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(Independent.IE) Athletics: I became quite self destructive. Alcohol, prescriptions, that kind of thing. It felt like it was too big a mountain to climb'
(Gary Cohen) Athletics: Justyn Knight Interview
(Inside the Games) Athletics: Exclusive - Bolt’s 100 and 200m marks will stand for 10 years, says Olympic great Johnson
Michael Johnson believes that Usain Bolt’s world 100 and 200 metre records will not be beaten for at least another decade – and that Wayde Van Niekerk will struggle to match his own unique feat of winning global men’s world 200 and 400m titles at the same championships
(IAAF) Athletics: 2017 end-of-year reviews - sprints
(EA) Athletics: Augusto wins her fourth São Silvestre de Lisboa
(Canadian Running Magazine) Athletics: The Shakeout Podcast - Silvia Ruegger, Pioneer of Women’s Running
Silvia Ruegger's dream of being an Olympian began in a farmhouse in Ontario
Midnite Run - Toronto, ON
NYRR Midnight Run - NYC, NY
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(IAAF) Athletics: That moment when... Ortega won his first international medal
(IAAF) Athletics: Amlosom and Burka to strike again in Madrid
(The Star) Athletics: Mokua, Nyabochoa win Discovery Cross Country in Kisii
(Jamaica Observer) Athletics: Despite below-par 2017, more glory ahead for Jamaica in track and field athletics
Athletics: Defending Champions Tola, Degefa Confirmed for 2018 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon
Tola, who set a new course record 2h:04m:11s for the world’s richest marathon in January 2017, and fellow Ethiopian Degefa have confirmed they will join more than 30,000 other runners in the Middle East’s biggest mass participation sporting event in what is a major boost to the organisers
(IAAF) Athletics: 2017 end-of-year reviews - middle distance
(IAAF) Athletics: Bekele craves world marathon record
(Runner's World) Athletics: Your 2018 Marathon and Half Marathon Calendar!
From San Francisco to South Carolina to South Africa, these are the 172(ish) marathons, half-marathons, and other races to look forward to this year
(Canadian Running Magazine) Athletics: Runners battle frigid conditions at Boxing Day 10-Miler
Three Olympians in the top-three in the men's and women's divisions at the annual Boxing Day 10-Miler in Hamilton
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(Reuters) Athletics: Track and field faces up to uncertain life without Bolt
(Inside the Games) Athletics: London 2017 delivered direct economic impact of over £107 million, study reveals
London hosting the International Association of Athletics Associations (IAAF) World Championships and the World Para Athletics Championships had a direct economic impact of over £107 million ($145 million/€121 million), a study has revealed
(Toni Reavis) Athletics: Onset Running As We Onset 2018
(Lindsay Hein) Athletics: Des Linden Interview
Des Linden is one of the most consistent American Marathoners of all time
(IAAF) Athletics: 2017 end-of-year reviews - long distance
(Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: A Record For The Ages
Two minutes and 56.75 seconds after the starter's pistol was fired, McDonald, Gregory Haughton, Danny McFarlane and Davian Clarke had set a national 4x400-metre record at the World Championships in Athens
(IAAF) Athletics: Kangogo targets fourth victory in Houilles
(Sports Features) Drugs in Sport: IOC must be pro-active over Russian whistleblower
(CTolleRun) Athletics: Adam Goucher - Passionate About Running
Carrie interviews Olympian and Run the Edge co-founder Adam Goucher! They chat about the Run the Year 2018 challenge, the possibility of Adam leading running retreats, stem cell treatment, and life at home with his wife Kara and son Colt
(Capital FM) Athletics: Kenyans ignite athletics world in 2017
As the norm, Kenyans dominated the athletics world in 2017 from track to road races with Geoffrey Kamworor, Hellen Obiri, Eliud Kipchoge and Joyciline Jepkosgei igniting the season with their exceptional performance
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(Sports Business Daily*) Athletics: Fitbit Signs Three-Year Deal For Title Sponsorship Of Miami Marathon, Half Marathon
(NY Times) Drugs in Sport: The 2018 Winter Olympics Are Already Tainted
(Sneaker News) Athletics: adidas Originals Re-issues The Marathon TR OG With The "Epochal Pack"
(NY Times) Health and Fitness: Air Pollution Contributes to More Than 20,000 Deaths a Year
(The Herald) Athletics: Eating Disorder seminar being held by Scottish Athletics
(RRW) Athletics: Kipsiro To Open 2018 Campaign At Safi Half-Marathon in Morocco
Former IAAF World Championships 5000m bronze medalist Moses Kipsiro will be the star attraction at the OCP Group Safi Half-Marathon on Sunday, January 7, organizers announced
(VMLM) Athletics: Kick-start your Virgin Money London Marathon journey with Mo-Joe
(IAAF) Athletics: 2017 end-of-year reviews - road and cross country
(The Sportsman) Athletics: The Sportsman's Highlights Of 2017 - Great Britain Men Storm To 4x100m Relay Gold At World Championships
(Spectatpr) Drugs in Sport: Slovak Olympic medal winner is innocent
Race walker Matej Tóth wants more rights for athletes
(Kaplan Herald) Athletics: Indy‘s Molly Ludlow decides to finish monitor profession and start motherhood
(BBC) Athletics: Sophie Kamlish - Para-athlete does not want to be known as 'Blade Babe'
(Sweat Elite) Athletics: Training with David Rudisha and Eliud Kipchoge in Kenya
In this episode, host Francisco interviews Sweat Elite founder Matt Fox about his two month long trips to Kenya in 2017.
The trips were to train alongside David Rudisha (800m world record holder) and Eliud Kipchoge (World’s greatest ever marathoner).
Matt and Francisco discuss what it was like training alongside both Rudisha and Kipchoge, as well as tips on training in Kenya in general
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(The Telegraph) Athletics: 2017 sporting year in review - athletics: Usain Bolt's farewell and Asha Philip's glory
(Miami Herald) Athletics: Ready to get fit? Miami Marathon and Half Marathon gets title sponsor to help you do it
(Today) Athletics: NYC marathon winner on how she's still going full steam at 36
(IAAF) Athletics: 2017 end-of-year reviews - hurdles
(NY Times) Health and Fitness: The Year in Fitness: Exercise, Add Intensity, Live to See Another Year
There may be something unique about pushing yourself at least a little extra that alters and ramps up the benefits of exercise, beginning deep within our cells.
(Ottawa Citizen) Health and Fitness: Keto in a bottle? New sports drink promises benefits of strict diet within minutes, not days
When taken before or during exercise, a shot-sized bottle of a new sports drink claims to get people into a state of ketosis 'higher and faster than ever before'
(Yahoo) Drugs in Sport: Lance Armstrong weighs in on doping documentary Icarus: 'Incredible work'
(Daily Nation) Athletics: My breakthrough victory - Cheruiyot
(IAAF) Athletics: My greatest challenge - Dwight Phillips
(Runner's World) Athletics: Just About Every Element of Modern Running Was - At One Point - Frowned Upon
Water used to be banned from races under 10 miles. Showing knees was once considered taboo. What else have we softened our stance on?
(Luxora Leader) Drugs in Sport: “I get harassed - but I know the truth.- CU Boulder‘s Kara Goucher opens up about life as an anti-doping whistle-blower
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(BBC) Drugs in Sport: Russian doping - IOC accused of 'cowardice' over Rodchenkov
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been accused of "cowardice" for failing to help a former Russian anti-doping official turned whistleblower
(TCTMD) Triathlon: Competitive Triathletes Show Evidence of Myocardial Fibrosis
Despite the finding, experts say the long-term significance of myocardial scarring is unknown and athletes shouldn’t (yet) needlessly worry
(Irish Times) Drugs in Sport: Athletics Review 2017 - Shocks galore under a cloud of doping questions
Mo Farah and Usain Bolt bid farewell, but not in the manner most had expected to
(AW) Athletics: 17 Brits make top 10 in their events in 2017 world merit rankings
Mo Farah is among top world-ranked athletes
(BBC) Athletics: Drugs, redemption & jumping with Manyonga
The 2017 world long jump champion Luvo Manyonga talks to BBC Sport about his battle with crystal meth addiction and of his desire to break the long jump record held by Mike Powell since 1991
(IAAF) Athletics: 2017 end-of-year reviews - jumps
(Yahoo) Drugs in Sport: As Putin seethes over Olympic ban, doping whistleblower fears for his life
(Daily Nation) Athletics: That moment when... Manangoi won his first championship medal
(Mirror) Athletics: Mo Farah targeted with racist abuse after posting picture of himself to wish Instagram followers Merry Christmas
The Sports Personality of the Year posted an image of himself in a Santa's hat to his followers on Christmas Day
(VeloNews) Drugs in Sport: Salbutamol test presents challenges for anti-doping authorities, says USADA scientist
(FloTrack) Athletics: Best of 2017 - FloTrack's Best Interviews
FloTrack's Top Upsets
(AllAfrica) Drugs in Sport: Doping Kenyan Olympic Champ Sumgong May Face Jail
(Track & Field News) Athletics: U.S. Athletes Of The Year
Sam Kendricks & Tori Bowie are this year’s toppers
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(Sputnik News) Drugs in Sport: Russian Deputy PM to File Suit Against IOC's Decision to Ban Him From Olympics
The IOC Executive Board issued a life-long ban for Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko and former Deputy Minister of Sports Yuri Nagornykh from any participation in all future Olympic Games
(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Kiplagat scoops World Marathon Majors title after Sumgong disqualification
Kenya's Edna Kiplagat has been declared the winner of Series X of the World Marathon Majors (WMM) following the disqualification of Olympic champion Jemima Sumgong
(Deadline) Drugs in Sport: ‘Icarus’ Team Bryan Fogel & Dan Cogan On Exposing Russian Olympic Doping Scandal And Making Oscar Doc Shortlist
(Inside the Games) Athletics: Michael Pavitt - : Cross-country needs more mud, mud, glorious mud
(Inside the Games) Olympics: Nick Butler - Best quote, biggest U-turn and most boring story? Olympic Movement awards for 2017
(Outside Online) Athletics: Is Endurance Training Killing Your Strength?
With a few adjustments, you can minimize the "interference effect" between high mileage and your ability to build muscle
(Citizen Digital) Athletics: Year in Review - Mixed bag of goodies for Kenya at IAAF World Championships
(VietnamNet) Athletics: HCM City Marathon 2018 set to be held next month
More than 8,000 athletes from 49 countries and territories around the world are expected to partake in the HCM City Marathon 2018 which is scheduled to be held on January 14, 2018, the organizing committee said at a recent news conference
(Independent.IE) Drugs in Sport: Eamonn Sweeney - It's not enough that drug cheats chip away at sport's integrity, they insult our intelligence too
(IAAF) Athletics: 2017 end-of-year reviews - throws
(Fast Running) Athletics: How 800m running has changed
(UAWire) Drugs in Sport: Russia agrees to pay $15 million fine to International Olympic Committee
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(Track & Field News) Athletics: 2017 Men’s Athlete of the Year - Mutaz Barshim
In an incredibly diverse year, no fewer than 9 men received No. 1 votes in our annual Athlete Of The Year balloting
(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's Manangoi ready for indoor circuit in build-up to World Champs
(Motiv Running) Athletics: What it Means to Be a Female Runner Today
The women's running movement is stronger than ever - and it's here to stay
(NZ Herald) Athletics: Nick Willis sets sights on medals in two races at Commonwealth Games
(Daily Nation) Athletics: Defar to join rival Cheruiyot in road running
(Toronto Star) Athletics: Canadian track and field suffered world of disappointment in 2017
Finishing with no medals at the world championships in London - where an injured Andre De Grasse couldn’t give retiring Usain Bolt a run for his money - was a huge letdown after sky-high hopes
(Independent.IE) Drugs in Sport: Vincent Hogan meets Sonia O'Sullivan: 'We'd look over at Szabo and her doctor's big, black bag, wondering why did she need a doctor?'
In the most candid interview she has ever given, Ireland's greatest athlete, Sonia O'Sullivan, talks about drugs in her sport and feeling 'used' by the OCI at the London Olympics in 2012
(Daily Mail) Athletics:Drug storm sprinter Nigel Levine may be sued over bike crash by James Ellington as team-mate continues to fight for his career
*European gold medalist Nigel Levine is alleged 'to have failed drugs test'
*He was involved in serious motorcycle accident with James Ellington in January
*Both suffered career-threatening injuries when their bike collided with a car
*Ellington, who was riding as the passenger, may be forced to sue Levine because a police report concluded that the driver of the car was not at fault
(Oiselle) Athletics: A Warm Goodbye From Steph Bruce
(Japan Running News) Athletics: The MGC 6 - Inside the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Marathon Trials
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(Newshub NZ) Athletics: Valerie Adams reveals motherhood saved her from retirement ahead of Commonwealth Games
(IAAF) Athletics: That moment when… Manangoi won his first championship medal
(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: British sprinter Nigel Levine fails drugs test
Levine understood to have tested positive for asthma drug clenbuterol - 28-year-old who broke pelvis this year is waiting for his B sample result
(People) Athletics: First Woman to Publicly Complete a Marathon in Iran Speaks Out: 'I Showed Women Have Strength'
(Royal Gazette) Triathlon: Duffy hailed after enjoying glorious year
(IAAF) Athletics: 2017 end-of-year reviews - combined events
(Japan Times) Athletics: Kiryu takes top prize at Japan Sports Award
(Daily Mail) Athletics: CJ Ujah wants to be crowned the new sprint king... despite Usain Bolt's snub: 'When I next see him, I will put it right'
*CJ Ujah says no one athlete is going to dominate sprinting the way Usain Bolt did
*The Team GB star talks about the alleged snub the Jamaican delivered in London
*Ujah believes comments he made about Bolt were taken well out of context
*With Bolt gone, a number of hopefuls will look to vacate the crown left behind
*As Diamond League 100m champion, Ujah has every chance of claiming it
(The Times) Athletics: Andrew Butchart aims for the medal that eluded mentor Mo Farah
(Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenya to send 123 athletes to Commonwealth Games
(Track & Field News) Athletics: 2017 Track & Field News Women’s Athlete of the Year - Anita Wlodarczyk
(Daily Mail) Drugs in Sport: British athletics in meltdown as double European gold medallist 'Nigel Levine is alleged to have failed drugs test'
*Nigel Levine is British 400m runner who has won gold in European relay
*He was involved in serious motorcycle accident and broke pelvis in January
*It meant Levine missed entirety of season as he returned to full fitness
*Now it is alleged that sprinter has tested positive for banned substance
*Levine uses Robert Wagner, man at centre of Justin Gatlin controversy
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(ESPN) Athletics: A gorilla in London and other top marathon moments of 2017
As the year comes to an end, we look back at the history-makers -- cue U.S. runner Shalane Flanagan -- the determined and the downright unlucky who kept 2017 interesting
(WSJ) Athletics: Congratulations, You Finished the Marathon! Sorry, We Measured It Wrong!
Even with technology, the races are hard to measure; officially, too short doesn’t count
(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: WADA reinstates accreditation of Paris Laboratory
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has lifted the suspension of the Paris Laboratory after the facility corrected its deficiencies, it has been announced
(Dallas News) Athletics: 'It's a pure miracle': The story of a Dallas Marathon runner who suffered a heart attack, and the people who saved his life
(IAAF) Athletics: 2017 end-of-year reviews - relays
(Fast Running) Athletics: Q&A - Almaz Ayana training insights
Almaz Ayana, the Olympic and world champion, shares insights into her training and reflects on her record-breaking performances
(Daily Nation) Athletics: Irreplaceable Kenyan runners had no equal in big city marathons
(CTolleRun) Athletics: Sara Hall - In It for the Long Run
Carrie interviews 2017 US Marathon Champion Sara Hall! Sara recaps her recent races including the US 10 Mile Championships, Frankfurt Marathon and the US Marathon Championships, held in conjunction with the the Cal International Marathon. Sara also discusses juggling a busy schedule as a mom to four girls and the possibility of her family moving to Ethiopia
(The Telegraph*) Drugs in Sport: Coaches and agents involved in doping should be banned for life, Lord Coe says
(For the Win) Drugs in Sport: Olympic bronze medalist fires back at Lolo Jones - 'I'm not a cheater'
(Outside Online) Athletics: The Best Running Moments of 2017
This year was full of famous farewells, marketing stunts, and big-time wins for team USA
(Runner's World) Athletics: In 2017, Running Saw Heartbreak, Historic Performances, and One Big Hug
The sport’s fastest athletes made it a year for all of us to remember
(IAAF) Athletics: Ando Leads Osaka Marathon Entries
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(Independent) Drugs in Sport: Remorse is the very least that Gatlin should be showing for an athlete associating with Mitchell
'Have you not served two bans for PEDs?' - Thomas Barr questions Justin Gatlin's response to doping allegations
(Japan Times) Athletics: Marathon runner Risa Shigetomo to retire next March
Athletics: Coburn and Simpson to headline 2018 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
The New Balance Indoor Grand Prix kicks off at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College and is the only U.S. stop on the IAAF World Indoor Tour
(CBS Boston) Athletics: Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi Added To Boston Marathon’s Elite Team
(USATF) Athletics: Korir, Heath lead Team USATF at 2018 Great Edinburgh XCountry Challenge
(Fast Running) Athletics: Marathon man Moen’s full-time approach pays off
(BBTM) Athletics: The Best Mile Moments of 2017
Record prize money awarded exceeds $500,000, Blankenship & Lipari win BBTM Grand Prix Tour titles, one more U.S. HSer sub-4, the brothers Ingebrigtsen make history, greatest women’s Mile ever and more highlight year
(SATPRNews) Athletics: Big Sur is "Ready To Fly" with HOKA ONE ONE
(USATF) Athletics: 2018 USATF Indoor Championships Schedule Announced, Tickets Available
(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Veteran Kiplagat still hungry for more success, eyes Boston marathon title
(IAAF) Athletics: Kipruto, Chelimo and Butchart to clash over 3000m in Glasgow
(Spikes) Athletics: "Have a Positive Mindset"
Courtney Frerichs in 2017 proved she knows how to deliver when it counts. The US steeplechaser shares her best bits of advice
(Outside Online) Multisport: Zapping Your Brain Can Alter Your Physical Limits
After several years of conflicting results, new evidence shows that endurance is at least partly in your head
(Xinhuanet) Athletics: International marathon tournament to be held in Vietna
(Daily Nation) Athletics: Kigali race winners yet to get prizes seven months later
(Edinburgh News) Athletics: Lynsey Sharp has gold in her sights for 4x400m relay
(The Telegraph) Athletics: Birmingham named 2022 Commonwealth Games host city
(The Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: One strike and you're out: Athletes call for doping cheats to be barred after Gatlin team revelations
(Runner's World) Athletics: 4 Reasons Why Rest Days Are Important
Whether you’re a recreational runner or regularly training, there’s value in taking at least one day off each week
(The Standard) Athletics: My greatest challenge - Tergat
Paul Tergat enjoyed a prodigious career on the track, cross country, and road, but one of his most memorable performance
(Capital FM) Athletics: SOYA gets Sh16mn Safaricom boost
(Rio Times) Athletics: São Paulo Prepares for Brazil’s 93rd São Silvestre Marathon
The race through the streets of São Paulo on New Year’s Eve is considered the oldest and most prestigious races in the country
(Stuff NZ) Triathlon: Challenge Wanaka expecting up to 3000 triathletes in February
(The Scotsman) Athletics: Lynsey Sharp targets medal in one of most competitive events
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(3 Wire Sports) Drugs in Sport: Zero facts implicating Justin Gatlin -- that's a 'scandal'?
(Running USA) Athletics: More Than 5,000 Runners to Usher in 2018 at the 39th Annual NYRR Midnight Run in Central Park
Professional athlete field to include past champions Sarah Pagano and Daniel Winn, 2017 TCS New York City Marathon top-10 finisher Stephanie Bruce, and USATF 5K runner-up Molly Seidel
(Run Smart Project) Athletics: "What’s Different About Training In Kenya?"
Janet Cherobon-Bawcom (31:12 10,000m, 2:29 Marathon) wrote an excellent short piece on training in Kenya for Run SMART Project in 2014, on the 2 major differences she found in training in Kenya, to training in her home country of the USA
(Toni Reavis) Athletics: Killing The Golden Goose
Today, (December 19, 2017) on the same day that twice-banned U.S. sprint star Justin Gatlin was tangentially implicated in an investigative drug sting, Abbott World Marathon Majors announced that Edna Kiplagat of Kenya has been awarded its Series X women’s championship and the $500,000 prize that attends it
(Independent) Drugs in Sport: The Chris Froome drugs test saga has the Giro d'Italia in its sights in what could be a repeat of one of cycling's darkest tales
The 2011 Giro saw Alberto Contador compete despite the looming threat of being banned, stripped of his title and robbing the late Michele Scarponi of his rightful crown
(Runner's World) Drugs in Sport: Justin Gatlin Finds Himself in the Eye of Another Doping Scandal
The world champion announced he fired his coach, who has been implicated in an undercover probe by journalists
(BBC) Athletics: Love blossoms as Lynsey Sharp and Andrew Butchart launch Scots' team tartan
Scottish athletes Lynsey Sharp and Andrew Butchart hope their new-found love will help as they bid for Commonwealth Games glory next year
(Irish Times) Drugs in Sport: ‘Not everyone is doping, I know that 100 per cent’
Irishman Stephen Maguire is head of British sprinting and well versed on the ins and outs
(Citizen Digital) Athletics: Celebrate Sir Farah’s exit not, warns coach Kemei
(Deadspin) Drugs in Sport: The Only Solution To The Chris Froome Problem Is The One Cycling Will Never Accept
(The Telegraph*) Drugs in Sport: Designer drugs can only be fought if budget is increased, say doping experts
(Daily Mail) Athletics: Lord Coe’s Nike link just keeps on running... as they name new building after him - two years after he cut ties
*In 2015, Lord Coe ended his agreement as a £100,000-a-year Nike ambassador
*The ex-Olympian dismissed the focus on his ties with the giant as media ‘noise’
*Nike announced this month they would name a new building after the IAAF chief
*Alberto Salazar has one in his honour and there was a Lance Armstrong building
(WMM) Athletics: Edna Kiplagat Named AbbottWMM Series X Champion
(Daily Mail) Drugs in Sport: Darren Campbell wants drug cheats banned for life... as it's revealed that accused Justin Gatlin coach was in history’s DIRTIEST RACE at 1988 Seoul Olympics
*World 100metres champion Justin Gatlin, who has twice served drugs bans, is embroiled in a doping saga
*Dennis Mitchell and Robert Wagner allegedly offered to buy performance-enhancing drugs for reporters
*Retired Darren Campbell believes athletics needs to find a way to permanently ban serious past offenders
*‘I have always wanted life bans but I also understand people deserve second chances,' the ex-sprinter said
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(Balls.IE) Drugs in Sport: Irish Olympian Thomas Barr Takes Issue With Justin Gatlin's Statement
(Deadspin) Drugs in Sport: Everything About The Telegraph's Justin Gatlin Investigation Is Nuts
(Cycling News) Drugs in Sport: 10 top excuses cyclists have used to explain doping suspicions
While we wait for Chris Froome to explain his adverse analytical sample from the Vuelta
(Wareable) Athletics: Adidas cuts its digital sports division, signaling an end to wearable ambitions
Don't think we'll be seeing that Chameleon tracker after all
(The Telegraph*) Drugs in Sport: FBI should investigate doping in sport, experts say, after Justin Gatlin is dragged into fresh scandal
(Mirror) Drugs in Sport: Sporting cheats are failing our children as Justin Gatlin at centre of doping scandal
Members of the 100 metres champion's team allegedly offered to supply performance enhancing drugs
(IAAF) Athletics: Patience reaps dividends in Vetter's rise through the heptathlon ranks
(NYRR Millrose Games) Athletics:Asafa Powell Leads Strong Jamaican Contingent at NYRR Millrose Games
(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Gatlin fires Olympic champion coach after he "offers to supply performance enhancing drugs"
Justin Gatlin has fired his coach Dennis Mitchell after he was recorded allegedly offering to supply performance-enhancing drugs to undercover reporters
(Mirror) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe reveals the truth behind her husband's outburst at the moment Mo Farah won SPOTY 2017
The marathon icon's husband is Farah's coach, but many on Twitter thought he wasn't happy about the shock win
(The Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: How 'designer' steroids aim to beat anti-doping tests
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(The Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: Exclusive investigation - World 100m champion Justin Gatlin embroiled in new doping scandal
(Daily Mail) Athletics: Ultra-marathon runner, 41, who ran between 50 and 100 miles each day developed anaemia because his 'repetitive forceful foot striking' destroyed his blood cells
*Christopher Pokrana developed anaemia because of his passion for running
*Doctors explained how the barrage of abuse on his feet led to haemolysis
*This destruction of his red blood cells then led to a mild form of anaemia
*The story, which intrigued doctors in Virginia, was in the BMJ Case Reports
(The Morning Call) Athletics: Lehigh Valley native Tyler McCandless has sights sent on 2020 Olympics marathon
(Independent.IE) Drugs in Sport: Paul Kimmage - The greatest ever or just another drug cheat? After all the bullshit, why should we care?
(The Drum) Athletics: The Virgin Money London Marathon sees New Balance and RPM collaborate
Footwear manufacturing company, New Balance, has teamed up with creative agency RPM, in line with its sponsorship of the Virgin Money London Marathon as the official clothing and footwear partner
(Citius Mag) Athletics: U.S. Citizenship Still "The Dream" For Edward Cheserek
(Mirror) Athletics: Sir Mo Farah claims winning the marathon at 2020 Olympics would be his greatest achievement EVER
The four-time Olympic gold medallist was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday evening
(Literary Hub) Athletics: W.H. Auden Wrote Poetry For a Beautiful Short Film About Running
Runner is a Classic, Unsung Piece of Mid-Century Filmmaking
(AI) Athletics: "The race okay, not extraordinary. Obviously Kenenisa is not in top shape." - Jos Hermens
(RunSociety) Athletics: Will Singapore Marathon Become Singapore Night Marathon Next Year?
Organiser believes changing SCSM into a night marathon will strengthen its bid to earn a World Marathon Majors (WMM) status
(Recorder) Athletics: Boston Marathon movie gets new distribution
(IAAF) Athletics: My greatest challenge - Paul Tergat
(BBC) Athletics: BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017 - Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill gets Lifetime Achievement award
Former heptathlon champion Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at the BBC's Sports Personality show
(Global Research) Drugs in Sport: "Neutral Athletes" -: The Russia Ban, Drugs and the Olympics
Being a moralist in the Olympics doesn’t carry you very far. Turn one way, and there are enterprising drug cheats; turn another, there are wads of cash in envelopes finding their inexorable way to an official’s accounts. The challenge of the Olympics is, in a fundamental way, a challenge of institutional decay, ruination and sport as profit
(BBC) Drugs in Sport: Chris Froome in 'horrible situation' after adverse drugs test
Britain's four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome said he was in "a horrible situation" as he again denied wrongdoing over his adverse drugs test
(Mirror) Athletics: Mo Farah's brilliant Sports Personality 2017 celebration is cut off in bizarre live cross after surprise announcement
The running legend was named the winner ahead of favourites Anthony Joshua and Lewis Hamilton, who did make the top three
What did Paula Radcliffe's husband say after Mo Farah's Sports Personality of the Year win? Gary Lough's response shocked viewers
The running legend couldn't attend as he had to look after the kids - but still delivered some memorable moments
(The Guardian) BBC and Mo Farah just clear finish line in Sports Personality of the Year
BBC viewers surprise everyone, including the winner Mo Farah, by not choosing the favourite Anthony Joshua, resulting in some technical glitches
(BBC) Athletics: Coe v Ovett Christmas competition
Double Olympic 1500m champion Lord Sebastian Coe recalls his Christmas Day rivalry with Steve Ovett from almost 40 years ago. Coe remembers going out on a training run inspired by the thought that fellow Brit Ovett would also be pounding the streets in preparation for the 1980 Moscow Olympics
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(Algemeiner) Athletics: Jerusalem Marathon Sees Registration Spike After US Recognition of Capital
(GlobeRunner) Athletics: Shooting Star
The name of Walt Murphy is barely known in UK athletics circles and, I suspect not much more so in the USA, outside of statisticians, of whom he is one
(Daily Mail) Drugs in Sport: Sebastian Coe says Russia are moving in the 'right direction' following doping scandal but refuses to set date for their return to world athletics
*IAAF chief Sebastian Coe suggests Russia are moving closer to athletics return
*Russia are currently banned from world athletics following a doping scandal
*Russia's attitude towards addressing concerns has shown 'significant change'
(IAAF) Athletics: Bekele wins convincingly over 25km in Kolkata
(Daily Nation) Athletics: Elkana Yego retains Kisumu Marathon title
(IAAF) Athletics: Obiri to defend Campaccio title
(Times of India) Athletics: Bekele, Degitu victorious in Kolkata 25K marathon
(The Herald) Athletics: Steph Twell relishing the prospect of her third Commonwealth Games
(EA) Athletics: Moen gets ready to make inroads into more records in 2018
(IAAF) Athletics:Some and Poliugina triumph in Shenzhen
(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's Obiri undecided on Commonwealth Games, eyes glory at World indoor
(Sunday Times) Drugs in Sport: Chris Froome to discuss drugs test on BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year show
(Florida Times-Union) Athletics: No experience, no shoes, no problem: Iacofano, Sabadosa claim Jacksonville marathon titles
(AllAfrica) Athletics: Glitz, Glamour As Elijah Manangoi and Hellen Obiri Crowned
World champions Elijah Manangoi and Hellen Obiri are the 2017 Athletes of the Year
(Mirror) Athletics: Mo Farah insists he's already had the ultimate honour regardless of how Sports Personality of the Year goes
Distance runner who was one of the faces of London 2012 on how much knighthood he received last month means
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(Daily Nation) Athletics: Youngsters shine in Machakos Athletics Kenya meet
World Under-18 medallists Edinah Jebitok, George Manangoi, Lydia Jeruto, Samson Ndigiti and Caren Chebet made their presence felt as the third leg of Athletics Kenya Track and Field meet ended on Saturday at Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's road racer tops elite runner at China's marathon in Shenzhen city
(USTFCCCA) Athletics: Raevyn Rogers Wins The Bowerman In 2017
Christian Coleman Wins The Bowerman In 2017
(AA) Athletics: Pearson lands Comm Games A qualifier in 100m sprint
(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Russian Duma adopts new law allowing removal of coaches who violate doping rules
The Russian State Duma has adopted a bill into law in its third and final reading, which allows for the removal of coaches who violate anti-doping rules
(Outside Online) Multisport: Your Post-Race Recovery Plan
Cool down, then follow this step-by-step guide to reduce your risk of injury and maximize performance
(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's Kimetto warns Bekele breaking world marathon record requires special preparations
(Runner's World) Athletics: 10 Tips to Make Winter Running Less Miserable
Runners and readers give their best advice for plowing through the winter season
(Boston.com) Athletics: Here are the 2018 Boston Marathon jackets
Make a Boston fashion statement like no other
(AW) Athletics: Jenny Meadows is leading the way
The world 800m medallist talks about her post-competitive life as a pacemaker
(Mirror) Athletics: Sir Mo Farah to miss BBC Sports Personality of the Year award ceremony - because he's minding the kids
Britain's most successful athlete is third favourite for the coveted award but will not be in the crowd for the ceremony
(The Standard) Athletics: Manangoi targets gold in Gold Coast
(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Revenge as Olympic champ Jebet battles Aprot in Spain cross country
(MSN) Athletics: Shalane Flanagan Says Injury Was 'A Huge Blessing'
NYC Marathon winner Shalane Flanagan says her injury was blessing. "A setback is a setup for a comeback," she told WBZ-TV's Lisa Hughes
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(Trill) Drugs in Sport: When Is It OK To Use Drugs In Sport?
(New York Business Journal) Athletics: Rock 'N' Roll Marathon ending two events under Ironman ownership
(IAAF) Athletics: Some and Seboka face stiff opposition in Shenzhen
(Irish Times) Athletics: Sonia O’Sullivan - Why running the mile is still the perfect distance
The mile has always stood the test of time and is still embraced worldwide
(BBC) Drugs in Sport: Chris Froome - Pat McQuaid says Briton's adverse drugs test is a 'disaster' for cycling
Chris Froome's adverse drugs test is "a disaster" for cycling that could lose Team Sky all its credibility, says the ex-head of the sport's governing body
(Millenium Post) Athletics: I want to break marathon record before retiring - Bekele
(Daily Nation) Athletics: Glitz, glamour as Elijah Manangoi and Hellen Obiri crowned
(Mirror) Drugs in Sport: BBC bosses may drop Chris Froome from Sports Personality of the Year over drugs probe
The cycling star was expected to do a live "two-way" video interview as part of the awards but the Beeb is yet to decide if it will go ahead, as the cycling star faces a one-year ban if he can't explain having high levels of asthma drug
(Dallas News) Athletics: Still wondering if Chandler Self should have been declared winner of the Dallas Marathon? This recent USATF ruling provides some clarity...
(Chicago Tribune) Drugs in Sport: Putin accuses the U.S. of manipulating Russian doping doctor's testimony, potentially with drugs
(BBC) Drugs in Sport: Chris Froome case handling is a scandal - Tony Martin
The handling of Chris Froome's adverse drugs test by cycling authorities is a "scandal" and a "double standard" is being applied, says four-time world time trial champion Tony Martin
(Florida Times-Union) Athletics: Saturday morning fever awaits for marathon runners
(The Star) Athletics: Honolulu Marathon winners target London race next year
(USATF) Athletics: USATF Foundation Youth Club Grant applications December 31st deadline approaching
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(USATF) Athletics: Erik Le Roux’s USATF Junior Olympics win earns him USATF Athlete of the Week
(Canadian Running Magazine) Athletics: Shalane Flanagan versus Desiree Linden: Why Boston 2018 will be iconic for women’s running
The 2018 Boston Marathon could be the marathon of the year and it will certainly be a huge one for the elite women's running community
(Daily Nation) Athletics: Team Kenya officials happy with plans for ‘Club Games’
(BA) Athletics: Muir Among Those Selected For The British Team At Great Edinburgh Xcountry
(Fast Running) Athletics: Time to move on in ‘fake Turks’ saga
A controversial issue once again raised its head last weekend (December 10) as two Kenyan-born athletes won the senior races at the European Cross Country Championships in Samorin, Slovakia
(Track & Field News) Athletics: Some "Best Guesses" On Men's Marathon Rankings
(USTFCCCA) Athletics: USTFCCCA Hall of Fame Class of 2017
(Outside Online) Health and Fitness: Don't Let Pollution Stop You from Exercising
You can tweak your workout to minimize the downsides of sucking on a tailpipe
(The Times*) Drugs in Sport: Sports to be given hundreds of Russian drug suspects’ names
(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Chris Froome says failed drugs test ‘damaging’ but he followed protocol
I know that I have fundamentally followed the protocol,’ says Froome - Tony Martin ‘angry’ Froome competed in world championships
(IAAF) Athletics: Dutkiewicz and Lückenkemper lead German entries for Karlsruhe
(USTFCCCA) Athletics: Gary Schwartz Wins Jimmy Carnes Award
(IAAF) Athletics: Countdown gathers pace with 100 days to go before IAAF/Trinidad Alfonso World Half Marathon Championships Valencia 2018
(Edmonton Sun) Athletics: Funding crunch sinks successful track and field championship bid for Edmonton
Unable to follow through after being offered a bid to host an IAAF world championship, Edmonton's reputation has taken a hit
(IAAF) Athletics: McSweyn and Sullohern sprint to Zatopek titles
(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's Rono eyes Lagos Marathon win despite dismal show in Guangzhou
(Citizen Digital) Athletics: Top athletes to be feted at AK Golden Gala
(Daily Mail) Athletics: Runners Invited to Join Sir Mo Farah at Ooredoo Doha Marathon
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(Runner's World) Athletics: Why Are Indoor Track Records Slower Than Outdoor Track?
The answer is surprisingly simple - but it also gets at why racing inside is so exciting
(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: The Guardian view on Chris Froome’s failed drugs test - transcending limits
The battle to get ahead of the drugs cheats will never be won but that’s no reason for abandoning it
(Science of Sport) Drugs in Sport: Brief thoughts on Froome’s salbutamol result
(Runner's World) Athletics: Gabe Grunewald on Running and Cancer Treatment: "I’m Not Throwing in the Towel"
As a challenging year comes to a close, the national champion is targeting new competitive goals in 2018
(Triathlete) Triathlon: 17 News Stories That Shaped Triathlon in 2017
(IAAF) Athletics: Reese ‘the beast’ is as strong and as motivated as ever
(Harry Jerome) Athletics: Q&A - Vancouver's Golden Sport Couple, Diane and Doug Clement
(Spikes) Athletics: "Never say you can’t"
Ivorian sprinter Ben Youssef Meite has experienced the ups and downs of life as an elite athlete first hand. The national 100m record holder shares some of the things he's learnt along the way
(Sport24) Athletics: Wayde, Caster cash in after World Championships
Wayde van Niekerk will pocket R250 000 and Caster Semenya R230 000 following the impressive performances of both athletes at the IAAF World Championships in London
(CBS Boston) Athletics: Flanagan Says Americans Can ‘Dream Bigger’ After Her NYC Marathon Win
(Toni Reavis) Athletics: Moneyball for the Marathon?
(Boston Herald) Athletics: Molly Huddle, Shalane Flanagan ‘practice’ up for Boston Marathon
(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Chris Froome fights to save career after failed drugs test result
* Froome found to have an excessive level of an asthma drug at Vuelta
* Team Sky have ‘utmost confidence’ he stayed within permissible dose
* Rider says he was following team doctor’s advice after asthma got worse
(The Scotsman) Athletics: Lynsey Sharp and Andrew Butchart aim to be Scots’ golden couple
Read more at: https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/athletics/lynsey-sharp-and-andrew-butchart-aim-to-be-scots-golden-couple-1-4637633
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(BBC) Athletics: Brother Colm O'Connell 'Whether I'm a legend, I'll let history decide'
Sportsworld travels to Iten in Kenya's Rift Valley Region to meet with Brother Colm O'Connell, one of the greatest Track and Field coaches of all time.
Brother Colm speaks to our Athletics commentator, Ed Harry, about his forty one years finding and coaching Olympic and World Champions and world record holders. He also shares his views on the shadow being cast over the sport in Kenya by high-profile drugs cases, like that of the Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong
(Irish Examoner) Athletics: Catherina McKiernan says pick brains of former greats for medal formula
Athletics: Registration Open for 37th Annual Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Early Opening First of Many Bold Changes for the 2018 Race on October 7.
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Athletics: Saucony® Announces Molly Huddle To Run 2018 Boston Marathon
Two-time U.S. Olympian, American 10,000m record holder and three-time BAA 5K Champion to make Boston Marathon debut
(KTVQ) Drugs in Sport: Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports Fast Facts
(Sun Herald) Athletics: This Coast marathon course wasn’t 26.2 miles. What’s that mean for Boston qualifiers?
(Boston Globe) Athletics: Shalane Flanagan just had to give Boston another try
(BBC) Athletics: The GB runner living with osteoporosis
BBC Sport meets 20 year-old Bobby Clay - a British middle-distance runner with osteoporosis, who is warning others of the dangers of over-training and under-eatin
Athletics: The Bank of America Chicago Marathon Selects 2018 Field With Today's Non-Guaranteed Entry Drawing
Limited Entries Still Available Through Official Charity Teams
(Hawaii News Now) Athletics: For some, potholes turned Honolulu Marathon into obstacle course
(The Morning Shakeout) Athletics: Podcast: Episode 2 with Tim Ritchie
Newly minted U.S. marathon champion Tim Ritchie comes on the podcast to discuss growing up in Worcester, Massachusetts (00:32), how he went from a running a 4:34 high school mile in 2005 to winning a national title two weekends ago (1:20), and what he’s learned from coaching both collegiate and age-group athletes (22:30)
(Star Online) Athletics: Runners - This just isn’t a marathon worth running in
"One minute I was running, the next I was on the roof of a car," said Ahmad Hadafi Jus, one of the three runners injured in the Klang City International Marathon 2017
(Mirror) Athletics: Oscar Pistorius injured after prison brawl with inmate he "knows well", jail bosses confirm
Pistorius is serving a 13-year jail sentence for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
(USTFCCCA) Athletics: The Bowerman - Former Winners Stand Out Internationally
(MLive) Athletics: Dathan Ritzenhein explains why he's running Boston Marathon in 2018
(Daily Trust) Athletics: Kenyans, Ethiopians not favourites at Lagos Marathon - Alli
Athletics: Je Cours Qc reveals picture-postcard course for SSQ Quebec City Marathon
Showcasing the finest jewels in Quebec City's crown
(Sports Illustrated) Athletics: Shalane Flanagan vs. Jordan Hasay Match-Up Headlines 2018 Boston Marathon
(Lindsay Hein) Athletics: Bonus CIM Episode - Sara Hall
Sara Hall is BACK on the podcast to talk with us all about her experience running and winning the California International Marathon (CIM), just five weeks after running her marathon PR at the Frankfurt marathon in 2:27:21
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(RRW) Athletics: Canadian McHugh Sets 90+ World Record At Honolulu Marathon
When Canadian Betty Jean McHugh signed up for yesterday's 45th Honolulu Marathon, she assumed that she would have to walk the entire race after an injury sidelined her for the majority of the year
(Deadspin) Athletics: Diane Nukuri's Long Run To Freedom
(RRW) Athletics: Flanagan Leads USA Elite Line-Up At 2018 Boston Marathon
Reigning TCS New York City Marathon women's champion Shalane Flanagan will lead a top-quality American elite field into battle at the 2018 Boston Marathon, John Hancock announced today
(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: On what planet is this not possible? - A column by Len Johnson
In 1985, aided by nothing other than his own ambition, Steve Jones ran away from a field of the world’s top marathoners to win the Chicago marathon in 2:07:13
(Dayton Daily News) Athletics: Air Force Marathon chooses drone as ‘official’ aircraft of 2018 races
(The Standard) Athletics: Runners set pace for the marathon
Ahead of the Hong Kong Marathon 2018, set for January 21, bankers from Standard Chartered, which is sponsoring the event, shared their running stories
(IAAF) Athletics: My Greatest Challenge - Abdul Hakim Sani Brown
(Independent.IE) Drugs in Sport: Amateur athletes turn to painkillers to perform
(ITU) Triathlon: ITU launches the Triathlon Mixed Relay Series
(Indepednent.IE) Athletics: Turks' shameless talent-grab playing a sick joke on European athletics
Athletics: Keith Pierce Defends Title in Dallas, Winning 2017 BMW Dallas Marathon for Second Consecutive Year
Keith Pierce, 37, of McKinney, Tex., led from start-to-finish on a brisk, sunny morning at the 2017 BMW Dallas Marathon, breaking the tape with a winning marathon time of 2:27:16
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(Sun Herald) Athletics: Minneapolis resident cruises to easy win at Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon
(WTSP) Athletics: Heroic run to the finish line at 2017 BMW Dallas Marathon
(USATF) Athletics: Sabra Harvey wins Masters 15 km Championships age grading competition to earn USATF Athlete of the Week
(IAAF) Athletics: Kimeli ready to make an impact against seniors after winning in Iten - cross-country round-up
(RRW) Athletics: Course Records Smashed At Honolulu Marathon
Both the men's and women's course records came tumbling down at the 45th Honolulu Marathon here this morning when Lawrence Cherono and Brigid Kosgei broke the finish line tape in Kapiolani Park in 2:08:26 and 2:22:14, respectively
(Daily Mail) Drugs in Sport: Shame on the International Olympic Committee... The MoS revealed Russia drugs cheats four years ago and nothing was done about it
*The IOC were told about Russia's state-supported doping plot in July 2013
*They did nothing to stop it, and have finally admitted this four years later
*When told about a new newspaper article the IOC passed blame onto WADA
(USATF) Athletics: New Champions Crowned at USATF National Club Cross Country Championships
(Inside the Games) Olympics: IOC in link-up with Russian apparel brand Bosco
Russia’s Bosco appears to have succeeded Nike of the United States as clothing supplier to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
(Balls.IE) Athletics: Farce Of Kenyans Running For Turkey Shown In Comic Flag Moment At Euro Champs
(EA) Athletics: Can dominates proceedings in senior women’s race in Samorin
Turkey’s Yasemin Can gave herself the best possible birthday present as she became only the second woman to retain the senior women’s title at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships with another dominant performance
(BBC) European Cross Country Championships - GB win five gold medals
(EA) Patience pays dividends for Ozbilen in senior men’s race in Samorin
Turkey won individual gold for the fourth year in a row as Kaan Kigen Ozbilen seized his chance to triumph in the most dramatic of men’s senior races at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Samorin
(Bangor Daily News) Athletics: Millinocket Marathon draws racers, money to rebounding mill town
(The Star Online) Athletics: Marathon pacer suffers serious injuries after being hit by car
(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: ‘Collaborators and traitors’ - Russia goes to war with Winter Olympics ban
The outraged Russian reaction to the IOC’s decision has been fuelled by comparisons with the great national triumph in the second world war
(Stuff NZ) Athletics: Chasing Eliza: The teen pole vaulter breaking McCartney's records
(IAAF) Athletics: Tusa Smashes Course Record at Guangzhou Marathon
(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Bach can claim line been drawn under Russian doping crisis but Rodchenkov will live with target on his back for rest of his life
(BBC) Athletics: European Cross Country Championships: BBC coverage times
The BBC has live coverage of the 2017 European Cross Country Championships in Samorin, Slovakia on Sunday, 10 December
(WatchAthletics) Watch LIVE on December 10, 2017 08:00 (UTC) - December 10, 2017 03:00 EST
(AL.com) Athletics: See pictures, results from a cold Rocket City Marathon in Huntsville
Honolulu Marathon - Hawaii
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(Huffington Post) Drugs in Sport: U.S. Olympians Cheat, Too. They Just Cheat With An American Accent
In Russia, doping is a state matter. In America, it's privatized and corporatized
(RRW) Athletics: Cheserek Is King Of The Kalakaua Merrie Mile
Winning 17 NCAA titles earned Edward Cheserek the nickname "King Cheserek" during his record-breaking career at the University of Oregon where he became the most decorated runner in NCAA history
(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Doha champ Rono to challenge Guangzhou marathon title
(Dallas News) Athletics: All you need to know about Sunday's BMW Dallas Marathon, including the elite field chock full of local runners
(EA) Athletics: Live streaming available for SPAR European Cross Country Championships
(UK) Athletics: Sydney McLaughlin Sets World Junior 300m Record in UK Debut
(RRW) Athletics: Big Three Set To Battle For Honolulu Marathon Men's Title
On Waikiki Beach this afternoon it was all fun and games at the Honolulu Marathon's annual photo shoot for the race's elite runners
(NY Times) Drugs in Sport: The One Claim That Rodchenkov, Doping Whistle-Blower, Retracts
(WFAA) Athletics: 8 things you need to know about the Dallas Marathon
(USATF) Athletics: Masters athletes vie for team and individual honors at the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships
2017 Foot Locker Cross Country Webcast
Rocket City Marathon - Huntsville, AL
Kona Broadcast - 2:20 PM on NBC
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(Runner's World) Athletics: Inside the Cult of the Vaporfly
Meet the obsessive runners who will do anything - and spend everything—to get their feet inside a pair of Nike’s most hyped and least available shoes
(USATF) Athletics: Over 3,300 youth to participate in 2017 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships
(NZ Herald) Drugs im Sport: Former Wada head - New Zealand's anti-doping violations should end naivety about problem
(The Guardian) Olympics: Of course Russian sport is corrupt, but then so are the Olympics
The whole project needs a rethink. Scrap all the flags: let athletes compete as citizens of the world
(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Medvedev insists Russia will never acknowledge doping responsibility
A stalemate between Russia and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) looks set to continue after the country's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev categorically insisted today that they will never recognise and apologise for an institutional drug-taking system
(ESW) Multisport: Canada Running Series renews their timing contract with Sportstats for three years
Timing is Everything!
(KHON) Athletics: Security measures, traffic advisory for the 2017 Honolulu Marathon
(AW) Athletics: Mo Farah and Laura Muir among AW Readers’ Choice Awards winners
Usain Bolt earns lifetime achievement award honour in AW readers’ 2017 poll
(IAAF) Athletics: Collins Lines Up Seventh Dusseldorf Appearance
(ESW) Multisport: Strava data reveals ‘Year in Sport 2017
(Toni Reavis) Athletics: Cooler Weather Predicting Fast Times in Honolulu
(Outside Online) Athletics: 5 Sports Science Studies That "Failed"
To get a clear picture of where research is headed, you have to look beyond the easy headlines
(IAAF) Athletics: Course record-holder Seboka returns to Guangzhou
(RRW) Athletics: Willis Using Merrie Mile As Stepping Stone for 2018 Campaign
With two Olympic medals and eight appearances in global championships finals on his running resume, Nick Willis is ready to check off some of his last boxes
(RRW) Athletics: Will 26 Seconds Be Enough For Merrie Mile Women?
The second annual Kalakaua Merrie Mile, scheduled for Saturday morning here on Kalakaua Avenue adjacent to Waikiki Beach, features a gender challenge with a twist
(The Punch) Athletics: Rono, Masresha confirm for Access Bank Lagos City Marathon
(ESPN) Cycling: Cavendish's team 'surprised' by UCI/Sagan settlement of TDF crash
Team Dimension Data was caught off-guard after it learned that it was not included when Peter Sagan settled his legal dispute with the UCI Tuesday
(Runner's World) Athletics: At Age 39, a Nurse and Mom of Three Has Huge Marathon Breakthrough
Here’s how Roberta Groner finished second—behind pro runner Sara Hall—at the California International Marathon
(USATF) Athletics: Sara Hall’s USATF Marathon win earns her USATF Athlete of the Week
(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Bach refuses to apologise to Stepanova but encourages her to represent new country at Tokyo 2020
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has expressed hope that whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova can switch nationality from Russia and represent another country at Tokyo 2020
(High Performance West) Athletics: The Summer of Solinsky
In 2010 Chris Solinsky, former American Record holder and current assistant track & field / cross country coach at the University of Florida, produced one of the most prolific years in American distance running. In fact, it was astonishing
(Tracksmith) Athletics: How A Small Alaskan Fishing Town Saw The 4-Minute Mile
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(RRW) Athletics: Perhaps Undertrained, Symmonds Still Optimistic About Marathon Debut In Honolulu
Standing on the pristine ocean shore outside of the Outrigger Reef On The Beach Hotel, Nick Symmonds is poised despite the challenge that lies ahead of him
(The Star) Athletics: AK set deadline - National marathon team to Commonwealth Games to be unveiled in January
(Yahoo) Olympics: Investigators find signs of Rio bid corruption
(Triathlon Magazine) Drugs in Sport; Lauren Barnett suing supplement company after positive Ostarine test
Barnett is suing Texas-based Classified Nutrition after the unintentional consumption of ostarine on a contaminated salt tablet made by the company caused her to fail a drug test
(Triathlete) Triathlon: 8 Things to Expect from the Ironman World Championship Special on NBC
(IAAF) Athletics: Mitchell-Blake set for Glasgow 60m
(Citizen Digital) Athletics: Olympic champion Rudisha eyes ‘main’ season 2019
(Wired) Drugs in Sport: Will Russia's Olympic Ban Shred the Culture of Doping?
(Spikes) Athletics: "Repeat everything a thousand times"
Germany's world medal winning decathlete Kai Kazmirek explains why repetition is key and the importance of a mental break during the multi events
(Daily Nation) Athletics: It’s been great year for Kenya in athletics
(Outside Online) Athletics: The California International Marathon Is Made for PRs
It’s a perfect cocktail of a fast course, good weather, and dedicated runners
(Balls.IE) Drugs in Sport: Doug Logan Led America's War On PEDs. Now He Says It's Time To Accept The Drugs Have Won
(Left Spike) Athletics: Jon Brown - Deliberate strategy damaging European athletics
The transfer of allegiance of athletes is one of the controversies that continues to dog athletics. The issue raised its head again with the announcement of the Turkish team for this weekend’s European Cross Country Championships – a team that features a number of former Kenyan athletes
(USTFCCCA) Athletics: The Bowerman - Through The Years
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(The Economist) Drugs in Sport: Russia’s overdue Olympic ban is no cure for anti-doping impotence
It has taken seven years for the World Anti-Doping Agency and International Olympic Committee to issue a fitting punishment
(BBC) Drugs in Sport: Kelly Sotherton - I want my Olympic stadium moment to receive 2008 medal
Britain's Kelly Sotherton wants her nine-year wait for a 2008 Olympic heptathlon bronze medal to end with a medal ceremony at London Stadium
(RRW) Athletics: Kirui, Kiplagat Set To Defend Boston Marathon Titles
Reigning Boston Marathon champions, Geoffrey Kirui and Edna Kiplagat of Kenya, have committed to defending their titles at the 2018 edition of the world's oldest, continuously run marathon on Monday, April 16
(CBC) Drugs in Sport: Russia won't quietly digest Olympic ban and walk away
Russians expected to appeal decision, and may also boycott Winter Games
(VMLM) Athletics: Virgin Money invites applications for 2020 London Marathon Charity of the Year
(GlobeTrotting) Drugs in Sport: IOC dips an OAR in the water for symbolic 2018 Olympic punishment of Russian doping
(Running USA) Athletics: 2018 United Airlines NYC Half Entry Drawing to Accept Over 15,000 Runners
Entry drawing runners to join expanded field of 22,500 participants who will race on a completely redesigned course starting in Brooklyn and ending in Manhattan on Sunday, March 18
(NY Times) Health and Fitness: How Exercise Can Make for Healthier Fat
A single session of exercise may change the molecular workings of fat tissue in ways that, over time, should improve metabolic health.
(The Press Denocrat) Athletics: USA marathon champ Sara Hall defies convention
(NY Times) Drugs in Sport: Banned From Winter Olympics, Russia Faces Greatest Sports Crisis Since Soviet Era
Russia has been barred from the 2018 Winter Games for systematic doping. It’s a punishment without precedent in Olympic history.
Any athletes who receive special dispensation to compete will do so as individuals wearing a neutral uniform, and the official record books will show that Russia won zero medal
(The Star) Athletics: Leshan seeks to fit in Yego’s big shoes
Lack of proper shoes, equipment and a javelin coach has not deterred national Under-18 javelin champion Ita Nao Leshan from pursuing his dream of challenging his mentor Julius Yego and breaking his national record
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(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport; Russia banned from Winter Olympics over state-sponsored doping
Vitaly Mutko, former sports minister and 2018 World Cup chief, banned for life - Some athletes will be able to compete at Pyeongchang 2018 under neutral flag
(Punch) Athletics:Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Ambode’s vision key for race success - Ogba
(Track & Field News) Athletics: Sandi Morris Interview
(Spikes) Athletics: (QUARTER-)MILER
World 1500m champion Elijah Manangoi was a one-lap sprinter before he focused on the metric mile. He explains how he did it - and why you can too
(Runner's World) Athletics: How a Danish Beer Maker Built an Enormous Worldwide Run Club—Without Really Trying To
For Mikkeller, running is a fundamental element of the brewery’s global expansion plans—to which 12,000 runners say, Cheers!
(Indian Express) Athletics: Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele to lead 25K run
Three-time Olympic gold-medallist Kenenisa Bekele will be the star attraction in the fourth Kolkata 25K run in Kolkata on December 17
(USTFCCCA) Athletics: NCAA & NJCAA ITF National Athletes of the Week
(Fox Sports Asia) Athletics: Is the Singapore Marathon a world-class event? We ask 2 top runners
(Jamaica Gleaner) Drugs in Sport: Stress-Free Bolt - Sprinter Not Troubled By Carter's Case
(USTFCCCA) Athletics: New Mexico’s Ednah Kurgat Wins Honda Sport Award For Cross Country
(Bangor Daily News) Athletics: Marathon pumps life into Maine region wracked by mill closures
(Runner's World) Athletics: PRs Aplenty and 5 Startling Stats at the 2017 Cal International Marathon
On Sunday at the U.S. championships, perfect temperatures and a fast course resulted in a great day to race 26.2 miles
(BBC) Drugs in Sport: Kelly Sotherton set for 2008 Olympic bronze after Tatyana Chernova appeal fails
Britain's Kelly Sotherton is set to be awarded a bronze medal from the 2008 Olympic Games after Russian heptathlete Tatyana Chernova failed to have a doping ban overturned
(Pacific Standard) Athletics: Running A Half-Marathon In One Of The World's Most Polluted Cities
In New Delhi, a group of runners used an assortment of gear to run a race through an air quality crisis that blanketed the city in smog
(Spikes) Athletics: FIERCE
The way my family is structured is there’s a lot of women. A lot of dominant women. A lot of independent women. Women who are strong enough to understand and be involved in sports. And that’s kind of how I am. But I haven’t always been this strong
(Runner's World) Athletics: These Winter Solstice Runs Make the Year’s Longest Night Kinda Fun
Six events - from Baltimore and Columbus to Scotland and Alaska - celebrate the start of the cold, dark season with athleticism and creativity
(NY Times) Drugs in Sport: Russian Doping - The Case for Barring Russia Entirely
(USTFCCCA) Athletics: Top-10 Marks Of The Collegiate Weekend: November 30-December 3, 2017
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(Daily Nation) Athletics: David Rudisha buries his step- sister
(USTFCCCA) Athletics: The Bowerman Blueprint - Creating The Award
(Cayman Compass) Athletics: Old hand, new challenger win Cayman Islands marathon
(EA) Athletics: McColgan and Wanders deliver winning performances on the roads
European indoor 3000m bronze medallist Eilish McColgan will look back on 2017 with great pride and now she has another victory - and another course record - to go with her superb success
(BBC) Athletics: Athletics on the BBC: Coverage times for TV, radio and online
(USATF) Athletics: USATF Annual Meeting closes with State of the Sport, committee reports
Athletics: Ritchie, Hall crowned national champions at CIM
Perfect day for running leads to fast times across the board
(SAC Bee) CIM winner outlasts teammate, calls victory ‘validation of a lot of hard work’
Tim Ritchie wins the California International Marathon on Sunday in Sacramento. Sara Hall won the women’s race with a time of 2:28:10 - the second fastest in CIM history
(IAAF) Athletics: My greatest challenge - Courtney Frerichs
(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Semenya waiting for CAS verdict on Savinova to be officially awarded London 2012 gold medal
Russia's Mariya Savinova is due to appear at the Court of Arbitration for Sport here today to appeal against the decision to strip her of the Olympic 800 metres gold medal from London 2012 and banned for four years
(Sky Sports) Drugs in Sport: Russia claim whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov's doping diaries are fake
(San Antonio Express-News) Athletics: Kathrine Switzer’s revolution continues
(Gary Cohen Running) Athletics: Courtney Frerichs Interview
(Hindustan Times) Athletics: Ethiopians grab top 6 positions in men’s event at Pune International Marathon
Ethiopians made it a clean sweep as their lead runner Tisasua Basazin won the women’s half-marathon as well in 1 hour 23.40s. She was followed by another Ethiopian, Agen Belew, who clocked 1:25.40s
(Straits Times) Athletics: StanChart Singapore Marathon can be a 'Major', says Kenya's men's champion Cosmas Kimutai
Athletics: Running Titans Prevail at Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon
Course record holder Stanley Biwottt and 2-time US Olympian Desiree Linden take half marathon championships
(RRW) Athletics: Hall, Ritchie Take USA Marathon Titles At Cal Int'l Marathon
In sunny, windless and cool conditions, Sara Hall of Redding, Calif., and Timothy Ritchie of New Haven, Conn., clinched the 2017 USATF Marathon titles at the California International Marathon here this morning
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Athletics: Luttier, Fulkroad Run Clear At Fitteam Palm Beaches Marathon
Samuel Luttier felt right at home as he approached the finish line in front of the pack in Sunday's FITTEAM Palm Beaches Half Marathon presented by Jupiter Medical Center
(KSAT) Athletics: San Antonio man wins Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
Two-time olympian wins women's half marathon category
(USATF) Athletics: Hall, Ritchie win big at USATF Marathon Championships
(Running USA) Athletics; Boilermaker Unveils 2018 Logo, Introduces 15K Presenting Sponsor, Other Announcements
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has been the long-time sponsor of the Boilermaker Corporate Cup and will continue in that capacity as well
(USATF) Athletics: USATF Annual Meeting closes with State of the Sport, committee reports
(RunningUSA) Athletics: Austin Marathon Expands Race Weekend with Addition of Manzano Mile
Named after Leo Manzano, Olympic silver medalist and 2018 Austin Marathon Race Ambassador
(NY Times) Drugs in Sport: Whistle-Blower on Doping Says Neutral Flag for Russia Is Fair Option
(Straits Times) Athletics:Elite Kenyans once again take top honours at StanChart Singapore Marathon
(IAAF) Rotich and Kimutai secure Kenyan double in Singapore
(IAAF) Athletics: Moen wins Fukuoka Marathon with European record
(RRW) Athletics: Marathon Debut Was "Long Time Coming" For Katie Matthews
The official elite athlete introductions had ended at the expo for the 35th California International Marathon and USA Marathon Championships and Katie Matthews was attempting a quick exit from the Sacramento Convention Center
(Commercial Appeal) Athletics: St. Jude Memphis Marathon wins go to experienced runners
(USATF) Athletics: USATF Track & Field Hall of Fame Q&A: Lindy Remigino
California International Marathon - Sacramento, CA
Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship - Japan
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(Orlando Sentinel) Athletics: Former Embry-Riddle runner, Swedish woman claim OUC Orlando Half Marathon titles
(USATF) Athletics: USATF recognizes outstanding associations, individuals at Annual Awards Breakfast
(AW) Athletics: Enjoyment is key as Allyson Felix eyes fifth Olympics
The most decorated female athlete in Olympic and world championships history has recently been focusing on other passions, including working with Special Olympics athletes
(CBS Sacramento) Athletics: Davis Woman Running In California International Marathon After Horrific Accident
(IAAF) Athletics: That moment when… Cheruiyot claimed a breakthrough victory
(WREG) Athletics: St. Jude Marathon brings in enthusiasm, financial benefit citywide
(KSAT) Athletics: Women's marathon pioneer to run in Rock 'n' Roll Marathon this weekend
Kathrine Switzer first woman to officially run in Boston Marathon
(KITV) Athletics: Honolulu Marathon organizers started planning for this year's race since last year
(The Scotsman) Athletics: Interview - Allan Wells’ memories of career forged at Meadowbank
(BBC) Commonwealth Games 2022: Birmingham made to wait as three cities offer 'updates'
Birmingham has been made to wait to find out if it will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games
(Jamaica Observer) Athletics: Bolt statue to be unveiled Sunday
(RRW) Athletics: "Girl Next Door" Hopes For USA Marathon Championships Success
There's a high school soccer tournament going on at Davis Senior High School here today, and marathoner Kaitlin Goodman takes a moment to show a visitor how some things have changed since she finished running track here 12 years ago
(IAAF) Athletics: Lavillenie Confirms Karlsruhe Date
(Runner's World) Athletics: The Secret of Pre’s Rock
The brilliant Steve Prefontaine inspired countless runners—including one crafty, merry prankster
Reggae Marathon - Kingston, Jamaica
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(Citizen Diigital) Athletics: Ethiopian marathon victim killer hands himself in Paris
(NBC) Athletics: Is this the shoe that will help rewrite marathon history?
Nike's Zoom Vaporfly called 'the most efficient shoe in terms of the energy required to run that anybody has ever studied.'
(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Russian Athletics Federation President resigned to athletes having to compete as neutrals at IAAF World Indoor Championships
Russian athletes still hope to be able to compete at next year's International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Indoor Championships in Birmingham as neutrals following the decision to extend their ban
(IAAF) Athletics:Tsegaye ready to defend Fukuoka title
(Runner's World) Athletics: Racing 2 Marathons in 5 Weeks, Sara Hall Is Not Afraid to Test Her Limits
In October, she ran her fastest 26.2 miles. On Sunday, she’s racing the U.S. championships
(Fox40) Athletics: Bib Mules - Runners Fed Up with Marathon-Qualifying Cheating Practice
(SAC Bee) Athletics: These 12 runners have done every single California International Marathon since 1983
(Daily Nation) Athletics: Stanchart Nairobi Marathon has come of age
(IAAF) Athletics: Chesir back to defend Singapore Marathon title
(USATF) Athletics: Newhouse presented with Heliodoro and Patricia Rico Lifetime Achievement Award
Athletics: Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Celebrates 10 Years Running
ew York Marathon Champion Stanley Biwott, Two-Time U.S. Olympian Desiree Linden to compete in half-marathon races
(Palm Beach Daily News) Athletics: Why flooding in Palm Beach might affect Sunday’s marathon
(Mental Floss) Health and Fitness: Marathon Running Won't Undo Poor Lifestyle Choices, Study Suggests
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