The Yakima River Canyon Marathon continues to grow because of its picturesque beauty
The sport of marathon running and the Yakima River Canyon seem to be a perfect marriage. The 10th annual installment of the race will take place Saturday and a record turnout of more than 600 runners is expected. What makes marathons ...........read more here

Kiplagat Captures $100,000 Challenge at Honda LA Marathon
LOS ANGELES - (March 21, 2010) - Edna Kiplagat in just her second marathon showed how to finish 26.2 miles as the Kenyan not only won the women's race in 2 hours, 25 minutes and 38 seconds (nearly a 25 minute personal record), but the 30-year-old also earned the $100,000 Challenge bonus as the first finisher ..........read more here

Professional Fields Set for 114th Boston Marathon
BOSTON - (February 23, 2010) - John Hancock Financial has announced the professional field of 44 athletes from 10 countries for the 114th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 19. A complete field list follows. Headlining the field, and previously ..........read more here

Ritzenhein, Flanagan Win USA Cross Country Crowns Again
SPOKANE, Wash. - (February 13, 2010) - U.S. record holders and Olympians Dathan Ritzenhein (Portland, Ore.) and Shalane Flanagan (Pittsboro, N.C.) dominated the Open fields at the 2010 USA Cross Country Championships Saturday at Plantes Ferry ..........read more here

Olympians Ritzenhein, Flanagan Lead Contenders at USA Cross Country Championships
INDIANAPOLIS - (February 9, 2010) - U.S. record holders Dathan Ritzenhein (Portland, Ore.) and Shalane Flanagan (Pittsboro, N.C.) lead the fields at the 2010 USA Cross Country Championships scheduled for Saturday at Plantes Ferry Recreation Park in Spokane, Wash. Ritzenhein, a two-time Olympian, will ..........read more here

Geoduck Gallop Race Report
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Its hard to catch a Geoduck, or at least that’s what two time Geoduck Gallop Half Marathon champion Jesse Stevick discovered this weekend in the fifth annual road race hosted by The Evergreen State College cross ..........read more here

So how Tough are you?
So you just finished that Marathon, or that Iron Man Tri...and you think your pretty tough..right? Well, think again! Check out the "Tough Guy Challenge", it takes place at the end of January, often in freezing winter conditions, the Tough Guy race ..........read more here

Royal Victoria Marathon to Host 2010-11 Provincial Marathon Championships
VICTORIA, BC, Canada - (January 18, 2010) - The 31st Royal Victoria Marathon (RVM) has been chosen by BC Athletics to host the 2010-11 Provincial Marathon Championships for Junior, Senior and Masters runners, for both men and women. The 2010 Marathon will be held on Sunday, October 10, 2010. "The Royal Victoria Marathon has ..........read more here

Honda, LA Marathon Announce Title Sponsor Agreement
LOS ANGELES - (January 26, 2010) - LA MARATHON LLC and American Honda Motor Co., Inc. have announced that the Silver Anniversary edition of the Sunday, March 21st race will be known as the Honda Los Angeles Marathon, launching a three-year partnership that includes naming rights and a variety of charitable, community ..........read more here

Athletes for a Fit Planet, Council for Responsible Sport Announce Partnership
BOSTON and PORTLAND, Ore. - (January 25, 2010) - Athletes for a Fit Planet LLC (FitPlanet) and the Council for Responsible Sport (CRS), two leaders in the movement to encourage sporting events to adopt sustainable practices, ..........read more here

Baker, Cooper-Scott Win Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Marathon
CARLSBAD, Calif. - (January 24, 2010) - Two first-time Carlsbad champions and two defending champions claimed victories at the Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Marathon & Half Marathon events held on Sunday under cool, partly cloudy conditions. Brian Baker, 24, of ..........read more here

Charity, Haiti at Forefront as Runners Take to Streets of Miami
MIAMI - (January 22, 2010) - As many as 30 percent of the 18,000 runners who will participate in the ING Miami Marathon and Half-Marathon®, Sunday, January 31, 2010 on the streets of Miami and Miami Beach will be running on behalf ..........read more here

Corporate Cup Registration Opens February 1
Spokane, WA—With nearly 3,000 runners, joggers and walkers already signed up online as individual participants since registration began on January 1, Bloomsday organizers have decided to make a break with history and open Corporate Cup ..........read more here

Long Distance Legend Haile Gebrselassie Returns to the NYC Half-Marathon
NEW YORK - (January 20, 2010) - Ethiopia's long distance legend and marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie will return to the bright lights of New York to compete in the first spring running of the NYC Half-Marathon on Sunday, March 21, it ..........read more here

Portland Marathon to Host Inaugural Half Marathon on 10-10-10
PORTLAND, Ore. - (January 14, 2010) - The Portland Marathon Half, a 13.1-mile run and walk created by the Portland Marathon, was offered to the public this month and is nearly sold out. The new event will be part of the 39th Portland Marathon, which ..........read more here