Issue 38-05-14 May 14, 2014
Upcoming Events
Filthy 5K Mud Run, Richmond, VA, May 16
Kokopelli Kids Trail Running Series, Colorado Springs, CO, May 16
James River Scramble 10K, Richmond, VA, May 17
St. Michaels Running Festival, St. Michaels, MD, May 17
Zions Bank Ogden Marathon, Ogden, UT, May 17
Be the One Run, Minneapolis, MN, May 17
Autism 5K, Minneapolis, MN, May 17
XTERRA Malibu Creek Trail Run, Malibu, CA, May 17
Standing Strong 5K, Cottage Grove, MN, May 17
Cellcom Green Bay Marathon, Half-Marathon, 5K, Kids Run, Green Bay, WI May 17
XTERRA Seven Tubs Trail Run, Wilkes-Barre, PA, May 17
Rite Aid Cleveland 5K & Kids Run, Cleveland, OH, May 17
Geist Half-Marathon by St. Vincent, Indianapolis, IN, May 17
TC Kids Cross Country Fun Run, Minneapolis, MN, May 17
Bellco Colfax 5K, Denver, CO, May 17
AJC Peachtree Junior, Atlanta, GA, May 17
La Sportiva Boneyard Boogie 11K Trail Run, Eagle, CO, May 17
Ten Penny Shamrock Duathlon and 5K, Glastonbury, CT, May 18
Amica IronHorse 1/2 Marathon, 10k and 5K, Simsbury, CT, May 18
Windsor Green Half Marathon - 10k -5k, Windsor, CA, May 18
Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon, Half-Marathon, Relay, 10 Mile, Denver, CO, May 18
Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10K, 5K, Cleveland, OH, May 18
Brooklyn Half, Brooklyn, NY, May 18
Marine Corps Historic Half-Marathon, Historic 10K and Semper Fred 5K, Fredericksburg, VA, May 18
103rd Bay to Breakers 12K, San Francisco, CA, May 18
Rock 'n' Roll Portland 1/2 Marathon, Portland, OR, May 18
XTERRA Oak Mountain Trail Run, Pelham, AL, May 18
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Olympians, Local Elites to Compete at Rock 'n' Roll Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. - Several Olympians will compete in Sunday's
Rock 'n' Roll Portland Half Marathon. In the women's race, Olympian and Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series veteran Nuta Olaru will join Costa Rican Olympian Gabriela Trana and Jess Petersen, a Danish Olympian. Defending champion Christina Overbeck Crawford also returns to defend her title.
In the men's half marathon,
Youssef Baba Zirari of Vancouver, Wash. will bring his 1:03:54 PR to the start line against a field of Oregon locals, including
Dan Kremske of Team Run Eugene and Portland athlete
Jason Griffiths. Travis Boyd of Edmonds will return sans stroller - in 2013, he set a World Record Half Marathon time of 1:13 while pushing his child.
The race will kickoff Sunday, May 18 in downtown Portland. A signature Rose Festival event, the 13.1 mile block party will celebrate its third year with more than 11,000 runners expected to participate.
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New Castaway Cay Challenge Added To 2015 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Runners taking part in the 2015
Walt Disney World Marathon Week end can add the ultimate finish to their experience - the new Disney Castaway Cay Challenge, a joint venture by runDisney and Disney Cruise Line.
After competing in the 5K, 10K, half marathon and/or full marathon during the Disney Marathon Weekend (January 7-11
), runners can compete Jan. 14 in the Disney Castaway Cay Challenge, a special 5K race on Disney Castaway Cay, Disney Cruise Line's private Bahamas island. Every runner who finishes this new runDisney Challenge event will earn two medals - an inaugural Disney Castaway Cay Challenge medal and a Castaway Cay 5K medallion, plus any medals earned for running any Disney Marathon Weekend events (5K, 10K, half marathon or full marathon).
The Castaway Cay Challenge takes place during the 4-night
Disney Dream cruise itinerary that sets sail Jan. 12, 2015 from Port Canaveral, Florida.
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Eight High School Seniors Receive Students on the GO! Scholarship Awards
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - GO! St. Louis, a local not-for-profit organization that specializes in providing fi tness events and programs for the region on a year-round basis, announced the first scholar athlete award winners in the newly-created Students on the GO! scholarship program. The scholar athletes were recognized at a special dinner ceremony on May 5.
Receiving the scholarship awards were: Trevia Blount, Gateway STEM High School; Katie Breakfield, Pattonville High School;
Shira Feen, Block Yeshiva; Matthew Graham, McCluer North High School; Maloree Khan, Ritenour High School;
Joi Latson, McCluer North High School; Alexandra Rauscher, Pattonville High School and Reneise White, University City High School.
"GO! St. Louis is pleased to play a special role in assisting students to achieve their dreams," said Nancy Lieberman, GO! St. Louis president.
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Marine Corps Historic Half Introduces New App
QUANTICO, VA (May 8, 2014) - Just unveiled, the new
Historic Half App is available free of charge for all Apple and Android users through the App Store. Displaying technology much more advanced than applied by our nation's forefathers, the new Historic Half App provides runners and spectators all of the information they want to know about the Sunday, May 18 event while immersed in the grand history of the Colonial-era in the City of Fredericksburg, VA. Also, runners and spectators can Track A Runner moving along the 13.1 mile Historic Half course through the program that provides instant results via text, email, Facebook or Twitter. Register now for Track A Runner free of charge at www.marinemarathon.com.
The Historic Half App, sponsored by Xact, offers easy access to the Marine Corps Historic Half Weekend schedule (May 16-18) and provides constant updates to the event's social media channels, instant leaderboard and individual timing results, course maps, weather forecasts, spectators tips and entry to the colorful Historic Half photo gallery.
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Sambu, Chepkirui Win UAE Healthy Kidney 10K
NEW YORK (May 10, 2014) - Stephen Sambu called it the best performance of his life. After following two-time UAE Healthy Kidney 10K champion Leonard Patrick Komon for two miles, Sambu caught his Kenyan countryman at the top of Harlem Hill and passed him on the way down. In the lead with less than 300 meters to go, Sambu took a wrong turn but quickly got back on course to cross the line in a winning time of 27 minutes, 39 seconds. Komon followed in 28:18, and 2012 champion Daniele Meucci of Italy closed fast to take third in 28:19
.
Joyce Chepkirui made it a Kenyan sweep (photo credit, above, NYRR) of the titles, winning the inaugural professional women's race in 31:17, the fastest women's 10K time ever run at this event. She ran in a pack of four until the 5K point, then pulled away from 2013 Oakley New York Mini champion
Mamitu Daska of Ethiopia (second, 31:41) and Mary Waceraof Kenya
(third, 31:52). Chepkirui, like Sambu, will take home a $25,000 winner's purse-the largest at any 10K in the world and at any non-marathon road race in the United States.
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