Third Places For Elliott At Falmouth Mile and Dey At GNC Liberty MIle

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August 11, 2013




Third Places For Elliott At Falmouth Mile and Dey At GNC Liberty MIle


(Colorado Springs, CO) - Both Matt Elliott (Brooks) and Dey Dey (adidas/BRC) finished in third place at the Falmouth Mile and GNC Liberty Mile, respectively, on the weekend.


Elliott waited until the final turn to attempt to past the field over the last 100-meters, but his move was too late as Ben Blankenship extended his lead from the front with Will Leer in tow. Elliott swung wide and while he powerfully moved up out in lane three, it wasn't enough to catch the duo as he finished with a time of 3:57.45. Elliott picked up $500 in prize money and $500 sub 3:58 bonus. Video of the finish can be found at http://instagram.com/p/c2kg1ZpTfj/


Dey ran into a similar fate on the roads at the GNC Liberty Mile being blocked from passing by Jordan MacNamara who attempted to steal the lead from Macklin Chaffee in the final meters of the race. The duo would photo finish with Chafee getting the nod, while Dey had to settle for third in 4:01.2, but earned a $1500 payday.


Falmouth Mile
1 Ben Blankenship Eugene, OR 3:56.27
2 Will Leer Ann Arbor, MI 3:56.45
Will Leer (Minnetonka HS, MN; Pomona Pitzer 2007)3 Matt Elliot Rock Hill, NC 3:57.45
4 Jack Bolas Chapel Hill, NC 3:57.49
5 Elliott Heath Winona, MN 3:57.91
Elliott Heath (Winona HS, MN 2008; Stanford 2012)
6 David Torrence Oakland, CA 3:58.14
David Torrence (Loyola HS, Los Angeles 2003; California 2008)
7 Craig Miller Colorado Springs, CO 3:58.28
8 Garrett Heath Colorado Springs, CO 3:58.29
9 Andrew Bumbalough Portland, OR 3:59.75
10 Duncan Phillips Austin, TX 3:59.75


GNC Liberty Mile
1 Macklin Chaffee Boulder 26 4:01 (4:00.49)
2 Jordan McNamara Eugene 26 4:01 (4:00.52)
3 Dey Dey Colorado Springs 24 4:02 (4:01.2)
4 Daniel Clark Jackson 27 4:02 (4:01.5)
5 Girma Gebre New York 20 4:03
6 Miles Batty Provo 26 4:04
7 Tony Jordanek Cleveland 26 4:05
8 Liam Boylan-Pett Georgetown 27 4:06
9 Benjamin Bruce Flagstaff 30 4:07
10 Emmanuel Bor Troy 25 4:10
11 James Noonan Rockford 23 4:10
12 John Coyle Logan 22 4:11
13 Tommy Schmitz Goleta 30 4:12
14 Kenyon Neuman Boulder 26 4:13
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Smail In First Round Of Steeplechase At Moscow World Championships


(Moscow, Russia) - Nouredine Smail (France) competes in the first round of the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase tomorrow at the IAAF World Championships of Athletics in Moscow, Russia. Smail, who had a breakout year in the event posting a personal best of 8:15.89 for sixth place at the Paris Diamond League meeting, was runner-up in the French championships less than .2 of a second behind Olympic Silver Medalist, European record holder and #2 in the world Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad.


Smail is currently ranked #16 in the world and will need to finish in the top three in the second heat or run one of the six fastest times to advance to the fifteen-man final to be held on Thursday, August 15th. Smail's heat includes world leader and Olympic Gold Medalist Ezekeil Kemboi and US champion Evan Jager. The race will be held at 10:10am local time or 12:10am MDT. Results and heat sheets can be found here http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/3000-metres-steeplechase/heats/startlist#resultheader
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ADP Athletes To Compete In Pikes Peak High Altitude Mile At 14,115-feet


(Colorado Springs, CO) - Eight American Distance Project athletes will be competing in the inaugural Pikes Peak High Altitude Mile to be held Tuesday morning on the summit of Pikes Peak at 14,115-feet.


The event, organized by the hosts of the Pikes Peak Ascent and the Pikes Peak Marathon which follow on the weekend, is believed to be the highest elevation mile race ever staged. The course consists of six relatively flat loops around the summit's parking lot.


Set to compete in the men's race are Dey Dey (adidas/BRC), Leonard Korir (Nike), Brandon Birdsong (adidas/BRC), Edwin Sang (US Army) and Anthony Mallory. The ADP is also represented in the women's field with Rochelle Kanuho (adidas/BRC), Adrian Neal (adidas/BRC) and Stephanie Bylander (adidas/BRC). The group will be competing for a prize purse of $1000, $500, $250 and $100. Information on the race can found at
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ABOUT AMERICAN DISTANCE PROJECT
The American Distance Project is a non-profit organization whose primary goal is the development of American distance runners to be internationally competitive. The ADP is located on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, taking advantage of incredible training resources in and around Colorado Springs and Woodland Park. The ADP is coached by Renato Canova and Scott Simmons. For more information, visit www.AmericanDistanceProject.com

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Contact:
Scott Simmons
www.AmericanDistanceProject.com
scott@distancesummit.com