The World Marathon Majors are set to get going again this year, with two of the races falling on the same weekend. Normally, the London Marathon and the Boston Marathon are about a week apart, but this year they fall on the same weekend. Here’s who to keep an eye out for in the Boston…
Unfortunately, Catherine Ndereba won’t be racing on Patriot’s Day this year. She has won the Boston Marathon 4 times, in 2000-2001 and 2004-2005. She has a muscle tear between her spine and femur. The men’s race is also a little depleted, with current course record holder Robert Cheruiyot announcing a couple weeks ago that a…
Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya and Gete Wami of Ethiopia were the recipients of the first $1 million payout from the World Marathon Majors this week. The majors will pay out every year going forward on a 2 year rolling cycle. Both runners received $500,000 checks. For the inaugural 2 year cycle, there were 11 races…
This week last year I had marathons on my mind. The Chicago Marathon just can not catch a break these past few years. This year there was the debacle with the heat and canceling the race, but last year Robert Cheruiyot slipped on a race decal and split his head open. His momentum carried his…
After the race, it was cold. Anybody that knows me knows that I do not say that lightly. No matter which block you were on, it was windy. The finish line is similar to New York City, where they do their very best to funnel you away from the finish line as fast as possible….
Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya won the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon today after his momentum carried his torso over the finish line. He slipped on a wet decal before the finishing mats and smashed his brain against the pavement. His doctor says that he will be all right and make a full recovery despite internal hemorraging…