by usadmin | Dec 21, 2011 | Featured, News
Every year since 2000, the year of U.S. distance running’s nadir, it has been more and more difficult to earn a spot in the Top 10 Moments of the Year. A performance that 5-7 years ago warranted a Top 10 rank now merits honorable mention, and 2011 was...
by usadmin | Dec 21, 2011 | Cross Country, Featured, News
Team USA will travel to Scotland for the second Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country – International Challenge on Jan. 7, 2012. Teams from the United States, Great Britain and Northern Ireland and a select European team will compete in men’s and women’s junior and...
by usadmin | Dec 16, 2011 | Beginners, Featured
In preparing for your first 8K we mentioned the necessity of preparing correctly for your first 10K. This preparation towards a 10K needs to equip you to run at a pace for a distance which will be 1Hr or longer. 6 minutes per kilometer will give you 1Hr for 10k. This...
by usadmin | Dec 16, 2011 | Cross Country, Featured, Masters, News
INDIANAPOLIS – Linda Somers-Smith (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after finishing 8th in the open women’s race at the USATF National Club Cross Championships in Seattle on Dec. 10 Somers-Smith of the Asics Aggie...
by usadmin | Dec 12, 2011 | Cross Country, Featured, News
SEATTLE – (December 10, 2011) – Defending team champion McMillan Elite (Flagstaff, Ariz.) successfully defended their Open men’s title, while adidas/Team Rogue Elite (Austin, Texas) took the women’s Open team title Saturday at the 2011 USATF...
by usadmin | Dec 12, 2011 | Featured, Half Marathon, News
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – (December 11, 2011) – Olympic bronze medalist Shalane Flanagan ran 1 hour, 9 minutes and 58 seconds to set a new Florida state record and clocked the fastest women’s record standard half-marathon time in 2011 for an American this...