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Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Half-Marathon
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.
Lel and Wanjiru to Battle In New Orleans Half Marathon
Posted by TheRunning
New Orleans, USA - 2008 Olympic Marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru will battle head-to-head against three-time London Marathon champion Martin Lel at Sunday’s Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon.
World Record Holder Sammy Wanjiru to Race Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras
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08 Olympic Marathon Gold Medalist Chooses New Orleans for U.S. Half-Marathon Debut
Half Marathon World Record holder and 2008 Olympic Marathon gold medallist Sammy Wanjiru announced today he will run his first half-marathon in the U.S. at the inaugural Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon & ½ Marathon on February 28, 2010.
Before he runs here, Ryan Hall will run the Rock 'n' Roll Arizona half marathon (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Posted by TheRunning
Ryan Hall is running the Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon on Feb. 28
Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon announces postrace concert lineup (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
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The Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon and ½ Marathon today announced that rock ‘n’ roll band Cowboy Mouth will headline its post-race concert, and platinum-selling Sister Hazel will serve as the band’s opener.
Do you like the move of the Mardi Gras Marathon becoming Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon? (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Posted by TheRunning
The Mardi Gras Marathon has partnered with Elite Racing, part of the Competitive Group, and will become the Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon. It will mean the race could grow from about 7,000 participants last year to 20,000-plus beginning...
Mardi Gras Marathon gets new name, face in N.O. (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Posted by TheRunning
After sitting tight-lipped for months about the potential of partnering to run the New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon, officials with the New Orleans Track Club and Elite Racing, as well as its parent company Competitor Group, Inc., had plenty to...
Where the marathon has been run in New Orleans over the years (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Posted by TheRunning
Here is a breakdown of the different routes run by marathon in New Orleans....
LSU 3-Minute Tour [Video]
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Take a look at the LSU campus with Tiger's All-American Walter Henning. LSU is located in Baton Rouge, LA and has a rich tradition in track and field.
Half-Marathon Runner Discovers Dead Body During Race (Fox News)
Posted by TheRunning
The body of a white female was found by a runner in a half-marathon in Louisiana over the weekend, but further details about the cause of her death were not released.
Tangi products running in NCAA track regional (Hammond Daily Star)
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Three local prep track & field products rank among the NCAA nation's elite and two of them will be competing at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships Friday and Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark. (Hammond Louisiana)
Meritt, Cherry run world leaders
Posted by Matt
2007 World Outdoor 400m silver medalist LaShawn Merritt won the men's 400 meters in convincing fashion Thursday night in Baie Mahault, Guadeloupe over 2000 Olympic 400m hurdles gold medalist Angelo Taylor and 2008 World Indoor team member David Neville, crossing the finish line in a world-leading 44.34 seconds.
LSU to host Purple Tiger Invitational
Posted by Matt
LSU's track and field program has a history of producing world -class sprinters and national championships. That trend could continue this season with the leadership of senior sprinter Richard Thompson.
LSU women second, men fourth; Richard Thompson claims 60m in 6.51
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LSU women second, men fourth; Richard Thompson claims 60m in 6.51
LSU's Kathy Coleman, Ryan Fontenot hit NCAA auto marks at home
Posted by Matt
Seniors Kathy Coleman and Ryan Fontenot took full advantage of their last chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships on Friday night by posting automatic qualifying marks in their respective events at the LSU NCAA Indoor Qualifier.
Heres the skinny: LSU's Samantha Henry adds muscle, speed
Posted by Matt
While an index finger held high has long been symbolic of the success the LSU track and field program has had, it holds an entirely different meaning for sophomore sprinter Samantha Henry.
LSU has successful twilight meet
Posted by Matt
Senior Ryan Fontenot and sophomores Will Coppage and Katelyn Rodrigue are one step closer to competing at the NCAA Indoor Championships after posting strong NCAA provisional qualifying marks at the LSU Twilight on Friday night.
LSU's Trindon Holliday outlasts field for 60 meter title at Tyson Invite
Posted by Matt
Despite lining up against many of the nation’s premier 60-meter sprinters at the college and professional levels, LSU’s Trindon Holliday outlasted them all to win the event title Friday evening in the professional portion of the Tyson Invitational.
Clear way for Lamar University's Clerc Koenck
Posted by Matt
She and Stacey Monteau, a friend and teammate on the Lamar women's cross country team, are running the roads. Koenck begins to cross a road when an approaching car unexpectedly veers into a turn lane, rolling over Koenck's left foot. Koenck hit the car with her hand to avoid being knocked down, and the car, populated by what she said looked like college kids, kept on going.
Techs Lewis-Baker and Wichmann of Hawaii earn WAC women's award
Posted by Matt
Louisiana Tech’s Chasidee Lewis-Baker and Annett Wichmann of Hawai’i have been named the Western Athletic Conference Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 28 – Feb. 3.
The nickname “Pelican State” is a tribute
to the official state bird, the brown pelican, which is native to
Louisiana.
source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer,
Barbara S. Shearer
