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Mile wire #9-04-13
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| Twin Cities In Motion Dedicates Medtronic TC 1 Mile to Boston Marathon | |
| By Medtronic TC 1 Mile | |
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ST. PAUL, Minn. ÛÓ (April 24, 2013) ÛÓ Twin Cities In Motion, the organizer of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, is dedicating the upcoming Medtronic TC 1 Mile on Thursday evening May 9 to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. The organization will donate 10% of each runner’s entry fee to the victims of the attacks and match those contributions in an effort to raise $10,000 total. Participants in the event, which runs down Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, are asked to wear yellow and blue apparel at the race, the signature colors of the Boston Marathon, as a way of showing support. Continue reading at bringbackthemile.com. |
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| Catching Up with Shannon Rowbury | |
| By Scott Bush, RunnerSpace.com | |
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For the past six years, Shannon Rowbury has defined herself in the sport as a one of the most consistent elite 1500m runners, exceling at running rounds and running incredibly smart tactics. Her top level fitness and race smarts have led to three U.S. outdoor 1500m titles, two Olympic teams and a World Championship bronze medal. We caught up with Rowbury this week, as she prepares for the Drake Relays. As she kicks off her 2013 season, Rowbury discusses her rough race at Carlsbad, her most recent training and whether or not she’s planning to move up to the 5K anytime soon. Continue reading at runnerspace.com |
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| 5 Questions with Brenda Martinez | ||
| By Pat Price, Daily Relay | ||
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Brenda Martinez, fresh off her 1500m win at the Mt. SAC Relays in a World Championships ‘A’ Standard qualifying time of 4:04.86, joins the Daily Relay for their 5 Questions segment. BM: Before the race, Coach (Joe) Vigil had pulled me aside and told me that my strength was the one thing to rely on and not so much my kick. Since we found out there would be no rabbit, I had no other choice but to get after it. He said with a solo effort, I can go under the A-Standard. I trust every word Coach tells me. Every time I step on the line, I just think to do my best and bleed for coach. Continue reading at dailyrelay.com. |
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| Morgan Uceny Launches 2013 Track Season | |
| By Peter Gambaccini, Runner’s World | |
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Morgan Uceny was the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials 1500 meter champion and the #1-ranked runner in the world for that distance in 2011. She’ll run a 1500 at the Drake Relays in Des Moines on Saturday against Olympians Shannon Rowbury and Jenny Simpson and high school phenom Mary Cain. A Cornell graduate, Uceny, 28, spends much of the year now in Loughborough, England, where her coach, Terrence Mahon, has a job with UK Athletics. But for a few weeks, she’s been in California. On Saturday night, in her first race since she was knocked down and did not finish the London Olympic 1500 final, Uceny was ninth in 2:05.50 in an 800 at the Mt. SAC Relays. Continue reading at runnersworld.com |
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More on the Mile
| Austin Track Club Announces Red Sock Relays to Support Boston | |
| April 18, 2013 – By Austin Track Club | |
| Grace, Heath Take Home USA 1 Mile Road Championship Titles | |
| April 23, 2013 – By Scott Bush, USATF.org | |
| Lost American Mile Masters | |
| April 23, 2013 – By Roger Robinson, Running Times | |
| Catching up with Reggie McAfee | |
| February 25, 2001 – By John Fay, The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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