MEKHISSI-BENABBAD WINS FOURTH EUROPEAN Steeplechase Title By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PHOTO: France’s Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (right) exits the water jump with Italy’s Yohanes Chiappinelli (in the water), Spain’s Fernando Carro, and Italy’s Ahmed Abdelwahed at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin (photo …
Read More »Diane Leather – The 1st Woman to Break the 5-Minute Mile
As seen (with so much more) in the July/Aug 2018 issue of New England Runner Diane Leather – The First Woman to Break the 5:00 Mile (Story Below) Photo: Diane Leather, in the uniform of the Birchfield Harriers with its running stag and the words “Fleet and Free,” runs …
Read More »Houlihan Completes 1500/5000 Double, Jager Wins 7th Straight Steeple
HOULIHAN COMPLETES 1500M/5000M DOUBLE AT USA CHAMPIONSHIPS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved DES MOINES (24-Jun) — Shelby Houlihan made her USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships twice as nice at Drake Stadium here today, becoming the first woman since Regina Jacobs in 2000 …
Read More »RI’s Molly Huddle 1st Woman to Win 4-Straight US 10,000m Titles
HUDDLE WINS FOURTH USA 10,000M TITLE IN DOMINANT FASHION By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved DES MOINES (21-Jun) — With machine-line precision, Molly Huddle picked apart the field of the women’s 10,000m here on the first day of the USATF Outdoor Track & Field …
Read More »Norwegian 17 Year-old Breaks Alan Webb’s U-20 Mile Record at Pre Classic
FINAL PRE CLASSIC AT HAYWARD FIELD DELIVERS GREAT RESULTS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved EUGENE, OREGON (26-May) — At the final edition of the Prefontaine Classic ever to be held at historic Hayward Field here, the capacity crowd of 12,667 was treated to …
Read More »Adidas Boost Games on Boston’s Streets May 19-20
Ten days out from the adidas Boost Boston Game, pro athletes show record-breaking form on international circuit Sprinters shine ahead of Boston, as more world and Olympic medalists are confirmed for Charles Street showdown BOSTON, Mass. (May 9, 2018) – With just ten days to go until the third edition …
Read More »8 Years Ago This Week – Chris Solinsky Breaks US 10,000M Record
FLASHBACK – CHRIS SOLINSKY BREAKS USA 10,000M RECORD By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NOTE: Eight years ago today, Chris Solinsky shocked the running with with his 26:59.60 USA 10,000m record at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. …
Read More »Hunter, 20, Wins B.A.A. Mile, Sifuentes Repeats Among Women
HUNTER, SIFUENTES CLEAR WINNERS AT B.A.A. INVITATIONAL MILE By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (14-Apr) — Gusting winds here this morning did little to slow Drew Hunter and Nicole Sifuentes who were both clear winners at the 10th annual B.A.A. Invitational Mile in …
Read More »Dibaba Wins 3rd Consecutive World Indoor Champs 3K, US in 5th
THREEPEAT FOR DIBABA AT IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS By Steven Mills, @Trackside2018 (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (01-Mar) — Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia became the third athlete to win the women’s 3000m title at the IAAF World Indoor Championships on at least three occasions in …
Read More »Houlihan, Chelimo Both Snag 3000/1500 Distance Double at US Indoor Championships
HOULIHAN, CHELIMO COMPLETE DISTANCE DOUBLES AT USA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved ALBUQUERQUE (18-Feb) — Less than 24 hours after winning the 3000-meter titles at the USATF Indoor Championships here at the Albuquerque Convention Center, Shelby Houlihan (Nike Bowerman Track Club) …
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