2009 Boston Marathon Updates
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| Ryan Hall 2009 Boston Marathon Post Race Press Conference |
| Kara Goucher 2009 Boston Martahon Press Conference |
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The 51-year-old Olympic gold medalist finished the 3.1-mile race in 17 minutes, 41.9 seconds -- six seconds behind winner Maria Varela. Jarrod Shoemaker won the men's race. |
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Sun Apr 19, 2009 By Dave Ungrady / Universal Sports - U.S. Olympic marathoner Ryan Hall enters his fifth 26.2 race as a novice in top open marathons staged in the United States. Three of his four efforts have been abroad—London twice and the Beijing Olympics last summer.
Sun Apr 19, 2009 By Associated Press - BOSTON (AP) -- Joan Benoit Samuelson was back on the Boston Marathon course, running fourth in a new 5K on the day before the 113th edition of the traditional race.
Sun Apr 19, 2009 By Joe Battaglia / Universal Sports - When Alberto Salazar first convinced Kara Goucher to run the New York City Marathon, she wasn’t 100-percent sold on making the step up in distance.
Sat Apr 18, 2009 By Dave Ungrady / Universal Sports - Marathon world record holder Haile Gebreselassie has never competed in the Boston Marathon, the most revered of all 26.2 mile races. But he says he plans in the near future to run the worlds longest running consecutive marathon, which takes place for the 113th time on Monday.
Sat Apr 18, 2009 By Jim Hage / Special to Universal Sports - With Americans Ryan Hall and Kara Goucher prominent among the handful of runners with a legitimate shot at winning the Boston Marathon on Monday, this year’s race has an appeal beyond the usual Nike-shod crowd.
Fri Apr 17, 2009 By David Monti / Special to Universal Sports - BOSTON - To meet Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot is to meet an artist, not to mention one of the most successful marathoners in the 113-year history of the Boston Marathon. The six-foot, two-inch Cheruiyot, 30, has mastered Boston's hilly course, winning here four times, and setting the course record of 2:07:14 in 2006.
Fri Apr 17, 2009 By Dave Ungrady / Universal Sports - Few marathons provide the drama and ingrained emotion as the Boston Marathon. The oldest annual marathon in the world, Boston features one of the toughest courses in an unpredictable climactic environment. Races have been run in 80 degrees Fahrenheit heat and near freezing temperatures in a cold rain.
Fri Apr 17, 2009 By Associated Press - BOSTON — Some of the athletes struggling up Heartbreak Hill on Monday won't be on two legs. They'll be on two wheels.
from IAAF - Boston - Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot has a chance to do something Bill Rodgers couldn't do. After his triumph at last year's B.A.A. Boston Marathon (an IAAF Gold Label Road Race), Cheruiyot joined Rodgers, Canada's Gerard Cote, and his own countrywoman Catherine Ndereba as a four-time victor in the historic race.
from The Science of Sport - Right, so last night I rummaged through my cupboard and in amongst the unused bicycle parts, running shoes and tennis rackets, I discovered my long-lost crystal ball and Nostradamus outfit, which I decided to put to good use.
from The Science of Sport - Tune returns to face a cluster of challengers in Boston's women's race Yesterday saw our preview of the men's rac
Another bellwether of our sport. But, dear readers, as I was asked twice today to explain the derivation of bellwether, I will leave it to American Track & Field editor James Dunaway: "
from The Science of Sport - Well, as promised yesterday, we begin with a build-up to Monday's Boston Marathon, which should be a great RACE th
It is late Tuesday night, the week of the Boston marathon. For myself, as the president of the Running Network, this is one of the busiest weeks of the business year. And for someone in media, where the first thing most companies cut during bad economic times is
Wed Apr 15, 2009 By Elshadai Negash - Adis Ababa - It has never been an easy feat to win selection to the Ethiopian Olympic marathon squad. Ethiopian marathon runner Dire Tune, the 2008 Boston Marathon champion, found out last July just how competitive th
Tue Apr 14, 2009 By Universal Sports
In 1977, Dick and Rick Hoyt completed their first race together, a five-miler to raise money for a lacrosse player who had been paralyzed in an accident. Dick pushed his son Rick in a wheelchair.
Mon Apr 13, 2009 By Jim Hage / Special to Universal Sports
Elva Dryer, one of America’s most successful U.S. track runners over the past decade, may be running out of options – literally.
Dryer, who competed at 5,000 meters in the 2000 Olympics and then at 10,000 in the 2004 Olympics, where she finished 19th, was one of the favorites at the 2008 Olympic trials marathon in Boston last April.
Fri Apr 10, 2009 By Jim Hage / Special to Universal Sports - Fond of the first one - You never forget your first Boston. Mine came in 1981, when I was a first-year law student at Boston University, also known as Mile 25. The more I trained, the less time I spent in B.U.’s underground library, and by Patriots’ Day I was in pretty good shape.
Brian Sell on 2009 Boston Marathon : Speakers & Interviews
Fri Apr 10, 2009 By Dave Ungrady / Universal Sports A suggestion for those who hope to see running legend Bill Rodgers take part in the Boston Marathon on April 20 for the first time in 10 years: pray for cool weather.
9 top professional milers, local scholastic stars will race the day before 113th Boston Marathon- Boston, Mass. -- Six Olympians, a trio of national-record holders and a three-time U.S. champion are among the professional athletes set to compete in the debut of the B.A.A. Invitational Mile on April 19, the Boston Athletic Association announced today.
BOSTON (WBZ) ―"Ryan Hall's got very strong chances. He is a real contender," said four-time Boston Marathon champion Bill Rodgers about current top marathon man, Ryan Hall.
The laid back California kid will run his first Boston two weeks from Monday.
BOSTON (WBZ) ―The New York Post dubbed her "Cindy Crawford in running shoes." Her name is Kara Goucher, and she might just be the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon since 1985.
At this time last year, Boston Marathon race director Guy Morse was managing the final preparations for an unprecedented two days of activities for the most historic of U.S. marathons.
by Matt Mcgowan RUNOHIO.
Four-time Boston Marathon winner Catherine Ndereba feels slighted.“I talked with Boston, I wanted to run there, but they said they didn’t have space for me,” she told Universal in Washington, D.C., on Sunday.
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