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Gebrselassie hones in on third 10km title in Manchester
2010-03-07 08:52:36
World
Posted by TheRunning
Haile Gebrselassie will chase a third victory when returning to compete over one of his favourite courses at the Bupa Great Manchester Run - IAAF Gold Label Road Race - on 16 May 2010.
On his first appearance in 2005, the Ethiopian legend set what was then a new UK All-Comers's record of 27:25, while last year he was slowed by weather conditions.
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Distance Star Ed Torres Retires At 29
2010-03-07 08:46:54
Illinois
Posted by TheRunning
Multiple all-America distance runner Ed Torres, half of one of the best-ever pairs of running brothers, has announced his retirement. Torres, 29, now lives with his wife Lynda in the Chicago suburbs where he and older twin Jorge first came to prominence at Wheeling High School in the late 1990s. Ed and Jorge have started a business in which they engrave medallions immediately after races for participants who want that added memento.
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Trevor Dunbar 1st In 8:01.87 @ UW Last Chance [Video]
2010-03-07 08:46:26
Oregon
Posted by TheRunning
Trevor Dunbar after winning the 3k at the UW Last Chance meet in 8:01.87.
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Cold and Rain Again - Tsegay Takes Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
2010-03-07 08:10:32
World
Posted by TheRunning
Yemane Tsegay of Ethiopia wins the 2010 Biwako Mainichi Marathon in 2:09:34. by Brett Larner via Japan Running News
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Cross Country. KU Women's Cross Country Team Recognized for Academic Success (Kansas Jayhawks)
2010-03-06 17:15:09
Kansas
Posted by TheRunning
The University of Kansas women's cross country squad earned All-Academic Team honors, it was announced Friday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
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Masai and Cheruiyot take crowns in San Juan
2010-03-05 11:49:16
World
Posted by TheRunning
San Juan, Puerto Rico - Moses Masai upset Sammy Kitwara and Vivian Cheruiyot used all of her leg speed defend her title at the World's Best 10K on Sunday.
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Houston set to host Olympic marathon trials
2010-03-01 11:16:24
Texas
Posted by TheRunning
Houston will host the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, the first time one city will host the event for both men and women in the same year.
The trials, which will determine the U.S. runners for the marathon in the 2012 Summer Games in London, will be held on Jan. 14, 2012. The race will be the day before the 40th anniversary of the running of the Houston Marathon.
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Coach Marcus O'Sullivan On Recruiting At Villanova [Video]
2010-03-01 11:15:15
Pennsylvania
Posted by TheRunning
One of Ireland's greatest runners of all time, Marcus O'Sullivan talks about recruiting as a Coach at Villanova and the changes he has seen in prospective athletes over his coaching tenure.
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Japan's Fujiwara wins Tokyo marathon (AFP via Yahoo! News)
2010-02-28 11:42:53
World
Posted by TheRunning
Masakazu Fujiwara of Japan pulled away from the pack two kilometres before the finishing line to capture his first victory at the Tokyo marathon on Sunday.
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Galen Rupp finishes second in the 3,000
2010-02-28 11:39:59
Oregon
Posted by TheRunning
Despite a stomach virus that caused him to lose eight pounds in the past four days, Galen Rupp of Oregon Track Club Elite/Portland finished second to Bernard Lagat Saturday in the 3,000-meter final of the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, N.M.
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A Tale of Two Fujiwaras - Tokyo Marathon
2010-02-28 11:37:37
World
Posted by TheRunning
by Brett Larner
What a day. With 6 degree temperatures at the start, strong winds, rain turning to snow as temperatures fell, and a tsunami warning for the waterfront finish area, this year's Tokyo Marathon had the worst conditions in the event's four-year history.
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Bolt sizzles with sub-44 relay leg in Kingston
2010-02-28 11:37:03
World
Posted by TheRunning
Kingston, Jamaican - Double sprint World record holder Usain Bolt produced two stunning anchor leg runs, but came up short on one occasion at Saturday's Gibson Relays in Kingston.
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Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Half-Marathon
2010-02-28 11:34:30
Louisiana
Posted by TheRunning
Martin Lel, 31, of Kenya has won the Inaugural Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Half-Marathon in the men's field with a time of 1 hour, 1 minute and 7 seconds.
Martin Lel won the Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon on Sunday.Sammy Wanjiru, also of Kenya, finished 26 seconds behind Sunday. Lel pushed for the lead over Wanjiru at the15K marker.
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Ramaala eyes top ASA job
2010-02-27 17:37:04
World
Posted by TheRunning
Former New York marathon champion Hendrick Ramaala wants to take over as the head of Athletics South Africa (ASA) when a new board is elected in a few months' time.
Ramaala sits on the interim board that was voted in last November after ASA president Leonard Chuene and his executive were suspended with senior members of ASA staff - all of whom face disciplinary hearings for financial mismanagement and their bungling of the Caster Semenya gender controversy.
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M Mile H02 (Wheating 3:58, 2010 MPSF Champs) [Video]
2010-02-27 17:35:32
Oregon
Posted by TheRunning
Andrew Wheating had a phenomenal 2008 outdoor season which saw him win 11 straight races before finishing second by .01 in the finals of the 800 meters at the NCAA Championships (1:45.32). via Flotrack
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Nicked by injury and nagged by a stomach ailment, Dathan Ritzenhein withdraws from the World Cross Country Championships
2010-02-27 17:33:39
Oregon
Posted by TheRunning
A disappointed Dathan Ritzenhein pulled out of next month's IAAF World Country Championships on Saturday.
Ritzenhein, who trains with the Nike-based Oregon Track Club Elite/Portland group coached by Alberto Salazar, has been unable to completely shake a lingering problem on the bottom of one his feet.
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Seton Hall to cut four sports as part of 'strategic restructuring' plan to stay financially stable
2010-02-25 12:56:47
New Jersey
Posted by TheRunning
Seton Hall athletic director Joe Quinlan and Sheeran said during a conference call that the track and field programs are among the most expensive to operate in the school's athletic budget. Seton Hall spends more than $1 million per year to run the track and field program. The move will save $1.5 million annually, Sheeran said
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Women's field announced for NYC Half
2010-02-25 12:54:15
California
Posted by TheRunning
A quartet of the world's most dominant female long-distance runners will compete in the first spring running of the New York City Half-Marathon on March 21. Leading the field will be 2004 Olympic marathon bronze medalist Deena Kastor, and 2008 Olympian Mara Yamauchi of Great Britain.
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Galen Rupp has two shots to make the U.S. team for next month's IAAF World Indoor Championships.
2010-02-25 12:51:33
New Mexico
Posted by TheRunning
Alberto Salazar said Galen Rupp's altitude training in Albuquerque has been "fantastic."
Rupp has been preparing for the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, which take place Saturday and Sunday at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
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Team McMillan Update With Coach Greg McMillan [Video]
2010-02-25 12:50:58
Arizona
Posted by TheRunning
The McMillan Elite training group has seen much success over the past year with many of its athletes at distances varying from 1500 to the Marathon. Coach Greg McMillan gives up an update on the group, talks about the recent success along with reasons contributing to the jump in performance. McMillan Elite will be looking to fill some spots on its team with some new men and women also so if you're looking to continue your running and are interested you can contact them and apply at mcmillanelite.com (via Flotrack)
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