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Britain’s Paula Radcliffe will test the progress of her marathon training by competing in the BUPA Great South Run in Portsmouth, England, on October 26, organizers Nova International announced today.
“It is excellent news Paula’s first appearance since the Olympics will be on British soil,” commented David Hart, the communications director of the ten mile race […]

While not expected to reach the sweltering highs which plagued last year’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon, temperatures in the Windy City for Sunday’s race are, nonetheless, going to be warm for marathon running.
Race Results Weekly checked the weather forecast for Chicago using three popular websites, and all predict temperatures to reach the mid-70’s F […]

In a major shake-up, 18 regional USA running publications have changed their advertising sales agency. Endurance Sports Media Group, Inc., of Bend, Ore., announced today that they are now the agency of record for magazines like New England Runner, Endurance Magazine, Chicago Athlete, and Northwest Runner, amongst others.
According to Endurance Sports Media Group’s director […]

From USATF: MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Fernando Cabada (Boulder, Colo.) topped a competitive men’s field to win the USA Men’s Marathon Championship in 2:16:32 at the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Sunday in Minneapolis, Minn. The weekend’s events also included the USA Women’s 10 Mile Championship where 2008 Olympian and 2007 World Outdoor 10,000m bronze medalist […]

TheFinalSprint.com is set to release a new series of podcasts called TFS ElectionCast 2008: Interviews With The USATF Presidential Candidates. This series will introduce you to the candidates for president of the governing body of track & field in the United States: USA Track & Field (USATF). These podcasts will be published one per day […]