Mud Sweat and Tears is Matt Ward's take on the sport he loves; getting under the skin of off-road running with lively comment, race reports, interviews and running equipment reviewed.
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sat 28 Mar '09
Gebre Gebremariam secretly picked his way to this title, not showing his hand until 100m from the finish when his devastating finishing kick left Moses Kipsoro in his wake. Kenya’s losing streak is now ten years, dating back to Paul Tergat’s win in 1999. Read more…
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 09 Jan '09
The current economic downturn has not been a barrier for race elite coordinator Zigor Díez to bring together a star-studded cross country field for the “66th Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza” meeting which will be held on Sunday (11 Jan) in Elgoibar, Spain. Read more…
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 21 Nov '08
15th Cross Internacional de Soria, Spain – The second leg of the IAAF Cross Country Permit Series 2008/09 takes place on Sunday (23rd) and should witness an exciting showdown between two fast-improving distance runners in the guise of Spain’s Alemayehu Bezabeh and Kenya’s Leonard Komon. Read more…