6 October 2008 - Monte-Carlo - Kenyan teams have been the dominant force in global road running championships over recent years, and with two quality squads lined up for the IAAF / CAIXA World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday 12 October, can anyone prevent another brace of team titles being landed by the east African nation?

6 October 2008 – Kingston, Jamaica – The Caribbean island of Jamaica has kicked off nearly a week-long series of events to officially recognise the achievements of their athletes in the Beijing Olympic Games.

Usain Bolt's 100 and 200m world records set at the Beijing Olympics in August are officially ratified by the International Association of Atheltics Federations.

6 October 2008 - San Jose, California, USA - Competing in ideal running conditions, Gilbert Okari of Kenya broke away from the lead pack at mile nine and cruised to victory at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in San Jose yesterday (5).

6 October 2008 - Kampala, Uganda - Despite Uganda’s best half marathon runner Wilson Busienei Kipkemei not making the trip, the small east African country has picked what it hopes will a strong squad of three athletes for the IAAF/Caixa World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 12 October 2008.

5 October 2008 - Kenya’s Sammy Kurgat won the Cologne Marathon with a course record of 2:10:03, beating his fellow countryman and defending champion Daniel Too into second.

5 October 2008 - Kosice, Slovakia - 30-year-old Ethiopian Dejene Yirdawe dominated the 85th International Peace Marathon in Kosice, East Slovakia. The oldest Marathon in Europe was staged this morning in cold conditions (8-10 degrees) and in strong winds (partly up to 8 metres/second), but there was no rain as on Saturday.

5 October 2008 - Newcastle, UK - A sub-60min clocking for Tsegay Kebede and an epic struggle in the women’s race between winner Gete Wami, unknown Kenyan Magdalane Mukunzi and British hope Jo Pavey were the highlights of the 28th running of the Great North Run.

Jo Pavey has to settle for third place in one of the closest finishes of the BUPA Great North Run. Pavey fought a magnificent battle over the final mile with Gete Wami and Magdalene Mukunzi before succumbing to their finishing pace. Wami won by a second in 1:08:51, ahead of Mukunzi.

5 October 2008 - Brussels, Belgium - The 2008 ING Brussels Marathon was won today by Rik Ceulemans in 2:19.31. The 36-year old Belgian surprisingly beat pre-race favourite Willy Cheruiyot from Kenya in a race that was heavily affected by the cold and the rain.

Lisa Dobriskey and Mo Farah close their seasons will victories in the BUPA Great North Miles meeting on Tyneside.

4 October 2008 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - The final race of the seven event 2008 WMRA Mountain Running Grand Prix series was held on 4 October in Slovenia. The race chosen to host the Grand Prix final was the 29th edition of the Smarna Gora, Ljubljana.

4 October 2008 – Eindhoven, The Netherlands – Philip Kipyegon Singoei goes for a third consecutive victory in the marathon of Eindhoven, which will be held for 25th time on Sunday 12 October.