Issue 25-03-14 March 30, 2014
Upcoming Events
Ragnar Relay So Cal, Huntington Beach, CA, April 4
Hollywood Half-Marathon, 10K, 5K, Hollywood, CA, April 5
Santa Anita Derby Day 5K, Arcadia, CA, April 5
Cooper River Bridge Run 10K, Charleston, SC, April 5
Revel April Fools Half-Marathon and Shore Medical Center 7K, 11K, Atlantic City, NJ, April 5
MN Running with the Wolves, Minneapolis, MN, April 5
Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle, Chicago, IL, April 6
Transamerica Rock 'n' Roll San Francisco Half Marathon, San Francisco, CA, April 6
GO! St. Louis Marathon Weekend, St. Louis, MO, April 6
St. Jude Country Music Marathon and Half, Nashville, TN, April 6
Great Bay Half & 5K, Newmarket, NH, April 6
XTERRA Cheyenne Mountain Trail Run, Colorado Springs, CO, April 6
Harvard Pilgrim Middletown Half and 4 Mile, Middletown, CT, April 6
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Gebremeskel, Bleasdale Win 29th Carlsbad 5000; Lagat Sets USA 5K Road Record
CARLSBAD, Calif. (March 30, 2014) - Racing against 39-year-old multiple Olympic medalist and four-time w orld champion
Bernard Lagat at the 29th Carlsbad 5000, 24-year-old Dejen Gebremeskel (right, courtesy PhotoRun) of Ethiopia knew he had to use experience to his advantage on Sunday morning.
Employing two hard, sustained surges inside the final kilometer of the race, the three-time defending champion out-ran Lagat-and everyone else-to the tape, breaking it in 13 minutes and 13 seconds to claim his fourth straight victory. Lagat, who was racing in Carlsbad for the first time, held on for second in 13:18, breaking Marc Davis' longstanding American record of 13:24, set in 1996. Kenyan Augustine Choge
finished third in 13:22.
"To win here for the fourth time is very special," said Gebremeskel. "After the first mile, there was wind and I could not push. Bernard is a 1500m runner; that is his specialty and he has a good kick. I knew I could not sprint with him, so I had to go."
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GO! St. Louis Announces Elite Athlete Half Marathon Fields
ST. LOUIS - GO! St. Louis, a local not-for-profit organization that specializes in providing fitness events and programs for the region on a year-round basis, will once again play host to a field of professional distance runners competing in the GO! St. Louis Half Marathon presented by PNC Bank, set for Sunday, April 6. This year's race features a top prize of $5,000 for both the men's and women's winner.
Last year's runner-up,
Jordan Chipangama, headlines the men's field. Chipangama will be looking to finally get a win in St. Louis after finishing second at the 2013 GO! St. Louis Halloween 10K. The top entrant with local ties is former Edwardsville High School star Stephen Pifer, who is coming off a top ten finish at the U.S. 15K Championships.
The women's field features one of America's top road racers in
Kellyn Johnson. Johnson has run one hour, 12 minutes and 27 seconds for the half-marathon and is one of the most versatile road racers in the U.S., consistently competing in everything from the mile to the half marathon. She recently finished fourth at the USA Cross Country Championships in February.
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Chelimo, Johnson Crowned National Collegiate Running Association 10K Road Race Champions
RICHMOND, Va. (March 29, 2014) - The 15th edition Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K presented by MARTIN'S was presented on Saturday, March 29 with more than 36,300 participants. The 10K hosted the first-ever Collegiate Running Association10K Road Race National Championships, which drew 1,390 college athletes to the streets of Richmond to compete for prize money.
UNC-Greensboro's Paul Chelimo, 23, took first place with a time of 29 minutes, 24 seconds followed closely by
Tyler McCandless (29:33). Chelimo was the runner-up in the 5,000m at the 2012 and 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. McCandless is a former NCAA All-American for Penn State University and current professional runner for Newton Running based out of Boulder, Co.
Kellyn Johnson, a multi-time NCAA All-American for Wichita State, took first place in the women's field with a time of 33:18. Johnson placed 4th at the 2014 USA XC Championships in February and went on to win the NACAC XC Championships in Trindad while representing Team USA. Susanna Sullivan, 23, finished second with a time of 33:42.
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GO! St. Louis Youth Programs Expand to Reach 15,500 Students in 2014
ST. LOUIS, Mo, - GO! St. Louis, a local not-for-profit organization that specializes in providing fitness events and programs for the region on a year-round basis, announced that the GO! St. Louis Read, Right & Run Marathon presented by Express Scripts, with support from Ameren and Mercy, has increased the number of schools and students participating in the nationally-acclaimed program, with more than 15,000 students in kindergarten through 5th grade.
The newly-created Middle School Milers program is focused on students in 6-8 grades, with the final goal of completing the GO! St. Louis 5K on April 5 in Forest Park. More than 500 students are taking part in the first-year program.
The innovative Read, Right & Run Marathon was started in 2001, and strives to develop reading-proficient, community-minded and physically fit children by challenging them to
READ 26 books, RIGHT the community with 26 good deeds, and RUN 26.2 miles over a six-month period
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Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Donates Registration Funds to Oso Recovery
SEATTLE - Competitor Group, Inc. and the Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon & ½ Marathon have announced that all proceeds from race registrations taken on Saturday, March 22, the day of the tragic mudslide, will be donated to aid in the recovery of our neighbors in Oso, Washington.
Additionally, a 100% match of those proceeds will also be donated, bringing the total to $11,110. Funds will be given to the United Way and the Red Cross of Snohomish County.
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Olympian Nick Willis Returns to Defend Medtronic TC 1 Mile Crown
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Olympic silver
medalist Nick Willis will return to Minneapolis on Thursday, May 8 to defend the Medtronic TC 1 Mile title he won last year in record-setting fashion, race organizer Twin Cities In Motion
announced. Willis, the 1500-meter runner-up at the Beijing Games in 2008 for New Zealand, will target the course record of 3:56.1 he set last year and the $10,000 bonus that comes with bettering it.
The 10th anniversary Medtronic TC 1 Mile, to be held just two days after the 60th anniversary of Roger Bannister's first-ever sub-four-minute mile, will draw more than 3,000 runners to downtown Minneapolis for a full evening of racing. A festive Nicollet Mall atmosphere - where Minneapolitans enjoying the downtown nightlife cheer runners along the route - makes the Medtronic TC 1 Mile a unique event on the Minnesota and national running calendar.
"I'm excited to be returning to the Twin Cities to defend my title in the Medtronic TC 1 Mile," Willis told race organizers. "I was blown away by the size of the fields that went before our elite race, and it really pumped me up to run fast despite the cold temperatures last year. It is a fun event with one of the best prize purses available in our sport, so I hope to continue making it part of my yearly schedule."
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