BOSTON - Terrence Mahon has joined the Boston Athletic Association to lead and coach a high performance distance running initiative for the organization. The club will continue to be sponsored and supported by adidas, which has been the club's sponsor since 1992. Adidas has been the athletic footwear and apparel … [Read more...]
Smyth Captures XTERRA Title
OGDEN, Utah - (September 22, 2013) - Patrick Smyth made quite the first impression on Snowbasin Resort and the XTERRA Trail Run National Championship. … [Read more...]
Largest Road Races
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - (September 22, 2013) - Each year, Running USA releases rankings for the nation's top road races including such popular lists as the Top 100 U.S. Timed, Largest by Distance, Largest by State, Largest Festivals, Women-Only and Youth Runs as well as the World's Largest. These lists are cited by … [Read more...]
Reyes, Doerksen Win Kelowna Half
KELOWNA, British Columbia - September 7, 2013 - Sergio Reyes, of Palmdale, Calif. and Kimberley Doerksen, of Gibsons, BC, won the inaugural Kelowna Wine Country Half Marathon, on Saturday, September 7. … [Read more...]
Tegenkamp takes USA 20K title
INDIANAPOLIS - Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 - With strong competition from start to finish, U.S. Olympian Matt Tegenkamp (Portland, Ore.) and Team USA Minnesota’s Meghan Peyton (Richfield, Minn.) used strong final miles to pull away from their competition and win the men’s and women’s USA 20K Championships Monday morning in … [Read more...]
Centrowitz, Martinez shine in Middle Distances
MOSCOW - Matthew Centrowitz and Brenda Martinez won historic medals in the men’s 1,500 and women’s 800 meters, Will Claye took bronze in the men’s triple jump and the U.S. men’s and women’s 4x100m relay teams placed second and third, respectively, in a dramatic day of competition Sunday at the World Outdoor Track & … [Read more...]
Whiting takes shot silver
MOSCOW - A return to gold for the men’s 4x400m and a silver medal for Ryan Whiting in the men’s shot put in his first World Outdoor Championships Friday night at Luzhniki Stadium. The medals helped provide a bright spot to an evening in which one of the sport’s biggest stars fell to injury. … [Read more...]
Reese, Eaton win gold on day two
MOSCOW — Brittney Reese won her sixth international title since 2009 and Team USA brought home gold in the decathlon for the eighth time in World Championships history as Ashton Eaton maintained his title as World’s Greatest Athlete, winning with 8809 points on the second day of competition Sunday at the 2013 World … [Read more...]
Masters Mile Road Championships
Olympic marathoner Magdalena Lewy Boulet celebrates 40th birthday by competing in first Masters national championship at GNC Live Well Liberty Mile … [Read more...]
Korir, Utura Claim Titles
DAVENPORT, Iowa - The 2013 Quad-City Times Bix 7 lived up to its pre-race depth as Leonard Korir of Kenya and Sule Utura of Ethiopia claimed the Men’s and Women’s Elite titles – their first career starts at the 39th edition event. … [Read more...]