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By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (11-Dec) -- Reigning TCS New York City Marathon women's champion Shalane Flanagan will lead a top-quality American elite field into battle at the 2018 Boston Marathon, John Hancock announced today.  The 122nd edition of the race will be held...
The Gold Coast Marathon recently revealed its 2017 television highlights program was broadcast to an estimated two billion viewers resulting in significant international exposure for the annual event. Gold Coast Marathon CEO Cameron Hart said the highlights program, circulated by Sports TV Media Distribution, has boosted the marathon’s reputation as a...
By Cathal Dennehy (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved Former IAAF World Championships 5000m bronze medalist Moses Kipsiro will be the star attraction at the OCP Group Safi Half-Marathon on Sunday, January 7, organizers announced.  The 31-year-old Ugandan is hoping to kick-start his new year in style in the city...
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (31-Dec) -- Molly Seidel of Watertown, Mass., and Reid Buchanan of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., won tonight's 39th NYRR Midnight Run here in Central Park in frigid conditions, clocking 21:24 and 19:08, respectively, for the hilly four-mile course.  The temperature at midnight when...
The 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon champion Daniel Wanjiru will take on British favourites Sir Mo Farah and Callum Hawkins in a mouth-watering elite men’s race at The Big Half. The 25-year-old Kenyan, who claimed the biggest win of his career at the London Marathon last April, will return to...
By Cathal Dennehy, @cathal_dennehy (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved SAFI, MOROCCO (07-Jan) -- Ethiopians Getaneh Molla and Meseret Belete Tola emerged triumphant at the Safi International Half-Marathon here this morning, the pair unleashing impressive sprint finishes on the rain-soaked streets of this Moroccan city on the Atlantic Ocean. On...
A team of 111 will represent Australia in athletics at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. The news, confirmed by Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA), following discussions with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), is welcomed by Athletics Australia with CEO Darren Gocher saying that it is a great result for home-grown talent. “We want to send as many Australian athletes as possible...
WILLIS, MARTINEZ LEAD NYRR WANAMAKER MILE FIELDS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (09-Jan) -- Two-time Olympic medalist Nick Willis and 2013 IAAF World Championships silver medalist Brenda Martinez are the leading entrants for the NYRR Wanamaker Miles, part of the 111th NYRR Millrose...
Entries for the inaugural WesTrac Bunbury Geographe Gift open today. With a $78,000 prize pool, the event has already attracted the attention of Australia’s top athletes including Rio Olympian Peter Bol and young gun rivals Jack Hale and Trae Williams. Enter: https://bunburygeographegift2018.eventdesq.com/ With personal bests of 10.21 and 10.27 respectively for...
Preview: Jandakot Airport Track Classic All eyes are on Perth’s WA Athletics Stadium for this Saturday’s Jandakot Airport Track Classic as a host of Australia’s athletics stars step out to hone their form with just over a month to go before the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial. Olympic gold medallist and two-time...
                   

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