Mid-Week Linkage
Big Money
The newest edition of “the world’s richest run”, the Zayed Marathon, will debut this weekend in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The 21km event is offering $300,000 to its champions and an additional $200K for a world record with an overall purse of $2,000,000. Lornah Kiplgat and Samuel Wanjiru along with Paul Tergat head the fields. Now these are STAKES we’ve been talking about!
Athletics Canada on the Move, Eh?
Athletics Canada has decided, in cooperation with 1989 Road Athlete of the Year John Halvorsen and his ING Ottowa Marathon and the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, to make an attempt to reinvigorate Canadian marathoning at the highest level.
The Brojos at Their Best
Great to see Weldon and Robert bringing back The Week That Was (or will it soon be, “The Column Formerly Known as The Week That Was?) Thumbs down to USATF and a good little rant against race walking. Amen!
Boston Marathon Field Announced
Cheruiyot, Ivuti, Kwambi, and Baba round out an impressive field, but still overshadowed by London. Cheruiyot aiming to be first four-time winner from Kenya.
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