Running USA wire 28-04-13

Issue 28-04-13 April 3, 2013


Upcoming Events
Cooper River Bridge Run 10K, Charleston, SC, April 6
Hollywood Half-Marathon, 10K, 5K, Hollywood, CA, April 6
XTERRA Power to the Tower Trail Run, Kingsport, TN, April 6
New York Colon Cancer Challenge, New York, NY, April 7
Carlsbad 5000, Carlsbad, CA, April 7
San Luis Obispo Marathon + Half, San Luis Obispo, CA, April 7
Atlantic City April Fool's Half-Marathon, Atlantic City, NJ, April 7
US Half 2 - The Other Half, San Francisco, CA, April 7
Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Knoxville, TN, April 7
Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K, Richmond, VA, April 13
ZOOMA Texas Half-Marathon & 5K, Austin, TX, April 13
Flying Pirate Half Marathon & 5K, Kitty Hawk, NC, April 13
ATC Spring Has Sprung 8K & 15K, Atlanta, GA, April 13
Half Marathon Unplugged, Burlington, VT, April 13
XTERRA Cheyenne Mountain State Park 12K, 24K, Colorado Springs, CO, April 13
The Cookie Chase 5K and 1K, Denver, CO, April 13
Feel the Energy Family 5K, Denver, CO, April 14
ZOOMA Texas Half-Marathon and 5K, Bastrop, TX, April 14
Murray Half-Marathon, Murray, KY, April 13
Eisenhower Marathon, Abilene, TX, April 13
More Magazine / Fitness Magazine Women's Half-Marathon, New York, NY, April 14
XTERRA Lake Las Vegas Trail Runs, Henderson, NV, April 14
Austin 10/20 10 mile, Austin, TX, April 14
Race for Fetal Hope, Seattle, WA, April 14
GO! St. Louis Marathon Weekend, St. Louis, MO, April 14
117th B.A.A. Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, April 15
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Two-Time Defending Champion Looks to Make History at Carlsbad 5000


C ARLSBAD, Calif. - A historic race legendary for fast runners and world-class performances, two-time champion
Dejen Gebremeskel can make history at the Carlsbad 5000 on Sunday, April 7, 2013.
If the 23-year-old Ethiopian wins the 'World's Fastest 5K' for the third consecutive year, he would join an elite group of three-time champions in the race's 28-year history: American
Steve Scott (1986-88), Kenyan Sammy Kipketer (2000-02) and Ethiopian Dejene Berhanu (2003-05). Since Gebremeskel also finished second in 2010, the combination of three victories and a second would make him the most successful men's runner ever at the event.

Gebremeskel also will be attempting to break Kipketer's race and world road record of 13:00, set in 2000 and then matched a year later. Like Kipketer, Gebremeskel's first two victories were in the exact same time, 13:11. Oddly, that also was the winning time in 2010, when Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge beat Gebremeskel by seven seconds.
Although Gebremeskel won the silver medal in the 5,000 meters at last summer's London Olympics, along with a silver medal in the same event at the 2011 World Championships, he will not have an easy path to another Carlsbad title. The men's field is filled with a group of formidable contenders, led by his countrymen Tariku Bekele and Hagos Gebrehiwet, as well as Olympic 1,500m silver medalist, Leo Manzano
of the United States, who is making his 5K road racing debut.

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Julia Stamps Mallon Joins Destination Races Team

SONOMA, Calif.-
Destination Races is pleased to announce the hiring of Julia Stamps Mallon. Julia brings a lifetime of experience as a competitive runner and businesswoman. Julia attended Santa Rosa High School in Santa Rosa, Calif., where she set numerous state and national records in cross country and track and competed on six World Teams. After receiving a full scholarship to Stanford University, she became a 6-time All American in cross country and track while graduating with bachelor's and master's degrees in sociology from Stanford.

Julia (image via PhotoRun.net) then spent 10 years in the financial services industry, holding various positions in the Alternative Asset Management space in both New York City and Miami. She also worked briefly in the apparel industry and has served as a marketing consultant to various races, athletes and corporate clients. Julia recently moved backed to Sonoma County with her husband Jon and two daughters, Ashlin and Siena.

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The B.A.A. at 125: The Official History of the Boston Athletic Association, 1887-2012
BOSTON - The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced that The B.A.A. at 125: The Official History Of The Boston Athletic Association is now available on Amazon, at Barnes & Noble, and at select bookstores everywhere. The book is written by John Hanc and published by Sports Publishing, a division of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

The B.A.A. at 125 is the story of the organization best known as the club responsible for the Boston Marathon®. This year's Boston Marathon is Monday, April 15, and the book also will be available at the John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo at the John B. Hynes Convention Center from Friday, April 12 through Sunday, April 14. During Boston Marathon® weekend, author John Hanc will make several special appearances at events surrounding the 117th running of the world's oldest annual marathon. An avid runner, Hanc is participating in this year's event.

A special event to launch the book will take place in the Town of Hopkinton on Wednesday, April 10 at 7:00 p.m. ET. This event is open to the general public, but it is necessary to RSVP. Those interested in attending may RSVP by going to http://baa125.eventbrite.com


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RRCA to Hold 2013 RunPro Camp July 19-21 in Arlington
ARLINGTON, Va. - The 2013 RunPro Camp will be held on July 19-21 in Arlington, Virginia, at the national office location of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA). The camp is a companion to www.RunPro.com, which is designed to assist promising distance runners make the transition from collegiate to professional running.
The goal of the RunPro Camp is to encourage, support and provide the tools for more top collegiate distance runners to stay in the sport, pursue a professional running career, and train at a high level so that U.S. performances will continue to improve nationally and internationally. The first RunPro Camp, created and hosted by Team USA Minnesota, was held in July 2011 in Minneapolis.
"The RRCA's goal with the RunPro Camp is to provide important information and resources that will contribute to the ongoing pipeline of U.S. professional distance runners," said Jean Knaack, RRCA executive director. "This isn't a camp to learn how to run or how to run better. It's a camp to give promising U.S. distance runners the knowledge and guidance they need to pursue a professional running career."
Applications for the RunPro Camp are due by Friday May 10, 2013, and may be submitted online at www.RunPro.com or post-marked by that date.

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Running USA Annual Half-Marathon Report

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - (March 31, 2013) - Over the past decade, the half-marathon has become America's most popular distance by virtually any metric: by finisher growth, by debut half-marathons, by "buzz" and by survey, and numbers and tables compiled by
Running USA for its annual report further reinforce the 13.1 mile's impact and influence. In short, it is the Usain Bolt of the U.S. road race world.

Last year, U.S. half-marathons had an estimated 1.85 million finishers (a new high), an impressive 14.9% increase from 2011 (1,610,000 to 1,850,000), but lower than the historic 24% rise in both 2009 and 2010. Also, in the same 1,136 U.S. half-marathons for 2011 vs. 2012, there was a 5.1% finisher increase (1,522,637 vs. 1,599,838).

More half-marathon fun facts reflecting its dynamic growth:

Since 2003, the half-marathon has been the fastest growing road race distance in the United States, and for seven consecutive years (2006-12), the number of 13.1 mile finishers has grown by 10% or more each year. No other U.S. road distance comes close to this growth rate during the Second Running Boom (circa 1994).
Since 2000, the number of half-marathon finishers in this country has nearly quadrupled (482,000 to 1,850,000), an impressive increase of 284%.
For the first time in history, 60% of U.S. half-marathon finishers were females (approximately 1,110,000, a record).
Although the male U.S. half-marathon percent has declined to 40%, in absolute terms, last year, there were a record 740,000 male finishers in U.S. 13.1 mile races.
Also, in 2012, there were a record number of 36 U.S. half-marathons with 10,000 or more finishers.
Find the full Running USA Half-Marathon report at RunningUSA.org


Kastor to Compete in 10th Anniversary of More Magazine/Fitness Magazine Women's Half Marathon
NEW YORK - American record-holder
Deena Kastor, coming off a strong third-place finish recently at the ASICS LA Marathon, will compete in the 10th-anniversary running of the
More Magazine/Fitness Magazine Women's Half Marathon on Sunday, April 14, it was announced by
New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg.




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