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2008 Chicago Winners, Olympians, and Additional Talent Join the Elite Team to Challenge Defending Champions BOSTON, MA, February 17, 2009- John Hancock Financial today announced that the top contenders for the Boston Marathon this year include an elite group of Olympians, top Americans and international marathon winners. These athletes will …
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U. of Oregon’s Galen Rupp Runs 13:18.12 Indoor 5,000
INDIANAPOLIS – The University of Oregon’s Galen Rupp has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after setting the American Indoor record in the men’s 5,000 meters Friday at the 2009 Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. A 2008 Olympian, Rupp’s time of 13 minutes, 18.12 seconds …
Read More »US Masters Half Marathon Championships Results – – Locals Bolded
Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K 2/8/2009 Melbourne, FL Timing and Results: Alta Vista Sports www.altavistasports.com Questions: Krisha@altavistasports.com OVERALL HALF MARATHON RESULTS Place No. Name Sex Age City St Time Net Pace ===== ===== ===================== === === ==================== == ======= ======= ===== 1 30 Paul Aufdemberge M …
Read More »Enman (VT) 9th woman, Meyer (CT) 11th man at US XC
From Jim Estes, USATF DERWOOD, Md. – (February 7, 2009) – 2004 Olympic marathon silver medalist Meb Keflezighi (San Diego, Calif.) won his third national cross country title, while Emily Brown (Minneapolis, Minn.) won her first at the USA Cross Country Championships on Saturday at the Agricultural History Farm Park …
Read More »2 American Records, 6 World Leaders at Reebok Indoor Games
BOSTON – American records for Jenn Stuczynski and Shalane Flanagan, one collegiate best and six world-leading marks, including another shot at the world record by Steven Hooker, made for a human-highlight film Saturday night at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games. The second stop of USATF’s Indoor Visa championship Series, …
Read More »Full Reebok Boston Indoor Games Results
Reebok Boston Indoor Games, Reggie Lewis Athletic Facility, Boston, MA February 7 Girls 1 Mile Run Reebok Junior ================================================================ Name Year Team Finals ================================================================ Finals 1 Jessica Parry Ontario, CAN 4:51.62 1500 4:33.73 2 Emily Lipari Roslyn, NY 4:53.29 1500 4:35.71 3 Stephanie Brown Bloomington, IL 4:54.87 1500 4:34.40 4 …
Read More »Flanagan, Willis Talk About Reebok Boston Indoor Games
BOSTON – Event organizers on Thursday hosted a press conference in advance of the 2009 Reebok Boston Indoor Games, which will be run Saturday evening at the Reggie Lewis Center. On hand for Thursday’s press conference were Olympic 1,500m bronze medalist Nick Willis of New Zealand and Olympic 10,000m bronze …
Read More »Lagat Ties “Chairman of the Boards” at Millrose
Lagat ties the Chairman; Hooker scares Bubka’s record at Millrose Games NEW YORK – On the track and in the field, Bernard Lagat and Steven Hooker kept 11,543 fans on their feet Friday night at the 102nd Millrose Games. A longtime Madison Square Garden favorite, Lagat tied Eamonn Coghlan’s record …
Read More »Bill Rodgers Psyched for US Masters 13.1M Champs in Melbourne
MARATHON LEGEND BILL RODGERS LACES UP FOR SUNDAYÛªS STATE FARM MELBOURNE & BEACHES MUSIC MARATHON http://www.themelbournemarathon.com/ Û¢ Rodgers to race in the USA Masters Half-Marathon Championship Û¢ Still races 35 to 40 times per year at age 61 Û¢ Held numerous American and two world records during the late …
Read More »Elite Line-up for US Nat’l Masters 13.1 Championship on Feb. 8
Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon & å_ Marathon February 8, 2009 Entered Masters Elites for USATF å_ Marathon Masters National Championship Male Master Elites Bill Riley, 72, of Centerville, Mass. Estimated finish time: 1:33 Personal Record: 1:31 David Oliver, 52, of Westborough, Mass. Estimated finish time: 1:16:15 Personal record: 1:16:04 …
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