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Registration for the 2011 115th Boston Marathon opens October 18, 2010
by EliteRunning.com
posted May 19, 2010 at 1:51pm

BOSTON, Mass. – Registration for the 2011 Boston Marathon® will open on Monday, October 18, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. (ET) and will be conducted online at http://www.baa.org. The 115th Running of the Boston Marathon will be on Monday, April 18, 2011. Entra...more

Kara Goucher announces she is pregnant
by EliteRunning.com
posted May 9, 2010 at 5:59pm

In a May 7th NY Times article, Kara Goucher announced her pregnancy. After revealing last April that she wanted to have a child prior to her build up to the 2012 Olympic Trials and Olympic Games, Goucher found out that she was pregnant in January.  She s...more

USA Half-Marathon Champtionships headed for Duluth in 2012
by EliteRunning.com
posted May 7, 2010 at 3:39pm

By David Monti (c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. The USA Half-Marathon Championships are moving north from Houston to Duluth beginning in 2012, USA Track & Field and Grandma’s Marathon-Duluth, Inc., announc...more

Duluth to Host 2012 and 2013 USA Half Marathon Championships
by TJ's Turf
posted May 5, 2010 at 11:57am

The 2012 and 2013 USA Half Marathon Championships have been awarded to Duluth, Minn., USA Track & Field and Grandma's Marathon-Duluth, Inc., announced today."We are excited to have Duluth play host to our USA Half Marathon Championships in 2012 and 20...more

Gebrselassie opens new resort
by EliteRunning.com
posted May 3, 2010 at 9:19pm

By David Monti (c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. Haile Gebreselassie added another chapter to his career by playing host to a gathering of athletics luminaries, including his close friend and greatest rival P...more

Frederick Half Marathon Race Report
by Run Girl Run
posted May 3, 2010 at 3:56pm

It was 73 degrees and raining when I woke up at 3:45 a.m. yesterday to get ready for the Frederick Half Marathon. Luckily the rain stopped before the race started. The temps stayed about the same and the humidity dropped a little bit.I did my usual pre-r...more

Post-London Interview with KIM SMITH
by EliteRunning.com
posted May 3, 2010 at 12:06pm

Kim Smith, 28, has been a top runner since she won four NCAA titles in only two seasons at Providence College.  Since her college success, the New Zealand native has continued to collect National Records and Olympic and World Championship performances...more

Favorites falter at London Marathon, Kebede & Shobukhova shine
by EliteRunning.com
posted April 25, 2010 at 1:39pm

By David Monti (c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. LONDON (25-Apr) — While defending champions Samuel Wanjiru and Irina Mikitenko weren’t able to make it to the majestic finish line on The Mall, Tsegaye Keb...more

Odds maker like Mikitenko, Wanjiru for London wins
by EliteRunning.com
posted April 24, 2010 at 6:09pm

By David Monti (c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. International sports odds maker Bodog.com favors Irina Mikitenko and Samuel Wanjiru to win Sunday’s Virgin London Marathon. Mikitenko, the defending champion...more

Tales of travel dominate discussion at London Marathon
by EliteRunning.com
posted April 23, 2010 at 5:50pm

By David Monti (c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. LONDON (22-Apr) — Organizers of Sunday’s Virgin London Marathon faced one of the biggest challenges in the 30-year history of their race this week as the a...more

Salt Lake or Bust: Race Day Extras
by Endurance Meg
posted April 23, 2010 at 9:55am

Race day went just as planned. I had a great night’s sleep, a good breakfast, no stomach issues at all. It was moderately stressful having to drive Nancy (Marc’s truck) to the race start, but I managed. I felt great during the whole race. Weaving in a...more

Salt Lake or Bust: Day 2
by Endurance Meg
posted April 22, 2010 at 9:33pm

Marc was nice enough to let us stay at his place while we were in town, and B and I got to sleep in a nice, clean, comfy bed. I had stayed at Marc’s place before, but he lived in the smaller off-the-back one-room shack before (on our Napa trip). The fir...more

Salt Lake or Bust: Day 1
by Endurance Meg
posted April 22, 2010 at 6:52pm

As many of you know (as was emphasized in my last post), Baberaham and I ventured to Salt Lake City, Utah, to knock Utah off my list and his first open marathon off his. Since it’s always better to kill two birds with one stone, I picked SLC because my ...more

Why Title IX matters
by Byline to Finish Line
posted April 21, 2010 at 9:53am

Monday was Patriots Day in New England, or more specifically for those in the running world Boston Marathon Day. And here’s a stat you probably didn’t think about — 42 percent of the more than 26,000 runners who registered for the Boston Marathon w...more

Boston Marathon in Review: News From Around the Web
by EliteRunning.com
posted April 20, 2010 at 6:41pm

Exciting Women’s Finish, Men’s Course Record in Boston In case you missed the excitement of the 114th Boston Marathon, we are adding a special links section in this post with all of the post-race reviews and news.  In the women’s race, Ethiopia’s...more

Boston Marathon Women’s Race – Erkesso wins in yet another close finish
by EliteRunning.com
posted April 19, 2010 at 9:02pm

The 114th Boston Marathon produced a thrilling women’s race with several “dark horses” edging their way into the top 10.  From our view at mile 21 – right after the runners crested the infamous Heartbreak Hill – it looked like Ethiopia’s newe...more

Salt Lake City Marathon Race Review
by Endurance Meg
posted April 19, 2010 at 3:17pm

Temperature: 49F at the start, 63F at the finish Weather: Sunny, 0-6mph winds (calm) Participants: 5733 half marathoners and marathoners (71 of which were early starters, taking off at 6:15am) Saturday – Expo: The expo was big and easy to find, althoug...more

Why at 57 I decided to run the Boston Marathon — nine times (plus NYC once, too)
by Fair Game News
posted April 19, 2010 at 12:32pm

That's me in the blue, heading up Heartbreak Hill < p> By Davi-Ellen Chabner On this morning of the 2010 Boston Marathon, I‘m thinking about where I have been for the past nine years:  At the starting line in Hopkinton, wondering if I have it ...more

Eliterunning’s 2010 Boston Marathon Women’s Race Preview
by EliteRunning.com
posted April 15, 2010 at 7:32pm

Setting the Stage With defending champion Salina Kosgei and runner-up Dire Tune returning to Hopkinton to chase the laurel wreath, this year’s women’s race promises to be an exciting fight to the finish. In an all-out sprint down Boylston Street last...more

My MCM decision
by Run Girl Run
posted April 7, 2010 at 6:55pm

I did not register for MCM today.After stressing out about the decision all last night and this morning, I decided enough was enough. I just needed to choose.And I chose not to run MCM.There were a lot of factors that went into this decision, but the bigg...more

iFitness Belt Giveaway!
by Chic Runner
posted April 1, 2010 at 9:08pm

I am not an April Fools Person. So hopefully no one plays a joke on me today. Anyways, my favorite company, who does not pay me but I love their product so much, allowed me to take some belts at the expo I recently saw them at for my readers! So I now hav...more

Reality Check
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted April 1, 2010 at 12:02am

It wasn't but 5 years ago that I ran my very first 1/2 marathon. It was the Nike Women's Half Marathon, here in lovely San Francisco on a beautiful fall day. I had never run that far in my life. It was thrilling to cross the line and even more surprising ...more

Frederick Half Marathon Registration
by Run Girl Run
posted March 31, 2010 at 6:56pm

Happy hump day lovelies!We're half way through the week and that's always good news!Thank you so much to everyone who shared their opinion on whether I should register for the Baltimore Marathon or the Marine Corp Marathon. I haven't made a definite decis...more

LA Marathon Race Recap
by Chic Runner
posted March 24, 2010 at 1:20pm

Alright, give your computer about 20 minutes to load this super picture heavy/video heavy post. Pour yourself a glass of rum or hot chocolate, and sit back and enjoy my pain. There were a lot of emotions that went through my mind during this race and mo...more

LA Marathon Expo aka the first Expo I worked with my new job
by Chic Runner
posted March 23, 2010 at 8:11pm

So on Friday I had to work the Expo for the LA Marathon with my new job, Run Racing (formerly ICR). We had a booth for the LA County Half Marathon, the Long Beach ICB Marathon and then the OC Marathon. Since I started in the middle of February it’s been...more

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