Owen's musings (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Thirty four thousand runners gathered today in the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, for Africa’s biggest road race, the Great Ethiopian Run. Koreni Jelila and Tilahun Regassa won the women’s and men’s races respectively, both with new course records. The world record holders for the marathon, Paula Radcliffe and Haile Gebreselassie started the race and gave [...]
mommyerin blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
NEW YORK—Officials from New York Road Runners stripped American Meb Keflezighi of his 2009 ING New York City Marathon victory Wednesday after a blood sample taken from his fetlock was found to contain high levels of performance-enhancing horse. "Meb's fellow competitors voiced their doubts about him immediately after the event," NYRR president Mary Wittenberg said. "In addition...
turenchi (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Pressure from the British public to win an elusive Olympic title on the streets of London three years hence may explain some atypical public emotion from world marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe.Radcliffe, unfailingly gracious and an athlete who refuses to indulge in self-pity or to rail against the caprices of fate, is statistically the best woman marathoner ever.
2009 miles in 2009 (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Paula Radcliffe might have struggled through adversity to complete the New York City Marathon on Sunday but her suffering is nothing compared to that of the participants that my aunt and uncle, Anne and Davie McQueen, assisted around the 26.2 mile, 5 borough race. Each year Anne and Davie run with the Achilles Track Club team who have linked up with Odyssey House , a treatment centre for people struggling...
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
PAULA RADCLIFFE has insisted she was right to defend her ING New York City Marathon title despite picking up a knee injury two weeks before the race.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Britain's marathon world record holder adamant she can return to her best despite succession of injuries.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
NEW YORK: Meb Keflezighi became the first American man to win the New York City Marathon since 1982 on Sunday. Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia won the women’s race, with two-time defending champion Paula Radcliffe falling back to fourth, ...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
• Injury dismissed as a 'niggle' destroys marathon bid • 'I take it and I use it,' she says of her latest painful experience A tearful Paula Radcliffe has admitted that the psychological trauma of bouncing back from the many injury problems that have dogged her career could eventually become too much. After her defeat in the New York Marathon on Sunday Radcliffe spoke of the enormous emotional...
In Entertainment (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Yesterday saw the 2009 New York City Marathon take place and according to examiner.com, it was American Meb Keflezighi that was crowned the winner, making him the first American man to win since 1982. On the women’s side it was Derartu Tulu that came in first, with Paula Radcliffe finishing in fourth place. Paula was seen [...]
In Entertainment (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Former two-time defending champion Paula Radcliffe was unlucky not to reach the podium in the New York Marathon due to tendinitis in the back of her knee, suffered a few weeks prior to the race. An MRI scan two weeks before the event showed no tear, but Radcliff was only able to go 11 miles before [...]
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Paula Radcliffe has dismissed fears over her long-term fitness by insisting she will recover quickly from the injury problems which plagued her during Sunday's ING New York City Marathon.
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
NEW YORK - Paula Radcliffe knew something was desperately wrong with her left leg at the 11-mile mark of the New York City Marathon when she crossed the Queensboro Bridge...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Paula Radcliffe has dismissed fears over her long-term fitness by insisting she will recover quickly from the injury problems which plagued her during yesterday's ING New York City Marathon.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Britain's world record holder Paula Radcliffe vows to run on despite suffering more injury problems during Sunday's New York marathon.
Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Meb Keflezighi became the first U.S. man to win the New York City Marathon since 1982 on Sunday, a victory that capped an outstanding day for American distance running. Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia won the women's race, with two-time defending champ Paula Radcliffe falling back to fourth, then grabbing her left leg in pain after finishing.
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