BOSTON, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Financial#39;s Twitter site @jhboston26 will continue to provide tweets about the 2012 Boston Marathon and related activities to followers and marathon enthusiasts, ...

Boston and New York marathon champion Geoffrey Mutai began the new track season in style on Saturday when he beat a strong field to retain the Kenya Police Inter-Divisional Cross-Country title.

At least 1,000 runners and family members will be trained in CPR the weekend before this year#39;s Boston Marathon, after local researchers found that immediate use of the procedure could have saved many of the runners who have died from cardiac arrest during a marathon or half-marathon.

Boston Marathon champ heads Aramco Half Marathon field Houston chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 07:40 p.m., Thursday, January 5, 2012 With the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials being staged here on Saturday, Jan. 14, it was decided to put the next day's spotlight on the half marathon ...

Reigning Boston Marathon champions Geoffrey Mutai and Caroline Kilel will return to defend their titles. Race organizers say the two Kenyans have committed to the 116th edition of the event on April 16. Mutai ran the fastest marathon in history last year, 2 hours, 3 minutes, 2 seconds. That was 57 seconds faster than Haile Gebrselassie's world record.