Lagat named Athlete of the Week

Lagat named Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS – Bernard Lagat has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after improving his own American Record in the 5,000m at the Herculis Monaco Diamond League meet on July 22. Lagat finished second to Mo Farah of Great Britain in a time of...
Lagat improves US 5000m Record

Lagat improves US 5000m Record

  Monaco – Bernard Lagat improved his own American Record from 12:54.12 to 12:53.60 in the 5,000m at the Herculis Monaco Diamond League meet on Friday. Lagat survived the tightly bunched pack that produced a very physical race, while fellow Americans Galen...
Valien named Athlete of the Week

Valien named Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS – Johnnye Valien has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week for her multiple record-setting performances at the 2011 WMA World Masters Outdoor Championships in Sacramento, Calif. Valien, an 85-year-old grandmother of seven from Los...
Records at World Masters 2011

Records at World Masters 2011

Patricia Peterson and John Altendorf set world records early in the morning on the ninth day of the 2011 WMA World Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships.Peterson (Albany, N.Y.), who already set American records in both the 100m and 200m earlier in the meet,...
National Mud Run Series

National Mud Run Series

  Agoura Hills, CA – Mud and lots of it!  That’s a guarantee at the Merrell Down & Dirty Mud National Mud Run Series presented by Subaru July 17th at Fairmount Park.  Produced by Michael Epstein Sports Productions, Inc. (MESP), this 5K and 10K off-road...
Decathlon Masters record for Maxwell

Decathlon Masters record for Maxwell

Ralph Maxwell of Alamo, Texas doubled the previous world record in the M90 decathlon with his winning score of 7,069 on the second day of competition at the 2011 WMA World Track & Field Field Championships. After day one, Maxwell’s score of 3,956 had already...