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World, national and course records, thrilling finishes, more than 300,000 participants, and a championship race that went down to the final day highlighted the inaugural 2006-2007 World Marathon Majors Series, and ushered in a brand new era of growth and excitement in the sport.
After a six month break, the excitement will continue at the 2008 […]

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The World Marathon Majors crowned its inaugural male and female champions today at a ceremony held in New York City.
The two-year, 11-race series concluded yesterday at the ING New York City Marathon where Gete Wami’s (ETH) second-place finish earned her the final points needed to clinch the series women’s championship. Robert Cheruiyot (KEN) secured […]

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Nearly two years have passed since organizers of the Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York City marathons announced the formation of the World Marathon Majors (WMM), and 10 events, including the IAAF World Championships, have been run since the WMM Series was launched at the 2006 Boston Marathon. Just one race – the 2007 […]

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Men’s race is about to get under way. Currently, it’s 73 desgrees Fahrenehiet off of Lake Michicagn herre in CHicago and about 77 degrees away from the lake.
The runners to be watching are of course, returning champion Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, as well as Jaoouad Gharib, Patrick Ivuti,
Tariku Jufar, James Koskei, Bong-ju Lee, Felix Limo, […]

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The leaves may be falling from the trees of this bustling Midwestern city, but the temperature decidedly is not. Usually blessed with crisp autumn days, Chicago is in the middle of an untimely heat wave in advance of Sunday’s 30th edition of the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
Britain’s Liz Yelling will be competing here for […]

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Defending champions Robert K. Cheruiyot (KEN) and Berhane Adere (ETH) will lead the field of elite athletes at The 30th Anniversary LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 7. Cheruiyot won the men’s 2006 title in 2:07:35 while Adere place first among the women in 2:20:42.
“It is a tremendous honor to […]

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Gete Wami fulfilled the first part of her fall marathon mission in Berlin yesterday: winning the real,- Berlin Marathon and scoring 25 points in the World Marathon Majors. She now leads the 2006/2007 season with 65 points, setting up the final showdown with Latvian Jelena Prokopcuka when the two meet at the ING New […]

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Gete Wami already has three Olympic medals, but the 32 year-old Ethiopian is facing a unique challenge this fall which rivals winning an Olympic title: winning the first World Marathon Majors (WMM) series and the $500,000 prize which goes with it.
Wami will be lining up at the start of the real,- Berlin Marathon on Sept. […]

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With the conclusion of last week’s IAAF World Track & Field Championships in Osaka, Japan, three races remain in the inaugural World Marathon Majors Series: the real,- Berlin Marathon on September 30; The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon on October 7; and the ING New York City Marathon on November 4.
Jelena Prokopcuka, of Latvia, leads the […]

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The NYC Half-Marathon has begun!!! Nearly 13,000 runners from around the world are in the process of crossing the start line; led by one of the most competitive fields of elite runners ever assembled.
On the men’s side, the field includes: Haile Gebrselassie (who has never been defeated at this distance), World Marathon Majors leader […]

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