Conway, Turner take top honors in 5K; Record number of kids participate in the Mashed Potato Mile and Gravy Gallop ATLANTA - Over 12,800 runners and walkers kicked off Thanksgiving morning at the 2012 Atlanta Half Marathon events on Thursday, November 22, making it one of the largest participant fields in the … [Read more...]
Lizano, Matthews Win St. Jude Half
November 19, 2012 By
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The sands and the sounds of South Beach made for an exhilarating finish line as thousands of runners took part in the St. Jude Latin Music Miami Beach Half Marathon. The race started on iconic Ocean Drive and finished on the sand in Lummus Park, with live bands entertaining runners every mile of the … [Read more...]
Volpi, Mudy Win Fort Lauderdale Half
November 12, 2012 By
FORT LAUDERDALE (Nov. 11, 2012) - Jon Volpi of Boca Raton and Justyna Mudy of Rome, Ga. overcame windy conditions to win the fifth Allstate Life Insurance Fort Lauderdale 13.1 Marathon® on Sunday, Nov. 11. Volpi, 29, won the men's division with a time of 1 hour, 11 minutes, 32 seconds, while Mudy, a 28-year-old … [Read more...]
Cabada, Akor win in Los Angeles
October 29, 2012 By
LOS ANGELES - (October 28, 2012) - Fernando Cabada arrived in California on Saturday from his altitude training base in Boulder, Colorado, so forgive him if he was a little excited to take advantage of the oxygen-rich air at the 3rd Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon benefiting the ASPCA on Sunday morning. … [Read more...]
Kenyans dominant in Philly Half
September 17, 2012 By
Kenyans Steal the Show at Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon PHILADELPHIA - (September 16, 2012) - Stanley Biwott and Sharon Cherop, the two favorites in the Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon, lived up to their advance billing on Sunday, winning their respective divisions easily. The Kenyans, both … [Read more...]
Sanchez, Jarzynska Win Chicago Half
July 23, 2012 By
CHICAGO - (July 22, 2012) - With the countdown to the 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony just five days away, it was only fitting that two London-bound athletes emerged victorious on the streets of downtown Chicago Sunday morning at the 4th XSport Fitness Rock 'n' Roll Chicago ½ Marathon. First across the finish line … [Read more...]
Alemayehu Shatters Course Record
July 19, 2012 By
SONOMA, Calif. - (July 15, 2012) - Tesfaye Alemayehu of Antioch, CA and Ethiopia grabbed the lead of the 9th Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon on Butt-Burner Hill and never looked back on Sunday morning. In winning the race for the third consecutive year, Alemayehe, 28, bested his own course record (1:03:58 set … [Read more...]
Abdirahman, Goucher Win USA Half Titles
June 18, 2012 By
DULUTH, Minn. - (June 16, 2012) - 2012 Olympic Marathon team members Abdi Abdirahman (Tucson, Ariz.) and Kara Goucher (Portland, Ore.) lived up to their pre-race favorite status, taking the respective men's and women's titles at Saturday's USA Half Marathon Championships in Duluth, Minnesota. Abdirahman, 35, scored his … [Read more...]
Bak, Goucher Win Inaugural Portland Half
May 21, 2012 By
PORTLAND, Ore. - May 20, 2012 - At the first ever Rock 'n' Roll Portland Half Marathon, it was an Oregon sweep Sunday as two in-state residents took home titles. Ryan Bak of Bend and U.S. marathon star and Olympian Kara Goucher, who trains locally with the Oregon Track Club, each prevailed in dramatically different … [Read more...]
Misganaw wins Central Park Half
April 17, 2012 By
NEW YORK - April 15, 2012 - The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck hosted the 9th More Magazine / Fitness Magazine Women's Half-Marathon in Central Park on Sunday, April 15. More than 7,200 women participated in the race - the largest women's-only half-marathon in the country - established by More and Fitness magazines, in … [Read more...]
