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Marathon/Running News: 2/8/24 - 2/15/24

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2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon
 News From: Thursday, February 8, 2024
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Kenyan-born American long-distance runner breaks silence after missing out on Olympic ticket (Pulse Sports)
Kenyan-born American marathoner Paul Chelimo talked about his disappointing experience at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Saturday, February 3.
 
2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon
 News From: Thursday, February 8, 2024
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Fiona O'Keeffe Achieves Yet Another Remarkable Feat After Dominating the US Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifier (Essentially Sports)
Despite heavy bleeding during the race from her cooling gel packs, Fiona O'Keeffe managed to break the women's course record in the 2024 U.S Olympic Team Trials.
 
Austin Marathon
 News From: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Meet the aerial drone photographer capturing the Austin Marathon (kxan.com)
Local videographer and content creator David Aguilar will document the 2024 Austin Marathon on Sunday, February 18, using drone photography to document the event and the growth of the city.
 
 News From: Monday, February 12, 2024
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   A look back at the Austin Marathon's fastest winners (kxan.com)
Here is the complete list of past winners of Austin Marathon set on Sunday, February 18.
 
Bangsaen42 Chonburi Marathon
 News From: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
  Training/ Health
   2017 Tokyo Marathon champion receives 8-year doping ban (Canadian Running)
Sarah Chepchirchir of Kenya received an automatic 8-year doping ban for her second offense, following her silver medal win at the Bangsaen 42 Chonburi Marathon in Thailand.
 
Chicago Marathon
 News From: Monday, February 12, 2024
  Human Interest Story
   Athletics world mourns death of marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum (Canadian Running)
Kevin Kiptum's passing is mourned by the entire athletics world - from the World Athletics to Mo Farah, Eliud Kipchoge and more.
 
  Training/ Health
   "He broke barriers": Tributes flow for "one of the world's finest" athletes after shock death at 24yo (Fox Sports)
Tributes have poured in for Kevin Kiptum, after he, along with his coach, died in a road accident.
 
  Human Interest Story
   Kelvin Kiptum: The life of the extraordinary marathon world record holder that ended too soon (Olympics News)
A comprehensive look into the brief life of Kelvin Kiptum.
 
  Training/ Health
   Mourners gather at the site of car crash that killed marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, as new images show extent of the damage to athlete's Toyota (Mail Online)
A gallery of photos taken at the site of Kiptum's accident in Kenya, as mourners gather.
 
   Kelvin Kiptum: The world mourns the passing of a true hero in the realm of marathon running (Pulse Sports)
The world is in shock over the sudden death of the marathon world record holder, Kelvin Kiptum at 24.
 
 News From: Sunday, February 11, 2024
  Training/ Health
   Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, dead at 24 (Canadian Running)
The marathon world record holder, Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum, 24, died in a car accident when he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree.
 
Cork City Marathon
 News From: Wednesday, February 14, 2024
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Runners edge closer to Cork City Marathon (Cork's 96FM)
The 2024 Cork City Marathon will be held on June 2.
 
El Paso Marathon
 News From: Thursday, February 15, 2024
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   El Paso Marathon set to take off this Sunday! (ABC 7 KVIA.com)
The 2024 El Paso Marathon will be held this Sunday, February 18.
 
Hillcrest Marathon
 News From: Friday, February 9, 2024
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Lace up for Hillcrest marathon (Highway Mail)
The 2024 Hillcrest Marathon will be held this Sunday, February 11.
 
Jerusalem Marathon
 News From: Monday, February 12, 2024
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Marathon runner and reserve fighter injured in Gaza presents official shoe of Jerusalem Marathon (Israel Hayom)
The 2024 Jerusalem Marathon on March 8 presented the official shoe of the event.
 
Lagos City Marathon
 News From: Friday, February 9, 2024
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Access Holdings to Impact 20,000 with HIV Drive through Access Bank Lagos City Marathon (Brandcrunch)
Sponsors of the 2024 Lagos City Marathon has partnered with health organizations to raise awareness of AIDS, offering free HIV screening and counselling during the event.
 
 News From: Thursday, February 8, 2024
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Gold Label Access Bank Lagos City Marathon for upgrade soon - Official (The Eagle Online)
The Lagos City Marathon is nearer its goal of getting the platinum label, with the number of elite athletes in its 2024 event on February 10.
 
Odds And Ends
 News From: Thursday, February 15, 2024
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Harshad Mhatre and Arati Patil win the Federal Bank Kochi Marathon 2024 (myKhel)
Harshad Mhatre won the 2024 Kochi Marathon in 2:35:50 while Arati Patil won the women's race in 3:37:03.
 
  Training/ Health
   'He was a visionary': Tragic truth about coach who died alongside marathon superstar Kelvin Kiptum (Wide World of Sports)
Coach Gervais Hakizimana, an elite distance runner himself, was the force behind the success of Kelvin Kiptum.
 
 News From: Wednesday, February 14, 2024
  Human Interest Story
   Police arrest 'strange' men who visited Kiptum's home days before deadly crash (Pulse Sports)
Three men, identified by Kiptum's father as having visited his house looking for his son, are now under investigation.
 
   Assessment report shows that Kelvin Kiptum's car had no mechanical issues (Pulse Sports)
Inspection by the authorities of Kiptum's car showed no mechanical issues.
 
   Marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum to be buried next week, family announces (Citizen Digital)
Kelvin Kiptum will be buried on Saturday, February 24.
 
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Can tracking HRV make you a better runner? (Canadian Running)
Here's how to use your heart rate variability (HRV) to enhance your overall running performance.
 
 News From: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
  Human Interest Story
   'Exhausted' Kelvin Kiptum cancelled plans with family because of headache on day he died, says wife (Stuff)
The widow of Kelvin Kiptum revealed that Kiptum complained of being exhausted and having a headache just before his crash.
 
   Kelvin Kiptum's widow breaks silence after tragic loss of her husband (Pulse Sports)
Kelvin Kiptum's wife, Asenath Cheruto, talked about her last moments with her late husband.
 
  Training/ Health
   Should you run the half-marathon distance in training? (Canadian Running)
Runners normally do not run the full distance during training to avoid injury and compromise recovery but instead build endurance by longer runs each week.
 
  Human Interest Story
   Kelvin Kiptum's unusual request that left colleagues wondering if he has a promotion about his death (Pulse Sports)
During training on that tragic weekend, Kevin Kiptum made an unusual request to take photos with his training-mates.
 
   Gervais Hakizimana: Who is Kelvin Kiptum's coach that died alongside the world marathon record holder? (Pulse Sports)
Gervais Hakizimana met Kelvin Kiptum while the athlete from Rwanda was training near Kiptum's home and the youngster was herding his father's cattle.
 
 News From: Monday, February 12, 2024
  Human Interest Story
   Kelvin Kiptum's father calls for probe after four 'unidentified people' visited house (Stuff)
Kiptum's father Samson Cheruiyot is appealing to the Kenya Government to conduct an investigation on his only son's death.
 
 News From: Friday, February 9, 2024
  Training/ Health
   Is running a rich person's sport? (Canadian Running)
A recent study found that there is a correlation between higher household income and participation in running.
 

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