It had been 27 years since an American had won the New York City Marathon, an entire generation during which U.S. distance runners had gone from incline to decline to embarrassing to emerging. Full Article at New York Post

NEW YORK An encouraging year for U.S. middle distance and distance runners continued Sunday with six American men in the top-10 at the New York City Marathon, led by Meb Keflezighi's victory. Full Article at USA Today

MANCHESTER – Talk about a shot of inspiration. Runners picking up their bib numbers might've bumped into Bill Rodgers or Dane Rauschenberg at the Manchester City Marathon/Half Marathon Sports and Health Expo yesterday. Full Article at The Union Leader

IT’S been 27 years since an American man or woman has won the New York City marathon, and the streak is unlikely to be broken this Sunday. Full Article at International Herald Tribune

Why are only three cities bidding for the 2018 Winter Games? Probably because other would-be contenders like Harbin, China, figure that Pyeongchang is an obvious selection after near-misses in 2010 and 2014. Full Article at Boston Globe

Martin Lel Is Out of the ING New York City Marathon Well, this surely DOES change things considerably. Full Article at Runner's World