Lida sets record

Lida sets record

LISLE, Ill. – Robert Lida became the first man over the age of 75 to ever run under 13.50 seconds in the 100-meters in winning the event in 13.49 as fans on the campus of Benedictine University witnessed another world record on day three of the USA Masters Outdoor...
Sagedahl hot at Masters

Sagedahl hot at Masters

LISLE, Ill. – While temperatures in the mid-90s greeted the nation’s top masters athletes Thursday for the first day of the USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships, it did little to slow down Sherwood Sagedahl (M73) as the multi-event athlete...
RRCA Announces 2012 Roads Scholars

RRCA Announces 2012 Roads Scholars

ARLINGTON, Va. – (July 31, 2012) – Since 1996, the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) has awarded grants totaling more than $400,000 through the Roads Scholar® program. The goal of the program is to assist American post-collegiate runners who show great...
Sanchez, Jarzynska Win Chicago Half

Sanchez, Jarzynska Win Chicago Half

CHICAGO – (July 22, 2012) – With the countdown to the 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony just five days away, it was only fitting that two London-bound athletes emerged victorious on the streets of downtown Chicago Sunday morning at the 4th XSport Fitness...
Alemayehu Shatters Course Record

Alemayehu Shatters Course Record

SONOMA, Calif. – (July 15, 2012) – Tesfaye Alemayehu of Antioch, CA and Ethiopia grabbed the lead of the 9th Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon on Butt-Burner Hill and never looked back on Sunday morning. In winning the race for the third...