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Beijing Olympics 2008 Live (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Paula Radcliffe is expected to join the British Olympic team in Macau today, although officials are unsure if she will compete in the Olympics. She still hopes to run despite suffering a stress fracture of her left femur. �My crystal ball is unfortunately not working very well so I�ll wait an 1 Vote(s)
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Top Stories (Free subscription) | yesterday
Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain don't show any signs of slowing down, even as the Olympics kick off.
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jkOnTheRun (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Timing is a scary thing. Just yesterday I posted on how I was getting my Slingbox all ready to go for marathon mobile Olympic action and today Sling Meda opens up the public beta for their newest software. SlingPlayer 2.0 is PC only for now and adds some great new...
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
The designers of the store Opening Ceremony, are attempting to set a record by keeping their store in New York open for a 72-hour Olympics shopping marathon.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
The designers of the store Opening Ceremony, are attempting to set a record by keeping their store in SoHo open for a 72-hour Olympics shopping marathon.
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Science Daily (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
The world-record pace for the marathon continues to improve for both men and women. For men, the record pace for the marathon is now about as fast as the record pace for the 10,000-meter run just after World War II. Today, champion athletes are running more than four times farther at speeds of well under five minutes per mile.
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SI.com (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Is it any surprise that Frank Shorter, whose athletic feats -- most prominently gold in the 1972 Olympic marathon -- place him in the pantheon of American endurance athletes, is still doing essentially what he has been for more than three decades?
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Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
A large number of radio jockeys of Big 92.7 FM radio stations across India will attempt to set a record when they begin their non-stop talk marathon, starting at 9.27 a.m. Friday.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Phnom Penh - Cambodia's handful of Olympians departed for Beijing Wednesday with no fanfare, few hopes, but lots of Olympic spirit and hopes of seeing some of the world for the first time. Cambodia is fielding two swimmers, a sprinter and a marathon ...
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Tim Worstall (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
George asks us for favourite moments in Olympic history. I offer you John Stephen Akwhari. Not long after the start of the marathon at the Mexico Olympics, Akhwari fell down and was badly injured, because he was not used to the climate of Central America. The other runners passed him one after another, and his chance of [...]
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Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Paula Radcliffe insists she will still compete in the women's marathon at the Olympic Games even if there is a chance she could break down with injury.
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Kevin Schmidt's Blog (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
U.S.'s Hall is in it for long haul - "He's perhaps the greatest marathon talent we've had in the U.S. for a long time, if not the greatest we've ever had." (Alberto Salazar) 1,500-meter runners living American dream at games - All three of our 1500 runners have a story of how they got here. Olympic Track Stars to Watch - A great summary in pictures of the top athletes at the Olympics. Symmonds focused...
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Running Wild with Coach Joe (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
After considerable questions — even secrecy over her health — it now appears that Paula Radcliffe will run in the Olympic Marathon in Beijing on August 17th. Radcliffe made new comments to the IAAF today from the British Olympic Association’s training camp in Macau. Radcliffe has been questionable for the race for the past few [...]
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
PAULA Radcliffe insists she will still compete in the women's marathon at the Olympic Games even if there is a chance she could break down with injury.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Paula Radcliffe insisted yesterday that she would do everything she could to make the line up for the Olympic marathon on 17 August.
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rockport | 07/22/2008
Running his 84th long race, India's grand old marathon man Ashis Roy has finished third in the 70-79 age group in Friendly Massey marathon in Massey, Ontario, with a time of six hours 14 minutes and 42 seconds.
