Running USA wire 35-04-13

Issue 35-04-13 April 28, 2013


Upcoming Events
Expedition Everest Challlenge, Lake Buena Vista, FL, May 3-4
Kokopelli Kids Trail Running Series, Colorado Springs, CO, May 3
Ragnar Relay Cape Cod, Cape Cod, MA, May 3
Carefirst Frederick Running Festival, Frederick, MD, May 4-5
Wisconsin Marathon and Half, Kenosha, WI, May 4
Flying Pig Marathon Weekend, Cincinnati, OH, May 4-5
XTERRA Big Pocono Trail Run, Tannersville, PA, May 4
Western Pacific Marathon and Half, Fremont, CA, May 4
Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon, Toronto, CAN, May 5
Divas Half-Marathon San Francisco, CA, May 5
Blue Cross Broad Street Run, Philadelphia, PA, May 5
5th Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, Pittsburgh, PA, May 5
Heels and Hills Half-Marathon, Irving, TX, May 5
Le Chocolat 5K, Walkerville, CAN, May 5
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Wietecha, Horst Win Rainy 14th St. Jude Country Music Marathon



NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The rainy downpour soaked participants at the 14th St. Jude Country Music Marathon & 1/2 Marathon presented by Nissan on Saturday, April 27, but spirits were still high as they crossed the finish line.



Scott Wietecha from Hendersonville, Tenn., won the men's marathon in 2 hours, 22 minutes, 41 seconds, while Jill Horst from Rome, GA, landed first place woman in 2:57:52-both champions were slated to run in the 2013 Boston Marathon but were unable due to overtraining and an illness, respectively. Nashville residents Daniel Lepage (1:10:39) and Gisela Olalde (1:19:58) captured the 12th edition half-marathon.



"This was fun, the crowds were great-I love Nashville," said Lepage. "The rain slows you down a bit, but keeps you nice and cool. I was running with a friend for a while, but he continued onto the marathon."



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Roach, Olaru Repeat Big Sur International Marathon Victories



CARMEL, Calif. - (April 28, 2013) - It was a back-to-back double at the 28th Big Sur International Marathon as 2012 champions Adam Roach (Pacific Grove, CA) and Nuta Olaru (Longmont, CO) defended their titles on Sunday, April 28, along the scenic California coastline.



Roach, 29, who trailed in third place until mile 24, kept grinding away until he captured the lead from eventual third place finisher Josh Whitehead of Alabama. His overall finish time was 2 hours, 27 minutes, 46 seconds.



"I had a lot to make up in the second half of the course, but I knew I could do it," said Roach. "Every time we got a straightaway where I had a view I could see that I still had a shot."



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Four Olympians Added to Medtronic TC 1 Mile on May 9 in Minneapolis



ST. PAUL, Minn. - Four Olympians will add international spice and proven talent to the professional fields at the Medtronic TC 1 Mile to be held Thursday evening, May 9 in downtown Minneapolis.



New Zealand's Nick Willis, the Olympic 1500 meter silver medalist at the Beijing Games 2008, will join Kenya's Boaz Lalang, a semifinalist at 800 meters in Beijing, Canada's Nicole Sifuentes, a 1500m semifinalist at the London Games last year, and Australia's Gen LaCaze, a steeplechaser in London, in the professional waves of the race that runs through the heart of downtown Minneapolis on Nicollet Mall.



The foursome joins defending champions Craig Miller (Colorado Spring, Colo.) and Heather Kampf, a Rosemount, Minn. native who competes for Team USA Minnesota among announced race competitors. Also declared are 2012 Medtronic TC 1 Mile Men's runner-up Aaron Braun (Flagstaff, Ariz.), newly crowned USA 1 Mile road champion Garrett Heath, a native of Winona, Minn., and U.S. Olympic Trials 800m finalist Phoebe Wright (Signal Mountain, Tenn.).



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KeyBank Vermont City Marathon Opens Door to 2013 Boston Marathon Participants




BURLINGTON, Vt. - On April 15, 2013 more than 5,000 Boston Marathon participants runners were denied the opportunity to finish a race for which they had trained long and hard. KeyBank Vermont City Marathon officials are offering those runners the opportunity to run New England's second largest marathon for free.



"Our entire community comes together race weekend to create an atmosphere of celebration," said KeyBank Vermont City Marathon race director Peter Delaney. "We're opening our doors to anyone who was unable to finish Boston, so that they can realize the results of their training and continue the healing process."



There are a limited number of slots left in the marathon. Race officials are offering 150 of the remaining spaces to Boston Marathon participants.



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