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Runner's Web December 2011 FrontPage Archive

December 31, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(Running Times) Athletics: RT's 2011 Runners of the Year
Our annual rankings of the top distance runners in the world and the U.S.

(NY Times) Athletics: As Sponsorships Dwindle, Track Officials Loosen the Rules for Athletes

(Sky Sports) Athletics: Radcliffe makes 2012 vow
Marathon record holder determined to make it count in 2012

(NZ Herald) Triathlon: Veteran Brown chasing nine wins

(Nassau Guardian) Athletics: It’s Marathon Bahamas trivia contest time! The Nassau Guardian 09:32

(BBC) Athletics: Ed Moses backs Dai Greene for gold at London 2012
Ed Moses says he sees no reason world 400m hurdles champion Dai Greene cannot win Olympic gold in London if he is not distracted from his preparations

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Tamgho punishment spurious says victim
The female athlete involved in a fight with French triple jumper Teddy Tamgho has described his punishment as spurious and accused authorities of attempting to brush it off

(Science of Sport) Sports science story of the year: Looking into the brain

(Jamaica Observer) Athletics: Bolt nears six million mark on Facebook

(Angop) Athletics: Haile Gebrlaisse confident of winning year-end race

(Denver Post) Athletics: Denver high school coach charged with child sex abuse skips court date

(Daily News) Athletics: Bespectacled, smallest 5' 4" 1932 Olympic record holder

(EAA) Athletics: Women's middle distances & steeplechase: Savinova and Zaripova rule the roost

(Stuff NZ) Athletics: Gill shows potential, Adams dominates in 2011
Dare New Zealanders dream of two shot put medals at the London Olympics after the extraordinary deeds of Valerie Adams and Jacko Gill?

Emerald Nuts Midnight Run - New York, NY

Midnight Run - Toronto, ON




December 30, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(RRW) Athletics: Douma-Hussar, Peacock Lead Midnight Run Fields

(IAAF) Athletics: Spotlight on Dibaba and Medhin in Madrid – San Silvestre Vallecana

(Runner's World) Athletics: A Brief Chat With Magdalena Lewy Boulet

(Market Watch) Triathlon: Life Time Announces the 2012 Race to the Toyota Cup Schedule
Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon remains series Championship event

(Runner's World) Athletics: A Brief Chat with Meb Keflezighi

(Crains) Athletics: Marathon runners will pay more in 2012
The cost of running the New York City Marathon is going up by $60 in 2012, as the cost of closing the streets and providing medical care to runners rises.




December 29, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(Japan Running News) Athletics: Can Toyota Defend Its National Title? New Year Ekiden Preview - Watch Online

(IAAF) Athletics: 2011 End of Year Reviews - Sprints

(Jakarta Globe) Athletics: Bolt Shrugs Off Worlds Blip to Eye 4 Olympic Golds

(Tameside Advertiser) Athletics:Marathon man Ron Hill keeps on pounding the local streets

(Manchester Evening News) Athletics: Bolt of inspiration in 2012

(Science of Sport) Athletics: Controversy of the year, Oscar Pistorius
More controversies

(Miami Herald) Athletics: Registration filling up for ING Marathon

(USA Today) Athletics: Navigating the Walt Disney World Marathon Health and Fitness Expo

(Running Times) Athletics: The 'Bullet with the Mullet'
Ireland’s Ciarán O’Lionaird finally broke through in 2011

(Journal-Star) Athletics: Lincoln Marathon reaches limit in record time

(Daily Mail) Triathlon: Still going strong - World's oldest triathlete continues to swim, run and bike-ride - at the age of 90

(Herald) Athletics: Marathon mission is not impossible
Despite tougher standards, 30 Irish distance runners have been offered Marathon Mission squad places for 2012, with about 24 expected to accept the offer

(Competitor Magazine) Athletics: The 10 Best Moments For Distance Running In 2011
It was a huge year for U.S. distance running in 2011, with several notable performances on the track, road and trails, including major wins, near wins and American records at various distances. In this piece Running USA's Ryan Lamppa gives us his 10 best performances of the year




December 28, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: Four hurdle superstars to go head-to-head at U.S. Open

(The Telegraph) Athletics: Jarrod Bannister slapped with Australia-wide ban for code of conduct breach
Commonwealth Games javelin gold medallist Jarrod Bannister has been slapped with an Australia-wide ban by every institute of sport for a code of conduct breach

(Sowetan Live) Athletics: Caster Semenya turning 21
Leading musicians and celebrities are off to Limpopo for South Africa's top athlete Caster Semenya's 21st birthday party on January 7

(IOL) Athletics: Runners to say final goodbye to Sinqe

(IAAF) Athletics: 2011 - End of Year Reviews - Middle Distances

(ESW) Athletics: Celebrities Lining Up to Run the Inaugural Hollywood Half Marathon

Athletics: Why Has The Half Marathon Become So Popular?

(Independent) Athletics: Daegu defeat alters Ennis perspective

(RWire) Athletics: Shellie Pfohl, PCFSN Executive Director, to Speak at Running USA 2012 Luncheon

(RWire) Athletics: Inaugural San Jose 408K "Race to the Row" Announced for March 2012

Consumer Reports: Top Treadmills And Ellipticals Plus, Tips For A Smokin', Butt-Firming, Thigh-Toning Workout

(Running Times) Athletics: RT's 2011 Marathoners of the Year
Our annual rankings of the top marathoners in the world and the U.S.

(Scotsman) Athletics: Usain Bolt’s Olympics plan something special

(RWire) Athletics: Six Team USA Arizona Athletes Qualify for U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

(RWire) Athletics: Emerald Nuts Midnight Run Brings Thousands to Central Park to Ring in New Year

(Omaha World-Herald) Athletics: Lincoln Marathon registration nears 10,000 limit

(UKA) Athletics: Clitheroe Targets Aviva Series

(Stuff NZ) Triathlon: Female triathletes take over from men in 2011

(Teiathlete Magazine) Triathlon: 2011 Triathletes Of The Year - The Men




December 27, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(Syracuse Post-Standard) Athletics: A Syracuse half-marathon for February: The right winter to do it?

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Farah aims to kickstart year in Scotland
Mo Farah insists his mind is firmly set on starting 2012 with a bang in the build-up to the London Olympics

(IAAF) Athletics: 2011 - End of Year Reviews - Long Distance, Track

(RRW) Athletics: Spence Turns Pro

(The Republic) Athletics: New Honolulu race gives amateurs head start to outrun professional marathoners from Kenya

(Japan Running News) Athletics: Japan in Wanjiru - In Conclusion...

(IAAF) Athletics: With World title in hand, no ‘new mission’ for Simpson as London Games loom

(Scotsman) Athletics: Edinburgh Marathon to get new finish line

(BBC) Athletics: Middlesbrough long-jumper Chris Tomlinson targets Olympic medal
Middlesbrough long jumper Chris Tomlinson believes he "can go the whole way" at next summer's 2012 London Olympic Games

(The Gulf Today) Athletics: Kenyan runner on course for 2012 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon

(RRW) Athletics: Sinqe Perishes in Car Accident

(Daily Bhaskar) Athletics: Africans sprint off with moolah from marathon

(The Stnadard) Athletics: Kenyans rule track
Kenyan marathoners won everything on offer

(Oregon Live) Athletics: Why you need to run slower when building your Marathon base




December 26, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(EAA) Athletics: Men's long distances & road running: The year of Farah and Russian walkers

(The Australian) Olympics: Exploding a few myths about the Olympic Games

(The Telegraph) Athletics: The London Olympics has all the elements to usurp Sydney as the 'best games ever'

(IAAF) Athletics: 2011 - End of Year Reviews - Road: Running/Race Walking

(Time) Athletics: Grete Waitz -Person of the Year

(Austin 360) Athletics: 3M Half Marathon has best goodie bags

(Shanghai Daily) Athletics: enyans dominate marathon world in 2011

(Team USA) Athletics: Fastest 1500 runner in the world
On New Years Eve, Morgan Uceny will bid a fond farewell to 2011

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: NBC's Coverage of the Ford Ironman World Championship
Watch NBC's coverage of the Ford Ironman World Championship on Youtube until January 1

(IBN Live) Athletics: Kenyan Rotich, Ethiopian Megersa win Sabarmati Marathon 2011

(Tempo) Athletics: For Older Runners, Good News and Bad

(The Republic) Athletics: 2012 Honolulu Marathon early entry fee for Hawaii residents will be $1 per mile through Jan. 3




December 25, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(SlowTwitch) Triathlon:Still reaching for the stars
Mary Beth Ellis loved virtually every sport from the time she could walk

(The Sun) Athletics: Myrtle Beach marathon to boost capacity

(Inside The Games) Drugs in Sport: If science can't beat drugs cheats, what can?

(BBC) Athletics: Mo Farah on putting training above a family Christmas

(Jamaica Observer) Athletics: Is a Jamaican sweep possible in London?

(Deseret News) Athletics: Salt Lake City Marathon director resigns amid financial problems
Race's director says finances spurred decision, ceo says salary was the cause

(Contra Costa Times) Athletics: Olympic legend Lee Evans to undergo surgery for brain tumor
(Mercury News) Brain surgery on track star Lee Evans is put on hold until more test are completed
(The Nation) 1968 Olympian Lee Evans Has a Brain Tumor and No Health Insurance

(All Africa) Athletics: Dubai the Next Stop
World marathon record holder, Patrick Makau is now gearing up for the Dubai half marathon in February.

(Sunday Monitor) Athletics: Who killed Wanjiru the international champion?
Seven months after the passing on of the swashbuckling Olympic Marathon champion and millionaire Samuel Wanjiru, it has not been conclusively resolved whether he jumped from a balcony to death or a killer hit him with a blunt object and made his death look like suicide or an accident. We revisits the most-talked-of death this year

(Stamford Advocate) Athletics: U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials packed with intrigue




December 24, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(IAAF) Athletics: 2011 - End of Year Reviews – Hurdles

(Saturday Nation) Athletics: Chepkirui wins Shoe4Africa

(Irish Times) Athletics: Spirit of Iten is a breath of fresh air
From 800 metres to the marathon, 2011 marked another extraordinary year in the Kenyan dominance of distance running. IAN O’RIORDAN spent three weeks living and training among them in Iten, the home of champions, to discover if their secret is in the high altitude or simply their relentless running regime

(SB Nation) Athletics: Tips for Cold Weather Running
While running in low temps can be challenging, there are things that you can do to make it a good run.

(AW) Athletics: Athletics Weekly Athletes of the Year announced
Hundreds of votes were cast online for your top athletes of the year across six different categories and the results are now in

(Saturday Nation) Athletics: All set for Shoe4Africa race
athletics,womens,road,race,shoe,africa, kenya

(Eurosport UK)Athletics: Video - Johnson reflects on career

(AC Weekly) Athletics: Atlantic City Marathon Race Series Will Help You Keep Your Running Resolution

(NOLA) Athletics: A new local road race series will offer prize money to the winner




December 23, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(Running Times) Athletics: Why Redshirt College Runners?
There are different reasons for different athletes

(The Engineer) Athletics: 3D motion analysis facility could help prevent injuries
Britain’s Olympic runners now have the country’s first three-dimensional motion analysis facility at their disposal

(BBC) Drugs in Sport: India bans seven athletes for failing doping tests
India's main anti-doping agency has banned a male long jumper for two years and six women athletes for a year each after they failed dope tests

(IAAF) Athletics: 2011 - End of Year Reviews – Jumps

Triathlon: The popular TriStar111 returns to Minnesota in 2012

(Track Focus) Athletics: Galen Rupp still undecided over Trials marathon

(Yahoo) Cycling: Cavendish scoops BBC Sports Personality of the Year award

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Performances of the Year - Craig Alexander
A historic double in Vegas and Kona
Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie Set For October 28
Event features Australian Age-Group Championship

(Market Watch) Athletics: ASICS Signs Multi-Year Partnership With Honda LA Marathon

(Independent) Athletics: Mo Farah - Fly Mo discovers his cutting edge
He is in the running for Sports Personality of the Year tonight – and the world 5,000m champion tells Simon Turnbull he has no intention of taking his foot off the gas in an Olympic year




December 22, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: Martin named USATF Athlete of the Week

(Guardian) Athletics: Days of bookies, fast bucks and foot soldiers at the Powderhall Sprint
If the turf accountants told you to lose, you'd do it. Their heavy features and dead eyes carried the promise of a fractured skull

Athletics: Amica Marathon’s Half Marathon, 5k and Amica 19.7 Newport Dominate Competitor Magazine’s "Best of” Awards"

Athletics: 69 Canadian records set in 2011 track and field season

(Duluth News-Tribune) Athletics: Grandma’s Marathon loses loyal volunteer
Grandma’s Marathon has achieved international stature the past 35 years, recognized as a running event that cares for its runners. That reputation has been built, in good part, through the effort of 6,000 volunteers, none more loyal than Don Fennessy of Duluth, said executive director Scott Keenan

(Flint Journal) Athletics: Crim Fesitval of Races taps former Detroit Free Press Marathon boss as new race director

(NY Times) Health and Fitness:For Older Runners, Good News and Bad

(Sports Illustrated) Drugs in Sport: 14 athletes test positive for doping at Arab Games

Athletics: Spirit of the Marathon II

(Mainichi Daily News) Athletics: Noguchi among 12 invitees for Osaka Women's Marathon

(Star Africa) Athletics: Kenya Marathon record holder to feature in the Dubai
race


(IAAF) Athletics: 2011 - End of Year Reviews - Combined Events
Throws

Felix and Röthlin voted European Athletes of the Month for November

(Telegraph) Athletics: Mo Farah has star-spotting in mind at Sports Personality of the Year ceremony
Mo Farah will put on a suit and tie and attend the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards on Thursday night. He is not, by his own admission, especially preoccupied with winning. But he would quite like to meet Ian Wright

Triathlon: VeloPress Publishes Second E-book

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Farah chasing possible Olympic double
Hot on the heels of his gold and silver at the world championships, Britain's Mo Farah is keen to attempt a distance double at next year's London Olympics

(The Standard) Athletics: New spin on marathon as wheelchair races return

(Guardian) Athletics: 50 stunning Olympic moments - Jesse Owens 4 golds in Berlin – in pictures
In the latest in our Olympic series, we relive the phenomenal performances of the 21 year old athlete Jesse Owens at the Olympic games which were being watched by Hitler in Berlin

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Performances of the Year - Courageous Chrissie
Kevin Mackinnon adds more performances to our top list from 2011




December 21, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Original Ironman Tom Knoll Raises $1 million for charity
Dawn Henry reports on the amazing exploits of one of the original Ironman competitors

(Spiked Up/Psyched Up) Athletics: Galen Rupp Marathon Talk An Indicator Of American Psychosis

Athletics: Athletics Canada announces 2011 award winners

Athletics: Williams brings HJ back to Garden; Shot putters ready to roll

Athletics: Team USA announced for Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country - International Challenge

(RRW) Athletics: Running Industry News Round-Up

(IAAF) Athletics: Qatar’s young guns shine in Doha – Arab Games report

Triathlon: Summer starts early in 2012 with TriStar111 Mallorca in Portocolom

Athletics: Berlin Marathon World Record ratified by IAAF

(RRW) Athletics: Kenyan Marathoners Show Impressive Depth for 2011

(RWire) Athletics: Rae Clark - 2011 American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame Inductee

(RWire) Athletics: 2011 Nationwide Insurance Columbus Marathon Generated $13 Million in Economic Impact

(RWire) Athletics: Competitor Group Signs as Running USA 2012 Presenting Sponsor and More

(RWire) Athletics: The 10 Best Moments for U.S. Distance Running in 2011

(Ottawa Citizen) Athletics: New sponsor emerges for Ottawa women’s-only road race

(Detroit Free Press) Athletics: Detroit marathon adds U.S.-only half-marathon

(AFMC) Athletics: Air Force Marathon registration to open with special 1-day only prices

Athletics: The Runner's Christmas Survival Guide




December 20, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(BBC) Athletics: French triple jumper Teddy Tamgho hit with ban
French triple jumper Teddy Tamgho has been banned for 12 months, with six suspended, after being involved in a fight with a female athlete

(ESPN) Athletics: IAAF ratifies Makau's marathon world record

Health and Fitness: SportsArt Fitness introduces energy-harnessing Green System with new ECOFIT Networking System

Athletics: Title Sponsor announced for Emilie's Run -- The Emilie Mondor Memorial 5 Km Women's Only Run - June 23, 2012

(USA Today) Athletics: Spectating on Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend

(Atlanta Business Journal) Athletics: Survey - Savannah race hurt as many businesses as it helped

(NY Times) Athletics: Sprinter Leaves Humiliation Behind
After serving a suspension for an embarrassing case of accidental doping, the sprinter LaShawn Merritt is making the most of his chance to compete in the London Games

(NY Times) Athletics: GPS Watch Can Be an Unreliable Running Partner

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: New Year's Resolutions - Get Fit and Save Money!
Many North American 70.3 entry fees increase on January 11, 2012

(Digital Journal) Athletics: The Standard Chartered Marathon Comes to Dubai
The Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon has recently been awarded status as a Gold Label event by the International Association of Athletics Federations




December 19, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(IAAF) Athletics: Farah to make 2012 debut in Glasgow

(WESH) Athletics: Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Nearly Full

(WBUR) Athletics: U.S. Olympic Team Hopefuls Face Marathon Trial Races

(Japan Running News) Athletics: Bat-Ochir and Kawauchi Duel at Hofu Yomiuri Marathon

(Competitor Magazine) Athletics: Resignations Throw Salt Lake Marathon Into Chaos
The longtime race director quit back in October

Triathlon: TIME partnering TriStar in 2012
Time becomes official bike partner for TriStar events in Lyon, Minnesota and Milton Keynes and enters for first time the triathlon world

(Florida Times-Union) Athletics: Winners endure discomfort along way to victory in Jacksonville Bank Marathon
Jacksonville's Shannon Miller hopes for Trials invite

(IAAF) Athletics: Limo and Jepleting secure a Kenyan double in Venta de Baños

(IAAF) Athletics: Koech puts on a demonstration, while Chepkwony repeats in Brussels

(Guardian) Athletics: Mo Farah can crown his tale of redemption at London 2012
Grace, power, courage and determination; these are the qualities that took Mo Farah to world championship gold in the 5,000m and fuel his Olympic dreams

(Telegraph) Athletics: London 2012 Olympics - James Ellington awaits identity of eBay bidder who pledged to sponsor him £32,500
British sprinter James Ellington admits he has no clue about the identity of the anonymous ebay bidder who has pledged £32,500 to sponsor him between now and the London Olympics, though he is hopeful the mystery will be solved on Monday

(Telegraph) Athletics: Sports year in review 2011
Britain showed it has some real stars at the World Championships in Daegu, but the lack of depth in the squad may prove to be a disappointment at the next Olympics GamesSports year in review 2011: Athletics

(BBC) Drugs in Sport: BOA to 'embrace' drug cheats if Olympic ban ruled unlawful
Dwain Chambers would be accepted back into Team GB if the British Olympic Association's lifetime ban for drugs cheats is ruled unlawful




December 18, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(Sunday Nation) Athletics: Marathon cheats arrested as Mogaka, Biwott break records

(RRW) Athletics: Over 300 Have Entered USA Olympic Trials Marathon

(Daily Record) Athletics: Coach Malcolm Arnold insists he still loves buzz of training gold-medal athletes 40 years on

(Times-Colonist) Triathlon: Island triathletes strong presence on national team

(Focus on Taiwan) Athletics: Foreign runners win Taipei marathon, break records

(IAAF) Athletics: Recovering from earthquake and tsunami, Sendai stages Ekiden Championships

(SBS) Athletics: British sprinter raises 2012 sponsorship on eBay

(NZ Herald) Athletics: Rule's wacko for Jacko
Under a strange rule recently adopted by Athletics New Zealand, Jacko Gill won't be able to compete in the senior men's shot put at the championships at Auckland's Waitakere Stadium next March

(Sunday Nation) Athletics: From Mara, action shifts to Kisumu

12K's of Christmas - Kirkland, WA

Jacksonville Bank Marathon - FL




December 17, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(York News-Times) Running: Nine-year-old runs half marathons after told he might not walk again

(Running Times) Athletics: 5 Minutes with Clint Verran
Longtime Hansons-Brooks runner qualified for fourth U.S. Olympic trials marathon and is already thinking about a fifth

(Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: Usain Bolt - 'When fit I'm very hard to beat'

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Tamgho's Olympic participation at risk after clash
France's world indoor triple jump champion Teddy Tamgho could miss next year's London Olympic Games after being involved in a clash with another athlete at a training camp

(Telegraph) Athletics: Sports year in review 2011 - Athletics
Britain showed it has some real stars at the World Championships in Daegu, but the lack of depth in the squad may prove to be a disappointment at the next Olympics Games
Mo Farah - "My homework paid off to win World Championship gold after being given a harsh lesson"
The World Championships in Daegu ended up being the best experience of my career, but they began with feelings of intense disappointment

(Flroida Times-Union) Athletics: Jacksonville Bank Marathon, newly acclaimed on top 10 list, to put runners to the test Sunday
Runner's World has hailed it as one to run a personal-best marathon

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Performances of the Year: Jessica Jacobs in Florida
Kevin Mackinnon adds another to the list of impressive races from 2011
Ironmanlife: Sad losses to the Ironman world
Ironman loses two of its family: Chris Gleason and Bela Molnar

(Telegraph) Athletics: London 2012 Olympics - Jessica Ennis uses picture of discontentment at World Championships to fire her up
It is a photograph Jessica Ennis will use to drive herself to Olympic heptathlon gold when the pain and fatigue of training is at its most intense

HUFF 50K Trail Run & Relay - Fort Wayne, IN




December 16, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(Stuff NZ) Athletics: Boston Marathon pioneer pushing boundaries

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Olympic prep has Clarke vomiting
Chris Clarke says he is being pushed so hard in preparations for London 2012 that he is routinely sick by the athletics track

(SI Live) Athletics: Construction begins on foundation of Staten Island indoor
track


(Running Times) Athletics: Record Runaround
Why the world marathon record is a discussion, not a number

(AC) Athletics: Athletics Canada identifies 2011 annual awards finalists

(Competitor Magazine) Athletics: Houston Marathon Changes Starting Line
Organizers are responding to past criticism

(WKTV) Athletics: Boilermaker Road Race increases cap on number of runners, reveals new logo

(IAAF) Athletics: Rising star Atelaw Bekele to shine in front of his fans in Brussels - IAAF Cross Country Permit Meeting

(Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: London 2012 Olympics: Bernice Wilson facing four-year ban from athletics following positive drugs test
Sprinter Bernice Wilson, who made her international debut for Britain at the European Indoor Championships in Paris in March, is facing a maximum four-year ban from athletics following her positive test this summer for two performance-enhancing drugs

(ESPN) Drugs in Sport: 5 Indian athletes banned for doping

(ESPN) Athletics: Making the rounds with 'Healing Hans

(Japan Running News) Athletics: Working Out the Tactics That Will Take Him to the Olympics, Kawauchi Set for Hofu Yomiuri Marathon

(Las Vegas Sun) Athletics: Health officials can’t pinpoint source of Las Vegas marathon illnesses

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Ironman 70.3 Syracuse Preview
Ironman 70.3 Syracuse offers lots for athletes and their families

(Austin 360) Athletics: LiveStrong extends marathon partnership until 2020

(RWire) Athletics:RRCA Announces Third Round of Runner Friendly Community Designations

(RWire) Athletics: Boomtown Run Renamed Joplin Memorial Run

(RWire) Athletics: Team USA Arizona Receives Grant from Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon

(RWire) Athletics: Carl Lewis, 9-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, to Attend Running USA 2012

(BBC) Drugs in Sport: Daley Thompson backs BOA lifetime bans for drugs cheats
Double Olympic champion Daley Thompson has backed the British Olympic Association's (BOA) fight to maintain lifetime bans for drugs cheats




December 15, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: Somers-Smith named USATF Athlete of the Week

(SacBee) Athletics:Surf City USA Marathon Evolves into Premier Travel "Destination" Race

Athletics: Big 5 Sporting Goods Goes the Distance as Honda LA Marathon Sponsor

Athletics: TCS Amsterdam Marathon reveals new logo

(Sports Illustrated) Olympics: India's Olympic head wants to end Dow Chemical Olympic sponsorship

(Arkansas Online) Athletics: Little Rock Marathon sells out
Spaces still available in half marathon, 5K, 10K

(IAAF) Athletics: 1997 World Indoor champion Sunday Bada dies

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Rooney better for criticism
Martyn Rooney listened to his critics to detrimental effect this year - but he insists he's moved on and is better for it with a return to what he knows best well in motion

(Houston Chronicle) Athletics: Houston Marathon plans changes starting line

(Las Vegas Weekly) Athletics: Our marathon was the source of much complaining; how much of it was justified?

(St Louis Today) Athletics: New track hall of famer yearns to keep running

(RRW) Athletics: Davila, Hall Predict Record Breaking Times at Trials Marathon

(Gulf Today) Drugs in Sport: Spanish hurdler Onyia gets two-year dope ban

(Gulf News) Drugs in Sport: Kaki to undergo dope test in Japan

(ESPN) Athletics: Olympic champ Merritt to run 500 at Millrose Games

(Capital FM) Athletics: Shunned by Monaco, Cheruiyot rises to SOYA acclaim
Vivian Cheruiyot completed a memorable year by being declared the first ever Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Awards (Soya) Overall Sportsperson of the Year winner at the prestigious eighth gala ceremony of the event on Wednesday night in Nairobi

Athletics: Wyoming’s Marathon Man Breaks Four Records on Antarctica’s Ice

Athletics: USATF News and Notes, Volume 11, Number 30




December 14, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Gayla Chambers Gets it Done in Dramatic Style
Matthew Dale profiles a gutsy finisher from this year's Ironman World Championship

(Telegraph) Athletics: Stephanie Twell on the road to recovery ahead of London 2012 Olympics
Exclusive: Stephanie Twell feared her Olympic dream was over when she broke her leg in three places. But the Telegraph 10 athlete tells us how she has made a remarkable return and now has her sights set firmly on London 2012

Athletics: Marathon Founder Ruiz Does It Again As Coach

(Post and Courier) Athletics: Black women on the move
Groups get adults, community youths running for health

(Washington Post) Athletics: Las Vegas health officials test stool samples amid claims of tainted water at marathon

(The Royal Gazette) Athletics: Giorgio conquers Everest Marathon

(Manila Bulletin) Athletics: Kenyans dominate 35th Milo Marathon
Because of the Kenyan domination, organizers are planning to put up two divisions next year to give local runners a chance for prize money

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: WTC Announces Ironman 70.3 Cozumel
New event replaces Ironman 70.3 Cancun

(Guardian) Drugs in Sport: BOA bylaw appeal puts David Millar and Dwain Chambers on hold to April
British Olympic Association challenges Wada ruling on ban - Court of Arbitration for Sport verdict expected in spring

(Telegraph) Athletics: Oscar Pistorius - London 2012 Olympics is not about winning medals for me
Interview: Jim White travels to Tanzania to hear the 'Blade Runner' outline his hopes for the London Olympics

(BBC) Athletics: Asafa Powell set to run Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell will make his British indoor debut at the Birmingham Grand Prix on 18 February




December 13, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: Simpson and Centrowitz To Make 2012 Debut in Boston

Athletics: Reid Coolsaet & Toronto Yonge Street 10K, Sporting life 10K 'de-confused'

(NY Times) Athletics: Maryland’s Men’s Track in Danger of Elimination
Needing to raise nearly $4.2 million by July 1 to save its storied men’s track program, the team is turning to fund-raising and the search for possible endowment money

(NY Daily News) Athletics: Blind 11-year-old girl from Japan finishes Honolulu marathon with tears and cheers
Determined girl crossed finish line after 14 hours on the course

(IAAF) Athletics: Powell set for Birmingham

(IAAF) Athletics: Tadesse and Assefa take Ethiopian Clubs XC titles

(USA Today) Athletics: Lomong's long road to diploma started in Sudan

(The Free Press) Athletics: Mankato Marathon moving to weekend event

Athletics: American record holders Oliver, Suhr sign on for U.S. Open

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Performances of the Year - Cameron Brown
The first, and only man, to win the same Ironman event 10-times

(Japan Running News) Athletics: Noguchi in Boulder: "I'm Running Strong Again"




December 12, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(Arizona Daily Star) Athletics: Tucson Marathon - Same old success for Campbell

(NZ Herald) Athletics: Marathon discriminated against foreign runners
- watchdog


(Guardian) Athletics: Marathon man accused of hopping on a bus denies that he cheated
It was all a mistake, says long distance runner. But Steve Cram and other passengers on the bus are not convinced

Triathlon: 2012 brings plenty of TriStar races worldwide

(BBC) Athletics: London 2012 - I need GB record to win Olympic gold - Jessica Ennis
Jessica Ennis believes she will have to break the British heptathlon record to stand a chance of winning Olympic gold at next year's London Games

(Hawaii News Now) Athletics: Honolulu Marathon dodges obstacles

(RWire) Athletics: Scott Center for Autism Treatment, Crowdrise Partner at State Farm Melbourne Music Marathon

(RWire) Athletics: Running USA Announces Its 2012 Board of Directors

(IAAF) Athletics: Keitany leads Kenyan quartet for London Marathon title

(RRW) Athletics: A.Y. Bekele, Britton Win European XC Titles

Athletics: Is Hockey Overdone in Canada?

Athletics: Shalane Flanagan Brings the Heat to Miami Beach

(BBC) Athletics: European cross country - GB top medals table
Great Britain finished top of the medals table at the European Cross Country Championships in Slovenia




December 11, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(RRW) Athletics: Thrilling Finishes Highlight 39th Honolulu Marathon

Athletics: Flanagan Flies To Victory In Miami Beach

(IAAF) Athletics: Bekele and fellow reigning Olympic gold medallists to compete over the country in Edinburgh

(Star Advertiser) Athletics: Kenya's Chelimo wins Honolulu Marathon

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Reed and Marangon Storm Ironman 70.3 Canberra
Inaugural Ironman 70.3 Canberra recap

(IAAF) Athletics: Radcliffe sets 10km course record in Monaco

(EAA) Athletics: Bekele from gun to tape
Atelaw Yeshe Bekele took Belgium’s first-ever gold in the senior men's category at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships with a brave run from gun to tape in 29:15 in Velenje on Sunday
Fabulous Fionnuala
After finishing fourth in this race last year, Fionnuala Britton of Ireland ran away with the race from the half-way mark and was never seriously threatened, clinching Ireland’s second senior women’s gold medal in the history of these championships

(Huntsville Times) Athletics: Kenyan Kirwa coasts to easy win at Rocket City Marathon

(BBC) Athletics: Holly Bleasdale breaks own British pole vault record
Holly Bleasdale continued her rapid rise to prominence by breaking her own British pole vault record at a meeting in France

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Purdue hit by injury setback
Charlotte Purdue is sweating on the results of a scan after aggravating a troublesome knee injury during a recent training camp in Kenya

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Bolt: I'm the man to beat, not Blake
Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt was quick to remind those who think young Jamaican training partner Yohan Blake will be the favourite for next year's London Games 100 metres that he was still the man to beat

(Manila Bulletin) Athletics: Kenyans dominate 35th Milo Marathon

Athletics: McMillan Elite defends men’s team title; adidas/Team Rogue Elite takes women’s team honors at USATF National Club Cross Country Championships

Athletics: Champions crowned at Junior Olympic Cross Country in Myrtle Beach

(RRW) Athletics: Best Ever Field for Honolulu Marathon Sunday

(Hawaii Magazine) Athletics: Up to 23,000 runners expected to lace up for Sunday’s 39th annual Honolulu Marathon

(Inaugural) Dodge Latin Music Miami Beach 1/2 Marathon - FL

Honolulu Marathon - Honololu, HI

Tucson Marathon - AZ




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(RRW) Athletics: Cheserek, Seidel Win Foot Locker Cross Country Titles

(AL) Athletics: Rocket City Marathon volunteer seriously injured after struck by vehicle

(FloTrack) Athletics: Foot Locker Cross Country Championships

(Reuters) Athletics: Scientists kick off debate over barefoot running
Despite the cold and many other potential hazards, naked from the ankle down is the way Anna Toombs likes it, and she gets plenty of catcalls in the street as a result

(SportsOneSource) Atheltics: Skora Running Hires PR Firm

(Herald Sun) Athletics: A fresh and fit Jana Pittman back on track
Resurgent Jana Pittman has declared she is better placed physically than when she won her second world title four years ago

(Bloomberg) Triathlon: NYC Triathlon Adds Open-Water Swim Requirement After Deaths in 2011 Event

(Globe and Mail) Olympics: London Olympic organizers grapple with soaring costs

(IAAF) Athletics: Bett proves best in Zatopek 10
(Herald Sun) Mixed bag for Ben St Lawrence and Craig Mottram in Zatopek 10

(NDTV) Athletics: Midnight marathon in Namma Bangalore

(RRW) Athletics: Road Running News Round-Up

(Guelph Mercury) Athletics: Travel: ‘Destination marathons’ lure casual runners

(Yahoo) Cycling: Paralympian eyes Olympic glory after “miracle” crash

Athletics: Run to Home Base Presented by New Balance Adds a Walk Option for 2012 Event; Fenway Park’s Famed Home Plate is Finish Line in May

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Bringing The Ironman Story To The World
Don't miss the coverage of the Ford Ironman World Championship on NBC
Ironmanlife Performances of the Year: Feats of Endurance
Kevin Mackinnon profiles some of Ironman's legends
Vikings take on Ironman 70.3
New event in Haugesund scheduled for July 8, 2012

(IAAF) Athletics: Lebid looking to add to his continental legend in Velenje - European XC champs preview

(Guardian) Athletics: Jenny Meadows: 'I used to be a bit of a girl racer, but not any more'
The 800m Olympic hopeful on her chocolate addiction, finding a rat in a Christmas present and almost having to race in her pants

(BBC) Athletics: Maurice Greene backs Yohan Blake to beat Usain Bolt at London 2012
Ex-world record holder Maurice Greene has backed 100m world champion Yohan Blake to beat reigning Olympic champion Usain Bolt in the 100m at London 2012

Kiawah Island Golf Resort Marathon - Kiawah Island, SC

Rocket City Marathon - Hunstville, AL

USATF National Club Cross Country Championships - Seattle, WA

Television
Ford Ironman World Championship on NBC
4:30 - 6 PM EST




December 9, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: Para-athletics Head Coach change at Athletics Canada

Athletics: Meyerhoff remembered at XTERRA Trail Run World Championship

Athletics: 40,000 entries sold out: BMW BERLIN MARATHON 2012 has closed registration

(RWire) Athletics: Portland Marathon Makes Donation to Help Restore Parks from Occupy Portland Damage

(RWire) Athletics: Brooks Sports, Inc. Releases Its First Corporate Responsibility Report

(RWire) Athletics: Jock Semple and Will Cloney Award Winners Announced

(RWire) Athletics: Olympians Flanagan, Goucher Headline Inaugural Dodge Latin Music Miami Beach 1/2 Marathon

(All Africa) Athletics: Kenya Keen to Host World Junior Show

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Ironman 70.3 Florida - New Venue for 2012
Ninth annual event moves to Haines City, Registration Now Open
NBC Show Preview: Bastianich Conquers Kona
Don't miss our coverage of the Ford Ironman World Championship this Saturday on NBC
Performance of the Year: Part 4
Kevin Mackinnon offers some more insights on some great achievements

(Marketing Warch) Athletics: Dodge Backs 'Latin Music Miami Beach Half Marathon'

(Guardian) Olympics: Charles van Commenee wants Daley Thompson to light 2012 Olympic flame
UK Athletics head coach backs decathlon great - Sir Steve Redgrave is bookmakers' favourite

(IAAF) Athletics: IOC discipline Hayatou and Diack over payments
(Guardian) Lamine Diack and Issa Hayatou disciplined by IOC over kickbacks
IAAF president Diack warned over bribes allegations - African football head Hayatou issued with reprimand




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Athletics: Top U.S. club teams head to Seattle for Club XC Championships

(Running Times) Athletics: The Future of American Road Racing
Predictions about the trends of road racing in the U.S.

Athletics: Velenje 2011 SPAR European Cross Country Championships set for extensive live coverage

(Las Vegas Review-Journal) Athletics: Marathon runners say they were sickened

(NPR) Athletics: Runner John Carlos - No Regrets On Olympic Salute

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Performances of the Year: Part 3 - Incredible Kiwis
Kevin Mackinnon has another look at some of the amazing achievements of 2011

(SBS) Athletics: Bolt and Blake facing possible early clash




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Lagat Hopes to Take Back USA 5000m Record at Millrose Games

(National Post) Athletics: Ambling in the land of gambling

(Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: UK Athletics accused of encouraging Brett Morse to work with controversial coach
UK Athletics has been accused of encouraging British discus thrower Brett Morse to leave his South Wales training stable and work with an Icelandic coach who was banned for taking anabolic steroids

(Universal Sports) Athletics: Johnson wouldn't have cleared Pistorius to race

(Telegraph) Athletics: Antarctic Ice Marathon runner: you need to be a little bit crazy
Thirty-six athletes from 17 countries braved the sub-zero temperatures to complete the 26-mile race at the bottom of the world

(AFP) Athletics: Envied Kenyans fight for last Olympic marathon spot

Athletics: Runners to Explore Old Town Key West During 14th Annual Half Marathon Jan. 22

Athletics: Bak named USATF Athlete of the Week

(Sports Illustrated) Athletics: University of Alaska runner's frozen feet required amputation

(ESPN) Athletics: Lagat to run 5,000, not Wanamaker, at Millrose

Athletics: 2012 Olympian Reid Coolsaet to run Midnite New Year’s Eve

(IAAF) Athletics: Storl to headline Karlsruhe Shot Put

(Telegraph) Athletics: Marathons 'could damage heart'
Taking part in extreme endurance events like triathlons and marathons could damage the heart, researchers warn today

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: British sprinter turns to eBay for sponsorship
British 200 metres sprinter James Ellington has put himself up for auction as he tries to raise enough money to train for the Olympics

(Athletics Illustrated) Athletics: Simon Bairu – Chasing the Olympic Standard

(Runner's World) Athletics: A Brief Chat With Kara Goucher

(Japan Running News) Athletics: Kawauchi Throws Japanes Olympic Selection Process Into Confusion

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Ironmanlife - Performances of the Year on NBC
Kevin Mackinnon offers round two of our Performances of the year
Record Race Field for Ironman 70.3 Canberra
More than 1,500 athletes registered for this weekend's race in Canberra

(Sports Vibe) Athletics: Ennis Secures Mega-Money Adidas Sponsorship Deal
British heptathlete Jessica Ennis has landed a £320,000 sponsorship deal with sportswear giant Adidas, making her the GB athlete with the most lucrative sports endorsement deal going into next summer's Olympic Games in London

(Cayman News Serice) Athletics: Gruelling marathon organisers call on local runners

(BBC) Olympics: Paula Radcliffe critical of London 2012 ceremony budget boost
Paula Radcliffe has called the government's decision to double the budget for London 2012's opening and closing ceremonies "frivolous".
(Telegraph) London 2012 Olympics: Paula Radcliffe Radcliffe hits out at 'frivolous’ cost of ceremonies
Paula Radcliffe has described the decision to double the budget for the London 2012 opening and closing ceremonies as “frivolous” and says the money would be better spent on developing grassroots sport
(Independent) Paula Radcliffe says Games money is better spent elsewhere
(Guardian) Paula Radcliffe hits out at 'frivolous' use of 2012 Olympics cash
Decision to double budget for Games ceremonies criticised - Radcliffe only third British athlete to compete in five Games




December 6, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(IAAF) Athletics: Qualification Standards reduced in six disciplines - London 2012

Athletics: Amica Marathon raises $10,000 for Ronald McDonald House

(KITV) Athletics: Honolulu Marathon Entries Slightly Up In Sluggish Economy
Organizers Expect Event To Pour Up To $110 Million Into State's Economy

Cycling: Cycle With A View In New Zealand

(WA Today) Athletics: 50 years of the Emil Zatopek race

Athletics: Canada publishes Olympic Games Selection Criteria

Triathlon: TriStar Split will host the second edition of a 'historic' triathlon on the 27th May

(Telegraph) Athletics: London 2012 Olympics - Paula Radcliffe set for fifth Games after leading marathon trio to selection
Paula Radcliffe, the marathon world record-holder, will have the chance to exorcise her Olympic demons on the streets of London next summer after she and fellow marathon runners Mara Yamauchi and Scott Overall were officially selected for the 2012 Olympics
(Guardian) Paula Radcliffe selected for marathon at London 2012 Olympic Games
Radcliffe only third British athlete to compete in five Games - Selected alongside Scott Overall and Mara Yamauchi

(Capital FM) Athletics: Kiprop to finally receive his Olympics gold
Asbel Kiprop will finally officially receive his gold medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics at a luncheon in Nairobi on Wednesday

(IAAF) Athletics: Gill improves on his New Zealand senior shot put record

(SacBee) Athletics: Roseville's Tollefson to join fiancee in Trials

(Guardian) Triathlon: Alistair Brownlee - 'It would be incredible if we crossed together'
Britain's world-beating triathletes explain how healthy sibling rivalry can push them all the way to Olympic glory

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Ironmanlife - Performances of the Year
Kevin Mackinnon looks at the one of the outstanding performances from 2011

(Palm Beach Post) Athletics: Palm Beaches Marathon ran out of water for runners; race official vows to fix that and other problems

(WMCTV) Athletics: Runner hospitalized after St. Jude Half Marathon collapse

(Sedone Biz) Athletics: Sedona Marathon Partners with Potential 2012 Olympians




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Athletics: Half Marathon to Feature Finish at Ralph Wilson Stadium 50 Yard Line

Athletics: European Athletics to stream live Velenje 2011 SPAR European Cross Country Championships

(IAAF) Athletics: After beating Rudisha, Ethiopian teenager Aman now confident of writing his own history

(RWire) Athletics: New Explore Minnesota Challenge Takes Runners on Adventure Across Minnesota

(RWire) Athletics: Marine Corps Marathon Receives Davey Award for Online Marketing

Athletics: King reigns over XTERRA Trail Run field for 4th straight year, Arritola wins first; record field of more than 2,000

(RRW) Athletics: Houseworth Is Surprise Winner at RNR Las Vegas Half-Marathon

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Bracht and Bremer Take The West
Recapping the exciting racing at the 2011 SunSmart Ironman Western Australia
A Challenging Race in the Most Relaxing Place
Emma Bishop recaps today's racing in Laguna Phuket

(SacBee) Athletics: Kenya's Monyenye wins men's California International Marathon

(Straits Times) Athletics: 22-year-old dies after completing half marathon

(NZ Herald) Athletics: Gill - Olympics just one throw away
Sometimes, at 3am, Walter Gill and wife Nerida lie awake as their North Shore home shakes and crashes around them, wondering what manner of creature they've created in their basemen

(NZ Herlad) Athletics: Chasing a dream in deepest Africa
"They spent all their time on the computer, researching what the Kenyan athletes were doing. In the end, they decided the only way to get to the top was to leave home and train with the best."

(IAAF) Athletics: Kidane defeats Ebuya in Alcobendas

Intertrust Cayman Islands Marathon - CI




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(Bangkok Post) Triathlon: Raelert wins Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific
(Phuket Wan) Wet Phuket Helps Ironman Champ to New Race Record

(SB Nation) Athletics: White Rock Marathon Results - Kenyan John Itati Wins

(Palm Beach Post) Athletics: Texan wins Palm Beaches Marathon amid windy conditions

Athletics: USATF Annual Meeting News and Notes, Volume 11, Number 29

(Asia One) Athletics: Kenyans dominate this year's Standard Charted marathon

(Las Vegas Review-Journal) Athletics: Switch to night start boon for Las Vegas Marathon

Athletics: Westerfield wins Giegengack Award

(Track and Field News) Athletics: Athletes Fight For Advertising Rights

(IAA) Athletics: Running in his debut, Ndambiri triumphs in Fukuoka
(Eurosport UK) Kenya's Ndambiri wins Fukuoka marathon
Josphat Ndambiri finished in first place at the Fukuoka men's marathon on Sunday, with compatriot James Mwangi completing the Kenyan one-two
(Japan Running News) Ndambiri With the Win, Kawauchi With the Wonder - Fukuoka International Marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: Kenyans sweep in Singapore

Athletics: Garcia and Fahy Capture First Place Titles in 33rd Annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships West Regional

(IAAF) Athletics: Lonyangata and Wangari take victories in Nyahururu - AK XC Series, Race 5

(Guampdn) Athletics: 7th Saipan Marathon scheduled for March 3

California International Marathon - Sacramento, CA

Fukuoka International Marathon - Japan

MetroPCS Dallas White Rock Marathon - TX

Palm Beaches Marathon - FLA

XTERRA Trail Running World Championship - Oahu, HI

Zappos.com Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon & 1/2 - NV




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Athletics: Individuals honored at Awards Lunch; logo enforcement at Fall XC Champs clarified

Athletics: Adrenaline!
Leah Larocque's Column

(AllAfrica) Athletics: Legend Who Ran His Way to Fortune
Four years ago, sitting with Haile Gebrselassie in his eighth floor office at Alem Building, we enjoyed an uninhibited view of Addis Ababa

(SacBee) Athletics: Blind runners to race in California International Marathon

(Frontburner) Athletics: Dallas White Rock Marathon to be Wet, Windy, Cold

(IAAF) Athletics: Cheruiyot and Merga return for New Eve celebrations in Bolzano

(Las Vegas Review-Journal) Athletics: Marathon's economic impact may approach $50 million

(Japan Running News) Athletics: Watch the Fukuoka International Marathon Live

(Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: LaShawn Merritt - ‘One mistake should not cost me my career’
LaShawn Merritt, the Olympic 400 metres champion, is blissfully unaware that he could be responsible for bringing down the British Olympic Association’s much-cherished anti-doping policy

(RRW) Athletics: Falling Temperatures Present Extra Challenge For Runners, Organizers In Las Vegas

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Phuket - the Peoples Choice
Emma Bishop checks out the popular Laguna Phuket area as a triathlon paradise
Ironmanlife: Terry Canipe - Definitely Not a Couch Potato
Kevin Mackinnon profiles Ironman Cozumel finisher Terry Canipe

(Today) Athletics: Stanchart Marathon Singapore aims for "gold" status

(Las Vegas Sun) Athletics: Running, dashing and walking on a Las Vegas Marathon weekend

OUC Half-Marathon & 5K - Orlando, FL

Reggae Marathon - Negril, Jamaica

St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend - Memphis, TN

Winter Sun 10K - Moab, UT




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(IAAF) Athletics: Largest and Strongest Field of Elite Runners to Compete in Singapore Marathon

Athletics: Blackmun, Hightower, McNees speak to kick off USA Track & Field Annual Meeting

(AllAfrica) Athletics: Drinking Club With a Running Problem

(Jamaica Observer) Athletics: Reggae Marathon adds to exciting Negril weekend

(Channel News Asia) Athletics: StanChart Marathon set to be among world's best

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Shakes-Drayton vows to learn from mistakes
The rise of Perri Shakes-Drayton has not featured many setbacks, but after a summer to forget she has vowed to learn her lesson in double-quick time to avoid Olympic heartache

*IAAF) Athletics: For Japanese men, road to London to begin in Fukuoka

(AllAffrica) Athletics: Athletes Flee Bukwo Over Witchcraft

(8NewsNow) Athletics: Runners Ready for Las Vegas Marathon

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Gause Sets a Florida Record
Gaylia Osterlund profiles the oldest woman to finish Ironman Florida

(NZ Stuff) Athletics: Marlboriugh Marathon attracts record entries

(Memphis Daily News) Athletics: Marathon Weekend Boon For Hospital, Economy

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Tomlinson: I can medal in 2012
British record-holding long jumper Chris Tomlinson believes he can medal at London 2012, but that it would take a mammoth effort to challenge for gold


Triathlon: Octagon Signs London 2012 Triathlon Qualifier & C.P.A. Gwen Jorgensen




December 1, 2011:  [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(RWire) Athletics: RRCA Welcomes New Director of Coaching Education

(RWire) Athletics: Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon Increases Prize Purse for 35th Edition

(SacBee) Athletics: Fueling up for the California International Marathon means balancing carbs and fluids

(IAAF) Drugs in Sport: IAAF and UK Anti-Doping join forces to share information

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Merry backs Sanders renaissance
Olympic 400m bronze medallist Katherine Merry believes Nicola Sanders has the talent to launch a London 2012 renaissance, if she can steer clear of injury

(SF Gate) Athletics: Two-Time National Champion Lauren Fleshman Uses ElliptiGO in Return to Top Form
Innovative Change in Training Approach Leads to Record-Tying Finish in 5,000 Meters at 2011 IAAF World Championships

(Channel 4) Athletics: How Do You Become The Best Distance Runner In The World?
Moving to Oregon, sleeping in an air-thinning tent, and training come what may. Sports Reporter Keme Nzerem meets Mo Farah on his quest for distance running world domination

Athletics: Race Preview: 2011 XTERRA Trail Run World Championship

(RRW) Athletics: Driven By Olympic Dreams, USA Athletes Flock to Las Vegas

Pegasus Quiz and Running Trivia

(Register-Guard) Athletics: Oregon’s star distance runner Matthew Centrowitz opts to turn pro
World bronze medalist skips final year of eligibility and could earn as much as $700,000 with shoe deal

(KCRA) Athletics: Marathon Runners Chase Olympic Dreams
California International Marathon Doubles As Olympic Trials Qualifier

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: The Final Countdown for Phuket
Emma Bishop previews Sunday's Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship
Stellar Field Expected at Ironman 70.3 Panama
Ironman 70.3 Latin American Pro Championship offers $75,000 pro prize purse
ESi Ironman 70.3 Augusta, Ironman 70.3 Austin Registration
Registration opens at noon, November 30 for ESI Ironman 70.3 Augusta and Ironman 70.3 Austin
Ironman 70.3 Ireland 2012 to open entries
Entries open for 2012 Ironman 70.3 Ireland in Galway on December 1









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