The Old Line State

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Cross-Country Coming in 2009 (Washington Post)
Posted by TheRunning
Big-time cross-country racing is coming to Maryland. USA Track and Field has selected the Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood as the venue for the 2009 USA Cross Country Championships on Feb. 7. The event will be hosted by the Montgomery County Road Runners Club.

Rookie Henehan claims Marine Marathon (Sports Illustrated)
Posted by TheRunning
Kristen Henehan, a three-time All-American in track at Georgetown, won the Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday, while Ethiopia's Tamrat Ayalew took the men's title in the event that featured more than 22,000 runners.

Matt Centrowitz (American University) - Video
Posted by TheRunning
Matt Centrowitz Jr. and his father Matt Centrowitz Sr. talk about Hot shot's amazing 2 mile. Flotrack

Matt Centrowitz tries to one-up his father
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Matt Centrowitz tries to one-up his father by running faster than 4:02 in high school but falls short by running 4:03.

Track and Field: Lopez caps off prep career (Carroll County Online)
Posted by TheRunning
John Lopez slipped and fell out of the starting blocks during the 110-meter hurdles semifinals at Friday’s state track and field meet.

MD HS: Matt Centrowitz running into history
Posted by TheRunning
Is Matthew Centrowitz the best schoolboy distance runner Maryland has ever seen?

World record set at marathon (The Frederick News-Post)
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A new Guinness Book of World Records record was set this morning at the Frederick Marathon. Michael Wardian, of Arlington, Va., set the record for the fastest marathon while pushing a baby in a stroller.

Matt Centrowitz wins Penn Relays mile, breaks meet record
Posted by TheRunning
The Penn Relays record for the high school boys mile run had stood for the last 35 years. Not anymore, thanks to Broadneck High School senior Matthew Centrowitz. It wasn’t enough that he became the first runner to win the 3,000-meter run in one year and follow it up with a mile victory the next, but Centrowitz also took down one of the oldest records in the books of a meet that spans over 113 years.

Defending Champ Wins Wirefly National Marathon (NBC4 Washington, D.C.)
Posted by TheRunning
Michael Wardian has successfully defended his title. Get complete coverage of the 2007 Wirefly National Marathon here!

Heart Disease In A Marathon Runner: Is Too Much Exercise A Bad Thing? (Science Daily)
Posted by TheRunning
Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center were puzzled when a 51-year-old physician colleague who looked the picture of health -- no cardiovascular risks, a marathon runner who had exercised vigorously each day for 30 years -- had flunked a calcium screening scan.

MD HS: Matt Centrowitz runs 4:08 mile
Posted by TheRunning
Centrowitz showed up at the Armory tonight looking to run a fast mile before his 3200 at NIN next Sunday. The meet originally had a 1500 on the lineup, but added the special mile event after the last 1500 feet. Matt had brought along a pacer that was going to bring him through the first 1000 and the meet director added the two fastest seeds in the 1500.

Wagner women claim 8th, men 10th during NEC Track & Field Champs (Staten Island Advance)
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Wagner College's track and field teams wrapped up the Northeast Conference Championships as the women's team finished eighth and the men's team grabbed 10th yesterday.

Wetherbee 8th at Boston Indoors
Posted by TheRunning
Wetherbee, coming of shin surgury in October was top New Englander. Georgetown's Keely Maguire was 12th, ahead of Rhode Island's Siobhan Breagy.

Centrowitz 2nd in Boston mile
Posted by TheRunning
Broadneck High senior Matt Centrowitz ran astounding 4:10.85 to finish second in the Boys Junior Mile at the prestigious Boston Indoor Games yesterday.

Area track star going to Mount St. Mary's (phillyburbs.com)
Posted by TheRunning
LOCAL SPORTS NEWS - Louis "Gigi" Gibilisco, a resident of Lower Makefield, has signed with Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland to run track and field.

MD HS: Alison Smith is Baltimore Sun's Runner of the Year
Posted by TheRunning
Smith then went on to place fifth in the Foot Locker Cross Country Northeast regional and earned a trip to the national finals in San Diego, where she finished 18th.

MD HS: Matt Centrowitz is Baltimore Sun's Runner of the Year
Posted by TheRunning
Broadneck Centrowitz missed a few races on college visits this fall, but there remained no doubt he was the area's top runner.

Centrowitz, Severna Park wear crowns
Posted by LG
The Matt Centrowitz era officially ended on a high note yesterday at the Class 4A-3A state cross-country meet.

Centrowitz siblings shine at Penn Relays
Posted by LG
"It's a great team to step into, be a part of history, and share the American record with my father," said Lauren Centrowitz, who was an eight-time high school state champion and a scholastic All-American at Broadneck.

Organizers Pledge To Start Marathon In Downtown Ocean City
Posted by LG
The Ocean City Marathon will return next year to the area with a revamped course starting within city limits as promoters anticipate generating roughly $5 million in related and unrelated spending for resort business.

According to some historians, Gen. George Washington bestowed the name “Old Line State” and thereby associated Maryland with its regular line troops, the Maryland Line, who served courageously in many Revolutionary War battles.
source: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/nickname.html