Great Run News From On Runninghttp://www.greatrun.org/News/OnRunning.aspxThe latest news provided by On RunningCopyright 2008 On Running. All rights reserved.WILLIS MAKING EMOTIONAL RETURN HOME TO COMPETE ON KIWI SOIL IN CHRISTCHURCH Olympic 1500m silver medallist Nick Willis will make an emotional return to New Zealand when competing over two miles in Christchurch on Saturday.http://www.greatrun.org/News/NormalNews.aspx?nid=78302/3/2012 12:20:00 AMBLEASDALE TO TACKLE POLE VAULT QUEEN ISINBAYEVA IN POLAND NEXT WEEKHolly Bleasdale, who recently went to second position on the World Indoors All-Time list, will clash with Yelena Isinbayeva, the queen of pole vaulting in Poland next week.http://www.greatrun.org/News/NormalNews.aspx?nid=78292/2/2012 12:00:00 PMLIMO AND CHEROMEI WILL DEFEND HERVIS PRAGUE HALF MARATHON TITLESKenyan's Philemon Limo and Lydia Cheromei will defend their titles at the Hervis Prague Half Marathon on 31st March which is part of the RunCzech.com series.http://www.greatrun.org/News/NormalNews.aspx?nid=78272/1/2012 12:48:00 AMKABUU STILL HOPES FOR OLYMPIC SELECTION AFTER FANTASTIC MARATHON DEBUTLucy Kabuu, who became the third Kenyan woman to run a sub two hours 20 minutes marathon when runner up in last Friday's Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, is hoping the performance may have earned her an Olympic Games place.http://www.greatrun.org/News/NormalNews.aspx?nid=78262/1/2012 12:47:00 AMWEIR AND MCGRORY WILL DEFEND VIRGIN LONDON MARATHON TITLES IN APRILOrganisers report David Weir and Amanda McGrory will defend their Virgin London Marathon titles on Sunday 22nd April against the strongest fields ever assembled for the elite wheelchair races.http://www.greatrun.org/News/NormalNews.aspx?nid=78251/31/2012 10:23:00 AMRAMAALA AIMING FOR FIFTH OLYMPIC GAMES APPEARANCE AFTER MARATHON QUALIFIER IN DUBAIThree-time Bupa Great North Run champion Hendrick Ramaala knows he still faces a stiff challenge if he is to qualify for his fifth Olympic Games appearance in London this summer.http://www.greatrun.org/News/NormalNews.aspx?nid=78241/31/2012 10:21:00 AMCOMMONWEALTH CHAMPION JOHN KELAI TO COMPETE IN BRIGHTON MARATHONCommonwealth Games Marathon champion, John Kelai, has signed up to run the Brighton Marathon on Sunday April 15th, organisers confirmed on Monday.http://www.greatrun.org/News/NormalNews.aspx?nid=78231/30/2012 10:20:00 AMSHIGETOMO SCORES SURPRISE VICTORY AT OSAKA WOMEN'S MARATHONRisa Shigetomo, scalping pre-race favourite Kayako Fukushi, scored an unexpected victory with a new course record of 2:23:23 at the Osaka Women's Marathon on Sunday.http://www.greatrun.org/News/NormalNews.aspx?nid=78221/30/2012 10:19:00 AMFRIEDRICH TAKES FIRST JUMP TOWARDS SECOND OLYMPIC GAMES APPEARANCE Germany’s Ariane Friedrich, after an operation on a ruptured Achilles tendon which prevented her competing last year, finished ninth on her comeback at the 8th Moravian High Jump Tour meet in Hustopece on Saturday.http://www.greatrun.org/News/NormalNews.aspx?nid=78211/30/2012 10:18:00 AMPOWELL WINS 50 METRES DASH ON INDOOR COMEBACK IN NEW YORKFormer World 100m record holder Asafa Powel,l making his first indoor appearance for eight years, won over 50m at the US Open meet in New York on Saturday.http://www.greatrun.org/News/NormalNews.aspx?nid=78191/29/2012 12:58:00 AM