Asfaw, 2:09 and Timofeyeva, 2:26, secure Shanghai Marathon titles
1 December 2008 - The 2008 ‘Toray Cup’ Shanghai International Marathon took place in Shanghai, China, yesterday (30 Nov), attracting 20,000 runners from 51 countries, a record number for the annual race which was being held for the 13th time.
IAAF World Athletics Tour - 2009 Meeting Calendar
1 December 2008 – Monte-Carlo – The complete calendar for the IAAF World Athletics Tour 2009, which begun in Shanghai on Saturday 28 September 2008, has been decided and is available from the Calendar section of the main IAAF website via the following link...
1000 days to go! Countdown begins to Daegu 2011
30 November 2008 - Daegu, Korea - Today, at the Novotel Daegu City Center, where the offices of the Local Organising Committee of the 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Daegu 2011 are located, a celebration was held to celebrate 1000 days to go to the championships.
Tariku Bekele and Masai take the spoils in Llodio
30 November 2008 - Llodio, Spain - Ethiopia’s Tariku Bekele and Kenya’s Linet Masai captured top spots in style at the 25th ‘Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio’ - EAA XC Permit - held today (30) on a cold and rainy day for weather.
Mosop back from injury takes emphatic cross country win in Eldoret
30 November 2008 - Eldoret, Kenya - 2007 World Cross Country silver medallist Moses Mosop sent a strong signal of his intention to make the Kenyan team for next year’s edition in Amman, Jordan (28 March) by taking a dominant victory in the men’s senior contest at the third edition of the annual Wareng Tuskys Cross Country race held today (30 Nov) in Eldoret.
Gebrselassie and Ndereba supreme over 15km in Melbourne
30 November 2008 - Melbourne, Australia – Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie won today’s inaugural Great Australian Run in Melbourne over 15km, running 42:40, and leading over 4000 runners home.
Kenya and hosts share honours in Florence Marathon
30 November 2008 - Florence, Italy - Jackson Kirwa Kiprono, 22, from Kenya made a winning debut over the marathon distance, after a solid career in many half marathons and road races, when claiming victory in the 25th edition of the Florence Marathon in 2:12:37 on a cold, rainy day (30).
Shumye obliterates Beirut Marathon record
30 November 2008 - Beirut, Lebanon - As good as his word, Alemayehu Shumye of Ethiopia won the BLOM Beirut Marathon on Sunday morning (30), obliterating the course record by over four minutes in the process, with 2:12:47.Mayr holds off road running stars, but Wyatt fades, as course records fall - Obudu Ranch Mountain Race
29 November 2008 – There were mixed fortunes for mountain running’s World champions, New Zealander Jonathan Wyatt and Andrea Mayr of Austria in Saturday’s Obudu Ranch Mountain Race which was held in Cross River state, Nigeria (29).
Korikwiang collects second series win, Chebon sprints to men’s title – AK XC Meet 3
29 November 2008 – Meru, Kenya - Former World junior champion Pauline Korikwiang signalled her season’s intentions with a brilliant run to win the senior women’s eight-kilometre race at the third Athletics Kenya cross country championships meeting at the eastern Kenyan town of Meru on Saturday.
