December 2012
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Dec 18th
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November 2012
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Yokohama Marathon route and course profile
Nov 14th
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October 2012
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Oct 14th
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Oct 9th
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Chicago tidbits *Tsegaye Kebede became the first non-Kenyan winner of a World Marathon Majors race since team-mate Gebregziabher Gebremariam won the New York Marathon in 2010. *Kebede broke the nine-year Kenyan dominance of this race by becoming the first non-Kenyan winner of this race since Khalid Khannouchi a decade ago. Kebede also became the first ever Ethiopian winner of this race. *Likewise,...
Oct 7th
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My World Half-Marathon Championships report for Athletics Weekly, published on October 6.
Oct 7th
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Chicago Marathon - formcharts, stats and facts
Oct 7th
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Oct 5th
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World Half-Marathon Champs form-guide
After a two year hiatus, the 20th edition of this now bi-annual race takes place in the small Black Sea resort of Kavarna in Bulgaria. While a lot of the world’s leading distance runners are either enjoying a break after the track season or preparing for autumn marathons, many top athletes from the track and roads will still be targeting this championships where former champions include...
Oct 4th
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Stats, facts and figures
World Half-Marathon Championships *Most medalled athletes only includes athletes who were one of the first three counters in the team race
Oct 3rd
September 2012
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Makau vs. Kipsang vs. Mutai - split comparisons
Sep 30th
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Sep 26th
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Sep 25th
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Sep 15th
August 2012
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Aug 27th
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Aug 17th
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July 2012
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June 2012
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Jun 27th
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Conclusions from New York
TYSON GAY will probably be more satisfied than Yohan Blake after their respective 100m performances as both athletes head into their domestic trials to decide Olympic selection. Gay’s injury problems have been widely reported and while it would be churlish to say he’s back to his best form, a 10.00 opener into a 1.5 m/s headwind shows the 2007 world champion should be a...
Jun 10th
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May 2012
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Can Ennis hold off Chernova's charge?
JESSICA ENNIS achieved a first-day total of 4113 in Gotzis and while this is her third best-ever first-day score, it was somewhat soured by an inauspicious 1.85m high jump which, excluding her DNF in this meet in 2008, was her worst result in a multi-event high jump since 2005. While Ennis and coach Toni Minichello will need to devote some extra time to the high jump after Gotzis, her speed seems...
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May 22nd
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Daegu re-match awaits Idowu on 2012 debut
PHILLIPS IDOWU opens his 2012 account at the second leg of the Samsung Diamond League series in Shanghai on May 19 and the Londoner, who is gearing up for his fourth Olympic appearance, will renew his rivalry with world champion Christian Taylor from the USA. Idowu decided to forego any indoor competitions this winter which means the 33-year-old will be taking to the runway in a competitive...
May 18th