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Welcome to the official blog of middle-distance track star and 2008 U.S. Olympian Nick Symmonds. Be sure to check every other Monday at http://nicksymmonds.thefinalsprint.com for Nick’s latest entry! For more information about Nick, also please visit: nicksymmonds.com
I am often asked what a post collegiate running career consists of. Sometimes I am asked by […]

Mestawet Tufa and Ayele Abshiro were the youthful winners of the 25th edition of the Fortis Zevenheuvelenloop (Seven Hills Run) in Nijmegen. Tufa, 25, won the women’s race in 46:57 missing the world record (46:55) for the distance by just two seconds. Abshiro, 17, clocked 42:16 in winning the men’s race, relegating double Olympic […]

US Road Sports and Entertainment Group, a Dallas-based company which produces endurance sports events, will launch their national 13.1 Marathon series this Sunday in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The races, scheduled for Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Atlanta and Chicago, are all half-marathons organized under the slogan, “13.1 isn’t half of anything!”
“We are extremely excited about this […]

The latest episode of RunnerSpace Live brings you the rundown on what happened in the world of running during the week of 11/5/08 - 11/12/08. Topics covered in this week’s installment include:
HIGH SCHOOL
-Washington State Cross Country Championships
-Illinois State Cross Country Championships
-New Mexico State Cross Country Championships
-Delaware State Cross Country Championships
-New York State Public HS […]

The Samsung Milano City Marathon will be held on an earlier date this year, moving to Sunday, November 23, from its usual position on the first Sunday in December, organizers announced today. Organizers also hope that the earlier date will translate into faster times.
“It is our target to break the Italian all-comers record in the […]