Track And Field

Elite American and International Men’s Fields Announced for 2015 United Airlines NYC Half Source: New York Road Runners Date: February 20, 2015 Olympic silver medalist Meb Keflezighi and three-time Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein will lead the American charge, while top returning entrant Stephen Sambu and distance running star Wesley Korir, both …

CENTROWITZ CLAIMS SECOND NYRR WANAMAKER MILE AT NYRR MILLROSE GAMES By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) NEW YORK (14-Feb) — With the near capacity crowd on their feet and the decibel level rising, Matthew Centrowitz claimed his second NYRR Wanamaker Mile …

ROWBURY EYES WANAMAKER WIN, AMERICAN RECORD AT NYRR MILLROSE GAMES By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) NEW YORK (12-Feb) -- Some have called it this year's race heard 'round the track and field world. Competing on a flat, 200 meter track …

“It’s the same. I still get sweaty palms when I put the DVD on and watch it again. Nothing has changed in 53 years. It’s nice when people often refer to me and say things like, ‰Û¢Roger Bannister was Mr. Outside and you’re Mr. Inside.'” – Jim Beatty, the first person …

Team New Balance athletes Jenny Simpson broke an American Record while four members of the Women’s Distance Medley Relay (DMR), which included Sarah Brown, Brenda Martinez, Mahogany Jones and Megan Krumpoch broke a World Record at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Roxbury, MA. (Photo by Victah/photorun.net) With a …

DMR WORLD RECORD, TWO-MILE USA RECORD HIGHLIGHT NEW BALANCE INDOOR GRAND PRIX > By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom > (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved > > BOSTON (07-Feb) — Records were broken in bunches here at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, with two world and one national …

IGNORING DISTRACTIONS, EMMA COBURN FOCUSED ON THE TASK AT HAND By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with Permission) BOSTON (06-Feb) -- At first glance, American Olympian Emma Coburn and New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick might not seem to have too much …

JENNY SIMPSON FOCUSED ON RAISING THE BAR IN 2015 By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (Used with permission) BOSTON (06-Feb) -- If the year 2015 is anything like 2014, then American Jenny Simpson will be quite happy. The 28-year-old from Boulder, Colo., is here …

NYRR Wanamaker Mile at the 108th NYRR Millrose Games to Feature Eight-time Winner Bernard Lagat and Defending Champion Mary Cain of New York   40-year-old American track and field legend Bernard Lagat will attempt an unprecedented ninth NYRR Wanamaker Mile victory and chase the masters world record against two former …

LESLIE, ROWBURY SMASH RECORDS AT CAMEL CITY MILE By David Monico (c) 2015 Bring Back the Mile; used with permission WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (31-Jan) -- With the lights turned low, the music loud, an energetic crowd and ready-to-race athletes, the third Camel City Elite Miles  at the JDL Fast Track produced …