Galen Rupp and Tirunesh Dibaba clinch Chicago marathon titles

Galen Rupp and Tirunesh Dibaba powered to victory in the 40th edition of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday (October 8). Olympic Marathon...

Tirunesh Dibaba Says She’s Ready for the Chicago Marathon

Marathon favourite Tirunesh Dibaba is targeting a personal best and victory in the Chicago, but insists she won’t “get complacent because...

Galen Rupp Discusses the Chicago Marathon, Training & Mo Farah

Galen Rupp says he’s in the best marathon shape he has ever been in and aims to win in Chicago on...

Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 Bid ‘Not Fully Compliant’

Birmingham’s bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022 has been judged as “not fully compliant” and the deadline for competing...

NI & Ulster Road Relay Championships, plus races in Meath, Armagh & Galway

NI & Ulster Road Relay Championships take centre stage this weekend in Northern Ireland, while runners also complete their final Dublin...

After 40 Years Legendary Ballycotton ’10’ Road Race Ends

The Ballycotton ’10’, one of Ireland’s legendary road races, which celebrated its 40th anniversary last March – is no more. A...

Injury Ends Joan Benoit Samuelson’s Record Dreams at Chicago Marathon

Joan Benoit Samuelson has withdrawn from this weekend’s Chicago Marathon (October 8) due to injury race organisers have announced. Samuelson, 60,...

Laura Muir & Eilish McColgan Among Scottish Athlete of the Year shortlist

Laura Muir, Sammi Kinghorn, Callum Hawkins, Eilish McColgan and Chris O’Hare have been announced as the five top athletes who will...

Joan Benoit Samuelson, 60, Aims to Set World Record at Chicago Marathon

Joan Benoit Samuelson aims to make history this weekend  (October 8) at the Chicago Marathon by becoming the first woman in her sixties...

Mo Farah, Wayde van Niekerk & Sally Pearson Among Nominees for World Athlete of the Year

The IAAF has announced the shortlist of 10 men and 10 women nominees for the 2017 World Athletes of the Year....