SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Despite the most challenging weather conditions in the 19-year history of the Syracuse Festival of Races (SFoR) on Sunday, runners from throughout the U.S. continued the tradition of 5K national records and world class performances for which Syracuse's premier annual road race is known. … [Read more...]
Trafeh, Cherobon-Bawcom win 10 Mile Titles
October 3, 2011 By
MINNEAPOLIS - (October 2, 2011) - A pair of naturalized U.S. citizens earned national titles at the USA 10 Mile Championship held in conjunction with the 13th Medtronic TC 10 Mile on Sunday morning. Mo Trafeh, 26, a Moroccan who immigrated to the United States in 1999 and became a citizen in 2008, ran away from a … [Read more...]
King, Arritola Take Trail Titles
September 28, 2011 By
OGDEN, Utah - (September 25, 2011) - The trail running kingdom of Max King continues to expand. King completed an amazing weekend of racing by winning the 2011 XTERRA Trail Run National Championship on Sunday at Snowbasin Resort near Ogden, Utah - it's good to be king. … [Read more...]
Lagat, Simpson win Fifth Avenue Mile
September 28, 2011 By
NEW YORK - For almost every athlete participating in the Fifth Avenue Mile, the race serves as a celebratory conclusion to a long competitive season. For Bernard Lagat, this 31st edition also allowed the two-time Olympic medalist and world champion to finally check off a stubbornly resistant item on his racing bucket … [Read more...]
Rupp sets AR over 10000
September 17, 2011 By
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - Galen Rupp shattered the existing 10,000-meter American record while Walter Dix ran the second fastest 200m time in American history and four other American athletes secured Diamond League crowns at the Brussels Diamond League meet Friday. Rupp’s third-place time of 26 minutes, 48.00 seconds … [Read more...]
World Champs Distance Recap
September 6, 2011 By
DAEGU, Korea - (Sept 1 - Sept 4, 2011) - The 13th IAAF World Track & Field Championships came to a close over the weekend with thrilling competition and ended with an emphatic world record by the Jamaican men led by supernova Usain Bolt in the 4x100m relay with the quartet's 37.04 and the accompanying $100,000 … [Read more...]
Felix Take Four
September 5, 2011 By
DAEGU, South Korea - Team USA closed out the 13th IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships adding two more gold medals to its collection, while Allyson Felix and Bernard Lagat achieved milestones as multi-time medalists Sunday night. … [Read more...]
Centrowitz grabs Bronze
September 4, 2011 By
DAEGU, South Korea - The hits keep coming for Team USA with another four medals, including gold in the women’s 4x400m relay, at the 13th IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships Saturday night. Matt Centrowitz, who captured both NCAA and USA Outdoor championship titles earlier this year, got things rolling … [Read more...]
Simpson wins 1500m
September 2, 2011 By
DAEGU, South Korea - It was a night made for milestones for Team USA at the 13th IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships Thursday night. During a 32-minute span, LaShinda Demus set an American Record in the women’s 400m hurdles, Jesse Williams ended a 20-year drought by Team USA in the high jump by winning … [Read more...]
Schmitt, Lewy Boulet Win Giant Race
September 1, 2011 By
SAN FRANCISCO - On Saturday, August 27, the 2011 Giant Race welcomed 8,000-plus runners onto the field of the 2010 World Champion San Francisco Giants. There were four distances to choose from including a half-marathon, 10K, 5K and Kids Races presented by FedEx, which created an opportunity for every participant level. … [Read more...]
