Running USA wire 84, October 10, 2012

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In this edition:
Chelsea Reilly Wins USA 10K Title at Tufts
Stellar Field Expected at NYRR Dash to the Finish Line 5K
Mwei, Mudy Win Allstate Life Insurance Atlanta 13.1 Marathon
2012 ING Hartford Marathon Elite Inspiration Team Announced

UPCOMING EVENTS

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ING Hartford Marathon, Hartford, CT, October 13
Rock 'n' Roll New York 10K, NY, NY, October 13
Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival, MD, October 13
Mount Desert Island Marathon, Bar Harbor, ME, October 14
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon & Half, CAN, October 14
Wild Life Marathon, Concord, MI, October 14
Inaugural Runner's World Half Marathon & Running Festival, Bethlehem, PA, Oct 19-21
Scream Scram, Denver, CO, October 19
Community Health Network Indianapolis Marathon & Half, IN, Oct 20
Waddell & Reed Kansas City Marathon, Kansas City, MO, October 20
Atlantic City Marathon & Half, Atlantic City, NJ, October 21
20th Ridgewalk & Run, Wellsville, NY, October 21
Army Ten-Miler, Washington, DC, October 21
Beach Running World Championships, Cocoa Beach, FL, October 21
35th Detroit Free Press / Talmer Bank Marathon & Half, MI, Oct 21
Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon, OH, October 21
TASK Rock 'n' Roll St. Louis Marathon & ½ Marathon, MO, Oct 21
Mankato Marathon, Mankato, MN, October 21
IMT Des Moines Marathon, Des Moines, IA, October 21
Kids Running America, Denver, CO, October 21
The Other Half, Moab, UT, October 21
Dawg Dash, Seattle, WA, October 21






Chelsea Reilly Wins USA 10K Title at Tufts

More than 5,400 women finish 36th edition in Boston; Bawcom and Braun and Landry win USARC Grand Prix crowns

From USATF



BOSTON - (October 8, 2012) - In her first year as a professional, emerging star and 4:29 miler Chelsea Reilly (Oakland, Calif.), in a surprise, won her first U.S. title at the 36th Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women on Monday.



Reilly, Hellen Jemutai of Kenya and Tara Erdmann (Los Angeles) broke away from the main pack with Jemutai, 34, running a solo race to the tape in 32 minutes, 30 seconds and Reilly, second overall, winning the national crown in 32:41 in her debut 10K, followed by Erdmann as national runner-up in 32:46 and Neely Spence (Lake Orion, Mich.) rounded out the U.S. podium in third (32:51). The top four U.S. women were 23 and younger.



Running in her first USA Running Circuit (USARC) event, Reilly, 23, bettered a field that included Olympians Magdalena Lewy Boulet and Jen Rhines along with multiple veteran athletes. The Bay Area Track Club athlete finished her eligibility at the University of California-Berkeley in the spring, where she finished 9th at the NCAA Championships in the 5000 meters.



The Tufts 10K also concluded the 2012 USARC, a USA Track & Field distance running series of national championships, and the women's grand prix winner Janet Bawcom, with 57 points, earned $6000 and became the first repeat GP champion since Deena Kastor in 2008. Bawcom, a 2012 Olympian, won three USA titles (15K, 25K and 10 Mile) in 2012. Women's USARC runner-up was two-time Olympian Kara Goucher (47 points, $4000) and third was 2012 Olympian Molly Huddle (39 points, $2500).



For the men, for the first time since 2001 as well as the closest USARC ever, there was a standings tie for the first place - Aaron Braun and Christo Landry (36 points, $5000 each). Third male overall was four-time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman (35 points, $2500). For more information, go to: www.USARunningCircuit.com



36th Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women: USA Women's Championship
Boston, MA, Monday, October 8, 2012



1) Hellen Jemutai (KEN), 32:30, $4100
2) Chelsea Reilly (CA), 32:41, $10,250
3) Tara Erdmann (CA), 32:46, $6850
4) Neely Spence (MI), 32:51, $3550
5) Emma Kertesz (OH), 32:52, $3000
6) Jen Rhines (CA), 32:52, $2750
7) Stephanie Rothstein (AZ), 32:56, $2150
8) Mattie Suver (CO), 33:00, $1700
9) Annie Bersagel (CO), 33:05, $1500
10) Brianne Nelson (CO), 33:07, $1400
11) Katie McGregor (MN), 33:12, $1300
12) Kristen Fryburg-Zaitz (CO), 33:27
13) Delilah DiCrescenzo (NY), 33:36
14) Kellyn Johnson (AZ), 33:43
15) Mary Kate Champagne (NY), 33:50



MASTERS (40 and older)
1) Trina Painter, 47, NM, 34:42, $1000
2) Cassandra Henkiel, 42, TX, 36:04, $750
3) Michelle Lafleur, 40, GA, 36:55, $600



For complete results and more, go to: www.tuftshealthplan.com/tufts10k/





Stellar Field Expected at NYRR Dash to the Finish Line 5K

Defending champion Chris Thompson and 2012 U.S. Olympians Shalane Flanagan, Kara Goucher, Matt Tegenkamp, Molly Huddle, Evan Jager, Lopez Lomong and Lisa Uhl and more; 5K road race, part of ING New York City Marathon weekend, starts near the United Nations and ends at the famed Marathon finish line in Central Park


NEW YORK - (October 10, 2012) - Olympic medalist Shalane Flanagan, the top American in the 2012 London Olympic Marathon; her London teammate and two-time Olympian Kara Goucher; and 13 other 2012 Olympians including Matt Tegenkamp and defending champion Chris Thompson will run the second NYRR Dash to the Finish Line 5K on Saturday, November 3, during ING New York City Marathon weekend.



The professional field also includes U.S. 5000 meter record holder Molly Huddle, 2012 UAE Healthy Kidney 10K winner Daniele Meucci, two-time U.S. Olympian Lopez Lomong, and U.S. steeplechase record holder Evan Jager. The strength of the field is unparalleled by any other 5K in the world this year, with 17 Olympians (15 from 2012), eight women with personal bests under 15:20, and 11 men with personal bests under 13:20.



The course gives runners a high-speed tour of several of Manhattan's most celebrated landmarks and roadways, starting near the United Nations, crossing midtown's renowned 42nd Street, with a grand-finale tour of Central Park that leads runners along the famed finishing stretch of the ING New York City Marathon. The event, open to all runners including marathoners and their friends and families, allows everyone to be a part of the infectious Marathon excitement. You'll even see famous faces "dashing" through the city: American actor and producer Billy Baldwin and professional women's basketball player and Team USA 2008 Olympic gold medalist Kara Lawson will both toe the line.



"The Dash to the Finish Line 5K is a phenomenal way to experience the joy of Marathon weekend with runners, friends, family, and supporters from around the world," said Mary Wittenberg, New York Road Runners president and CEO. "This will be one of the most competitive and fun 5K's this year, with nearly 20 Olympians joining more than 5,000 others in a dash through NYC that ends in an unforgettable way - crossing the iconic Marathon finish line in Central Park."



Flanagan, 31, of Portland, OR, won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in a time of 2 hours, 25 minutes, 38 seconds and went on to finish 10th in the London Olympic Marathon. She is the U.S. record holder at 3000 and 5000 meters indoors and 10,000 meters outdoors; she set the 10,000m mark of 30:22.22 when she took the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. She also took bronze at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, and she was runner-up at the 2010 ING New York City Marathon in her debut at the distance.



Goucher, 34, of Portland OR, was third at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in a time of 2:26:06 and finished 11th in the Olympic Marathon. A native of Queens, she has run the NYC Half twice, finishing third both times. At the 2011 Boston Marathon, she finished fifth in a personal-best time of 2:24:26. Goucher made her mark on the ING New York City Marathon in 2008, when she ran the fastest-ever debut marathon by an American woman (2:25:53) and finished third. The time is also the fastest ever by an American woman at the race. At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Goucher achieved the rare feat of qualifying for Team USA in two events, winning the 5000 meters and placing second in the 10,000 meters.



"I'm really looking forward to coming back to New York for the Dash to the Finish Line 5K," said Goucher. "I always love racing in the Big Apple, and I especially like the idea of experiencing all the fun and excitement of the ING New York City Marathon weekend without having to run the full 26.2."



Tegenkamp, 30, of Portland, OR, holds the U.S. 2 mile record at 8:07.07, which he ran in 2007 at the Prefontaine Classic. His time of 12:58.56 for 5000 meters makes him the fifth-fastest American in history at that distance. At the U.S. Olympic Trials earlier this year, Tegenkamp finished second in the 10,000 meters with a time of 27:33.94 to make his second Olympic team. He finished seventh at last year's NYRR Dash to the Finish Line 5K.



Thompson, 30, of Great Britain, won the 2011 NYRR Dash to the Finish Line with a big kick, passing two men in the final 100 meters. In his most recent NYC appearance, he took seventh at the 2012 NYC Half in 1:01:23. Thompson was the 2010 European Championships silver medalist at 10,000 meters, and he competed in that event at the 2012 London Olympic Games.



"New York has always been a great place to run, but last year, experiencing Marathon weekend was something else," said Thompson. "To have been able to take part in, and win, the first-ever 5K race that weekend was not only a great achievement for me, but so much fun to be a part of. This having been an Olympic year makes this sort of race a real treat you've earned."



Meucci, 27, of Italy, set his 10,000m personal best of 27:32.86 in Palo Alto, CA, and qualified for the 2012 Italian Olympic team. A month later, he won the 2012 UAE Healthy Kidney 10K in Central Park. Meucci competed in both the 5000 meters and 10,000 meters in London.



Huddle, 28, of Providence, RI, set the U.S. 5000m record of 14:44.76 at the 2010 Memorial Van Damme Diamond League meet in Brussels. In 2011, she was runner-up at the USA Cross Country Championships, earning a spot on Team USA for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Huddle also made the U.S. Olympic team for London, where she finished 11th in the 5000 meters.



Jager, 23, of Portland, OR, set an American record of 8:06.81 for the 3000 meter steeplechase this year and finished sixth in the event at the London Olympic Games. On August 17th, he ran a new personal best of 7:35 in the 3000 meters at the Stockholm Diamond League meet, finishing fifth. He finished 10th at last year's NYRR Dash to the Finish Line 5K.



Lomong, 27, ran in his second Olympic Games this summer, finishing 10th in the 5000 meters. The three-time NCAA champion for Northern Arizona University finished eighth at last year's NYRR Dash to the Finish 5K.



Other top contenders:
Lisa Uhl, 25, of Ames, IA, is a four-time NCAA Division I champion. Earlier this year, she qualified for her first Olympic Games, where she finished 13th in the 10,000 meters in a PR 31:12.80. She finished eighth at last year's NYRR Dash to the Finish Line 5K.



Chris Solinsky, 27, of Portland, OR, is the former U.S. 10,000m record holder with a time of 26:59.60 (first American sub-27 minutes). While at the University of Wisconsin, he won five NCAA titles. He finished 12th in the 5000 meters at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.



Ben True, 26, of Hanover, NH, is the two-time defending USA 5K champion and the two-time defending champion at the B.A.A. 5K on Boston Marathon weekend. Last Sunday, he finished second at the USA 10 Mile Championship in Minnesota. He finished sixth at last year's NYRR Dash to the Finish Line 5K.



The NYRR Dash to the Finish Line 5K brings together runners from around the world. Heightening the international flair of the event is first-year race sponsor Wonderful Indonesia, who will be celebrating and supporting the diversity of NYC and the Marathon by providing finisher food bags to all race participants.



The race will begin at 8:30am on Saturday, November 3, at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, near the United Nations. For more race details, visit: www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/nyrr-dash-to-the-finish-line-5k





Mwei, Mudy Win Allstate Life Insurance Atlanta 13.1 Marathon

Record registration of 4,500 at 4th edition; only four runners beat the Karhu Bear in 5K

By Jason Brown, US Road Sports



ATLANTA - (October 7, 2012) - A record field of 4,500 registered participants hit the streets of Atlanta's Town Brookhaven community for the fourth Allstate Life Insurance Atlanta 13.1 Marathon® and Karhu 5K events on Sunday morning. The 13.1-mile half marathon and 5K started and finished in Town Green, adjacent to the hybrid Publix and took runners through Brookhaven and Chamblee.



Kenyan Reuben Mwei, of Kennesaw, Ga., won first place in 1 hour, 9 minutes, 12 seconds. The 26-year-old improved upon his runner-up finish from a year ago. Jay Stephenson, of Rome, Ga., took second place in 1:09:54, while Alan Black from Hillsboro, Ga., took third, clocking 1:10:53.



On the women's side, Poland's Justyna Mudy, 27, of Rome, Ga., claimed first place in 1:17:51. Like Mwei, she also finished second last year. Placing second was Masters runner Tamara Karrh, 42, from Marietta, Ga., who ran 1:22:48, and Meagan Nedlu of Salem, Mass., was third (1:23:35).



The Karhu 5K provided an extra incentive to all competitors as the Finnish shoe company encouraged all runners to try to "Beat the Karhu Bear". The first 10 runners who "Beat the Karhu Bear" received a coupon for a free pair of Karhu running shoes. Only four runners were able to accomplish the feat with David Nierenberg of Goldsboro, N.C. leading the way with a first-place finishing time of 17:55. The Bear costume was worn by recent Life University graduate, Bill Moss of Marietta, Ga., as he placed fifth overall with a time of 20:55.



In conjunction with this year's race, Allstate® Life Insurance and non-profit organization Give Your Sole collected moderately used athletic shoes from runners and spectators to benefit The Gateway Center, an organization helping Atlanta area men and women move out of homelessness. Several hundred shoes were donated in exchange for a free pair of flip-flops for runners to wear home.



Remaining 2012 Allstate Life Insurance 13.1 Marathon Series races include - Dallas - October 27: features a dramatic downtown start amongst the "all hat and all cattle" iconic Big D skyline; and Fort Lauderdale - November 11: offers an amazing sunrise on a scenic and friendly course with a start near Port Everglades and the Broward Convention Center.



4th Allstate Life Insurance Atlanta 13.1 Marathon
Atlanta, GA, Sunday, October 7, 2012



MEN
1) Reuben Mwei (KEN), 26, Kennesaw, GA, 1:09:12
2) Jay Stephenson, 31, Rome, GA, 1:09:54
3) Alan Black, 38, Hillsboro, GA, 1:10:53



WOMEN
1) Justyna Mudy (POL), 27, Rome, GA, 1:17:51
2) Tamara Karrh, 42, Marietta, GA, 1:22:48
3) Meagan Nedlu, 29, Salem, MA, 1:23:35



Deeper results at: www.131marathon.com/Atlanta/






2012 ING Hartford Marathon Elite Inspiration Team Announced

Eight inspiring personalities to run Hartford on Saturday, October 13, 2012



GLASTONBURY, Conn. - (October 10, 2012) - The Hartford Marathon Foundation is excited to announce the 2012 ING Hartford Marathon Elite Inspiration Team. The eight-member group was selected based on the personal journeys and achievements that inspire them to participate in the ING Hartford Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K events on Saturday, October 13 in Bushnell Park, Hartford. Their stories are available at INGHartfordMarthon.com (http://bit.ly/INGHartfordInspiration).



ING Hartford Marathon Elite Inspiration Team members were nominated based on personal achievements, positive leadership roles within their race day including tickets to the Pasta Supper at The Hartford Club, ING Hartford Marathon apparel and profiles featured in the new ING Hartford Marathon magazine.



The Hartford Marathon Foundation along with ING U.S., title sponsor of the race and presenting sponsor of the ING Hartford Marathon Elite Inspiration Team, are honored to recognize the eight members making up 2012 team.



"Each runner has a story and these athletes have truly incredible ones. We wanted to highlight these eight runners to serve as inspiration to others," said Beth Shluger, Executive Director of the Hartford Marathon Foundation. "We're honored they chose to run the ING Hartford Marathon and we wish them continued success as they work to achieve their goals."



"Success in long-distance running doesn't just happen overnight. It requires persistence, planning and, in many cases, overcoming significant obstacles," said Gary Baxter, chief information officer at ING U.S. "These runners have stories that will encourage everyone - both participants and spectators alike. We wish them well on their journeys and we know they will help to make the ING Hartford Marathon an even more inspiring event."



2012 ING Hartford Marathon Elite Inspiration Team

Steve Anastasio, Haddam, CT
Brian Boyle, Welcome, MD
Dara Brooks, Bridgeport, CT
Sarah Claffey, Moodus, CT
Natalia Lamonaca, Atlanta, GA
Justin Ordway, Southbury, CT
Mary Pat Schmitt, Middletown, CT
Leslie Schlemmer, New Milford, CT


About the Hartford Marathon Foundation
The Hartford Marathon Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization founded in 1994 to create and manage fitness events that inspire people to be healthy and fit. Located in Glastonbury, Connecticut, the Hartford Marathon Foundation organizes nearly 42 annual athletic events, including the ING Hartford Marathon, and 25 training programs. For more information, visit www.HartfordMarathon.com or on Facebook at HMF Events.





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