Kimberley Smith aims high in New York

New Zealand distance running record holder Kimberley Smith will tackle the New York marathon on Sunday. In a star studded field, where Smith is one of 13 women who have broken 2h 30m for the 42.2km distance, the 2004 and 2008 Olympian will be aiming for as higher...

Al Roker Headlines Celebrity Runners

NEW YORK – (October 21, 2010) – Today Show television personality Al Roker will be leading this year’s celebrity line-up of runners in the ING New York City Marathon 2010 on Sunday, November 7, it was announced by New York Road Runners president and...
Copenhagen Marathon Report 2010

Copenhagen Marathon Report 2010

The Copenhagen Marathon 2010 was a major success when considering the new heights the 4-time Olympian, Colleen De Reuck of the USA,  took marathoning to via her superb 2:30:51 performance. for full story – Copenhagen Marathon Report 2010
The success and potential of charity running

The success and potential of charity running

Organisers of road races around the world gathered in Marathon (Greece) on Saturday for the 3rd Marathon Symposium of the Association of International Marathons and Road Races (AIMS). On the day before the 27th Athens Classic Marathon, which featured around 12,000...

Welcome to the Marathon section

The Marathon, the distance that still puzzles and intrigues most, as well as attracting the most media and public attention. The distance that legends are based upon, from the greats who ran it Emil Zatopek to Carlos Lopes as well as Frank Shorter who surely ignited...

Rothlin wins Tokyo in 2:07:23 Swiss national record

Viktor Röthlin, who won the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, won the 2008 Tokyo Marathon – an IAAF Road Race Silver Label event – with 2:07:23. It was a course record by more than two minutes, eclipsing the mark of 2:09:45 set by...