Boston raised funds for 122 non-profits
John Hancock’s 2012 Boston Marathon Non-Profit Program Raises a Record $6.8 Million Runners in 116th Boston Marathon raised funds for 122 non-profits BOSTON – (August, 2012) – John Hancock’s 2012...
View ArticleUS Marathon Team for New York
U.S. Men’s Olympic Marathon Team-Led By Meb Keflezighi-to Headline 2012 ING New York City Marathon Field on November 4 U.S. Olympian Abdi Abdirahman announced for race, and American distance dynamos...
View ArticleElite field for Chicago 2012
CHICAGO – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon today announced its full elite athlete field for the event’s 35th running on October 7. Ethiopia’s Tsegaye Kebede tops a stacked roster of athletes hungry...
View ArticleDesisa, Jeptoo Win Boston Marathon
BOSTON – Prior to a horrific act of violence that rocked the world and the running community, Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia and Rita Jeptoo of Kenya ran to championships on a chilly April morning in the...
View ArticleFlat and Forgiving
You can always trust an American to come up with a good slogan, especially where Berlin is concerned. Everyone recalls JFK, in the lee of the Wall at the height of the Cold War, roaring, ‘Ich bin Ein...
View ArticleWMM update after Kipsang Berlin win
The chase continues for the One Million Dollars for the 2012-2013 World Marathon Majors Series The 40th edition of the BMW BERLIN MARATHON took place on September 29, 2013 Weather: near perfect...
View ArticleKenyans dominant in New York 2013
With exceptionally high expectations for race performance and participant experience, the ING New York City Marathon returned to the streets of this storied city on Sunday, November 3, and it was a...
View ArticleSubmissions requesting invitational entries
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), organizer of the Boston Marathon®, will issue a limited number of invitational entries for the 2014 Boston Marathon for those who were most impacted by the...
View ArticleAnnie Bersagel triumphs in Duesseldorf
Six days after Boston there was another surprising American marathon victory: In rainy conditions Annie Bersagel won the Metro Group Marathon Duesseldorf with a personal best of 2:28:59. She overtook...
View ArticleLelisa Desisa wins Boston Marathon 2015
In 2013, Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa stormed to victory in the 117th Boston Marathon. Twelve months later, he returned with a weight of expectation on his shoulders; the result was a DNF. In 2015 he came...
View ArticleReaction to WADA Report by WMM
The Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) supports this report from WADA. It is a shocking wake-up call not just for the IAAF but for all international sports federations. The AbbottWMM will...
View ArticleKenyans Kirui and Kiplagat win Chicago Marathon 2016
CHICAGO – In today’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon, 40,400 runners crossed the finish line in Chicago’s “front yard,” Grant Park, as ideal weather conditions greeted them as well as thousands of...
View ArticleRupp, Dibaba win Chicago Marathon 2017 titles
CHICAGO 8th October 2017 — Galen Rupp and Tirunesh Dibaba Run to thrilling Victories at the 40th Annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon in Sunday’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon, more than 43,000*...
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