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Crazy 8\'s Announces New Course, New Location Mar 28, 2006

The ?world?s fastest 8k? will move from Green Acres Shopping Center on Eastman Road to J. Fred Johnson Stadium on Fort Henry Drive. The 8k runners will run a very similar figure-8 course as the old course, and return to finish inside the stadium.

Crazy 8s 8K Run 2006 Race Plans Unveiled Jun 16, 2006

On July 15th, Saturday night in Kingsport, TN, at precisely 9:58 pm, Crazy 8\'s organizers will pull back the curtain on a brand new 8k course for the Indian Path Medical Center & SunTrust Bank Crazy 8\'s 8k Run. They hope the new surroundings will produce yet another world record, just like Peter Githuka\'s shocking 22:03 set ten years ago, or the world shattering 24:28 set by Morocco\'s Asmae Leghzaoui in 2002.

Moroccans to attempt 8K record at Crazy 8s Jun 28, 2006

Four athletes from the Kingdom of Morocco will get the royal treatment in Kingsport for the 2006 edition of the Indian Path Medical Center & SunTrust Bank Crazy 8\'s 8k Run.

Americans after the Crazy 8\'s record. Jul 06, 2006

Race organizers announced today the commitments of six American men and two American women to compete for the Crazy 8\'s title and make a run for the Regional Eye Center World Record Bonus. Race date is Saturday evening, July 15.

Kenyan lives up to favorite status, wins Crazy 8\'s Jul 23, 2006

Thanks to an extraordinarily dense and tenacious elite field, Kenya\'s Julius Kiptoo was able to stay concealed until Morroco\'s Mohamed Fadil forced him to make his move. Kiptoo then lived up to his top billing, winning the Indian Path Medical Center & Sun Trust Bank Crazy 8\'s 8K run in 23:00 flat at J. Fred Johnson Stadium Saturday night.