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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
CHICAGO - (AP) Smiling and waving, Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya was already celebrating his victory in the Chicago Marathon as he approached the finish line. He had no idea a $100,000 bonus was still hanging in the balance. Wanjiru won the marathon with the fastest time on American soil, finishing in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 41 seconds, and collected a big bonus check on a bone-chilling Sunday morning. With temperatures...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
CHICAGO — Smiling and waving, Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya was already celebrating his victory in the Chicago Marathon as he approached the finish line. He had no idea a $100,000 bonus was still hanging in the balance. Wanjiru won the marathon with the fastest time on American soil, finishing in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 41 seconds, and collected a big bonus check on a bone-chilling Sunday morning. With...
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Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
For an estimated 45,000 runners, months of training will culminate with the 32nd running of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon , which will begin at 7:30am in Grant Park Sunday morning. The 26.2 mile race snakes through 29 of our city's neighborhoods, from the Loop north to Wrigleyville; looping back south and west through University Village, Little Italy, Chinatown and Bridgeport; before hitting...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
Chicago Marathon is just a few days away (Oct 11th) and the excitement is already building up towards what could be a great race waiting to unfold. Sammy Wanjiru has already mentioned that he will be attacking Haile Gebrselassie's World Record time of 2:03:59 set in Berlin 2008. Remember the great run Wanjiru put up under hot and humid conditions at the Beijing Olympics in winning in 2:06:32, well,...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
• World record-holder has not raced since November • Catherine Ndereba and Deena Kastor will also run Paula Radcliffe will run in the New York half marathon on Sunday as she tries to determine whether she is fit enough to race at the world championships in Berlin this month. The 35-year-old marathon world record-holder had surgery on bunions on her right foot in March and has not competed...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
More than 10,000 runners will be on the starting line of the 2009 NYC Half-Marathon, in the 4th edition of the race. Some of the world’s best long-distance runners will duel on the streets of Manhattan at the NYC Half-Marathon on Sunday, August 16. The entries to the event had run out within a couple of weeks of the registration start. The race is organized by the New York Road Runners (NYRR)...
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Champions (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
Last Updated: May 1 - 04:24 PM Paula Radcliffe will return from a foot injury as strong as ever, according to 2004 Olympic marathon bronze medallist Deena Kastor. American Kastor, third at t...
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