WICHITA, Kan. - (July 13, 2015) - After experiencing 300% growth from 1990 to 2013, running event finishers in 2014 remains nearly consistent with the all-time record set in 2013. While the marathon and half marathon continue to grow, other distances declined. The snapshot below summarizes the
CALI, Colombia -- Tara Davis was the highlight of the Day 4 morning session at IAAF World Yotuh Championships after she automatically qualified for the long jump final on her first attempt. Davis (Agoura Hills, California) followed her strategy to a tee, wasting no time qualifying
Eight years after it was set at on the same track, Suguru Osako (Oregon Project) and Tetsuya Yoroizaka (Team Asahi Kasei) made history at the KBC Nacht in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, both breaking Takayuki Matsumiya's 13:13.20 Japanese men's 5000 m national record. For Osako it was do or...
With the Berlin Wall Race the running association “LG Mauerweg” wants to take a stand against oblivion. For more than 28 years the Berlin Wall between East and West separated family and friends. With every step along the former border the runners commemorate the division of Berlin and th...
The non for profit-organisation Peace One Day is organising a youth event in Kigali, Rwanda, named “The Peace One Day: Educating a New Generation of Peacemakers.” The celebration will highlight the possible contribution of youth to peacebuilding and demonstrate a range of activities taki...
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