CHICAGO - More than 30,000 runners filled the streets of Chicago for the 35th anniversary Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K. Cool temperatures and sunshine brought runners out in full force for a tour of Chicago’s Loop, followed by a Post-Race Party at Buckingham Fountain. … [Read more...]
Dejen Gebremeskel takes 4th Carlsbad title
March 31, 2014 By
CARLSBAD, Calif. - March 30, 2014 - Racing against 39-year-old multiple Olympic medalist and four-time world champion Bernard Lagat at the 29th Carlsbad 5000, 24-year-old Dejen Gebremeskel of Ethiopia knew he had to use experience to his advantage on Sunday morning. … [Read more...]
Deena Kastor runs fast half marathon
March 25, 2014 By
DALLAS (March 23, 2014) - Deena Kastor took the streets of Dallas by storm on Sunday morning. Amid chilly and windy conditions, the 41-year-old three-time Olympian and American record-holder turned in the fifth-fastest half-marathon time by a U.S. runner in 2014 with a new course record at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Dallas Half … [Read more...]
Shalane Flanagan sets new 15k Record
March 17, 2014 By
Shalane Flanagan took off on a record-setting pace early, while defending champion Ben True ran stride-for-stride with USA Cross Country champion Chris Derrick, Saturday morning at the USA 15K Championships, hosted again by the Gate River Run in Jacksonville. … [Read more...]
Atlanta Half Marathon 2013
December 3, 2013 By
ATLANTA - November 28, 2013 - Approximately 11,000 runners and walkers earned their turkey this Thanksgiving at the 2013 Atlanta Half Marathon events on Thursday, November 28. … [Read more...]
Miami Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 2014
December 2, 2013 By
MIAMI - Runners as young as two years old and as old as 81 converged en masse on Tropical Park in Miami Thanksgiving morning to participate in what has become an annual tradition for the fitness set -- the Baptist Health South Florida Turkey Trot presented by Publix. … [Read more...]
NYRR Millrose Games sponsors
November 27, 2013 By
NEW YORK – New York Road Runners (NYRR) will become the title sponsor of the 2014 Millrose Games, the most prestigious indoor track & field event in the United States, it was announced by Dr. Norbert Sander, President of the Armory Foundation and Mary Wittenberg, CEO of the NYRR. … [Read more...]
Huddle, Flanagan provide the fireworks
November 18, 2013 By
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Nov. 17, 2013) – Punishing early paces led to blistering fast times, as a world best and an American record were set Sunday morning in historic Alexandria, Virginia at the .US National Road Racing Championships. … [Read more...]
Gallagher sets new course record
October 21, 2013 By
ARLINGTON, Va. - October 20, 2013 - Kerri Gallagher may have had the shortest trip from her new place in Rosslyn, Va., to the starting line of the 29th running of the Army Ten Miler. It’s a very short walk. … [Read more...]
Desisa, Smith Win 13th BAA Half
October 15, 2013 By
BOSTON - (October 13, 2013) - 2013 Boston Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa (ETH) and Kim Smith (NZL) won the 13th B.A.A. Half Marathon, presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, under sunny skies in Boston’s Franklin Park. … [Read more...]
