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Ritzenhein smashes Kennedy’s 5,000m AR INDIANAPOLIS – Dathan Ritzenhein set an American record in the men’s 5,000 meters and Sanya Richards continued her quest to win her third Golden League crown Friday at the Weltklasse Zurich, the fifth leg of the AF Golden League 2009.   Thirteen years after Bob …

Bekele Edges Lagat for World 5000m Title, Historic Double Bai women’s marathon world champion; Goucher, Davila 10th and 11th; Rowbury 1500m bronze medal By Parker Morse, Running USA wire BERLIN – (August 23, 2009) – Xue Bai of China and Kenenisa Bekele won World Championship titles in the women’s marathon …

Courtesy of Running USA Wire Mitei, Albera Win 33rd Crim 10 Mile Huddle women’s USA champion; event record 15,000 plus entrants At the 33rd Crim 10 Mile in Flint, Michigan on Saturday morning, August 22nd, Enock Mitei of Kenya and Alemitu Albera of Ethiopia were the class of the field. …

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Hardee wins decathlon gold at Berlin World Championships BERLIN – Trey Hardee won the gold medal in the decathlon and four other Team USA stars won medals Thursday evening at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. Reigning U.S. decathlon champion and 2008 …

Johnson, Jeter win medals, Barringer sets American record in Berlin BERLIN – Chelsea Johnson and Carmelita Jeter each won medals and Jenny Barringer improved her own American record during a productive evening for Team USA, Monday at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in …

USA athletes breeze through qualifying BERLIN – Team USA advanced 12 of 16 athletes through the rounds Tuesday morning at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.   Crawford, Spearmon and Clark to run tonight’s 2nd round   Veterans Shawn Crawford (Los …

Masai Breaks Ethiopian Streak in 10,000 Meters Kenyan’s kick yields world title; Yoder Begley 6th in a PR By Parker Morse, Running USA wire BERLIN – (August 15, 2009) – Linet Masai of Kenya won the women’s 10,000 meter final in 30:51.24 on Saturday evening at the 12th IAAF World …

Ethiopians Sweep the  37th Annual CIGNA Falmouth Road Race Tilahun Regassa and Mamitu Daska are King and Queen of the Roads Stow, Mass. Native, Rebecca Donoghue finishes Second – Falmouth Results FALMOUTH, Mass. ‰ÛÓ Waving and blowing kisses to the crowd, 19-year-old Tilahun Regassa led from the Woods Hole start …

U.S. stars win more medals at World Master Championships INDIANAPOLIS – U.S. masters athletes clinched 12 relay medals across the various age-groups to help seal a third-place finish in the medal count as the 2009 World Masters Athletics Championships in Lahti, Finland came to a close on Saturday, August 8. …