Sunday, December 20, 2015

Archive of Athletics News...Oct 2012 - Apr 2015


These are the news stories that appeared on the Athletics News page of the Running in Cork Site between October 2012 & April 2015.

Apr 2015
Updated 16th Apr 2015
2021 World Championships awarded to Eugene, Oregon...IAAF...
Why sales of women's sportswear are gathering pace...BBC News...

Mar 2015
Interview with Rob & Marian Heffernan...Irish Examiner...
David Gillick reflects on the recent Euro Indoor Championships...RTE...

Feb 2015
Crackdown on Marathon drugs cheats...The Nation...
Rush on for Euro indoor spots...Herald...
History of John Charles Lordan from Bandon in Co.Cork who won the Boston Marathon back in 1903...Irish Examiner...
Should Russia be banned from European athletics...Irish Independent...
Ian O'Riordan asks if Rugby players could make the transition to throwing events in athletics?...Irish Times...
Fionnuala Britton to skip world cross country...Irish Independent...

Dec 2014
A look at the career of Ron Hill...Athletics Weekly...
David Gillick on the mental approach to sport...RTE...
Reflecting on a successful year for Ballymore Cobh AC...Cobh Edition...
Look back at the Euro XC champs...Irish Examiner...
Opinion piece on the Euro XC champs...RunBlogRun...
Maasai Olympics takes place in Kenya...BBC News...
Some opinions on the doping scandal...Science of Sport...
Graphic showing where the suspected athletes that doped came from...Telegraph...
Resignations at IAAF as doping scandal rocks athletics...Telegraph...
Irish team for 24 hour championships in Turin announced...Athletics Ireland...
Interview with top US coach Bob Larsen...RunBlogRun...Pt1..Pt2...
Athletics doping scandal includes Olympic champions and record holders...Telegraph...
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell to race in Athlone in Feb 2015...Irish Times...
The problem cleaning up athletics...Guardian...
German TV programme claims 99% of Russian athletes are doping...BBC Sport...
Sonia O'Sullivan on women in sport...The Journal...
Radio interview with club of the year Leevale AC...RedFM...
Schedule for the 2015 Diamond League...Diamond League site...
Interview with top British distance runner Gemma Steel...World Running...
Seb Coe announces candidacy for IAAF presidency...Athletics Weekly...
Article on top Italian coach Renato Canova training Chinese athletes...IAAF...
Oldest US Ultra JFK 50 Mile Memorial is now 52 years old...Runners World...
Fionnuala Britton secures 5th national XC title...Athletics Ireland...
Irish athlete Roisin McGettigan to be Awarded European Medal...Athletics Ireland...
79 year old Irish twins in masters athletics...Irish Examiner...
Haile Gebrselassie: From athletics to the boardroom...BBC News...
Women in Sport : Catherina McKiernan...Her dot ie...
Cobh to honour Sonia O'Sullivan with statue...Irish Examiner...
Race up the Gherkin...London's 2nd highest building...Telegraph...
British woman runs 53 marathons in 53 days...Telegraph...
Can Races Get Prize Money Back After Winners Fail Drug Tests?...Runners World...
Speed trends in male distance running...Plosone...
Dark cloud of doping hangs over Kenyan athletics...Irish Times...
Euro 10000m champion Jo Pavey too old for lottery funding...BBC Sport...
Glasgow bids for 2019 Euro Indoor Championships...BBC Sport...
Katie Kirk mulls over international switch from GB to Ireland...BBC Sport...
Fionnuala Britton hits back at 'begrudgers' over marathon spot in Zurich last August...Irish Independent...
Strength exercises for runners...PTDC...
Working Group set up to analyse European reluctance to bid for Olympics...Olympic Council of Ireland...
Former Irish international hurdler Derval O'Rourke makes switch to rugby player development...Irish Times...
Accuracy tests of GPS devices on the track...SingleTracks...
"Beara Peninsula becoming a focal point for runners"...Southern Star...
Marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe calls for tougher drugs testing...RunBlogRun...
Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki runs New York City Marathon in 3: 26...ESPN...
Benefits of exercising for 15 mins a day...Irish Examiner...
The runners stitch remains a mystery...Wall Street Journal...

Oct 2014
Calls for more PE in Irish schools...The Journal...
What will it take to run a sub 2 hr marathon...New York Mag...
Benefits of having a coach...The Score...
Runner breaks leg and finishes race...Runners World...
Running may lower depression risk by 19%...Runners World...
Microsoft release $200 fitness band...BBC News...
Casual look back at the Dublin Marathon...Irish Times...
Article by Ian O'Riordan on the enduring appeal of the marathon...Irish Times...
Success for North Cork AC at Juvenile Cross Country...North Cork AC...
Health benefits of ParkRuns...Reuters...
Smog hits Beijing marathon...BBC News...BBC interview...
Landing on the forefoot or your heel? the debate continues...Guardian...
Gatlin doesn't make last 3 for IAAF awards :o) ...Guardian...
Drugs cheat Justin Gatlin defends award nomination...Guardian...
Winner of marathon in Argentina nearly thrown off course...Guardian...
Euro 10000m champion Jo Pavey on the role of volunteers in sport...Guardian...
Winter Coaching Series returns to CIT in Cork...Athletics Ireland...
Sensitivity to gluten could be affecting your performance...Athletics Weekly...
National doping agencies new more funding...Guardian...
New study shows high-load strength training helps short term treatment of plantar fasciitis...Running Physio... 
Mo Farah makes $3.5 million in 2013...Runners World...
Leevale AC win Cork City Sports Award...Leevale AC...
Strength & Conditioning workshop in CIT on Wed 22nd Oct...Athletics Ireland...
Round the world runner Tony Mangan visits Charleville...North Cork AC...
Nominations for Irish National Athletics Awards...Athletics Ireland...
Athletic clubs and county stats at the end of Sept...Athletics Ireland...
Athletics Ireland High Performance Director Kevin Ankrom under the spotlight...Jumping The Gun...
Parkrun is 10 years old...Athletics Weekly...BBC News...
A look at Gait Analysis with the Wall Street Journal...
Podcast about Ben Johnson and how he got caught doping at the 1988 Olympics...BBC Sporting Witness...
Podcast about the Ironman Triathlon and how it all began...BBC Sporting Witness...
Why is the Berlin Marathon course so good for breaking records...BBC website...
Excerpt of the interview with Rob Heffernan by Hot Press Magazine

Sept 2014

30th Sept 2014
The top 25 most influential in Ultra running...Ultra168...
Why so many theme races fail...Runners World...
The benefits of warm weather training...Q&A with former Irish international race walker Colm Griffin...The Score...
Photos from the West Cork Cross Country Championships near Macroom...Sat 27th Sept...Bandon AC...Courceys AC...
29th Sept 2014
Article on the Villanova website about Sonia O'Sullivan...Villanova...
Evening Echo article on Bandon AC's trip to Portugal...Bandon AC...

March 2013
30th Mar 2013
Carl Lewis endorses Tokyo Olympic bid...Guardian...
Time for Paula Radcliffe to call it a day?...Irish Times...

February 2013
27th Feb 2013
Discrimination in restaurant took Carl Lewis into politics...PolitickerNJ...
Famous Iten training camp in Kenya to get it's own 400m track...Daily Nation...
Runner with mask causes panic at school...Lansdale Patch...
Radcliffe says Mo Farah is not guaranteed to be a success at the Marathon distance...Telegraph...
Cynicism about athletics hard to shake off...Guardian...
Usain Bolt beaten in 400m race...Guardian...

January 2013
23rd Jan 2013
UK Marathon runner Mara Yamauchi announces retirement...Guardian...
Running the length of the Thames...Guardian...
7th Jan 2013
Wise eating...New York Times...
Is Lance Armstrong about to confess?...New York Times...
Germany to bid for the 2024 Olympics?...InsideTheGames...
WADA release app for list of banned substances...Track Focus...
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell says his best is yet to come...Sports Gazette...
Man that hurled bottle at Olympic 100m is in court...Guardian...BBC News...SuperSport...
Turkey says it has the financial muscle to host 2012 Olympics...InsideTheGames

December 2012
20th Dec 2012
How much does Usain Bolt earn in one year?...An estimated €17 million!
Kenyan javelin sensation Julius Yego to feature on CNN...Capital FM...
Coffee as a stimulant...Bicycling.Com...
Fionnuala Britton to move up to the Marathon in future...Irish Independent...
John Kelly...a pioneer in Irish racewalking...Athletics Ireland...
Seb Coe says the Olympics must go to Africa...Inside the Games...
Jessica Ennis and the pressure of fame...Telegraph...
11th Dec 2012...
Kenenisa Bekele building international training camp in Ethiopia...IAAF...
4 Athletes stripped of the 2004 Olympic medals...BBC Sport...
Interview with Britain's Jo Pavey...This is Exeter...
Police look for naked jogger is US city of Springfield...MassLive...
Jessica Ennis wants to start her own fashion label...Telegraph...
Organisers of cancelled New York Marathon may get €10-15 million insurance claim...Insurance Journal...
Mayor of Rome promises to bid for 2024 Olympics...Inside the Games...
Irish X-Country team takes Euro Gold...Irish Independent...
Paula Radcliffe desperate to compete again...BBC Sport...
5th Dec 2012...
The great Emil Zatopek...Runners Tribe...
Interview with journalist Paul Kimmage...Bicycling.Com...
Lolo Jones after her first Bobsleigh crash...USA Today...
26 Olympic Committee's to get over €345 million from the London Games...Inside the Games...
3rd Dec 2012...
Looking ahead to proposed cuts to sports funding in Irish budget...Irish Independent...
Irish Triathlete Aileen Reid looks forward to Rio in 2016...Irish Independent...
101 Year Old to tackle Singapore Half-Marathon...Channel News Asia...
Interview with double Gold medalist Mo Farah...Telegraph...
Cancellation of New York Marathon sees flood of entries to other local races...Wall Street Journal... 
Enties close for South African Comrades Ultra-Marathon after it hits 18,000...SuperSport...
IOC to decide on Lance Armstrong's 2000 Olympic Bronze medal...USA Today...

November 2012...
30th Nov 2012...
Irish Ultra-Runner runs 142 miles in one day...Galway City Tribune...
Record number of athletes confirmed for Euro X-Country Champs...European Athletics...
Bolt to limit number of races against Blake...NBC Sports...
Two Chinese runners die in Marathon...China Daily...
Citizen runner Yuki Kawauchi aims to run two fast Marathons in just 2 weeks...Japan Running News...
Police chief catches burglar while out for morning run...Daily Citizen...
Exercise may ward off dementia...Runners World...
Study casts doubt on Kinesio tape...Runners World...
Lance Armstrong dubbed 'Anti-Sportman of the Year'...Cycling News...
Joe Sweeney and Fionnuala Britton lead Irish hopes in Euro X-Country...Irish Examiner...
27th Nov 2012
Fionnuala Bitton leads Irish to in Euro X-Country champs in Dec...European Athletics...
Jessica Ennis says she can win medals in hurdles...Yahoo Sport...
Greek police recover artifacts stolen from Olympic museum...Inside the Games...
Paula Radcliffe admits her career may be over...Telegraph...
25th Nov 2012
Injured David McCarthy hopes to make European X-Country Champs in Dec...Irish Independent...
Capacity at Moscow stadium reduced from 80,000 to 50,000 for World Champs in 2013...IAAF...
Maurice Greene says Bolt can lower his 100m record...IOL Sport...
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price targets 100/200m double at World Champs next year...Track Alerts...
Istanbul promise to adopt the best of the London Games in their 2020 bid...Inside the Games...
Coach says Jessica Ennis can compete beyond 2016 Games...The Star...
Bolt wants to compete in 2014 Commonwealth Games...Sporting Life...
23rd Nov 2012
Mo Farah to take part in BBC Superstars Christmas special...Guardian...
Man who threw bottle at 100m Olympic final faces court next year...BBC News...
London Olympic stadium may not re-open until 2016...Inside the Games...
Yohan Blake getting ready for the World Champs next year...Jamaica Gleaner...
Jessica Ennis to concentrate on hurdles after 2013 World Champs...Yahoo Sport...
Rio Mayor worried about 2016 Olympics...Sports Mole...
21st Nov 2012
Former elite triathlete Mark Fretta gets 4 year ban for EPO doping...ABS CBN News...
Grass V Astroturf...Inside the Games...
Will Rome bid for the 2024 Games...Sports Features...
Queen volunteered for Olympic appearance...Vogue...
Qatar may bid for 2024 Olympics...Inside the Games...
Post Games interview with Jessica Ennis...Yorkshire Post...
Cyclists to get confidential doping hotline...Bicycling.Com...
Paris undecided on bid for 2024 Olympics...Inside the Games...
Britain's Jo Pavey posts DNF in Yokohama Marathon...Mid Devon Gazette...
Fit again Croatian high-jumper Blanka Vlasic eyes Euro indoors next  March...European Athletics...
2,500 Charity places for the 2013 Berlin Marathon sell out immediatedly...Berlin Marathon...
Construction of Olympic venues injected £7.3 billion into UK economy...Inside The Games...
Beijing Marathon bans Japanese runners...Japan Running News...
Japanese citizen runner Yuki Kawauchi gets nod of approval...Japan Running News...
Energy drinks come under scrutiny...Guardian...
Bolt concentrating on Athletic for the next few years...BBC News...
2012 Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins hit by car...USA Today...
Interview with David Bedford, founder of the World Marathon Majors...American Track & Field...
Seb Coe appointed chairman of British Olympic Committee...Telegraph...
4th Nov 2012
Opinion piece on why cancelling the NY Marathon was the correct decision...New York Times...
Resignation raises concerns about Athletics Ireland...Irish Times...
Belfast City honours former Olympian Mary Peters...Belfast Telegraph...
British Sports tours comany want NY Marathon refunds...Athletics Weekly...
Criticism of NY Marathon cancellation...New York Times...
Cost of cancelling the NY Marathon...New York Times...
2nd Nov...
Madrid still optimistic about 2020 bid...Sports Features...
New York Marathon goes ahead despite concerns...New York Times...
Mayor Bloomberg criticised for letting NYC Marathon go ahead...USA Today...

October 2012...
31st Oct...
2012 European Championships attracted 115 million viewers...European Athletics...
Dozens of entrants expected to cheat at next Sundays NYC Marathon...New York Post...
Bolt and Blake back in training...Jamaica Gleaner...
American Football franchise to take over Olympic stadium in London...Telegraph...
NY Marathon organisers use spin in lead car to woo elite runners...Wall St Journal...
France's Christophe Lemaitre runs 10.15 in freezing conditions...European Athletics...
World Marathon record holder Patrick Makau releases statement to dispel EPO doping rumours...Toni Reavis...
Track hurdler Lolo Jones named on US Bobsleigh team...USA Today...
Puma sales fall despite Bolt publicity...Independent...
Mo Farah to go for 10k/Marathon double in Rio?...Telegraph...
24th Oct...
Bid to attract Bolt to Australia...Courier Mail...
How to 'Joggle' a Marathon...New York Times...
Olympics could return to London in 20 years time...Inside the Games...
Berlin or Hamburg might bid for 2024 Games...Yahoo Sport...
Starting Gun crisis hits New Zealand athletics...3 News...
Kenya to ban foreign coaches...All Africa...
David Rudisha hopes to build track in home town...Daily Nation...
Runner hopes to run NY Marathon after losing 21 stone...Dallas News...
Irish sprinter Jason Smyth to stay in Florida...BBC Sport...
Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah named European athletes of the year...Inside the Games...
Cost of London Games £377 million under budget...Irish Times...
Bolt to try football after Rio in 2016...Super Sport...
Injury concerns steer Bolt away from the long jump...New Zealand Herald...
Br.Colm O'Connells conferring from a Kenyan point of view...Standard Media...
Jamaican stars honoured for their performances...Jamaica Gleaner...
Lance Armstrong's fall from grace...New York Times...
15th Oct...
Bolt says 9.4s is a possibility...Sports Keeda...
Australian Olympians must be taught to behave...Nine MSN...
Paula Radcliffe to lose UK athletics funding...Athletics Weekly...
Bradley Wiggins shocked by evidence against Armstrong...Irish Examiner...
Christophe Lemaitre looks forward to European Indoor Championships...European Athletics...
Bolt to star in action movie???...Bleacher Report...
David Rudisha says he can run 800m in 1:40.5 ...Sport Star...
10th Oct...
Kenya to host Olympics in 2024?...BBC News...
8th Oct...
Experts debate dehydration finding in 2011 Chicago Marathon death...Chicago Sun Times...
Jamaican tourism benefits from the 'Bolt' effect...Travel Mole...
David Rudisha vows to retain his 800m title in Rio in 2016...The Times of India...
The honourable clan of the long distance runner...New York Times...
5th Oct...
Why so few women run in India...Wall Street Journal...
Will Tokyo be the only candidate for the 2020 Olympics?...Sports Features...
Olympic Marathon champion gets bodyguard...All Africa...
Bolt too expensive for Russian athletics promo...Rianovosti...
20 Marathon supporters signs...Active...
Kenyan tax man chases athletes prize money...Daily Nation...
2nd Oct...
Geoffrey Mutai wins Berlin Marathon in 2:04:15...Yahoo Sport...
Thoms from Germany wins 245 km Spartathlon Ultra-Marathon in 26h 28m...SuperSport...

Archive...
Links to older stories below...
April to September 2012