This weekend is the New York City Marathon, the largest marathon in the world. So large, in fact, that they’ve recently decided to make obtaining guaranteed entry much tougher than it has been in recent years by abolishing the 3 strikes and you are in rule and by tightening up the standards for speed based…
Grete Waitz died early this morning at a hospital in Oslo, Norway after a 6 year fight with cancer. Grete was an amazing runner who still holds the 1500 and 3k national records in Norway. She really drew the notice of the American running scene when Fred Lebow invited her to run the New York…
Entry into the 2011 New York City Marathon lottery process opened on January 10 this year, and the application period will remain open until April 19 of 2011. That seems a bit early to me given that the race is not until November 6, but those are the dates that they have put forth. If…
The New York City Marathon is always the last race of the year for the World Marathon Majors. For 2009-2010, the results of this race won’t make any difference in the long run as both Sammy Wanjiru and Lillya Shobukhova have the title locked up. (Well, technically Sammy could lose, but it isn’t likely to…
Yesterday afternoon I had a few minutes to chat with Meb Keflezighi, one of the best marathoners in the United States right now. He ran for UCLA in the mid/late 1990s, and among his many accomplishments, Meb is a 3 time national cross country champion, he won the Silver Medal at the 2004 Olympic Marathon,…
Former NFL running back Amani Toomer is going to run the New York City Marathon this year, and if you are running as well then he’ll be gunning for you! Toomer is the first NFL player to run in 17 years, and he wants to raise money for New York Road Runners youth programs. To…
Just a quick note that if you entered the lottery for the 2009 New York City Marathon, the results are available. Just do a search for your name in their entrant database: They are also looking for folks to update their emergency information while they are checking on their status. Good luck for anybody that…
Registration opened this past Thursday for the New York City Marathon, and there is a new fee structure in place that you need to be aware of if you plan on registering. Guaranteed Entry Open (Age 18-39) Marathon Half-Marathon Men 2:55:00 1:23:00 Women 3:23:00 1:37:00 Masters (Age 40+) …
Last week, I reviewed the DVD of Run For Your Life, which follows the life of Fred Lebow as he brought about and grew the New York City Marathon. Screen Media Films is provided me with 5 copies of the DVD to give away, which I did throughout the course of the past week. This…
Last week, I reviewed the DVD of Run For Your Life, which follows the life of Fred Lebow as he brought about and grew the New York City Marathon. Screen Media Films is provided me with 5 copies of the DVD to give away, which I did throughout the course of the past week. In…