NEW YORK - (March 1, 2012) - Defending NYC Half champion Caroline Rotich of Kenya and ING New York City Marathon 2011 winner Firehiwot Dado of Ethiopia will headline a global group of stars at the NYC Half on Sunday, March 18, it was announced by New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg. … [Read more...]
Hall for Mile Road Champs
May 6, 2011 By
Ryan Hall to run USA 1 Mile Road Championships Ryan Hall will change gears from the marathon to the mile next Thursday evening at the Medtronic TC 1 Mile which hosts the USA 1 Mile Road Championships. … [Read more...]
Team USA competes for Race Walk Titles
March 26, 2011 By
Team USA competes for Race Walk Titles INDIANAPOLIS - 2004 Olympian John Nunn and standout junior walker Trevor Barron lead a contingent of thirteen of the U.S.'s best race walkers to compete this weekend at the 15th Pan American Race Walking Cup in Envigado, Colombia. Nunn and Barron are joined by their 2009 … [Read more...]
Bix 7 is 7 in 2011
March 11, 2011 By
BETTENDORF, Iowa, The Quad-City Times Bix 7 will be the place to be in more ways than one this July. The 7 mile road race will again welcome professional fields for both men and women while continuing to salute local stars. Details were "rolled out" by Bix 7 officials today at the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel in … [Read more...]
Rupp to run half marathon debut at NYC
March 3, 2011 By
NEW YORK - (March 2, 2011) - U.S. Olympian, two-time U.S. 10,000 meter champion and U.S. indoor 5000 meter record holder Galen Rupp is the latest addition to a galaxy of American stars at the NYC Half on Sunday, March 20, it was announced by New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg. In … [Read more...]
Field events at 2011 USA Indoor Championships
February 25, 2011 By
INDIANAPOLIS – The world-class abilities of shot putter Adam Nelson, pole vaulter Brad Walker and high jumper Jesse Williams will be the featured attractions in men’s field event competition at the 2011 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships presented by BMW, February 26-27 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in … [Read more...]
Team USA set for NACAC
February 18, 2011 By
Team USA set for NACAC Cross Country Championships IINDIANAPOLIS - Team USA will compete against nine national federations this Saturday, February 19, at the seventh annual North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Cross Country Championships at Queen's Park Savannah in … [Read more...]
Keflezighi, Hall, Abdirahman for NYC Half-Marathon
February 11, 2011 By
Trio of Olympians to toe the line together on March 20 for the first time since the ING New York City Marathon 2009 NEW YORK - (February 8, 2011) - In a rare gathering of three of America's leading male long-distance runners of the past decade, Meb Keflezighi, Ryan Hall and Abdi Abdirahman will run the NYC … [Read more...]
Lagat aims at record
February 8, 2011 By
The USA’s most decorated middle-distance runner of the last decade, Bernard Lagat, will bid to fill out his hand with an unprecedented fifth national indoor record, this time at the two-mile distance, at the NYRR Deuce Record Challenge at the Armory on Saturday, February 12, at 8:06 p.m. The NYRR Deuce Record Challenge … [Read more...]
Team USA Juniors to compete in Japan
February 3, 2011 By
INDIANAPOLIS - A select group of U.S. junior athletes will compete in the 2011 Germany-Japan-USA Trilateral Friendly Indoor Meet on Saturday, February 5 in Osaka, Japan. The competition will consist of junior athletes (ages 16-19) competing in the 60 meters, 60m hurdles and long jump. Athletes were selected first … [Read more...]
