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Japanese to secure final Olympic berth - Lake Biwa Marathon Preview

29 February 2008 - The 63rd Lake Biwa marathon, the oldest continuous marathon in Japan, is scheduled to be held on Sunday 2 March over the course which starts and finish in the Ojiyama stadium in...

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Shami wins Lake Biwa Marathon

3 March 2008 - Surging away from Eritrean Yared Asmeron at 36Km, Mubarak Shami of Qatar won yesterday’s 63rd annual Lake Biwa Marathon in 2:08:23, eleven seconds ahead of Asmeron.

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Can Takahashi rise to an occasion? - Nagoya Women’s Marathon preview

6 March 2008 - The Nagoya Women’s Marathon, the final qualifying race for the Japanese Olympic team, and an IAAF Silver Label Road Race, will be held this coming Sunday. With just one slot left for the...

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Yurika Nakamura, marathon debutante, wins Nagoya Women’s Marathon

9 March 2008 - Surging away from her competitions at 32.5Km, Yurika Nakamura convincingly won today’s 29th Nagoya Women’s Marathon in 2:25:51. The event is an IAAF Silver Label Road Race.

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Bogomolova (2:20) and Singoei (2:07) the fastest in weighty Rome line-ups -...

13 March 2008 - Rome, Italy - This year’s Maratona Città di Roma on Sunday 16 March has lined-up one of the best ever fields for this race in the eternal city with seven sub-2:30 women and 20 sub- 2:13...

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Five past champions to head 2008 Boston Marathon field

12 March 2008 - Boston, USA – An elite list of 31 marathon runners from eight countries are set for the 112th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday, 21 April 2008.

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Musyoki to head four sub-60 runners in City-Pier-City Half Marathon - PREVIEW

14 March 2008 - Den Haag, The Netherlands – The threat of a possible cancellation of the 34th edition of the City-Pier-City Half Marathon was taken away just a few days before the start of the race on...

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New course, new bonus and amazing fields for EDP Lisbon Half Marathon - PREVIEW

14 March 2008 - Lisbon - The EDP Lisbon Half Marathon, one of the IAAF Gold Label Road Races of 2008, will face important changes when the 18th edition will be held this Sunday.

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Patrick Makau Musyoki and Pauline Wangui winners in City-Pier-City Half Marathon

15 March 2008 - Den Haag, The Netherlands - Patrick Makau Musyoki and Pauline Wangui won the 34th edition of the Fortis City-Pier-City Half Marathon in The Hague today.

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2:07:32 victory for Korir in Seoul

16 March 2008 - The 79th Dong-A Seoul International Marathon had a very strong field for the men's race and the runners did not disappoint. 36-year-old Kenyan Sammy Korir won in a fast 2:07:32, the...

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Bogomolova conquers Rome in 2:22:53, Kiptoo takes men’s title

16 March 2008 – Rome, Italy - Galina Bogomolova notched up an impressive win in the 14th edition of the Rome Marathon setting a new Italian all-comers’ record with 2:22:53 which improved the previous...

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In largely solo run, Gebrselassie takes Lisbon Half Marathon

16 March 2008 – Lisbon, Portugal - Haile Gebrselassie dominated the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon from the start and made a solitary race after the 10th kilometre en route to his victory in 59:15  In the...

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Impressive field for the Rotterdam Marathon

26 March 2008 – Rotterdam, The Netherlands - The organisers of Fortis Marathon Rotterdam – an IAAF Silver Label Road Race – have announced impressive starting fields for the 28th edition of their event...

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Karanja, Gigi triumph in Prague Half Marathon

29 March 2008 - Prague, Czech Republic - Kenya’s Eliah Muturi Karanja and Ethiopia’s Asha Roba Gigi overcame strong winds in the Czech capital on Saturday to claim top honors at the Hervis Prague Half...

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Takaoka to take on strong Ethiopian squad in the French capital - Paris...

Paris, France – Starting at 8.45am (CET) on the Champs-Elysée, the 32th edition of the Marathon de Paris – an IAAF Gold Label Road Race - will be held on Sunday 6 April. The contest for the wins is...

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Kebede takes Paris Marathon win in 2:06:40

6 April 2008 – Paris, France – A 20-year-old Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede this morning won the 32nd edition of the Paris Marathon – an IAAF Gold Label Road Race – in 2:06:40, currently the second fastest...

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Hall, he’s the future, says Olympic champion

9 April 2008 - London, UK - His Marathon career may be less than a year old, but Ryan Hall is already being hailed as the man of the future, and not just by the entranced running fraternity of the...

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Wami will make no mistakes this time

10 April 2008 - London, UK - World Marathon Majors champion Gete Wami says she will make no mistakes this year when she bids to win her first Flora London Marathon title on Sunday (13 April).

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Fortis Rotterdam Marathon hoping for its first sub-2:06 - PREVIEW

11 April 2008 - Rotterdam - After a very hot race last year Rotterdam awaits the 28th edition of the Fortis Marathon hoping for better weather conditions as well as an improvement on the course record...

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Former winners Kibiwott and Tarbei headline Turin Marathon - PREVIEW

11 April 2008 - The winners of the last two editions of the Turin Marathon, Kenyans Stephen Kibiwott and Philemon Tarbei will highlight this year’s Turin Marathon Gran Premio La Stampa.

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