US champion Shelby Houlihan made a significant improvement on the North American 5000m record at a low-key competition at Jesuit High School in Portland on Friday night (10 July 2020). … [Read more...]
Culley grabs Women’s 5000m
June 29, 2012 By
EUGENE, Ore. - June 28, 2012 - Julie Culley spent most of the 5000 meter finals out of the limelight on Thursday night, choosing to let others establish the pace upfront and conserving energy for the final surge. … [Read more...]
Rupp does the Double
June 29, 2012 By
EUGENE, Ore. - June 28, 2012 - Just as the record crowd Thursday night at legendary Hayward Field was settling down after a thrilling women's 5000 meter final, 16 men took to the wet evening track in what would be a most fitting end of the day in the final event - the men's 5000 meter final. … [Read more...]
World Champs Distance Recap
September 6, 2011 By
DAEGU, Korea - (Sept 1 - Sept 4, 2011) - The 13th IAAF World Track & Field Championships came to a close over the weekend with thrilling competition and ended with an emphatic world record by the Jamaican men led by supernova Usain Bolt in the 4x100m relay with the quartet's 37.04 and the accompanying $100,000 … [Read more...]
Felix Take Four
September 5, 2011 By
DAEGU, South Korea - Team USA closed out the 13th IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships adding two more gold medals to its collection, while Allyson Felix and Bernard Lagat achieved milestones as multi-time medalists Sunday night. … [Read more...]
