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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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A Brief Chat With Anna (Willard) Pierce
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Let's just refer to her as Anna Pierce from now on, because that's the name she'll go by since she has married fellow Mammoth Track Club runner Jonathan Pierce. Anna Pierce began 2009 best known as a steeplechaser. She'd won the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2007 NCAA Championships and 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials and was 10th in the 2008 Olympics, and her best time for the event is 9:22.76.
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The Running Community - According to Google
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Cool stats from Google search entires and how they relate to different running topics.
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Meb Keflezighi Interview Series - Part 2, High School, College And Coach Bob Larsen [User Video]
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Competitor Magazine's editor-in-chief Bob Babbitt had 2009 New York City Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi on his weekly radio show to discuss everything from his transition from Eritrea to the United States when he was a young boy to his silver medal in the marathon at the Athens Olympics. This is part two of a seven part series.
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On Running - A red, white and blue-ribbon year
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Even the most optimistic forecaster would have had a tough time predicting the amount of success U.S. runners would experience in 2009. But indeed it was a good year, a year with a world championships in Berlin inspiring many top performances and a new sense of American self-worth among distance runners. That was fueled in part by the Olympic medal performances of Deena Kastor and Meb Keflezighi and continued success in the sprints.
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A Brief Chat With Nicole Teter
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Nicole Teter, now 36, was a 2004 and 2008 Olympian and is the U.S. indoor 800-meter record holder (1:58.71). She'd finished fourth in the 800 at the 2008 Trials but made the U.S. squad because the third-place finisher had not met the qualifying time.
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2009 Foot Locker Nationals - Lukas Verzbicas Interview (1st-15:07.8)
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2009 Foot Locker Nationals - Lukas Verzbicas Interview (1st-15:07.8)
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Garcia surprises field at Foot Locker regional
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The results just keep pouring in for Oakmont High runner Karlie Garcia. One week after finishing fourth at the state cross country finals, the freshman was at it again, this time at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships last Saturday at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut. The Foot Locker Western Regional meet featured the top runners from 11 western states, with the top 10 finishers qualifying for the national finals coming up this Saturday in San Diego. The Sac-Joaquin Section Division II champion shocked the field, finishing third with a time of 18:02 on the 5-kilometer course. Garcia finished ahead of two runners who were ahead of her at the high school state finals and earned a spot in the Foot Locker National Finals.
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Others attracted by race venue
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Louis Luchini has fond memories of Sacramento. So what better place to run his debut marathon? Josh Cox wants a spot in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials. He's hoping to earn his ticket Sunday in the 27th annual California International Marathon. Trent Briney wants to prove his best marathoning days are ahead of him. After hearing about the fast 26.2-mile course from near Folsom Dam to a block from the steps of the state Capitol, he decided to pay a visit. The three men form the nucleus of a strong pack of American male runners headed for the streets of Sacramento County.
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LetsRun.com: The Week That Was In Running: November 23 - November 29, 2009
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LetsRun.com has their weekly column 'The Week That Was In Running' for the week of November 23 - November 29, 2009.
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Outdoor Track. Cal Men's Recruiting Class Ranked No. 4 in the Country (CalBears.com)
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California's men's track & field recruiting class for the upcoming 2010 season has been ranked as the fourth best in the country by Track & Field News, the magazine announced in its January issue. The group of Golden Bear incoming athletes includes a pair of California state high school champions, a sub-four-minute miler and a multi-event All-American.
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Mountain View boys win D-II state cross country title (San Jose Mercury News)
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Everything went the Mountain View boys cross country team's way on Saturday at the CIF state meet.
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Priory girls sixth in state cross-country finals (Palo Alto Weekly)
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The Priory girls' cross-country team came up with the top team performance by local squads at Saturday's CIF State Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno. The Panthers finished sixth in the Division V team standings while sophomore Kat Gregory led the way with 10th-place finish of 19:17 over the 3.1-mile course. by PaloAltoOnline.com
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Cross Country: Striving toward NCAA's
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The men's and women's Stanford cross country teams will head to Terre Haute, Ind. on Monday for the NCAA national championships. For the No. 1 men, the meet is a culmination of their season-long winning streak. Last year, the team finished third in the nation, but this year the goal has always been to take the title. 'Last year the goal was to at least get back on the podium'� said junior Elliott Heath. 'This year since the start of the season it's been nothing but getting the NCAA title.'
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No. 1 Stanford Men Take West Regional Title, No. 14 Women Third
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The No. 1 men's cross country team continued their dominant run through the 2009 season by winning the West Regional Championship on Saturday morning at the Springfield Country Club. The title gives the Stanford men an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships in nine days. The No. 14 women also had a strong showing, finishing third and setting themselves up for an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships.
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A Brief Chat With Chris Lukezic
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Chris Lukezic, 25, a Georgetown graduate with personal bests of 3:33.28 for 1500 meters and 3:54.46 and a fourth place finish in the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials 1500 at age 20, has announced his retirement from competitive running.
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Stanford, The New Team to Beat
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Stanford wins the West Regional meet. They go one, two, three and look hard to beat at nationals.
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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