Marathon News

22 April 08

2008 Wagga Marathon entry form and details   ……..More

15 April 08

Blind Dave runs 7 marathons in 7 continents in 7 days A blind British runner became only the third person ever to complete seven marathons on seven continents in seven days when he crossed the London Marathon’s finish line on Sunday…………More

13 April 08

Wagga Wagga Trail Marathon 2008 ………More

06 April 08

Korean wins 2008 North Pole Marathon Byeung Sik Ahn (Korea) won the 2008 North Pole Marathon which took place at 04:30 GMT on 1st April. The winner of the women’s title was Cathrine Due of Denmark. Constant daylight and -29C temperatures greeted competitors at the top of the world…..More

04 April 08

Masai Warriors to run in London Marathon Six Masai warriors, who are so fierce they kill male lions with their bare hands, have been warned that surviving the perils of the African bush will be child’s play compared to what they can expect on their first trip to England…….More

The Top Ten Marathons Back in 1896, the first Olympic marathon was won by Spiridon “Spiros” Louis, a Greek water-carrier who finished the race in just under three hours. “Spiros” may have done even better if he hadn’t stopped in the Greek village of Chalandri to share a glass of wine with his uncle……..More

24 Mar 08

North Pole Marathon - Irish Competitors Now here’s the kinda adventurous spirit we love round here: imagine your first marathon. Imagine the kinda scary trepidation that went along with it……..More

14 Mar 08

Updated News on Buster Martin……………..More

09 Mar 08

Man dies after Little Rock Marathon A 27-year-old Wisconsin man collapsed and died Sunday after completing the Little Rock Marathon……..More

29 Feb 08

Chepkemai banned for 12 months The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has banned Kenyan long-distance runner Susan Chepkemei for one year after she tested positive for a banned substance, Salbutamol, in an out-of-competition test……More

02 Feb 08

Pittsfield Snowshoe Races We currently have 90 registered participants in this years Pittsfield Snowshoe Races in Pittsfield, VT We offer a marathon, 1/2 marathon and 6 mile “fun run” for the family……..More

31 Jan 08

Irish man breaks 7.7.7 marathon record A 24-year-old Co Mayo man has broken the Guinness World Record for the youngest person to run seven marathons in seven months on seven continents…….More

26 Jan 08

Mike Huckabee running in Boston Republican candidate Mike Huckabee isn’t only running for president. He’s running in the 112th Boston Marathon…….More

22 Jan 08

Top Marathon runner killed in Kenya Wesley Ngetich, the 2006 Chevron Houston Marathon runner-up who pushed the race’s three-time champion David Cheruiyot to a then career-best time with a personal best, has been killed in the spreading tribal violence that is rocking his native Kenya……..More

19 Jan 08

Gebrselassie wins Dubai Marathon Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie won the Dubai Marathon on Friday and prize money of 250,000 dollars, although he failed to beat the world record time of 2hr 04min 26sec he set in Berlin in September…..More

16 Jan 08

Mumbai Marathon this weekend ABOUT 30,000 runners, including 40 of the world’s 100 top athletes, will be participating in the fifth Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, on Sunday. Thousands of Mumbai residents will line the over 20-km-long route from CST to Bandra Reclamation — the marathoners will return along the same route to CST……..More

Radcliffe to run London Paula Radcliffe will use this year’s Flora London Marathon as a crucial step in her preparation for the Beijing Olympics. And race director Dave Bedford believes the world-record holder will use different tactics to the front-running style which has earned her three titles in the capital………More