Hardee wins decathlon gold at Berlin World Championships BERLIN – Trey Hardee won the gold medal in the decathlon and four other Team USA stars won medals Thursday evening at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. Reigning U.S. decathlon champion and 2008 …
Read More »Day 4 (Tue) US Quotes at World Champs
USA athletes breeze through qualifying BERLIN – Team USA advanced 12 of 16 athletes through the rounds Tuesday morning at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. Crawford, Spearmon and Clark to run tonight’s 2nd round Veterans Shawn Crawford (Los …
Read More »Jenny Barringer Sets Steeplechase AR at World Champs
Johnson, Jeter win medals, Barringer sets American record in Berlin BERLIN – Chelsea Johnson and Carmelita Jeter each won medals and Jenny Barringer improved her own American record during a productive evening for Team USA, Monday at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in …
Read More »Kenya’s Masai Wins 10K at Worlds, Begley of US 6th
Masai Breaks Ethiopian Streak in 10,000 Meters Kenyan’s kick yields world title; Yoder Begley 6th in a PR By Parker Morse, Running USA wire BERLIN – (August 15, 2009) – Linet Masai of Kenya won the women’s 10,000 meter final in 30:51.24 on Saturday evening at the 12th IAAF World …
Read More »Tola/Radcliffe Win NYC 13.1M, Ryan Hall Third
Race champions take control early and don’t let up; Ryan Hall third NEW YORK – (August 16, 2009) – The winners of Sunday’s 4th NYC Half-Marathon are growing accustomed to breaking the tape in New York’s most coveted races. Three-time ING New York City Marathon winner Paula Radcliffe of Great …
Read More »US 3rd in Medal Count at Close of World Masters
U.S. stars win more medals at World Master Championships INDIANAPOLIS – U.S. masters athletes clinched 12 relay medals across the various age-groups to help seal a third-place finish in the medal count as the 2009 World Masters Athletics Championships in Lahti, Finland came to a close on Saturday, August 8. …
Read More »Ethiopian Sweep at Falmouth
Ethiopians Sweep the 37th Annual CIGNA Falmouth Road Race Tilahun Regassa and Mamitu Daska are King and Queen of the Roads Stow, Mass. Native, Rebecca Donoghue finishes Second – Falmouth Results FALMOUTH, Mass. ÛÓ Waving and blowing kisses to the crowd, 19-year-old Tilahun Regassa led from the Woods Hole start …
Read More »Team USA Set For World Championships
Team USA ready to compete at World Championships in Berlin INDIANAPOLIS – Reigning world champions Tyson Gay, Bernard Lagat, Allyson Felix, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Michelle Perry, Reese Hoffa and Brad Walker will lead a potent Team USA roster at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships. USA …
Read More »Muge, Limika Win Beach to Beacon 10K
By: Jason Wolfe True, Piers shatter Maine state records at 12th edition under a sparkling Cape Elizabeth morning; race record 5,624 finishers CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine – (August 1, 2009) – Ed Muge of Kenya repeated as the men’s champ, while countrywoman Irene Limika glided in for the women’s crown …
Read More »Kara Goucher Wins 1st Rock ‘N’ Roll Chicago 13.1M Outright
Chicago, IL ÛÓ August 2, 2009 ÛÓ To the clamoring of thunder sticks and roar of thousands of spectators, Kara Goucher cruised to victory at the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon. Executing her training plan for the upcoming IAAF World Championships and exceeding the expectations of her coach …
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