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Runner's Web February 2018 FrontPage Archive

  February 28. 2018:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(Runner's World) Athletics: For One Month Only, Desperate Runners Beg for Bibs
The message board for the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile run lights up in February

(NY Times) Drugs in Sport: I.O.C. Reinstates Barred Russian Olympic Committee

(amNY) Athletics: New York City Marathon runners to be selected in Wednesday drawing
About 15,500 runners will be selected out of a pool of 105,000 applicants

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Olympic champion Cheruiyot leads Kenya charge at New York Half Marathon

(KBC) Athletics: 19th edition of Safaricom marathon in Lewa launched

(BBC) Athletics: Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast medal would top Greene's lot
Hurdler Dai Greene says winning a medal at this April's Commonwealth Games in Australia would mean more to him than any previous achievement

(The National) Triathlon: Jonny Brownlee aims to use ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi as a launchpad for success at Commonwealth Games
Brother Alistair, the 2016 Olympic triathlon gold medalist, has been ruled out of this year's event due to injury

(Sport BT) Athletics: World Indoor Athletics - five to watch
The Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad look for home glory in Birmingham

(Running USA) Athletics:When Mother Nature Wants to Change Your Start Time
How the 40th anniversary Cowtown marathon responded to weather conditions that threatened three of its six weekend events

(Fast Running) Athletics: How runners can survive the ‘Beast from the East’
The ‘Beast from the East’ is upon on us, so Fast Running sent Robbie Britton and Natalie White to Siberia in advance to find out the best local tips for running in the cold

FloTrack) Athletics: Millrose 800m Rematch, Chelimo's Bid For Gold: Men's Distance Preview

(Outside Online) Athletics: Don't Follow Masters Marathon Champ Molly Friel
The fleet 50-year-old runner took the pavement less traveled—directly to an unprecedented berth at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials

(MLive) Athletics: Dathan Ritzenhein decides on a half marathon ahead of Boston

(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Olympic 1500 metres champion Matthew Centrowitz to race in NZ

(Oregon Live) Athletics: 'No words to express my disappointment': Officials surprised by mayor's decision to stick with Portland Marathon

(Napa Valley Register) Athletics: Yanko aiming for her fourth Napa Valley Marathon women's title

(Runner's World) Athletics: Stock up for Your Spring Runs With This Nike Running Shoe Sale
Get RW tested shoes like the LunarEpic and Pegasus for an extra 25 percent off sales price

(BBC) Athletics: World Indoor Championships - Greg Rutherford withdraws from Birmingham event

Athletics: First Edition Of Rock 'n' Roll Luoping Half Marathon To Take Place On March 10 In China
Registration remains available for the 2018 Rock 'n' Roll Marathon China Series opener; Heaven Band and Mayuan Poet announced as co-headliners

(Oregon Live) Athletics: Squabbling at the top, uncertainty about future hurt the sport

(Stuff NZ) Olympics: The Olympic flame has been extinguished. The US Olympic Committee should be next






  February 27. 2018:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(NYRR) Athletics: Blockbuster Group of Professional Athletes to Lead the Way Through New Course at 2018 United Airlines NYC Half on Sunday, March 18

(TribLive) Athletics: Pittsburgh Marathon will follow same route as 2017, time limit increased

(IAAF) Athletics: First indoor experience behind him, Barega now eagerly anticipating Birmingham

(EduranceBusiness) Tritahlon; Race directors lead the way at USA Triathlon Race Director Summit

(USATF) Athletics: IAAF medal reallocation names Bartoletta World Champion, Carter silver and Fountain bronze medalists

(Post-Gazette) Athletics: Even cancer couldn't stop Michele Fetting's fight to revive the Pittsburgh Marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: IAAF World Indoor Championships Preview

(Footwear News) Athletics: Nike Is Almost Completely Sold Out of Its New Running Shoes, but You Can Still Get Them

(Salty Running) Women in Sport: Everyday Sexism in Races

(The Morning Shakeout) Athletics: Podcast - Episode 7 with Shalane Flanagan
"It’s addicting to have a great performance. You always want another one. That’s why I considered stopping after New York because it was like, ‘How can I top this?’ And then only thing that can top this or be on the same level, is winning in Boston because of what the people and the city mean to me. There’s just as much fire but I definitely feel at peace, which is actually a good thing. I feel very calm and calculated with my approach and I feel very confident that I know how to get the most out of myself now."

(ITU) Triathlon: Top ranked athletes to kick off the WTS season with a sprint race in Abu Dhabi

(AllAfrica) Athletics: Semenya's Powerful Message of Positivity

(The Guardian) Athletics: Why don’t Kenyans run ultramarathons?
East Africans dominate long-distance running up to 26.2 miles - but longer races are almost exclusively white affairs. As ever in top-level sport, money has a lot to answer for

(AW) Athletics: Mo Farah and Gary Lough discuss coaching partnership
Multiple global track gold medallist and his new coach speak ahead of this weekend’s Vitality Big Half

(Runner's World) Athletics: Amy Cragg Joins the Giants of American Marathoning
The two-time Olympian went to Tokyo to run fast. And she cut more than 5 minutes off her best time

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2018 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Rankings - Pre-Championships

(Citius Mag) Athletics: A Brief History of the World Indoor Championships

(Japan Running News) Athletics: The Greatest Day in Japanese Men's Marathoning History

(Tempo Journal) Athletics: Gen LaCaze - The speed of life
Gen LaCaze is racing to leave a legacy

(The West Australian) Athletics: Commonwealth Games 2018 - WA pole vaulter Nina Kennedy bounces back from tough time

(Japan Running News) Athletics: Kengo Suzuki on His Tokyo Marathon Debut






  February 26. 2018:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(The Star) Athletics: Millionaires’ race - Eldoret City Marathon to become Kenys highest paying race

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2018 NCAA DI Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Rankings - Week 6
2018 NCAA DI Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Rankings

(Runner's World) Athletics: These Are the World’s Fastest Marathoners, and Marathon Courses
Here’s a complete list of the world record-holders and all-time top 26.2-mile runners

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: Top-10 Marks Of The Collegiate Weekend: February 19-25, 2018

(EnduranceBusiness) Triathlon: Collegiate team rankings with new USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Poll

(EA) Athletics:Guerra clocks 2:08:36 in Seville Marathon
Javier Guerra finished fourth at the 2014 European Championships in Zurich but he has his sights set on a medal after breaking his lifetime best in the Zurich Maraton de Sevilla, a race with a five-star certification from European Athletics Running for All, on Sunday

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Does Russia's impending return really draw a line under doping saga?

(IAAF) Athletics: Shange, Chocho and Gonzalez shine in Monterrey

(The Scotsman) Athletics: Lynsey Sharp is forced to focus on going solo

(Gary Cohen Running) Athletics: John Carlos Interview
Dr. John W. Carlos is the 1968 Olympic Bronze Medalist at 200 meters, but is remembered more for the human rights statement made with his fellow Olympic medalists during the subsequent medal ceremony.

(IAAF) Athletics: Manning gets upper hand in Glasgow while Bosworth breaks world best






  February 25. 2018:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

TampaBay.com) Athletics: Sara Hall sets course record in women’s Gasparilla half-marathon
Elkanah Kibet wins the men’s Gasparilla half-marathon

)Orlando Sentinel) Athletics: Spaniard, former Indiana State runner reign at Disney Princess Half Marathon

(BBC) Athletics: Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix - Dina Asher-Smith edged out in 60m final

(The Telegraph)Athletics: Greg Rutherford says prospects of competing at World Indoor Championships are ‘not looking good’

(The Wrap) Olympics: Serena Williams Narrates New Doc on Cultural, Racial Impact of 1968 Olympic Games

(Toni Reavis) Athletics: 41st Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic Half
US Army sergeant Elkanah Kibet and Redding, California’s Sara Hall took top honors in the two main races

(Run Blog Run) Athletics: Amy Cragg runs 2:21:42, takes 3rd at 2018 Tokyo Marathon: Six minute PB puts Amy as Number 5 American All time

(IAAF) Athletics: Boulaid breaks course record in Seville

(Jamaica Obserrver) Athletics: Hands on!
Hughes edges Blake in world-leading 10.01secs on night of Gibson fireworks

(Inside the Games) Athletics: Wheels come off Kipsang’s world record plan as Shitara hits jackpot in Tokyo Marathon
Dickson Chumba of Kenya and Ethiopia’s Birhane Dibaba won the men’s and women’s titles in the Tokyo Marathon - but the main focus fell on Wilson Kipsang, supposedly hunting a world record, who dropped out after 15km, and home runner Yuta Shitara, who earned one of the sport’s largest paydays in claiming 100 million yen ($936,000/£670,000/€761,000) for a Japanese record
(Japan News) Chumba wins Tokyo Marathon; Shitara breaks Japan record
(Daily Nation) Kenya’s Dickson Chumba wins 2018 Tokyo Marathon
(The Asahi Shimbun) Shitara sets Japanese record in marathon, best in 16 years

(KBC) Athletics: Wilson Kipsang to defend his world title at Tokyo Marathon

(Star-Telegram) Athletics: Amid downpours and lightning, patience the big winner of Cowtown Marathon’s first day

(The Telegraph) Athletics: Cross-country is the new battleground as women step up bid for equality

(Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: Omar McLeod's Manager Speaks Out

(BBC) Athletics: Adam Gemili wants to fill medal gap left by Mo Farah

Gasparilla Distance Classic - Tampa Bay, FL

Tokyo Marathon - Japan

Zurich Marathon Sevilla 2018 - Switzerland






  February 24. 2018:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(The Telegraph) Athletics: Andrew Pozzi eyes World Indoor Championships gold to make up for lost time

(Japan Running News) Athletics: Kipsang Talking Loud and Aga Mumbling Bold - Tokyo Marathon Preview

Athletics: Devon Yanko aims for fourth women’s Title at Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon
Napa Valley Marathon Announces Elite Field

(Oregon Live) Athletics: Oregon Ducks senior Sam Prakel is all business, on the track and in the classroom

(Mirror) Athletics: CJ Ujah "not scared" of Christian Coleman as he looks to emulate Linford Christie and put British sprinting back on world map
"There’s a lot of talk around Coleman, Coleman, Coleman and obviously he has broken the world record. I’m not taking it away from him but now he has to come and run at sea level in front of a different kind of crowd”

(NY Times) Women in Sport: How to Run Like a Girl

(Digital Trends) Athletics: Adidas looks to break the 2-hour marathon barrier with the Adizero Sub2

(Inside the Games) Athletics: Schippers and Thompson set for IAAF World Indoor Championships dress rehearsal in Glasgow
Dafne Schippers and Elaine Thompson will meet for the first time this year in tomorrow’s Muller Indoor Grand Prix in Glasgow, sixth and final stop on the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Indoor Tour - and dress rehearsal for next week’s World Indoor Championships in Birmingham

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Kipsang - Mark this time - 2:02:50
"My main aim is the world record," said Kipsang, whose personal best is 2:03:13 set in 2016

(Triathlete) Triathlon: A Brief Complaint From a Salty Triathlete: The Term "Age-Grouper" Must Die

(AW) Athletics: Glasgow welcomes world-class stars for Indoor Grand Prix
Athletes head to Scotland for the last stop on the IAAF World Indoor Tour

(ESPN W) Cycling: How law school dean Molly Shaffer Van Houweling set the world cycling record
She works full time at the University of California, Berkeley law school, teaching classes on intellectual property. Yet Molly Shaffer Van Houweling has the international cycling community asking: Who is this law professor?

(Newsday) Athletics: Molly Friel qualifies for Olympic Marathon Trials at 50
Older runners are still nailing down good times in marathons

(USATF) Athletics: Four athletes added to Team USATF at IAAF World Indoor Championships

(The Telegraph) Athletics: Chijindu Ujah hoping to put British sprinting 'back on the map' in post-Usain Bolt world

(Evening Express) Athletics: Gemili wants to step up and fill GB’s medal void






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(YNet) Athletics: Kenyan runner clinches first place in Tel Aviv marathon
Ernest Kabani crosses finish line at Yarkon Park's car park in 2:19.53, taking the gold medal but unable to break the record set in 2015 by his fellow countryman, William Kiprono Yegon, of 2:10.30; disabled runner proud of his victory in running 1km; 'Three years ago I couldn't even take five steps.'

(Outside Online) Olympics: How Athletes Train Their Minds for the Olympics
Sports psychologists weigh in on the challenges of being among the best in the world

(Lindsay Hein) Athletics: Aretha Thurmond Interview
Aretha Thurmond is so fun. She is a 4-Time Olympian in the Discus - She currently works for USA Track and Field as the Director of International Teams and recently obtained her Executive Masters in Sport Organization Management

(IAAF) Athletics: IAAF World Indoor set to conclude in Glasgow with dress rehearsal for Birmingham

(USATF) Athletics: Christian Coleman’s world record 60m earns him USATF Athlete of the Week

(IAAF) Athletics: Assefa and Debebe the favourites in Seville

(EnduranceBusiness) Triathlon: Game plan - Zwift and Specialized launch Specialized Zwift Academy Tri Team

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's Rionoripo eyes win at Tokyo marathon, injured Defar to miss out

(IAAF) Athletics: Assefa and Debebe the favourites in Seville

(Human Kinetics) Athletics: Running shoes and form
This is an excerpt from Running Form by Owen Anderson, PhD

(Runner's World) Athletics: Love an Underdog? Oregon Has One to Root For
Mick Stanovsek put in years of work before he finally got the call to join the storied Ducks program

(Runner's Tribe) Women in Sport: Uphill battle for intersex and transgender athletes

(Outside Online) Endurance Sports: Why Fitness Trackers Should Measure Your Breath Rate
Scientists make the case for a new real-time measure of endurance effort

(Edinburgh News) Athletics: Chris O’Hare ruled out of Muller Grand Prix
Chris O’Hare has suffered a setback to his preparations for next week’s World Indoor Championships after he was ruled out of Sunday’s Muller Grand Prix in Glasgow

(IAAF) Athletics: Kipsang targeting world record in Tokyo

(Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: Blake Expects Grand Show In Birmingham

(CTolleRun) Athletics: Molly Seidel - There’s Always Another Race
Carrie interviews Molly Seidel! Molly chats about how she got into running, cross training, her close connection to her family, and her passion for downhill skiing. Molly also opens up about overcoming injury and racing with broken ribs

Athletics: Hayes Carll To Headline 2018 Toyota Rock ‘N’ Roll Dallas Half Marathon
Toyota Rock ‘n’ Roll Concert Series will take place following the race on Sunday, March 25 at The Lawn at Reunion at 11:00 a.m.

(Fast Running) Women in Sport: Female athlete health - conversation is only the start
With conversations now underway, the next step to take action in the prevention and treatment of undereating, menstrual dysfunction and osteoporosis in female athletes

Tel Aviv Samsung Marathon - Israel






  February 22. 2018:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(Outside Online) Athletics: How to Use Caffeine on Race Day
This performance enhancer can up your game if you use it correctly

(IAAF) Athletics: Pinto, Klosterhalfen and Hess lead German squad to IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018

(Salty Running) Drugs in Sport: The Impact of Russian Doping on Rio and Beyond

(IAAF) Athletics: Remembering Spanish silver: IAAF World Half Marathon championships - 30 days to go

(ESPN) Cycling: Bradley Wiggins launches astonishing attack on Team Sky
Former cycling champion Sir Bradley Wiggins has issued a scathing assessment of Team Sky and warned young riders to avoid the organisation

(BBC) Athletics: Gold Coast 2018 - Lynsey Sharp on Andrew Butchart's injury & endless travelling
Lynsey Sharp will be representing Scotland in the 800m at the Commonwealth Games in April, having won a silver medal in Glasgow four years ago. The Dumfries-born, San Diego-based athlete will be giving BBC Scotland the inside track in a series of contributions leading up to the event on Australia's Gold Coast, and during the Games from 4-15 April

(Spikes) Athletics: Arise, King Cheserek
After the conclusion of his supreme reign in the NCAA, Edward Cheserek endured a traumatic time last summer. Now that he's come out the other side, his sights are set on ruling the world

Athletics:California International Marathon Earns Gold Level Certification from the Council for Responsible Sport for Social and Environmental Initiatives
The 2017 California International Marathon (CIM) produced by the Sacramento Running Association has officially earned gold level certification from the Council for Responsible Sport (Council), an Oregon-based nonprofit that provides objective, independent verification of the socially and environmentally responsible work that sports event organizers do to make a difference in their communities

(The New Daily) Drugs in Sport: ASADA confirms positive dope test for Australian sprinter Jessica Peris

(Daily Bruin) Athletics: Track and field athletes say Under Armour shoes not ideal for sport

(EA) Athletics: Spanovic improves world lead to 6.93m in Belgrade
Ivana Spanovic has won three European titles - two indoors and one outdoor - in the long jump but she has yet to reach the top of the podium in a major global competition

(Inside the Games) Athletics: IAAF invite seven Russian athletes to World Indoor Championships
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) have invited seven Russian athletes and their four coaches to compete at the upcoming World Indoor Championships in Birmingham

(Sport24) Athletics: Scott-Efurd set to renew Semenya rivalry in Paarl

(IAAF) Athletics: Combined events and relay fields announced for IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018

(The Guardian) Athletics: Appeals over non-selection delay naming of Commonwealth Games team
Seven track and field athletes unhappy about omission - Appeals to be heard by one-person tribunal

Athletics: BMO Vancouver Marathon may find itself a new course record in 2018
Event sees the return of eight past champions, ten nations represented

Athletics: Marine Corps 17.75K Entries Sell Fast for Access Granted to 43rd MCM
17.75K on March 24 is First Step Toward Marine Corps Marathon for 3,100 runners

(Outside Online) Athletics: Shalane Flanagan on How to Achieve Peak Performance
Eight life lessons from one of America's best marathoners

(Sport BT) Athletics: The small things matter for high jump hopeful Morgan Lake
Lake won the British Athletics Indoor Championship title in Birmingham

(USATF) Athletics: Kendra Harrison’s record-equaling 60m hurdles earns her USATF Athlete of the Week

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Pound told by Coates he does not deserve title of IOC doyen after latest attack about Russia
Richard Pound has been told by John Coates he does not deserve to be recognised as the doyen of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following his latest interview where he criticises the organisation's controversial stance on Russia

(Register-Guard) Athletics: Time for Vin Lananna, USATF to get on the same page

(Runner's World) Athletics: Dominant Doubles and a World Record at U.S. Indoor Championships
The national meet selected the American contingent to compete in two weeks in Birmingham, United Kingdom






  February 21. 2018:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(FloTrack) Athletics: American Citizen, Soldier, But Haron Lagat Can’t Compete For The U.S.

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Road crash claims Kenyan distance runner, African medalist injured

(CitiusMag) Athletics: The Scenes and Emotions of the 2018 USATF Indoor Championships

(VeloNews) Drugs in Sport: The Outer Line - Lance Armstrong looking to the future
The Outer Line is fully aware that Armstrong’s public statements and opinions generate widespread controversy, and we recognize that we will be accused by many of providing a platform for someone who should no longer have a voice in the sport. However, doping — and dopers — are the elephant in cycling’s room, and to continue building a stronger sport we cannot ignore this elephant, or how it got into the room

(NY Post) Olympics: German Olympians drinking non-alcoholic beer like it’s Gatorade

(Runner's World) Athletics: USA Track & Field’s President Is Placed on Leave
Running’s governing organization says Vin Lananna’s involvement in a Justice Department investigation is a conflict of interest

(Salty Running) Athletics: Are You Cheating Your Training?
When you think of cheating in running, usually the first things that come to mind are doping and course cutting

(IAAF) Athletics: High and Low - Sandi Morris
World and Olympic pole vault silver medallist Sandi Morris is among the global elite in her speciality

(Phuket News) Athletics: Laguna Phuket Marathon to provide authentic Phuket experience for 8,000+ athletes

(Taiwan News) Athletics: More than 21,000 runners to participate in 2018 Kaohsiung Marathon in southern Taiwan
The 2018 Kaohsiung MIZUNO International Marathon will take place on February 25 amid concerns that the city’s serious air pollution problem might have negative effects on the participants

(NY Times) Health and Fitness: How Exercise May Help the Memory Grow Stronger

(Outside Online) Multisport: Elite Athletes Have Some Strange Eating Habits
Don't knock 'em until you've tried 'em

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: World record prospects inspires Kipsang in title defence at Tokyo Marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: Afonin and Krylova eligible to compete internationally as neutral athletes in 2018

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: NCAA & NJCAA ITF National Athletes of the Week - February 20

(AW) Athletics: Genzebe Dibaba set for World Indoor Championships double
Ethiopian, French, Irish and Polish teams among those recently announced for Birmingham event

(The Scotsman) Athletics: Laura Muir leads 8-strong Scots contingent at world indoors
Without the distraction of preparing for a Commonwealth Games, Laura Muir has had the leeway to focus her energies on gearing up for the IAAF world indoor championships and completing her veterinary degree

(USATF) Athletics: Talented Team USATF roster set for 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships






  February 20. 2018:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(Runner's World) Athletics: Want to Run the Paris Marathon? Subscribe to This Newspaper
Getting a bib can be tough to score, but here’s an easy way you can secure your spot for this big race

(AthleteBiz) Athletics: Tough Days. Rough Races. Loving the Hard
"Running is hard. And it’s really hard to always love the hard. But it’s worth it." -Kelsey Bruce

(Capital FM) Athletics: Yego, Muia only Kenya’s defending champions for Commonwealth Games
Of the 10 gold medallist that Team Kenya produced at the last edition of the Commonwealth Games, only Javelin star Julius Yego and Jonathan Muia Ndiku will be defending their titles at the 2018 competition scheduled to be hosted in Gold Coast, Australia from April 4-15

(ESPN) Cycling: Froome fails to fire amid drug test investigation
British cyclist Chris Froome has finished 10th at the Ruta del Sol in his first competition since news of his failed drugs test broke

(BBC) Athletics: World Indoor Championships - Greg Rutherford in British squad of 31 for Birmingham

(Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: Ellis Scores 100m Win - Powell Suffers Injury

(Jerusalem Post) Athletics: Ready, Set, Go For Friday’s Tel Aviv Marathon
Magen David Adom volunteers will be stationed alongside the entire course of the marathon, as well as in the medical tent at the finish line

(ITU) Triathlon: ITU and Infront go distance with direct long-term partnership

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Tokyo Marathon champ Kipsang eyes world record

(IAAF) Athletics: Defending champion Dibaba leads Ethiopian team for IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018

(Oregon Live) Athletics: Vin Lananna 'taken aback' by the USATF board's move to put him on temporary leave

(IAAF) Athletics: Tony Duffy’s Story of the picture - capturing Bob Beamon’s world record leap

(Shape) Health and Fitness: New Fitbit Data Finds That Users In the U.S. Have the Highest Resting Heart Rates
Here's why that number matters - a lot

(Africathle) Athletics: Kenya Commonwealth Games Trials, Nairobi 17/02/2018

Athletics: The flattest marathon course in Europe ready to host the Zurich Maraton de Sevilla this Sunday
Strong Elite Start List Looking For Course Records. 13,000 Participants

(The Morning Shakeout) Athletics: Podcast - Episode 6 with Dathan Ritzenhein
"I’m happy with what I did on the track, what I did at shorter distances. I’m good with that. I’m good with who I am, with where I’ve been, all of those things, mistakes I’ve made along the way—I’m OK with that. In the marathon though, I just know that my back is against the wall and I feel like I still have something to prove to myself still. These last two marathons aren’t going to define what I’ve done—the rest of my career, I’m happy with that, I can put that in my back pocket—but I want to make that fourth Olympic team."

(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Q&A with US 800m National Champion, Donavan Brazier - Destined for Greatness
At only 20-years of age, USA’s Donavan Brazier has already achieved a mantle of highly impressive records

(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Commonwealth Games hopeful Jessica Peris tests positive for banned substance
Daughter of Olympian Nova Peris pulls out of trials - No indication so far of what substance is allegedly involved

(Napa Valley Register) Athletics: Over the years, Napa Valley Marathon has kept to its traditions

(IAAF) Athletics: Britain announces squad of 31 for IAAF World Championships Birmingham 2018

(Gulf News) Triathlon: World champion Mario Mola eyes third crown in Abu Dhabi
65-strong men’s elite field features eight of the world’s top-10 ranked superstars

(The Star) Athletics: Yego lands invite - Olympics javelin silver medallist to compete in South Africa next week

(The Nation) Athletics: Laguna Phuket Marathon to welcome 8,000+ runners
Organisers of Laguna Phuket Marathon will make a number of changes for the 2018 event which is expected to welcome more than 8,000 athletes to the island to compete on 9th and 10th June, 2018

(USATF) Athletics: Lananna placed on temporary administrative leave from USATF presidency

(Vox) Olympics: What the Olympics can teach us about a better kind of nationalism
Orwell said international sports spawned "orgies of hatred." The Olympics prove him wrong


(Bon Appetit) Olympics: What 6 U.S. Athletes Are Eating for Breakfast at the 2018 Winter Olympics






  February 19. 2018:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(Reuters) Athletics: Coleman can go faster, former world record holder Greene says
Newly crowned 60 meters world record holder Christian Coleman can run even faster in both the indoor race and the outdoor 100 meters, former holder Maurice Greene believes

(EA) Athletics: Klosterhalfen smashes 30-year-old German indoor 3000m record in Dortmund

(Edinburgh News) Athletics: Jake Wightman targets world medal after claiming British title

(Oregon Live) Athletics: BTC's Ryan Hill takes the high road at the USATF Indoor

(USATF) Athletics: Coleman destroys WR; AR for Nelvis at USATF Indoors

(RRW) Athletics: Houlihan, Chelimo Complete Distance Doubles At USA Indoor Championship
Less than 24 hours after winning the 3000-meter titles at the USATF Indoor Championships here at the Albuquerque Convention Center, Shelby Houlihan (Nike Bowerman Track Club) and Paul Chelimo (U.S. Army) stepped down in distance, and were once again unbeatable, winning the 1500m on the third and final day of these championships
(IAAF) Athletics: World half icons - Paula Radcliffe

(Jewish Press) Athletics: World Runners to Participate in Tel Aviv Samsung Marathon 2018

(IAAF) Athletics: Coleman breaks world indoor 60m record at US Indoor Championships in Albuquerque

(American-Statesman) Athletics: Austin Marathon - Whelan tops men's field, Macsas repeats as women's champ

(IAAF) Athletics: Kipyokei sets Mexican all-comers’ record at Guadalajara Half Marathon






  February 18. 2018:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]  

(IAAF) Athletics: Philip, Muir and Pozzi among the winners at British Indoor Championships

(The Telegraph) Athletics: Richard Kilty ruled out of World Indoor Championships with Achilles injury

(Daily Nation) Athletics: A blend of youth and experience as AK names team

(IAAF) Athletics: USA, Canada and Ecuador share top honours at Pan American Cross Country Championships

(RRW) Athletics: Houlihan, Chelimo Retain USA Indoor 3000m Titles
Shelby Houlihan of the Nike Bowerman Track Club and Paul Chelimo of the U.S. Army rose to the occasion once again, successfully retaining their national 3000m titles on the second day of the USATF Indoor Championships at the Albuquerque Convention Center here

(IAAF) Athletics: Lawson and Houston impress at US Indoor Championships in Albuquerque

(USATF) Athletics: Kynard wins historic HJ title at USATF Indoors

(BBC) Athletics: Greg Rutherford wins British indoor long jump title in Birmingham
Former Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford returned to action with victory at the British Indoor Championships in Birmingham

(The Guardian) Athletics: The future of the Commonwealth
The unequal battle: privilege, genes, gender and power

(The Standard) Athletics: Expect a Kenyan double: London Marathon Director Hugh Brasher tips Kenyans to extend dominance in UK’s premier race

(Running USA) Athletics: Boilermaker Partners with Comets, Adirondack Bank Center on 2018 Erie Canal Race
The Boilermaker Road Race has partnered with the Utica Comets and the Adirondack Bank Center on an exciting new format for the Erie Canal Race

(The Sportsman) Athletics: Asha Philip Enjoys Perfect World Championship Rehearsal With Victory In The British 60m Final

(Running USA) Athletics: 5 Questions for Patrice Matamoros
Insight on achievement in the industry from the 2018 Running USA Women’s Leadership Award winner, who encourages young women in the industry to be ambitious

(The Sportsman) Athletics: Laura Muir Too Good For Her Rivals In The British Indoors 3,000m Final
(The Scotsman) Laura Muir blasts her way to 3000m victory in Birmingham

Austin Marathon - TX






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(Daily Nation) Athletics: Brothers act in 400m hurdles as Bett, Koech earn Games slots

(The Telegraph) Athletics: 'Terrified' Greg Rutherford thrilled to win British Indoor long jump title

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Chespol tears apart steeplechase field at Kasarani

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Front-running Cheruiyot, Manangoi book Games slots

(Enda) Athletics: The World’s 13 Top Marathons

(Inside the Games) Athletics: Coe to meet disgraced former IAAF President Diack to help French police investigation
Sebastian Coe, the International Association of Athletics Federation President, has agreed to meet his disgraced predecessor Lamine Diack - who has been charged with corruption and money laundering - in order to help the ongoing French police investigation

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Steeplechaser Chepkoech stuns 1500m runners at Commonwealth Trials

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Sick Kipruto, Bett withdraw from Commonwealth Games trials

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Chebet stuns Ndiwa to win 10,000m race at Kasarani

(Women's Running) Athletics: A Quick Chat With Millrose Games Victor Colleen Quigley

(Austin360) Athletics: Before marathon, a tale of two (sister) cities: Austin and Oita, Japan

(Outside Online) Athletics: Relax, We're Nowhere Near the End of World Records
Athletes have been shattering "expert" forecasts for the ultimate limits of our species for more than a century

(Triathlete) Triathlon: The Original Iron Men on Racing, Chaffing, and Heart, 40 Years Later






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(USTFCCCA) Athletics: A Weekend To Remember In Collegiate Indoor Track & Field

(Triathlete) Triathlon:The Shoe Company That’s Going All In on Tri - And Mirinda Carfrae
Hoka One One will be supporting three-time Ironman world champion Miranda Carfrae of Australia as she chases another Kona crown

(Lovin Malta) Athletics: Here's Everything You Need To Know About The 2018 Malta Marathon

(Cycling Weekly) Running: Marathon runner aims to run the entire route of the 2018 Tour de France

(The Telegraph) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe reveals she tore her colon while smashing marathon world record in 2002

(Fast Running) Athletics: Sam Stabler and Laura Weightman win in Armagh
Once again race organisers amassed fields of incredible depth and despite the chilly temperatures 94 men dipped under the elusive 15-minute mark for 5km and 34 women under 10-minutes for 3km

(WADA) Drugs in Sport: WADA suspends accreditation of Bucharest laboratory

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's Kipsang seeks fast time in title defense at Tokyo Marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: Ethiopia names team for IAAF/Trinidad Alfonso World Half Marathon Championships Valencia 2018

(RRW) Athletics: Windle Running For Respect, National Team Spot At USATF Indoor Championships
Two and a half years after joining the Seattle-based Brooks Beasts Track Club, six-time NCAA Division II champion Drew Windle is definitely running happy

(Daily Nation) Athletics: I'm ready to die on the Gold Coast course - Mungara

(The Star) Athletics: Obiri gets wildcard
World 5000m champion Helen Obiri has been exempted from the Commonwealth Games trials slated to start today at the Moi International Stadium, Kasarani

(Runner's World) Athletics: U.S. Indoor Championships: Watch the Meet That Matters Most in 2018
This weekend offers the sole opportunity for track pros to make a world team this year

(AW) Athletics: Cross country waits for its Olympic moment
PyeongChang 2018 is great but could be even better with the addition of one of the most popular winter sports of all






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(AthleteBiz) Athletics: How to Bounce Back from a Bad Race

(CTolleRun) Athletics: Emily Infeld - You Can Do Incredible Things
Carrie interviews Olympian Emily Infeld! They talk about Emily’s big win at the USATF Cross Country Championships, her build up for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, training with the Bowerman Track Club and much more

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Wild card for Obiri as all set for Commonwealth Games’ trials

(Fast Running) Athletics: Athletes set for British Indoor Championships

(The Guardian) Athletics: An updated formula for marathon-running success
Prediction calculators still give a rose-tinted view for most runners, says Fetcheveryone’s Ian Williams. He takes another look at the stats

(Runner's World) Athletics: After Being Tortured and Fleeing His Country, Former Pro Runner Reunited With Family on Valentine's Day
Two years after leaving his home country, Demssew Tsega Abebe will finally be able to see his family

(IAAF) Athletics: Aries Merritt: I love hurdling because...

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Seventh time lucky? Paul Tanui chases elusive gold

(Geelong Advertiser) Athletics: Young Geelong sprint sensation Mia Gross eyes Commonwealth Games selection at Australian Athletics Championships

(Independent) Athletics: 33rd Malta marathon attracts around 5,000 participants

(AllAfrica) Athletics: Mercy Cherono Flaunts Baby Bump
Mercy Cherono, Kenya's cute long distance runner, will not be racing anytime soon

(Inside the Games) Olympics: IOC could cut quota places from full Olympic sports to make way for additional events
Full sports on the Summer Olympic programme could be forced to cut the numbers of athletes in their events in order to make way for quota places in additional sports

(IAAF) Athletics: Breakthroughs beckon at IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: WADA head of European Office appointed director general of Independent Testing Agency
Benjamin Cohen has been appointed director general of the Independent Testing Agency (ITA), it was announced today

Athletics: Joan Benoit Samuelson Set For Guest Appearance At Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon
A field of determined entrants from 16 countries, 44 U.S. states, and Washington, D.C. will gather in California’s Napa Valley for the 40th Annual Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon (KP-NVM) and Kiwanis Club of Greater Napa 5K Run on Sunday, March 4, 2018

(Spikes) Athletics: Czech-Mate
When it comes to the tactical game of chess that is the 1500m, Jakub Holusa has the ultimate finishing move

(AthleteBiz) Athletics: Track Shorts - USA Indoor Championships
Awesome Indoor Season (Too bad it’s almost over)

(The Star) Athletics: Korir worried
Kenya is facing challenges in selecting a formidable team to the Commonwealth Games slated for Gold Coast, Australia in April

(BBTM) Athletics: An Open Love Letter to the Mile

(AthleteBiz) Athletics: Summer of ’81 and the Cascade Run Off 15K
Anne Audain - "On June 28th, 1981 in Portland, Oregon after the Cascade Run Off 15K, I made a decision that changed my life and the lives of hundreds of Track and Field athletes around the world and future Olympians from all sports"

(Pre Classic) Athletics: Stefanídi, Morris Bring Aerial Show to Pre Classic
The 44th Prefontaine Classic, a member of the IAAF Diamond League of elite international track & field meets, will be held May 25-26 at historic Hayward Field

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2018 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field National Rankings - Week 4

(Oregon Live) Athletics: What does USATF's Board of Directors have against Vin Lananna?






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(Lindsey Hein) Athletics: Colleen Quigley Interview
Olympic Steeple Chaser Colleen Quigley runs for Nike with the Bowerman Track Club and made her first Olympic team in 2016 and placed 8th in Rio

(Cycling News) Cycling: Former Team Sky doctor lifts the lid on team's medical practices and grey areas
Bartalucci on intravenous recovery, Froome, and Brailsford's mistakes

(Running USA) Athletics: 2018 Austin Marathon Set to Debut New Marathon Course
Runners from all 50 states and 34 countries will run the 27th annual Austin Marathon on Sunday, Feb. 18th

(CBC) Athletics: Marathon runner stopped in his tracks by Trump travel ban
Toronto's Soroush Hatami qualified for the Boston Marathon, but can’t enter the U.S.

(Daily Mail Drugs in Sport: Chris Froome adamant he has 'done nothing wrong' after failed drugs test and vows to prove it as he returns to racing at Ruta del Sol
*Chris Froome failed a drugs test with excess salbutamol in his system
*The four-time Tour de France winner insists he can prove he hasn't cheated
*Froome has been backed by Team Sky general manager Sir Dave Brailsford

(Track & Field News) Athletics: A Lifestyle Change For Sally Kipyego

(Valley Courier) Athletics: 50-Year Reunion of 1968 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

(Fast Running) Athletics: Running camps are not just for elites

(ESPN) Endurance Sports: Enduring in the shadow of Day Zero
With a perfect storm of major sports events bearing down on drought-stricken Cape Town over the next two months, plenty of creative planning has been required to keep the show on the road(s)

(SportBusiness) Athletics: Toyo Tires backs World Indoor Athletics Championships

(Jamaica Star) Athletics: My time to shine - Yohan Blake

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Nicholas Bett eyes return at 'Club Games' trials

(Sky Sports) Athletics: Kenya's David Rudisha and Asbel Kiprop opt out of Commonwealth Games
Kenya's 800 metres Olympic champion and world record holder David Rudisha will not seek selection for this year's Commonwealth Games

(The Star) Athletics: Obiri in the mix
World 5,000 metres champion Hellen Obiri leads a galaxy of elite athletes invited to the Commonwealth Games trials slated for this Saturday at Moi, Kasarani Stadium

(Track and FeIed News) Athletics: Collegiate Women’s Indoor Dual Meet Rankings
Texas A&M Wins For The Third Time

(CNN) Athletics: A smile will improve your run, research finds






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(ESW) Triathlon: St. Anthony’s Triathlon Announced as 2018 USAT Regional Championship
Triathlon Extends Sports & Fitness Expo to a Three-Day Event and Locates All Events at Vinoy Park

(Irish News) Athletics: Future of Belfast City Marathon should be issue for runners, not just churches

(USATF Foundation) Athletics: USA Track & Field Foundation awards Elite Athlete Development Grants to 65 athletes

(BBTM) Athletics: Bring Back the Mile Grand Prix Tour Announces 2018 Schedule

Athletics: Register Feb. 21 to run the 17.75K for guaranteed spot in "The People’s Marathon"
Runners wanting to secure their spot in the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) this October can run the Marine Corps 17.75K on March 24 in Prince William County, VA

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Keitany signals intent for marathon world record chase in Ras Al Khaimah

(Daily Maverick) Women in Sport: Caster Semenya never signed informed consent for sex tests, says ex-ASA board member

Athletics: Saucony ® Scores Double Victory In Runner’s World 2018 Spring Shoe Guide
Kinvara 9 named Editor’s Choice; Liberty ISO named Best Debut as brand celebrates 120th milestone

(Runner's World) Athletics: America’s Next Great Marathoner? Triathlon Champ Gwen Jorgensen Going for Gold
She won the USA’s first ever triathlon gold medal in Rio. Now she’s taking on a new challenge

(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Commonwealth Games Trials - Who’s Going to the Gold Coast?

(Runner's World) Athletics: Greatest College Athlete of All Time? Cheserek Has 17 National Titles
The University of Oregon senior has climbed to second on the list of collegiate champions

(Inside the Games) Athletics: Coe predicts successful Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

(SuperSport) Athletics: Semenya to tackle 1000m in Tshwane March 8th

(Irish Examiner) Athletics: Marcus O’Sullivan - ‘You never put things in front of you that let you think you’ve arrived’
Twenty years ago today, Marcus O’Sullivan ran his 100th sub-four-minute mile, the last major milestone in a career that ranks among the greats of Irish sport

(AC) Athletics: Fast times and solid performances at the 2018 Hershey Canadian Indoor U18 / U20 Championships
Crew breaks Canadian record as Van Buskirk, Cabral, Papaconstantinou and Watson rack up wins at the 2018 Grand Prix d’Athlétisme de Montréal

(amNewYork) Athletics: New York City Marathon 2018 registration closes on Feb. 15

(CitiusMag) Athletics: Price of a Mile Podcast - Get to Know Kate Grace
Here’s the latest from Woody Kincaid on the new episode of Price of a Mile!

(Running USA) Athletics: Runner Retention Survey
For the past three years, the running industry has seen the number of road race finishers decline, a trend being felt by races from coast to coast. While much discussion has focused on the flattening of the sport, it’s time for the industry to start finding answers in how to reverse the trend.

(Japan Running News) Athletics: Yamazaki, Ndirangu, Kamulu and Shitara Top Weekend Road Racing Action

(IAAF) Athletics: World Half icons - Tegla Loroupe

(NYRR) Athletics: New York City Marathon Spectator Signs, In Review

(Canadian Running Magazine) Athletics: Jaw-dropping times at 2018 RAK Half-Marathon
Kenyans and Ethiopians dominate; course records fall






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(Univeristy of Waterloo) Drugs in Sport: Drug testing athletes now easier
It will now be easier, faster and cheaper to catch athletes who take performance-enhancing drugs, thanks to research done at the University of Waterloo.

(USTFCCCA) Atheltics: 2018 NCAA DI Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Rankings - Week 4
2018 NCAA DI Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Rankings

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenyan contingent for ‘Club Games’ takes shape

(P3R) Athletics: P3R CEO Patrice Matamoros Recipient of Running USA Women’s Leadership Award

(EnduranceBusiness) Multisport: Tracking the global build-up of endurance sport fans on social media!

(Sports24) Athletics: Wayde on the mend after ‘a challenging 3 months’

(Florida Today) Athletics: Hedgespeth, Yazlovskaya win Publix Florida Marathon in Melbourne

(Deadspin) Athletics: A Decade In Kenya Turned Two Teens From New Zealand Into World-Class Runners

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Champ Kamworor’s last salute for Kenya Police?

(CBC) Drugs in Sport: Dealing with doping: Sports world can learn from Canada and Ben Johnson legacy
Ben Johnson doping scandal 30 years ago was painful but productive reality check for Canadian sports

(WCPO) Athletics: Flying Pig Marathon director inducted into Running USA Hall of Champions

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's Kamworor ready for bruising battle in bid to retain WHM title

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya probes three athletes who changed nationality

(Sport24) Athletics: No Simbine v Gatlin showdown for Pretoria

(HMRR) Drugs in Sport: Finally, some good news in the fight against doping

(WBRC) Athletics: Estonia's Tiidrek Nurme wins the 2018 men's Mercedes Marathon

(Capital FM) Athletics: Cheserek clocks second-fastest indoor mile in history
Multiple NCAA champion Edward Cheserek produced the second-fastest indoor time in history, 3:49.44, to win the mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston on Friday

(The Star) Athletics: Kimetto confident
National athletics head coach to the African Cross Country Championships, John Kimetto, has expressed his confidence in retaining the African crown a day after Team Kenya to the March 14 showpiece in Chlef, Algeria, was named






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(Emirates News Agency) Triathlon: Nine of the world’s top 10 female triathlon titans to compete at the ITU world triathlon Abu Dhabi

Athletics: Brazier misses American record by a whisker as multiple records fall at New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
A week after moving to second in the US all-time lists, Donavan Brazier missed the American 800 meter indoor record by a whisker. The 21-year-old clocked 1:45.11 - just 11 hundredths shy of the record Johnny Gray set all the way back in 1992 to take the win at the Reggie Lewis Center

(ITU) Triathlon: Murray and Holland get 2018 World Cup season off to winning start in Cape Town

(IAAF) Athletics: Teenage talents Kiplimo and Gidey triumph at Cinque Mulini

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: IOC hopeful of new tests to allow longer detection-window revealing doping in endurance sports
New drug tests will be developed soon to help detect use of erythropoietin (EPO) over a far longer period, International Olympic Committee (IOC) medical and scientific director Richard Budgett hopes, he revealed here today

(IAAF) Athletics: Wasihun breaks course record in Barcelona

(Gulf News) Triathlon: Top women’s field for Abu Dhabi Triathlon
Nine of the world’s top 10 set for Yas Course on March 3

(CNN) Running: Take a break from the Olympics. There's a 'naked marathon'

(RRW) Athletics: Second Day Of Glory For Cheserek In Boston at New Balance Indoor GP
Less than 24 hours after becoming only the second man in history to break 3:50 for the mile indoors, Edward Cheserek came roaring back with a decisive victory here at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in the 3000m
(IAAF) Brazier, Coleman and Cheserek dominate in Boston

(AllAfrica) Athletics: SA Athletic Champion Severely Beaten in Alleged Racial Attack

(IAAF) Athletics: Kamworor and Ndiwa triumph at Kenyan Cross Country Championships

Hershey Canadian Indoor Championships - Montreal, QC

Mercedes Marathon Weekend - Birmingham, AL






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(Outside Online) Athletics: Wisdom from the World's Best Marathoner
Eliud Kipchoge shares (some of) the secrets to his success

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Champ Kamworor’s last salute for Kenya Police?

(The Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: We cannot stop Justin Gatlin running in London, admits World Cup chief

(South Carolina Living) Athletics: Sandi Morris - Defying gravity

(USATF) Athletics: Emily Infeld’s cross country win earns her USATF Athlete of the Week

(Paul Merca) Athletics: USATF cross country champ Emily Infeld runs world leading 5000m time at Husky Classic

(Spikes) Athletics: The Trailblazer
Growing up, Jamaica's Kemoy Campbell had no path to follow in his dream to become a top distance runner. So he made his own

(Sporting Tribune) Athletics: Kenya marathoners dominate 3rd Access Bank Lagos Marathon

(RRW) Athletics: 3:49.44 Mile For Edward Cheserek At Boston University
In front of a raucous crowd at the Boston University Track & Tennis Center here tonight, 17-time NCAA champion Edward Cheserek of Kenya (Skechers Performance) ran the second fastest indoor mile of all time, clocking 3:49.44 in a special three-man race

(NYRR) Athletics: Six Decades of New York Road Runners History - 1958-1970

(Track & Field News) Athletics: Best High School Mile Tandems Ever

(Star-{hoenix) Athletics: 'Loved and admired -: Track coach Lyle Sanderson remembered fondly
Lyle Sanderson died while on vacation Thursday night in Mexico, at age 79, after a short hospital stay.

(Runner's World) Athletics: Mary Cain Wants to Be Clear: She’s Not Going Anywhere
The former high school phenom is training again. And she has some advice for another up-and-coming star

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenyans eye Lisbon Half Marathon win, rule out world record attempt

(The Guardian) Athletics: Jarrod Bannister, Australian javelin thrower, dies aged 33
Shock over Commonwealth Games gold medallist’s sudden death in the Netherlands

(The Economist) Drugs in Sport: The use of banned drugs is rife in sport
No one seems to want to do much about it
How to stop doping in sports
Athletes who cheat are rarely caught. The drug-testers need better incentives to catch them

(Runner's World) Athletics: Running Helped Me Learn Cross-Country Skiing—and That Made Me a Better Runner, Too
In Scandinavia, you’re practically required to ski in winter. But if you run, you’ll be ready for it, and it may just help your legs when the snow melts

(BA) Athletics: O'Hare Back Out For Boston After New York Success

(Fast Running) Athletics: Andy Butchart to miss Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

(Track & Field News) Athletics: Miler Jake Wightman Talks 2018 Plans
Scottish miler Jake Wightman, 23, the winner of two Diamond League races in 2017 (Oslo and Birmingham) is set to open his 2018 season at the New Balance Boston Indoor Grand Prix. Wightman and the rest of the Boston field will be chasing the World Indoor Championships 1500 qualifying standard, 3:39.50. Wightman recently spoke with T&FN about his ready-for-launch 2018 season

New Balance Indoor Grand Prix - Boston, MA






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(RRW) Athletics: Friends First, Coburn & Simpson Go Head To Head At New Balance Indoor GP
-- Emma Coburn and Jenny Simpson have been friends since the pair ran for coaches Mark Wetmore and Heather Burroughs at the University of Colorado in the late aughts

(Lindsey Hein) Athletics: Colleen Quigley Interview
Colleen runs for Nike with the Bowerman Track Club and made her first Olympic team in 2016 and placed 8th in Rio

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Battle for Team Kenya slots is on at Uhuru Gardens

(IAAF) Athletics: Men’s course record under threat in Barcelona

(Track & Field News) Athletics: Next Stop Tokyo Marathon For Worlds Medalist Amy Cragg

(IAAF) Athletics: Defending champions Barega and Degefa face tough opposition at Cinque Mulini

(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

(Spikes) Athletics: Father and Son
"Both my parents were runners. They both ran the marathon. My mum - Susan Tooby was her maiden name - she went to the Seoul Olympics in the marathon, and dad - Geoff - competed at Commonwealth Games and Europeans, so I was literally brought up in the sport" - Jake Wightman

(IAAF) Athletics: Sprints set to share spotlight with distance events as IAAF World Indoor Tour reaches Boston

Athletics: A Day Of Records & Great Racing At RAK 2018
Two course records, a world record and a very near miss were a very solid return on a day of more superb running and riveting racing at the 12th edition of the RAK Half Marathon today

(Capital FM) Athletics: Kamworor out to reclaim X- Country title

(Sport24) Athletics: Caster set to fulfil her lifelong dream in Monaco

(IAAF) Athletics: Korir and Lagat lead US team for IAAF/Trinidad Alfonso World Half Marathon Championships Valencia 2018

(Evening Standard) Athletics:Seb Coe - Athletics will punch its way into sporting weekend of Wimbledon and World Cup

(Toni Reavis) Athletics: Why People Start Running

(Runner's Tribe) Drugs in Sport: Aussie distance runner, Cassie Fien accepts nine months doping ban

(IAAF) Athletics: Husillos and Lasitskene excel in Madrid while Dos Santos jumps world lead

(Deadspin) Athletics: Police Say Former Olympic Runner David Torrence's Death Ruled An Accident

RAK Half-Marathon - Ras Al Khaimah< UAE






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(Japan Running News) Athletics: Nagasaki Announces Plans to Host Marathon Promoting Peace

(USATF) Athletics: USATF announces roster for IAAF World Half and NACAC XC

(Oregon Live) Athletics: Track and field board takes action on Vin Lananna conflicts

(USTFCCCA) Athletics:The Bowerman - 2018 Men’s Mid-Indoor Watch List

Athletics: Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile to Present the 2018 PRRO Championship
The 46th event edition on Sunday, April 8 offers a $65,000 Open prize purse including $25,000 U.S.-only prize money; qualifying PRRO Circuit athletes will also vie for $10,000 PRRO Super Bonus and PRRO Event Champion's Bonus money

Athletics: Unique Clash Of The World Record Holders At RAK 2018
The 12th RAK Half Marathon, staged early every February when the Arabian Peninsula climate is as lacking in ferocity as is ever possible, arrives this coming Friday morning, but with elite line-ups as hot as anything served up in the previous 11 editions

(BBC) Athletics: Decision on Belfast Marathon day and route change deferred

(AC) Athletics: Canada selects eight athletes to represent Canada at 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Joyciline Jepkosgei aims at next target
World half marathon record holder Joyciline Jepkosgei is confident she can still lower her personal best time over the 21-kilometre distance when she runs in Friday’s famous Ras Al-Khaimah Half Marathon in the United Arab Emirates

(Spiked) Drugs in Sport: Chris Froome: Neither Saint Nor Sinner
Every athlete is only ever trying to seek a competitive edge

(The Independent) Drugs in Sport: British sprinter Nigel Levine provisionally suspended after positive drug test
Levine allegedly tested positive for banned asthma drug clenbuterol

(Capital FM) Athletics: Chepkoech sets Kenyan indoor 1500m record

(The Star) Athletics: Eyes on Obiri - :World 5,000m champion face off with Tiorop and Aprot at the national cross country show

(IAAF) Athletics: Taylor and Bowie named NACAC athletes of 2017

(Capital FM) Athletics: Africa could host Olympics by 2032 says IOC boss

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2018 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Rankings - Week 3

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Chinese athlete wins High Jump Meeting in Slovakia
He cleared 2.31 meters and beat the reigning world champion Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar

(Newshub) Athletics: Commonwealth Games - Nick Willis still confident he will be a starter in the Gold Coast despite leg injury

(Citizen Digital) Athletics: Karoki out to strike World Half gold in Valencia






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(Outside Online) Athletics: Hawaii's Crazy Bill to Ban Kids from Running Marathons
Legislators in the state have proposed restricting marathons and half marathons to those older than 18, claiming that running damages kids' bones and joints. Science doesn't agree

(BBC) Athletics: Proposal for Belfast Marathon to move to Sunday
A proposal to move Belfast City Marathon to a Sunday is set to be discussed at Belfast City Council meeting on Wednesday afternoon

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2018 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field National Rankings - Week 3

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Tim Don's Long Road Back
This well-loved pro exemplifies dusting yourself off and trying again - even if the goal is as large as going sub-8 and winning Kona

Athletics: Manning, Nelvis to bring hurdle heat to Boston
Christina Manning and Sharika Nelvis, the fastest women’s 60 meter hurdlers in the world this year, have joined an already competitive field at the 2018 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, organizers announced today

(ESW) Athletics: Online Registration for 2018 TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race Set for March 15 and 16
Race organizers implementing new race registration system for Aug. 4 Maine race

(NY Times) Health and Fitness: Lift Weights, Eat More Protein, Especially if You’re Over 40

(Mirror) Drugs in Sport: British sprinting star fails drug test while recovering from career-threatening motorbike crash injuries
Gold medallist at the 2014 European Championships Nigel Levine, 28, has been charged with an anti-doping rule violation

(IAAF) Athletics: World leaders Stanek, Dibaba and Lasitskene take centre stage in Madrid

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya to name strong team of 30 to compete at the Africa Cross Country

(Outside Online) Athletics: The Curiously Elastic Limits of Endurance
In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, Outside’s Sweat Science columnist explores the brain’s role in setting our physical limits

(Outside Online) Health and Fitness: Your Hungry Brain Is Making You Fat

(ITU) Triathlon: Cape Town ready to raise the curtain on brand-new ITU World Cup season

(IAAF) Athletics: Su, Stanek and Manning impress in Du¨sseldorf







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(Fast Running) Athletics: World Cup - where’s the long distance running?

(Track & Field News) Athletics: Bringing Competitive Equity To NCAA Men’s And Women’s Cross Country

(Runner's World) Athletics: Nike Just Launched Its First Sports Hijab. What Does That Mean for the Future of Running?
The sports giant’s new headscarf could change everything—but first, it needs to win over Muslim athletes. We asked three women if the Pro Hijab lives up to the hype

(Daily Nation) Drugs in Sport: Norway anti-doping experts train Adak team

(Japan Running News) Athletics: In Memory of Ken Young

(SoundCloud) Athletics: Courtney Frerichs - Breaking into the International Spotlight

(USATF) Athletics: Masters athletes Bayliss and Castille dominate at USATF Cross Country Championships

(Daily Sun) Athletics: Caster Dumps Coach!
Mzansi’s golden girl, Caster Semenya, has ended her three-year relationship with renowned athletics coach, Jean Verster

(RRM) Athletics: Online Registration Provider RacePartner Under Heavy Fire over Millions of Dollars in Missing Funds

(Runner's World) Athletics: Emily Infeld Earns Her First National Title at Cross-Country Championships
In the men’s race, Leonard Korir pulled away from a talented field for the win

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

(Daily Mail) Athletics: Sotherton hopes to receive outstanding Olympic medals in London this summer

(Mirror) Athletics: Sir Mo Farah pictured in T-shirt with terrorist group slogan as Nike make London Marathon advert blunder

(IAAF) Athletics: IAAF World Indoor Tour meeting in Düsseldorf to be streamed live

(Globe and Mail) Sports: How top athletes dip into usually inaccessible reserves of strength and endurance
From young women hoisting vehicles in dire circumstances to powerlifters heaving unbelievable loads, fits of hysterical strength do happen, but why?

(National Post) Drugs in Sport: 30 years after Seoul, and drugs are still the issue of Olympics

(Sport24) Athletics: Two Oceans Marathon tackles Cape water crisis

(Newshub) Athletics: Nick Willis' Commonwealth Games hopes in doubt after suffering a stress reaction in his leg

(Paul Merca) Athletics: Hannah Cunliffe signs with adidas and with Paul Doyle of Doyle Management Group

(The Morning SHakeout) Athletics: Podcast - Episode 5 with Nick Symmonds
wo-time Olympian, six-time national champion, and 2013 world championships 800m silver medalist Nick Symmonds comes on the podcast for a candid conversation covering a wide range of topics

(Alberto Stretti) Athletics: The Napoli City Half Marathon Was Dominated By Kenyans More Than Ever

(Runner's World) Athletics: A World Record and a Few Surprise Wins Highlight the 2018 Millrose Games
The prestigious indoor track in New York provided plenty of entertaining moments for track geeks everywhere

(ESPN) Cycling: Chris Froome to race in Ruta del Sol despite doping investigation

(The Telegraph) Athletics: World Cup hailed as ‘magic bullet’ following launch of eight-nation competition

(FloTrack) Athletics: In Hawaii, Running Community Fights Bill To Ban Teens From Marathons






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(USTFCCCA) Athletics: Collegiate Indoor Season Bests

(MileSplit USA) Athletics: New Bill Introduced In Hawaii Legislature Proposes Runners U18 Can't Enter Marathons

(Tallahassee Democrat) Athletics: Kozulina bests the weather and the field for third straight marathon win

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2018 NCAA DI Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Rankings - Week 3
2018 NCAA DI Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Rankings - Week 3

(BBA) Athletics: Santos succeeds Terrence Mahon, who continues to serve the B.A.A. High Performance team in an advisory capacity

(Cloud259) Athletics: Guts and glory at the 2018 NYRR Millrose Games

Athletics: Inaugural Inductees Announced for National High School Track and Field Hall of Fame
The National High School Track and Field Hall of Fame will induct the inaugural class of athletes, coaches, and contributors on March 8, 2018 in New York City

(Japan Running News) Athletics: Mokgobu Outkicks Sonoda on Track, Yoshitomi Rewrites Women's Course Record at Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: Going live, super fast - looking back on the IAAF World Indoor Tour opener in Karlsruhe

(Runner's World) Athletics: OMG! The Most Dramatic Race Finishes of All Time!
Who doesn’t love sprints, battles, dives, and crawls across the finish line? Let’s watch 25 of the very best

(NBC San Diego) Athletics: Olympian Awarded $4M For Injury on Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Course

(Balls.IE) Athletics:16-Year-Old Sarah Healy Breaks Irish U20 1500m Record

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's Manangoi launches World Indoor campaign in Germany

Athletics: Women Are Set For Battle Of Britain At The Vitality Big Half - Simbu And Griffiths Added To Men's Field
Partridge, Purdue, Dixon and Samuels head women’s race - World bronze medallist and GB’s fastest marathoner in 2017 join men’s race
(Fast Running) Elite fields confirmed for The Big Half
Dewi Griffiths will go head-to-head with Callum Hawkins and Mo Farah at The Vitality Big Half next month, while Britain’s best female distance runners will battle it out

(Yahoo) Cycling: Froome hoping for speedy resolution to Vuelta saga ahead of competitive return

(BBC) Athletics: World Cup: Eight nations to compete at the London Stadium
A new athletics World Cup event will take place in London this summer, with eight top nations competing

(IAAF) Athletics: Spotlight on Holzdeppe, Nelvis and Su as World Indoor Tour moves to Düsseldorf

(Citizen Digital) Athletics: Kirui going for elusive London Marathon podium

(IAAF) Athletics: IAAF/Trinidad Alfonso World Half Marathon Championships Valencia 2018 strengthens anti-doping commitment

(Wired) Drugs in Sport: Olympics Could Require Athletes' Genetic Code To Test For Doping

(Fast Running) Athletics: Planning for a personal best
It’s always better to have a plan and ignore it, then to have no plan at all. So how can you make your race day go as smoothly as possible?

(IAAF) Athletics: Korir and Infeld take US titles in Tallahassee - cross-country round-up

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Russian Olympic Committee yet to repay $15 million fine to IOC
Russia has yet to start paying the $15 million (£11 million/€13 million) fine imposed on it by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in December, it was revealed here today






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(Inside the Games) Athletics: Kenya to be without at least six defending Commonwealth Games champions at Gold Coast 2018

(Sunday Times) Drugs in Sport: Blizzard of ski doping cheats
A secret database reveals that dozens of Olympic medal-winning cross-country skiers have suspicious blood-test results

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Iten-based Mitei masters high-altitude Nyahururu race

(Outside Online) Athletics: Pacers Are Ruining the Marathon
Why the top elites shouldn’t be getting any extra help

(Winston-Salem Journal) Athletics: Camel City Elite Races end in big wins for Schneider, memories for Engels
(News & Record) Paul Chelimo breaks four minutes for first time in Camel City Mile

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Bach criticises CAS and calls for urgent reforms after decision to clear Russian athletes
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach claimed here today that there is an "urgent need" to reform the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) following its "disappointing and surprising" decision last week to overturn its sanctions against 28 Russian athletes

(Courier-Mail) Athletics: Sally Pearson still building towards peak form

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Emmanuel Korir breaks African Indoor record

(Sports Features) Drugs in Sport: The war on doping suffers a winter shock

(NZ Herald) Athletics: Commonwealth Games - Nick Willis prepares to enhance legacy

(Japan Times) Athletics: South Africa’s Desmond Mokgobu pips Hayato Sonoda to win Beppu-Oita Marathon

(NZ Herald) Athletics: Dame Valerie Adams hails unsung hero in Games bid

(Runner's World) Athletics: What’s the Better Running City: Boston or Philly?
A passionate, Super Bowl-inspired debate over races, coffee, beer, cobblestones, and "Rocky."

(IAAF) Athletics: Waweru and Saina secure Kenyan double at Marugame Half Marathon

(USATF) Athletics: Wonder Women - Two world marks, meet, collegiate, and HS records highlight 2018 NYRR Millrose Games

(Register-Guard) Athletics: Devon Allen wins, Raevyn Rogers sets world record at the Millrose Games

(Al Arabiya) Athletics: US officials probe Qatar winning bid to host World Athletics Championship

(Shape) Athletics: Shalane Flanagan On Winning Marathons and Drinking Beer
Plus, the mantra that took her through the NYC marathon

(Fox Sports) Athletics: Wheelchair athlete hurt in San Diego marathon gets $4M

(Dayton Daily News) Athletics: Fitness website picks Air Force Marathon as one of best in fall

Kaiser Permanente Half Marathon - San Francisco, CA

Napoli City Half Marathon - Naples, Italy






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(IAAF) Athletics: Dibaba clocks second fastest indoor 1500m of all-time to top five world leads in Karlsruhe

(The Telegraph*) Athletics: Exclusive - London Stadium poised to host new athletics World Cup

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Canada-based Mkungo best at Coast region x-country

(USATF) Athletics: Korir repeats, Infeld impresses at USATF Cross Country Championships

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenya announces Commonwealth Games selection criteria

(FloTrack) Athletics: Nick Willis Hopes Sixth Time Is A Charm At The 2018 Millrose Games

(Japan Running News) Athletics: Kiplagat and Tadese Lead Busy Weekend of Road Action

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kiplagat, Saina lead Kenya quest for honour at Marugame Half Marathon

(USA Today) Athletics: Lolo Jones talks bobsled, returning to track and that infamous date with Blake Griffin
Lolo Jones has represented the U.S. in the Winter and Summer Olympics, but she didn’t make the bobsled team for Pyeongchang. She is immediately returning to track and field by competing in the Millrose Games, which will air on NBC on Saturday afternoon. She talked to For the Win about not making the team, why she’s running this weekend and a date with Blake Griffin. This has been condensed for length and clarity

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Exclusive - Swiss Court rejects appeals by six Russian athletes barred from Pyeongchang 2018
Appeals by six Russian athletes against their barring from next week's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang have been dismissed by the Swiss Civil Courts, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have confirm

(Fast Running) Athletics: Maurten: is this energy drink the future?
It is "sports fuel reinvented" but just what is so special about the new Maurten energy drink and does it live up to the hype?

(NBCDFW) Athletics: The Cowtown Marathon Gives 5,000 Kids New Running Shoes

(WTXL) Athletics: Tallahassee Gears Up For 44th Tallahassee Marathon

(Outside Online) Drugs in Sport: The Stop-and-Frisk Approach to Anti-Doping
Can a controversial new form of statistical profiling weed out cheaters?

(Track Alerts) Drugs in Sport: IAAF confirms Livermore two-year ban

(IAAF) Athletics: Haroun retains 400m title at Asian Indoor Championships

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: Emily Richards Leads Collegians Into Camel City Elite

(USATF) Athletics: Masters runners race to Tallahassee for the USATF Cross Country Championships

(IAAF) Athletics: Global champions face Japanese record-holders in Marugame

(USATF) Athletics: Sonja Friend-Uhl’s record mile earns her USATF Athlete of the Week

(IAAF) Athletics: IAAF World Indoor Tour meeting in Karlsruhe to be streamed live

(San Diego Union-Tribune) Drugs in Sport: Russian acquittal is the latest blow in a losing war on drugs in sport

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's Kiplagat will not defend her Barcelona Half Marathon title

(Fast Running) Athletics: Regular caffeine intake may not boost your performance
New research, suggests that you may want to reduce your consumption of coffee, tea and energy drinks in the lead up to a big event to gain the benefits of caffeine as a performance aid

3Wire Sports) Drugs in Sport: It's not a thing to be guilty just because you're Russian

Camel City Invitational - Winston-Salem, NC

NYRR Millrose Games - New York NY






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(Gulf Today) Triathlon: Haug, Brownlee win IRONMAN 70.3 Dubai

Athletics: Grace Ready For First Race As Nike Bowerman Track Club Athlete
Kate Grace estimates that over the five previous years of professional running she probably wasn't able to finish a workout no more than two or three times

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: Top Collegians Ready For 2018 NYRR Millrose Games

(FloTrack) Athletics: USATF XC Preview - Nike Oregon Project, Bowerman, U.S. Army WCAP To Battle

(Spikes) Athletics: Road to Birmingham
February is set to be a pretty busy month with a whopping six IAAF World Indoor Tour meets taking place over the course of less than four weeks. We take a look at each of them and give you the 411 in which disciplines wild cards for the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham in March are up for grabs

(IAAF) Athletics: IAAF World Indoor Tour meeting in Karlsruhe to be streamed live

(Runner's World) Athletics: 5 Reasons You Need to Watch the Millrose Games on Saturday
You think indoor track meets are boring? Not in February at the Armory

(IAAF) Athletics: Shkurenev eligible to compete internationally as a neutral athlete in 2018

(EnduranceBusiness) Triathlon: New IRONMAN Canada and IRONMAN 70.3 Canada bike courses

(Lindsay Hein) Athletics: Kim Conley Interview
Kim is California gal, and runs professionally for New Balance. She competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics for Team USA in the 5,000 Meters

(SuperSport) Athletics: Africa’s fastest man, Akani Simbine opens 2018 season

(Irish Times) Multisport: Sonia O’Sullivan - Inside Aqua Blue - learning from pro cyclists
Peek behind the scenes shows the level of preparation required for top level sport

(The Independent) Drugs in Sport: Wada: Clearing Russian athletes may cause 'dismay and frustration'
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on Thursday there was 'insufficient evidence' to uphold the suspensions issued by the International Olympic Committee to 28 Russian athletes

(IAAF) Athletics: Focus on Dibaba as World Indoor Tour kicks off in Karlsruhe

(Capital Gazette) Athletics: She was treated like a 'servant' in Ghana. At Navy, she's a track star and much more

(Millrose Games) Athletics: Meet Director Ray Flynn Serves Up Incredible ‘Top 10 List’ For 111th NYRR Millrose Games

(IAAF) Athletics: Barshim tops 2.38m world lead in Tehran

(Ottawa Sun) Athletics: Eganville track star Melissa Bishop, husband expecting baby this summer

(Canadian Running Magazine) Athletics: Canadians to watch for at the world’s most prestigious indoor track event
The NYRR Millrose Games are Saturday in New York City

(The Telegraph) Athletics: Greg Rutherford: 'I can still beat any long jumper in the world if I'm in shape'

(AW) Athletics: Josh Kerr relishing Wanamaker Mile experience
The two-time NCAA champion forms part of a top field for the prestigious indoor mile race at the NYRR Millrose Games

(Salty Running) Athletics: Everything Every Runner Needs To Know About Jack Daniel

(Stuff NZ) Athletics: Valerie Adams leads strong athletics team for Commonwealth Games

(Bugle) Athletics: 3,300 runners take on 13th annual Sedona Marathon this Saturday
The four events to feature athletes from all over the world

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's Kipchoge rules out world record chase in London Marathon

(USATF) Athletics: 2018 USARC Series set to kick off February 3 in Tallahassee, Florida

(RaceSLO) Athletics: SLO Marathon + Half 2018 Adds 4-Person & 2-Person Relay Events
Limited to 100 / 150 teams per Relay; 7th annual event set for April 28-29 in Endurance Town USA; register today for all race distances at .






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(EA) Athletics: Kazmirek and Shukh tipped to dominate proceedings in Tallinn

(USATF) Athletics: Indiana University to host 2018 USATF Junior Championships

(AW) Athletics: Morgan Lake’s high hopes
Morgan Lake is targeting another big year and the World Indoor Championships on home soil is among her goals

(FastRunning) Athletics: Laura Muir - No slacking, no fear, no compromise

(AthleteBiz) Athletics: Psychology of Peak Performance

(Inside the Games) Athletics: The night Kipketer made Paris an indoor wonderland

(USATF) Athletics: NYRR Millrose Games set for USATF.TV+, NBC on Saturday

Athletics: Executive Race Director to Run 2018 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K for Charity
Carey Pinkowski's Participation Highlights the Event's Charity Matching Campaign

(Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: WADA recommend use of previous sample bottles at Pyeongchang 2018 after confirming current version can be opened
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recommended the International Olympic Committee (IOC) use an earlier edition of sample bottles at this month's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang after the organisation confirmed the current version was susceptible to manipulation

Athletics: Louisiana Locals Cowboy Mouth And Soul Rebels Announced As Double Headliners For The 2018 Humana Rock ‘N’ Roll New Orleans Marathon & Half-Marathon
Toyota Rock ‘n’ Roll Concert Series will take place following the Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon & Half-Marathon on Sunday March 4, 2018 at Roosevelt Mall in City Park at 9:45 AM

(RT) Drugs in Sport: Sports in Canada - ‘Sex, drugs and national interests’ - Fancy Bears leak ,

(Sun-Sentinel) Running: World Marathon Challenge - After two marathons in about 24 hours, 'toenails falling off and we’ve only just begun,' Samson says

(Spikes) Athletics: I Am (Indoor) Legend
Eight athletes who achieved legend status in the rough and tumble of indoor track and field

(ABC) Drugs in Sport: USADA criticizes IOC over Russian doping

(The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Russians hail 'triumph of justice' as IOC doping bans are overturned
Decision that puts country back top of Sochi medals table welcomed by athletes and politicians

(MotivRunning) Athletics: 8 Ways to Maximize Your Race Performance
Following a smart pre-race routine will help you run your best

(Xinhuanet) Athletics: Kenya's Rudisha remains doubtful for Commonwealth Games

(USA Today) Athletics: Omar McLeod, the world's best hurdler, challenges the top sprinters at Millrose Games

(Sydney Morning Herald) Athletics: Australian marathon runners are getting slower - study

(amNY) Athletics: Brooklyn Half Marathon sold out in 2 hours with 27,500 runners

(SCMP) Athletics: Marathon man’s top 10 picks of the world’s most stunning running routes
With more Hongkongers travelling abroad to take part in these challenging 42.2km events, marathon enthusiast Mike Cartwright picks out races that offer the most spectacular scenic backdrops in the world

(Cincinnati.com) Athletics: Flying Pig Marathon sold out for 20th anniversary race

(Yahoo) Drugs in Sport: An Olympic Doping Ban on 28 Russian Athletes Has Been Lifted, Throwing IOC Policy Into Turmoil

(Gulf News) Triathlon: Brownlee comes calling
British triathlete will wait till end of season before deciding on Olympic Games hat-trick bid in Tokyo

(IAAF) Athletics: Christian Coleman: I love sprinting because...

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Top Kenyan stars missing from Commonwealth Games track trials

(AI) Athletics: The anatomy of Kate Van Buskirk’s national mile record

(NY Times) Olympics: Justice Department Solicits Information Pertaining to FIFA, I.O.C. and U.S.O.C.

(USATF) Athletics: Olympians set to clash at USATF Cross Country Championships

(USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2018 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Rankings

(Outside Online) Multisport: When, Exactly, to Schedule Your Workouts
New research finds that performance varies drastically based on the time of day

February Running Trivia Quiz





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