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Lead Stories: Thursday, August 21, 2008

Hamburg and Vienna City Marathons Set for Sunday

Posted April 25th, 2008 at 4:10 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

The Spring marathon season nears its conclusion on Sunday with both the Hamburg and Vienna City Marathons.

The Conergy Marathon Hamburg has been one of the most reliable spring marathons in recent years in producing fast times. Indeed, since 2006 men have broken 2:08 in Hamburg six times including Spaniard Julio Rey’s 2:06:52 course record set in 2006. Organizers have announced over 23,000 entrants, including 2006 European champion Ulrike Maisch who hopes to make her nation’s Olympic team by posting a time faster than 2:31:00.

“I believe in the fact that I can run a personal best and hope even for a time of 2:29:00,” said the 31 year-old through a press release.
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TFS News Briefs: 04/25/2008

Posted April 25th, 2008 at 11:00 AM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Track & Field, Olympics, TFS News Briefs

Bryan Clay Faces Risky Combination of Beijing Pollution and Asthma
The Honolulu Bulletin features an article about native son, Athens Olympic silver medalist Bryan Clay, and the challenges he faces in dealing with asthma, challenges which could be compounded in the polluted air of Beijing.
Read more at: [Honolulu Star-Bulletin]

Canadian Equivalent of Hanson’s-Brooks Running Project
The Hanson’s-Brooks Running Project has its equivalent up in Canada and it’s called Brooks Canada Marathon Project. Husband-and-wife team members Andrew Smith and Tara Quinn-Smith, who won the men’s and women’s Canadian Half Marathon Championships, and other Brooks Canada runners are featured in an article by the Toronto Sun.
Read more at: [Toronto Sun]

Hamburg Marathon Preview
German correspondent Jörg Wenig has written a preview of the Hamburg Marathon for the IAAF. He spotlights Spaniard Julio Rey, who has won the race four tines and Kenyan Wilfred Kigen, who has won three times, as the favorites in the men’s race. Compatriot Ulrike Maisch, the 2006 European Champion, is the favorite in the women’s race. She told Wenig that “I will definitely have to run 2:29 to qualify for the Olympics. But I believe that I can achieve 2:28.”
Read more at: [IAAF]
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ING New York City Marathon: Men’s Preview

Posted November 1st, 2007 at 2:15 PM by Jared Markowitz

Section: News & Results, Marathons

The men’s race at the 2007 ING New York Marathon will be a battle between several major marathon champions hoping to emerge triumphant in the Big Apple. The competitors will traverse a course with three major hills and overall rolling terrain in front of one of the largest spectator groups in sports. The weather for the event is supposed to be cool and dry, further adding to the possibility of another classic New York finish.

Leading the way on the men’s side will be 2006 New York champion Marilson Gomes dos Santos (BRA), who won last year’s race with a tactically brilliant move in the 18th mile. None of the better known competitors covered Santos’ surge, choosing to wait until later to reel him in. This never happened and Santos ran unchallenged to the finish, winning in 2:09:58.
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