CBS 2’s Vince Gerasole reports on Perry Romanowski, a “joggler” who combines his passion for running with his love for juggling, and his recent, record-setting 50-mile performance.
To read TheFinalSprint.com’s coverage of Romanowski’s new, world record, please click here.
For more information, check out Romanowski’s official blog (justyouraveragejoggler.com) or click on the image below to watch the video report from CBS-2:
The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon was stopped mid-way through due to high temperatures and extreme humidity on race day.
However, now Denver Marathon officials are offering free registration to Chicago runners who want to get to the finish line.
Click here for the press release and check out the video below to watch CBS4 Denver’s report on this unique situation:
A Medtronic Twin Cities marathoner is recovering in intensive care after collapsing and nearly dying during Sunday’s race in Minneapolis, MN.
In the following video, CBS4 Wisconsin’s Esme Murphy reports on the runner’s current condition, how she is thankfully and lucky to be alive, and more:
A number of questions still remain from the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon despite the recent autopsy report which determined that the heat was not responsible for the tragic death that took place last Sunday.
Although inside sources have reported that Chicago’s Olympic bid is only in ‘3rd place’, the Windy City’s Mayor Daley feels otherwise. Either way, and as CBS 2’s Chief Correspondent reports, few believe that recent complaints about the marathon will thwart Chicago’s Olympic hopes.
We couldn’t have made this up if we tried . . .
Elephants from the Ringling Brothers Circus ran a mini-marathon near the Denver Coliseum Wednesday morning to set the pace for the Denver Marathon on Sunday.
Click here for textual coverage of the Dumbo pacesetters’ trek in downtown Denver and click on the image below to watch video footage from provided by our friends at CBS4.
Beyond the blame game that’s taken place in the aftermath of the 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, there are tales of true grit and the kindness of strangers.
Watch the following report from CBS 2’s Mike Puccinelli at the Condell Medical Center to hear this special marathoner describe how her “guardian angel” helped protect her from danger on a day where nearly every headline was about tragedy, chaos, and distress.
About 7,000 runners came out in the damp weather Monday for the 31st annual Tufts 10K road race in Boston, MA. The evnt also played host to the U.S. Women’s 10k Championship.
To learn more about the Tufts 10k, check out the below video report by David Robichaud of CBS-4 Boston:
They came from all over the world to participate in the Medoc Marathon, a sporting event that can only exist in France. The 42-kilometre course wound Saturday through Bordeaux’s most famous wine estates, and offered runners the chance to sample different wines throughout the race.
Asafa Powell bounced back from his disappointing third place at the world championships on Sunday when he broke his 100-meter world record with a time of 9.74 seconds.
The Jamaican set the record in his heat at the Rieti IAAF Grand Prix and will have the chance to better the time in the final later on Sunday.
In a video interview by Dan Sloan of Reuters, track legend and London Olympics Organizing Committee Chairman Sebastian Coe discusses the lessons to be learned from the IAAF World Championships in Osaka.
Despite the historic and dramatic races and performances at the World Championships, Coe explains that there is a lot that needs to be improved as he prepares for the London 2012 Olympics in terms of marketing, ticket sales, and media campaigns that can turn runners like Tyson Gay and Bernard Lagat into international heroes.
In one of the most anticipated races of the day, Abelkader Hachlaf outlasted favorite Yusuf Biwott in the men’s 1,500 meters at the IAAF Josefa Odlozila Memorial meeting in Prague. Hachlaf, a native of Morocco, took gold in three minutes, 41.28 seconds.
Although very few runners represented Team USA at the IAAF Josefa Odlozila Memorial meeting in Prague on Wednesday, Stephanie Durst made her nation proud. The 25-year-old American sprinter not only took gold in the 200-meter event, but also set a new meet record by finishing in 22.74 seconds.
The sudden death of 17-year-old Arielle Newman, a cross country runner at Notre Dame High School in Staten Island New York, has been linked to a chemical contained in common muscle creams such as Ben Gay and Icy Hot.
Doctors said that the award-winning cross country runner died from absorbing too large an […]
CBS reports that a rare and toxic combination of common non-prescription muscle creams, such as IcyHot and BenGay, are being blamed for the death of 17-year-old track star Arielle Newman of Staten Island, NY.
Gary Kikaya scored a thrilling victory in the men’s 400 meters in wet and cold conditions at the Norwich Union Grand Prix in Glasgow on Sunday. The 29-year-old Congolese star held off the American Xavier “X-Man” Carter; edging him to the finish by a one-hundredth-of-a-second.
Goldie Sayers who set a UK javelin record of 65.05 meters a fortnight earlier, scored the biggest victory of her international career. Sayers, with a second-round throw of 63.59 meters, beat German European champion Steffi Nerius at the Norwich Union Grand Prix in Glasgow.
Allison Stokke, a pole vaulter from Newport, has found excessive fame on the Internet after her track photo was posted on a blog… and it’s not exactly what the 18-year-old wanted.
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