Issue 8-01-13 January 27, 2013
Upcoming Events
Pensacola Double Bridge Run Presented by Publix, Pensacola, FL, Feb. 2
Florida Hospital Lady Track Shack 5K, Winter Park, FL, Feb. 2
Medtronic TC Kids Marathon Fieldhouse Fun Run, Minneapolis, MN, Feb. 2
Heroes in Recovery 6K, Palm Springs, CA, Feb. 2
State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon Weekend , Melbourne, FL, Feb. 2-3
XTERRA McDowell Mountain Trail Run, Fountain Hills, AZ, Feb. 3
Surf City USA® Marathon, Half Marathon & 1 mile kids race, Huntington Beach, CA, Feb. 3
Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday 10K/5K, Redondo Beach, CA, Feb. 3
XTERRA Mission Gorge Trail Run, San Diego, CA, Feb. 3
Super Bowl 5K, Denver, CO, Feb. 3
The Texas Half, Dallas, TX, Feb. 3
Running USA 2013: The Industry Conference: A Bold Past, A Bright Future, Savannah, GA, February 24-26
For more upcoming events for 2013, visit the Running USA Website event calendar.
Rivero Gonzalez, Kramer Win ING Miami Marathon
MIAMI (Jan. 27, 2013) - Running the first marathon of his life, Guatemalan Luis Rivero Gonzalez won the 2013 ING Miami Marathon Sunday by separating himself quickly from the field and never looking back.
Rivero finished in 2 hours, 26 minutes, 14 seconds on a South Florida morning that alternated between humid and brisk, playing mind games with the 25,000 runners who participated in South Florida's largest running event.
Mariska Kramer, 38, of the Netherlands won the 2013 women's marathon title in 2:46:07.
The highlight of the day came when Risper Gesabwa and Moroccan Malika Mejdoub Camacho both shattered the 10-year old course record for the women in the half-marathon. Gesabwa finished in 1:14:00, 14 seconds faster than Mejdoub Camacho and 1:05 better than the old record of 1:15:05.
Robert Mbithi, 23, blew away the men's field in the half-marathon with the fourth fastest time (1:05:44) in the 11-year history of the event.
The sellout field of 25,000 runners traveled from downtown Miami's Biscayne Blvd. over the MacArthur Causeway to South Beach, through the Venetian Islands, Arts District, Downtown Miami, Coconut Grove, Brickell Avenue and then finished in front of Bayfront Park.
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Macias, Kleppin Capture 22nd Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Marathon Titles
CARLSBAD, Calif. (January 27, 2013) - What began as a potentially-dreary morning quickly transformed into a day of new beginnings and celebrations for race champions, and over 8,400 finishers of the 22nd Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Marathon & Half Marathon held Sunday morning in Carlsbad.
Pesky light drizzle which cleared to mostly-cloudy skies with temperatures in the mid-50s were anything but dreary conditions for defending champion, Mario Macias of Manitou Springs, Colo. and Lauren Kleppin, of Big Bear Lake, Calif. who claimed decisive victories in the men's and women's divisions of the marathon.
In the half-marathon race, Stephen Sambu, 24, of Kenya won the men's race in 1:03:02 and Belianesh Zemedkun Gebre of Ethiopia, claimed the woman's crown in 1:12:10. It was Sambu's first half-marathon.
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2013 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle to Host USATF National Club Team 8K Championships
CHICAGO - The
Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle and USA Track & Field (USATF) announced that the first-ever USATF National Club Team 8 km Championships will be held as part of Chicago's popular 40,000-participant road race on Sunday, April 7, 2013. The Shamrock Shuffle, the world's largest 8K road race, is the traditional kick-off to the outdoor running season in Chicago for recreational and veteran runners alike. The introduction of the
USATF National Club Team 8K Championships elevates the elite-level competition, attracting competitive club teams and athletes from across the country to vie for a national title and a share of the $20,000 prize purse.
The Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K has been home to several top national and international performances over its 34-year history, including Deena Kastor's 8K American record and course record 24 minutes, 36 seconds set in 2005, and Kenyan James Kariuki's course record 22:35 set in 1998. However, this is the first time the event will host a national championship. The lightning-fast 8K (4.97-mile) course in downtown Chicago mirrors segments of the world-renowned Bank of America Chicago Marathon course, including the start and finish in Grant Park and a mile-long stretch on famed State Street.
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Free Wheelchair Mission Partners with Surf City Marathon
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - For the eighth consecutive year, the Surf City USAMarathon is partnering with Irvine-based Free Wheelchair Mission for a fundraising event that is directly responsible for changing the lives of nearly 40,000 disabled people worldwide. "Run for Mobility" encourages all runners to use the Surf City Marathon and Half Marathon as a way to raise funds that send specially engineered wheelchairs to needy and developing nations. Detailed information is available at www.runformobility.org.
The largest combined oceanfront marathon and half marathon event in California, the Surf City USA Marathon showcases 20,000 participants, 50,000 spectators and 100,000 Beach Expo attendees from all 50 states and 18 foreign countries on Super Bowl Sunday, February 3, 2012. The award-winning ocean-front course serves as a qualifier for both the Olympic Trials and prestigious Boston Marathon. Detailed information is available at www.runsurfcity.com.
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Olympian Deena Kastor to Run 2013 LA Marathon
LOS ANGELES - One of the biggest names in running will be at the start line of the 2013 LA Marathon. Three-time Olympian Deena Kastor, who holds the American record in the marathon, will compete in her first LA Marathon on Sunday, March 17.
Kastor (above, image courtesy ASICS America) is a 25-time USA champion in track, road and cross country races. She is most noted for winning the 2005
Chicago Marathon and the 2006
Flora London Marathon, where she became the fastest female marathoner ever with a time of 2:19:36. Kastor also won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympic women's marathon, becoming only the second American women to win a marathon medal in Olympic history.
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Ragnar Relay Series and Salomon Launch World's First Trail Relay Events
KAYSVILLE, Utah - Ragnar Relay Series just got wilder. In partnership with
Salomon, a leader in technical design and innovation of athletic outdoor products, Ragnar Events, LLC has announced an expansion of the Ragnar brand and its world-renowned 200-mile overnight relay events.
Ragnar Trail Relays presented by Salomon is the world's first overnight trail relay series.
Ragnar Trail Relays presented by Salomon will provide all runners the opportunity to discover a new concept in overnight relay running. The events combine dynamic terrain at some of the most majestic destinations in the US with the bonding team environment that only comes with Ragnar events.
"After 10 years of putting on the most incredible road relay races in the world, we're stoked to announce the Ragnar Trail Relays presented by Salomon," said Tanner Bell, Founder of Ragnar Events, LLC. "For years we have dreamed of taking Ragnar to the trails and now it's a reality."
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