Articles tagged with marathon
Wed, May 09, 2012
Jennifer Saunders to embark on cancer awareness half-marathon
From WENN.com
The Absolutely Fabulous star spent a harrowing 10 months fighting the illness, and underwent surgery and chemotherapy before going into remission ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Jennifer Saunders to embark on cancer awareness half-marathon
From WENN.com
The Absolutely Fabulous star spent a harrowing 10 months fighting the illness, and underwent surgery and chemotherapy before going into remission ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Bonus Offered For Grandma's And Twin Cities Marathon Sweep
DULuTH, MN (KDAL) - Grandma's Marathon and Twin Cities In Motion have announced an incentive bonus for a runner who wins both events in ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
Kings dream run continues, Devils ground Flyers
(Reuters) - The improbable dream continued for the Los Angeles Kings as the eighth seeds swept second-seeded St. Louis to advance to the Western Conference ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Makau rues omission from Kenyan marathon team
NAIROBI (Reuters) - World marathon record holder Patrick Makau, who was omitted from Kenya's Olympic team, did not run hard during last month's ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Kenyan duo promise to win marathon gold for Kenya
ITEN, Kenya (Reuters) - Twice London marathon winner Mary Keitany and world champion Edna Kiplagat have vowed to bring the Olympic gold medal home to ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Goucher Will Run Half Marathon In Duluth
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - Former Duluthian Kara Goucher has registered to run in the USA Half Marathon Championships to be held on June 16th in ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
The Boston Marathon Jogs Our Memory of Favorite Celebrity Runners
Running. It's never really been the most exciting way to exercise given all the actual effort one has to put forward to get ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
The Boston Marathon Jogs Our Memory of Favorite Celebrity Runners
Running. It's never really been the most exciting way to exercise given all the actual effort one has to put forward to get ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Korir leads Kenyan sweep at Boston Marathon
By Scott Malone and Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - Kenyan runners swept both Boston Marathon podiums on Monday as Wesley Korir won the men's ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Boston marathoners cope with high temperatures
By Scott Malone
BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston marathoners coped on Monday with unusually hot temperatures that approached 90 degrees (32 degrees Celsius) in a variety ...
Sat, April 14, 2012
Boston marathon braces for punishing heat
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - Organizers of Monday's Boston Marathon have put extra safety measures in place and are encouraging some runners to ...
Sat, March 31, 2012
New Mexico crews working to recover body of ultra-marathoner Micah True
(Reuters) - Search crews on Sunday were bringing the body of ultra-marathon runner Micah True out from the mountainous New Mexico wilderness where he was ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Grandma's Marathon News
Rudy Perpich Public Service Award
Nominations Accepted through April 13
(Duluth, Minn.) You don’t have to be a runner, volunteer or spectator in ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Marathon runner hopes to clean up in London
By Balazs Koranyi
HAUGESUND, Norway (Reuters) - With Scandinavia's spring thaw slowly arriving, Olympic marathon hopeful Urige Buta has emerged from underground. Literally.
The ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Marathon reports pipe leak at Texas City refinery
(Reuters) - Marathon Petroleum Corp on Thursday reported a pipe leak during pressure testing of the system at its 76,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Texas City ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
Half Marathon Registration Opens Monday
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - Registration for June’s Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon begins Monday, Feb. 13. The race entry process is conducted through a lottery ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon Registration Opens Monday
(Duluth, Minn.) Registration for June’s Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon begins Monday, Feb. 13. The race entry process is conducted through a lottery in ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Rodney Atkins and Gloriana to Perform Country Music Marathon Post-Race Concert in Nashville
Rodney Atkins and Gloriana have signed on for the post-race concert following the 12th Annual St. Jude Country Music Marathon & 1/2 Marathon in ...
Sun, January 29, 2012
Djokovic denies Nadal yet again in marathon final
By Peter Rutherford
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic waged war against Rafa Nadal for almost six hours in the longest grand slam final ever played ...
Mon, January 16, 2012
Beargrease Races Cancelled By Lack Of Snow
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Board of Directors has decided to cancel the 2012 race because of the lack of ...
Sat, January 14, 2012
Keflezighi, Flanagan win U.S. Olympic trials
(Reuters) - Meb Keflezighi and Shalane Flanagan ran the fastest times of their lives on Saturday to win the U.S. marathon trials and book ...
Sun, January 08, 2012
Raonic beats Tipsarevic in marathon Chennai Open final
(Reuters) - Big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic edged out Serbian Janko Tipsarevic 6-7 7-6 7-6 in a nerve-jangling Chennai Open final Sunday to win his second ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
Injury-hit Heat prevail over Hawks in marathon
(Reuters) - The Miami Heat overcame the absence of Dwyane Wade and LeBron James to beat the Atlanta Hawks 116-109 in triple overtime on Thursday ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Texas lawyer pursues marathon records, but not for speed
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - R. Laurence Macon didn't win Saturday's New Year's Double Marathon in the Dallas suburb of ...
Fri, December 16, 2011
WTO approves Russia's membership after marathon
By Tom Miles and Douglas Busvine
GENEVA/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia won admission to the World Trade Organisation on Friday after 18 years of negotiations ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Russia's Putin offers protesters small change
By Timothy Heritage and Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin offered to ease slightly his tight political control of Russian politics in token concessions ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Merkel says "marathon" crisis will take years to solve
By Stephen Brown and Noah Barkin
BERLIN (Reuters) - The euro zone debt crisis cannot be solved overnight, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday ...
Sun, November 20, 2011
Two die during Philadelphia Marathon races
(Reuters) - Two runners died on Sunday while competing in the Philadelphia Marathon and Half Marathon, organizers said without giving details.
"We are deeply saddened ...
Wed, November 09, 2011
Turlington completes New York marathon
The 42-year-old catwalk beauty took part in the gruelling 26.2-mile (42.19-kilometre) race to raise money for her maternal charity Every Mother Counts ...
Tue, November 08, 2011
Turlington completes New York marathon
The 42-year-old catwalk beauty took part in the gruelling 26.2-mile (42.19-kilometre) race to raise money for her maternal charity Every Mother Counts ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Woman runs marathon and gives birth same day
By Roy Strom
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Amber Miller's day was far from over when she crossed the Chicago Marathon finish line on Sunday. She ...
Mon, October 10, 2011
Woman runs Chicago marathon, eats dinner, gives birth
By Roy Strom
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Amber Miller's day was far from over when she crossed the Chicago Marathon finish line on Sunday. She ...
Sun, October 09, 2011
Kenya's Mosop wins Chicago Marathon, one runner dies
By Karin Matz
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Moses Mosop of Kenya set a course record in cruising to victory in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday in ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
Molder triumphs after marathon playoff with Baird
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
SAN MARTIN, California (Reuters) - Bryce Molder won his first PGA Tour title by outlasting fellow American Briny Baird in a nerve-jangling ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
Banks brace for capital calls as Dexia rescued
By Philip Blenkinsop and Lionel Laurent
BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's banks expect to be told to raise more capital under a Franco-German effort ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
Multiple sclerosis patient finishes 50th marathon
By Marice Richter
DALLAS (Reuters) - Life has taken long-distance runner Patrick Finney down many paths, but few have been so rewarding as the one ...
Sun, September 25, 2011
Multiple sclerosis patient finishes record 50th marathon
By Marice Richter
DALLAS (Reuters) - Life has taken long-distance runner Patrick Finney down many paths, but few have been so rewarding as the one ...
Sun, September 25, 2011
Makau shatters world men's marathon record
By John Mehaffey
BERLIN (Reuters) - Kenyan Patrick Makau shattered the world men's marathon record by 21 seconds on Sunday when he clocked two ...
Tue, September 20, 2011
Argument erupts over Radcliffe's marathon record
LONDON (Reuters) - Marathon bodies opposed on Tuesday a move by the governing IAAF to reclassify Paula Radcliffe's 2003 women's world record and ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
Walliams falls sick with stomach bug during marathon swim
The Little Britain star is raising money for Sport Relief by swimming 140-miles (225-kilometres) along England's River Thames from Gloucestershire to Big Ben ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Walliams falls sick with stomach bug during marathon swim
The Little Britain star is raising money for Sport Relief by swimming 140-miles (225-kilometres) along England's River Thames from Gloucestershire to Big Ben ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Walliams begins marathon swim
The Little Britain star is swimming the length of England's River Thames from Gloucestershire to Big Ben in London.
Hundreds of fans gathered ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Walliams forced to change into wetsuit for marathon swim
The Little Britain star is swimming the length of England's River Thames from Gloucestershire to Big Ben in London, a total of 140-miles ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Walliams begins marathon swim
The Little Britain star is swimming the length of England's River Thames from Gloucestershire to Big Ben in London.
Hundreds of fans gathered ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Walliams forced to change into wetsuit for marathon swim
The Little Britain star is swimming the length of England's River Thames from Gloucestershire to Big Ben in London, a total of 140-miles ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
Djokovic wins marathon tie-break, into quarters
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top seed Novak Djokovic saved four set points in a marathon first-set tiebreaker before rolling past Alexandr Dolgopolov ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
Djokovic wins marathon tie-break on way to quarter-finals
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top seed Novak Djokovic saved four set points in a marathon first-set tiebreaker before rolling past Russian Alexandr ...
Sat, September 03, 2011
Kirui wins men's marathon world title
By Peter Rutherford
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Abel Kirui of Kenya defended his men's marathon title at the world championships on Sunday, comfortably ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Kiplagat recovers to lead Kenya marathon sweep
By Peter Rutherford
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Edna Kiplagat was tripped by a team mate but got back on her feet to lead a ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Braves win 19-inning marathon on controversial play
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The longest game of the Major League season ended on a controversial play in the 19th inning as the Atlanta Braves prevailed ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
Minnesota Marathon Budget Meetings Set For Friday And Saturday
ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) - In another attempt to reach a budget compromise, marathon meetings are scheduled for Friday and Saturday with Governor Mark Dayton ...
Thu, June 23, 2011
Marathon man Isner cut short by Almagro
LONDON (Reuters) - Another John Isner marathon briefly looked possible at Wimbledon Thursday before the towering American was bundled out in the second round by ...
Mon, June 20, 2011
Closest Ever Finish Highlights Grandma's Marathon Weekend
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - It was the closest finish in Grandma's Marathon history as Kenya's Chris Kipyego edged Ethiopian Teklu Deneke by just ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
Grandma's Marathon Traffic Hassles
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - Motorists can expect the usual delays and detours in downtown Duluth and up the north shore for the running of Grandma ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
Grandma's Marathon Weekend
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - Over 17,300 runners have registered for the three major foot races during Grandma's Marathon weekend in Duluth. The Garry ...
Mon, June 13, 2011
Weekend Visitors In Duluth Urged To "Come Early And Stay Late"
DULUTH, Mn (KDAL) - The estimates are that 50 to 60 thousand people will be in Duluth for the upcoming Grandma's Marathon weekend. Most ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
More Runners Registered For Grandma's Marathon This Year
DULUTH, Min (KDAL) - More than 8200 runners have registered to run the 2011 Grandma's Marathon by the Wednesday deadline, that's about a ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Phillies win 19-inning marathon with unlikely pitcher
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies celebrated a 5-4 victory, in 19 innings, over the Cincinnati Reds that ended early on Thursday after an unlikely ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Green Bay Marathon cool runnings
Mother Nature was the most influential factor at the 12th Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Sunday. The skies cleared as the race was run, but ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
2012 Kalamazoo Marathon is on, Check out Sunday's Coverage
KALAMAZOO -- The 1st Kalamazoo Marathon ran without a hitch Sunday morning and 96.5 WKZO carried coverage LIVE throughout the race. Re-live the coverage ...
Sun, May 08, 2011
WATCH: Going through the Kalamazoo Marathon Finish Line
KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) Kalamazoo native Brian Reynolds and Plymouth's Rachel Ingle say the Kalamazoo Marathon finish line this way. WKZO.COM's Sean Patrick ...
Sun, May 08, 2011
WATCH: Replay of the 2011 Kalamazoo Marathon
KALAMAZOO -- The Kalamazoo Marathon ended Sunday with Brian Reynolds as the male winner in 2 hours, 34 minutes and Rachel Ingle winning the female ...
Sun, May 08, 2011
Kalamazoo Community Shines in Support of 1st Kalamazoo Marathon
Sun, May 08, 2011
VIDEO: Rachel Ingle Finishes as Kalamazoo Marathon's First Female
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) – Rachel Ingle was the Kalamazoo Marathon’s first female to cross the finish line with an unofficial time of 3:15:17 ...
Sun, May 08, 2011
WATCH: Kalamazoo Marathon Winner Brian Reynolds Following the Race
KALAMAZOO -- Following his Kalamazoo Marathon win, Kalamazoo native Brian Reynolds spoke with wkzo.com. video is below:
Thu, May 05, 2011
Local runner wins Gaza Strip's first marathon race
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Palestinian runner Nader al-Masri, who trained on pot-holed roads and past bombed-out buildings, won the Gaza ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Power cuts hit BP, Marathon, Valero Texas plants
By Erwin Seba
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Refineries operated by BP Plc, Marathon Oil and Valero Energy Corp accounting for a combined 765,000 barrels of ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Norwegian marathon great Waitz dies at 57
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's former marathon world record holder and world champion Grete Waitz has died at the age of 57, the Norwegian Athletics ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
A Woman From Rochester Hills Came Within Two Seconds Of Being The First American Female To Win The Boston Marathon
Desiree Davila of Rochester Hills, Michigan was two seconds short yesterday of becoming the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon in 26 ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Mutai runs fastest marathon ever at Boston
By Scott Malone and Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai won the Boston Marathon Monday in two hours three minutes and two ...
Sun, April 17, 2011
Kenyans complete London marathon double
By John Mehaffey
LONDON (Reuters) - Emmanuel Mutai and Mary Keitany completed a Kenyan double in the London marathon on Sunday while moving into fourth ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Cheruiyot set to improve on record Boston Marathon pace
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss
BOSTON (Reuters) - Kenya's Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot sounded an ominous warning to his rivals in Monday's Boston Marathon by signaling ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Samuelson making Olympic trials bid at Boston Marathon
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - Legendary U.S. marathon runner Joan Benoit Samuelson announced on Monday that she will enter next week's Boston ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
LA Lakers survive marathon test to eclipse Phoenix Suns
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant delivered a sensational performance to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a roller-coaster 139-137 triple-overtime victory over the Phoenix ...
Sat, March 19, 2011
Marathon wins D-4 basketball championship
MADISON (WSAU) The Marathon boys basketball team won the Division 4 state championship with a 52-43 win over Grantsburg on Saturday afternoon. Cody Hanke ...
Sat, March 19, 2011
Merrill, Marathon Play For State BB Titles Today..Girls Sectional Championships Too
Madison, Wi (WSAU) Both Merrill and Marathon will play for boys basketball championships today. The Bluejays will face Whitefish bay in the D-2 title ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Marathon Begins State Tournament Play Tonight
Madison, Wi (WSAU) The W-I-A-A boys’ state high school basketball tournament begins this afternoon in Madison. Semi-finals in the new Division-Five are up first ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Marathon Assembly Session Continues on Gov's Budget Bill
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The debate continues in the Wisconsin Assembly over Governor Scott Walker’s plan to balance the state budget and slash public ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
Tough part still ahead in debt marathon: ECB's Weber
By Matthias Inverardi
DUESSELDORF (Reuters) - ECB policymaker Axel Weber said on Monday that debt-strained euro zone countries must make the most of the breathing ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
Deyn to run marathon
The beauty is joining her clothing designer pal Henry Holland, British actress Emma Pierson, and model David Gandy in the 'Oxglam Squad', which aims ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Peace declared over Olympic marathon route
By Avril Ormsby
LONDON (Reuters) - London 2012 organizers will no longer face legal action over the route for the marathon after striking a deal ...
Tue, February 08, 2011
Grandma's Marathon Registrations Ahead Of Last Year
Registrations for the 2011 Edition of Grandma's Marathon are up over last year. Organizers say they have filled more than half the slots ...
Wed, February 02, 2011
Anderson Wins Very Close Beargrease Marathon
In one of the tightest races in John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon history, Ryan Anderson won the 2011 edition of the race Wednesday morning ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
John Beargrease Marathon Update
Of the 17 teams who started the race on Sunday, eleven mushers and their dog teams remain in the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon ...
Fri, January 28, 2011
John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Starts Sunday
The 2011 Edition of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon will begins from a site near the intersection of the Jean Duluth and Riley ...
Sun, January 16, 2011
Wilson ends marathon day at Waialae with two-shot victory
HONOLULU (Reuters) - Mark Wilson kept his composure to fend off late charges by fellow American Steve Marino and South Africa's Tim Clark and ...
Sun, January 16, 2011
American Wilson one ahead on marathon last day at Waialae
HONOLULU (Reuters) - American Mark Wilson grabbed a one-shot lead after the third round of the Sony Open on Sunday and immediately set off for ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Marathon to split off refinery operations
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Marathon Oil Corp <MRO.N> said on Thursday it would split off its refinery operations into a stand-alone company.
The move ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
Marathon Cup Highlights Thursday High School Schedule
Wausau, Wi (WSAU) The 33rd annual Marathon Cup ockey Tournament commences today at the Greenheck Fieldhouse at DC Everest High School in Weston. Wausau ...
Mon, December 13, 2010
Monfils injury pits Mahut against marathon opponent Isner
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Perth tennis fans had better prepare for a long day when Nicolas Mahut, replacing the injured Gael Monfils in the French team ...
Sun, November 07, 2010
Debutants steal show at NYC marathon
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Debutants stole the show at the New York City marathon on Sunday as Ethiopian Gebre Gebremariam won the ...
Thu, November 04, 2010
Rescued Chilean miner to run New York City marathon
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chilean miner Edison Pena plans to run the New York City Marathon on Sunday, less than a month ...
Thu, October 28, 2010
Pentagon heightens security for Marine marathon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is tightening security for this weekend's Marine Corps marathon after a series of shootings targeting military buildings in the ...
Thu, October 21, 2010
Marathon man: How not to hit the wall
By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Marathon runners can train for months to condition for the big race, yet struggle to finish if they exhaust ...
Thu, October 21, 2010
Marathon man runs 2,200 kms to mark anniversary
By Graham Wood
ATHENS (Reuters) - German social worker Juergen Mennel arrived in Athens on Thursday after running 2,200 kms in 30 days to ...
Thu, October 14, 2010
Rue completes first half marathon
The former Eastwick star, 32, became the celebrity spokeswoman for U.S. diet firm Jenny Craig earlier this year (10) and shed 50 pounds ...
Sun, October 10, 2010
Wanjiru blows away Chicago marathon rivals as temperatures soar
By Nick Carey
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru surged past his rivals in the closing stages to win his second successive Chicago marathon ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Athens marathon battles for higher profile
By Karolos Grohmann
ATHENS (Reuters) - Long in the shadows of its more famous siblings in New York, London and Berlin, the Athens classic marathon ...
Thu, August 26, 2010
Pregnant Kastor will miss New York City marathon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. women's marathon record-holder Deena Kastor will miss November's New York City Marathon as she is pregnant, she ...
Mon, August 09, 2010
Roberts ran marathon for kids
The Pretty Woman star hated exercise before she signed up to run the Santa to the Sea race in Oxnard, California in December (09 ...
Fri, August 06, 2010
Bush running half marathon for oil spill
The One Tree Hill star flew to New Orleans, Louisiana in June (10) to survey the damage caused by the BP slick, which has ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
Man Dies After Finishing Half Marathon
For the first time in 34 years, a runner has died following a Grandma's Marathon race. Marathon medical director, Ben Nelson, says the ...
Thu, June 17, 2010
Marathon Wins State Title
Grand Chute, Wi (WSAU) The Marathon High School baseball teams scored six times in the first inning in route to a 15-7 win over ...
Thu, June 17, 2010
Grandma’s Marathon Festivities Begin
Duluth, MN (KDAL) The 34th Annual Grandma’s Marathon begins just south of Two Harbors at 7:30 Saturday morning and ends in ...
Thu, June 17, 2010
Marathon Goes For State Title, East Girls Play Tonight
Grand Chute, Wi (WSAU) The Marathon Raiders will play for the D-3 high school baseball title today at noon at Fox Cities Stadium against ...
Thu, June 10, 2010
Merrill, Marathon, Rosholt Earn State Baseball Trips
Wausau, Wi (WSAU) Wednesday High School Scoreboard
Baseball Sectionals
Merrill 4 Eau Claire Memorial 1
Merrill 8 River Falls 7 (9 innings)
Marathon 18 ...
Thu, June 03, 2010
Fewer Runners Expected At Grandma's Marathon
(Duluth, MN) -- They'll be about two-thousand runners short of a full field for Grandma's Marathon on June 19th. It's the second ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
Gebrselassie to make New York City Marathon debut
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ethiopian world-record holder Haile Gebrselassie will make his first appearance in the New York City Marathon in November, the New York ...
Sun, May 23, 2010
Tsonga unfazed after marathon Paris opener
By Julien Pretot
PARIS (Reuters) - Local favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga labored past unheralded German Daniel Brands to reach the second round of the French Open ...
Wed, May 12, 2010
Marathon queen Takahashi opens veggie farm
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's former Olympic marathon queen Naoko Takahashi has swapped her running spikes for a pair of wellies and embarked on a ...
Sun, April 25, 2010
Rain replaces volcanic ash as marathon hazard
By John Mehaffey
LONDON (Reuters) - Steady rain on Sunday replaced clouds of volcanic ash as the chief hazard to elite athletes entered in the ...
Sun, April 25, 2010
Kebede repels Kenyan challenge to win London marathon
LONDON (Reuters) - Olympic bronze medalist Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia denied Kenya a seventh successive London men's marathon title on Sunday with an untroubled ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
Senators win marathon to stall march of the Penguins
By Steve Keating
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Matt Carkner scored seven minutes into the third overtime period as the Ottawa Senators kept their Stanley Cup hopes ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
London marathon organizers triumph over travel disruptions
By John Mehaffey
LONDON (Reuters) - A decision to hire a private jet for $169,200 to enable African runners to compete in the London ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Kenya's Cheruiyot win's Boston marathon men's race
BOSTON (Reuters) - Kenya's Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot easily won the Boston Marathon men's race in a course record time on Monday.
Cheruiyot clocked ...
Fri, April 16, 2010
Americans bid to end Boston Marathon drought
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss
BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. runners bid to end a men's title drought of 27 years in Monday's Boston Marathon ...
Tue, March 16, 2010
Jankovic survives marathon, Clijsters exits
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Jelena Jankovic had to fight her way into the fourth round of the Indian Wells WTA tournament ...
Mon, March 15, 2010
Jankovic survives marathon, Azarenka tumbles out
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Jelena Jankovic had to fight her way into the fourth round of the Indian Wells WTA tournament ...
Mon, February 22, 2010
Antigo, Marathon, Wausau Newman & Prentice Get #1 Boys Basketball Seeds
Wausau, Wi (WSAU)Antigo and Wausau Newman will get first round byes in the WIAA high school Boys basketball tournament which begins March 2nd ...
Wed, February 03, 2010
Beargrease Marathon Winner From Chisholm
(Duluth, MN) -- A 32-year-old musher from Chisholm has won his first John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. Nathan Schroeder, with his team of nine dogs ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Starts Sunday
The 2010 edition of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon gets underway this weekend. The marathon and mid distance races will start Sunday afternoon ...
Thu, January 21, 2010
$1m world record bonus offered at Dubai Marathon
DUBAI (Reuters) - Competitors at the 2010 Dubai Marathon will have the added motivation of a $1 million dollar bonus prize on offer should they ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
Del Potro survives marathon battle against Blake
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro recovered from a set down to advance to the third round of the Australian ...
Thu, January 14, 2010
Grandma's Marathon Registration Opens
Duluth, MN) -- If you're looking for a hint of spring -- here's one. The people at Grandma's Marathon are now taking registrations ...
Mon, December 21, 2009
Netanyahu holds marathon talks on Israel-Hamas swap
By Jeffrey Heller
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held marathon talks with cabinet ministers on Monday on a prisoner swap with Gaza ...
Sun, December 20, 2009
West wins 20th Marathon Cup
Weston, Wi (WSAU) The Wausau West hockey team won the Marathon Cup Hockey tournament for the 20th time Saturday night as they topped DC ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
Marathon Cup Hockey & Thursday Schedule
Wausau, Wi. (WSAU) The Wausau West Warriors have won the Marathon Cup Hockey tournament 19 times in it's 32 year history including the ...
Wed, November 25, 2009
Phish electrifies fans with marathon show
By Samantha Hayden
NEW YORK (Billboard) - When tickets for Phish's Sunday night (November 22) show in Syracuse, N.Y., went on sale back ...
Sun, November 01, 2009
Keflezighi, Tulu win New York marathon titles
By Christine Kearney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Meb Keflezighi became the first American to win the New York City marathon since 1982 when he took ...
Sun, November 01, 2009
American Keflezighi wins men's New York marathon title
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Meb Keflezighi won the New York City marathon on Sunday, making him the first American to win the event since the ...
Fri, October 30, 2009
Radcliffe says New York Marathon record can be beaten
By Christine Kearney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World record holder Paula Radcliffe says she could break the course record in Sunday's New York City ...
Wed, October 28, 2009
Short supply in H1N1 vaccine delays mass vaccinations in Marathon County
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The Marathon County health department is alerting people expecting to get the H1N1 vaccine that they might have to wait a ...
Wed, October 28, 2009
Twice winner Lel to miss NYC Marathon with injury
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Twice winner Martin Lel of Kenya has pulled out of Sunday's New York City Marathon because of a leg injury ...
Sun, October 18, 2009
Yankees edge error-prone Angels in marathon
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees capitalized on a wild throw in the 13th inning to overcome a mistake-prone Los ...
Sun, October 11, 2009
Marathon County to pick new health officer tomorrow
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – We’ll learn tomorrow who will be Marathon County’s next public health officer.
Administrator Brad Karger will be announcing his ...
Fri, October 09, 2009
Chicago weather could help marathon world record bid
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chilly weather and a flat course could encourage Kenya's Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru to make a world record ...
Sun, October 04, 2009
Marathon Cheese cutting jobs in Idaho
MARATHON CITY, Wis. (WSAU) - Marathon Cheese Corporation, based in Marathon, Wisconsin, is laying off more than 50 of its employees because of an industry ...
Thu, October 01, 2009
Radcliffe to run New York City Marathon
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Triple champion Paula Radcliffe will defend her New York City Marathon title on November 1.
"I am really ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
Kibet ready to push Gebrselassie in Berlin marathon
By Karolos Grohmann
BERLIN (Reuters) - Kenyan Duncan Kibet believes he can lower his personal best and challenge the domination of world record holder Haile ...
Tue, September 08, 2009
Radcliffe to run world half marathon
LONDON (Reuters) - Paula Radcliffe will race in the world half-marathon championships on October 11 after being named in the British team for the Birmingham ...
Mon, August 31, 2009
FIFA plans marathon trips for World Cup fans
By Barry Moody
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Fans could face 17-hour round trips to see one match at the World Cup next year under a plan ...
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