Makau out of Berlin

A knee injury has forced marathon world-record holder Patrick Makau (Kenya) to withdraw from the BMW BERLIN MARATHON to be run on September 29. “I intended to attack my own world record in Berlin but now the first thing on my mind is to fully recover from this injury...

Top runners for Amsterdam

With Wilson Chebet, Getu Feleke and Bernard Koech at the start line of the TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday 20 October, the 38th event has the strongest field of competitors ever. Chebet won the last two events and also holds the course record of 2.05.41. Mister...

Arciniaga takes Marathon win

Nick Arciniaga of Flagstaff, Ariz. notched a career first marathon win in 2 hours, 13 minutes, 11 seconds, edging Josphat Boit by three seconds to capture the USA Marathon Championships Sunday. In the women’s race, Annie Bersagel ran the downtown Minneapolis to St....

Mora and Yanko take Portland titles

The Portland Marathon is proud to announce the unofficial (it takes about a week to finalize and release official results) winners of the Portland Marathon and Portland Marathon Half. Jameson Mora, age 29, of Arroyo Grande, Calif., took first place in the men’s...

Harrison 3rd in IAU 100k

The IAU 100K European Championships took place over a scenic one lap course in Belves, France, on 27 April with two women representing GB & NI. Sue Harrison gradually moved through the field and rose from seventh place at 85km to clinch bronze in the closing...

Record Field for Oceans

OLD MUTUAL TWO OCEANS MARATHON ATTRACTS BIGGEST FIELD EVER A record field of over 25 000 runners are expected to line up for the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon on Easter Saturday 7 April. The half marathon has attracted the biggest field in the event’s history,...