ISTANBUL, TURKEY – When the 2012 edition of the IAAF World Indoor Track & Field Championships begin Friday at the Atakoy Athletics Arena, a deep women’s squad will work for a repeat performance from 2010 when it helped Team USA win the overall medal table with 17 medals. Competition begins Friday and runs through … [Read more...]
Rupp, Lowe win VCS titles
February 27, 2012 By
Galen Rupp and Chaunte Lowe claimed the 2012 Indoor Visa Championship Series titles on the final day of competition at the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships. The near sell-out crowd witnessed an American record by Lowe in the women’s high jump and another world-leading time from Sanya Richards-Ross in the … [Read more...]
Lagat wins at USA Indoor
February 26, 2012 By
ALBUQUERQUE - Bernard Lagat brought the crowd of 2,037 to their feet in the final lap of the men’s 3,000-meters while William Claye jumped a world leader in the men’s triple jump and Amber Campbell established a meet record during the first day of the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Saturday at the … [Read more...]
Reyes wins Pasadena Half
February 20, 2012 By
PASADENA, Calif. - (February 19, 2012) - In true Southern California fashion, there was a Hollywood feel on Sunday morning at the inaugural Rock 'n' Roll Pasadena Half Marathon benefiting Cure Mito. In support of the Pasadena-based charity, Grey's Anatomy actress Chandra Wilson joined co-stars Kim Raver and Justin … [Read more...]
Neilson, Crate Victorious
February 13, 2012 By
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A brisk morning turned into a hot nightclub dance floor as more than 8,000 runners were left with nothing but Good Feeling on Sunday as internationally acclaimed hip-hop artist Flo Rida delivered #1 hit after #1 hit for a rocking post-race concert at the inaugural Rock 'n' Roll … [Read more...]
Camarena-Williams, Rupp set records
February 12, 2012 By
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Jillian Camarena-Williams and Galen Rupp set American records as five world-leading marks – including one in each round of the women’s 60 meters – were posted at Saturday’s USA Track & Field Classic. … [Read more...]
Hall, Mack win USA Cross titles
February 12, 2012 By
ST. LOUIS – Sara Hall (Flagstaff, Ariz.) and Bobby Mack (Raleigh, N.C.) each used late charges to outrun the competition as each won their first career USA Cross Country titles Saturday at Forest Park in St. Louis. … [Read more...]
Nixon athlete of week
February 3, 2012 By
INDIANAPOLIS - University of Arkansas freshman Gunnar Nixon has been named USA Track and Field's Athlete of the Week after setting a world junior record in the indoor heptathlon over the weekend at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., and reached an NCAA automatic-qualifying mark. … [Read more...]
Nickerson Wins Inaugural Tinker Bell
January 30, 2012 By
ANAHEIM, Calif. - (January 29, 2012) - Kellie Nickerson - looking apropos in her fairy wings and green tutu - flew away from the field to capture the inaugural Tinker Bell Half Marathon at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim on Sunday morning. Nickerson, who hails from Albuquerque, N.M., captured her first … [Read more...]
Fayetteville returns to 2012 USATF Classic
January 25, 2012 By
INDIANAPOLIS – A host of USATF’s Indoor Visa Championship Series for the past 10 years, Fayetteville, Arkansas, will host the USA Track & Field... Time-to-Run - Pre-Event News ASICS Women's Gel-Nimbus® 13 Running Shoes Price Comparison Asics Women's Gel-Nimbus 13 Running Shoes combine a plush, cushioned feel with a … [Read more...]
