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STEVE MONEGHETTI: INAUGURAL INDUCTEE INTO BERLIN MARATHON HALL OF FAME Four time Olympian and Commonwealth Games Marathon gold medallist Steve Moneghetti had the dual honour today of opening the Berlin Marathon Hall of Fame and being recognised as one of the two inaugural inductees. This is acknowledgement of Moneghetti’s impact...
Record-Setter Dominic Ondoro Looks for Third Straight Victory in 36th Annual Event St. Paul, Minn. – September 18, 2017 – Kenya’s Dominic Ondoro, who shattered Phil Coppess’ long-standing men’s event record at last year’s Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, is set to return to this year’s race on October 1 with sights on becoming only the...
The 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon raised a record-breaking £61.5 million for charity, setting a new world record for an annual single day charity fundraising event for an eleventh successive year. The new record broke the £60 million barrier for the first time and was an increase of more than...
The Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on October 29 will offer round two of a contest which produced a thrilling encounter a year ago. The full set of podium finishers in the men’s race has been brought together by the organizers for a re-match. The title holder Mark Korir will race...
AUSTRALIA’S MAKDA HARUN HAJI WINS SYDNEY MARATHON WOMEN’S TITLE, SETS NEW RECORD & CLAIMS 2017 AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN MEN’S MARATHON: JAPAN’S SHOTA HATTORI WINS WHEELCHAIR MARATHON: KURT FEARNLEY WINS NUMBER 11 HALF MARATHON: MEN - THOMAS DO CANTO (NSW), WOMEN - LAUREN REID (NSW) BRIDGE RUN: MEN - ADRIAN PLUMMER (NSW),...
No less than seven women who have represented their country are entered for the world richest mile in Darwin this Sunday, the Lottoland Mitchell Street Million Dollar Mile. Race ambassador and defending champion Genevieve Lacaze will start as one of the key athletes to watch, as she prepares to round out her 2017...
HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP TO PUT ATHLETICS AHEAD OF THE RACE Sally Pearson announces drive to increase participation in athletics Athletics is a major step closer to achieving its goal of becoming the largest participation sport in Australia, with a new drive to boost involvement at all levels. Fresh from her win at the world...
The lure of $1 Million to break the world mile track record has attracted a record international field for the 2017 Lottoland Mitchell Street Million Dollar Mile. Minister for Tourism and Culture, Lauren Moss, today confirmed the men’s elite mile race will be a world-class field with Kenyan champion, Silas...
By Rich Sands, @sands (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (10-Sep) -- Experience counts on 5th Avenue. Jenny Simpson and Nick Willis proved that here today with emphatic wins down the famed New York City boulevard. Simpson scored a record sixth title at the New Balance 5th Avenue...
The world’s greatest distance runner Sir Mo Farah announced today that he will return to the Virgin Money London Marathon in 2018. Farah retired from track competition this summer with an historic record of 10 global gold medals at World and Olympic Games over 5,000m and 10,000m. Now he wants to...