Coming off her dominant win in the 5000m at the NCAA Championships, Emily Sisson trades in her NB Providence College jersey for a Team NB elite kit. Heading into the upcoming U.S. Championships, every member of Team New Balance threatens a spot on the World Championship team in their respective …
Read More »Dibaba (the sister!) Looking for WR 5K at Pre
GENZEBE DIBABA EYEING FAST TIMES, POTENTIAL WORLD RECORD AT PREFONTAINE CLASSIC By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) EUGENE, Ore. (29-May) — When Genzebe Dibaba takes to the track here at Hayward Field for the 5000m at the 41st Prefontaine Classic tomorrow, …
Read More »Gladys Cherono Looks to Crack 31:21 in Ottawa 10K
WORLD HALF-MARATHON CHAMP GLADYS CHERONO TARGETS OTTAWA 10-K COURSE RECORD By Paul Gains (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly; all rights reserved (Used with permission) (01-May) – Since its early days, the Ottawa 10-K has attracted some of the finest distance runners in the world to the Canadian capital and so …
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Mile wire #06-04-15 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. ÛÒ The Mile wire is a regular update on the best stories, exclusive interviews and everything Mile-related. Moving the Dial on the Mile: Exclusive Interview with USTFCCCA CEO Sam Seemes By Duncan Larkin, Mile wire But there was nothing more talked about in Fayetteville …
Read More »True, Huddle Set US Records at BAA 5K
VICTORIES, AMERICAN RECORDS FOR HUDDLE & TRUE AT BAA 5-K By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (18-Apr) — The American records for 5 kilometers on the road came crashing down here this morning when Ben True and Molly Huddle won the seventh annual …
Read More »USATF Prez Stephanie Hightower Bans Mile in US
USATF’s Hightower Bans the Mile in America Bring Back the Mile calls decision by USATF President “misguided, undemocratic” and asks its supporters to fight the ban and to use hashtag #StopSteph. By Ian Stewart IV, Associated Press NEW YORK ÛÓ (April 1, 2015) ÛÓ Outgoing USA Track & Field President …
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. ÛÓ The Mile wire is a regular update on the best stories, exclusive interviews and everything Mile-related. adidas Dream Mile Watch: Boys – Girls By Meg Bellino, FloTrack The adidas Grand Prix hosts the best professional track & field athletes in the world at Icahn Stadium on …
Read More »Fisher Repeats as New Balance Nat’l Mile Champ
FISHER AVOIDS DISASTER, REPEATS AS NEW BALANCE NATIONALS INDOOR MILE CHAMPION By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (15-Mar) — For roughly 1,550 meters of the boys’ championship mile at New Balance Nationals Indoor here today, Michigan’s Grant Fisher looked unstoppable. The 17-year-old …
Read More »Chicago Marathon Lottery Opens March 10
2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Lottery Opens March 10 Runners Can Also Sign Up With a Guaranteed Entry for the Sunday, October 11 World-class Marathon Event CHICAGO – Today the Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced that runners can enter the lottery for the 2015 event on March 10. …
Read More »Rowbury Wins Mile/2M, CT’s Loxsom 600M AR in Boston
ROWBURY COMPLETES DISTANCE DOUBLE AT USA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS By David Monti and Chris Lotsbom, @d9monti and @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Usede with permission) BOSTON (01-Mar) — Running a savvy race off of a slow early pace, Shannon Rowbury won her second national indoor title in …
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