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Road To Gold
Over the weekend, the Atlanta Track Club held the "Road To Gold" race to highlight and test the course for the 2020 Olympic Trials Marathon which they will be hosting. Running in the 8 mile race were a number of men and women who will be participating in the Trials race and hoping for a spot on the USA Olympic Marathon team going to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Among the men, Brogan Austin, the winner of the 2018 USATF Marathon Championships was the winner (38:07) easing away from his competitors in the final two miles which included some of the hilliest and difficult parts of the course. In the women's race, Amy Cragg, a 2016 Olympian in the Marathon and 2012 Olympian in the 10,000M, took the lead from the beginning and was the easy winner(43:23). As for the course which was on display, post race Brogan commented: "Hilly is an understatement..." Jared Ward, 2016 Olympian for the USA, was a near second in the men's run, ten seconds behind Austin. Carrie Dimoff, one of Cragg's teammates, was a distant second in the women's race just over a minute behind Cragg.

Dubai Marathon - Amazing Times
Wow!!! The Dubai Marathon always creates fast finishes but for the 2019 race, the event outdid itself. In the women's side, Ruth Chepngetich ran the third fastest marathon of all time to finish in 2:17:08 and set a new course record. In the men's race, Getanah Molla ran the fastest debut marathon in history, finishing in 2:03:34 - the sixth fastest marathon finish of all time and a new course record....
Read the Post-Race Press Release
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London Marathon Announces Elite Fields
The London Marathon has more money than any other marathon in the world and a fast course to go along with the money. With that, they can bring together many of the best in the world and certainly the best field of any marathon. In the 2019 field are too many athletes to mention, but we will mention that the field will include the World record holders Eliud Kipchoge and Mary Keitany; and the best of the USA's female athletes: Molly Huddle and Emily Sisson (running her debut marathon) - it will be interesting to see these two run together. The 2019 London Marathon will be an exciting and special race.
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Boston Marathon Announces Elite Athletes
John Hancock has announced the American and International field for the 2019 Boston Marathon. Among the participants will be two podium finishers from 2018: Desiree Linden (2018 Champion) and Shadrack Biwott (2019 3rd Finisher) as well as a number of others who will interest all of us looking for clues as to who will make the USA Olympic Team. In the chase at Boston among the American women beyond Linden will be Jordan Hasay, arguably the most promising up-and-coming American female marathoner, Sara Hall and Becky Wade among others. On the men's side in addition to Biwott will be Dathan Ritzenhein, Abdi Abirahman and Jared Ward among others. Among the International athletes, Boston will bring together fifteen men who have run sub 2:08, certainly the fastest field ever assembled by Boston as well as six women who have run 2:20 or better. With the Dubai Marathon not offering Appearance Money for their 2019 race, we wonder if that has helped the Boston field as runners go where the money is...
Read the Press Release of USA Elite Entrants
Read the Press Release of International Elite Entrants

2020 USA Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifiers
- All The Stats / All The Lists
Current Count: 156 men | 289 women
[ed. note: updated every Monday afternoon or more often]
The best of the best of American marathoners try to qualify to run in the 2020 Olympic Trials Marathon. It's a big task to keep track of the list of qualifiers as it continues to grow, but we'll keep this list (not available anywhere else) up-to-date and current. How many people are qualified and where do they live? Who has the best qualifying times? Who has the most qualifying times? Which races created the most qualifiers? And much more in these pages. Bookmark these pages and forward this all to your friends - they'll appreciate it.
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Weekend Results
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Bataan Memorial Death March - Mar 17 - White Sands Missile Range, NM
William Miller was the winner of the 2019 Bataan Memorial Death March in 2:59:20. Aaron Ladd was second in 3:17:05. Chrisley Conger was third in 3:18:32.
In the women's race, Trisha Stavinoha was first in 3:44:01. Roxanne Wegman was second in 3:44:46. Amy Flynn was third in 3:48:14.
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Publix Georgia Marathon - Mar 17 - Atlanta, GA
Bryan Morseman, of Bath NY, was the winner of the 2019 Georgia Marathon in 2:29:11. Andrew Heath, of Atlanta GA, was second in 2:38:54. Jonathan Gomez, of Alpharetta GA, was third in 2:42:19.
In the women's race, Gracie Griffith, of Atlanta GA, was first in 3:00:52. Kathleen Turchin, of Atlanta GA, was second in 3:12:20. Amanda George, of Chicago IL, was third in 3:13:36.
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Yuengling Shamrock Sportsfest Marathon - Mar 17 - Virginia Beach, VA
Bobby Beasley, 33 of Arlington VA, was the winner of the 2019 Shamrock Sportsfest Marathon in 2:40:00. Joe Posler, 28 of Boulder CO, was second in 2:40:10. Norman Mininger, 33 of Lorton VA, was third in 2:41:12.
In the women's race, Eliza Tibbits, 29 of Portland ME, was first in 2:50:53. Megan Cunningham, 24 of Norfolk VA, was second in 2:51:04. Emma Brown, 22 of Matthews NC, was third in 3:02:56.
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Allscripts Tobacco Road Marathon - Mar 17 - Cary, NC
Zachary Vaslow, 33 of Greensboro, was the winner of the 2019 Tobacco Road Marathon in 2:24:43. Will Christian, 35 of Chesapeake VA, was second in 2:27:53. Carter Benge, 27 of Fayetteville NC, was third in 2:33:51.
In the women's race, Carter Norbo, 29 of Charlottesville VA, was first in 2:50:48. Katie Taylor, 28 of Knoxville TN, was second in 2:56:45. Julie Coveleski, 42 of Wake Forest NC, was third in 2:57:06.
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Biltmore Estate Asheville Marathon - Mar 17 - Asheville, NC
Nathan Stewart, 36 of Cincinnati OH, was the winner of the 2019 Asheville Marathon in 2:53:55. Daniel Matena, 35 of Charlotte NC, was second in 2:54:33. Matt Hudson, 30 of Cincinnati OH, was third in 3:01:46.
In the women's race, Ashley Carreon, 30 of Oklahoma City OK, was first in 2:52:32. Catherine Duggan, 27 of Nashville TN, was second in 3:04:34. Erica Schramm, 41 of Las Vegas NV, was third in 3:08:53.
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Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon - Mar 16 - Seabrook, TX
Peter Lawrence was the winner of the 2019 Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon in 2:42:41. Kerry Lee was second in 3:01:31. Zachary Perret was third in 3:21:12.
In the women's race, Megan Renfro was first in 3:40:04. Jacqueline O'brien-nolen was second in 3:45:50. Nancy Nichols was third in 3:51:09.
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Big Island International Marathon - Mar 17 - Hilo, HI
Billy Barnett, of Volcano HI, was the winner of the 2019 Big Island International Marathon in 2:51:57. Jared Walbridge, of Harston United Kingdom, was second in 3:04:05. Robert Madej, of Toronto Canada, was third in 3:12:19.
In the women's race, Noelani Mcmahon, of Hilo HI, was first in 3:23:07. Lisa Joanne Walbridge, of Harston United Kingdom, was second in 3:26:42. Melanie Flaherty, of Ann Arbor MI, was third in 3:48:50.
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Virginia Creeper Marathon - Mar 17 - Abingdon, VA
Results and Writeup as we get them in.

Grasslands Trail Run Marathon - Mar 16 - Decataur, TX
Franz Konczak, 31 of San Antonio TX, was the winner of the 2019 Grasslands Trail Run Marathon in 3:14:47. Brad Taylor, 39 of Texarkana AR, was second in 3:48:39. Marco Cuevas, 33 of Denton TX, was third in 3:55:35.
In the women's race, Angela Spears, 41 of Dallas TX, was first in 4:06:17. Jennifer Heininger, 41 of Austin TX, was second in 4:32:58. Jody Porter, 41 of Frisco TX, was third in 4:38:09.
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Raccoon Mountain Marathon - Mar 16 - Chattanooga, TN
Seth Kramer was the winner of the 2019 Raccoon Mountain Marathon in 3:08:35. Martin Hernandez was second in 4:29:14. Jaime Wilson was third in 4:30:08.
In the women's race, Kinia Primo was first in 3:31:31. Ariel Ford was second in 4:16:42. Ashley Wall was third in 4:48:22.
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Dust Bowl Series Marathon - Texas - Mar 20 - Dalhart, TX
Results and Writeup as we get them in.

Valley To The Sea Marathon & Half Marathon - Mar 16 - Kihei, HI
Results and Writeup as we get them in.

Running the Shoals Marathon - Mar 16 - Muscle Shoals, AL
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Enviro-Sports Napa Valley Trail Marathon - Mar 16 - Calistoga, CA
Brian Miller, 43 of El Dorado Hills CA, was the winner of the 2019 Napa Valley Trail Marathon in 2:51:43. Karsten Rowe, 33 of San Francisco CA, was second in 3:16:00. Andrew Velazquez, 34 of San Francisco CA, was third in 3:17:14.
In the women's race, Tiffany Eicholz, 34 of Napa CA, was first in 4:19:44. Rosana Regalado, 29 of Wilsonville OR, was second in 4:32:35. Wynne O'brien Persons, 60 of San Rafael CA, was third in 4:37:23.
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Chili Pepper Series - Day 1 - Mar 13 - Las Cruces, NM
Tim Mahler, 58 of IL, was the winner of the 2019 Chili Pepper Series - Day 1 in 5:19:45. Mark Hirsh, 42 of VT, was second in 6:41:32. William Moeller, 63 of TX, was third in 7:18:56.
In the women's race, Beth Davenport, 58 of NM, was first in 5:32:07. Heather Waugh, 31 of OH, was second in 5:59:25. Michelle Brady, 50 of NM, was third in 7:23:15.
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Chili Pepper Series - Day 2 - Mar 14 - Organ, NM
Tim Mahler, 58 of IL, was the winner of the 2019 Chili Pepper Series - Day 2 in 5:15:08. Thomas Cruse, 41 of NM, was second in 6:12:58. Ed Del Favero, 61 of FL, was third in 6:48:06.
In the women's race, Angela Tortorice, 51 of TX, was first in 7:26:08. Ila Brandli, 74 of AZ, was second in 7:47:58.
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Chili Pepper Series - Day 3 - Mar 15 - Organ, NM
Ken Stebler, 61 of NM, was the winner of the 2019 Chili Pepper Series - Day 3 in 2:48:40. Richard Birgander, 52, was second in 4:26:44. Tim Mahler, 58 of IL, was third in 5:02:41.
In the women's race, Hallie Richwine, 40 of NM, was first in 7:06:04. Angela Tortorice, 51 of TX, was second in 7:26:34. Frances Jay, 57 of NM, was third in 7:30:43.
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Chili Pepper Series - Day 4 - Mar 16 - Organ, NM
Tim Mahler, 58 of IL, was the winner of the 2019 Chili Pepper Series - Day 4 in 4:46:10. Ed Del Favero, 61 of FL, was second in 6:23:03. Jim Simpson, 77 of CA, was third in 7:45:05.
In the women's race, Hilary Krueger, 50 of NC, was first in 4:51:13. Angela Tortorice, 51 of TX, was second in 7:30:06. Ila Brandli, 74 of AZ, was third in 7:45:35.
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International Results

Antarctica Marathon - Mar 17 - King George Island, Antarctica
Writeup as we get them in.

Endurancelife Coastal Trail Series - Sussex Marathon - Mar 16 - Birling Gap, United Kingdom
David Boulton was the winner of the 2019 Endurancelife Coastal Trail Series - Sussex Marathon in 3:25:59. Andreas Fieber was second in 3:32:18. Tom Kingham was third in 3:35:11.
In the women's race, Emily L-iredale was first in 4:03:37. Mary Brooking was second in 4:07:10. Katherine Brook was third in 4:11:57.
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Borneo Wildlife Marathon - Mar 17 - Palangkaraya, Indonesia
Writeup as we get them in.

Cairo Marathon - Mar 15 - Cairo, Egypt
Mohamed Rab3 was the winner of the 2019 Cairo Marathon in 2:28:56. Hassan Marzouk was second in 2:32:14. Khaled Farag was third in 2:38:57.
In the women's race, J Mackintosh was first in 3:29:25. Neena Hwaidak was second in 3:37:57. Salma Elnahas was third in 3:40:09.

Logicom Cyprus Pafos Marathon - Mar 17 - Pafos, Cyprus
Adam Holland, of United Kingdom, was the winner of the 2019 Cyprus Pafos Marathon in 2:35:03. Ian Livesey, of United Kingdom, was second in 2:42:29. Szocs Elod, of Romania, was third in 2:53:27.
In the women's race, Abi Gooch, of United Kingdom, was first in 3:23:06. Judith Havers, of Germany, was second in 3:24:52. Kirsty Barkle, of United Kingdom, was third in 3:27:27.

Dong-A Seoul International Marathon - Mar 17 - Seoul, Korea (South)
Thomas Kiplagat Rono, of Kenya, was the winner of the 2019 Dong-A Seoul International Marathon in 2:06:00. Elisha Kipchirchir Rotich, of Kenya, was second in 2:06:12. Mike Kiptum Boit, of Kenya, was third in 2:06:22.
In the women's race, Desi Jisa Mokonin, of Bahrain, was first in 2:23:44. Hirut Tibedu, of Ethiopia, was second in 2:24:05. Celestine Chepchirchir, of Kenya, was third in 2:24:48.

New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon - Mar 17 - Taipei, Taiwan
Mathew Kipsaat, of Kenya, was the winner of the 2019 in 2:11:17. Philip Cheruiyot Kangogo, of Kenya, was second in 2:13:57. Alex Chepkwik Saekwo, of Kenya, was third in 2:15:18.
In the women's race, Naomi Jepkogei Maiyo, of Kenya, was first in 2:34:08. Meseret Gola Sisay, of Ethiopia, was second in 2:34:51. Edhan Mukhwana, of Kenya, was third in 2:35:01.

Jerusalem Marathon - Mar 15 - Jerusalem, Israel
Ronald Kimeli Kurgat, of Kenya, was the winner of the 2019 Jerusalem Marathon in 2:18:47. Shadrack Kipkosgei, of Kenya, was second in 2:19:07. Jonathan Kipchirchir Chesoo, of Kenya, was third in 2:22:07.
In the women's race, Nancy Chepngetich Kimaiyo, of Kenya, was first in 2:44:50. Merci Jelimo Too, of Kenya, was second in 2:54:00. Naomi Je Jepngetich, of Kenya, was third in 2:58:00.

Let's Go Haiti Marathon - Mar 17 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Writeup as we get them in.

Lumbini Peace Marathon - Mar 20 - Lumbini, Nepal
Writeup as we get them in.

Marathon De l'Espace - Mar 17 - Kourou, France
Writeup as we get them in.

Maraton Fin del Mundo - Mar 16 - Ushuaia, Argentina
Writeup as we get them in.

Chiquibul Challenge Marathon - Mar 17 - San Ignacio, Belize
Bobby Willet was the winner of the 2019 Chiquibul Challenge Marathon in 3:05:36. Luis August was second in 3:20:10. James Viney was third in 3:20:25.
In the women's race, Ana Camp was first in 4:43:02. Lucelly Ramos was second in 5:25:02. Consuelo Habet was third in 5:58:22.

Older News

New Half Marathon World Record!!!
Abraham Kiptum of Kenya set a new world record in the Half Marathon as he ran 58:18 at the Valencia Half Marathon. Kiptum knocked five seconds off Zersenay Tadese's previous record set in 2010 at the Lisbon Half Marathon. En route, Kiptum also set a new world best for 20KM as he passed that split in 55:18. The women's world record was set the year before at Valencia as Joyciline Jepkosgei completed the course in 2017 in 1:04:51.

Boston Marathon Changes Qualification Standards - Faster
Over recent years, the Boston Marathon has received more registrants than it could accept and began providing qualification standards that were no longer qualification for entry, but qualification for an application. Each year, the event would determine - based on applications for entry - how much more difficult the actual entry standard would be compared to the application standards. For the 2019 event, the difference between the application and entry standards was 4min52secs... Given the increase in applications and the great difference between application and entry standards, the Boston Marathon has now updated its application standard to be five minutes faster than it has been in recent years.
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photo: NYRR Lelisa Desisa Winning the 2018 New York City Marathon

NYC Marathon - Fast Times! And American Women!!!
The weather was great and the fields were great.

The short recap (and then read the full articles - links below): The second fastest marathon times ever in New York were run in both the men's and women's races in New York. In the women's race, Mary Keitany pushed ahead of all other women to win by more than 3 minutes, finishing in 2:22:48 just 17 seconds behind the course record. Vivian Cheruiyot was second in 2:26:02 while a hard-charging Shalane Flanagan finished third in 2:26:22. Three other American women ran sub-2:30: Molly Huddle in 4th place in a PB 2:26:44, Desiree Linden in 6th place in 2:27:51 and Allie Kieffer in 7th place in a PB 2:28:12.
Among the men, three athletes with sub 2:07 personal bests (albeit on flat courses) all ran sub-2:07 times on the tough New York course; the 2nd, 3rd and 4th fastest marathons ever run in New York. Lelisa Desisa - runner-up once and 3rd twice in New York - finally captured the win in 2:05:59. Shura Kitata, pushing the pace from the begining, falling back and rallied to runner-up in 2:06:01. Defending champion Geoffrey Kamworor took third in 2:06:26.
Now available - our post race coverage [photos coming soon]:
The Men's Race - So Fast!
The Women's Race - Mary and the Americans!
Also of interest: Real-Time Notes/As It Happened
NYRR Press Release
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Chicago Marathon - Pacemakers + Fast Times
With the reinstatement of pacemakers, the Chicago Marathon set off on a fast and orderly fashion and provided the hoped for results. Mo Farah took advantage of the fast course and conditions and improved his marathon time to 2:05:11 as he won the Chicago Marathon and set a new UK and European Marathon record. In the women's race, Brigid Kosgei of Kenya improved her personal best to run the third fastest women's time ever at Chicago and win the race in 2:18:35. Although he finished a disappointing fifth place, Galen Rupp ran a speedy 2:06:21 to continue to confirm that he is most certainly America's best current marathoner.
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Eliud Kipchoge Sets New World Record, Gladys Cherono sets Berlin Marathon Course Record, three women sub 2:19 in the same race!

Watch Eliud Kipchoge set world record!

It was an amazingly fast run for Eliud Kipchoge as he finished the Berlin Marathon in 2:01:39. Kipchoge's time improved the previous world record by 1min 18sec, the biggest improvement in a world record time in more than 50 years. Kipchoge, led by pacers for the first 2/3 of the race was never threatened for the win and finished nearly five minutes ahead of the second finisher. In the same race, Gladys Cherono defended her title and set a new Berlin Marathon record of 2:18:11. Ruti Aga was second woman in 2:18:34 and Tirunesh Dibaba was third in 2:18:55 - marking the first time three women had run sub 2:19 in the same race. Wow!
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London Marathon - No Records, but incredible times!
There was talk that there could be world records broken at the London Marathon.... But, ultimately, Eliud could only scratch out a 2:04:17 (we like that we can write "only" after 2:04:17) and Mary Keitany had to drop back and finished fifth, leaving the win to Vivian Cheruiyot in 2:18:31.
Read the Men's Race Press Release
Read the Women's Race Press Release

Boston Marathon - Great Races, Desi wins, 2 Other Americans on Podium!
The women's race saw the women go out slowly and Mamitu Daska run away to try to win. But it didn't happen, and ultimately Desiree Linden became the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon since 1985. Her winning time of 2:39:54, was the slowest time since 1978 - a testament to the horrendous conditions and the toughness of Linden who outlasted all others. Sarah Sellers of the USA, was a surprise second place finisher in 2:44:04 while Krista Duchene of Canada was third in 2:44:20.
In the men's race, it looked like Geoffrey Kirui was going to repeat his win as he ran away from the field with a 4:51 fastest mile of the race: up the hills and into the wind. But Kirui faltered and barely kept second place (2:18:23) 2-1/2 minutes behind the ultimate winner. Yuki Kawauchi was the surprise winner in 2:15:58. American Shadrack Biwott, Desi Linden's teammate with the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project took third place in 2:18:35.
Post-race write-ups:
The 2018 Boston Marathon Men's Race
The 2018 Boston Marathon Womens's Race
and...
Men's Race recap by BAA
Women's Race recap by BAA
And also of interest, read all of the pre-race coverage and particularly the As-It-Happens Live Updates
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