Issue 27-04-14 April 6, 2014
Upcoming Events
Marine Corps 17.75K, Prince William Forest, VA, April 12
ZOOMA Texas Half-Marathon and 5K, Bastrop, TX, April 12
Murray Half-Marathon, Relay, Murray, KY, April 12
Half Marathon Unplugged, Burlington, VT, April 12
Shark's Tooth 10K, Venice, FL, April 12
Eisenhower Marathon, Abilene, TX, April 12
The Cookie Chase 5K and 1K, Denver, CO, April 12
Feel the Energy Family 5K, Denver, CO, April 12
Mpls Recycle Run, Minneapolis, MN, April 12
Challenge Obesity 5K, St. Paul, MN, April 12
Carmel Marathon, Carmel, IN, April 12
Rock 'n' Roll Raleigh Marathon and Half, Raleigh, NC, April 13
Enough 5K, New Britain, CT, April 13
Divas Half-Marathon and 5K - Galveston. Galveston Island, TX, April 13
Eat. Run. Hope, Seattle, WA, April 13
Austin 10/20 10 Mile, Austin, TX, April 13
Athleta Iron Girl Clearwater Women's Half-Marathon, 5K, Clearwater, FL, April 13
XTERRA Black Mountain Trail Run, Rancho Penasquitos, CA, April 13
XTERRA Lake Las Vegas Trail Runs, Henderson, NV, April 13
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Running USA Annual Half-Marathon Report
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - (April 6, 2014) - Since 2003, per
Running USA State of the Sport Reports, the half-marathon has been the fastest growing standard distance in the United States with a 12.5% annual finisher growth rate, and moreover, from 2006-12, the number of 13.1 mile finishers grew a noteworthy 10% or more each year. In 2013 that historic growth rate slowed as U.S. half-marathons had an estimated 1.96 million finishers (a new high) with a solid 6% increase from 2012 (1,850,000 vs. 1,960,000), but not nearly as impressive as the 24% record rise in both 2009 and 2010. Also, in the same 1,135 U.S. half-marathons for 2012 vs. 2013, there was a 1.6% finisher increase (1,528,938 vs. 1,552,696). By comparison, 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).
There were several factors why there was a single digit percent increase in U.S. half-marathon finishers. First, in 2013, like some U.S. marathons, several half-marathons were also impacted by weather cancellations including larger ones such as MetroPCS Dallas and St. Jude Memphis, both the same weekend in December. Second, the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series reported fewer finishers than the previous year. Third, there were only two inaugural half-marathons with more than 5,000 finishers compared to a record six in 2012 including two with more than 10,000 finishers. Collectively the aforementioned reduced the 2013 U.S. half-marathon count by an estimated 60,000 finishers.
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Bawcom Sets American Record, Wins USA Women's 10 Mile Championship
WASHINGTON, DC (April 6, 2013) - U.S. Olympian
Janet Bawcom ran 10 miles in 52 minutes,
12 seconds this morning to set the single-gender American record at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, pending verification by USA Track & Field officials at their annual meeting in December. In doing so, Bawcom, broke the record she set here a year ago by a whopping 1:16, and pulled American Sara Hall under her former record time as well; Hall ran 52:54, in a very impressive debut over the distance.
Both the Men's and Women's USA 10 Mile Championships Presented by America's Credit Unions were held in conjunction with the 42nd Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run and, as such, took place amidst highly competitive international races.
After leading the overall women's race early on, Bawcom fell off the pace of Mamitu Daska of Ethiopia and Aliphine
Tuliamak of Kenya about six miles into the race, before storming back to pass Tuliamak in the final half mile, coming within seven seconds of winning the race outright. Daska's winning time was 52:05.
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Transamerica Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon San Francisco Draws Thousands
SAN FRANCISCO - (April 6, 2014) - More than 10,500 runners toured the scenic streets of San Francisco at the 2nd edition Transamerica Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon on Sunday, April 6, 2014. The new course started at the Pacific Ocean on Great Highway, ran across two lanes of the Golden Gate Bridge and finished on Polk Street at Civic Center Plaza.
Local runner Chris Mocko led the men's race right off the starting line, eventually breaking the tape-or rather, playing "limbo" with it-in 1 hour, 10 minutes and 28 seconds to successfully defend his title from a year ago.
Elle Pishny of San Francisco also took advantage of her familiar surroundings, cruising to victory for the second straight year in 1:23:53. Roger Craig (above, image courtesy Nils Nilson), a three-time Super Bowl champion with the San Francisco 49ers finished the half marathon in 1:47:28, running with his son Alexander.
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Kellyn Johnson Breaks GO! St. Louis Half Marathon Record
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (April 6, 2014) - Kellyn Johnson, 27, from Flagstaff, Ariz. set a new women's GO! St. Louis Half Marathon
record Sunday, with a time of 1 hour, 11 minutes, 51 seconds. On the men's side
Jacob Chemtai, 27, from Santa Fe, NM narrowly missed breaking the men's half-marathon record set in 2013 by Aaron Braun (1:03:13). Chemtai finished in 1:03:14.
More than $17,000 in prize money was awarded to the half-marathon invitational field, including a $5,000 prize for both Johnson and Chemtai.
Chemtai out-dueled Jordan Chipangama, 25, who finished with a time of 1:03:31.
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#WeRunTogether Digital Mosaic Launched, Public Participation Encouraged
BOSTON -The #WeRunTogether digital mosaic
has been launched by John Hancock to bring the extended Boston Marathon community together in the weeks leading up to the race on Monday, April 21.
The company is inviting all individuals connected to the city of Boston or the Boston Marathon - runners, volunteers, civic leaders, pro athletes, friends and fans - to contribute a photo, video or message that relates a personal story or shows support for the Boston Marathon community. Each post will become a clickable tile in a digital mosaic which will be located on the JHextramile.com blog site.
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McGillivray to Run his 42nd Boston Marathon
BOSTON - Dave McGillivray of DMSE Sports, the renowned race director of the
B.A.A. Boston Marathon, has a busy spring and summer planned.
On April 21, he will run his 42
nd Boston Marathon run - after everyone has crossed the finish line on April 21 and his work is done - to benefit the Martin W. Richard Charitable Foundation, which was formed by the parents of the 8-year-old boy killed at the Boston Marathon bombings last year. To donate, go to
this link set up for McGillivray's run.
"This is a wonderful foundation for a very special boy," McGillivray said. "I am proud to be running in his honor that day."
McGillivray actually ran the entire historic 26.2-mile course this past Saturday as a training run and felt great. "Finally, I am in decent shape this time of year and am looking forward to marathon day like all the other 36,000 runners."
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Kastor to Compete in More Magazine/Fitness Magazine Women's Half- Marathon
NEW YORK - Olympic meda list and American record-holder
Deena Kastor
will compete in the 11th edition
More Magazine/Fitness Magazine Women's Half Marathon on Sunday, April 13.
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"Deena is such an inspiring role model for the empowerment that women are able to demonstrate through running," said New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg. "The More/Fitness Half-Marathon is an amazing event. To have Deena on hand, defending her title during another record-setting year, will be the highlight of the race weekend."
The More Magazine/Fitness Magazine Women's Half-Marathon is the largest all-women's half-marathon in the country.
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