2013 NYCRuns Central Park Marathon & Half Marathon: Race Results

The ever-expanding NYCRuns introduced another race into the City's running history last weekend with the Central Park Marathon and Half Marathon, and you can find the results below.

The group created the immensely popular Brooklyn Marathon and has added a number of other races of varying sizes and distances in the NYC metro area. With the Central Park Marathon, it helped fill the void left by the cancellation of November's New York City Marathon with a 26.2 race held entirely in Central Park's borders (the same way the NYC Marathon began). And this event added a half marathon to boot. (I wanted to run the latter, but unfortunately urgent family business had me out of town.)

Here's a write-up on the races from the NYCRuns website.

Results for Sunday's inaugural Central Park Marathon and Half Marathon:
Central Park Marathon
Central Park Half Marathon

Congrats to all participants! I hope to be one of them next year.

2013 Tokyo Marathon: Course Information & More

The 2013 Tokyo Marathon, one event in the World Marathon Majors series, takes place Sunday, Feb. 24th, and you'll find a course map and other helpful details below. Click on the links here for:

• outline of the race
• course maps, including high-speed video course movie and Google Earth course map
• traffic regulations for the 2013 Tokyo Marathon

Good luck to all runners in the Tokyo Marathon!

2013 St. Jude Country Music Marathon & Half Marathon: Registration, Race Details, & More

Nashville will be the temporary home to thousands of runners the last weekend of April when the annual St. Jude Country Music Marathon & Half Marathon takes place. Here's a recap of some the the key details that you'll want to know about the races, which take place on Saturday, April 27th:

• online registration
• printable course map (PDF), elevation chart, and road closures
  event details 
• health and fitness expo
• transportation and parking information

Also, see the schedule of race events below. Good luck to all participants in The St. Jude Country Music Marathon & Half Marathon!

Schedule of events:  
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Marathon Wheelchairs* - Time: 7 a.m.
1/2 Marathon Wheelchairs* - Time: 7 a.m.
Marathon Start - Time: 7 a.m.
1/2 Marathon Wave Start - Time: 7 a.m.
Mini Marathon - Time: 6:45 a.m.
*The Marathon and 1/2 Marathon Wheelchair start times are for racing wheelchairs ONLY.

Sunday, April 28, 2013
 ING KiDS ROCK Nashville - Time: 2 p.m.

2013 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon: [LIVE RESULTS] Runner Tracking, Course Information, Directions, & More

Find details on the New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon below.

[Update: Get live results for the New Orleans Madri Gras Marathon here. ]
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There'll be some big racing crowds in the Big Easy this weekend: the New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon & Half Marathon (and two-person relay) take place on Sunday, Feb. 24th. See the links below for some essential information if you're going to New Orleans for the races.

• runner tracking via cell phone text message (note: this runner tracking closes one hour before the earliest race)
• directions to the races 
• the Mardi Gras Marathon at a glance
• course information
• FAQs and contact information 
• details on how to switch corrals or races

All races take place on the 24th. Here's the schedule of races:
Marathon - 7:00 a.m.
Half Marathon - 7:00 a.m.
Two-Person Relay - 7:00 a.m.

Two-time London Olympian Mo Farah is set to run Sunday, and the women's elite division features Kara Goucher and Shalane Flanagan. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band will headline the musical entertainment.

Good luck to all participants in the New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon and other events. And have fun!

2013 Gasparilla Distance Classic - [RESULTS] FAQs, Course Maps, Registration, & More

See details below on how to get your pirate on at the 2013 Gasparilla weekend.

[Update: Get 2013 Gasparilla Distance Run results here.]

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Runners, Florida, and pirates: yep, it's time once again for the Gasparilla Distance Run weekend in Tampa Bay, Florida. You'll find information about the races and the weekend below.

The events include a half marathon, 15K, 8K, and 5K, as well as walking and wheelchair events and team challenges, and the races take place Sunday, Feb. 24th.

• Gasparilla weekend FAQs
• course maps
• race registration info (online registration is closed, but you can register at the health and fitness expo)

If you ran any of the Gasparilla events in 2012 or previous years, you can check your results here to get psyched for this year's weekend. (The 2013 results might well be posted here, too.)


Good luck and have fun at this year's Gasparilla Distance Run weekend!

2013 El Paso Marathon - Course Maps, Registration Info, & More

Find links to essential details on the 2013 El Paso Marathon below.

Get ready for the 2013 El Paso Marathon with the must-know information below, including FAQs and course maps. The El Paso Marathon and other races (half marathon and 5K) take place on Sunday, February 24th. Here are some essential details:

• El Paso Marathon frequently asked questions (FAQs)
• registration for all races
• marathon map and marathon elevation (PDFs)
• half marathon map and elevation (PDFs)

After the race, check the El Paso Marathon results page to see if your time is reported yet.

For all other information, see the El Paso Marathon homepage.

2013 Austin Marathon - [RESULTS], Course Map, Runner Tracking, & More

[Update, Feb. 16th, 2014: See 2014 Austin Marathon results here.]
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[Update 2, Feb. 17th, 5 p.m. Central Time: You'll find 2013 Austin Marathon results here, as well as results for the half and the 5K. Congrats to all finishers! Oh, and if you're the type who likes to plan ahead, the 2014 Austin Marathon will be on February 16th.]

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[Update, Feb. 17th a.m.: Here is the Austin Marathon results page. Depending on the time you check, results may or may not yet be available.]

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The 2013 Livestrong Austin Marathon and Half Marathon take place February 17th, and below is some essential information on the races. As of this writing, all three races (marathon, half marathon, and 5K) are still open, but that the marathon and half marathon are over 90% full.

Here are some must-know details:

• Austin Marathon runner's guide
• race registration for the marathon, half, and 5K
• road closures (PDF file)
• Austin Marathon race course (PDF file)
• race weekend schedule of events
• Austin Marathon frequently asked questions (FAQs)

runner tracking with the iPhone app, which features real-time runner tracking, interactive course maps, searchable race results, and more. There's a mobile web option, too.

The races are filling up fast, so if you're interested in doing either the Austin Marathon or the half, visit the website now.