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Podcast 109: BILL RODGERS “Don’t Boycott Beijing”
Posted December 17th, 2007 at 5:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
Episode 109 of The Final Sprint Podcast, the most listened to running podcast in North America, features my interview with marathon legend BILL RODGERS; four-time winner of the New York City and Boston Marathons, 1976 Olympian, former American-record-holder in the marathon and winner of an astounding 21 marathons.
Rodgers, along with his friend and long-time rival Frank Shorter, was instrumental in the creation of the American distance running boom. Although he is about to turn 60, he has no plans to quit running, may run the Boston Marathon again next year, and even wants to be able to emulate his running hero Johnny Kelley by running into his 80’s.
In the interview, Rodgers talks about the early days of his career when he would come home with under-the-table appearance money stuffed in his shoes, his feelings about boycotting the upcoming Beijing Olympics and what he thinks should happen with the World Marathon Majors. He also tells us who is the faster runner nowadays whenever he races Frank Shorter. Download the podcast to hear “Boston Billy” discuss these topics, what he thinks about hot-weather running even after all these years and much more!
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Host: Jimmie R. Markham | Guest: Bill Rodgers
Producer: Greg Cherniet, Adam Jacobs
Musicians: Ryan Ahlwardt, Darnell Perkins
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2:06:39 debut victory for Wanjiru in Fukuoka
Posted December 2nd, 2007 at 6:00 PM by Hariz Siddiqui
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Samuel Wanjiru, the World Half Marathon record holder, won the 61st Fukuoka Marathon with a course record time of 2:06:39, thus fulfilling both of his goals – winning his debut over the distance and setting a course record.
Deriba Merga of Ethiopia, who was the only runner to stay with Wanjiru past the 40th kilometre, finished second in 2:06:50, also under the previous course record of 2:06:51 set by Atsushi Fujita in 2000. It was a huge personal best for Deriba which knocked more than six-and-a-half minutes from his previous best, set in Paris earlier this year.
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TFS News Briefs: 11/30/07
Posted November 30th, 2007 at 1:15 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, TFS News Briefs, Trail / Ultra, Masters
Blazing-Fast Fukuoka Marathon Expected
Samuel Wanjiru, the world record holder in the half-marathon, will be making his debut in the marathon at Fukuoka. He hopes to break Atsushi Fujita’s course record of 2:06:51. Fujita and Toshinari Takaoka, the Japanese national record holder at 2:06:16, will be challenging Wanjiru for the victory. It should be one of the 4 fastest marathons of 2007Read more at: [IAAF]
Ultramarathoner Learns Life Lessons in Latest Race
Ultrarunner Kevin Patrick explains the life lessons he took away from his latest race, a 24-hour trail ultra. Writes Patrick, “Ultra marathons demand that you look inward. That you “dig deep.” That you keep pushing when you think you have nothing more to give. But I’m also learning that they demand honest and accurate self-assessments.” Read more at: [Runner’s World]
Preview of Spanish, German Teams at European X-C Championships
European Athletics has previews of the German and Spanish cross-country contingents hoping to win the European Cross-Country Championships in Toro, Spain next weekend. Read more at: [European Athletics: Spain | Germany]
Published Report: Paul Tergat Out of Fukuoka Marathon
Posted November 27th, 2007 at 3:45 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Former world record holder in the marathon, Paul Tergat, has abruptly withdrawn from Sunday’s Fukuoka Marathon, according to a published report on the website of Japan’s largest English language newspaper, The Daily Yomiuri.
According to the report, Tergat was called to attend a special Kenyan armed forces training camp. The report said that the information came from the organizers of the marathon itself.
Tergat, 38, was the headline athlete for what is widely regarded as Japan’s most competitive men’s marathon. The race will be held for the 61st time on Sunday. Organizers have used a time-honored formula of inviting a handlful of top overseas athletes, combining them with a group of Japanese stars, and leading them along the course through 30 km with pacemakers who try to help the top runners to a sub-2:07 finish time. In a typical year, only about 300 athletes compete at Fukuoka, and it was to be Tergat’s Fukuoka debut.
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TFS News Briefs: 11/13/07
Posted November 13th, 2007 at 12:46 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, Track & Field, Olympics, Drugs In Sports, TFS News Briefs
Battle of Kenyans in Fukuoka Marathon
Former marathon world-record holder Paul Tergat of Kenya will take on countryman Sammy Wanjiru at the 61st Fukuoka Marathon on 12/02/2007. Wanjiru, who lives in Japan and is the world-record holder for the half-marathon, will be running his first marathon. Fukuoka plays a role in the determination of Japan’s Olympic marathon team.Read more at: [IAAF]
Oeiras, Portugal Kicks Off 2007-2008 IAAF Cross-Country Season This Weekend
The first of 11 meets in the IAAF Cross Country Permit Series 2007/08 will take place this weekend in Oeiras, Portugal and will conclude on March 30th, 2008 in Fukuoka, Japan at the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships. The IAAF cross-country series is the pinnacle of cross-country and features the best harriers in the world.Read more at: [IAAF]
Leading Cardiologist: Risk of Heart Attack for Marathoners “Exceedingly Small”
Despite the concerns raised by the tragic death of Ryan Shay at the U.S. Olympic Trials Men’s Marathon, a study released by Dr. Barry Maron of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation has found that “The risk of sudden cardiac-related deaths in marathon runners is ‘exceedingly small.’” Read more at: [Denver Post, CO]
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TFS News Briefs: 9/30/2007
Posted September 30th, 2007 at 7:40 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, Track & Field
Gay Wins, Powell Injures Hamstring in Yokohama
Tyson Gay ended his season strongly by finishing 1st in the 100m in a steady rain at the Super Track and Field Meet in Yokohama, Japan Sunday. In the same meet Asafa Powell pulled a hamstring muscle while running the turn of the 200m. Tyler Christopher of Canada went on to win that race. Read more at: [The Canadian Press]
Cross-Country: Oregon Upsets Wisconsin at Bill Dellinger Invitational
Number three Oregon pulled off an upset victory over number one Wisconsin in the men’s race at the Bill Dellinger Invitational in Eugene, OR on Saturday. The Badgers were outscored by the Ducks 54 to 73 points. Read more at: [UWBadgers]
Tergat Salutes Gebrselassie’s World-Record Run
Kenyan Paul Tergat, upon hearing that Haile Gebrselassie had beaten his four-year old marathon world record of 2:04:55 by running a time of 2:04:26 at the Berlin Marathon, said, “There is no better person to break the record than Gebreselassie… He has been hunting for it for a long time and had been successful. Now that he has done it I salute him.” Tergat will be running in Fukuoka this December. Read more at: [SuperAthletics]
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Big marathon debuts in Tokyo on Sunday
Posted February 16th, 2007 at 12:00 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Some of the world’s oldest and most important marathons are held in Japan, like the Fukuoka Marathon which was held for the 60th time last September and featured a blazing run by Haile Gebrselassie.
But that race had a only 303 finishers, and is emblematic of the elitist status which marathons occupy in Japan. In fact, there are no large mass marathons in Japan. The largest, known to Race Results Weekly, is the Tsukuba Marathon which had 9708 finishers last year, roughly one fourth the total finishers of the ING New York City Marathon, the world’s largest with 37,866 in 2006. The largest marathon in the world in terms of Japanese participants is not in Japan, but rather in the United States. The Honolulu Marathon had 17,905 entrants from Japan in 2006 out of a total of 28,635.
But all of that will change on Sunday as the Tokyo Marathon for 2007 will, for the first time, permit recreational runners to enter.
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Coming off Berlin victory, Haile Gebrselassie wins Fukuoka Marathon
Posted December 3rd, 2006 at 1:00 PM by Jenna Sumara
Section: News & Results, Marathons
The four-time World and two-time Olympic 10,000m champion, HHaile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia, ran 2:06:52 to win today’s 60th Fukuoka Marathon in Fukuoka, Japan. His time was just one second shy of the course record set by Atsushi Fujita in 2000. Fujita competed in the race, but he finished in eighth place with a time of 2:11:50.
The race began with unseasonably cold weather and strong winds; causing the runners to start slow. However, the pace began to pick up around the 5k mark; leading the pace to be about 3 minutes per km. Read the rest of this entry »
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