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Runner's Web August 2017 FrontPage Archive

  September 30, 2017:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

Athletics: 36th Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend Kicks Off at State Capitol Grounds
Jess Palmer and Sheryl McCammon Run to TC 10K Victories

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Kipng’eno wins Ndakaini half marathon again

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Benjamin Limo - The outsider who saved Kenya in Helsinki

(National Post) Athletics: Phylicia George speeds down a new track in search of Olympic medal
The Canadian hurdler is trying to make the Olympic team as Kaillie Humphries' partner in search of a third straight gold medal in PyeongChang in February

(IAAF WC London) Athletics: The story of IAAF World Championships London 2017 in 17 images
Big name victories. Shock winners. Champions new and old. The IAAF World Championships London 2017 had it all. Here are 17 images to tell the tale

(The Star) Athletics: Back with a bang
Former Rotterdam Marathon champion Philes Ongori made a winning return when she clinched the title at the 8th edition of the Safaricom Kisii Half Marathon yesterday

(Medium) Athletics: Edris Mukthar back to competition in “Giro Al Sas” in Trento

(Surrey Now-Leader) Athletics: Former track star Marion Jones set to speak in Langley
Disgraced American track and field star a keynote speaker at Trinity Western University’s Complete Champion Coaching Symposium at Langley Events Centre

(Royal Gazette) Triathlon: Duffy makes Ironman 70.3 debut

(Scotland Herald) Athletics: Hawkins and Butchart's enduring rivalry set to go the distance at this year's Great Scottish Run

(ITU) Triathlon: Uxio Abuin and Jolanda Annen grab Weihai World Cup titles

(IAAF) Athletics: Kunyuga and Lempus achieve Kenyan double in Hengshui

(ITU) Triathlon: Action moves to Asia for the Weihai World Cup

(USATF) Athletics: Korir, Tuliamuk Look to Extend USATF Running Circuit Leads at Sunday’s USATF 10 Mile Championships

(BBC) Commonwealth Games 2022: Birmingham bid backed by Government
Birmingham's bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been officially backed by the government
(The Telegraph) Birmingham unveils grand plans for 2022 Commonwealth Games bid

(Esquire) Athletics: Justin Gatlin Is Fueled by Haters and Chili
The track star talks about being booed for beating Usain Bolt and how his age has changed his training

(CoachMag) Athletics: When Results Of The London Marathon 2018 Ballot Are Announced
And everything else you need to know about the ballot

(The Star) Athletics: Kimining out to defend Cardiff 21km race title

Emma Coburn's Elk Run 5k - Crested Butte, CO






  September 29, 2017:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(House of Run) Athletics: Less Than Ideal
Jason and Kevin discuss the rain that washed away a chance a world record in Berlin, Eliud Kipchoge’s surprise comeback victory, the incredible debut of Guye Adola and the DNFs of Kenenisa Bekele and Wilson Kipsang.
The guys also chat about Bekele’s agent throwing him under bus, the repercussions of your legs getting wet during a marathon, a scary finish at the Warsaw Marathon and a track and field competition between the states

(Forbes) Athletics: Where to Carbo-Load During the Bank of America Chicago Marathon

(BBTM) Athletics: The Navy Mile Hosts BBTM Grand Prix Tour Finale
Top field expected including Rio Olympian Ben Blankenship; third edition offers a $15,000 Open prize purse; a benefit for the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps and Navy Safe Harbor Foundation

(Competitor) Athletics: This Earpiece Can Connect Runners Anywhere In The World

(Sweat Science) Athletics: The Seven Pillars of Running Wisdom
After five years of Sweat Science, a summing-up of what really matters

(African Independent) Athletics: Kipchoge's in a class of his own

(IAAF) Athletics: Defending champion Kiyeng faces strong opposition in Kosice

(USATF) Athletics: Ryan Vail earns USATF Athlete of the Week after top ten Berlin Marathon performance

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Estanguet claims Paris laboratory suspended by WADA will be back in operation within six months
Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024, has maintained that the Paris laboratory provisionally suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will be back up and running efficiently within six months

(Daily Nation) Drugs in Sport: Anti-doping day to start off new Kenyan season

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kiplagat ready to test Keitany's resilience in New York Marathon

(The Standard) Drugs in Sport: Athletics Kenya has not done enough to educate athletes on doping issues admits Tuwei

(Outside Online) Athletics: Is It Worth It for Shoe Companies to Sponsor Runners?
Brands - especially running shoe makers - don't need global stars like LeBron to boost their image

Athletics: USATF Men’s and Women’s Championships Return to Medtronic TC 10 Mile
Equalizer Competition Again Matches Men versus Women for $10,000 Bonus

(The Star) Athletics: Rotich favourite at Hengshui Lake International race

(CTolleRun) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe - It’s A Great Sport
Carrie interviews the fastest women’s marathoner in history, Paula Radcliffe! Paula chats about injuries, her partnership with her husband and memories of training with her Dad. They also discuss athletes advocating for a clean sport, and the upcoming Bank of America Chicago Marathon

(Chicago Tribune) Athletics: Highland Park doctor helps Olympic gold medalist chase sub 2-hour marathon

(Star-Tribune) Women in Sport: Forty years ago, the first-ever marathon for women-only ran in St. Paul






  September 28, 2017:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(ESPN UK) Drugs in Sport: Russian doping whistleblower faces arrest if he returns

Athletics: Catherine Watkins Chasing Canadian Masters’ Marathon Record
Watkins a Vancouver native who finished 8th at the 2015 Pan Am Games believes if the conditions are right she can beat 2:40

(IAAF) Athletics: Close battles expected in Hengshui

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Russia aiming for one of the world's best anti-doping systems, Sports Minister claims

(Canadian Running Magazine) Athletics: How a newly launched Kenyan shoe company is bringing change to the nation
Kenya has established itself as the running mecca of the world. This year, one running duo has launched their shoe brand- Enda- to make the country's running credentials benefit more than just their reputation

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Nike - What Eliud Kipchoge means
After winning last Sunday’s Berlin Marathon, Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge will now embark on a promotional tour of Asia as his shoe sponsors Nike seek to ride on his success to market their running collection

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Ex-Kenyan runner faults Berlin marathon organizers in world record bid

(Reuters UK) Drugs in Sport: American distance runner Flanagan gets silver medal from 2008 Olympics

(Science of Running) Athletics: An Analysis of Eliud Kipchoge’s Training Before His Berlin Marathon Victory

Athletics: Spectacular top field line-up for TCS Amsterdam Marathon
Race set for October 15th

(IAAF) Athletics: Abera leads men’s elite field for Amsterdam Marathon

(Triathlete) Triathlon: ProFile - This Mother of 3 Will Inspire You

(The Star) Athletics:Defending champion Kipng’eno, Kabuu headline Ndakai-ini entries






  September 27, 2017:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(Capital FM) Athletics: Mogaka, Ongori, Momanyi clash in Kisii Half Marathon
Delhi Commonwealth Games marathon silver medallist Irene Mogaka leads the elite athletes list for the 8th edition of the Safaricom Kisii Half Marathon to be held on Friday at the Gusii Stadium

(Capital FM) Athletics: Kenyan marathoner collapses with finish line in sight
Kenyan Recho Kosgei collapsed while leading the Warsaw Marathon, with a near-three-minute lead and about a half-mile to go on Sunday

(Runner's World) Athletics: Here’s How Fast You Had to Be to Enter the 2018 Boston Marathon
It was much harder to get into the 122nd edition of the race than it has been in previous years

(VOA) Athletics: Olympic Champ Kipchoge Reflects On Berlin Marathon Win

(Spikes) Athletics: "Breathe and relax"
Dani Stevens won discus silver at the London World Championships, eight years after becoming the youngest world champion in the event in Berlin. We catch up with the Aussie

(Star-Tribune) Athletics: An injured distance runner reinvents her Twin Cities Marathon tradition

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Focus shifts to Kisumu rabies run, Kisii Half Marathon

(NBC) Athletics: Bank of America Chicago Marathon Brought $282M to Chicago's Economy in 2016, Study Reveals

(irish Times) Athletics: Are a mother’s genes a blessing?
Sophie O’Sullivan is following in her mother’s running shoes – we find out if the genes we inherit really matter in sport

(Daily Nation) Athletics: I will lower my world record again - Kimetto

(The Star) Athletics: Eyes on the title
Two-time world marathon champion Edna Kiplagat is returning to New York Marathon for the fourth time hoping to bounce back with a win seven years after she conquered the American course

(Fortune) Multisport: Inside China’s Endurance Sports Empire

(Competior) Athletics: America’s Greatest Marathoner Prepares For His Final Race
On Nov. 5, Meb Keflezighi will be saying farewell to his professional running career at the New York City Marathon

(Daily Nation) Athletics: AK demands answers from Warsaw Marathon organisers

(Sports Features) Drugs in Sport: Olympics - Two weeks after winning the 2024 Summer Games Paris has anti-doping laboratory suspended

(CBC) Athletics: Is Canadian athletics really 'fine' after disappointing world championships?
Injuries, virus, sub-par performances kept Canada off podium in London

(ESPN UK) Athletics: Mo Farah may not compete for GB again after UK track race finale

(Olympic Stats) Drugs in Sport: 2008-12 Olympic Doping Re-Test - An Update-Update






  September 26, 2017:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2017 NCAA DI Cross Country Women’s National Coaches’ Poll - Week 3
2017 NCAA DI Cross Country Men’s National Coaches’ Poll - Week 3

(CRS) Athletics: Wonder Woman wins the Oasis ZooRun 10k

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Recho Kosgei back home, safe and ready to run again

(BBC) Athletics: Laura Muir welcomes 5,000m rivalry with Eilish McColgan
Laura Muir believes an on-track rivalry with Eilish McColgan will drive them both to "record" times over 5,000m

(GlobeRunner) Athletics: Instant Gratification
I was fortunate enough to attend both the inaugural World Junior Championships in Athens 1986 and the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore 2010

Athletics: Uganda’s Alex Chesakit Racing at Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Alex Chesakit represents a new generation of Ugandan distance runners. training at a newly setup camp in Kapchorwa in the Eastern highlands of the country

(Runner's World) Athletics: The World’s Fastest Marathoner Couldn’t Break the World Record - Here’s Why
Don’t hold your breath that the 26.2 record will be shattered anytime soon

(The Telegraph) Athletics: Dame Kelly Holmes opens up over 'anguish' that drove her to 'cut herself every day'

(Washington Post) Athletics: They didn’t #TakeTheKnee: The Black Power protest salute that shook the world in 1968

(BT Sport) Athletics: Baby joy for Jessica Ennis-Hill
Jessica Ennis-Hill has announced the birth of her second child

(Royal Gazette) Triathlon: Best is yet to come, says Duffy
Throw in a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, three Xterra World Championships and two ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships, and it is fair to say that Flora Duffy has exceeded even her own expectations

Athletics: New Features Abound at the 2017 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Free Photos, Event App, Podcast, PR Bell & Charging Lounge to Greet Race-Goers

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2017 NCAA DI Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings - Week 3
NCAA & NJCAA XC National Athletes of the Week






  September 25, 2017:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(Spikes) Athletics: "Fundamentals are the key"
Franck Elemba is the Congolese shot put record holder indoors and out. Here, he shares some sound advice for competition and life away from the shot circle

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Warsaw Marathon organisers blasted

Athletics: 2:03:32 - Contextualising Kipchoge’s victory
New Strava data compares amateur athletes’ efforts in last year’s Berlin marathon to show just how fast Kipchoge went in today’s race

Athletics: Champion Eliud Kipchoge contemplates return to Berlin in pursuit of World Record
The morning after winning the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON for the second time in three years, Eliud Kipchoge was in reflective mood

(Jamiaca Gleaner) Athletics: Reggae Marathon voted No 1 in the world by the UK-based Women's Running and Men's Running magazines

(Omaha.com) Athletics: Runners are getting slower, but does time really matter?

(Toni Reavis) Athletics: Mother Nature Says Nein In Berlin
Ddespite the great field assembled by race director Mark Milde - including the Big 3 of former champions Kenenisa Bekele 2016, Eliud Kipchoge 2015, and Wilson Kipsang 2013 - despite the excellent pacing job that put the athletes right on record pace through 30km, when the start time temperature for today’s 44th BMW Berlin Marathon was in the mid-50s and the streets were puddled with rain – meaning high humidity – though it may not seem like an overly big thing, in fact, it was just enough of a thing to put the world record out of reach

(The Star) Athletics: Kipchoge’s victory met with song and dance in Eldoret

(Capital FM) Athletics: I still have a WR in my legs, says Kipchoge
Despite missing the World Record in his Berlin Marathon win on Sunday, Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge is upbeat he will obliterate the Dennis Kimetto fastest ever time of 2:02:57 one day
Kenyan Cherono storms to second Berlin title
Gladys Cherono stormed to her second women’s Berlin Marathon title after winning the 2017 women’s edition in 2:20:21ahead of Ethiopian Ruti Aga on Sunday

(The Star) Athletics: Little-known Koech and Muriuki triumph at Safaricom Mombasa International Marathon

(The Alton Telegraph) Athletics: Time to celebrate Gary Wieneke, the ‘Einstein of the 800 meters’






  September 24, 2017:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(Track & Field News) Athletics: History's 12 Fastest Men's Marathons
In Berlin on Sunday Eliud Kipchoge and Guye Adola (with the fastest debut 26-miler ever) produced the Nos. 7 & 11 performances in history

(Spikes) Athletics: Still to come in 2017
If you thought the end of the track season means no more athletics for the rest of the year, you couldn’t be more wrong. Here’s what we’re still excited to see in 2017.

(The Guardian) Athletics: Eliud Kipchoge remains marathon’s big boss despite missing world record

Athletics: Julie-Anne Staehli wins Emilie's Run 5K

(Dayton Daily News) Athletics: AF Marathon participation down; race seeks answers

(ITU) Triathlon: Nieschlag and Frintova claim first ever victories in Huelva World Cup

(RRW) Athletics: Kipchoge, Cherono Triumph At Soggy Berlin Marathon
Kipchoge, the reigning Olympic Marathon champion, clocked 2:03:32, the fastest time in the world this year, while Cherono crossed the finish line in a solid 2:20:23. It was the second time winning in Berlin for both athletes.
Eliud Kipchoge wins dramatic race in Berlin with world leading time
(NBC) Eliud Kipchoge wins Berlin Marathon; no world record
(Daily Nation) Eliud Kipchoge wins Berlin Marathon
Gladys Cherono wins Berlin Marathon
Kipsang drops out of Berlin Marathon

(Running USA) Athletics: New Balance Bronx 10 Mile to Feature More Than 14,000 Runners of All Ages and Abilities on Sunday, September 24
Free fitness games and short runs for kids to take place at Macombs Dam Park as part of newly launched Rising New York Road Runners youth program

(The Stats Zone) Drugs in Sport: Doping in Olympic Sport – An Historical Timeline
Athletics - Should The Records Be Reset?

(CBC) Athletics: Runners flock to Rimouski after Montreal marathon cancelled over heat concerns
Race organizers in Rimouski scramble to accommodate boost in marathon participants

(Sneaker News) Athletics: Nike’s BREAKING2 Runner Eliud Kipchoge Unveils New VaporFly Elite For Berlin Marathon, And You Actually Have A Chance To Buy It

(CBC) Athletics: Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge headlines world-record chasers at Berlin Marathon
'Best marathoner ever' threatened 2-hour barrier at non-sanctioned race in May

BMW Berlin Marathon - Germany
Live Webcast - 3 AM EDT
CBC TV 3 PM EDT
Webcast - 3:15 AM and 2 PM EDT

Sports 4 Emilie's Run 5K - Ottawa, ON






  September 23, 2017:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(Wired) Athletics: The Blockbuster Showdown At Tomorrow's Berlin Marathon

(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Usada chief Travis Tygart urges IOC to ban Russia from Winter Olympics
Allowing Russia to compete would offer ‘get out of jail free card’ - Whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov backs call for total ban

(Daily Nation) Athletics: World record under threat as Kipchoge, Kipsang, Bekele line up in Berlin

(The Telegraph) Athletics: Berlin Marathon 2017: World record could be broken 'by half a minute' in greatest men's field of all time

(Runner's World) Athletics: Three Men Chase a World Record: Why the Berlin Marathon This Weekend Is Mandatory Viewing
The fastest distance runners in the world are lining up in Germany, and it’s worth the 3 a.m. wakeup call on Sunday

(Vimeo) Athletics: Pre-Berlin Interviews - Wilson Kipsang
Ekliud Kipchoge
Kenenisa Bekele

(Irish Times) Athletics: Two-hour traffic delay spoils Dublin Half Marathon
Race organisers apologise for traffic management of event

(IAAF) Athletics: That Moment When - Emma Coburn won steeplechase bronze at the Rio Olympics

(The Independent) Drugs in Sport: Turkey's Asli Cakir Alptekin, winner of 'dirtiest race in history', banned for life following third doping offence
The nature of her latest offence has not yet been made public

(NY Times) Athletics: Are Physical Limits All in Our Heads?
On Sunday morning in Berlin, three of the greatest marathoners in history will face off under highly intriguing and unusual conditions

(Outside Online) Athletics: The Problem with the Berlin Marathon
Pro road racing keeps putting too much emphasis on lowering the world record

(IAAF) Athletics: Biwott and Lilesa among latest additions to Chicago’s elite fields

(AW) Athletics: Wilson Kipsang hopes new shoe will propel him to success in Berlin
The race to break the two-hour barrier for the marathon cranks up a gear this weekend and adidas athlete Wilson Kipsang is ready for the challenge

OASIS Zoo Run - Toronto, ON







  September 22, 2017:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(Sport24) Drugs in Sport: Ex-Olympic champion Cakir banned for life - report
Turkey's athletics federation has banned the disgraced former 2012 Olympic 1500m champion Asli Cakir Alptekin for life over a third doping offence, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Friday

(NBC) Athletics: Berlin Marathon: Kipchoge, Bekele, Kipsang eye world record

Athletics: Adidas’ Fastest Long-Distance Runners To Compete In A Limited Edition Update Of The Adidas Adizero Sub2 At Berlin Marathon
The adidas adizero Sub2, featuring BOOST Light technology, is adidas Running’s lightest, fastest racing BOOST shoe ever created

(ESW) Athletics: New Balance Bronx 10 Mile to Feature More Than 14,000 Runners of All Ages and Abilities on Sunday, September 24
Bronx’s Latin music star Prince Royce to race this year’s fourth event of the NYRR Five-Borough Series

(XInhuanet) Athletics: Respect not fear for Kipchoge, says Kenya' s Kipsang ahead of Berlin clash

(UWEC) Athletics: Professor of Marathon Sean Hartnett's Guide to the three Fastest Legal Marathons

(RRW) Athletics: Pacing Will Key for Marathon Record Attempt In Berlin
Running for the world record at Sunday's 44th BMW Berlin Marathon here, Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele and Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge and Wilson Kipsang will summon near-super human strength, speed and endurance developed over years of dedicated training

Athletics: BMW Berlin-Marathon On Sunday
Thrilling showdown in prospect in Berlin

(Spikes) Athletics: World's Fastest Marathon
The BMW Berlin Marathon is commonly regarded as the fastest in the world. With the 44th edition taking place on Sunday (24th September), we take a look at the numbers behind the reputation

(Sport24) Athletics: Top trio threaten marathon record in Berlin
The current top long-distance runners will clash in Germany's capital on Sunday with a trio, spearheaded by Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge, threatening the world record at the Berlin Marathon

(Canadian Running Magazine) Athletics: Is the Boston Marathon actually a fast course?
Despite being a downhill course, according to one new study, the Boston Marathon is actually the slowest of all the (original) World Major Marathons

(CTolleRun) Athletics: Jenny Simpson - Embracing It
Carrie interviews Olympian and World Champion Jenny Simpson! Jenny discusses her sister’s deployment to Iraq, her new her new role as an ambassador for the New York Road Runners and her future racing aspirations

Athletics: Events.com to Become New MCM Registration Company in 2018
Marine Corps Historic Half running events to now open in January

Athletics: BMO Vancouver Marathon adds to accolades
Voted ‘Best of’ for a third consecutive year

(Triathlete) Triathlon: Chrissie Wellington to be Inducted into Ironman Hall of Fame

(Triathlete) Triathlon: New Study: Sudden Death in Tri Hits This Age Group the Hardest






  September 21, 2017:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(Training Peaks) Athletics: Iron Deficiency, Anemia and Endurance Athletes

(German Road Races) Athletics: Wilson Kipsang: "I have not yet had enough" - By Jürg Wirz - 44. Berlin-Marathon 2017
Since his debut seven years ago, Wilson Kipsang has been an integral part of the marathon establishment. Of seventeen races, he has won nine, including New York, London, Tokyo, Berlin and Frankfurt

(CardiovascularBusiness) Triathlon: Scientists dissect the reasons behind sudden cardiac death in triathlons

(RRW) Athletics: Lone American Vail Hopes for Personal Best at BMW Berlin Marathon
While Kenenisa Bekele, Eliud Kipchoge and Wilson Kipsang battle each other for the world record at the front of Sunday's BMW Berlin Marathon here, Ryan Vail of Portland, Ore., will running several minutes behind waging his own personal battle against the clock

(Inside the Games) Athletics: Berlin Marathon promises to be a great race - but please don't feed the GOAT

Athletics: BMW BerlinMarathon Set for Sunday
Gladys Cherono ready for another sub 2:20 performance in Berlin

(The Epoch Times) Drugs in Sport: Whistleblower of China’s State-Sanctioned Doping Seeks Asylum
Olympic doctor who revealed doping quits the Communist Party

(Competitor) Athletics: Heat Forces Cancellation Of Rock ‘n’ Roll Montreal Marathon And Pushes Half And 10K One Hour Earlier

(USATF) Athletics: Harvey Lewis earns USATF Athlete of the Week after 24-Hour win

(Korea Times) Athletics: DMZ Marathon set for Sunday
The 14th Cheorwon DMZ International Peace Marathon will take place along South Korea's northern border Sunday

(Daily Nation) Athletics: You can bet on a new world record in Berlin

(CBC) Athletics: World-class track facility, 6 other recreation proposals, could be in Saskatoon's future
7 groups presented projects and proposals Wednesday for future recreation opportunities in the city

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Pacemakers crucial for record-chasing athletes in Berlin

(CBC) Athletics: De Grasse, relay team relishing chance to slow down in off-season
Canucks are raising awareness for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis over next few weeks

(FloTrack) Athletics: Who Is Most Likely To Break The Marathon World Record In Berlin?

Athletics: Brooks Running Company Offers Free Shoes at Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Fast Split Times for Mile 22 Will Win Runners Brooks Levitates with DNA AMP

Athletics: Saucony ® KOA TR Trail Shoe Named "Best Debut" By Runner’s World In 2017 October Trail Shoe Buyer’s Guide
All-new road-to-dirt warrior features Saucony’s award-winning EVERUN(TM) technology for enhanced energy return no matter how long the trail

(Outside Online) Drugs in Sport: he Road Goes on Forever and the Story Never Ends
Lance Armstrong has a new narrative about his incredible rise and fall. Should we believe him this time?

(The Guardian) Athletics: IAAF’s Sergey Bubka faces investigation on payment to disgraced Balakhnichev
$45,000 paid to Monaco firm a day after same amount paid to Diack company - Newly formed Athletics Integrity Unit investigating 2009 payment






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(IAAF) Athletics: Freimuth and Schäfer win 2017 IAAF Combined Events Challenge

(Daily Nation) Athletics: More money for Mombasa Marathon winners
(Capital FM) Maina, Jebet to defend Mombasa Marathon titles

(The Telegraph) Athletics: IAAF vice-president Sergey Bubka alleged to have wired dollars to disgraced Olympic official

(Inside the Games) Athletics: David Owen - Why I can summon only one cheer for the new Olympic Refuge Foundation

(Toni Reavis) Athletics: Berlin's Dream Race
This coming Sunday’s BMW Berlin Marathon has something for everyone

(NBC) Cycling: Dutch cyclist returns from horrific Rio crash to win world title

Athletics: Olympians, NYC Champions Among Added Athletes to 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Elite Field
- Today, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced changes to the elite field for the Oct. 8, 2017 race

Athletics: Stunning Running. BMO Vancouver Marathon registration opens for 2018
Vancouver’s only Marathon is back for its 47th year, registration opens early on Thursday

(Spikes) Athletics: The Boss Man
On Sunday (24th September), marathon maestro Eliud Kipchoge aims for the one major achievement missing from his CV – the official world record. We chat to the Kenyan from his base camp in Kaptagat ahead of his record assault in Berlin

(Women's Running) Athletics: Is Jordan Hasay America’s Next Great Road Racer? Probably

(NPR) Athletics: Film Chronicles The Road To The 2-Hour Marathon - It's 'Just 25 Seconds Away'

(SB Nation) Athletics: The Mexico City Marathon and 6 more tales of cheating throughout running history
The history of marathon cheating involves porta-pottys, doppelgangers, strychnine, and A LOT of incompetence.

Athletics: Boniface Kongin and Simegn Abnet Yeshanbel Emerge Victorious at Santa Fe Thunder Half Marathon
More than 1100 participants enjoyed the destination half marathon, 5k and one mile events

(Washington Post) Triathlon: This American triathlete went from unexpected Olympian to nearly toppling a sport legend

(The Star) Athletics: Kirui shifts base
Two-time world marathon Abel Kirui has moved his training base to Kaptagat as he intensifies preparations ahead of next month's Chicago Marathon

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2017 NCAA DI Cross Country Women’s National Coaches’ Poll - Week 2
2017 NCAA DI Cross Country Men’s National Coaches’ Poll - Week 2

(Track & Field News) Athletics: Behind-The-Scenes Breaking2 Story Is Breaking Out To TV This Week

(Portland Business Journal) Multisport: Sneaker world shakeup: Adidas overtakes Brand Jordan in the U.S.






  September 19, 2017:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(Canadian Running Magazine) Athletics: Severe weather creates chaos at Copenhagen Half-Marathon
Torrential weather forces mid-race cancellation of the Copenhagen Half-Marathon in Denmark

Athletics: Saucony® Announces Launch Of Freedom Track Club
Coached by 2004 U.S. Olympian Tim Broe, the Boston-based team is dedicated to helping talented runners progress to world-champion status in pursuit of their Olympic dreams

Athletics: Jupiter Medical Center Becomes Presenting Sponsor Of The FITTEAM Palm Beaches Marathon
Hospital to provide all medical services for race weekend

Athletics: Djibouti’s Mumin Gala to Race Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon - an IAAF Gold Label Marathon - continues to attract world class runners from across the globe. Djibouti’s Mumin Gala is the latest addition to the field and will battle for the lucrative prize money

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Pressure mounts as Kenyans Kipsang, Kipchoge off to Berlin marathon

(CBC) Athletics: De Grasse one of 'unabashed, unapologetic' Canadians profiled in new book
Paralympic swimming champ Aurelie Rivard also among 33 people highlighted

Athletics: Mainova Frankfurt Marathon set for October 29
Olympic Champion Vivian Cheruiyot seeks success on Frankfurt’s red carpet

(IAAF) Athletics: World bronze medallist Ingebrigtsen continues Norwegian renaissance

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Why Sunday’s Berlin Marathon will be a must-watch

(Daily Mail) Athletics: Usain Bolt parties with champagne in the sun as he continues to celebrate end of stellar athletics career
* Usain Bolt retired from athletics following the World Championships in London
* The Jamaican sprint star has been celebrating his retirement in some style
* 31-year-old Bolt posted a photo on Instagram of himself soaking up the sun

(Daily Nation) Drugs in Sport: Jeptoo - Berardelli did not give me EPO

Athletics: Champions and Top Challengers Return to Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Record-Setter Dominic Ondoro Looks for Third Straight Victory in 36th Annual Event

(FloTrack) Athletics: The NorCal Distance Project Has Disbanded







  September 18, 2017:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(AW) Athletics:Morgan Lake’s not giving up on heptathlon plan
Despite focusing on the high jump this season, the double world junior gold medallist wants to return to the seven-discipline event in the future

(NBC) Athletics: How to watch Berlin Marathon world-record attempt

Multisport: AfterShokz Chases Performance with New Trekz Air Wireless Bone Conduction Headphones
The ultimate headphones for athletes will change the way they listen

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Kipyego in course record win in Czech

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2017 NCAA DI Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings - Week 2
2017 NCAA DI Men’s Cross Country Region Rankings - Week 2
NCAA & NJCAA XC National Athletes of the Week

(Runner's World) Athletics: These Are the World’s Fastest Half Marathoners
Here’s a complete list of the world record-holders and all-time top 13.1-mile runners

(NY Times) Olympics: Paris Won the 2024 Olympics by Learning From Its Mistakes

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: British athletics diary, Paul Halford writes on Kyle Langford and Eilish McColgan

(ITV) Athletics: More than 10,000 runners take part in Bristol Half Marathon

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: Edith Chelimo wins the Safaricom Iten 10K road race boosting her confidence ahead of the Cardiff half marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: My greatest challenge - Allen Johnson

Belfast Telegraph) Athletics: Kipsang takes control to seal his second half marathon title

(Gary Cohen Running) Athletics: Emma Coburn Interview

(QC Online) Athletics: Rematch headlines QC Marathon men's field

(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: The ‘fix’ is in but is it right that Russia compete in the Winter Olympics?
(RT) Russia against doping allegations: From claims to facts & WADA-admitted 'non-sufficient evidence'

(China Daily) Athletics: Mass fitness is the buzz out of Beijing Marathon

(BBC) Athletics: CJ Ujah: How Diamond League victory and London low can take him to the top
'Big Shapes' is not a tune that you will find on any motivational playlist

Athletics: Ethiopian Birhanu Legese wins 33rd Dam tot Damloop
In the last kilometre of the race, the Ethiopian managed to fight off the competition and was the first to cross the finish line on Peperstraat in Zaandam

(IAAF) Athletics: Warner and Vetter prevail in Talence

(NT News) Athletics: Kenyan star Silas Kiplagat wins elite men’s race at Mitchell Street Mile






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(IAAF) Athletics: Cheroben sizzles 58:40 world lead at Copenhagen Half Marathon

Athletics: Galen Rupp Triumphs at AACR Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon
Meseret Defar places first in the women’s half marathon.

Athletics: 10th Annual Canada Army Run crosses the finish the line
Today, over 20 000 participants ran, walked and rolled through the National Capital Region in the 10th annual Canada Army Run, which coincided with various other celebrations of Canada’s 150th anniversary

(Dayton Daily News) Athletics: USAF Marathon winner Kelly had been here before

(Daily Nation) Athletics: World record could go in Berlin, admits Geoffrey Kirui

(SABC) Athletics: Ethiopian Asefa Negewo retains his title in Sanlam Marathon
(SuperSport) Mengistu Negewu defends CT Marathon title

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Bounasr and Beyene claim titles at Beijing Marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: Harun races to course record win in Sydney; Hattori completes Japanese hat-trick

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: Toeing the line with Nike Oregon Project, Part 1 - Galen Rupp
Part 2 - Jordan Hasay

(Daily Mail) Athletics: The Great North Run is just one race but contains thousands of winners... happy families and great causes all feel the benefit
* The Great North Run took place in Newcastle earlier this month
* The event means so much to those competing - whether or not they run it in full
* Thousands of the public took part and shone during the annual spectacle

(NT News) Athletics: Mitchell Mile will offer ideal prep for couple Genevieve LaCaze and Ryan Gregson before Commonwealth Games

(IAAF) Athletics: Warner and Vetter the overnight leaders in Talence

Army Run - Ottawa, ON

Beijing Marathon - CHN

Copenhagen Half-Marathon - DEN
Live Webcast

Santa Fe Thunder - NM

Simplyhealth Great Bristol Half-Marathon - UK






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Athletics: Sarah Inglis and Geoff Martinson win the Under Armour Eastside 10K
A sold-out record crowd of 2,800 runners toured historic Gastown and the streets of Eastside Vancouver under sunny skies and perfect 13 degrees Celsius weather

(3Wire Sports) Olympics: In which my mother has (good) advice for the IOC

(ITU) Triathlon: Victory in Rotterdam secures Flora Duffy's two-time world championship crown
Mario Mola repeats World Championship title in Rotterdam
(Inside the Games) Mola and Duffy retain triathlon world titles at Rotterdam Grand Final
Mario Mola and Flora Duffy retained their International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Series titles at the Grand Final today in Rotterdam

(IAAF) Athletics: Jepchumba and Kipyego break course records at Usti nad Labem Half Marathon

(Specks In a Jaundiced Eye) Athletics: Going Soft
t the recent New Balance Falmouth Road Race on Cape Cod, old-timers recalled the days when nearly 50 men would run the serpentine 7-mile course in under 35:00, sub-5 minute per mile pace. This year only eight men accomplished that goal

(ITU) Triathlon: Aussie Matt Hauser dominates in Rotterdam to win Junior World Crown

(Sky Sports) Athletics: Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake reflects on beating Usain Bolt en route to world relay gold
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake has revealed how Great Britain overcame Usain Bolt to clinch 4x100m relay gold at the World Athletics Championship

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Kiprop red hot favourite in Cape Town

(IAAF) Athletics: Mwangi aims to retain Copenhagen Half Marathon title against strong field

(Runner's World) Athletics: After Turmoil, the Portland Marathon Will Go On
Race organizers had to agree to several city demands to gain a permit

(WatchAthletics) Athletics: Weekend's Top Road Races from Around The World

(Outside Online) Women in Sport: The Condition That's Quietly Sidelining Female Athletes
For many, the female athlete triad has stood in the way of lasting success in sports, but researchers are finally starting to understand the condition better - and help women avoid the long-term consequences

(ESPN-W) Cycling: Anything for this - The costs, benefits of life in elite sport

(Track & Field News) Athletics: 2017 NCAA XC Women Individuals Preview
Schweizer Looks To Defend After Track Wins

Airforce Marathon - Dayton, OH

Under Armour Eastside 10K - Vancouver, BC






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(Dayton Daily News) Athletics: Thousands to run in Air Force Marathon; spots still available

(Runner's World) Athletics: What the Hell Happened at the Mexico City Marathon?
Over 5,000 runners were disqualified amid accusations of widespread course-cutting

(ITU) Triathlon: Montoya adds new World Champion honours to collect with U23 victory in Rotterdam
Taylor Knibb repeats Junior World Title in Rotterdam

(Inside the Games) Triathlon: Duffy poised to retain world triathlon title in Rotterdam - but Mola faces Gomez challenge
Mario Mola of Spain and Flora Duffy of Bermuda are favourites to retain their International Triathlon Union (ITU) world titles tomorrow as both carry significant rankings leads into the 2017 World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Rotterdam

(IAAF) Athletics: Defending champion Negewo faces stern test at Cape Town Marathon

(Daily Telegraph) Athletics: Sally Pearson will continue to coach herself after success at the IAAF world championships

(IAAF) Athletics: Kiptoo targets hat-trick at Dam Tot Damloop

(Variety) Athletics: Nike Ran a Marathon to Get a New Show on Nat Geo’s Schedule

(AllAfrica) Athletics: New Dutch Team's Marathon Assault
A newly-formed running team, mainly featuring star Kenyan and Ethiopian athletes, continues its assault on major global marathons with next weekend's Berlin Marathon in the team's cross-hairs

(WBUR) Athletics: Fenway Park Hosts First Marathon Inside A Major League Ballpark

(IAAF) Athletics: Former champions Ayenew and Birhanu return to Beijing Marathon

(Royal Gazette) Triathlon: Duffy has eyes on the prize
For Flora Duffy, clinching a second successive ITU World Triathlon Series title tomorrow is about as much a formality as can be expected

(IAAF) Athletics: All eyes on the underdogs ahead of the Sydney Marathon

(Oregon Live) Athletics: Shiny new digs, daunting challenge for Under Armour in Portland

(Bloomberg) Athletics: The Race to Run a Two-Hour Marathon
Nike, Adidas, and Vodafone want a record - and bragging rights- in Berlin.

(Medtronic) Athletics: Meet the 2017 Medtronic Global Champions
They come from around the world and have struggled with life-altering health conditions of all kinds. Today, thanks in part to medical technology, they’re pursuing their passions like never before

(Runner's World) Athletics: This Documentary Takes You Inside the 2-Hour Marathon Pursuit
What filmmaker Martin Desmond Roe learned from following Nike’s Breaking2 project for its duration

(ITU) Triathlon: All the World Championship chatter ahead of #RotterdamGF

(IAAF) Athletics: Kipyego and Jepchumba the favourites at Usti nad Labem Half

(The Star) Athletics: Keitany dreams
Women's only world marathon record holder Mary Keitany is optimistic of bagging a fourth title when she lines up at the 2017 New York City Marathon in November

(IAAF) Athletics: Kasyanov and Broersen return to defend their titles in Talence

(NBC) Drugs in Sport: U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, others call for Russia Olympic ban

(The Spectator UK) Drug in Sport: Ángel Hernández: I no longer dope athletes, but pretty much everyone else does
The legendary Mexican chemist turned coach on why performance enhancers in sport won’t go away

(Capital FM) Athletics: I’m under pressure for World Record in Berlin, admits Kipchoge

(NY Times) Drugs in Sport: Gary Wadler, Antidoping Pioneer, Had a Gift for Straight Talk






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(Spikes) Athletics: "Toughen up"
Brenda Martinez is speedy on the track, but drives 'like an old lady'. The US middle distance star shares some of her best bits of advice for on and off the track

Athletics: Defending Champions and Abbott World Marathon Majors Series X Winners Tatyana McFadden and Marcel Hug Lead Professional Wheelchair Field Featuring 24 Paralympians From 12 Countries
Top Athletes in the Global Chase for the Abbott World Marathon Majors Series XI Title to Race in Chicago

(MotivRunning) Triathlon: Wildflower Triathlon Returning in 2018

Athletics: Philadelphia is Ready to Rock ‘n’ Roll
U.S. Olympians Galen Rupp and Jared Ward Headline AACR Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon - -Ethiopia’s Meseret Defar and American Jordan Hasay highlight a stellar woman’s invitational field

(Outside Online) Athletics: The Best Running Tips of All Time
We've been doling out running advice for 40 years. Here are the 27 best tips, tricks, and ideas we've ever shared. It's your one-stop shop for all things running

(Salty Running) Athletics: Half-Miler to Marathoner: Nick Symmonds is Training for 26.2

(Cycling Tips) Drugs in Sport: Doping for a documentary - An interview with Icarus director Bryan Fogel

(Remezcla) Athletics: Mexico City Marathon Disqualified Over 5,000 Runners for Being Cheating Cheaters

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's Kamworor eager to get maiden marathon title in New York quest

(Competitor) Athletics: A Sneak Peek At New Balance’s 2017 NYC Marathon Shoes And Apparel

(AP) Athletics: Israel protests marathon body's exclusion of West Bank race

(BBC) Triathlon: Non Stanford - Former world champion pulls out of World Triathlon Series Grand final
Non Stanford has pulled out of the World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Rotterdam

(Oregon Live) Athletics: Permit approved for 2017 Portland Marathon

(Runner's World) Athletics: Yes, Time Really Slows Down When You’re Running Hard
New research measures the distortion in "perceived time" during all-out exercise

(IAAF) Athletics: Hosts France win Fly Europe street event in Paris

(Sport24) Athletics: Kipchoge the man to beat in Berlin

(BT Sport) Olympics: Paris awarded 2024 Olympics with Los Angeles named hosts for 2028 Games
Both cities will join London in becoming three-time hosts of the Olympic Games

(USATF) Athletics: Jenny Simpson’s record-setting win earns her USATF Athlete of the Week

(ITU) Triathlon: Mario Mola enters Rotterdam Grand Final as frontrunner to reclaim World Crown
Rotterdam to set the stage to crown Under 23 World Champions
Reigning Junior World Champions return to reclaim titles in Rotterdam






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Multisport: Zero To Hero
With six Ironman Championship wins under his belt and the title of "The Greatest Endurance Athlete of All Time" from ESPN, Mark Allen knows what he is talking about when it comes to competing in triathlons. Ahead of the Ironman World Championship on October 14th, Allen has been interviewed in the upcoming October issue of the Red Bulletin (on newsstands September 19) to share some personal training tips to get Ironman ready in 12 months

(Gulf Times) Athletics: Sleep, train, jump, repeat. Barshim has work cut out

(Inc.) Athletics: A 4-Time Olympic Medalist Just Gave Some Brilliant Career Advice. Here It Is in a Few Short Words
Here's how to succeed -- and how to make the journey toward success seem almost easy

(Bloomberg) Multisport: Sports Drinks Makers Are Waging an $8 Billion Thirst War

(London Free Press) Athletics: London decathlete Damian Warner discards illness-stricken worlds, focuses on final event

(QC Online) Athletics: QC Marathon women's field 'wide open'

Athletics: Mainova Frankfurt Marathon set for Ocotber 29th
Title holder Mark Korir returns for Frankfurt Round Two

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenyans Mutai, Maiyo hunt for honours in Cape Town

(Evening Standard) Drugs in Sport: Seb Coe - The fight against doping is a war of attrition - but we can win it
As testing improves, athletes and national federations also have a role to play in keeping sport clean

(Capital FM) Athletics: Olympic champion Kipchoge signs Sh14Mn ambassador deal with Isuzu

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2017 NCAA DI Cross Country Women’s National Coaches’ Poll - Week 1
2017 NCAA DI Cross Country Men’s National Coaches’ Poll - Week 1

(Runner's World) Athletics: Five World Records in Five Months for Jepkosge
On Sunday, the Kenyan became the first woman to break 30 minutes for a road 10K

(Competitor) Athletics: Inside the Chicago Marathon Med Tent With Medical Director George Chiampas

(The Star) Athletics: Makau tips Kipsang
Former marathon world record holder Patrick Makau believes the hunt for a new mark at the Berlin Marathon on September 24 by a trident of the fastest men over the distance this year, will not be an easy task

(Specks In a Jaundiced Eye) Athletics: The Technology Trap

(NY Times) Drugs in Sort: World Anti-Doping Agency Clears 95 Russian Athletes

(Fast Running) Athletics: Laura Weightman Reflects on Her Excellent Season

(3Wire Sports) Olympics: And now: the latest, greatest IOC corruption scandal






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Athletics: An Inspired Leslie Sexton to Race Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Two years ago, Sexton knocked close to six minutes off her then personal best with a 2:33:23 clocking at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

Athletics: Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K Opens Registration
Chicago Continues St. Patrick?s Day Spirit With March 25, 2018 Race and Walk

Athletics: Perfect Great Racers Plan to Keep the Streak Alive at the 40th Running of the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race on Sept. 24
21 men have run every single Great Race since the event launched in 1977

(AKIpress) Athletics: Refugee team from Africa to compete in Indoor Athletics track events

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Keitany on the loose, eyes course record in New York marathon

(AW) Athletics: Sifan Hassan’s high hopes for Birmingham 2018
After her record-breaking run last winter, Sifan Hassan is looking for more of the same when the IAAF World Indoor Championships take place in Birmingham

(IAAF) Athletics: Levchenko's London silver levitates her standing as Lasitskene’s main rival

(Runner's World) Athletics: Is the Boston Marathon Course Tougher Than the Other Marathon Majors?
A new journal paper proposes that Boston is unfairly regarded as faster than the other world marathon majors

(USATF) Athletics: Americans win tenth DecáNation title at Stadium du Lac de Maine

(CBC) Drugs in Sport: Russian cyclists file suit against WADA, Canadian investigator
Suit says they were 'unfairly implicated' in an alleged doping scheme






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(Canadian Running Magazine) Athletics: Coach of Andre De Grasse on money in athletics: "Our sport has a problem"
Stuart McMillan outlines why he think athletics has "a problem" when it comes to money including prize winnings

(NYRR) Athletics: Jenny Simpson Races to Record-Extending Sixth Win at New Balance 5th Avenue Mile, as Nick Willis Grabs Record Fourth Victory
Record-number 7,664 total finishers race in 23 heats throughout the day

(The Nation) Athletics: Marathon organised for Bridge on the River Kwai
The Athletic Association of Thailand (AAT) and BEC-Tero Entertainment will stage the second the second FB Battery River Kwai Half Marathon Thailand Championship on Sunday December 10 in Kanchanaburi

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2017 NCAA DI Cross Country Women’s Region Rankings - Week 1
2017 NCAA DI Cross Country Men’s Region Rankings - Week 1

(Spikes) Athletics: "Keep a clear head"
Britain's Holly Bradshaw rose to new heights and a national record in 2017. The pole vault ace shares her best tips with SPIKES

(NBC) Drugs in Sport: Appeal set for Usain Bolt relay teammate’s doping case

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: NCAA & NJCAA XC National Athletes of the Week

(Daily Nation) Drugs in Sport: Wada declares Kenya fully compliant

(AC) Athletics: Seccafien, Levins secure 2017 Canadian 5k Road Race titles

(IAAF) Athletics: Maiyo retains Minsk Half Marathon title

Athletics: Athens Marathon - The Authentic with over 50,000 runners on November 12
Athens Marathon unites ancient and modern for latest edition of the Authentic Race

(The Guardian) Cycling/Athletics: Chris Froome and Mo Farah are united in success and disputed legacy
Cyclist may have ridden into history books with Tour de France and Vuelta a España double but he cannot escape the controversy surrounding his team

)Ironman.com) Triathlon: Gomez Grabs Second IRONMAN 70.3 World Title
Javier Gomez of Spain took the men's race today in Chattanooga in convincing style

(The Guardian) Athletics: Mo Farah wins fourth Great North Run in row and eyes British marathon record
Briton kicks clear of New Zealand’s Jake Robertson for victory in 1hr 6sec - Farah says he will run marathon at Tokyo Olympics ‘only if I’m good enough’
(The Independent) Mo Farah makes more history with fourth successive Great North Run title
Farah becomes the first athlete to win the Great North Run four times in a row, and is now level in terms of most victories with Kenya's Benson Masya

(ESPN) Cycling: Froome wins Tour-Vuelta double as Contador completes final race
Great Britain's Chris Froome joined an exclusive club, winning his first Vuelta a Espana after taking the Tour de France crown in July






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(RRW) Athletics: Veterans Simpson, Willis Win Again on 5th Avenue
Simpson scored a record sixth title at the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile shortly after Willis notched his fourth victory in the event, staged by New York Road Runners on a picture-perfect day

(IAAF) Athletics: Keitany and Farah make history at Great North Run

(Daily Mail) Athletics: Sir Mo Farah could perform dramatic U-turn on decision not to run for Great Britain & Northern Ireland again as he considers marathon credentials
* Mo Farah is refusing to rule out competing over the distance at Tokyo Olympics
* Farah: 'I wouldn't let my country down. I would love to represent my country'
* 34-year-old will take a break before gearing up for next April's London Marathon
* Dina Asher-Smith revealed she may skip March's world indoor championships

(IAAF) Athletics: Rionotukei sets course record at Taiyuan International Marathon

(GlobeRunner) Athletics: From Fat to Fast
Joyciline Jepkosgei gave a little skip as she crossed the line to win the Birell Prague Grand Prix

(RaceSLO) Athletics: Van der Groen, Van Ornum Win SLO Ultra presented by VisitAvilaBeach.com

Athletics: Sir Mo Farah To Run The 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon
Farah retired from track competition this summer with an historic record of 10 global gold medals at World and Olympic Games over 5,000m and 10,000m

(Running USA) Athletics: Spotlight on the Sport - The Louisiana Marathon and Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon
Creating a different sort of running experience

(Running USA) Athletics: CIM Looks Ahead to 35th Anniversary with Record Registration Numbers
Charity entries still available for December 3 race

(BBC) Athletics: Farah wins Great North Run for fourth time
Britain's Mo Farah claims a record fourth successive victory in the Great North Run, beating New Zealand's Jake Robertson in a thrilling duel to win in one hour six seconds
(Daily Nation) Keitany wins Great North Run

(BBC) Athletics: Joyciline Jepkosgei breaks 30-minute road 10km barrier in Prague Grand Prix
Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei became the first woman to run under 30 minutes for a road 10km to win the Prague Grand Prix

(Capital FM) Athletics: 800M champion Bosse ‘much better’ after attack
World 800 metres champion Pierre-Ambroise Bosse said Saturday he was "much better" after a vicious assault that left him with "multiple facial fractures" although he had still not resumed training

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Ryf Reclaims IRONMAN 70.3 World Crown
Switzerland's triathlon powerhouse showed her strength over a tough course against the world's best women

(Daily Mail) Athletics: Mo Farah earned right to leave the Olympics behind, says Brendan Foster
* The four-time Olympic champion is taking part in Sunday's Great North Run
* Farah became the first man to win the race for a third consecutive year in 2016
* Athletics chiefs would like him to be consider competing at 2020 Olympics

(The Standard) Athletics: Kenya's hits and misses after end of track season: Chepngetich and Obiri were outstanding as they added Diamond Trophies to their impressive show at worlds

B&O Yorkville Run - Toronto, ON

IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships - Chattanooga, TN

Longboat Toronto Island Run - ON

New Balance Fifth Avenue Mile - New York, NY

SimplyHealth Great North Run - Newcastle, UK
Webcast - 09:30 BST Sunday






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(AW) Athletics: Mo Farah and Vivian Cheruiyot ready to defend Great North Run titles
A look ahead to the action at the world’s biggest half-marathon

(Deadspin) Athletics: How A Small-Time Training Group And An Army Program Changed American Distance Running

(AW) Athletics: Nijel Amos rises to the Great North CityGames occasion
Diamond League series winner claims 500m victory, while Guy Learmonth lands the bragging rights as unusual events come to the fore on Tyneside

(IAAF) Athletics: Jepkosgei smashes world 10km record in Prague

(BBC) Athletics: Shakes-Drayton wins by 0.01 in photo finish
Great Britain's Perri Shakes-Drayton beats Anyika Onuora by 0.01 seconds to win the 500m at the Great North CityGames

(Training Peaks) Triathlon: 2017 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Course Overview and Predictions

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Ethiopian runners win international marathon along Yellow River

(Inside the Games) Athletics: Ethiopia’s Olympic silver medallist Lilesa stands in way of fourth Farah Great North win
Sir Mo Farah’s dedicated road-running career starts tomorrow as he seeks a fourth consecutive win at the Simplyhealth Great North Run - but this will be no victory parade for the 34-year-old Briton given the recent addition to the field of Olympic marathon silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa

(The Guardian) Triathlon: Chrissie Wellington: ‘I was troubled by disordered eating as a teenager'
The multiple world champion Ironman triathlete, 40, on the will to succeed, training too hard and the pleasure of snoring in bed

(SuperSport) Athletics: Kiryu first Japanese to break 10-seconds

(IAAF) Athletics: That moment when... Kirui became world champion

(Edinburgh Evening News) Athletics: 800m runner Lynsey Sharp looks to 2018 as a fresh start
Lynsey Sharp has revealed she’s ready to bounce back from an athletics season of frustration to set her sights on a double mission for 2018....

(AW) Athletics: Full marathon focus will bring results for Mo Farah, says Dathan Ritzenhein
American Ritzenhein believes success awaits Farah over 26.2 miles, but first comes the Simplyhealth Great North Run

(First Post) Athletics: American runners are slowing down: What an exhaustive new research study has found

(Deadline) Athletics: Louis Zamperini’s ‘Unbroken’ Story Continues In Sequel ‘Path To Redemption’

(AW) Athletics: Jenny Simpson’s ‘old-school’ training
The American on the training approach that has helped her claim multiple global middle-distance medals

(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Will we see the first women’s sub-30min 10k ever run this weekend?

Athletics: AACR Philadelphia Marathon Offers $100 Entry into Full or Half Marathon
Offer in celebration of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway’s 100th Birthday; Offers ends Tuesday morning at 6 a.m.

(The Guardian) Athletics: Untold stories: why we should know more about East African runners
Jemal Yimer finished fifth in the 10,000m at the world championships and Tim Cheruiyot came second in the 1,500m, yet their stories barely rated a mention. It’s symptomatic of a wider problem

(NYRR) Athletics: 21 Things on Kyle Merber's Mind During the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile

(CBC) Drugs in Sport: Russian high jumper laments country's lack of reform progress
Reigning world champion Maria Lasitskene competing as neutral athlete at IAAF events

Birell Prague Grand Prix - Czech Republic
Live Stream






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(The Guardian) Olympics: ‘The biggest lie in the history of world sport’: Diack dismisses corruption allegations
Son of former IAAF president accused of taking payments for votes - ‘My job was to help the IAAF identify countries to organise sporting events’

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Edwards re-launches fight against doping charges through new Facebook page
Britain's double Olympian shot putter Paul Edwards, banned for life in 1997 after a second positive doping test, has launched a Facebook page as part of his longstanding efforts to be cleared from charges that took place long before social media existed

(AI) Athletics: Berlin Marathon offers opportunity for American Ryan Vail to work on his Olympic goals

(Citius Mag) Athletics: NYRR Announces Deepest Media Mile Field In History

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Threats for Kenya in 3000m steeplechase

(The Economist) Sport: Technology and the quest for sporting records
Drawing a line between innovation and cheating has proved a difficult task

(Runner's World) Athletics: Kipchoge on the Berlin Marathon: "I Want to Run a World Record"
In May, he ran 26.2 miles in 2:00:25, but now the Olympic champion is going for the official mark to become the greatest of all time

(Spikes) Athletics: All in for Allen
During the IAAF World Championships, the internet fell in love with Devon Allen. And quite frankly, who can blame them? We catch up with the hottest property in athletics since the invention of all-weather tracks

(Runner's World) Athletics: Can Jenny Simpson Make It Six Victories on Fifth Avenue?
The world championships silver medalist faces a formidable field on Sunday at the iconic one-mile road race

(Daily Nation) Athletics: After near miss in Monza, Kipchoge now targets marathon world record

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's Kipsang taunts rivals ahead of Berlin marathon

(Duluth News-Tribune) Athletics: Blankenship wins Minnesota Mile with a heavy heart, fast feet

(IAAF) Athletics: Rono and Sambu to defend titles at Taiyuan Marathon

(BBC) Athletics: Great North Run: Brendan Foster's buddy, fitness to save sight & 10 steps to finish
There are as many reasons to take part in the Great North Run as there are competitors, and so many are worthy of a mention

(IAAF) Athletics: Maiyo set to defend title at Minsk half

(AW) Athletics: Chris O’Hare? dedicates Long Island Mile win to David Torrence
The HOKA One One event was renamed the David Torrence Mile in honour of the Olympic 5000m finalist who died last month

(DW) Olympics: 1972 Munich Olympics massacre - an avoidable catastrophe?
For 10 days, the 1972 Munich Olympics showcased the joy of sports. Then, terror struck. Germany's mishandling of the hostage crisis and a botched rescue attempt led to the formation of the GSG 9 tactical police unit

(RRW) Athletics: Medalists Simpson, Coburn Excited to End Seasons on Fifth Avenue
. Sunday's 37th running of the New Balance Fifth Avenue Mile features four medalists from London, including Americans Jenny Simpson and Emma Coburn, who are looking to put an exclamation point on an already superlative year

(USATF) Athletics: Darrell Hill sets new PR to win Diamond League final and USATF Athlete of the Week

(Athletics.co.ke) Athletics: Bekele targets 2:01.30 before he hangs his shoes






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(CBC) Athletics: Mo Ahmed: 'I gave the race' to Mo Farah
Canadian vows to improve after tactical error in legendary distance runner's final track event

Running: Kidrunner Announces Successful Market Launch Of Innovative Kid Jogger
Next round of pre-orders now available

(ESW) Triathlon: Brent McMahon and Alicia Kaye to race in the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships this weekend
Gearing up for the IRONMAN World Championships on October 14th, 2017

Athletics: Kenya’s Dickson Chumba Aiming For Canadian All Comers’ Record
Ever since its origin the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon has attracted some of the world’s best marathoners but never an athlete with such a competitive record as Dickson Chumba

(BBC) Commonwealth Games 2022: Birmingham beats Liverpool to lead England bid

(BBC) Triathlon: New five year Ironman Wales deal confirmed for Tenby

(IAAF) Athletics: Jepkosgei - Jepchumba showdown on tap for Prague 10km

(The Guardian) Olympics: Familiar whiff of corruption continues to taint Olympic Games
Investigations in France and Brazil offer hope that IOC members may be targeted and Tokyo’s bid for 2020 is likely to be scrutinised

(BBC) Athletics: If i'd left malaria a day longer it could have been fatal - Onuora
Great Britain's 400m sprinter Anyika Onuora tells her story from contracting malaria to winning an Olympic medal at Rio 2016

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: Ed Cheserek goes to Skechers Performance! The King signs long term sponsorship deal with Skechers Performance!

(Competitor) Athletics: The Top Americans Running This Year’s NYC Marathon

(Runner's World) Athletics:2018 Boston Marathon Registration Opens on Monday
As in past years, faster runners are allowed to enter first

Athletics: CIM looks ahead to 35th anniversary with record registration numbers
Charity entries still available for December 3 race

(BT Sport) Athletics: UK Athletics chief executive defends Britain’s World Championships performance
British athletes managed six medals across this summer’s showpiece event

(The Star) Athletics: Kenyan marathoners set for Sanlam Cape Town race

(The Guardian) Olympics: London 2012 team insist bid for right to host Olympics was clean
Sebastian Coe confident ‘nothing embarrassing’ will be found after Brazil raids - Doubts grow over awarding of Sochi 2014, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Games

(Capital FM) Athletics: Keino to step down as NOCK chairman
National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) chairman Kipchoge Keino said Wednesday he will not stand for re-election during the General Assembly in Nairobi on September 29

(BBTM) Athletics: Two-Time Race Champions Bolas, Kampf Return to Minnesota Mile
Top field, including event record holder and Rio Olympian Ben Blankenship, expected at 4th stop on the BBTM Grand Prix Tour 2017; 11th edition features new course, evening race and $17,000 in Open prize money

Minnesota Mile - Duluth, MN






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Athletics: Olympian Natasha Wodak Leads Field for Under Armour Eastside 10k
Canadian Olympian Natasha Wodak heads a strong women’s field for the running of the Under Armour Eastside 10k, in Vancouver on Saturday September 16, though she is cautious about being considered the favourite >BR>
(AW) Athletics: Feyisa Lilesa added to Great North Run field
The Olympic marathon silver medallist makes his debut at the event against three-time winner Mo Farah

(NYRR) Athletics: Emma Coburn on Juggling the Life of an Athlete, Event Organizer, and Bride-to-Be

(WENY) Athletics: Great Wall Marathon: Is this the world's most picturesque endurance race?

Athletics: Mainova Frankfurt Marathon set for October 29th
Last Year’s Runner-Up Fate Tola returns, Abebech Afework and Sara Hall boost Frankfurt field

(Running USA) Athletics: Record Number of Participants and Returning Champions Prevail at the Ninth Annual Kauai Marathon and Half Marathon
There were 64 participants who ran the full or half marathon for the ninth year in a row

(IAAF) Athletics: Simbu's brilliant bronze set to inspire a generation

(CBC) Athletics: Juggling act: Schoo - thletics left middle-distance runner McBride exhausted
Canadian has no regrets after cutting short running season

(IAAF) Athletics: Xie completes National Games sprint double with Chinese 200m record

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(Daily Nation) Athletics: Kipsang confident of lowering marathon world record

(USATF) Athletics: All-time great Carl Lewis to receive USATF Legend Award

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: NCAA & NJCAA National XC Athletes of the Week

Athletics: Gathering of Messengers Dinner to Honor Kip Keino at Santa Fe Thunder
Destination half marathon event makes final preparations for race day on Sept. 17

(The Telegraph) Athletics: Perfect suits, snap-back caps and Hublot watches - Usain Bolt shares his life's luxuries

(NN Running Team) Athletics: Introducing - Laban Mutai
Two-time marathon winner Laban Mutai is a reliable and highly valued member of the NN Running Team. Ahead of his assault on the Cape Town Marathon later this month we introduce a little bit more know about the softly-spoken 32-year-old athlete

(Gear Patrol) Athletics: The Best Running Shoes of 2017

(Phil Maffetone) Athletics: Boston Marathon - An Unfair Disadvantage

(The Virginian-Pilot) Athletics: Former U.Va. stars dominate Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon

(Dayton Business Journal) Athletics: Air Force Marathon sells out first event

(CTV) Olympics: Police raid house of Brazil Olympic committee president

(News24) Athletics: Oscar Pistorius - Why the SCA must address the state's miscarriage of justice

(Star-Phoenix) Athletics: Where are they now - Jones Konihowski swaps track cleats for helping hands

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: McLaren denies Russian claims that state-sponsored doping allegations have been dropped
Richard McLaren has denied claims by Russian Independent Anti-Doping Commission head Vitaly Smirnov that he has dropped allegations of a state-sponsored doping programme in the country

(The Telegraph) Athletics: Athletics season review - London 2017 captured the masses, but Usain Bolt and Mo Farah must be replaced

(Science Daily) Drugs in Sport: Official tests fail to pick up majority of cases
At least 30-45 percent of athletes surveyed at 2 top events acknowledged use of banned doping techniques

(ITU) Triathlon: ITU Honorary President, Les McDonald, dies at 84 years of age

(Digital Journal) Athletics: Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt talks proudest moments, future
(Yahoo) Bolt staying positive after 'awful' exit from athletics

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Keitany keeps eyes on prize
World marathon record holder Mary Keitany will lead the Kenya challenge as she defends her title in the New York Marathon in November

(CNN) Cycling: Miguel Indurain - The cyclist 'from another planet'

(Spikes) Athletics: The Diamond Wrap
Friday’s fireworks marked the final flourish of a 14-date round the world tour of athletics. We take a look back at some weird and wonderful moments from the 2017 Diamond League

(Runner's World) Athletics: How to Slay Your (Running) Setbacks
When you see challenges where you once saw failures, you’re more likely to succeed

(IAAF) Athletics: Wlodarczyk and Fajdek win 2017 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge






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(ITU) Multisport: Multisport World Championships torch passed to Fyn after successful Penticton event

(Hartford Courant) Athletics: Two-Time Olympic Medalist Galen Rupp Wins Faxon Law New Haven 20K In Photo Finish
(USATF) Rupp, Hasay charge to victory at USATF 20 km Championships

(Medical Xpress) Drugs in Sport: New method to detect human growth hormone for anti-doping testing

(CBC) Cycling: Canadian cyclist Michael Woods moves into 8th at Vuelta
Ottawa native climbs a spot after 15th stage; Froome maintains overall lead

(IAAF) Athletics: Stahl leads Sweden to record-breaking victory at Finnkampen

(Daily Mail) Athletics: UK athletics supremo during Seb Coe and Steve Ovett glory days slams current crop of British athletes saying: 'Only first is good enough'
* Former UK athletics supremo Frank Dick was Daley Thompson's coach
* He was British athletics team boss for 15 years during Seb Coe glory days
* Frank Dick has blasted current crop of UK athletes in uncompromising interview
* He says they need to toughen up as they are too comfortable with losing

(Hartford Courant) Athletics: Jordan Hasay Faces New Haven 20K With New Focus

(Virginian Pilot) Athletics: Thousands run the Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon at the Oceanfront

(OC Register) Athletics: Costumed runners race to the finish at 12th annual Disneyland Half Marathon

(GlobeRunner) Athletics: Apologia
Writing about one’s own profession or pastime is not necessarily of interest to others

Faxon Law New Haven Road Race - CT
USATF 20K National Championship






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(BBC) Athletics: Watch BBC coverage of the Great City Games and Great North Run
BBC Sport brings you live coverage of the Great North City Games on Saturday, 9 September and the Great North Run on Sunday, 10 September

Athletics: Eggleston Dominates at the Scenic Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon
Japan’s Mao Ichiyama finishes strong with first-place in women’s division

(ITU) Triathlon: First ever World Cup victory for Gustav Iden in Karlovy Vary

(Guardian NG) Athletics: U.S.-based Egwim fires back at ‘incompetent’ Nigerian coaches

(AW) Athletics: Get set for the Simplyhealth Great North Run
Get set for the Simplyhealth Great North Run

(ITU) Triathlon: Gillian Backhouse grabs the first ever Karlovy Vary World Cup title

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Mutko claims most issues blocking RUSADA's reinstatement have been resolved
Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has claimed "almost all" of the issues blocking the reinstatement of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) have been resolved

(The Age) Athletics: Sally Pearson happy to fly solo as she plots her path towards Tokyo Olympics

(Philly.com) Athletics: Remembering Browning Ross, 'Father of American Distance Running'

(Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: Blake ready to take control

(EA) Athletics: Confidence is the key for Klosterhalfen as Berlin beckons

(The Citizen) Athletics: A look back at SA Athletics’ magnificent 2017

(Inside the Games) Athletics: Kipyegon and Hassan light up Diamond League with 1,500m duel on night of power cut in Brussels
On a night when a major power cut in northern Brussels affected operations at the second International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League final of the season at the King Baudouin Stadium, world 1,500 metres champion Faith Kipyegon and Sifan Hassan of The Netherlands lit up the evening with an all-out surge around the final lap that eventually saw the Kenyan edge ahead to claim her first Diamond Trophy

(ITU) Multisport: Zofingen hosts its 10th Duathlon Long Distance World Championship

(ITU) Triathlon" Leeds lift first ever Accenture British Triathlon Mixed Relay Cup






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(BBC) Triathlon: Mixed Relay Cup: Leeds team win inaugural event in Nottingham
A team from Leeds beat 16 other domestic and international quartets to win the inaugural British Triathlon Mixed Relay Cup in Nottingham
(BT) Leeds lift first ever Accenture British Triathlon Mixed Relay Cup
Leeds I won the first ever Accenture British Triathlon Mixed Relay Cup in Nottingham in front of a packed crowd on the Victoria Embankment

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Saina to make marathon debut in New York City
United States-based Kenya’s Betsy Saina is ready to plunge into the enchanted waters of marathon when she lines up at the New York City Marathon on November 5

(Globe and Mail) Cycling: Canadian cyclist Michael Woods having the race of his life in Spain

(BBC) Athletics: I kept my battle with malaria a secret
In 2015 malaria caused an estimated 429,000 deaths worldwide. That year British athlete Anyika Onuora feared she would become part of that dark statistic. She was hospitalised but within a year Anyika won Olympic bronze as part of the Great Britain 4 x 400 relay team in Rio. All the while keeping her battle with the disease a secret from her team mates. She is now an for ambassador for the charity "Malaria No More"

(NBC Chicago) Athletics: Runner’s Guide to 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon

(The Guardian) Athletics: Colin Jackson: phenomenal athlete who came out at 50
His 110m hurdles world record stood for a decade but only Jackson knows why saying he was gay took so long

(CBC) Athletics: Alysha Newman matches her Canadian pole vault record to end season
London, Ont. native all smiles after placing 3rd, jumping 4.75m at Diamond League final

(BBC) Women in Sport: Bumps, boobs & bouncing back
An athlete's path through pregnancy

(National Post) Athletics: For Mohammed Ahmed, records fall but podiums remain frustratingly elusive
The Canadian long-distance runner collected three more national records this season but can't crack an elite placement at a big meet

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: Considering Sandi Morris - Stuart Weir writes on the WC and Olympic silver medalist

(Competitor) Athletics: 5 Things to Know About Shalane Flanagan

(NBC) Athletics: Ato Boldon on Usain Bolt, Justin Gatlin and the 2017 season

(BBC) Triathlon: The British Triathlon Mixed Relay Cup

(IAAF) Athletics: Kipyegon vs Hassan 1500m duel lights up Brussels - IAAF Diamond League

(NBC) Athletics: Redemption for Olympic champions in Diamond League final
2016 Olympic champions Elaine Thompson and Shaunae Miller-Uibo both failed to earn a medal in their signature event at August’s world track and field world championships. But they both returned to the top of the podium Friday in the second of two Diamond League finals in Brussels






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(AI) Athletics: The Lynsey Sharp interview
Twenty-seven-year-old Scottish middle-distance runner Lynsey Sharp is currently enjoying being a part of the resurgence in Scotland’s and Great Britain’s rise back into global athletics prominence

(ESW) Athletics: Competitor Rebrands With September Issue
Competitor magazine rebrands itself as Competitor Running; new masthead premieres with September issue

(Toni Reavis) Athletics: Two Marathons Per Year?
The conventional wisdom has long held that at the very highest level professional marathoners optimized at two per year, one in the spring, one in the fall.

(Big Island Now) Athletics: 47th Maui Marathon Events Set for Oct. 15

(The Herald) Athletics: Derek Hawkins missing Gold Coast but happy to help brother Callum go for Commonwealth gold

(Daily Times) Drugs in Sport: Russia appoints new anti-doping chief

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's Kamworor eager to prove mettle at New York marathon

(Citizen Digital) Athletics: Kipruto wants ‘fast pace’ at Brussels season-ender

(CBC) Athletics: Hard-luck Aaron Brown eyes sub-20 seconds to end season
CBC Sports analyst Donovan Bailey calls for Canadian to run corner harder in 200m

(ITU) Triathlon: World Cup action returns this weekend with the Karlovy Vary race

(The Star) Athletics: Eyes on Keitany
Defending champion Mary Keitany will lead a competitive field for the 2017 New York City Marathon on November 5

(The Star) Athletics: Obiri targets perfect finish
World 5000m champion Helen Obiri will be hoping to add the Diamond League trophy to her impressive resume when she lines up at the last meeting of the 14-series competition in Brussels tonight

September Running Trivia

IAAF Diamond League Brussels - Belgium





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