Marathon News

• Kenenisa Bekele Focused On His Training For His Marathon Debut

  It's likely he could face Mo Farah in London, but says, “I don't know (where I will run my first Marathon). Of course there is respect for my past results and I should be paid as one of the good paid athletes. ... I don't want to crack my bones over there for small money.”

• Good Watch: Nick Arciniaga Talks About Bouncing Back From Disappointing Races To Win The US Marathon Championships

  NAU All-American Matt Mcelroy put together this profile piece on Arciniaga who trains full-time at altitude in Flagstaff.

• Injury Forces Abdi Abdirahman Out Of Honolulu Marathon

  Abdi pulled out with a knee injury.

2013 European XC Is Sunday *Final Entries*Live Stream Will Be Here Sunday Morning*Timetable

• Euro XC Press Conference Highlights: Fionnuala Britton: “I have to focus on this single race and can’t think about winning three in a row.”
• EA Men’s Euro XC Champs Preview
• IAAF Preview: Fionnuala Britton Looking To Make History As 1st Female 3-Time Champion Defending men’s champ Andrea Lalli of Italy isn’t running as he made his marathon debut (2:14) in October. 9-time men’s champ Serhiy Lebid isn’t running either.
• Really Quick Athletics Weekly Preview Of Euros
• Olympic 1,500 5th Placer Henrik Ingebrigtsen Is Looking For Gold In Last U-23 race It’s amazing he’s in the U23 race.
• After Tough 2013 On Track, 2012 Olympic 1,500 Finalist Laura Weightman Is Relishing Challenge Of European Cross-Country
• 2011 Jr. Champ Emelia Gorecka Looking For 7th Medal In Last Race As Junior
• Seb Coe Is Chairing A Cross-Country Crisis Meeting For IAAF Global Seminar (To Use Its Correct Name) In Belgrade On Monday Top names like Paula Radcliffe, Sonia O’Sullivan, Craig Virgin, Benjamin Limo and Annette Sergent will also attend to figure out how to make XC more relevant. If they want an answer, they should also include shoe executives like John Capriotti. If they tied contracts in part to XC, the problem would be solved instantly.
• A Look Back At The British Highlights At Europeans Since 2007
• Women’s Race: Britton Heads Field Of Familiar Faces As 6 Of Top 7 From Last Year Are Back
• Once Again, Ok. State’s Tom Farrell Will Be In Senior, Not U23, Race At Europeans
• Serbia’s 1,500 U23 Gold Medallist Amela Terzić Hoping To Make Day Memorable For Home Fans
• Ireland’s Michael Mulhare Working Part Time At Tesco To See His Running Dreams Become A Reality He’ll be competing with his brother in Budapest, but his sister, who won the U23s, isn’t going as Ireland isn’t fielding a team.
• Catherina McKiernan Expects Fionnuala Britton To Win European Cross Yet Again Britton recently lost to France’s Sophie Duarte. Britton received a break when Ethiopian born Sifan Hassan said she’d run the U23s.
• SPAR European Cross-Country Champs To Be Televised In 11 Countries
• Spikes-Mag: “Ten Reasons Why We Love Euro Cross”

News From Africa

• Basically Every Famous Runner In Kenya Will Participate In Kenya @ 50 Flag Run From past stars like Paul Tergat and John Ngugi to current ones like Wilson Kipsang, Eliud Kipchoge, Ezekiel Kemboi and Geoffrey Mutai all will be out for a run with a special flag to celebrate Kenya’s 50th anniversary of independence (December 12, 1963).
• Color Run Fever Hits Zimbabwe – It Is 2nd African Nation To Host Event
• Kenya’s Standard Chartered Marathon Raised $265,000+ For Charity (KSh23 Million)
• World Cross-Country Champion Japhet Korir Will Run At Campaccio XC Meeting In Italy Next Month
• Rudisha Says Once Again Before He’s Done He’ll Try The 1,500 A Few Times

Random

• Runners Who Use Two Or More Different Pairs Of Shoes (Rotate Them) Have 39% Less Chance Of Injury We believe it helps but doubt it’s that high. Those with two pairs of shoes are probably more conscientious.
• NYRR Give $125,000 To Staten Island’s Hurricane Sandy Relief Where are all the NYRR haters now?
• USATF’s 2013 Annual Meeting Has Begun
• 13:59 Italian Air Force Runner Banned 3 Years For Being Busted With Fake Penis
• Mahon’s Successor Arrives: Barry Fudge Appointed As UKA Head Of EnduranceAlberto Salazar will have a huge role and serve as a consultant. Paula Radcliffe is also involved. Fudge, Charlie Grice and Jessica Judd will be going to Portland next month.
• Irish Athletics Unveils Plaque In Dublin To Commemorate Site Of First-Ever International Athletics Match In 1876 The England vs. Ireland match produced a world record in the 800 (1:59.2) by Walter Slade.
• Kenenisa Bekele To Return To XC And Compete At Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross-Country On Jan. 11th Bekele won his last world title in Edinburgh.