Two World records**, a winner’s payment of US$30,000 and a World record bonus of US$50,000 can be described as a near perfect day for Holland’s Lornah Kiplagat at the IAAF World Road Running Championships which were contested today in this north eastern Italian city.... Read more
Lornah Kiplagat having insisted in midweek that 20 kilometres and the Half Marathon were her best racing distances proved her self-belief with a stunning performance at the 2nd IAAF World Road Running Championships in Udine.... Read more
sided hill on which Udine castle imposingly stands provided a colourful backdrop to the finishing straight of the IAAF World Road Running Championships in Udine’s Piazza 1st Maggio. Hundreds of flag waving Eritrean fans, who had travelled the 650km from the large national ex-pat community which is situated in Rome, packed its grassy banks, exuberantly celebrating each time the leading pack of men’s runners past into their view.... Read more
Kicking from a tight four man pack in the 57th minute, Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea successfully defended his title at the 2nd IAAF World Road Running Championships in Udine, Italy, today.... Read more
The IAAF / LOC Press Conference on the eve of the 2nd IAAF World Road Running Championships was held today at Udine's Castello, or castle.... Read more