Issue 81-10-14 October 27, 2014
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CAMO Color 2 Mile Run, Springfield, MO, Nov. 1
Charleston James Island Connector Run, Charleston, SC, Nov. 1
XTERRA Battle at Big Creek Trail Run, Roswell, GA, Nov. 1
Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, Indianapolis, IN, Nov. 1
San Diego Awesome 80s Run, San Diego, CA, Nov. 1
Dash to the Finish Line 5K, New York, NY, Nov. 1
Run Nona at Night 5K, Orlando, FL, Nov. 1
Lexus Lace Up Running Series, Ventura, CA, Nov. 2
Diablo Trail Adventure Half-Marathon, 10K, 5K, Walnut Creek, CA, Nov. 2
TCS New York City Marathon, New York, NY, Nov. 2
XTERRA Wild Horse Trail Run, Tampa, FL, Nov. 2
Santa Clarita Marathon, Santa Clarita, CA, Nov. 2
US Half Marathon, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 2
Texas 10 Series - Katy, Katy, TX, Nov. 2
Conservation Marathon, Mercy Relay, Cohick Half Marathon, News-Leader 5K, Springfield, MO, Nov. 2
Komen San Diego Race for the Cure, San Diego, CA, Nov. 2
Lucky 7 Relay, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. 2
Zombie Chase 5K, West Hartford, CT, Nov. 2
Election Day 5K, St. Paul, MN, Nov. 4
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Curran, Kosgei Win Marine Corps Marathon
ARLINGTON, Va. (Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014) - Most of the 20,000 runners who started today's 39th edition of the Marine Corps Marathon have been focusing for months and months on this most revered 26.2-mile challenge.
Meghan Curran found out just a couple of weeks ago she was running MCM - her very first marathon.Running for the all-Army team, the 5-3, 110-pound West Point graduate took it all in stride, carefully pacing herself like a veteran and taking the lead for good after 17 miles along the museums of the National Mall. Curran, a 28-year-old field artillery officer and Army captain at Fort Dix in New Jersey, scored a clocking of 2 hours, 51 minutes, 47 seconds, well ahead of her three-hour projected time.
The all-Army team did even better in the men's race, sweeping the first two places with Samuel Kosgei from Fort Riley, Kan., leading the way in spectacular fashion and Laban Sialo from Fort Carson, Colo. earning the runner-up honors.
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Reyes, Hall Win 7th Healdsburg Wine Country Half Marathon
HEALDSBURG, Calif. (Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014)-
Sergio Reyes of Palmdale, Calif. and repeat winner Sara Hall of Flagstaff, Ariz. won the 7th edition Healdsburg Wine Country Half Marathon on Saturday, October 25. Sponsored by Newton Running and produced by Destination Races of Sonoma, the wine harvest and Halloween themed race hosted 2,400 runners from 40 states and 6 foreign countries. This late October run passed 25 wineries - two with wine stops - and featured a costume contest for runners at the post-race Wine & Music Festival. A much-needed fall rainstorm sporadically showered the runners on the new, tougher course, which didn't seem to negatively effect the winners.
Reyes, a fixture on the podium in the wine country half marathon series, completed the course in one hour, 7 minutes, 53 seconds, besting 2nd place finisher
Ivan Medina of Hayward, Calif. in 1:09:55 and
Alex Wolf-Root of Santa Rosa in 1:10:11. Hall, who ran a victorious debut half marathon last year at this race, finished with a time of 1:12:54, outpacing 2nd place finisher Kim Conley of West Sacramento (Hall and Conley were once high school cross country teammates) in 1:15:41 and Yiou Wang of San Anselmo in 1:19:14.
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Hannah, Goose Win Mayor's Cup Titles, as B.A.A. Sweeps Team Competition
BOSTON (Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014) -- Exciting races played out at the 24th Mayor's Cup, presented by the B.A.A. and adidas, at Franklin Park on Sunday, with athletes competing in races at the youth, open, and masters levels. The Boston Athletic Association claimed Men's and Women's Championship team titles, while also taking home top honors in the Franklin Park 5K.
In the women's 5K Championship race, Canada's
Rachel Hannah made a decisive move in the second mile, breaking the race open. Injecting a hard surge on Bearcage Hill, Hannah separated from a group that included the B.A.A.'s Juliet Bottorff, Jen Rhines,
Sarah Pagano, and Elaina Balouris, as well as last year's NCAA Cross Country Champion Abbey D'Agostino.
Passing two miles in 10:40, Hannah extended her lead through the wilderness loop before prevailing with a kilometer to go. From there, the Toronto TC member cruised on to the win, stopping the clock at 16 minutes, 37 seconds.
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Eggleston, Goldring Win Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Halloween ½ Marathon
LOS ANGELES (Sunday, Oct 26, 2014) - On a Chamber of Commerce race morning, complete with cloud-cover hugging the Los Angeles skyline, Jeffrey Eggleston proved to be the lonesome runner.
Speeding through the downtown streets of L.A. starting near Staples Center this morning,
Eggleston won the fifth Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Halloween 1/2 Marathon benefiting Team ASPCA in a course record 1 hour, 4 minutes, 12 seconds.
Eggleston, who trains out of Boulder, Colo., was running solo about 100 yards from the start and won by more than two minutes with Jovanny Godinez
of Hayward taking second in 1:06:23.Despite winning easily, Eggleston called the morning "a bit of a challenge. We had real good conditions, given the weather, but that's not an easy course."
On the women's side, a local proved fastest from start to finish.Katja Goldring, raised in Los Angeles and a UCLA graduate now living in West L.A., won in 1:18:01.
Jennifer Tave of France took second in 1:18:19.
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Marathon Trailblazers to Be Celebrated as 2014 NYRR Hall of Fame Inductees
NEW YORK - Four of distance running's greatest revolutionaries - Germán Silva, George Spitz, Allan Steinfeld, and Kathrine Switzer-will comprise the 2014 induction class of the
NYRR Hall of Fame, and president and owner of Amdur Productions and former sports editor at the New York Times Neil Amdur, will receive the George Hirsch Journalism Award, it was announced by Mary Wittenberg, president and CEO of New York Road Runners, and
George Hirsch, chairman of the board of New York Road Runners. All five award-winners will be honored at the 2014 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Press Conference and Presentation of the George Hirsch Journalism Award on Thursday, October 30, at 3:00 p.m. at the Race-week Media Center at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
The NYRR Hall of Fame, adding its fourth induction class since its creation in 2011, honors individuals for their extraordinary accomplishments in the sport of distance running.
"The 2014 NYRR Hall of Fame induction class has exponentially elevated the sport of distance running to the level of awareness it stands at today, providing global outreach to millions to lead healthy, active lifestyles through running," said Wittenberg. "Without the courageous leadership of Germán, George, Allan, and Kathrine to selflessly strive for excellence in the world of running, organizations like NYRR could not have evolved in the ways we have. We salute their impeccable leadership and commitment to improving lives through running."
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