Sunday, August 10, 2014

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Issue 60-08-14 August 10, 2014




Upcoming Events
Tria Runnin' With the Law, Minneapolis, MN, Aug. 14
Ragnar Relay Great River, Minneapolis, MN, Aug. 15-16
XTERRA Table Rock Trail Run, Pickens, SC, Aug. 16
Big Wild Life Runs Marathon, Relay, Half-Marathon, 5K, 2K, Mile, Anchorage, AK, Aug. 16-17
Pikes Peak Ascent, Pikes Peak, CO, Aug. 16
Save the Os 5K, Hoover, AL, Aug. 16
TC Lung Run and Walk, Minneapolis, MN, Aug. 16
Strive Wellness Run, Owatonna, MN, Aug. 16
Madison Mini Marathon, Madison, WI, Aug. 16
Bear Creek Half-Marathon, 10K, 5K, Martinez, CA, Aug. 16
Track Shack's Celebration of Running 5k Presented by Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL, Aug. 16
America's Finest City Half-Marathon, San Diego, CA, Aug. 17
Pikes Peak Marathon, Manitou Springs, CO, Aug. 17
Little Miami Half Marathon/10K, Morrow, OH, Aug. 17
New Balance Falmouth Road Race, Falmouth, MA, Aug. 17
Find the full Running USA events calendar here.


Defending Champion Returns to 37th America's Finest City Half Marathon


SAN DIEGO - (August 10, 2014) - The 37th America's Finest City Half Marathon (also known as the AFC Half) will feature defending and past champions - including the men's course record holder -and a field of more than 7,000 elite, recreational and inspirational runners hailing from 45 states and 15 foreign countries, announced Neil Finn Sports Management, Inc., the event organizer. The AFC Half and the accompanying AFC 5K are for set for Sunday, August 17, in San Diego.


In the men's race, Nelson Oyugi, returning champion and current course record holder, will return to defend his title. The Kenyan blazed to a dramatic victory in 2013, setting a new course record of 1 hour, 1 minute, 58 seconds in his debut at the distance and just his second race on U.S soil. The previous course record (1:02:24) was set by Kenyan Peter Githuka in 2000.Oyugi will toe the start line with Ethiopia's Tesfaye Alemayehu who placed third in 2013 (1:02:06), was victorious in 2012 (1:03:43) and was runner-up in 2011 (1:03:18). Canadian Rob Watson also brings strong credentials to the field, clocking a 1:03:22 personal-best at the 2013 NYC Half.

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First Watch Sarasota Half Celebrates 10th Anniversary in 2015


SARASOTA, Fl. - The First Watch® Sarasota Half Marathon and Relay, produced by Life Time - The Healthy Way of Life Company, is returning for its 10th year on Sunday, March 15, 2015. More than 4,500 people of all ages and abilities are expected to participate in this Sarasota tradition including runners and walkers, as the course is open for four hours to accommodate those who prefer to walk (18 minute/mile pace).


The First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon & Relay is one of the premiere running events in West Florida, and one in which runners from across the country travel to be a part of. The First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon and Relay is home to the unique "Finish-Together" Relay, in which participants will join up and cross the finish line together. Both the marathon and relay courses feature a scenic route over the John Ringling Causeway to St. Armand's turnaround.



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Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Expands Ultimate Nighttime Running Weekend with New Saturday Night 5K


LAS VEGAS - This fall, the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series
is shaking up its biggest weekend in Sin City! On
Saturday, November 15, 2014, the world's largest running organization will expand its iconic
Vegas event weekend, adding the first ever
Rock 'n' Roll 5k presented by SLS Las Vegas
to complement its Sunday lineup of running events.


The 5K will start and finish at the new SLS Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, a lifestyle-driven resort and casino opening on the Strip, featuring a 3.1-mile route that includes one lane of Las Vegas Boulevard. The new event will begin at 6:00 pm Saturday night of the Rock 'n' Roll Running Festival Weekend, offering runners an opportunity to earn the Las Vegas 'Remix Challenge' Medal by completing two races.



Limited pre-sale registration for the Rock 'n' Roll 5K event is now open at StripAtNight.com. All race participants receive a t-shirt, finisher's medal and exclusive access into restaurants and night clubs at the SLS Las Vegas Hotel and Casino anytime Saturday night after the race. Additional event details, entertainment lineup and finish line concert headliner will be announced in the coming weeks.
Opportunity Village, a local organization that serves people in the Southern Nevada community with intellectual disabilities, is an official charity of the 5K.



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2014 Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon Medals Revealed
ANAHEIM, Calif. - The inaugural collection of the
Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend finisher medals were revealed this week. The collection includes medals for the Avengers Super Heroes 5K, the runDisney

Kids Races and the
Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon.
While other
runDisney medals

celebrate various aspects of Disney Parks or well-known classic characters, these medals celebrates the heroes of Marvel while conveying the team aspect of the Avengers. Each half-marathon runner who completes the 13.1 mile race will receive a specially designed medal commemorating the "Inaugural Mission" with a spinning Avengers logo.


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Kogo, Huddle Headline Speedy Fields for New Balance Falmouth Road Race



FALMOUTH, Mass. (July 30, 2014)- The second-fastest 10K athlete in history, the fastest 10K runner in the world so far this year, and the new American Record-holder for a women-only 10K join 2014 Boston Marathon winner
Meb Keflezighi
in headlining the 42nd
running of the New Balance Falmouth Road Race, race organizers announced.They, along with the rest of the elite-athlete field, will be vying for a share of the $89,500 in total prize money awarded to top finishers in the 7-mile race from Woods Hole to Falmouth Heights, which begins at 9:00 AM Sunday, August 17, and the Falmouth Mile, which kicks off at 5:00 PM on Saturday, August 16, at the James Kalperis Track at Falmouth High School. Rosters for the Mile will be announced soon.



On the men's side, two-time New Balance Falmouth Road Race champion
Micah Kogo returns to defend his title. The 28-year-old Kenyan will seek to become just the fourth man (after Bill Rodgers, John Korir, and Gilbert Okari) to win here for a third time. A former World Record-holder at 10K, whose time of 27:01 still makes him the second-fastest man in history, Kogo is also the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist at 10,000 meters.Kogo's most-serious threat may come from compatriot Stephen Sambu (28, Tucson, Ariz.), whose time of 27:25 in winning the B.A.A. 10K in Boston last month is the fastest in the world so far this year. En route, Sambu ran the fastest 8K (22:02) ever recorded on U.S. soil. Challenging them will be Kogo's training partner Emmanuel Bett, who ran the fastest 10,000 meters (26:51.16) in the world for 2012, and Kennedy Kithuka, the 2012 NCAA Cross Country Champion.
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