U.S. Olympian and American record holder Deena Kastor selects 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon for comebackCHICAGO, IL (June 17, 2009) � U.S. Olympian Deena Kastor today announced that she will compete in the 2009 Bank of America Chicago...
BOSTON, MA, November 18, 2008—In its 24th year as the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, John Hancock Financial today announced the signing of Olympic marathoner and American half marathon record holder Ryan Hall for the 113th running of the race on April 20, ...
Byline: Reggie Gorski Daily Herald Correspondent She wanted her first marathon as a master's...Gorski, Reggie
“On any given weekend ... we have a handful of (American) women who can be victorious in this race, and I think that’s really, really exciting,” said Deena Kastor, a running master who holds the American record in four racing events, including the marathon. She an...
Webb is the American record holder in the mile. Running resolution: To work on my finishing kick. How I'll do it: Make the final 25% of my intense workout the primary focus and finish those intervals or runs strong. Non-running resolution: Spend as much time as I can with my family...
World record holderSamuel Watsonseems like the most likely candidate for a gold medal on paper, but speed climbing can be a tricky and unpredictable event. His world record time of4.79 secondswon’t be enough to beat opponents if he falls off the w...
Netherlands based Global Sports Communications which represents world half marathon record holder Geoffrey Kamworor, world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge (both from Kenya) and Ethiopia’s world 5000m and 10000m record holder Kenenisa Bekele, in addition to Kiprotich, operates a training camp in...
Santiago 2023 will also welcome past heroes of the PanAm Games including America’s nine-time Olympic championCarl Lewisand world long jump record holderMike Powell. Two-time Olympic championFelix Sanchezof the Dominican Republic will also be in Santiago. Lewis...
44-year-old Bernard Lagat ran 2:12:10 in the Gold Coast Marathon in Australia, which averages out to 5:02.5 per mile for 26.2 miles on Sunday. The result placed him 7th overall and more importantly broke Meb Keflezighis US masters record (40+) of 2:12:20