Copenhagen Half Marathon – One of the most dominant female mid- and long-distance runners for the past five years has been added to the CPH Half elite field. Sifan Hassan for Copenhagen Half Marathon Athletics enthusiast will have … [Read more...]
Laura Muir opens with 3000m win
Laura Muir showed how much she wants to challenge herself this year after her sensational 2017 by opening her season in a mixed race on Sunday (7) at the GAA Miler Meet in Glasgow. The Brit made a good start to her winter campaign, securing … [Read more...]
Dewi Griffiths Frankfurt Marathon debut
Frankfurt Marathon – After running the fastest marathon by a Briton in three years with 2:09:49 for fifth place in Frankfurt; and on his debut at the distance, Dewi Griffiths laughs when asked if his running and lifestyle is a … [Read more...]
UK win Mixed Relay title in Samorin
Samorin – Late replacement, Tom Marshall, led Great Britain to an historic gold medal in the inaugural mixed relay at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships. Marshall anchors team to inaugural mixed relay gold in Samorin After … [Read more...]
Callum Hawkins sets Scottish half-marathon record in Japan
Callum Hawkins continued his great start to 2017 when winning the half marathon at the Kagawa Marugame International in Japan, in a new Scottish record with a time of 60:00. Callum Hawkins great start to 2017 The 24-year-old won the event, … [Read more...]
Anti-doping education for European championships
Launching European Athletics’ I Run Clean(TM) online anti-doping education platform, European Athletics President Svein Arne Hansen said he will propose a regulation making completion of the programme a mandatory entry requirement for … [Read more...]
Russian Doctor banned for life
Dr Sergei Portugalo, a Russian doctor, has been banned for life from involvement in athletics. Dr Sergei Portugalo Banned for life The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) has stated that there is “clear evidence” that Dr … [Read more...]
Updated guidelines sent to Russian Athletics Federation
An updated set of guidelines has been submitted to the Russian Athletics Federation (RUSaF) for those athletes wishing to apply to compete internationally in 2017. Russian Athletics Federation Guidelines to compete as neutral athletes The … [Read more...]
Bayabel, Yalew win Egmond Half Marathon
Ethiopians Yekeber Bayabel and Genet Yalew won Sunday’s 44th Saucony Egmond Half Marathon. He had the finishing stretch along Boulevard Noord to himself and completed the race in 1:08:08. High southerly winds made it the slowest race since … [Read more...]
USA Medals at World Long Distance
Zermatt, Switzerland – Team USA had good reason to celebrate their national holiday today in Zermatt, Switzerland, with double silver on the men’s side and bronze on the women’s at the 12th World Long Distance Mountain Running … [Read more...]