INDIANAPOLIS – An IAAF World Athletics Series event will come to the U.S. for the first time in more than 20 years when Eugene, Ore., hosts the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics. USA Track & Field and TrackTown USA local organizers presented their...
INDIANAPOLIS – Meb Keflezighi (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after setting a personal best at the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday. Keflezighi was the top American finisher with a sixth place time of...
SAVANNAH, Ga. – (November 5, 2011) – After selling out in mid-August, the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon & ½ Marathon debuted as the largest running block party in Georgia on Saturday morning. Nathan O’Connell, a...
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier has died after a brief battle with liver cancer, his family said. Frazier – also known as Smokin’ Joe – had been receiving hospice care in Philadelphia after being diagnosed with cancer several...
ATLANTA – (October 30, 2011) – Nearly 1,200 marathon participants and 300 relay teams toed the line at the Atlanta Marathon and Marathon Relay on Sunday morning. The event started and finished at Atlantic Station near Midtown Atlanta. 2011 marked the 48th...
