RESOURCES FOR RACE DIRECTORS

September 5, 2008

• Seven sub-60mins runners to line-up for Rotterdam Half Marathon
• Running USA's State of the Sport Part V: Trends in Youth Running
• The Amsterdam Marathon Announces 4 Top Signings

September 4, 2008

• Noguchi Withdraws From October World Half Marathon Championships
• Meseret Defar to challenge Radcliffe record
• While ‘Bekele's cat’ is away the others can play in Brussels
• Lydiard Foundation Throws Support Behind McMillan Elite

September 3, 2008

• Registration for 113th Boston Marathon to Open on Sept. 3
• Defar heads elite field for adidas Women’s 5k Challenge
• Spirit of the Marathon Documentary Dashes onto DVD
• Globe Runner - Class, and How to Acquire It

September 2, 2008

• LetsRun New Haven Road Race Recap
• Kwambai, Masai Win Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon
• Globe Runner: Is Tirunesh The Most Boring Runner in History?
• "Saucony Cross Country 2008" Running Initiative Educates and Inspires

August 29, 2008

• Browne set to defend at USA 20 km Championships
• Kenenisa Bekele will race 5,000 at Friday's Zurich Weltklasse meeting
• Katie McGregor to Run Rock N Roll Half Aug. 31
• State of the Sport Part IV: Largest U.S. Road Races for 2007

August 28, 2008

• USATF secretary alleges financial mischief in top board
• Are running skirts a step backwards for athletic women?
• Hampton Half Marathon and Rockfest – Miles of Scenic Coastline
• Jamaica's Olympic explosion was only a matter of time

August 27, 2008

• Gizmos measure everything, but is that why we run?
• Dodgers owner backs company hoping to run the L.A. Marathon
• Big Time Money for Chinese Athletes Spur Gold Medals
• Kenya: Sh22 Million Bounty for Medallists
• Accidental Injury Prematurely Ended Lewy's Olympic Run

August 26, 2008

• Now There are Three-Gebrselassie, Bekele, & Wanjiru
• Japanese connection pays off for champion Wanjiru
• A Brief Chat With Constantina Tomescu-Dita and Valeriu Tomescu
• Stefano Baldini to retire
• The Hidden Cost of Olympic Medals

August 25, 2008

• It wasn't all bad for USA track

• Complete 2008 Olympic Medalists Chart
• Outrageous Pace Pays Off; Wanjiru Hammers to Kenya's First Marathon Gold
• Triple gold medalist Bolt says success won't slow him down
• Contrasting fortunes in Beijing, Jelimo and Vlasic target $1 Million - ÅF Golden League
• Ethiopian Completes a Double in Distance
• Kichumbe Koech, Limika Win 32nd Crim 10 Mile

August 22, 2008

• Olympic Timetable/Results - Beijing is 12 hrs ahead of EST
• Beijing Olympic Women's Statistical Files from Ken Nakamura - 5000m - Men's 5000m - Men's Marathon
• Defar Vs Dibaba: A 5000-meter Clash of the Titans
• As Records Fall, Suspicions of Doping Linger
• Baltimore Running Festival Registrations Ahead of Last Year

August 21, 2008

• For every athlete thrilled to be in Beijing, there are dozens more who just missed the fun
• Constantina Temescu-Dita finding celebrity in Colorado and Romania
• Bolt stakes his claim as the greatest ever sprinter
• Marine Corps Marathon Announces Changes to Course

August 20, 2008

• LetsRun - Previews of Men's 800m and 5,000m
• Men's 1,500m Final: Ramzi Outduels Kiprop, Willis Parlays a Career Race into Bronze
• Injury fears for Marathon defender Stefano Baldini

August 19, 2008

• LRC: Preview of Women's 5,000m
• Bolt gives Puma sales headstart
• Olympic Star Is Sidelined. Will His Ads Be, as Well?

August 18, 2008

• Young, Ominami Win 31st America's Finest City Half Marathon Presented by Nissan
• Beijing Olympic Women's Statistical Files - Marathon - 10000m - Men's 10000m
• A Young American Shows Promise at Distance
• Bekele wins 2008 Olympic Men's 10,000m Final
• Lets Run Recap of 2008 Women's Olympic Marathon
• Marathon champion Baldini hurts thigh
• Bird's Nest turns into a house of horrors for U.S. track and field team

August 15, 2008

• Savannah River Bridge Run Dubbed “The Best Kept Secret” by Bart Yasso
• LetsRun - Preview of Women's Marathon
• Lagat Cautiously Optimisitc As Double Ambitions Begin

August 14, 2008

• Inaugural Melbourne Beaches & Music Marathon
• ING New York City Marathon Wave Start FAQs
• Low-gravity training machine reduces impacts on muscles, joints

August 13, 2008

• Chicago Distance Classic course too long
• OC Marathon may take new route-and Profits With It
• Grandma's Mile Registration Now Open
• Flanagan's Flow Interrupted
• Noguchi Withdraws from Marathon
• LR: Beijing is Here, Olympics Kick Off With Women's 10k Final
• Las Vegas Marathon must put up bond to cover expenses

August 12, 2008

• Silicon Labs Austin Marathon Relay Issues $100,000 Challenge to Runners
• Sustainable Sports Foundation taps Athletes for inaugural Triathlon and Marathon
• Radcliffe declares herself fit for Olympic marathon
• Jo Pavey ready to show blood and guts in Beijing

August 11, 2008

• Tola, Masai win in Falmouth
• Making injured half-marathon racers forfeit $105 is, uh, lame
• Defending Olympic Marathon Champ Noguchi May Have to Pull Out of Marathon
• Ominami Twins Headline Professional Field at America's Finest City Half Marathon
• Athletes eschew courage for riches

August 8, 2008

• Get Ready to Rock at RunStock with 5K Run and Live Concert
• American record holders dominate Team USA's women's distance lineup
• Ryan Hall threat to medal in marathon
• WADA fears doping scandal could see public desert sport
• Defar – ‘I am back to my best and ready for Beijing’
• Olympic carpetbagging amounts to athletic treason

August 7, 2008

• Salazar says his three runners are ready
• New Drug Laws Possible for 2012
• Paula Radcliffe trapped by Hong Kong typhoon
• The eight biggest Olympics marketing screw-ups in modern history
• Vermont’s Maple Leaf Half Marathon and 5K is Back

August 6, 2008

• World's Top Marathoners Set Sights on Olympic Glory and WMM Points
• Seattle Is Ready as next Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon and half
• Boilermaker to name event for Ingalls
• Beijing: Just a short walk left me exhausted, how can they run a marathon here?
• Top contenders at USA Masters Championships

August 5, 2008

• Spider bite hardens resolve for Paula Radcliffe
• Exclusive Chance to Race in Sold-Out Marine Corps Marathon
• Radcliffe confident for marathon
• Olympian Field Lining Up for 36th CIGNA Falmouth Road Race
• China's female marathon runner Zhou Chunxiu is feeling the pressure
• London Marathon winner Irina Mikitenko has pulled out of the Beijing Olympics
• Olympians, world champions on tap for 2008 USA Masters Outdoor Championships

August 4, 2008

• Eyes on Ndereba as she goes for gold in Beijing
• Muge Sprints to Men’s Title; Masai Cruises in Women’s Race at Beach to Beacon 10K
• Radcliffe en route as she aims to complete Mission Impossible
• Worthen and Gustafson Capture Wins at The San Francisco Marathon (TM)
• Marathon legend Rodgers slower, but still running at 60

August 1, 2008

• Beach To Beacon 10-K Next Stop On U.S. Roads
• HGH 'might go undetected' in Beijing
• Brian Sell, Dathan Ritzenhein geared up for the marathon
• 2008 Teva US Mountain Running Team Announced
• 7 Russian Athletes Suspended for Doping by IAAF

July 31, 2008

• Even with "blue skies," is Beijing's air safe?

• Low-Gravity Training Machine Reduces Joint, Muscle Impacts on Runners by Half

• Prefontaine may have been the best distance runner ever

• Globe Runner - Olympic Retrospective 1

• Naser Wins Boston Scientific Heart of the Summer 10K

July 30, 2008

• Paula Leaves for Macau Camp on Sunday

• Olympics - Nike and Adidas see China as a crucial market

• Athletes still taking caffeine to boost performance

• NBC Unveils Comprehensive Digital Olympics Plan

• brightroom, Muddy Buddy and Land Rover Develop Co-Branded Photo Marketing Program

• Samuleson Talks about Beach To Beacon

July 29, 2008

• Haile Gebrselassie to Take Part in First Great Australian Run

• Radcliffe on course for Beijing

• Women’s Maine Coast Half Marathon & Significant Other 5K

• Wardian, Beck win USATF 50 Mile Trail titles

• Let's Run - The Week That Was

• Girls will be girls at the Beijing Olympics - sex tests will prove it

• Dallas White Rock Marathon Selected As Texas Championship Race

July 28, 2008

• USOC's Clean-Athlete Plan May Prove Little
• Tola upsets favorite for victory at NYC Half-Marathon; Ndereba wins second title
• Bix 7: Muge triumphs after leader stops
• San Francisco Marathon (TM) - Local & Worldwide Participation
• Jeptoo Sets Course Record at BUPA Great Wales Run
• 'Ritz' looking for his place at Olympics

July 25, 2008

• Naïve to think Olympic Games will be clean

• WHAT comes after a marathon boom? Perhaps a half-marathon boom

• Duncan Kibet to Defend Men's Title against New Challengers at Quad-City Times Bix 7

• 2008 State of the Sport Part II: New "Core Runner" Profiles

• RRCA Announces 2008 Roads Scholars

• 2nd Annual Mississippi Blues Marathon and Half-Marathon

• Brooks Shoes Have Enviro Friendly Midsole Technology

July 24, 2008

• Scientists say breakthrough urine test for HGH developed

• U.S. distance runners finally re-emerge

• Mottram is going the distance

• British Olympic Association - Life Bans on Drugs Cheats

• Defar Threatens 5000M World Record In Stockholm

July 23, 2008

• Gebrselassie to run Berlin marathon in September

• London salutes 100 years of the Marathon

• Quad-City Times Bix 7 adds millions of dollars to coffers

• Kibet Returning to Defend Title for Upcoming TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K

• Yamauchi Primed for Pressure

• USATF Chief-Don't Pardon Jones

July 22, 2008

• NYC race looks to add to field-Big Business

• LetsRun - The Week That Was

• Adam Goucher Returns to Action at the NYC Half-Marathon

• RTimes Trials and Stipulations

• Team USA easily wins medal count at 2008 NACAC Under-23 Championships

July 21, 2008

• Women's 1,500: Shannon Rowbury 4:00.33!!!!

• American Record for Jenny Barringer

• Networks Fight Shorter Olympic Leash

• High-elevation (8500') marathon planned in Montana

• Kigen Runs 10k Rivals Ragged

July 18, 2008

• ING Philadelphia Distance Run Announces Tug McGraw Foundation as an Official Charity

• Doug Logan named USATF CEO

• Rice-powered Noguchi ready for marathon

• Burfoot Inducted into National Distance Running Hall of Fame

• Do cheats prosper? Just look at the record books

• USA 100 Mile Trail Championships set for Tahoe Rim Trail Run

July 17, 2008

• Last Chance to Rock ‘n’ Roll in Virginia Beach Labor Day Weekend

• Maine "Summit to Sea Marathon Series" Announced by Sugarloaf and Mount Desert Island Marathons

• Minnesota Mile St. Paul Set for July 22

• 0 - 4 but Jepkosgei is not giving up yet

• Final Teva U.S. Mountain Running Team Selection Race Attracts Top Field

• Fueling the Runner: Water Safety

• Distance legend Bekele could tackle Mottram in 5000m

July 16, 2008

• Marathon wait has Radcliffe's reserve running out of patience

• Sony Ericsson backs half-marathon event

• Alberto Salazar to run TC 10 Mile

• NYRR - On The Run - 7-15-08

• B.A.A. Half Marathon Registration Opens Today

• Eugene, Ore., luring away some of Boulder's world-class runners

July 15, 2008

• Potent Team USA roster set for Beijing

• Utica connection helps top America finisher Cabada

• Boilermaker timer: Interference knocked out timing systems

• Goucher, Flanagan to run both 5,000 and 10,000 metres

• Running USA's State of the Sport Series

July 14, 2008

• Gebreselassie facing Beijing fitness battle
• Radcliffe given until eve of marathon to declare her fitness

July 12, 2008

• A Day Full of Drama at the Boilermaker

• Paula Radcliffe's Olympic dream to be tested

• Bekele and Dibaba to double…Ethiopia announces squad of 36 for Beijing

• Mottram's mountain high training

• The CVS Caremark Downtown 5K—National Championship

July 12, 2008

• The Road Race Management Guide to Greener Running Events

July 11, 2008

• RT- The Greatest Races: The Men's Marathon

• Sisino Ending A LONG RUN

• Crazy 8's 8-K Releases Elite Field

• Demssew Tsega Going for World Record at Crazy 8s 8k

• Pat Butcher - All Roads Lead To Beijing - But Not For Everyone

July 10, 2008

• Inaugural American Odyssey Relay to Bring Teams in Touch with History April 24-25

• Carmel event management company to produce the Chicago Half Marathon

• Ritzenhein to Test Olympic Fitness at NYC Half-Marathon

• Radcliffe training at 'high intensity' as her race against time continues

• New track boss? Here's your woman

• Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon Sell Out in Record Time

July 9, 2008

• Boilermaker = $10M for region
• Alberto Salazar Talks About Race Strategies and more
• Nike dominates U.S. track and field Olympic team
• Salazar Did Not Offer Money to Gabrielson to Rabbit 5k
• Kenyans get Sh20m tax refund in US
• Runners Rejoice In News Of New Marathon in Indianapolis
• Galloway School Founder Dies after running Peachtree

July 8, 2008

• Cash key to luring marathon's best

• Who is the World's Best Race Director?

• Park Point 5-Miler Entry Forms Available

• Kenya: Our Athletes Must Fix Their Eye On the Prize

• The Unofficial 2008 U.S. Olympic Team

July 7, 2008

• Women's 1,500: Rowbury Dominates

• Lagat Wins With Tactical Race

• Don’t get carried away with Rupp’s run in the fast lane

• Famiglietti  Feels Conflict in Celebrating Victory

• Canada's oldest marathon attracts record number of runners

July 5, 2008

• LetsRun.com's Recap of Friday July 4th at Olympic Trials

• Maregu and Berkut win 39th AJC Peachtree Road Race

• Nothing appealing about 10,000 call

• McGregor might be added to U.S. team, depending on Flanagan's decision

• Four-time champion Ndereba to run Boilermaker

July 3, 2008

• Coach Gagliano has put three athletes on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team already

• Former Boilermaker RD Bob Ingalls Passes Away 

• 2008-2009 PRRO Championship Bonus Reaches $35,000

• Start Lists: Who's in, Who's out, and Who's Threatening to Sue?

• Lauren Fleshman Time to get her life in focus

• Severy, Haefeli take titles at USA Men's 12 km, Women's 8 km

July 2, 2008

• Wells places second in USA Trail Championships

• Adam Goucher saves self for men's 10,000 at trials
• Bill Roe press conference excerpts
• Men's 1,500m preview press conference excerpts
• Tahoe Marathon adds shorter runs, and events to 2008 lineup
• Lagat Wins 5,000 Meters to Qualify
• Atlanta TC Announces Elite Field for Peachtree Road Race
• Without GM's funds, Boilermaker tightens spending
• Marathon organizers say they won't reimburse runners who missed the bus

July 1, 2008

• Clark Hangs On in Women's 800, Lagat Easily Wins Hyped 5k

• Beach to Beacon 10K to Offer Online Personal Health Record Service for Runners

• Final Results for 112th Boston Marathon Adjudicated

• Kibet sets eyes on world marathon mark

• Nike Air Zoom Vomero+2 Tops Ratings In Men’s And Women’s Running Shoe Categories

June 30, 2008

• Flanagan over Goucher but Amy Yoder-Begley Steals the Show

• Rupp wins 5,000 heat just to get juices going

• Records Set At The Olympic Trials, Through Day 2

• Peach Tree 10K to relinquish title of world's largest 10K?

• Salazar recovering after heart issue

June 27, 2008

• Goucher, Flanagan Showdown Highlights Day 1 of 2008 Olympic Track and Field Trials

• Men to watch at U.S. Olympic track and field trials

• $5000 Prize Purse at USA Trail Championships

• Dr. Gary Wadler of the World Anti-Doping Agency Gives His Answers to Your Questions

• Nike has biggest drop since 2001 on growth outlook

• Adidas declines on Stagnant Nike

June 26, 2008

• Flanagan focused on 5 & 10K at U.S. Olympic qualifier

• Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay Slated for Nov. 9

• Western States Endurance Run Cancelled

• Future Stars Take on Eugene

• Olympic champion Baldini to run in London 10km  

June 25, 2008

• Shelter Island Run draws big numbers
• WVU distance runners making their move
• Training diary: Galen Rupp, 10,000 meters
• Las Vegas Marathon owner sends money due many vendors
• Tolossa tests positive for banned substance- Stripped of Honolulu Marathon Title
• NBC to put Olympics on the web but only for VISTA
• Timing is everything
• The Buddy System Helps Keep Webb on Track

June 24, 2008

• National Team Members Decided at Mt Washington Road Race
• Mens Middle/Long Distance Runners ready for Olympic Trials
• Koech runs to victory in Fairfield race
• NBC service will show Olympic events via computer
• Sports cheats turn to fake genitals with drug-free urine
• Lagat Boosts U.S. Olympic Hopes

June 23, 2008

• Mokono, Akor Claim Victories at Grandma’s Marathon

• The story behind German Fernandez' nt'l 2-mile record

• Finally, Rupp Aims for Top

• Thousands run in Scotiabank Half-Marathon

• Runner feels fortunate - Abdirahman excels after rough childhood

June 20, 2008

• Alliant Energy Fifth Season Race Postponed

• Inaugural University of Maryland Heart Center Baltimore 10 Miler

• Run Amuck With the Marine Corps Marathon Event Series

• The open secret of doping in sport

• Runnerville: The Toni & Matt Show #16

June 19, 2008

• UW: Schumacher leaving to coach for Nike
• Marine Corps Marathon Race Director Boot Camp
• Las Vegas Marathon bills being paid, owner says 
• Inaugural 13.1™ Marathon Series Launches in November
• Nissan Named Official Sponsor of USA Track & Field (USATF)
• USATF to ramp up anti-doping education and testing for youth

June 18, 2008

• RW - A Brief Chat With Jen Rhines

• Grandma's Marathon Purchases Building

• realbuzz.com in online partnering of fall marathons

• New Race Course Unveiled for Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon

• LetsRun-The Week That Was

• CIGNA HealthCare Corporate 5K Road Race - NE Gem

June 17, 2008

• Mt. Washington Road Race draws largest elite field in race history

• International field at Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon

• Lorraine Moller - On The Wings of Mercury

• Running Times: 4 Lessons I Have Learned From Physiology

• Distance Runners Shatter Records at NCAA Championships

June 16, 2008

• Shvetsov, Elena win Comrades titles

• American Milers Club Results

• Harroufi, Smith Win 35th Steamboat Classic 4 Mile

• NBC Universal Buys Into InterMedia's WCSN

• Bellin Run: Korir sprints to fourth straight men's title

• Geti Wami Wins, Liz Yelling 3rd in Bupa Great Women's Run

• USA track faces USOC decertification 

June 14, 2008

• Deal is reached to sell the Los Angeles race

June 13, 2008

• Running Film Festival Preview

• Comrades Ultra Marathon is This Weekend

• US Road Sports & Entertainment Group Acquires ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon

• Past Champions Return to Steamboat Classic 4 Mile Race