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Issue 21-03-14 March 16, 2014




Upcoming Events

The Tyler Azalea 10K, Tyler, TX, March 22
XTERRA Black Canyon Trail Run, Rock Springs, AZ, March 23
Rock 'n' Roll Dallas Half-Marathon, Dallas, TX, March 23
XTERRA Trout Creek Trail Runs, Tampa, FL, March 23
The Arizona Distance Classic Half-Marathon, Oro Valley Hospital 5K, Tucson, AZ, March 23
Oakland Running Festival - Marathon, Half-Marathon, Oakland, CA, March 23
Palmetto200 Relay, Columbia, SC, March 28
Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K, Richmond, VA, March 28
Palmetto70 Relay, Cordesville, SC, March 29
Rumpshaker 5K, Birmingham, AL, March 29
Lagoon Valley Half-Marathon, 10K, 5K, Vacaville, CA, March 29
Junior Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA, March 29
Atlanta Women's 5K, Atlanta, GA, March 29
Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K, Richmond, VA, March 29
Carlsbad 5000, Carlsbad, CA, March 30
Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Knoxville, TN, March 30
NYCRUNS Spring Fling 5K & 10K, New York, NY, March 30
Divas Half Marathon and 5K - St. Augustine, St. Augustine, FL, March 30
Find the full Running USA events calendar here.


Flanagan Sets American Record, True Repeats at USA 15K Championships
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Saturday, March 15, 2014) -
Shalane Flanagan took off on a rec ord-setting pace early, while defending champion Ben True ran stride for stride with USA Cross Country champion Chris Derrick, Saturday morning at the USA 15K Championships, hosted by the Gate River Run in Jacksonville, Fla.


The USA 15K Championships are the third stop on the
USA Running Circuit, which concludes this fall with the
.US National Road Racing Championships. The top ten finishers at each race on the circuit qualify to compete in the .US National Road Racing Championships.


A first mile of 4:52 gave Flanagan (above, courtesy USATF) an astonishing 13 second lead over fellow Olympian
Janet Bawcom, a lead she would never relinquish. Flanagan set the pace, cruising mile after mile, nearly all of them between 4:59-5:04. Through the first 5k split, Flanagan hit 15:29, only a second off world record pace and well under American record pace.


Read the rest of the race recap by Scott Bush on RunningUSA.org


Mutai, Kipyego Victorious at NYC Half


NEW YORK (Sunday, March 16, 2014) - What had shaped up as a potential preview of next month's Virgin London Marathon ended less than halfway through the race and turned into a solo time trial triumph for Geoffrey Mutai at the ninth running of the NYC Half on Sunday, March 16. The Kenyan, who has won the previous two editions (2011 and 2013) of the New York City Marathon, showed he's a master of the Big Apple streets at half the distance as well, as he threw together a string of miles in the 4:30 range to outdistance a stellar field on a chilly (31F) and somewhat breezy morning in Manhattan.


Britain's Mo Farah, the double World and Olympic champion at 5,000 and 10,000 meters, who will face Mutai when he makes his marathon debut in London on
April 13, never really got a
chance to test himself against the Kenyan, tripping and falling hard during the sixth mile of the race, as the lead pack of eight men raced down the same hill in Central Park that Mutai (right, courtesy NYRR) has ascended in the opposite direction in both his marathon victories. Farah quickly sprang back up and gave chase - "It's just something that happens in running, no big deal," he said. "I knew I had to try to make up the gap gradually, but it was hard."


Read the rest of the race recap from Jim Gerweck on RunningUSA.org

Kemei, Zeiger Win 42nd Yuengling Shamrock Marathon
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Runners from all 50 sta tes and several foreign countries traveled to Virginia Beach, Virginia for the 42nd edition of the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon weekend for a variety of reasons including a reprieve from one of the harshest winters on record.


With five events, there was a distance for everyone to choose from: the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon, Anthem Shamrock Half Marathon, TowneBank Shamrock 8K, Operation Smile Shamrock Final Mile or the Leprechaun Dash.



Cooler than normal temperatures in the mid-40s and gusty winds coming off the Atlantic Ocean did not deter
Kennedy Kemei (right), 35, a Kenyan who now lives in Chapel Hill, N.C. He led a field of 2,782 marathon finishers and raised his hand with a number one to the cheering crowds on the famous finish by the looming 34-foot statue of King Neptune. His winning time was 2 hours, 18 minutes, 24 seconds.



"There was no one to help pace," said Kemei who ran most of the race by himself. When asked about the weather conditions he shook his head, "The wind was very, very tough." While Kemei did not reach his goal time, he was pleased for his girlfriend, Susan Jerotich, who won the Anthem Shamrock Half Marathon.



Read the full recap from Brenda J. Barrera on RunningUSA.org


Runners Celebrate Rite of Spring at Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Saturday, March 16, 2014) - After months of winter weather, the 2014 Rock 'n' Roll US A Marathon & CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon officially kicked off spring on a beautiful Saturday morning in the nation's capital. More than 25,000 entrants from all 50 states and 33 countries gathered on Constitution Avenue for a running tour full of historical landmarks and diverse neighborhoods.


Running in his debut marathon, 23-year-old
Adam Doherty of Charlottesville, Va., won the 26.2-mile main event with a time of 2 hours, 33 minutes and 53 seconds. While Doherty ran unchallenged by any other males, the eventual women's champion, Nuta Olaru, took the lead at 5K and maintained first position through 11 miles.





"I didn't realize she was running the marathon until I passed her and saw her bib. She ran well and held her own, she was definitely rocking and rolling out there," said Doherty, who recently graduated from Dartmouth College where he ran track and cross country. "It feels great to win, you can't ask for much more than that. I came in expecting to run around 2:35 and I got under that too, so success on every front today."



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Running USA Celebrates 15 Years Strong!


COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - (March 13, 2014) - March 13 marked the 15th anniversary of the launch of
Running USA. On March 13, 1999, in Los Angeles, leading figures and events in the sport, along with USA Track & Field, formed a historic partnership: a national industry non-profit organization, according to the original press release, "devoted to improving the status of road racing in the United States through collective marketing and promotions, services to runners and events and the development of American world class stars."


"Today we celebrate our past 15 years of success and also recognize our Founders and Founding Members for their vision and support in creating Running USA. Over the past 15 years, Running USA has documented, promoted and advanced the sport, and together with our Members and Partners, we have helped grow the sport during the Second Running Boom," said Rich Harshbarger, Running USA CEO. "Today we are 15 years strong, and we look forward to what the next 15 years will bring."




Since its March 1999 inception, Running USA's 15 major accomplishments to build, promote and advance the sport include:

Jump started the U.S. distance running resurgence beginning in the fall of 2000
Established Team Running USA that led to two Olympic medals (2004), many other noteworthy achievements & other new training groups
The resource center and clearinghouse for the sport and media, and "According to Running USA" is a common citing by the media and others regarding the sport's growth
Annual running industry conference - the sport's largest, and since the inaugural Running USA Conference in 2004, each year, an attendance record has been set
Annual Marathon, Half-Marathon and State of the Sport Reports - widely cited & sourced
Biennial National Runner Survey since 2007 and biennial Women's National Runner Survey since 2012
Running USA's Hall of Champions - 11 classes inducted to-date
Established the annual Allan Steinfeld Development Award in 2010 - $25,000 grant to top U.S. distance training group
Annual Youth Awards recognizing the outstanding Program and Event of the year - $5000 grant per award
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