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Yelling to run Sunderland Great Women's Run

Mara Yamauchi wins Matsue Ladies Half Marathon
Mara Yamauchi, who won the Osaka Ladies Marathon with a personal best of 2:25:10 in January, won the 29th Matsue Ladies Half Marathon with 1:09:59 on Sunday.

Bekele sets two-mile world record
Kenenisa Bekele set a new world record for the two miles at the Norwich Union Grand Prix in Birmingham on Saturday.

Birmingham makes half-marathon bid
Birmingham is to bid to stage the 2009 World Half-Marathon Championships as part of a campaign to attract more major athletics events in the run-up to the 2012 London Olympics.

Yamauchi clocks 2:25:10 for Osaka win
Britain's Mara Yamauchi set a personal best time on her way to winning the Osaka International Marathon.

Lagat defends 1 500 title in Glasgow
World champion Bernard Lagat made a winning start to an Olympic year, defending his 1 500 metres title on Saturday at the Norwich Union International indoor meet in Glasgow, Scotland.

Chases hot-up for World Cross places
The territorial cross country championships today provided ample evidence that the pace is hotting-up as athletes prepare to battle for places in the Norwich Union Great Britain and Northern Ireland Team at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships to be staged in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, on March 30.

BUPA Great North run reaches 1 million

Bekele 3-peats Edinburgh success
Kenenisa Bekele notched a hat-trick of wins on the men's 9.3km course at the BUPA Great Edinburgh Cross Country.

Belfast - Kipsiro defends, Yelling dominates
Belfast - IAAF world 5000m bronze medallist Moses Kipsiro became only the third man in history to successful defend the Belfast International Cross Country – IAAF Permit - with a blistering mid-winter performance in atrocious conditions at the Stormont Estate on Saturday.

Sanders named athlete of the year
World 400m silver medallist Nicola Sanders has capped a brilliant year by being named as the British Olympic Association's Athlete of the Year.

Brown shifts allegiance to Canada
Marathon runner Jon Brown has decided to represent Canada instead of Great Britain after losing his lottery funding.

UK Athletics’ verdict on World Championships

Osaka: Bekele steps it up a gear
Well, who would have guessed, Kenenisa Bekele can trash talk? It isn't exactly 'trash talk' by any stretch of the imagination of a sprinter's standards or even that of Australia's Craig Mottram however for the Ethiopian to dismiss Mottram in the manner he has, places some fuel to the fire.

Bekele dismisses Mottram as a serious rival
Ethiopian distance running superstar Kenenisa Bekele has dismissed any suggestion of a genuine rivalry with Craig Mottram, claiming the only reason the Australian beat him last year was because he was jet-lagged and tired.

Coe elected IAAF vice-president

Mottram defends Great North title against Lagat
Craig Mottram will have a massive test when defending his 3000 metres title at the BUPA Great North road races on September 29.

Jon Brown returns to his roots for Welsh homecoming

Drugs-in-Sport : Great French drug storm begins to descend
It is quiet incredible that I again find myself penning or for more accuracy, typing another blog regarding Drugs-in-Sport.

French scandal will grow, says athletics chief

Drugs-in-Sport : Ceplak the latest in a week of scandal
The Slovakian, Jolanda Ceplak, has been suspended after testing positive for EPO.

Jolanda Ceplak tests positive for EPO

Great Activity Campaign in sight of The First Million Miles
London’s Hyde Park saw 7,000 runners take part in the highly successful 10k BUPA Great Capital Run on Sunday 15th July - and add another 43,540 miles to the Great Activity Campaign.

Wanjiru Targeting BUPA Great North Run record

Golden League - Golden Troubles
This year controversy seems to be dogging the Golden League series. Last week, in Paris we had the situation of the shambles of the last lap in the Men's 3000m SteepleChase where Kenyan Paul Koech was denied victory after confusion of the last lap.

Training Articles : Why are Runners so hard on themselves?
When you ask a runner what their best time for a particular distance is, there is normally an embarrassed pause, perhaps some shuffling of the feet and finally a quiet response.

Jo Pavey clocks World Champs 10,000m qualifier
Jo Pavey (Exeter Harriers) booked her 10,000m place in the Norwich Union Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at this summer’s IAAF World Championships and Phil Nicholls (Tipton Harriers) won his first national title at the second BMC Nike Grand Prix incorporating the UK Challenge in incessant rain at Watford on Saturday night, 30 June.

Denmark: Claire Peacock of Stragglers UK takes 3rd place at Glitnir Copenhagen Marathon

Britain’s Jo Pavey and Kenya’s Micah Kogo win in Manchester

Farah to lead British challenge in Bupa Great Manchester Run
European Cross Country champion Mo Farah will lead the British challenge for top honours at the BUPA Great Manchester Run next Sunday.

Mutai takes Belfast marathon win
Kenyan John Mutai claimed victory in the 26th Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon on Monday. His winning time was 2:16:24.

Nutrition section: Omega Fatty Acids - a Hype or Help?
Take a tour of any supermarket today, and you will be struck by the number of margarine tubs, cooking oils and even yoghurts and eggs that have “Omega 3 or 6” either in their brand name or added in big letters to the packaging.

Capital Run - Hats off to the Panama running team
There will be a truly international feel to the BUPA Great Capital Run in aid of Help a London Child on July 15th with representatives from a number of Embassies in London signing up for the 10k event.

The 21st Annual Third World Run Belfast
The Annual Belfast Third World Run will be held on Sunday 20th May 2007 in Ormeau Park, starting at 3pm.. The event started in 1987 as a sequel to the Sport Aid "Run for the World" in 1986, inspired by Bob Geldof, and organised in towns and cities all around the world to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia.

Blog: London Marathon delivers the goods yet again

Brit performances at London Marathon 2007
As the temperature climbed towards 25° Celsius, David Weir and Shelly Woods completed a home country winning double in the wheelchair races while Mara Yamauchi and Liz Yelling set the hottest pace of the GB ‘foot soldiers’ in the Flora London Marathon on Sunday 22 April.

Women section: Are there any products which stop sweating?
The best advice is to try to keep the body extremely clean using a pH neutral soap and deodorant, and avoid tight fitting clothing that do not allow air circulate.

Meditation - Good news for the immune system
Meditation can modify the effects of strenuous exercise. Intense training and heavy exercise have been linked with a damping down of immune system activity, leaving some athletes more vulnerable to infections.

Dame Kelly Holmes signs up for Great Manchester Run

Are Drug Cheats plain old fraudsters afterall?
With the recent revelation that Drug Cheat, Tim Montgomery, is to be convicted on charges involving cheque fraud makes you again wonder if those who cheat to get ahead in sport are just plain criminal at heart.

Bupa Great South Run proves inspirational for Brit runners

Pavey to hit the streets of Edinburgh in May
Jo Pavey, the versatile Commonwealth 5000 metres silver medallist in a continuance of her road running career, will line-up at the BUPA Great Edinburgh Run on Sunday May 6.

Clitheroe sets world leading mark over 1500m 06th Feb
Dusseldorf - Helen Clitheroe set a world leading time of 4:08:58 at the PSD Bank International indoor meeting in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Tuesday. This after her previous win in Ghent on Monday.

Great Run grants awarded to British duo
Becky Lyne, last summer's European 800 metres bronze medallist, is one of the British athletic stars awarded a training grant today by sports marketing company Nova International.

Gebrselassie considering Great North Run appearance
Haile Gebrselassie intends waiting until after the Flora London Marathon in April before deciding his racing programme for the next year.

Baby girl for athlete Radcliffe
Monaco - Athlete Paula Radcliffe has given birth to a baby girl at 0943 GMT at the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco.

Gebrselassie, Tergat, Baldini, Gharib and Limo set for London
Last year’s fastest marathon runner Haile Gebrselassie will take on his great rival and world record holder Paul Tergat of Kenya, plus Italy’s Olympic champion Stefano Baldini, Morocco’s double world champion Jaouad Gharib, and the reigning London champion Felix Limo of Kenya, in one of the highest quality men’s fields ever assembled for a major city marathon.

UK Athletics announces new Chairman
UK Athletics (UKA) today announces that Edmond Warner, a city businessman, will take up the newly created post of Chairman with immediate effect. Warner, 43, is also a leading commentator on financial issues and a keen amateur runner, and will help lead UKA through its next phase of development into 2012.

Belfast International Cross Country, Kate Reed 4th
BRISTOL athlete Kate Reed finished a fine fourth among a field full of established African internationals at the Belfast stage of the UK Cross Challenge, while Phil Nicholls (Tipton) made it into the top ten in the men's race to place top Briton.

Strength Training: Top 18 Benefits of Weight Training
Ever considered adding weight training to your running routine, well here are 18 benefits to consider. Applying the various tips given as well as using the information available within the Strength Training for runners can only improve your running