Gomez, Cook Win Second Rock 'n' Roll Dallas Half Marathon Hall of Fame Quarterback Troy Aikman completes race benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure®; sold-out event attracts nearly 14,000 runners; Bret Michaels rocks post-race concert By Dan Cruz, Competitor Group DALLAS - (March 27, 2011) - Cool, overcast … [Read more...]
Trafeh, Rhines win USA 15 km 2011 titles
INDIANAPOLIS - Both Mo Trafeh (Duarte, Calif.) and Jen Rhines (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) won their second USA titles of 2011 at the USA 15 km Championships Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida. This year marks the 18th year that the Gate River Run has hosted the championships. Trafeh and Rhines were the respective men's and … [Read more...]
Tellez, Flaherty Win Miami Beach Half
MIAMI BEACH - (March 6, 2011) - Triathlete Miguel Tellez won his first career half-marathon, beating a cramping Bryan Huberty to the finish line at the Miami Beach 13.1 Marathon on Sunday morning that finished on beautiful Ocean Drive on South Beach. … [Read more...]
Rupp to run half marathon debut at NYC
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...]
Keflezighi, Hall, Abdirahman for NYC Half-Marathon
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...]
Trafeh, Rhines take USA Half Marathon titles
HOUSTON - In the first race of the 2011 USA Running Circuit (USARC), Mohamed Trafeh (Duarte, Calif.) and Jen Rhines (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) outran some of America's top distance runners to take the respective men's and women's titles Saturday at the USA Half Marathon Championships, presented by Aramco Services … [Read more...]
Goucher for NYC Half-Marathon
NEW YORK - January, 2011 - In what will be her sternest and most important test to-date since the birth of her first child last year, U.S. Olympian and World Championships bronze medalist Kara Goucher will make her NYC Half-Marathon debut on Sunday, March 20, it was announced by New York Road Runners president and CEO … [Read more...]