October 05, 2019
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Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa Wins World Championship Marathon to Go With His Boston and NY Crowns - Says Bekele Can Go Sub 2 Hours
Desisa won the World Champs to become the first man to win Boston, NY and Worlds.
January 01, 2019
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2018 LRC World & US Rankings, M Marathon: Eliud Kipchoge (Duh) & Galen Rupp Are World & US #1s
The unparalleled Eliud Kipchoge tops the marathon rankings yet again.
October 07, 2018
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Sir Mo Farah Wins Chicago Marathon in 2:05:11 as Galen Rupp is 5th and Suguru Osako Breaks Japanese Record
January 26, 2018
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Mosinet Geremew & Roza Dereje Win 2018 Dubai Marathon -- The Deepest Marathon In History As 7 Men Break 2:05 & 4 Women Break 2:20
Total insanity. What a race for the richest prize in the sport. A guy ran 2:04:15 and took home $12,000. Another guy ran 2:04:00 and took home $200,000.
January 23, 2018
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2018 Dubai Marathon Men's Preview: Tamirat Tola Aims to Become First Man to Repeat Since Haile G in 2010
The Olympic bronze medallist at 10,000 is back to defend his crown but he'll face five other sub-2:07 guys in the field plus four really interesting debutantes: Yenew Alamirew (12:48/27:19 track pbs), Birhanu Legese (59:20 to win New Delhi Half Marathon in November), Leul Gebresilase (59:18 HM), and Fikadu Haftu (59:22).
September 21, 2017
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2017 Berlin Marathon Men's Preview: Kipchoge vs. Bekele vs. Kipsang -- Who Breaks The WR, And By How Much?
The Big 3 Eliud Kipchoge, Wilson Kipsang and Kenenisa Bekele are chasing the world record in Berlin on Sunday.
May 18, 2016
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Week That Was: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly From The Conference Meets; Big $ On The Roads, Fast US High Schoolers And The Great Kenenisa Bekele
We praise the Arkansas Razorbacks, have some insight into the incredible Kenenisa Bekele, look at some nice road win$, including a dominant one by Ben Blankenship, plus some high school news and some insight on the Rio track.
April 20, 2016
May 15: World Half Champion Peres Jepchirchir To Lead Field For TCS World 10K in Bengaluru, India
She faces Gladys Chesire (30:41), World XC champ Agnes Tirop and last year's runner-up Wude Ayalew. Men's field has defending champ Mosinet Geremew, former marathon WR holder Patrick Makau and 27:36-man Edwin Kipyego.
December 30, 2015
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2015 LRC Year-End Rankings, Men’s 10,000: Surprise, Surprise - Mo Farah And Galen Rupp Are The World And US #1s
After a year hiatus, the 10,000 rankings are back. Does Cam Levins make the list? Who is the US #2 - Hassan Mead or Ben True?
May 18, 2015
Mosinet Geremew (28:16) and Mamitu Daska (31:57) Win $21,000 at Bangalore's TCS World 10K
Lots of big names were entered given the huge prize money including Emily Chebet, Feyisa Lelisa, Micah Kogo and Japhet Korir.
February 13, 2015
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2015 RAK Half Marathon Recap: Marvelous Mary Keitany And Remember The Drone
Mary Keitany ran the third fastest time ever (66:02) to put away a stiff challenge by Mamitu Daska, who set a new Ethiopian record of 1:06:27. The men's race came down to a 5-way sprint but the big news was the drone that filmed parts of the race with stunning shots.
April 05, 2014
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Joyce Chepkirui Becomes 18th Woman To Break 67:00 (Runs 66:19) - Peter Kirui PRs At 59:22 To Win 2014 Prague Half Marathon
Joyce Chepkirui dominated from the start, whereas Kirui took his time warming up before winning a race where 3 men broke 60:00.