Running USA wire 65, August 5, 2012

Running USA wire 65, August 5, 2012
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In this edition:
Olympic 10,00m Recaps: Rupp Wins Silver, Dibaba Defends
Ethiopia's Gelana Sets Women's Olympic Marathon Record
Biwott, Wangari-Muriuki Win 15th TD Beach to Beacon 10K
Pikes Peak Marathon Offers $5000 Ascent Bounty

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Olympic Games, London, GBR, Aug 3-12
Track & Field Competition
New Balance Falmouth Mile, Falmouth, MA, August 11
August 5K, Atlanta, GA, August 11
Challenge Addiction 5K, St. Paul, MN, August 11
Colorado Springs Panerathon, Denver, CO, August 11
40th New Balance Falmouth Road Race, Falmouth, MA, Aug 12
Fifteen's 5K, Minneapolis, MN, August 12
Inaugural GNC Live Well Liberty Mile, Pittsburgh, PA, Aug 17
Celebration of Running 5K, Orlando, FL, August 18
Madison Mini-Marathon, Madison, WI, August 18
Pikes Peak Ascent, Manitou Springs, CO, August 18
Run for the Fallen Maine 65K, Portland, ME, August 19
Rock 'n' Roll Providence 1/2 Marathon, Providence, RI, Aug 19
Race for Research, Denver, CO, August 19
Pikes Peak Marathon, Manitou Springs, CO, August 19
35th America's Finest City Half-Marathon, San Diego, CA, Aug 19









Farah Wins Men's Olympic 10,000 Meters

Rupp earns silver medal for first U.S. men's 10,000 medal since 1964

By USATF



LONDON - (August 4, 2012) - Not since Billy Mills' storied sprint to win the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games has an American man graced the podium of the men's 10,000 meters. That changed Saturday night at Olympic Stadium when Galen Rupp made his own dash into history to take the silver in the 10,000.



Clocking 27:30.90, Rupp, 26, from Portland, Ore., became just the third U.S. man ever to win an Olympic medal in the event, after Mills' gold and a silver by Lewis Tewanina in 1912. It was also the fastest time ever by an American at the Games. Rupp's training partner, 2011 world champion Mo Farah of Great Britain, won in 27:30.42 to give coach Alberto Salazar a 1-2 podium combination.



Post-race, a happy Rupp said, "I'm thrilled for Mo. It's unreal. Two training partners coming in first and second. I couldn't be happier. I wouldn't be where I am today without him. I'm the lucky one - I get to train with the best middle distance runner in the world.



"At this level you are never going to get in the top three if you can't beat somebody in that last bit. That is something we've been working on for years now and it is awesome to see it come through."



It was 25 laps of pure drama - part NASCAR, part roller-derby as speed and tactics melded. Six laps into the race, Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea stretched out the pack, with the leaders including Moses Masai of Kenya and Tariku and two-time defending Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia. Rupp ranged from sixth to 10th place, running near Farah as Americans Dathan Ritzenhein (Beaverton, Ore.) and Matt Tegenkamp (Portland, Ore.) strode a few places back.



Until just past the 6000m mark, Tadese handled most of the leading duties, coming through 5000m in 14:05.79. From that point, a series of surges kept a pack that included Tadese, Teklemariam Medhin of Eritrea, Tariku Bekele, Bedan Muchiri and others.



With 8 laps to go, the race was clearly one of both speed and strategy. Masai, Muchiri, Bekele, Rupp and Kenenisa Bekele were most in the mix. Rupp sat in fourth place with six laps to go, right ahead of Kenenisa Bekele and Farah.



Farah, 29, took the lead with four laps left, and the pace ratcheted up as Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia took his turn at the lead. At the bell, Farah moved into the front as the crowd of 80,000 roared its approval, and during the final thrilling, deafening homestretch, Rupp went from fourth to second as he closed on Farah, who won the first Olympic gold for Great Britain in the event. That left Tariku Bekele in bronze in 27:31.43 and Kenenisa, one of the greatest runners in history, fourth in 27:32.44. Ritzenhein finished 13th in 27:45.89 and Tegenkamp was 19th in 28:18.26.



The final Mile was a fast sub-4:10 with Farah and Rupp producing sub-54 second final lap splits. What a race!



Olympic Games
London, GBR, Saturday, August 4, 2012



Men's 10,000m
1) Mo Farah (GBR), 27:30.42, Gold
2) Galen Rupp (USA), 27:30.90, Silver
3) Tariku Bekele (ETH), 27:31.43, Bronze
4) Kenenisa Bekele (ETH), 27:32.44
5) Bedan Muchiri (KEN), 27:32.94
6) Zersenay Tadese (ERI), 27:33.51
7) Teklemariam Medhin (ERI), 27:34.76
8) Gebre Gebremariam (ETH), 27:36.34
9) Polat Arikan (TUR), 27:38.81
10) Moses Kipsiro (UGA), 27:39.22


Other U.S.
13) Dathan Ritzenhein (USA), 27:45.89
19) Matt Tegenkamp (USA), 28:18.26



Full results and more at: www.iaaf.org/mini/oly12/Results/ResultsByDate.aspx






Ethiopia's Gelana Sets Women's Olympic Marathon Record
Flanagan, Goucher finish 10th and 11th in London on rainy day

By USATF



LONDON - (August 5, 2012) - Team USA's Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher of Portland, Ore. finished within 16 seconds of one another as they crossed the finish line in 10th and 11th place, respectively, in the women's Olympic Marathon during a rainy Sunday morning.



The 26.2 mile race was won in an Olympic record of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 7 seconds by Ethiopia's Tiki Gelana, 24, who pulled ahead of runner-up Priscah Jeptoo of Kenya over the final half mile. Jeptoo finished in 2:23:12, with Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova of Russia taking third in 2:23:29.



Flanagan and Goucher positioned themselves at or near the front of the large lead pack from the start of the race, winding through the narrow, rain-soaked street of London.

Training partners in Portland, Goucher ran in a red cap, Flanagan in black, to fend off the rain. Running an even pace, they passed through 5K in 17:20 and 10K in 34:46 as more than 50 women ran together in a pack that stretched to 10 seconds from front to back. The leaders hit 15K in 52:11, and at 17K, 16 women remained within just 1 second of each other.



By the 25K mark, a lead pack of six started to pull ahead, with Flanagan running in 7th four seconds behind the leaders, and Goucher in 12th another two seconds back. Over the next two kilometers, Flanagan tried to regain contact with the pack, but by the 28K mark, only five remained in the lead: Arkhipova, Gelana, Jeptoo and Mary Keitany and Edna Kipagat of Kenya with Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia running just off the pack in 6th.



The race began in earnest after the 30K mark as the women began trading positions. Reigning world champion Kiplagat struggled to maintain the pace and fell off of the pack, only to rally and fall back again. Meanwhile, Flanagan ran without the assistance of a pack as she tried to close the gap on Kiplagat.



After 35K Flanagan moved ahead of a fading Dibaba and Kiplagat, who ultimately fell back to finish 23rd and 20th, respectively. But as some of the favorites became casualties, two new women slipped into the mix with Xiaolin Zhu of China and Tetyana Gamera-Shmyrko of Ukraine speeding past Flanagan.



In the final 2K, as Flanagan began to tire, Valeria Straneo of Italy and Albina Mayorova of Russia moved past Flanagan, dropping her to tenth. Goucher began to close the gap on her training partner with the two ultimately finishing 16 seconds apart. Flanagan was 10th in 2:25:51 and Goucher 11th in 2:26:07.



Today's race marked Flanagan's third race at the 26.2 mile distance and her second-fastest time after her 2:25:38 U.S. Olympic Trials record this January in Houston. This was the sixth marathon of Goucher's career and only one second off of the time she ran at the Olympic Trials.



"There were some really tough spots. It was tough just to let people pass me, and I had no oomph to go with them. I tried to react, like in a track race, but it is really different for me in the marathon. You already have a lot of miles in your legs and it is so, so, so hard. I could feel myself cramping, but it is what it is. The fans were amazing; I couldn't even hear my own thoughts. The fans were just deafening. It was a lot of fun besides cramping and feeling awful," said Flanagan, the 2008 Olympic 10,000m bronze medalist.



American Desiree Davila (Rochester Hills, Mich.) dropped out with a hip injury after completing the initial 2.2 mile loop.



Olympic Games
London, GBR, Sunday, August 5, 2012



Women's Marathon
1) Tiki Gelana (ETH), 2:23:07*, Gold
2) Priscah Jeptoo (KEN), 2:23:12, Silver
3) Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova (RUS), 2:23:29, Bronze
4) Mary Keitany (KEN), 2:23:56
5) Tetyana Gamera-Shmyrko (UKR), 2:24:32
6) Xiaolin Zhu (CHN), 2:24:48
7) Jessica Augusto (POR), 2:25:11
8) Valeria Straneo (ITA), 2:25:27
9) Albina Mayorova (RUS), 2:25:38
10) Shalane Flanagan (USA), 2:25:51
11) Kara Goucher (USA), 2:26:07
DNF Desiree Davila (USA)


*Olympic Record (previous record, 2:23:14, Naoko Takahashi (JPN), Sydney 2000)



Full results and more at: www.iaaf.org/mini/oly12/Results/ResultsByDate.aspx






Biwott, Wangari-Muriuki Win 15th TD Beach to Beacon 10K
Race founder Joan Benoit Samuelson runs course with fellow running legends Frank Shorter and Bill Rodgers; event record 6,107 finishers on hot, humid Maine summer day

By Jason Wolfe



CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine - (August 4, 2012) - Kenyans Stanley Biwott and Margaret Wangari-Muriuki prevailed in hot, humid conditions Saturday morning, winning the men's and women's titles at the 15th edition of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race in Cape Elizabeth. Biwott, 26, ran a strong race, clocking 28 minutes for 6.2 miles, seemingly less affected by 80-degree weather and 60 percent humidity that took a toll on the field, while Wangari-Muriuki, 26, continued her winning streak on the American roads by edging countrywoman Emily Chebet, both timed in 31:52, in one of the closest women's finishes in the history of the TD Beach to Beacon.



In the Maine resident races, 41-year-old Sheri Piers of Falmouth dominated the field to repeat as champion (34:24), while Ethan Shaw, 22, of Falmouth, a recent Dartmouth graduate, broke through against a strong field to win his first men's title (30:38).



The winners were among the event record 6,107 finishers from 17 countries, 44 states and more than 240 Maine cities and town who finished the winding, picturesque 6.2-mile course on a sunny, hot and humid morning on the Maine coast. Thousands of spectators lined the course and filled bleachers at the finish to cheer the runners.



In honor of the 15th running, race founder and Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson completed the race alongside fellow marathon legends Bill Rodgers and Frank Shorter, who won Olympic Marathon gold in 1972.



"It was truly inspiring and gratifying to be on the course this morning and see the faces of runners who are so committed to pursuing their dreams and seeing their lives changed by this experience," said Samuelson, who returned to the finish line to cheer and greet runners behind her. "And it was doubly satisfying to run with Bill, Frank and Leon (Gorman), three men who have had such a significant impact on my life. Everyone was a champion today."



Leon Gorman, 77, is the former president and current Chairman of the Board at L.L. Bean and wore bib #1 on Saturday. Samuelson, winner of the first women's Olympic Marathon in 1984, Shorter, 64, who also won silver at the 1976 Olympics, and Rodgers, 64, a 1976 Olympian and four-time winner of both the Boston and New York City Marathons, ran Gorman's 11-minute pace to finish together.



The world class athletes, who vied for the $10,000 first-place prize, glided through the course at a much faster clip.



Biwott, who has shattered course records at the Paris Marathon and Paris Half Marathons already in 2012, moved into the lead pack early on and never relinquished as others fell off the pace. Kenyans Silas Kipruto, who won the Quad-City Times Bix 7 last weekend, Lucas Rotich, Allan Kiprono, Kiplimo Kumatai and Ethiopian newcomer Gebretsadik Abraha all found their way to the front only to fall off the pace as the race progressed. By mile 5, it came down to a two-man race featuring Biwott and countryman Stephen Kipkosgei-Kibet, 25, who finished fourth at the 2010 TD Beach to Beacon.



Biwott beat Kipkosgei-Kibet (28:02) to the finish line, with 22-year-old Rotich (28:11) following behind in third. Ed Muge, 29, of Kenya, the 2008-09 TD Beach to Beacon champ, finished fifth (28:18). The first American finisher was Sean Quigley of Boulder, Colo., who finished 11th (29:45).



On the women's side, Wangari-Muriuki, 26, coming off her victory at the Quad-City Times Bix 7 last weekend in Iowa, stretched her winning streak to two - but just barely. She joined Kenyans Emily Chebet and Lineth Chepkurui (31:54), the course record holder and 2010 TD Beach to Beacon champ, to form a lead pack that pushed the pace.



The speedy Wangari-Muriuki, who finished third at 1500m at the 2012 African Championships, stumbled at the finish, missing the break tape, but was able to hold off a fast-closing Chebet by .6 of a second. Chepkurui took third with Kenyan Rita Jeptoo, 31, the 2006 Boston Marathon champ, in fourth (31:58).



Renee Baillie, 30, of Bend, Ore. was the first American finisher with a 32:31 for fifth place, just ahead of Julia Lucas, 28, of Eugene, Ore., who took sixth in 32:40.

In all, prize money of more than $60,000 was awarded to the runners, including $10,000 for the overall male and female winners, $5000 for the second place winners and cash prizes for the top 10 finishers and in the different categories. The Maine Resident winners received $1000.



Other winners included: Masters Men - Dennis Simonaitis, 50, of Rochester, N.Y. (32:34, $1000); Masters Women - Sheri Piers, 41, of Falmouth (34:24, $1000); Wheelchair Division, Men - Craig Blanchette, 44, of Battle Ground, Wash. (23:38) - his second title, and Women - Cheri Blauwet, 32, of Boston (34:43).



Also, in the IDEXX Corporate Challenge, pitting teams of athletes from a number of New England corporations and businesses, Unum again won first place in the mixed team division, BIW won the men's division, Maine Health the women's division, and IDEXX for the first time 10K division.



"This race was as spectacular as all the others have been," said David Weatherbie, race president for each of the 15 years. "We've had some warm and humid conditions the past few years, but that's done little to dampen the enthusiasm of all involved, including the runners. A ton of work and effort goes into the TD Beach to Beacon and I am very proud and grateful of our sponsors, organizing committee, volunteers, DMSE and the Town of Cape Elizabeth and its residents for their efforts, year in and year out."



The TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K is one of the most sought-after road races in the country, combining small-town charm with big-city crowds and top world class athletes. In 2012 for the first time, more than 6,000 runners followed the winding course through the coastal town of Cape Elizabeth, starting near Crescent Beach State Park on Route 77, and crossed the finish line at the Portland Head Light, the most photographed lighthouse in the world.



Each finisher of Saturday's race received a special medal commemorating the 15th edition.



The beneficiary of this year's race is the Center for Grieving Children, a Portland, Maine-based nonprofit organization providing support to bereaved children and families, which received a $30,000 donation from the TD Charitable Foundation. TD Bank has now donated a total of $450,000 to Maine charities over the history of the race.



Larry Wold, TD Bank president in Maine, completed the race for the 15th consecutive time on Saturday.



"What strikes me most about this event, each and every year, is the spirit of the runners and the volunteers, everyone who participates," he said. "We at TD Bank feel tremendously fortunate to be a part of this world class event."



15th TD Beach to Beacon 10K
Cape Elizabeth, ME, Saturday, August 4, 2012

MEN
1) Stanley Biwott (KEN), 28:00, $10,000
2) Stephen Kipkosgei-Kibet (KEN), 28:02, $5000
3) Lucas Kimeli Rotich (KEN), 28:11, $3000
4) Kiplimo Kumata(KEN), 28:13, $2000
5) Edward Muge (KEN), 28:18, $1000
6) Allan Kiprono (KEN), 28:22, $900
7) Gebretsadik Adiss Abraha (ETH), 28:29, $800
8) Silas Kipruto (KEN), 28:38, $700
9) Lani Rutto (KEN), 29:09, $600
10) Sammy Chelanga (KEN), 29:24, $500



WOMEN
1) Margaret Wangari-Muriuki (KEN), 31:52, $10,000
2) Emily Chebet (KEN), 31:52, $5000
3) Lineth Chepkuru (KEN), 31:54, $3000
4) Rita Jeptoo (KEN), 31:58, $2000
5) Renee Baillie (USA / OR), 32:31, $1000
6) Julia Lucas (USA / OR), 32:40, $900
7) Wude Ayalew (ETH), 32:51, $800
8) Malika Mejdoub (MAR), 33:23, $700
9) Jelliah Tinega (KEN), 33:33, $600
10) Rebecca Donaghue (USA / PA), 34:11, $500



Complete results and more at: www.beach2beacon.org






Pikes Peak Marathon Offers $5000 Ascent Bounty

2012 event draws top mountain runners Max King, Sage Canaday, Kasie Enman and Kim Dobson; event record prize purse available; top marathoner could earn $14,000


MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. - (August 2, 2012) - Some of the best mountain runners in the world are about to discover what the Pikes Peak Region's residents have known for more than a century: There's gold in them hills.



But they're going to have to run for it.



Over the past year, the Pikes Peak Marathon, Inc. board of directors has worked to bring more excitement and prestige to the Pikes Peak Marathon on Sunday, Aug. 19, and its sister race, the popular Pikes Peak Ascent, on Saturday, Aug. 18. These efforts have come to fruition, and with the support of new race sponsors, prize money has grown significantly this year.



"We call the marathon America's Ultimate Challenge," said Pikes Peak Marathon, Inc. president Ron Ilgen. "We should offer prize money befitting an event that is famous on an international and national level. And we think our local running community deserves to host and enjoy these kinds of events. Our prize money structure will help us grow this event in terms of sponsorships and competition."



The Ascent Bounty works like this: The first male to complete the Ascent, or Ascent portion of the Pikes Peak Marathon in under two hours will win $5000. The first female to eclipse 2:32 wins the same.



In addition, there will be a Pikes Peak Ascent course record award of $2000 for the first male and first female to break the records of 2:01:06 (Matt Carpenter, 1993) and 2:33:31 (Lynn Bjorklund, 1981) respectively. If the course record is broken by running under two hours, the runner will receive the $5000 Bounty bonus only.



The top four Pikes Peak Ascent cash awards male and female will be doubled to: first place, $2000; second place, $1200; third place, $600 and fourth place, $200.



And the Ascent Challenge - $1000 for the fastest Pikes Peak Ascent time in either the Ascent or Marathon - remains in place.



Any male or female runner in the Pikes Peak Ascent could win as much as $8000.

In the Pikes Peak Marathon, the first male and female runners to break the course record (3:16:39, Carpenter, 1993, and 4:15:18, Bjorklund, 1981) will win $4000. This prize incentive includes runners who may have also won the Pikes Peak Ascent Bounty.

And marathon prize money has doubled to: first place, $3000, second place, $1200, third place, $600 and fourth place, $200.



Plus, for the Marathon, the Skyrunner organization is awarding $1000 each for the men's and women's champions.



One good run by a man or woman in the Marathon, could pay $14,000.

And this year, a field that includes 2012 U.S. Mountain Running Champions Sage Canaday and Kim Dobson, 2011 World Mountain Running Champions Max King and Kasie Enman, plus many other top runners make the Marathon and Ascent extremely competitive.



But it will be difficult to capture the Bounty times. Nancy Hobbs, executive director of the American Trail Running Association, is familiar with the world's top mountain runners. She is also veteran runner of the Pikes Peak races.



"It will be major-league difficult," Hobbs said. "But there are athletes out there that could do it, whether or not they are coming to the Ascent and Marathon this year is another story. But there are athletes out there that could earn that bounty, without question."



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