April 01, 2017
2017 Prague HM Recap: Joyciline Jepkosgei Sets WR (64:52) To Become First Woman Ever Under 65:00 as Jordan Hasay Runs 67:55; Tamirat Tola Destroys Men's Field in 59:37
Jepkosgei also set road WRs at for 10k (30:04), 15k (45:38) and 20k (61:25) en route as Hasay joined Molly Huddle and Deena Kastor as the only Americans under 68:00 on a record-eligible course. Galen Rupp was 11th in the men's race in 61:59.
March 31, 2017
2017 Prague Half Marathon Preview: Galen Rupp & Jordan Hasay Tune Up for Boston - Will Galen Rupp Break Ryan Hall's 59:43 American Record?
9 days before Alberto Salazar won Boston, he set a 10,000 pb on the track. So we fully expect Rupp to set a half marathon pb tomorrow – will he get the AR as well?
*MB: Prague 1/2 predictions? Rupp ftw? – Official 2017 Prague Half Live Discussion Thread
*MB: Jordan Hasay is running 100 miles a week just 2-3 weeks out from Boston
September 23, 2016
October 2nd: Paris Marathon Champ Cybrian Kotut (59:12) And Recent 30:24 10Ker Violah Jepchumba Lead Fields For The Cardiff Half-Marathon
September 14, 2016
WTW: The Men's 5000 Was Historically Bad in 2016 But The Women's Was Historically Great, Meet Distance Running's Newest Female Star Violah Jepchumba, A PR Disaster for Mo Farah and How Much of An Asterisk Does Ritz's 60:12 Deserve?
Did you know that 2016 produced the slowest world leading time in the men's 5000 in 23 years? We know that and a whole lot more.
April 24, 2016
Turkey's Ali Kaya (60:16) Defeats World Record Holders Leonard Komon and Zersenay Tadese To Win Vodafone Istanbul Half Marathon; Violah Chepchumba (68:17) Wins Women's Race
Tadese was 2nd and Komon 4th in the men's race.