Dathan Ritzenhein breaks the American men's 5,000 meters today at the Weltklasse Golden League Meet in Zurich, Switzerland, lowering the record by nearly two full seconds to 12:56.27, and also representing a 20-second improvement on his personal best. 27-year-old Ritzenheim,...
"By Jennifer Brooks • THE TENNESSEAN • April 27, 2009 The 25-year-old runner who collapsed and died after crossing the finish line at the Country Music Half Marathon on Saturday has been identified as...
Today, on Patriots’ Day, April 20, 2009, the annual Boston Marathon took place in Boston, Massachusetts. Kenyan Salina Kosgei placed first in the women's race with the time of 2:32:16, while Ethiopian Deriba...
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"Environmental knowledge is something that all of us must share, but most importantly we must teach the youth that this is something that we should instill in them so that in the near future they will be the ones...
Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius won the 100 meter sprint earlier today at the Paralympic Games, and although he did not beat his own world record time, it was still an impressive run."Pistorius, nicknamed "Blade...
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Welwyn Garden City in Herfordshire hosted the Garden City 10 mile race today. 503 runners crossed the start line at 10.30 on a cool, damp morning, perfect conditions for the race. This...
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Apparently the only female competitor to come out of Afghanistan for the Beijing Olympics has gone missing in Italy where she was training with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).According to the report on CBC, Mahbooba Ahadgar called home and told...
An athlete running at top speed is a beautiful thing and something that's very hard for the sculptor or painter to capture so controversial Brit artist Martin Creed gives us the real deal - his latest work is real...
"Netherlands presented another classy performance in their second group stage match against France tonight, winning by 4-1 against the world cup runner up. With this victory, Netherlands confirmed their place in...
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" LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AFP) — Big Brown defied history to win the 134th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, but the race finished under a pall as runner-up Eight Belles was euthanized.Big Brown, trained by Rick Dutrow...
A sad report from Louisville, KYAlbert N. Milliron(Louisville, KY)- Eight Belles came in second. A few strides after the place finish she fell to the ground. The Horse had broken both front ankles...
"Round Four of Eighteen - Kansas - Oval Track - Final grid:SP Car Driver Team Time Speed1 9 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:42.3014 213.9562 10 Dan Wheldon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1:42.4521 213.6413...
Approximately 10,000 runners showed up for the 36th annual Cherry Blossom Festival 10-mile run held in Washington, DC this past Sunday April 6th, 2008. Even with cool weather, runners from around the world...
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"Kite Runner has a new definition. A movie by the same name recently was released in December 2007 and the term Kite Runner referred to the kite retrieving member of a kite flying team in Afghani culture that...