biggest half marathon approaches

(MileSplit) Athletics: Armory Track Elite Mile Field: Who Can Push Drew Hunter To Sub Four?

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: Mid-Distance Stars Headline Changes To Men’s Bowerman Watch List






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Athletics: Howard joins Sacramento Running Association Hall of Fame
Pioneering ultra runner, four others set for Feb. 27 induction

(Runner's World) Athletics: Olympic Trials Contender - Dathan Ritzenhein
He’s a fan favorite with the second-fastest qualifying time, looking to avenge his 2012 fourth-place finish

(CBC) Athletics: 'I'm hungry' - Canadian sprinter Gavin Smellie gets ready for Rio Olympics
Track star tells Heather Hiscox he is looking for redemption in 2016

(Ouside Online) Drugs in Sport: Female Athletes Dope, Too
The lack of doping positives by female athletes might just be a reflection of a flawed testing protocol

(BBC) Cycling: 'Doped bikes' - Is this cycling's next cheating scandal?

(IAAF) Athletics: Global Long Jump Medallists Take On Home Stars In Stockholm

(Oregon Live) Athletics: TrackTown USA relied on Tualatin company to make sure indoor track surfacing ran smoothly

(Blog Lennd) Multisport: Event Public Relations with Endurance Sportswire's Tina Wilmott

(Inside the Games) Olympics: Russia target 450 athletes for Rio 2016 despite uncertainty over IAAF ban
Russian Deputy Sports Minister Yuri Nagornykh has claimed the country will have a team of around 450 athletes to this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, despite uncertainty as to whether their athletics team will be able to compete

(BBC) Olympics: BBC to broadcast every Games up to and including 2024

(NBA LA) Athletics: US Olympic Marathon Team Trials - Get Your Feet on the Street
The U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon is scheduled for Feb. 13 in Los Angeles

(Sunshine Coast Daily) Triathlon: Noosa Triathlon conquers London as biggest in the world

(Spikes) Athletics: "It's A Nice Feeling To Be A World Leader" -Leading The Way
World Lead (WL): the best result achieved in the current season.
While everyone’s been distracted by the return of the indoor season, athletes elsewhere have already racked up top marks in the great outdoors. We ask a trio of early world leaders what it’s like to be the best in the world

(Bella Naija) Athletics: Lucozade Sport is Ready to Energize Lagos’ 1st Ever 42km Marathon Runners!

(The Guardian) Athletics: Uganda is home to the Olympic marathon champion, so where are all the runners?
Plotting a distance route through the country, I was constantly joined by cheering locals, but they face challenges when it comes to pursuing the sport for its health benefits

(teleSUR) Athletics: 2,000 Runners Join Iraq's Baghdad Marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: Five world-leading marks in Dusseldorf, Ortega wins 60m hurdles in 7.49

(USATF) Athletics: Jenn Suhr named USATF Athlete of the Week after World Indoor record






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(ESPN) Athletics: U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon contender: Kara Goucher

(Spikes) Athletics: Did You Know? - Fabiana Murer
Ever wondered whether it’s possible to perform physiotherapy on yourself? Brazil’s 2011 world pole vault champion Fabiana Murer is proof that you can. Kind of

(Runner's World) Athletics: Drew Hunter - Five New Insights and One Intriguing Question
In his first race since winning the Foot Locker cross-country championship, the senior runs into the high school record books

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: Multi-Events, Underclassmen Headline New Bowerman Women’s Watch List

(IAAF) Athletics: Stockholm set for two more world indoor record attempts

(Forbes) Olympics: Zika Outbreak Means It Is Now Time To Cancel Rio Olympics

(Armory Track) Athletics: NYRR Wanamaker Mile at the 109th NYRR Millrose Games to Feature Rematch Between Matthew Centrowitz and Nick Willis as They Lead World-class Men’s Field

(Runner's World) Athletics: Cheaters Beware - This Guy Is on to You
Meet Jonathan Cane, New York City’s most prominent race results vigilante

Athletics: This Week in Running for Week Ending January 31st
From The Analytical Distance Runner

(IAAF) Athletics: 5.07m 'didn't feel that high' by Suhr's new standards

(NY Times) Health and Fitness: A Diet and Exercise Plan to Lose Weight and Gain Muscle

(IAAF) Athletics: Gemili added to Glasgow 60m field

(Huffington Post) Athletics: Preparing Your Mind for a Marathon

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: Concentrating on the Pole Vault, Jenn Suhr goes back to go higher

(NPR) Multisport: Jack Johnstone, Creator Of The Triathlon, Dies At 80

Athletics: Coach King enters Sacramento Running Association Hall of Fame
If you speak to former athletes at Mira Loma or Del Campo about Coach Bob King, the message is consistent and strong. A lot like the coach himself.

(This Day Live) Athletics: 50 Elite Foreign Athletes to Arrive Lagos Tomorrow

(Reuters) Athletics: Record-breaking Suhr to miss world indoor championships

(NBC) Athletics: Bernard Lagat’s track career will be ‘over completely’ after this season
(IAAF) Portland and Rio will be Lagat’s final championships

(Spikes) Athletics: Still In The Hunt
The new season of IAAF Inside Athletics kicks off with Ato Boldon talking to two-time Olympic 400m hurdles champion Angelo Taylor

(USATF) Athletics: Seven with Saunders: A Q&A with Pan Am Juniors shot put gold medalist Raven Saunders

(Competitor) Athletics:Why Women’s Apparel Companies Are On The Rise






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(The Telegraph) Athletics: Zika virus might stop me taking my family to the Olympics, admits British athletics star Martyn Rooney
Exclusive: Great Britain’s captain at last year’s athletics World Championships declared it would be "irresponsible" to bring his wife and baby son to Rio at the moment

(IAAF) Athletics: Ghebreslassie looking to prove he's no "flash in the pan" in Barcelona

(GetRunGum) Athletics: An Open Letter to the Professional Athletes of Track and Field
When I inked my first shoe deal in the summer of 2006, I believed I was stepping foot into the beautiful world of professional track and field, a world that I had been admiring from afar for years

(Track & Field News) Athletics: Rick Suhr No Fan Of U.S.Team-Selection System

(German Road Races) Athletics: Japan Surpasses U.S. as World's Largest Amateur Marathon Market - by Brett Larner - Japan Running News
For more than 50 years the United States has led the world as its largest amateur marathon market, more people from around the world finishing marathons in the U.S. than in any other country

(RRW) Athletics: Brother and Sister Set to Make USA Olympic Trials Marathon History
Brendan Gregg and Kaitlin Gregg Goodman will be the first brother and sister to compete in the Trials Marathon on the same day, and only the second brother and sister to compete in the Trials in the same four-year Olympic cycle since Tom and Debbie Raunig in 1984

Athletics: Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Earns IAAF Gold Label
Earning an IAAF Gold Label from the International Association of Athletics Federations represents the epitome of road race management and for the second consecutive year the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon has been awarded this distinction

(IAAF) Athletics: Aregawi to take on Dibaba in Stockholm world indoor record attempt

(STV) Running: Doctor becomes first winner of ice marathon in Outer Mongolia

(The Voice) Athletics: Spencer wants to leave her mark in Rio
Jamaican 400m hurdler looking to bounce back

(The Star) Drugs in Sport: Kemboi keen to up the war against doping

(Yahoo) Athletics: Canada's Philibert-Thiboutot to run storied Wanamaker Mile at Millrose Games

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: First Ladies of Running, by Amby Burfoot: The RunBlogRun Book Review, by Jeff Benjamin

Athletics:Teegs Retires, some thoughts on Matt Tegenkamp, by Larry Eder

(Competitor) Athletics: Top Contenders Withdraw From Olympic Trials Marathon

(Runner's World) Athletics: Marathon Training Is a Team Effort for Flanagan and Cragg
Through injuries and bear scares, the duo has shared almost every step of the buildup for the Olympic Trials Marathon.

(Mirror) Athletics: Mo Farah’s pride at being an immigrant running races for Great Britain
The Olympics hero, who is preparing to defend his 5,000 and 10,000 metre titles in Rio, said his family felt at home in a 'welcoming' UK

(Xinjaunet) Athletics: Dutch athlete dies of heart attack at Marathon in Morocco

(Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: VCB grateful for support at 5K

(Runner's World) Athletics: A Visual Guide: The Nation’s Most Exclusive Marathon
How fast are these Olympic trials marathoners? Take a look

(Sports Illustrated) Athletics: Four-time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman to miss 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials






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(IAAF) Athletics: Jackson promotes Athletics for a Better World's involvement in the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

(USATF) Athletics: 2016 USATF Hershey Youth Outdoors moved to Millersville University

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: Big Movers in Women’s DI Rankings as January Comes to a Close
Final Weekend of January Shakes Up Men’s DI National Rankings

Athletics: Registration Set to Open for 35th Annual Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Six Additional Twin Cities In Motion Events also Open February 2

(Florida Today) Athletics: Music still big part of Publix Florida Marathon

(DeadSpin) Athletics: Olympic Marathon Trials - The Victory Lap For Pretty Darn Good Runners

(Spikes) Athletics: When You Least Expect It
In the modest surroundings of the Brockport Golden Eagle Multi & Invitational at SUNY Brockport on Saturday (30th January), American Jenn Suhr added a centimetre to her indoor pole vault world record to send the small crowd in to raptures. It's not the first unusual setting to see records fall. Here are six more unlikely venues to witness athletics history

(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Officials banned for life by IAAF make appeals to court of arbitration for sport
Diack, Balakhnichev and Melnikov accused of blackmail and cover-up - Cas confirm the trio have referred sanctions for appeal

(Kimbia) Athletics: Matt Tegenkamp Retires From Professional Running

(Daily Relay) Athletics: What you have in common with Genzebe Dibaba, Rupp’s debut in context - Monday Morning Run

(InForum) Athletics: With Achilles injury behind her, Roesler ready to chase spot in Summer Olympics

Triathlon: Jan Guenther, Joel LaFrance Top Winter Triathlon Nationals Field
Minnesota age-group athletes Jan Guenther and Joel LaFrance raced their way to national titles on Sunday at the USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championships, held as part of the King Boreas Winter Triathlon at Lake Phalen.

(Business Insider) Cycling: A 19-year-old Belgian cyclist got caught cheating at the world championships after racing a bike that had a motor hidden in the frame

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport; RUSADA "sign cooperation agreement" with UK Anti-Doping
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has signed a cooperation agreement with UK Anti-Doping (UKAD), according to Natalia Zhelanova, an anti-doping adviser to Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko

(Competitor) Athletics: Adidas Launches Unique PureBOOST X Shoes For Women Only

February Running Trivia Quiz

(Jerusalem Post) Athletics: Foreign registration soars for Jerusalem Marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: Karoki dominates proceedings in Eldoret - cross-country round-up

(Tallahassee Democrat) Athletics: Tallahassee Marathon will be run through downtown for first time

(IAAF) Athletics: First impressions - Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou

(Inside the Games) Olympics: Opposition to Rome 2024 candidacy limits growth of the city, bid leader claims
Opposition to Rome’s bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games prevents “improvement and growth” of the city, Bid Committee President Luca di Montezemolo has claimed

(BBC) Athletics: Adam Gemili beats James Dasaolu in the 60m at Welsh Indoors
Adam Gemili beat British team-mate James Dasaolu over 60m at the indoor Welsh Senior Athletics Championships on Sunday, in a new personal best 6.59s

(Vanguard Nigeria) Athletics: Lagos City Marathon: 150 elite athletes, over 20,000 runners for race

(The Guardian) Athletics: Sport may need its own Untouchables to root out the bad guys
Better oversight and more funding are essential, and the police need to get more involved, but perhaps world sport needs its own team of investigators

(IAAF) Athletics: Murto clears pole vault world junior record of 4.71m in Zweibrucken





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