Running USA wire 50-06-13

Issue 50-06-13 June 19, 2013




Upcoming Events
Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back, Logan, UT, June 21
Garry Bjorklund Half-Marathon: USA Championships, Duluth, MN, June 22
Undy 5000, Denver, CO, June 22
Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon, Seattle, WA, June 22
La Sportiva Summer Solstice, Beaver Creek, CO, June 22
Bluff Point Trail Run, Groton, CT, June 23
Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon, Vancouver, CAN, June 23
Stadium Stampede, Denver, CO, June 23
Jalapeno Half, Fort Worth, TX, June 29
XTERRA GouldsboroTrail Run, Gouldsboro, PA, June 29
Targhee Hill Climb, Driggs, ID, June 29
Legends Run, Niantic, CT, June 30
Live Ultimate 5K/10K, San Francisco, CA, June 30
Official Canada D'Eh 5K Run, Amherstburg, ON, CAN, July 1
Find the full Running USA events calendar here.




ZAP Fitness Puts Allan Steinfeld Development Award to Good Use


COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - (June 19, 2013) - Since being presented the 4th Allan Steinfeld Development Award at Running USA 2013 this past February, ZAP Fitness (below, MarathonFoto), a U.S. training center, has been busy putting the $25,000 grant to good use.


According to head coach Peter Rea, the grant has been distributed to three main areas: weight room (physio equipment and a spin bike), massage therapy and a needed upgrade of the ZAP Fitness running trail network that was damaged from storms over the past decade.



"This grant has enabled ZAP Fitness to continue its mission as a top U.S. training center," said Rea. "A big thank you to all the Running USA 2013 auction donors whose support and belief in such regional training centers like ZAP help develop U.S. distance runners to be the best in the world."



ZAP Fitness athletes are currently gearing up for this week's USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.


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Olympians Highlight Field for USA Half Marathon Championships


DULUTH, Minn. - A pair of Olympians from last year's Summer Games in London head the list of Americans set to race in Saturday's USA Half Marathon Championships.


Meb Keflezighi and Abdi Abdirahman, both members of the 2012 Team USA marathon squad, will be among those competing for national titles and a share of an $82,000 prize purse, including first place awards of $12,000.



Keflezighi, 38, placed fourth in the 2012 Olympic marathon with a time of 2 hours, 11 minutes and 6 seconds. He was the silver medalist in the marathon at the 2004 Athens Olympics (2:11:29). Keflezighi has a personal best half-marathon time of 1:01:00 (2009, San Jose Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon).



Abdirahman, 36, is the defending half-marathon national champion after winning last year's event - also held in Duluth - in 1:02:46 and has a best of 1:00:29 (2007, New York City Half Marathon).



For a complete list of those entered in the 2013 USA Half Marathon Championships field, click here: http://bit.ly/16EXstT.



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Desisa to Gift Boston Marathon Medal to Honor Tragedy Victims


BOSTON - The 2013 Boston Marathon champion,
Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia, will gift his championship medal to the City of Boston, on behalf of all Boston Marathon runners, to honor the victims and families affected by the tragic events of Monday, April 15, 2013. Desisa will present his medal to Mayor Thomas M. Menino on Sunday, June 23, 2013, at 10 a.m. on the Boston Common, near Charles Street. Desisa (right, PhotoRun) will make the tribute after competing in the B.A.A. 10K, which begins at 8 a.m. In a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Ethiopia last month, Desisa announced his intention of returning to Boston to gift his medal to the City.


"Less than two hours after I had crossed the finish line as this year's champion, my joy turned to sorrow as I learned the tragic news of the death and the injury to so many innocent people. This day brought pain to many families and tremendous sorrow into many homes," said Desisa. "As a gesture of my solidarity with the victims of this senseless act of violence, I will return to Boston and gift my medal to the people of Boston in honor and in memory of those who suffered and those who died on that day."


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10th Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back Brings Utah Economic Impact Win
KAYSVILLE, Utah - Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back will not only will bring record crowds to a running event in Utah this June as it celebrates its 10th anniversary, but the overnight relay series also will provide both economic and philanthropic impact across the state.


Ten years after its humble beginnings in 2004, the Logan to Park City 200-mile overnight team event is expected to bring more than $850,000 in food, lodging and travel-related revenue to local businesses while also contributing some $100,000 to local organizations and communities.



Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back, the first of 21 overnight team relay races across North America, is expected to include 17,500 participants from some 1,500 teams in 2013.



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USATF.TV Offers Coverage of USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
DES MOINES, Iowa - USATF's fully branded internet broadcasting outlet, USATF.TV, will go live this week to webcast unprecedented coverage of the USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships and USA Junior Championships from Des Moines, Iowa.


With 50 hours of webcasting coverage and nine hours of national television coverage, 2013 marks USATF's most aggressive national media distribution of a national championship to date.


USATF.TV will launch on Wednesday, June 19 with live coverage from 1 p.m.-7:20 p.m. ET and includes complete coverage of the Junior heptathlon and decathlon competition.


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Desisa, Kiprono, Smith Among Top Talent in 2013 B.A.A. 10K Elite Field
BOSTON - The
Boston Athletic Association
(B.A.A.) announced that 2013
Boston Marathon®
men's champion
Lelisa Desisa, of Ethiopia, will compete in the 2013 B.A.A. 10K on Sunday, June 23. Desisa will compete among Olympic and World Championship finalists, national record holders, and the defending champions of the
B.A.A. Distance Medley. The B.A.A. 10K is the second race of the 2013 B.A.A. Distance Medley, a three-race series which awards $100,000 USD to the male and female with the fastest cumulative time from the three races. In addition, the B.A.A. 10K offers a combined prize purse of nearly $30,000 USD.


Challenging Desisa in the 2013 B.A.A. 10K will be a talented, international field including 2012 B.A.A. Distance Medley champion Allan Kiprono (KEN); 2012 B.A.A. Distance Medley runner-up and 2013 Bellin Run (Green Bay, WI) champion Lani Rutto (KEN); and three-time Olympian Alistair Cragg (IRL). Also expected to be among the leaders are 2013 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run (Washington, D.C.) champion Daniel Salel (KEN); six-time NCAA All-American Stephen Sambu (KEN); 2012 Paris Marathon runner-up Raji Assefa (ETH); and 2013 James Joyce Ramble (Dedham, Mass.) champion Amos Sang (KEN).



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