Races: Paula Radcliffe second in return to racing at Great North Run

Editor’s note: See also the more recent story on Paula Radcliffe at the New York City Marthon by clicking here.
With all the world intently watching Haile Gebreselassie in Berlin today, another great champion made her comeback to racing. After a 21 month lay-off, women’s world record holder Paula Radcliffe ran in the Great North Run [...]

Races: Gebrselassie smashes marathon world record in Berlin

It was almost surreal at the start of the Real Berlin Marathon. With over 40,000 runners at the start, one runner was standing ahead of the starting-line tying his shoes. With everyone else in place, Haile Gebreselassie finally moved to the line just seconds ahead of the gun. It was almost as if the race [...]

Berlin Marathon: New World Record!

In a text-book display of running form and pacing Haile Gebreselassie has just shattered the marathon world record in the Real Berlin Marathon. Running away with the race from wire-to-wire, Gebreselassie unofficially finished in 2:04:26, breaking the world record by 29 seconds!
The previous record set on the same course in 2003 by Paul Tergat [...]

Races: LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Course and Race Preview (part I)

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On October 7th, 2007, Chicago plays host to the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. Chicago is one of the largest marathons in the world, selling out its 45,000 runner cap this year. In this article, I’ll preview the race briefly and then give some suggestions for those running in the event.
Race Overview
The [...]

Races: LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Course and Race Preview (part II)

This post is the second part of a two-part post on the Chicago Marathon. For part I, click here.
The Chicago Marathon Course
The Chicago Marathon course is noted for being flat and this is very true. The course varies in maximum elevation by only 27 feet. There is nary a bump to be found on this [...]

Races: Berlin marathon to be telecast on Internet

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The Real Berlin Marathon will be streamed live on the Internet on the WCSN.com site starting starting at 2:45AM ET on Sunday September 30th, 2007. The race will also be available on-demand afterward. A subscription is required to view the race. You can purchase a one month subscription for $4.95 [...]

Races: Huge weekend coming for marathoning! (Berlin, Great North, Toronto Waterfront)

This is a big weekend for marathon runners around the world. With September and October hosting more races than any other months of the year, it’s not surprising when some key events hit the same weekend. But September 29th and 30th are going to be especially big days.
The Great North Run - As I’ve previously [...]

Races: How and what do the pro runners eat?

My friend Brenda over on MySpace asks the following question:
A friend who ran with us had trained really hard for the race, but was ultimately disappointed with his time. We learned later that he had only had water on the course (no sports drink or food/gel) and were quick to insist that he would have [...]