Woonsocket, RI (August xx, 2008) — Officials spearheading the 2008 CVS Caremark Downtown 5K announced today that Shalane Flanagan, a top member of the Women’s 2008 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team and American record holder of the 3K, 5K and 10K, will come to Providence following the Olympics to …

Injuries steal dreams of women’s marathon crew; Russell places 27th BEIJING – On a Sunday morning that featured much better weather conditions than had been expected, the women’s marathon brought more difficult results than expected for Team USA. Blake Russell (Pacific Grove, Calif.) was the only American finisher, placing 27th …

Flanagan scores unbelievable bronze; Cantwell takes silver BEIJING – It was anything but easy for either athlete, but Shalane Flanagan (Pittsboro, N.C.) overcame incredible odds to take bronze in the greatest women’s 10,000m in history, and Christian Cantwell (Columbia, Mo.) persevered to win his first career Olympic medal, a silver …

CONTACT: Race Production: Mitch Varnes 321-777-9935 info@themelbournemarathon.com Media: Bob Yehling 917-826-7880 bob@wordjourneys.com   BOSTON MARATHON LEGEND BILL RODGERS JOINS INAUGURAL MELBOURNE & BEACHES MUSIC MARATHON http://www.themelbournemarathon.com/ ‰Û¢ $12,000 Prize money ‰Û¢ Emphasis on Masters Divisions ‰Û¢ 20 live bands along course ‰Û¢ One of final qualifiers for 2009 Boston Marathon …

SPOKANE, Wash. – Although he was a 1952 Olympian as a javelin thrower, Franklin “Bud” Held set an age-group world record in the pole vault Thursday at the 2008 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane, Wash. The event will continue through Sunday. …

INDIANAPOLIS – Team USA’s Shalane Flanagan, Kara Goucher, Deena Kastor, Anna Willard and Jenny Barringer are a few of the standout women’s middle and long distance runners to watch for at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Included in the middle- and long-distance crew are five Olympians, one Olympic medalist …

INDIANAPOLIS – Six Olympians and 41 current world champions are among the 1,000 competitors expected to compete August 7-10 at the 2008 USA Track & Field Masters Outdoor ChampionshipsatSpokane Falls Community College, in Spokane, Wash. Athletesages 30 to 95 will provide an extraordinary demonstration of speed, power, skill, and endurance, …

Beijing Olympic Games are the next stop for WMM leaders When the world’s top marathon runners take to the streets of Beijing later this month at the Olympic Games they will be competing for more than gold, silver and bronze. For the first time since the launch of the World …

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Top Americans at Falmouth in 2007 - Meb Keflezighi and James Carney - are back.