http://runnerville.com Where sport comes first Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:37:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2010 LOS ANGELES MARATHON The brand new “Stadium to the Sea” racecourse introduced for the 25th City of Los Angeles Marathon will take the runners from Dodger Stadium in Echo Park to Santa Monica by the sea via some of the most iconic sections of the Los Angeles area. The event ... http://runnerville.com/2010/03/17/preview-of-25th-los-angeles-marathon/  Running has long found it difficult to secure a solid foothold on the American sporting landscape.  One reason is lack of professionalism when compared to other mainstream sports.  Another is the growth of X Games events and their modern day heroes like Shaun White.  But another reason is as simple as ... http://runnerville.com/2010/03/17/can-running-resonate/ USATF announced today that the city of Houston, Texas will host both the men's and women's Olympic Marathon Trials races for 2012.  It's the culmination of years of hard work and diligence on the part of the Houston Marathon organizers, who have year after year staged world-class competitions and hosted USATF ... http://runnerville.com/2010/03/01/houston-awarded-both-mens-womens-marathon-trials/                Lel & Adere Win Inaugural Rock ‘n' Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon                       Ethiopian veteran runs fastest women's time ever on US soil. New Orleans, LA - Febuary 28, 2010 - Former World Half-Marathon Champion Berhane Adere of Ethiopia won the inaugural Rock ‘n' Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon in New Orleans Sunday, clocking the ... http://runnerville.com/2010/02/28/us-all-comers-record-falls-at-new-orleans%e2%80%99-half-marathon/ John Hancock Financial announced the elite field of 44 athletes from ten countries for the 114th running of the Boston Marathon on April 19. A complete field list follows. Headlining the field, and recently announced, are defending champions Deriba Merga and Salina Kosgei, and past champions Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Catherine Ndereba, ... http://runnerville.com/2010/02/25/john-hancock-financial-announces-2012-boston-marathon-field/ Sunday’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Marathon & 1/2 Marathon will showcase perhaps the most dynamic half-marathon duel ever staged on American soil. 2008 Olympic Marathon gold medalist and half-marathon world record holder Sammy Wanjiru will battle head-to-head against fellow Kenyan and three-time London Marathon champion Martin Lel as both ... http://runnerville.com/2010/02/25/wanjiru-lel-to-duel-in-new-orleans/ I ran into Meb Keflezighi's agent/brother Hawi at the Running USA conference earlier this month in San Diego.  Question was which race Meb might use to tune up for  the Boston Marathon on Patriot's Day April 19th.  Now we know.  He's heading back to the scene of his greatest triumph, New ... http://runnerville.com/2010/02/11/meb-vs-geb-in-nyc-12-why/ Reading through a variety of articles this morning, I came across two fascinating pieces that tell a lot about our sport. The first is a piece on Kenenisa Bekele, the world's greatest distance runner, breaking down how much he made this year from competition. Bekele, who races fairly often during ... http://runnerville.com/2009/09/09/money-and-distance-running/ Carey Pinkowski's run in Chicago is enough to make even the Daley family jealous.  He began the celebration of his 20th year directing the Bank of America Chicago Marathon by announcing American star Deena Kastor as his first signing for the 2009 race.  "We are lucky to have her, " he told me,"just ... http://runnerville.com/2009/06/18/pinkowski-celebrates-20-years-heading-chicago/ Realizing this is now a weekend old (and that Runnerville has been down for months), but did anyone else watch the live cut-in of Usain Bolt's 100m from Toronto on ESPN Sportcenter last Thursday night?  If USATF ex. dir. Doug Logan wanted to witness the floor in the recession of this sport, all ... http://runnerville.com/2009/06/15/make-em-laugh/