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Hall, Koll take USA 7 Mile Championships
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As midsummer thunderstorms blew through the Quad Cities, 2008 Olympic Trials Marathon champion Ryan Hall (Big Bear Lake, Calif.) stormed past early race leader Antonio Vega (Minneapolis, Minn.) at five miles to take the men's title at the USA 7 Mile Championships, running 32:55. In her professional road racing debut, Lisa Koll (Ames, Iowa) easily took the women's title in 37:52. The championships were hosted Saturday for the second consecutive year by the Quad-City Times Bix 7
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Ten things you didn't know about Maggie Vessey
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American middle distance runner Maggie Vessey burst onto the scene in 2009 with a victory in the 800m at the Prefontaine Classic and an historic run at the Herculis Meeting in Monaco. She reveals a handful of things you may not have known about her.
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Anna Pierce talks about food for your body and soul
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US middle-distance star Anna Pierce talks to spikesmag.com about her passion for cooking. 'I started cooking for myself at college and it is something that kind of evolved. I worked as a bartender and waitress and I became exposed to different types of food.'
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Bay to Breakers spoilsports need to step aside
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OK, we've got some immediate action on the drunken bad behavior at this year's Bay to Breakers. Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi is calling for a hearing. Which he did last year, of course, and amid much huffing and puffing about what might be done, this year's event was worse than ever. Mayor Gavin Newsom wasn't the only one who found the idea of another hearing amusing.
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Bay to Breakers provides world record, nudity
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For the second year in a row, the annual ING Bay to Breakers race saw a world-record run turned in by one of its Kenyan contestants. Breaking the women's world record for a 12-kilometer run in 38:07, Lineth Chepkurui ran an average mile of 5:07 and was the first female runner to cross the finish line. She beat her own freshly set world record by three seconds, accomplished in her May 2 performance at the Lilac Bloomsday Run in Spokane, Wash.
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Chris Solinsky get the American Record
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Chris Solinsky get the American Record and so much more as he breaks 27 minutes. Links to Let'sRun.com message board thread with prelim results.
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Ryan Hall Post 2010 Boston Marathon
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Ryan Hall talks about his race at the 2010 Boston Marathon. Check out his foundation here www.thestepsfoundation.org
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A Brief Chat With Bob Larsen
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Bob Larsen has been one of America's top distance coaches since the mid-1960s. Long before his well-known association with Meb Keflezighi, Larsen was building great programs at Grossmont Community College and UCLA in southern California.
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Pros Vessey, Day begin new season at Cal Poly Invitational
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At this time last year, Maggie Vessey was running in whatever she had that could pass for a track uniform. The former Cal Poly standout had taken nearly three years off from the track before returning to place fifth in the 800-meter race at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2008, but she was still far from being a known commodity.
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World champions Defar and Chebet to face off in Carlsbad
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Carlsbad, USA – Recently crowned World champions Meseret Defar of Ethiopia and Kenyan Emily Chebet will go head-to-head at the Carlsbad 5000 road race on 11 April.
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Team USA elects captains for World Cross Country Championships (USA Track & Field)
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In preparation for Sunday's IAAF World Cross Country Championships, members of Team USA's squad selected team captains during a team meeting Wednesday night.
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Women's Cross Country Finish 3rd in SCIAC Multi-Duals (The Student Life)
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Gearing up for the multi-dual race, the Pomona-Pitzer women’s cross country team looked a little different last Saturday morning as they stretched, did strides, and nervously bounced on the starting line.
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Ryan Hall: The Faith Interview
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This interview with Ryan Hall focuses on his views of the intersection of sport and religion. Via RunningTimes.com
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A Brief Chat With Alistair Cragg
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Alistair Cragg of Ireland, perhaps the greatest male distance runner in University of Arkansas history – which is saying a lot – is now a member of the Mammoth Track Club in California.
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NV Marathon announces winners of aid station competition (Napa Valley Register)
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As with every year, dozens of volunteers staff the aid stationsalong the Silverado Trail and Oak Knoll and into the Vintage HighSchool quad to serve the runners of the Napa Valley Marathon.
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Mud Bath By Scott Bauhs [Blog Entry]
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While most of you are in the midst of the early outdoor season I am contemplating taking on the Grand Daddy of all Cross-Country races. Next week I will be off to Poland and I hope to muster all of the training that I have done since November into my legs and out on the course in Bydgoszcz. By Scott Bauhs via Flotrack
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Women's field announced for NYC Half
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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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World Renowned Athletes Kara Goucher, Carl Lewis and Jenny Fletcher Among Elite Runners Confirmed to Participate in the Dow Live Earth Run for Water
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The No. 1 ranked American marathon runner in 2009, a nine-time Olympic gold medalist and a professional athlete and fashion model are among the latest supporters teaming up with Live Earth in support of the Dow Live Earth Run for Water - the largest global water initiative in history aimed at helping solve the world water crisis. Elite athletes Kara Goucher, Carl Lewis, and Jenny Fletcher have announced their participation in the April 18, 2010 events, which will feature a series of 6 km run/walks (the average distance many women and children walk every day to get water), concerts and water education activities taking place in countries around the world.
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We weren't exactly fired.
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A blog post written by Julia Lucas gives a bit of insight into a harsh aspect of professional running. In a Lucas Julia 2 post-Beijing Olympic period and a far from sound economy, many subsidized athletes have not had their shoe contracts extended. Lucas admits that neither she now Dobson had a good 2009, but Dobson is just one year removed from making a U.S. Olympic team in the 5000.
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Marathon wrap: On Kastor, Hall, looking ahead
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Terrence Mahon, 39, qualified for multiple U.S. Olympic Trials on the track and in the marathon, in which he has a 2:13:02 personal record. He talked about their performances Sunday in the P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll 1/2 Marathon: Kastor winning in a race record 1:09:43 and Hall finishing second in 1:04:08. Hall is preparing for the Boston Marathon on April 19. Kastor will run in the London Marathon on April 25.
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“The Golden State” has long been a popular designation for California and was made the official State Nickname in 1968. It is particularly appropriate since California's modern development can be traced back to the discovery of gold in 1848 and fields of golden poppies can be seen each spring throughout the state. The Golden State Museum is also the name of a new museum slated to open in late 1998 at the California State Archives in Sacramento. The museum's exhibits will bring to life the momentous events of California's history through a series of innovative, interpretive exhibits.
source: http://www.library.ca.gov/history/cahinsig.html