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By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved CAPE ELIZABETH, ME., (6-Aug) -- In a triumphant homecoming, Maine native Ben True gave locals something special to cheer about, becoming the first American in TD Beach to Beacon 10-K history to claim victory. Tracking down Kenyan William Malel...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved CAPE ELIZABETH, ME, USA (5-Aug) -- It's been 27 days since Ben True placed a heartbreaking fifth at the U.S. Olympic Trials 5000m, missing out on his chance to join Team USA in Rio de Janeiro by .48 of...
Register in the Father’s Day WARRIOR Run and celebrate the great men, the noble WARRIOR, in your life. Challenge your Dad, challenge your kids, or challenge your workmates and claim bragging rights in your household or workplace! You might even out-run Deek! Be at Centennial Park, Sydney, Sunday 4...
World Half Marathon Champion Peres Jepchirchir aims to make Marathon impact in Frankfurt, Mark Korir to be a contender for men’s title A year of outstanding performances by Peres Jepchirchir could be improved still further if the Kenyan fulfils her marathon potential at the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on October 30....
A laptop and other personal possessions have been stolen from Australian athletes during an evacuation of the Olympic village in Rio. While the village has been flanked with security guards, concerns have been raised after a laptop and clothing were stolen during a fire evacuation on Friday. Read more World Athletics...
Samantha Gash, a 31-year-old ultramarathon runner from Melbourne, is planning to undertake a gruelling run across the diverse terrain of India for World Vision’s 50th Anniversary. Kicking off on 22 August, Samantha will run close to 4,000km from West to East across India to raise money for World Vision projects...
The “Athens Marathon. The Authentic” (AMA) continues its run of success despite the tough economic situation for Greece as a whole. The organisers of the first ever classic marathon race in history, which leads on the original course from Marathon to Athens, have announced that the elite field will...
The Rio 2016 bound pole vaulter, Kurtis Marschall (SA), has claimed silver with a clearance of 5.55m on day five at the 2016 IAAF World Under 20 Championships 2016 in Bydgoszcz (POL).  After three near misses from Marschall at 5.60m, Deakin Volz (USA) produced a life time best of 5.60m...
Complete London DL Results, Day 2 (iaaf results service)23/07/2016 London Anniversay Games Lodon (Olympic Stadium) Men's results 400 Metres - Men                                               1 Hudson-Smith , Matthew           GBR      45.03 2 Lendore , Deon                   TTO      45.34 3 Yousif , Rabah                   GBR      45.45 4 Janežic , Luka                   SLO      45.54 5 Berry , Michael                  USA      45.55 6 Borlée , Jonathan                BEL      45.63 7 Solomon ,...
Complete London DL Results, Day 1 (iaaf results service) 22/07/2016 London Anniversay Games London (Olympic Stadium), 22/07/2016 Men's results 100 Metres - Men Final                                        Wind: +0.4 m/s Pts 1 Vicaut , Jimmy                   FRA      10.02         10 2 Young , Isiah                    USA      10.07          6 3 Martina , Churandy               NED      10.10          4 4 Bracy , Marvin                   USA      10.11          3 5 Forte , Julian                   JAM     ...