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(Daily Camera) Athletics: Making Boulder a Kenyan home away from home
(Irish Times) Athletics: Stars in the running
A record 11,000-plus runners will take part in this year's Dublin City Marathon
(Telegraph) Athletics: UK Athletics coach Charles van Commenee to bolster UK coaching set-up
The first significant impact of Charles van Commenee’s arrival as UK Athletics’ head coach comes with a strengthening of the sport’s coaching staff
(Telegraph) Athletics: Mixed feelings for 'frustrated' Jo Pavey after third place in BUPA Great North Run
At an age when most athletes are considering retirement, Jo Pavey is having a whale of a time finding out if she will ever make it as a marathon runner
(BBC) Drugs in Sport: Tour rocked by new positive tests
Two Tour de France stage winners have tested positive for an advanced blood doping product
(IAAF) Athletics: Uganda sends a squad of three for World Half Marathon in Brazil
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Bolt world records officially ratified
Usain Bolt's 100 and 200m world records set at the Beijing Olympics in August have been officially ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations
(IAAF) Athletics: Jamaica celebrates Beijing triumphs with street parades, galas... national awards bestowed
October 6, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(Journal-Sentinel) Athletics: Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon - A major front-runner
Huge lead leaves little in doubt
(Portland Tribune) Athletics: One man's first Portland Marathon: Grandmother's memory helps me make it to the end
Jesse Severson, who has covered a variety of sports for the Portland Tribune and now attends college in Texas, tells the tale of his first Portland Marathon, run Sunday
(Oregon Live) Portland Marathon: Slideshow
(Track and Field News) Athletics: Gebrselassie Interview After 2:03:59 WR
(IAAF) Athletics: Can any team prevent another Kenyan romp in Rio?
Triathlon: Vine, McQuaid win XTERRA USA Championship
Athletics: State Farm Secures Title Sponsorship Of The Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon
(RWire) Athletics: Campos, Reddy Top Fields at Army Ten-Miler
(RWire) Athletics: Cabada Captures USA Men's Marathon Crown at Twin Cities
(RWire) Athletics: Goucher Wins USA Women's 10 Mile Title at Twin Cities
Athletics: Coolsaet Returns To Action
(CBC) Olympics: Funding the issue as Canadian athletes meet candidates
(Star-Tribune) Athletics: Goucher's marathon prep a big success
(American-Statesman) Triathlon: Cunningham runs his way to first at Longhorn Ironman
(Washington Post) Athletics: Campos Avenges Army 10-Miler Loss
(Times Online) Athletics: Improving Jo Pavey looks to marathon
Veteran Briton's hard-fought third in Great North Run suggests the longer distance could be her best in the future
October 5, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(RRW) Athletics:RUNNING HD October 2008 Schedule
Adventure Racing: Trustpower Adventure Quest Attracts Competitive Field On Innovative Wakatipu Course
Triathlon: K•Swiss Makes Its Grassroots Footprint At Ironman
Athletics: Cabada takes men's USA Marathon title, Goucher wins women's 10 mile championship
Athletics: Okari, Kano win Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in San Jose
(IAAF) Athletics: 2:10:03 course record for Kurgat in Cologne
(IAAF) Athletics: Fighting strong winds, Yirdawe takes Kosice Peace Marathon in 2:10:51
(Ottawa Citizen) Running: Evraire gets in touch with his feminine side
The former pro football player did his part in support of breast cancer research by recruiting 100 men to take part in today's Run for the Cu
(Guardian) Athletics: The next EverestMiles ahead of the rest
Haile Gebrselassie set a marathon world record last week at a mile pace of 4min 44sec.
(Oregon Live) Athletics: Marathon goes off amid cheers, rain
(Afrik.com) Athletics: Kenya marathon star Martin Lel to miss New York Marathon
(Star-Tribune) Athletics: Fernando Cabada wins Twin Cities Marathon
(WTOP) Athletics: Thousands of runners take to the streets in annual Army Ten-Miler
(RRW) Athletics: Kebede And Wami Win The Great North Run
(BBC) Athletics: Pavey third as Wami seals victory
Ethiopia's Gete Wami claimed a thrilling victory in the Great North Run half-marathon as Britain's Jo Pavey finished in third place.
Video - The Great North Run
Dobriskey & Farah win mile races
Britain's Lisa Dobriskey produced a strong finish to retain her women's Great North Mile title on the Newcastle-Gateshead Quaysides
(Sporting Life) Mixed Feelings For Pavey
Army Ten-Miler - Washington, DC
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon - Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN
USA Women's 10 Mile, USA Men's & Masters Marathon Championships
Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon - Milwaukee, WI
Portland Marathon - ORE
Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, San Jose, CA
October 4, 2008: [Links load in new window]
Athletics: Gryphons impress at Paul Short Run
(EAA) Athletics: Report from 120th European Athletics Council Meeting - Berlin (GER)
Athletics: Razorbacks Finish Second at Oregon
(Masters Track) Athletics: Louise Tricard dies; track historian, great masters friend
(Track and Field News) Louise Tricard has died
Inaugural Coastwise Mile - La Jolla, CA
October 3, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(EAA) Athletics: Albufeira (POR) & Velenje (SLO) to host the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in 2010 & 2011
Triathlon: USA Triathlon Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Class
Athletics: Team Foot Solutions Returning to Defend their Title
(IAAF) Athletics: Udine medallists lead Kenyan World Half Marathon hopes in Rio
(IAAF) Athletics: Wami, favourite for Great North Run, out to prove herself again after Beijing DNF
(IAAF) Athletics: Strong African presence in Kosice Marathon
(Runner's World) Athletics: A Brief Chat With Paula Radcliffe
Triathlon: Britain’s Iron Couple Head To The Ironman World Championships In Hawaii Targeting Success
Athletics: Elite Runners confirmed for the Royal Victoria Marathon
(Fox) Athletics: Runners with Implanted Devices Take On Twin Cities Marathon
(Sports Illustrated) Cycling: Armstrong may have to accept supporting role
(Market Watch) Triathlon: Olympian and Five-Time World Champion Triathlete Announces Retirement Following Austin Event
Simon Lessing to Continue Triathlon Involvement through Coaching, Athletes for a Cure and Hosting Triathlon Events
(Running Times) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - A View from the Trenches
(CBC) Athletics: Former gold medal hurdler Garcia retires
(News-Medical) Health and Fitness: Research reveals strong link between music and cardiovascular exercise performance
Brunel University's School of Sport and Education today reveals that, according to Dr Costas Karageorghis's latest research, carefully selected music can significantly increase a person's physical endurance and make the experience of cardiovascular exercise far more positive
(IAAF) Athletics: A busy weekend of Road Running activity set for Rio
(BBC) Athletics: The Great North Run
This weekend's Great North meeting brings a couple of pretty open races and the chance of a British victory or two
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  Book/Video/Movie of the Month - October 2008
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
Run For Your Life - In Theatres For Limited One Week Run To Celebrate The NYC Marathon
Comes to DVD October 28th, 2008
Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker Judd Ehrlich’s Documentary About the Relentlessly Ambitious and Endlessly Quirky Founder of the New York City Marathon, Fred Lebow
(New York, NY) — Screen Media will release Judd Ehrlich’s inspirational and propelling documentary Run For Your Life on DVD October 28, 2008. The film will also be in New York City theatres the week prior to the New York City Marathon in honor of race week.
For more information, see FredLebowMovie.com .
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October 11, 2008:
Fall Colors Duathlon - Cumberland, ON
Ford Ironman World Championship - Kona, Hawaii
ING Hartford Marathon - Hartford, CT
Shepherds of Good Hope Beet Beethoven (5,8,21,1K) - Ottawa, ON
Tussey Mountainback 50 Miler - Boalsburg, PA
USA 50 Mile Championships
Under Armour Baltimore Marathon - Baltimore, MD
Walk of the Wild Side 5K - San Diego, CA
October 12, 2008:
BAA Half Marathon - Boston, MA
Challenge Aging 5K - St. Paul, MN
Disney Race for the Taste 10K -Walt Disney World Resort, FL
Fall Colors Marathon - Cumberland, ON
Fleet Week Half Marathon - Norfolk, VA
Great Columbia Crossing 10K - Astoria, OR
IAAF/CAIXA World Half-Marathon Championships - Rio de Janiero, Brazil
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Long Beach International City Bank Marathon - Long Beach, CA
Mohawk Hudson River Marathon - Albany, NY
Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon - London, UK
Royal Victoria Marathon - Victoria, BC
October 13, 2008:
Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women - Boston, MA
USA Women's 10K Championship / USARC Women's Finale
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