Déjà-vu for RC Cannes

Hazy evening for both French teams engaged in Champions League last night. Cannes’s plans Cannes started poorly (0-1) against a young and enthusiast Serbian team that had not once showed any sign of intimidation whatsoever. Trying a new formula, Yan Fang introduced Belgian setter, Ilka Van de Vyver, and Sweedish Ana Lazic as opposite. Cannes…

New York Road Runners Look at 2008 (By The Numbers)

By the Numbers A Look Back at the 2008 NYRR Season Number of events: 69 Number of total entrants: 334,855                             Number of total finishers: 238,104 Three largest races: 1.    ING New York City Marathon 2008 (38,096 finishers) 2.    NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE (10,506 finishers) 3.    Scotland Run 10K (6,964 finishers)…

History’s Fastest Debut Marathoner Eyes Chicago

Debut Marathon Record Holder Moses Mosop Eyes 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon for Encore Performance After Course Tour with Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski, Mosop Has High Hopes for Chicago‰Ûªs Flat and Fast Route CHICAGO ‰ÛÒ Kenya‰Ûªs Moses Mosop, the debut marathon record holder, today announced he will run the 2011 Bank of America…

John Hancock Releases Entire Elite Field for Boston Marathon

BOSTON, MA, January 15, 2013‰ÛÓIn its 28th year as principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, John Hancock Financial today announced the elite field for the 117th running of the Boston Marathon on April 15. A complete field list follows. Reigning champions Wesley Korir and Sharon Cherop, both of Kenya, return to defend their titles, but…

Dreams Attained/Dashed – Ireland’s Kevin Cooper on Brown Eliminating Track/XC

(note: this article is in response to Brown University eliminating 11 varsity sports starting in 2021, including men’s track and xc)   By Cutting Men’s Track & Field and Cross Country, Brown Slams the Door Shut on A Dream   Written by Kevin Cooper, Brown ’13   Photo: Kevin Cooper.   Growing up in Waterford,…

Hancock Reveals Full Elite Field For Boston Including 23 Olympians and 17 Top US Runners Led by Rupp & Flanagan

BOSTON, MA, January 11, 2018— In its 33rd year as principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, John Hancock today announced the elite field for the 122nd Boston Marathon on April 16. A complete field list follows.   Six Boston Marathon champions and 17 top U.S. runners will challenge an exceptional men’s and women’s international field…

Commission casts itself as world’s vaccine superhero

Instead of leaving Big Pharma to its own devices, the European Commission is swooping into the high stakes hunt for a coronavirus vaccine. Under a new vaccine strategy unveiled Wednesday, Brussels is proposing to help companies pay for the development of potential vaccines. The plan would see the Commission use EU funds to purchase vaccines before…