Haile Gebrselassie will run in the first NYC Half-Marathon held in the spring. The New York Road Runners announced Wednesday that the marathon world record-holder will compete on March 21. He set a course record of 59 minutes, 24 seconds in his NYC Half-Marathon debut in 2007. Gebrselassie says ...

Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie, the marathon world record-holder and a two-time Olympic 10,000-meter champion, will race in the New York Half-Marathon in March, race organizers announced Wednesday. The 36-year-old long distance legend last competed in a US event in 2007, when he won the New York Half-Marathon in a race-record 59 minutes, 24 seconds. Gebrselassie will seek a 20 ...

A group of human rights advocates with a booth critical of the Chevron Houston Marathon's title sponsor was expelled from the marathon expo Friday for painting the company "in a negative light." Steven Karpas, the managing director of the Houston Marathon Committee, said runners from Rainforest ...

Valerie Bertinelli plans to run the Boston Marathon to raise money for cancer research. The actress says she recently shed 40 pounds. She says running the famed Boston race will give her a chance to test her endurance. Bertinelli starred in the TV sitcom "One Day ...