Russian Athletics News. Svetlana Semova finished third at the 31 Istanbul Marathon clocking 2:37.04 behind Ethiopia's Bizunesh Urgesa (2:32:45) and Ashu Kasim (2:34:54)
Russian Athletics News. Reigning European 10000m champion Inga Abitova steered the Russian team to a third place finish at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham, Great Britain, on Sunday
Russian Athletics News. Andrey Bryzgalov and Irina Mashkantseva won the men's and the women's divisions of the Zagreb Marathon with near 6000 competitors, clocking 2:18.40 and 2:38.58 respectively
Russian Athletics News. European 5000m record holder, Russian 10000m Champion Liliya Shobukhova won the women's race of the Chicago Marathon clocking 2:25:56