http://www.iaaf.org/index.htmlNews from IAAF.orgencopyrightSun, 12 Oct 2008 23:55:00 GMTrssCategoryhttp://www.iaaf.org/images/template/rssheader.gifhttp://www.iaaf.org/index.html13072IAAF.org - International Association of Athletics Federationshttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=48010.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=48010.html12 October 2008 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Zersenay Tadese dominated today’s  IAAF / CAIXA World Half Marathon Championships, taking a 21km stroll along the picturesque Atlantic coast of this ‘Marvellous City’ renowned internationally more for its slightly clad sunbathing beauties than athletics brilliance.

]]>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:55:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47999.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47999.html12 October 2008 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Lornah Kiplagat producing another staggering performance  in perfect conditions retained her global road running title for the second time at today's IAAF / CAIXA World Half Marathon Championships with a runaway victory on a course that stretched along the coastline of this wonderful city.

]]>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:50:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=48021.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=48021.html12 October 2008 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Zersenay Tadese exuded self confidence today as he killed off the hopes of his opponents at the IAAF / CAIXA World Half Marathon Championships and reconfirmed his ambitions to debut at the full marathon distance next year.

]]>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:40:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=48014.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=48014.html12 October 2008 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Lornah Kiplagat scorched to a magnificent title defence at today’s IAAF / CAIXA World Half Marathon Championships, and then immediately squashed rumours the event in future will not figure in her plans.

]]>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:30:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47997.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47997.html11 October 2008 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Reigning two-time World Road Running champions Lornah Kiplagat (NED) and Zersenay Tadese (ERI), and Marilson  Gomes dos Santos (BRA) the 2006 New York City Marathon winner were the athlete guests at today’s IAAF Press Conference ahead of tomorrow’s IAAF / CAIXA World Half Marathon Championships (Sunday 12 Oct).

]]>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47998.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47998.html11 October 2008 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – At today’s IAAF Press Conference ahead of tomorrow’s IAAF / CAIXA World Half Marathon Championships (Sunday 12 Oct), IAAF President Lamine Diack formerly opened the championships with the following comments to the assembled media.

]]>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47983.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47983.html10 October 2008 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Athletics deserves its status as one of the most accessible and universal sports, and a new initiative of the Brazilian Athletics Federation means that even the Jungle can play host to athletics.

]]>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47979.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47979.htmlFri, 10 Oct 2008 21:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47978.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47978.html10 October 2008 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea is the favourite to win the global road running title for the third consecutive year when the IAAF / CAIXA World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro takes place on Sunday 12 October.

]]>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=101/newsid=47976.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=101/newsid=47976.html10 October 2008 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The Provisional Entry List for the IAAF / CAIXA World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday 12 October is now available.

]]>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=101/newsid=47966.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=101/newsid=47966.html9 October 2008 - Monte-Carlo - A total prize purse of US$245,000 will be paid by the IAAF at the IAAF / CAIXA World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday 12 October.

]]>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47973.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47973.html8 October 2008 – Monte-Carlo – The IAAF/CAIXA World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday 12 October marks the first occasion that this IAAF World Athletics Series event has been held in South America.

]]>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47971.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47971.html8 October 2008 - There will be a Japanese team of nine runners for the IAAF / CAIXA World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday 12 October.

]]>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=101/newsid=47950.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=101/newsid=47950.html6 October 2008 - Monte-Carlo - Kenyan teams have been the dominant force in global road running championships over recent years, and with two quality squads lined up for the IAAF / CAIXA World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday 12 October, can anyone prevent another brace of team titles being landed by the east African nation?

]]>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47940.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47940.html6 October 2008 - San Jose, California, USA - Competing in ideal running conditions, Gilbert Okari of Kenya broke away from the lead pack at mile nine and cruised to victory at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in San Jose yesterday (5).

]]>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47953.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47953.html6 October 2008 - Kampala, Uganda - Despite Uganda’s best half marathon runner Wilson Busienei Kipkemei not making the trip, the small east African country has picked what it hopes will a strong squad of three athletes for the IAAF/Caixa World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 12 October 2008.

]]>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:30:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47936.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47936.html5 October 2008 - Newcastle, UK - A sub-60min clocking for Tsegay Kebede and an epic struggle in the women’s race between winner Gete Wami, unknown Kenyan Magdalane Mukunzi and British hope Jo Pavey were the highlights of the 28th running of the Great North Run.

]]>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:24:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47916.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47916.html3 October 2008 - Nairobi, Kenya - Two individual medallists from last year’s World Road Running Championships in Udine, Patrick Makau Musyoki and Pamela Chepchumba, have been selected to lead the Kenyan charge at the IAAF/CAIXA World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday 12 October.

]]>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47914.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47914.html3 October 2008 - Newcastle, UK - Anyone who has witnessed Gete Wami’s gutsy trademark runs knows that this is one athlete who has no fear of digging deep to get the best out of herself.

]]>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=101/newsid=47908.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=101/newsid=47908.html]]>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47899.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47899.htmlWed, 01 Oct 2008 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47891.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47891.html1 October 2008 - San Jose, USA - Patrick Ivuti, who a year ago won the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, will line up as the favourite in this weekend’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in San Jose, USA on Sunday 5 October.

]]>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:39:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=101/newsid=47887.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=101/newsid=47887.html30 September 2008 - Monte-Carlo - Eritrea’s Zersenay Tadese and Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands have won the men’s and women’s World Road Running Championship titles in the last two years. While the name of this IAAF World Athletics Series competition has this year reverted back to its previous title of the World Half Marathon Championships, these two runners will be the defending champions in all but name in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, on Sunday 12 October 2008.

]]>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47882.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47882.html29 September 2008 - The ninth edition of the Maratonina Città di Udine lived up to its reputation as the fastest Half Marathon race in Italy. On a new course Benson Barus, former world junior champion in the 10,000 metres in Annecy 1998, set a new fast PB of 59:41 to win the 9th Udine Half-Marathon on Sunday. 

]]>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:21:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47871.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47871.html28 September 2008 - Scicli, Italy - Kenya's Edwin Soi, the Olympic 5000m bronze medallist, was another big name added to the honour roll of the Memorial Peppe Greco, the famous 10Km loop race held Saturday (27) in Scicli, Sicily.

]]>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:13:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=101/newsid=47819.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=101/newsid=47819.html23 September 2008 – Monte-Carlo – The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, also known as the Cidade Maravilhosa (wonderful city in Portuguese), is one of the most recognizable landmarks of South America. Famous for Carnival, its Beaches, the Corcovado, and Football, Rio next month will be at the epicentre of the athletics world, as the city stages for the IAAF/Caixa World Half Marathon Championships which takes place on Sunday 12 October 2008.

]]>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47810.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47810.html22 September 2008 - Philadelphia, PA, USA - Yirefu Birhanu of Ethiopia and Lilya Shobukhova of Russia led home a record field of more than 13,300 runners and walkers at the 31st annual ING Philadelphia Distance Run (21).

]]>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:35:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47807.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47807.html21 September 2008 - Lisbon, Portugal - Samuel Wanjiru, the Olympic Marathon gold medallist, won this morning Porto Sport Zone Half Marathon. His countrywoman Pamela Chepchumba took the women’s title.

]]>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:04:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47796.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47796.html21 September 2008 – Zaandam, The Netherlands - The 24th edition of the ‘Dam tot Dam’ run over Ten Miles between Amsterdam and Zaandam witnessed a double Kenyan victory on what was a sunny Sunday (21).

]]>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:48:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47803.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47803.html21 September 2008 - Eldoret, Kenya - Sammy Kibet eclipsed more experienced runners to win this year's edition of the annual Kenya Flourspar 10km road race held in Keiyo district, Kenya today (Sept 21). Mercy Kibarus was the women’s division winner. Both races were run in course records.

]]>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47749.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47749.html17 September 2008 – Heiloo, The Netherlands – In her first race since running 2:26:44 on 17 August to take the Olympic marathon title, Romania’s Constantina Tomescu will start in the 24th edition of the Dam tot Dam Ten Miles from Amsterdam to Zaandam on Sunday 21 September.

]]>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47741.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47741.html16 September 2008 - Sironko, Uganda - Defending champion and former regional cross country champion Isaac Kiprop and on form Adero Nyakisi emerged victorious at the one day Ugandan Road Running Championships  held over the 20km distance that were held on Sunday 14 September on the Eastern slopes of Mount Elgon in the Sironko district about 350km away from the Ugandan capital of Kampala.

]]>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:11:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47733.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47733.html14 September 2008 - Novosibirsk, Russia – The annual Novosibirsk Half Marathon held in Novosibirsk, the third Russian biggest city after Moscow and St. Petersburg hosted the Championship of Russia on Saturday (13) and attracted runners from 27 regions of Russia, including foreign athletes from Kenya, Germany, USA, Japan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus.

]]>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47595.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47595.html10 September 2008 - Philadelphia, PA, USA - Two-time Olympic silver medallist and reigning World marathon champion, Catherine Ndereba, will lead the field of elite athletes at the ING Philadelphia Distance Run on 21 September 2008.

]]>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:05:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47545.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47545.html7 September 2008 - London, UK - Meseret Defar easily defended her adidas Women's Challenge 5km title in London on Sunday morning (7) but failed to smash Paula Radcliffe's course record.

]]>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:30:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47441.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=47441.html31 August 2008 - Virginia Beach, VA, USA - Kenyans James Kwambai and Edith Masai won the 8th Annual Rock ‘n' Roll Half Marathon today.

]]>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:10:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=46344.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=46344.html28 July 2008 - Bogota, Colombia - Isaac Macharia defended his title and Pamela Chepchumba won the women’s crown here at the Bogota International Half Marathon Sunday. They led more than 47,000 runners across the line in a combined half marathon and 10K event.

]]>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=46336.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=46336.html27 July 2008 - New York, USA - In his biggest career win to date, 20-year-old Tadesse Tola of Ethiopia prevailed by one second over Patrick Makau of Kenya in the third annual NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE.

]]>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=46332.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=46332.html27 July 2008 - Cardiff, UK - Beijing-bound marathon specialist Rita Jeptoo was a runaway winner of the BUPA Great Wales Run when storming to a new course record in Cardiff this morning.

]]>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=46297.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=46297.html25 July 2008 - Bogota, Colombia - Hot roadie Ridouane Harroufi will undoubtedly face his toughest challenge of the year when he lines up Sunday (27) in the Bogota International Half Marathon.

]]>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=46296.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=46296.html25 July 2008 - New York, USA - United States Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein says he will run to win the NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE on Sunday (27), but that is just part of his goal in the race that has attracted an international field of stars including half marathon specialist Patrick Makau of Kenya, former Berlin, Chicago, and London marathon champion Felix Limo of Kenya, veteran Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa, the 2004 ING New York City Marathon winner, and USA’s Adam Goucher.

]]>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:30:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=45750.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=45750.htmlLondon, UK - Over 26,000 runners gathered in central London yesterday (Sunday 6) to take part in the eighth ASICS British 10K London Run, including some of the top names in the sport. The race started in summer sunshine but by the time the leaders crossed the line wind and rain was sweeping the course.

 

]]>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=45566.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=45566.html28 June 2008 - Isaac Macharia of Kenya won the 12th Vidovdan 10k Road Race in Brcko, in the self-governing administrative unit in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday (28) while local favourite Olveria Jevtic of Serbia won the women’s race for the third straight year.

]]>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=45477.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=45477.htmlWed, 25 Jun 2008 12:13:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=45322.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=45322.html15 June 2008 - Two-time defending champion and course record holder Mekubo Mogusu and Yuri Kano were the winners at the 51st annual Sapporo Half marathon on Sunday.

]]>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:29:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=45241.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=45241.html8 June 2008 - New York, USA - Fresh off of an Olympic-qualifying 30:55.61 10,000m run on 30 May, Hilda Kibet of the Netherlands ran a smart, patient 10km race in Central Park on Saturday and topped a stellar field at the NYRR New York Mini 10K.

]]>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:50:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=45079.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=45079.htmlThe 33-year-old superstar who romped to a 10 second victory in the 10km race ahead of Portugal's Analisa Rosa two years ago, has been in brilliant form ever since that success.
]]>Thu, 29 May 2008 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=45080.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=45080.html28 May 2008 - New York, USA - The 2008 U.S. Olympic women’s marathon team of Deena Kastor, Magdalena Lewy-Boulet, and Blake Russell will take a victory lap through Central Park when they compete at the NYRR New York Mini 10K on Saturday, 7 June.

]]>Wed, 28 May 2008 01:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=45047.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=45047.html27 May 2008 - Kenya’s Micah Kogo and Germany’s Irina Mikitenko, won the inaugural 'BUPA London 10000' in the British capital yesterday (26 May), a race which was officially waved-off by Finnish Olympic legend Lasse Viren, the 1972 and 1976 5000m and 10,000m champion.

]]>Tue, 27 May 2008 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44936.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44936.htmlSun, 18 May 2008 03:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44933.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44933.html18 May 2008 - Bangalore, India - A cool morning (25C !!!) greeted the start of the men’s race of the inaugural Sunfeast World 10km on Sunday (18 May), but by the time the women’s race got underway temperatures were seriously on the rise above 30C.

]]>Sun, 18 May 2008 02:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44923.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44923.htmlSat, 17 May 2008 23:46:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44689.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44689.html4 May 2008 – Berlin, Germany - Berlin is well-known for flat courses and fast times in road races. This was confirmed again today at the 28th edition of the traditional 25 km race.

]]>Sun, 04 May 2008 16:56:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44653.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44653.html2 May 2008 – Berlin, Germany - Patrick Ivuti, the winner of the 2007 Chicago Marathon, will be among the favourites when Berlin’s traditional 25 km race begins a new era this Sunday.

]]>Fri, 02 May 2008 08:59:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44354.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44354.html6 April 2008 - Milan, Italy - Philemon Kisang Kipchumba from Kenya defended his Stramilano Half Marathon title today when taking victory in the 37th edition of the famous Milan race in 1:02:14 holding off Uganda’s Wilson Businei by four seconds. Kenyan John Korir claimed third place in 1:02:24. Marda Musasabeker from France was fourth in 1:02:36 ahead of the young Kenyan Hosea Macharinyang.

]]>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44359.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44359.html6 April 2008 - Berlin, Germany - Patrick Makau Musyoki has won another major half marathon this year, but it was a very close affair. The 23-year-old Kenyan who had won the races in Ras Al Khaimah (United Arab Emirates), Reading (GBR) and The Hague (NED) today took victory at the Vattenfall Berlin Half Marathon, defending his title from last year, clocking exactly one hour for the distance.

]]>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:55:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44334.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44334.htmlFri, 04 Apr 2008 12:31:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44178.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44178.html25 March 2008 – Dongio, Swizerland - Kenyan Edwin Soi scored a hat-trick when winning the Giro Media Blenio Grand Prix race in Dongio for the third consecutive year equalling the record of former World marathon record holder Paul Tergat who won the popular swiss Easter Monday race three times in 1993, 1996 and 1997.

]]>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44166.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44166.html24 March 2008 - The women’s events produced the best quality winning times during the traditional Easter Race in Paderborn, Germany (23).

]]>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44145.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44145.html23 March 2008 – Dallas, Texas, USA - The 'Post Apartment Invitational 8000 Challenge' saw Kenya's Wilson Kiprotich and Rose Kosgei win rather easily in fast times yesterday (22).

]]>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:22:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44068.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=44068.html16 March 2008 - Yukiko Akaba won the 2008 All Japan Corporate team Half Marathon Championships on Sunday with 1:08:11, thus breaking the course record time of 1:08:29, established by the defending Olympic Marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi in 2003.

]]>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:21:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=43547.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=43547.html24 February 2008 - Rome, Italy - Algeria's Souad Ait Salem set a women’s course record (1:09:15) at the 34th Rome-Ostia Half Marathon (24), while in the men's race the first three ran very close to the one-hour wall, each setting PBs.

]]>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=43269.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=43269.html8 February 2008 - Ras Al Khaimah, UAE - It needed two photo-finishes to separate seven athletes and more than justified the money spent, with Patrick Makau Musyoki and Salina Kosgei snatching victory by the slightest of margins in the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon early Friday morning (8). There were no half measures about the prize though, the Kenyans collecting US$25,000 each for victory.

]]>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:23:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=43250.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=43250.html6 February 2008 - Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates - If anyone doubted the publicity value of bringing a major sports event to a little known venue, look no further than the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon. When Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya won the inaugural race last year in 58:53, two seconds faster than Haile Gebrselassie’s then World record, the name of the second smallest of the United Arab Emirates went round the world.

]]>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=43110.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=43110.html4 February 2008 - Granollers, Spain - Kenya’s Samuel Wanjiru, the current World Half Marathon record holder, grabbed a huge win in his specialist event at the ‘21st Mitja Marató de Granollers’ held yesterday (3) in this town located 20kms away from Barcelona.

]]>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:55:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=42936.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=42936.htmlSat, 19 Jan 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=42901.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=100/newsid=42901.htmlMon, 14 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=103/newsid=42876.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WHM08/news/kind=103/newsid=42876.htmlFri, 11 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT