Melbourne Marathon
Sunday, 18th October 2015
Three Olympic qualifiers, a fantastic comeback to racing and an early season sprint highlight - that's what happened over an interesting weekend of racing across Australia.
The top highlights from the Melbourne marathon were the two Olympic qualifiers, where both Jess Trengove and Brad Milosevic both collected...
By RT
The list below says it all. Jessica Trengove’s run this morning in the Melbourne Marathon was nothing short of history making.
AUSTRALIA's FASTEST FEMALE MARATHONERS
Benita Willis - 2:22:36; Oct 22, 2006 Chicago
Lisa Ondieki - 2:23:51; Oct 31, 2008 Osaka
Nickey Carroll - 2:25:51; Apr 18, 1999 London
Kerry McCann - 2:25:59;...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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BOSTON (12-Oct) -- Molly Huddle's theme at today's Tufts Health Plan 10-K for Women was plain and simple: grind. The 31-year-old had Shalane Flanagan's 31:03 national record on her mind, something she wanted to eclipse on home soil here...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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BOSTON (11-Oct) -- Kenyans Daniel Salel and Mary Wacera made triumphant returns to Boston today, claiming wins here at the 15th annual B.A.A. Half-Marathon, presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. Making decisive moves in the final...
Gladys Chesire runs world lead in ASICS Grand 10 Berlin, Joshua Cheptegei breaks Ugandan 10 k record despite windy conditions
Kenya’s Gladys Chesire clocked a world leading 10 k time of 30:41 at the ASICS Grand 10 Berlin, becoming the ninth fastest woman ever at this distance. She was followed...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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CHICAGO (11-Oct) -- The Windy City lived up to its name here today, further challenging the elite athletes competing in the 38th Bank of America Chicago Marathon who had to run this Abbott World Marathon Majors event for the...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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BOSTON (10-Oct) -- In running, careers have a funny way of coming full circle. Sometimes when an athlete least expects it, she finds herself back where she began.
Such is the case for Caroline Rotich this weekend, back at the...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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CHICAGO (09-Oct) -- With a back to basics approach this year, race director Carey Pinkowski announced on August 26, that pacemakers would be eliminated from this year's Bank of America Chicago Marathon, hoping to refocus fan and media interest...
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BOSTON (08-Oct) -- On a recent afternoon at the Boston Athletic Association's offices here downtown, Emma Bates sat alongside her boyfriend and spoke of the future. Steps to her left stood the Boston Marathon's iconic silver trophy, complete with the famed silver...
By David Monti
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CHICAGO (08-Oct) -- Wearing her red and white Athletics West kit, 28 year-old Joan Benoit stepped to the starting line of the Chicago Marathon 30 years ago here this month as the first-ever women's Olympic Marathon champion. She was simply...
