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New York City Marathon Organizers Raise Entry Fees by About $60 on Costs

Erik Matuszewski Bloomberg.com 01/03/2012
New York City Marathon Organizers Raise Entry Fees by About $60 on Costs

Participating in the New York City Marathon this year will cost about $60 more than in 2011 because of increased staging costs, including service charges by the New York Police Department.

Male runner collapses at Chicago Marathon, dies

A 35-year-old North Carolina firefighter who was running for charity died Sunday after collapsing during the Chicago Marathon.

Boston winners Mutai, Kilel set for NY Marathon

Reigning Boston Marathon champions Geoffrey Mutai and Caroline Kilel of Kenya will run in this year's New York Marathon but two-time New York winner Martin Kel is out, race officials said on Wednesday.

Grete Waitz of Norway competes Oct. 28, 1984, in the New York City Marathon, an event she won a record nine times.

Grete Waitz, the Norwegian runner who won nine New York City Marathons and the silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, died Tuesday at an Oslo hospital after a six-year battle with cancer. She was 57.

Amputee Sprinter Oscar Pistorius Set to Make New York Debut in June

Oscar Pistorius, the double- amputee South African sprinter who wants to compete in track and field events at the Olympics, will make his New York debut June 11 in the Adidas Grand Prix.

Chilean Miner to Compete in NYC Marathon

JONATHAN EISEMAN NBC New York 11/01/2010
Chilean Miner to Compete in NYC Marathon

A rescued Chilean miner who kept in shape by running the tunnels while he was trapped underground will put the training to good use when he competes Sunday in the 26.2 miled ING New York City Marathon, race officials said Monday.

Runners in a marathon in China were disqualified for using vehicles and imposters.

Despite what their PE teachers might have told them, for many of those who competed in a Chinese marathon earlier this month, it was not the taking part but the winning that counted. Almost a third of the runners who finished in the top 100 have since been disqualified for cheating in the race in the southern port city of Xiamen.

New L.A. Marathon route unveiled

Baxter Holmes Los Angeles Times 11/08/2009
Olympic Hurdler Has Breast Implants Removed to Increase Speed

An Australian track star had her breast implants removed in an attempt to boost her chances of winning a medal at the 2012 Olympics.

Wesley Korir of Kenya runs through the streets of Los Angeles. He won the 2009 L.A. Marathon in a record time of 2:08:24.

When Dodgers owner Frank McCourt bought the Los Angeles Marathon last year, he gave management a new goal: Create a route that shows off the best of Los Angeles. That new "Stadium to Sea" route will be unveiled today, and it will start -- where else? -- at Dodger Stadium.