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INDIANAPOLIS – Galen Rupp has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning two individual titles and anchoring the men’s distance medley relay to victory at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships A 2008 Olympian, Rupp led the Oregon men to the their …
Read More »Benoit Samuelson, Henry Rono Running Nat’l Masters
Benoit Samuelson, Rono, Raschker headline record entries for USA Masters Indoors LANDOVER, Md. – The 2009 USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships at Prince George’s Sports and Learning Center in Landover Md., Friday-Sunday, March 20-22, have attracted some of the world’s top masters athletes, including at least 12 Olympians …
Read More »Earn Your Own Coconut – The Reggae Marathon
by Paul Josephson Imagine coming into the finish, draping a medal over your neck, having a freshly macheteed coconut handed to you, downing the milk, pulling off your racing flatsÛ_and anything else you want to, crossing white sands and hopping into the ocean. All you have to do is run …
Read More »John Hancock Announces Entire Elite Field for Boston Marathon
JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES 2009 BOSTON MARATHON ELITE INTERNATIONAL FIELD (Scroll Down for lists) Four Past Champions, Course Record Holder, Olympians Lead Field of 29 Athletes for 113th Running BOSTON, MA, March 12, 2009-In its 24th year as principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, John Hancock Financial today announced its …
Read More »8 Olympians Vye for US 15K Title at Gate River Run
INDIANAPOLIS – Defending men’s Champion Andrew Carlson (Flagstaff, Ariz.) takes on a field that includes eight Olympians at the USA 15 km Championships this Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. This marks the 16th year that the championships have been hosted by the Gate River Run. Set to challenge Carlson for …
Read More »A Talk With – Kara Goucher
Brilliant sparks of potential always seemed to be doused by injury before Kara Goucher moved to Portland, Oregon several years ago with husband, Adam, and began training under legendary marathoner Alberto Salazar. In the space of a month starting in August at the 2007 IAAF World Championships, Goucher made history …
Read More »Olympians, WC Medalists Slated for US Indoors in Boston
INDIANAPOLIS – A field including Olympic and World Championships medalists will vie for national titles at the 2009 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships February 28-March 1 at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center in Boston. The concluding event of USATF’s Indoor Visa Championship Series, the USA Indoor …
Read More »Applications Now Open for 40th New York City Marathon
Application for 40th Running of ING New York City Marathon Opens Thursday, February 19 June lottery announcement to kick off anniversary celebration New York, February 17, 2009ÛÓThe application for the ING New York City Marathon 2009 will open on Thursday, February 19, at noon at www.ingnycmarathon.org, announced race …
Read More »Lagat to Make US Indoor Championships Debut in Boston
BOSTON – There are athletes who are competitors, also-rans, contenders, ham-n-eggers, winners, whiners, losers and champions, but it’s the history-making stars in all sports that we never forget. American middle-distance runner Bernard Lagat belongs in that exclusive community. A native of Kenya, Lagat has been making history his entire …
Read More »John Hancock Announces Top Contenders for Boston Marathon
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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