BOSTON, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 26th year as the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, John Hancock Financial today announced that Kara Goucher and Desiree Davila will headline the elite women's American team at the 115th running of the race on April 18, 2011.

WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth running of the SunTrust National Marathon and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield National Half Marathon and Relay Races will be held in Washington D.C. on March 20, 2010.

CHICAGO, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- 2008 Olympic Marathon gold medalist Sammy Wanjiru (KEN) today announced he will make his first U.S. appearance at the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon in an attempt to better his current personal marathon record (2:05:10).

HENRY RONO AND TWO-TIME SULLIVAN FINALIST PHIL RASCHKER to compete tomorrow LANDOVER, Md., March 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first-ever Olympic Women's Marathon Gold Medalist in 1984, broke the American women's 50-plus 3000 meter record at the 2009 USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships at Prince George's Sports and Learning Center in Landover MD, today.

To promote fitness for a healthy lifestyle, Gold Medal Olympian and spokesperson for the 32nd Annual Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women - Joan Benoit Samuelson - has issued training tips to help runners prepare for a 10K race.