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In its 23rd year as the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, John Hancock Financial announced their team of top women contenders for the 112th running of the race on April 21. Defending Boston Champion Lidiya Grigoryeva is set to compete against 2006 winner Rita Jeptoo, two-time runner-up Jelena Prokopcuka and a new generation of […]

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Ambesse Tolosa and Alevtina Biktimirova won today’s 35th Honolulu Marathon, despite having to splash through large puddles and being doused by heavy rains several times during the race.
Tolosa, of Ethiopia, won in the slowest time here in 16 years, pulling away from five-time Honolulu champion Jimmy Muindi of Kenya on the famous climb up Diamond […]

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Last August 27th Tatyana Petrova demonstrated that she belongs in the top echelon of world athletics when she earned a silver medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. It was a run she made with confidence, and her performance put USD 30,000 in prize money in her bank account.
But […]

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Race director Alan Brookes had better have his checkbook handy when the top men and women break the tape at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon set for Sunday, Sept. 30. That’s because his event is offering bonuses of Cn$20,000 (USD 18,992) to the first man and first woman who break the Canadian all-comers records […]

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