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World champions highlight Team USA on the track in Moscow
A long list of world champions paired with a strong group of rising stars will lead Team USA on the track as the IAAF World Outdoor Championships kick off Saturday in Moscow, Russia.
The 14th edition of the IAAF World Outdoor Championships, competition runs from August 10-18. For more information including a complete event schedule and TV broadcast schedule, see here. -Read More
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Defending Champion Biwott Returns to New Balance Falmouth Road Race, American Talent Includes Solinsky
A red hot Lineth Chepkurui, who placed first at the Utica Boilermaker in July, returns to compete against 2012 top American Stephanie Rothstein Bruce and past Falmouth champion, Wude Ayalew - FALMOUTH, Mass. - On Sunday, August 11, 2013, runners from around the world will gather to participate in the 41st New Balance Falmouth Road Race at the "Tommy Leonard Start Line" in front of The Captain Kidd in Woods Hole, Mass. - READ MORE |
Kogo and Chepkirui Claim Titles at 16th TD Beach to Beacon 10K
Strong showing by American world-class contingent, plus Erica Jesseman just misses course record in Maine Resident race - CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine - (August 3, 2013) - Kenyans Micah Kogo (right) and Joyce Chepkirui claimed titles in near-perfect running conditions Saturday for a sweet 16th edition of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. - Read More |
Masters titles to be contested at .US National Road Racing Championships
INDIANAPOLIS - Masters athletes age 40 and over will compete on the same stage as the nation's top "open" and professional athletes at the inaugural .US National Road Racing Championships on Nov. 17, 2013, in Alexandria, Va. - Read More
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Deep Field of Sub-4:00 Milers Ready for GNC Live Well Liberty Mile -
Top contender Jordan McNamara to face formidable men's field in Pittsburgh; $31,000-plus prize purse with $4000 for race champion; 11th stop on the Bring Back the Mile Tour - PITTSBURGH -A prize purse of more than $31,000 has attracted some of the country's top milers to Pittsburgh on Friday, Aug. 9 for the 2nd GNC Live Well Liberty Mile. At least nine sub-4 minute milers will compete for the $4000 champion's prize in this unique, nighttime 1 mile road race. - Read More
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 Keflezighi, Hall, Goucher to Race 2013 ING New York City Marathon - Trio is part of American field containing six Olympians, also including Julie Culley, Amy Hastings, and Janet Bawcom - NEW YORK - Three of the nation's most accomplished and admired long-distance runners - Meb Keflezighi, Ryan Hall, and Kara Goucher - will run the 2013 ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 3, it was announced by New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg. - See more at: Read More |
Who else but Usain Bolt would start the party in Moscow? He was the main attraction at a Jamaican party in Gorkiy Park in Moscow. Mr Bolt knows how to have a good time and it's nice to see he's sharing the fun with the crowds that gathered in the park. It will be less than a week until he is first set to run, with the 100m heats on Saturday at 8:15pm Moscow time (10:15am NYC time and 7:15am on the West coast). - Read More |
 Evergreen Aviation Museum to host Race Expo and new Playworks Portland Fun Run - WILLAMETTE VALLEY, Ore. The 4th edition Oregon Wine Country Half Marathon, presented by Subaru, is fast approaching on Sunday, September 1. The scenic 13.1-mile race starts at Stoller Family Estate Winery, and finishes in downtown Carlton at Main and Pine Streets. - Read More |
 A picturesque morning in Evergreen, Colorado greeted participants of the Evergreen Town Race 10K and 5K, host of the USATF Colorado 10K Championship for the third consecutive year. Both the 5K and 10K courses wind gradually down Upper Bear Creek, with a finish near Evergreen Lake. This course treated participants to one of the most - Read More |
 MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS - July 31, 2013 - Volume 12, No. 44
Sponsored by: 4th Annual Run for the Hills, Farmington Hills, August 17, 2013 Michigan's BIG RUN SMALL TOWN event of the summer 5K/10K/1K Fun Run / Costume Awards / 10K Prize Money Registration: http://farmingtonrunforthehills.com Read More |
 DONESKI IS JULY ATHLETE OF THE MONTH Christin Doneski of Hopkinton, New Hampshire, is USA Track & Field - New England's Athlete of the Month for July 2013. During the month, the member of Whirlaway Racing Team secured wins in both the masters (age 40+) and overall divisions of the USATF-NE Mountain Running Circuit with locally leading placings in the final two circuit races. Read More |
 Save the Date for National RUN@WORK and RUN@School Day on September 20, 2013 On September 20, 2013 the Road Runners Club of America will promote the 8th Annual RUN@WORK Day and the 2nd Annual RUN@School Day, nationwide fitness efforts. Company-based wellness programs, human resources departments, running clubs, running events, running shoe stores, teachers, coaches parents, and individuals nationwide are encouraged to plan fun runs and walks around the country with their employers or at local schools. - READ MORE |
 MINNEAPOLIS - July 24, 2013 - Twenty-five long-distance runners who benefit from medical technology have been named to the 2013 "Medtronic Global Heroes" team, and will run the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon or TC 10 Mile on Sunday, October 6, 2013 - Read More |
New high school cross country division breakdown draws criticism From TimeReporter.com
Cross country is the only OHSAA sport to determine divisions by taking total enrollment and dividing in half. In other sports, teams are slotted based on the number of boys or girls at the school. - Read More |
 Tatiana Del Valle, from Luquillo,PR, was seeded with the third best time (5:06.07) behind Kayla Mostowich from Edmonton, AB (5:04.53) and Kylee Raftis from Toronto, ON (5:04.97). However, in the HT&FG NAF Tatiana was able to pull out from the pack early in the race and sustain her lead to win convincingly with a new record for the event (4:57.18). The old record (5:01.24) was established in 2007 by Claudia Francis - Read More |
 Mid- Summer Racers
Mizuno Wave Ronin 5 $105 - The Ronin has filled the "Muscle Car" role in the Mizuno racing line. Version 5 concentrates on, well everything, and the result is a superior shoe. The upper uses a similar open mesh over more of the shoe than previously, synthetic suede strapping at the heel and toe handling more of the duties than previously, when a large synthetic saddle was used. - Read More Reviews |
Brooks Running Company Unveils the Ultimate Plush Ride that Tunes to Every Runner
Brooks Running Company Unveils the Ultimate Plush Ride that Tunes to Every Runner, The Brooks Transcend Revolutionizes How Runners Experience Stability and Cushioning - Seattle, Wash. - Aug. 2, 2013 - Brooks Running Company today unveiled the newest addition to its award-??winning footwear line: the Transcend. Designed from the ground up based on runner insight and biomechanics, the Transcend delivers the ultimate smooth ride: cushioned, effortless, plush and completely tuned to you. - Read More |
ASICS AMERICA TAKES ON THE TOUGHEST TERRAIN WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW FUJITRAIL(TM) COLLECTION
The Leading Athletic Performance Footwear Brand Unveils Two New Trail Shoes as well as New Apparel and Accessories to its FujiTrail Collection - IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Building upon the success of its FujiTrail Collection, ASICS America is full steam ahead into the trail season with the introduction of new apparel, footwear and accessories to conquer an athlete's hardest terrain. Trail runners will appreciate the innovative technology and unique elements that the updated collection offers, as each product is designed with trail specific features that offer rugged protection and nimble performance for every kind of rocky, gritty environment. Read More |
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