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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 […]

A strong group of American athletes will see how they stack up against some of the world’s best runners when the line up for the 38th edition of the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 2. Their burden is great as no American has crossed the finish line first here since 1982, […]

Organizers of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, set for January 16, in the United Arab Emirates, announced today that world marathon record holder Haile Gebrselassie would defend his 2008 title. Gebrselassie’s Dutch management firm, Global Sports Communications, confirmed his participation in a separate e-mail message to Race Results Weekly.
Gebrselassie, 35, owns the three fastest times […]