MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Fernando Cabada (Boulder, Colo.) topped a competitive men’s field to win the USA Men’s Marathon Championship in 2:16:32 at the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Sunday in Minneapolis, Minn. The weekend’s events also included the USA Women’s 10 Mile Championship where 2008 Olympian and 2007 World Outdoor 10,000m …
Read More »2008 B.A.A. Half Marathon Elite Field
Top Athletes Racing for $30,000 and Course Records Boston, Mass. ÛÒ An event-record 5,061 entrants are preparing for the October 12 B.A.A. Half Marathon, presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. Leading the charge on race day will be one of the strongest elite fields in the …
Read More »Colorado’s Sara Slattery Wins US 8K Title
AKRON, Ohio – Sara Slattery (Boulder, Colo.), won her first USA road title, running 25:54 to win the USA Women’s 8 km Championship Saturday in Akron, Ohio. The championship race was an invitation-only event that featured 30 of the top U.S. women and was held in conjunction with the Road …
Read More »Excitement Runs High After Mikitenko’s Win in Berlin
Monday, September 29, 2008 Excitement Runs High After Mikitenko’s Win in Berlin Irina Mikitenko has gone into the lead in the second season of the World Marathon Majors (WMM) 2007-2008 with her victory in the real, – BERLIN MARATHON. The German now has 65 points after a fantastic race …
Read More »Geb Does it Again-World Record in Berlin
Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia shattered his own marathon record in the real,- BERLIN-MARATHON on Sunday morning, running 2:03:59, to become the first man in history under 2:04 for the distance. On a morning that he described as perfect, with sunshine and temperatures rising from 10C (48F) at the 9 a.m. …
Read More »Joan Samuelson USATF’s AOW After US-50 5K Record
INDIANAPOLIS – Joan Samuelson has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after setting an American record for the W50 age group Sunday at the 2008 USA 5 km Championships in Providence, R.I. The 1984 Olympic Games marathon gold medalist and a National Track & Field Hall …
Read More »Famiglietti Top Male, Flanagan Repeats at USA 5K Championships
PROVIDENCE – Anthony Famiglietti (Knoxville, Tenn.) unleashed a powerful kick to win his second men’s 5 km title in 13:42, while Shalane Flanagan (Pittsboro, N.C.) cruised to her second consecutive women’s title in 15:28 on Sunday at the USA 5 km Championships in Providence, Rhode Island. Famiglietti played it cool …
Read More »Strongest women’s field yet for Toronto ScotiaBank Waterfront Marathon
TORONTO, September 17th. Defending champion and course record holder, Asha Gigi of Ethiopia, is confirmed to head up the strongest womenÛªs field to date at the 9th annual Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on September 28th. SheÛªll be joined on the start line by fellow Ethiopians Atsede Bayisa and Mulu Seboka. …
Read More »8 Olympians Running at CVS Downtown 5K in Providence, RI
Officials are planning “Sneak PreviewâÂVbCrLf event featuring Olympians and project record-breaking number of registrants for the race. Woonsocket, R.I. (September 17, 2008) – The 2008 CVS Caremark Downtown 5K announced today that eight Olympians – including 2008 bronze medalist Shalane Flanagan and 1984 gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson — have …
Read More »Best US Track Marks Thru 9-14, including Amy Mortimer’s (RI) 3K
INDIANAPOLIS – Sanya Richards has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after becoming the first athlete ever to win a 200-400 double last weekend at the IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany. The 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, Richards won her third straight women’s 400m title …
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