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In this edition:
Diamond League Champion Morgan Uceny to Finish Season at Fifth Avenue Mile
USA 10 Mile Champions - Bizuneh, McGregor - to Defend Titles
Five Course Records Fall at Air Force Marathon
Leadership Foundation, Uptown Five Mile Partner for Little Heroes Foundation
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Fifth Avenue Mile, New York, NY, September 24
Road Runner Akron Marathon, Akron, OH, September 24
Women's Half-Marathon: Nashville, TN, September 24
St. Luke's Women's Fitness Celebration 5K, Boise, ID, Sept 24
Flagline 50K & Trail Festival, Bend, OR, September 24
USA 50K Trail Championships
Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race, PA, Sept 25
Omaha Marathon, Omaha, NE, September 25
XTERRA Trail Running National Championship, Ogden, UT, Sept 25
Lake Tahoe Marathon, Lake Tahoe, CA, September 25
Marian House 5K Run, Baltimore, MD, October 1
Parenting Magazine's Fit Generation 5K, Winter Park, FL, Oct 1
Cartersville 10K, Cartersville, GA, October 1
Spirit Run 5K, Carmel, IN, October 1
SeaWorld Shamu & You Walk for Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, Oct 1
Running USA Regional Summit, Richmond, VA, October 22
Diamond League Champion Morgan Uceny to Finish Season at Fifth Avenue Mile
Premier road mile to be held Saturday, September 24 in New York City; $30,000 prize purse
NEW YORK - (September 20, 2011) - After a disappointing fall during the IAAF World Championships, Morgan Uceny came back to win the Samsung Diamond League 1500 meter title last weekend. She is now ready to take on the Fifth Avenue Mile on Saturday, September 24 it was announced by New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg.
Uceny will make her way down one of the world's most famous thoroughfares against some tough competition. The Mammoth Track Club member will take on an outstanding women's field, which includes fellow Americans and 1500m World Champion Jenny Simpson and two-time defending Fifth Avenue Mile champion Shannon Rowbury, along with World Championships silver medalists Sally Kipyego and Hannah England and World Championships finalists Maggie Vessey and Alysia Montano.
Uceny, 26, of Mammoth Lakes, California, won the 1500 meters at the Brussels Diamond League meet last weekend in the world-leading time of 4:00.06, securing her first Diamond League title. A four-time All-American at Cornell University, Uceny also won the USA 1500m title and Diamond League races in Lausanne and Birmingham earlier this summer.
The Fifth Avenue Mile begins near East 80th Street and finishes at East 60th Street. The wheelchair and handcycle race will kick off the event at 9:00am. After that, entrants will run in heats according to age and gender. The professional women's race is scheduled to start at 12:50pm, followed by the professional men's race at 1:05pm. A total prize purse of $30,000 for the men's and women's professional races will be offered, with the two race champions each receiving $5000.
For more information, go to: www.nyrr.org
USA 10 Mile Champions - Bizuneh, McGregor - to Defend Titles
Medtronic TC 10 Mile also offers $60,000 prize purse plus $10,000 "Equalizer Bonus" for first across the finish line
ST. PAUL, Minn. - (September 20, 2011) - Former Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon champion Blake Russell and six-time Medtronic TC 10 Mile champ Katie McGregor will headline the women's portion of next month's USA 10 Mile Championships to be held in conjunction with the Medtronic TC 10 Mile on Sunday, October 2.
The event will host both the USA Men and Women's 10 Mile Championships this year and feature head-to-head competition between the genders.
2008 Olympic marathoner Russell, who won the 2003 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon with an aggressive solo effort in her debut marathon, and Team USA Minnesota's McGregor, a fellow frontrunner who won the USA 10 Mile title and her sixth Medtronic TC 10 Mile crown in the race last year, will race for a champion's check of $12,000.
The two veterans and the rest of the loaded women's field - which includes NCAA 10,000m record holder and the 2010 USA 7 Mile champion Lisa Koll, three-time Grandma's Marathon victor Mary Akor, and Serena Burla, the runner-up at the 2011 USA Half Marathon Championships - will also be racing for a $10,000 "Equalizer Bonus" set aside for the first USA champion - woman or man - to cross the finish line in St. Paul.
The women's field will leave the race's downtown Minneapolis starting line ahead of the men in a unique handicapped format.
The men's field is packed with talent as well, boasting two-time Medtronic TC 10 Mile champ and three-time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman, 2009 Medtronic TC 10 Mile runner-up Josh Moen of Team USA Minnesota, 2008 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon champ Fernando Cabada, defending USA 10 Mile champion Fasil Bizuneh and 2011 USA Half Marathon and USA 15K champion Mo Trafeh.
The Medtronic TC 10 Mile kicks off the action on the Sunday morning of Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon weekend. The Medtronic TC 10 Mile will be followed by the 30th Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. The marathon will feature a strong field of U.S. and international runners and again hosts the USA Masters Marathon Championships for runners 40-years and older.
On Saturday, October 1 the finish-line area around the state capitol will host Medtronic TC Family Events including the Diana Pierce Family Mile and the always entertaining Diaper Dash and Toddler Trot. Also slated for Saturday are the TC 5K Run/Walk and TC 10K run.
Visit www.tcmevents.org for more information.
Five Course Records Fall at Air Force Marathon
Near perfect running weather also draws event record field for 14th edition
From Daryl Mayer
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Along with a record field of runners, the 14th Air Force Marathon saw a total of five course records bested on Saturday, September 17, 2011.
Race officials credit the "phenomenal" weather as helping get the best efforts from runners.
"We really had ideal conditions on Race Day," said Molly Louden, Air Force Marathon Director. "The weather also helped bring out more spectators and many runners credited the cheering crowds with pushing them further."
Kara Storage from nearby Beavercreek strode in at 1 hour, 15 minutes, 56 seconds in the women's half-marathon eclipsing the previous record of 1:18:20 set in 2010 by Christine Johnston.
There were also three new records set on the 10K course. Josh Cox, who holds the USAF Marathon course record, entered his name in the books for the men's 10K with a 31:09. The old record was held by David Johnston (32:37) in 2008.
The Military Men's 10K record was set by Maj. James Bales of Monument, Colo. with a 32:14. Kristoffer Chacon previously held this mark with a 33:11 from 2008.
Christine Tieman of Bellbrook also broke a 10K record in the women's division clocking a 39:35. The previous record in this division was set by Varinka Barbini (39:49) in 2009.
The 5K race on Sept. 16 at Wright State University also had one record broken. Finally, Catherine Graham of Lafayette, Ind. set a new record for the women's 5K with a time of 19:14 topping the previous mark of 19:31 set by Dianne Striebel in 2009.
For complete race results and more, go to: www.USAFMarathon.com
Leadership Foundation, Uptown Five Mile Partner for Little Heroes Foundation
Run like a VIP and help Dallas-Fort Worth kids
DALLAS - (September 6, 2011) - The Uptown Five Mile is launching a partnership with a uniquely "Dallas" twist: a partnership with Matt Nordgren's Leadership Foundation. The Uptown Five Mile race is part of the inaugural Dallas 13.1® Marathon set for Saturday, October 22, 2011.
Matt Nordgren, one of the six fabulous stars of Bravo's Most Eligible Dallas, founded The Leadership Foundation (TLF) with the goal of empowering young athletes to become the best players they can be.
"I was given an immeasurable amount of help as a young, developing athlete," saids Nordgren. "I could never hope to effectively thank all those who helped me, but I'm now fortunate enough to be in the position of being able to help others strive for their goals."
In partnership with Dallas-based US Road Sports & Entertainment Group (USRS), the company behind the Dallas 13.1® Uptown Five Mile, TLF with offer a truly special VIP experience for all those who register at www.131marathon.com using TLF's special registration code: TLF2011.
The Leadership Foundation Uptown Five Mile VIP race experience will start with a special "golden bib" for all TLF registrants. All participants will be able to help TLF's cause by beating the "Leadership Foundation Leader" - a runner wearing a full tuxedo in honor of TLF's black-tie Leadership Gala. For every runner who beats the tuxedoed runner, a donation will be made to the Little Heroes Foundation. Finally, all the festivities will wrap up with a post-race VIP reception and auction at TLF's VIP finish line tent.
"I couldn't be more excited about this partnership," says Greg Laird, CEO and co-founder of USRS. "Matt is a great guy and has a little bit of that Dallas sizzle and swagger that will make our event even more unique and fun."
The Dallas 13.1® half-marathon starts and ends at the brand new AT&T Performing Arts Center after traveling through some of the greatest neighborhoods Dallas offers including: Uptown, Highland Park, the West End and Downtown.
For more information or to register, visit: www.131marathon.com
To learn more about The Leadership Foundation's efforts, including the exclusive Leadership Gala, go to: www.theleadershipfoundation.org
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