by maraadmin | Feb 19, 2011 | Amsterdam, Boston, Featured
Ireland’s 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships 3000m gold medallist Alistair Cragg will make his marathon debut at the 115th edition of the Boston Marathon on 18 April. Cragg, who holds the Irish 10,000m record with 27:39.55 and has also run 5000m in 13:07.10,...
by maraadmin | Feb 13, 2011 | Boston, Featured, News
Boston, USA – The elite field for the 115th running of the Boston Marathon on 18 April 2011 has been announced. The Boston Marathon is an IAAF Gold Label Road Race. Reigning champions Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot and Teyba Erkesso will defend their titles, but will...
by maraadmin | Dec 16, 2010 | Featured, London, News
OTTAWA – The 2011 Virgin London Marathon released today the list of elite athletes who will take part in the event on April 17, 2011. Touted as the best ever, the field includes reigning champions Tsegaye Kebede and Liliya Shobukhova. Two Canadians will be on the...
by maraadmin | Dec 16, 2010 | Featured, London, News
Tsegaye Kebede and Liliya Shobukhova will return to defend their titles at next year’s London Marathon. Shobukhova, who led a Russian one-two in this year’s women’s race, heads a field that is being described as the best ever assembled on the streets...
by maraadmin | Dec 16, 2010 | Boston, Featured, News
BOSTON – In its 26th year as the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, John Hancock Financial has announced that Kara Goucher and Desiree Davila will headline the professional women’s U.S. team at the 115th running of the storied road race on Monday,...
by maraadmin | Dec 9, 2010 | Featured, News, Report
CIM race report I’ve had a few days to reflect on the race now, and am still very satisfied with the result. I’m not sure I would have changed anything, even if I could have. Below is my account of the race and the few minutes following the race. The race started at...