Paul Tergat misses London Marathon

by | Injuries, Sports

Paul Tergat won the New York City marathon last November, and has been training really well in the lead up to next weekend’s London Marathon. Tergat had to pull out of the London Marathon at the last minute, though, due to a calf injury. Tergat said: “What...

Tour de France will start in London in 2007

by | News, Sports

Next year’s Tour de France will start in London; this will be the third time that the Tour has passed through England and the first time that the race has begun there. “Hosting the first stage of the legendary French cycle race will raise the profile of...

World Marathon Majors

by | Sports

A new marathon racing series, the World Marathon Majors, has been announced, with scoring from five of the largest marathons in the world as well as the Olympics and world championships going into the competition. Organizers of the Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and...

London/Boston Marathon Double

by | racing

The other week, 5 people ran the London Marathon. They then flew back to the United States and ran the Boston Marathon. One of them, Pam Reed, ran the London Marathon (3:25), and then ran from Boston to Hopkinton the next morning, only to race back from Hopkinton to...