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Somers Smith named Athlete of the Week INDIANAPOLIS ‰ÛÒ Linda Somers Smith has been named USA Track & Field‰Ûªs Athlete of the Week after setting a pending U.S. Masters record Sunday at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in San Jose, Calif.  A 1996 Olympic marathoner, the 49-year old Somers …

 Mungara, Cherop, Coolsaet  top record-setting day at Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon TORONTO. September 27th. Kenya’s Kenneth Mungara and Sharon Cherop ran the fastest men’s and women’s marathons ever on Canadian soil, and Hamilton’s Reid Coolsaet took a giant leap towards achieving his Olympic dream, Sunday at the 21st Scotiabank Toronto …

Garners support from neighbors, city officials for “Civic Treasure” to ensure fun for everyone  (from Running USA Wire) SAN FRANCISCO – The organizer of the Bay to Breakers road race has received support from San Francisco neighborhood groups, San Francisco city hall and police officials for its banning of alcohol …

Close finishes mark both professional races at 30th running down famed New York City thoroughfare; nearly 4,000 overall finishers From NYRR   NEW YORK – (September 26, 2010) – Finishing off their 2010 outdoor seasons in fine style, Shannon Rowbury of the United States and Amine Laalou of Morocco were victorious at …

PROVIDENCE – American record holder Molly Huddle (Providence, R.I.) easily took the women’s crown and former University of Arizona star Robert Cheseret (Colorado Springs, Colo.) surprised the men’s field to win his first U.S. road title at the USA 5 km Championships Sunday in Providence, R.I. Huddle was timed in …

Quigley, Boulet win USA 20 km titles NEW HAVEN – Sean Quigley (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Magdalena Lewy Boulet (Oakland, Calif.) took the men’s and women’s titles Monday at the USA 20 km Championships hosted by the Stratton Faxon New Haven 20K.  Quigley ran 59:21 to win by eight seconds over …

INDIANAPOLIS – Molly Huddle has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after breaking the American record in the women’s 5,000m Friday at the Belgacom Memorial van Damme, the final meeting of the Samsung Diamond League in Brussels, Belgium. The 2010 USA Outdoor runner-up, Huddle took .04 …

 by Nate Getman   Cornwall’s Aisling Cuffe is a very happy person. And it’s not because of her phenomenal success, highlighted most recently by a victory in the 5000 meter run (16:52.25) and a third place finish (9:20.94) behind Emily Sisson and Jordan Hasay at the USATF Junior Outdoor Track …

INDIANAPOLIS – Bernard Lagat set the American record in the men’s 3,000m Saturday night at the Rieti 2010 meeting in Italy.   In a race that saw Tariku Bekele (ETH) win in a world-leading 7:28.70, Bernard Lagat finished as the runner-up crossing the line in an American record 7:29.00. The …