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Men's Track and Field produces two provisional qualifiers at last chance meets (Texas Longhorns)
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Sophomore Jacob Thormaehlen moved into seventh on both the national list and UT's all-time performer's list. The Texas men's track and field team produced two provisional qualifiers during last chance meets on Friday.
Houston set to host Olympic marathon trials
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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.
Men's Track & Field finishes sixth at Big 12 Indoor Championships (Texas Longhorns)
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Sophomore Patrick Todd successfully defended his 1,000-meter title on Saturday. AMES, Iowa - The Texas men's track and field team finished sixth at the Big 12 Indoor Championships after scoring 71 points.
Dorian Ulrey Arkansas 1st 3k 7:55 2010 Texas A&M Challenge [Video]
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Dorian Ulrey Arkansas 1st 3k 7:55 2010 Texas A&M Challenge
The Weekend Ahead - Jan 27th Edition [Video]
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Check out where Flotrack will be this weekend, 6 locations around the country. Check below the video for links to this weekend's coverages and info one entries, time schedules, etc. via Flotrack
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The 3M Half Marathon field was deep with talent, including a number of top Ethiopian and Kenyan runners, but a Texan outshined them all.
Westly Keating, a former all-America runner for the University of Texas-Pan American who's now a high school chemistry teacher in Edinburg, topped the men's field Sunday in 1 hour, 3 minutes and 22 seconds. While a personal best, his time was well off Martin Fagan's event record of 1:01:05, set last year.
Ethiopians Badu Worku Merdessa and Abiot Endale finished second and third. Merdessa finished 29 seconds behind Keating, while Endale crossed in 1:04:17.
Gelana, Erkesso Win 2010 Chevron Houston Marathon in Course and State Records
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In the Aramco Houston Half Marathon, host of the national championships again, Antonio Vega (St. Paul, Minn.) and Shalane Flanagan (Portland, Ore.) claimed crowns.
Vega, 26, broke the tape in 1:01:54, setting a new personal record by more than a minute, and running the fourth-fastest time by an American on the course. The victory produced Vega's first national title. Team USA Minnesota teammate Patrick Smyth was seven seconds behind as national runner-up, while Brent Vaughn ran 1:02:04 for third.
Gelana shocks with 2:07:37 victory as course records tumble in Houston
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Houston, USA - Teshome Gelana and defending women's champion Teyba Erkesso led an Ethiopian sweep of the 2010 Chevron Houston Marathon on Sunday (17), each setting course records in the process.
Shalane Flanagan 2010 US Half Marathon Champ 69:41 Debut [Video]
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Shalane Flanagan talks after winning the 2010 US Half Marathon Champ and running a course record with a 69:41 debut
Mens Houston Half Marathon [Video]
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Team USA Minnesota's Antonio Vega surprises many today for the victory at the 2010 US Champs and Houston Half Marathon. Vega, Patrick Smyth, and Brent Vaughn round out the top three. via Flotrack
Jacob Hernandez On His Way Back In 2010 [Video]
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After winning his first individual national championship in the spring of 2008, Jacob Hernandez looked to have a great senior year in store. After transitioning to with a new coach in his final collegiate career Jacob beat out NCAA rival Andrew Wheating for the indoor title, his second championship over the Olympian. via Flotrack
Leo Manzano Heading Into 2010 [Video]
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Leo Manzano is coming off a great first year as a professional. Leo made it to the finals of the World Championships in the 1500, set a PB of 3:33, and capped if off with a runner up finish at the IAAF World Athletic Final. In his previous two seasons Leo had made it to the World Championships and Olympics, but never made it to the final and never really competed against the best guys in the world. Manzano has grown over the past year and is now ready for the challenges and competition a pro faces. Leo will open his season in a few weeks at the Rbk Boston Indoor Games. via Flotrack
Houston Elites Announced - Shalane Flanagan Debuts at Half-Marathon
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LetsRun.com has a modified press release about Shalane Flanagan's debut half-marathon at the Chevron Houston Marathon this Sunday.
A Brief Chat With Brett Gotcher
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Brett Gotcher, the 2009 USA 20K champion in 58:57, will make his marathon debut at the Chevron Houston Half Gotcher Brett Marathon on January 17. Gotcher's big breakthrough as a professional runner came in Houston a year ago at the USA Half Marathon Championships (on the same day as the marathon), when he finished third in 1:02:09 behind Meb Keflezighi and Dathan Ritzenhein.
Lutz named Athlete of the Week
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Marcus High School junior Craig Lutz (Dallas, Texas) has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the Nike Cross National Championships Saturday in Portland, Ore.
The Texas Class 5A state cross country champ, Lutz won the men's title in a course record 15 minutes 9.2 seconds. After taking the early lead in the race and then falling back into the pack, a late surge in the final few meters of the race saw Lutz edge past New Jersey's Joe Rosa for the win. Lutz's next race will be this weekend at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.
White Rock Marathon doctor offers advice to runners (Dallas Morning News)
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You've completed months of training. Now, you're counting down the days until Sunday's 40th running of the MetroPCS Dallas White Rock Marathon.
Marion Jones Aims for a Comeback, in Basketball
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The former track star Marion Jones was released from federal prison about 15 months ago, but her comeback officially began Monday at the Antioch Community Sports Complex in east San Antonio, where she announced her intentions to return to competitive athletics.
Jones, a 34-year-old former world class sprinter who is the mother of three young children, looks to be in great shape, something she credits, in part, to her time in prison. But this time, she isn’t returning to the track. She plans to sign with a W.N.B.A. team.
Humidity, Kenyans rule day at Rock 'n' Roll Marathon (San Antonio Express-News)
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Roughly 15 minutes after finishing his 13.1-mile effort at Sunday's Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon & Half-Marathon, Josh Cox draped his weary frame over a plastic chair under the shade of a tent.
The American record-holder in running 50 kilometers had finished third in a race covering less than half that distance, but the effort had left him as limp as a wet towel on a rack.
'I'm not a great runner in the humidity,' said Cox, 34. 'But everyone has got to run in it, I guess. I came here for a good workout, and I definitely got one.'
Parker Stinson Off To Oregon [Video]
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One of the top recruits out of Texas, Parker Stinson, has made his decision and will be heading out to Eugene next fall. Parker talks about his recruiting experience, the stress and relief of making a choice along with some advice for other high school recruits. His choice was made after narrowing it down to Texas and Oregon. Congrats to Parker and good luck to the rest of the recruits out there making their choices! via Flotrack
Cross Country. Schiffbauer Earns Third C-USA Athlete of the Week Honor of Season (Marshall University Thundering Herd)
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IRVING, Texas - Sophomore Matt Schiffbauer of the Marshall University men's cross country team earned his third Conference USA Cross Country Male Athlete of the Week honor, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
A single star was part of the Long Expedition (1819), Austin Colony (1821) and several flags of the early Republic of Texas. Some say that the star represented the wish of many Texans to achieve statehood in the United States. Others say it originally represented Texas as the lone state of Mexico which was attempting to uphold its rights under the Mexican Constitution of 1824. At least one "lone star" flag was flown during the Battle of Concepcion and the Siege of Bexar (1835). source: http://www.main.org/boyscout/texas.htm
