Monte Carlo - Statisticians A. Lennart Julin (SWE) and Mirko Jalava (FIN) cotinue their eight-part ‘End of Season’ 2011 review with the THROWS.

Is the “Marathon” in the sense of a running event 42,195 metres in length or merely 38 kilometres? The answer is: it depends on the sport you’re doing. In running there is exact measurement of courses throughout the world. Triathlon, on the other hand, allows deviations from the rules of up to ten per cent. That represents a shortening of the marathon distance of up to 4.2 kilometres!

Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus started her season with a monster 21.70m national indoor record in February. She went on to win her 12 first finals of the season only losing in the very last competition of 2010 at the Continental Cup in Split, where Valerie Vili (NZL) finally managed to win against the Belarussian

European heptathlon gold medallist Jessica Ennis is among the favourites to be named the 2010 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. The prestigious awards show takes place in Birmingham, England, on 19 December.

BOSTON - (November 2, 2010) - Elite marathoner and 2008 Olympian Ryan Hall, who last April ran the fastest time (2:08:41) on the Boston Marathon course ever by an American, kicked off the first training meeting for John Hancock's Boston Marathon employee runners.

QUANTICO, Va. - (October 12, 2010) - The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) has announced the release of an innovative new iPhone application that redefines the marathon experience and deepens the race-day connection between runners and spectators. Now available on iTunes, RaceMate, created by DC-based developer Mobomo, integrates GPS technology into the MCM course map providing exact locations to coordinate on-course runner / supporter link up or, for faraway spectators, to monitor a marathoner's progress on race day, Sunday, October 31, 2010.

QUANTICO, Va. - (June 9, 2010) - The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) has announced that sponsor FLIR Systems will be returning for the third year to support the race by providing the same electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) systems that are fielded by the U.S. Marines and currently in use in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The present method of measuring road race courses, developed in the 1960s by Britain’s John Jewell and American ultra-runner Ted Corbett, has come under fire from runners bearing their own GPS measuring devices. They usually claim the course is too long. They are probably right, but the excess length is far less than they claim, and their own measurements are nearly always much longer than the race distance.

With permission of the Road Runners Club of Amercia (RRCA) we publish safety tips how to run in winter: You have probably noticed that the sun is setting much earlier these days and in some areas our running routes may be snowy or icy. Winter is the season for runners to be extra vigilant to ensure their personal safety. Based on the results of our October web poll, over 40% of our web visitors brave the cold and run outside when the weather is at or below freezing. So during these winter months, please keep these important safety tips in mind. 1 - DON'T WEAR HEADSETS. Use your ears to be aware of your surroundings. Your ears may help you avoid dangers your eyes may miss during evening or early morning runs.