The Beehive State

Deseret News Marathon: Chirlee outruns injury, field to win race (Deseret Morning News)
Posted by TheRunning
Top marathon runners know the trip down Big Mountain and Emigration Canyon is a brutal one. The steep grade and elevation drop can blow up a pair of calves and force even the best runners in the world to abandon the race in agony. (Deseret News Marathon)

Deseret News Marathon: Utah women dominate race (Deseret Morning News)
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Peer pressure compelled Rebecca Walter to compete in her first marathon since 2003. Her friend and training partner Zusana Tomas has spent the past several months preparing to represent her native Slovaka as a marathon runner next month in Beijing. (Deseret News Marathon)

DNews marathon: Utah runners strengthen field (Deseret Morning News)
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Some of the best runners the state has to offer will compete against top-quality competition from around the world in the annual Deseret News marathon and 10k this Thursday.

UT HS: Duke-bound Stephen Clark set for prep career finish
Posted by Matt
Few distance runners in the state can match what Stephen Clark has accomplished over the past two years at Skyline. Clark won back-to-back 5A cross country championships in 2006 and 2007. In track and field last year, he also enjoyed a memorable junior season — a state title in the 800 meters and a runner-up finish in the 1,600

Track and Field Prepare to Compete in Nebraska (Brigham Young NewsNet)
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The BYU men's and women's track and field teams are traveling to Lincoln, Neb., this weekend, where they will compete in the Big 12 Conference Challenge.

Sweet season for BYU's Cecily Lemmon
Posted by Matt
The 2006 Vacaville High School graduate "wasn't even on the field" at the beginning of her freshman campaign on Brigham Young University's cross country team. She ended the season as the Cougars' top runner at the NCAA Championships, finishing the 6-kilometer course in 21:16.8.

Five individuals ready to shine this indoor season for TCU
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With the official start of the TCU indoor track and field season only two months away GoFrogs.com will give readers an inside look of five individuals ready to shine this indoor season each week leading up to the Flyin' Frogs opener Jan. 11 at the Arkansas Invite.

Former BYU runner ready for U.S. marathon trials (The Salt Lake Tribune)
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Provo's Josh Rohatinsky never has run a marathon. He never had run even a half marathon, either, until just a few weeks ago.     Yet the former All-American track star at Brigham Young is hoping for a stunning breakthrough when he makes his marathon debut at the U.

Prep Cross country: Photo finish (The Salt Lake Tribune)
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Davis High's Natalie Haws, left, crosses the finish line just ahead of Skyline's Shalaya Kipp on Wednesday at the state cross country championships. Both the Darts' boys' and girls' teams claimed the 5-A titles.

Cross country: Freshman has bright future (The Salt Lake Tribune)
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He tried other sports but running always was his strength. No matter what field or court he was playing on, he knew he could run.     "I played other sports but the only reason I was good was because I was faster than the next kid," UVSC cross country runner Macy Butterfield said.

Weber State runner chasing her Olympic goal
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Until just a few months ago, Ogden's Lindsey Anderson never envisioned herself as an elite international athlete. She figured she would finish her college track eligibility at Weber State, maybe run a fall marathon while finishing her degree, and then settle down to start a family.

Charge dropped against BYU track star
Posted by LG
An assault charge against a Brigham Young track star was dropped after the alleged victim had some misgivings about the case, a prosecutor said.

Flotrack with Josh McAdams
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US Steeple champ, Josh McAdams spoke in the fall of 06 about how NCAA nationals changed him. Almost a year latter we look back to see if he accomplished his goals.

Flotrack: Josh McAdams on his BYU team
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The winner of the US Nationals Steeple, Josh McAdms talks about his BYU team.

Ex-Coug wins U.S. steeplechase title
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Josh McAdams, a former BYU collegiate champion who lives and trains in Provo, won the 3,000-meter steeplechase Sunday afternoon at the USA national track and field championships in Indianapolis. Former BYU runner Joshua McAdams won the steeplechase at the U.S. track and field championships. (Gabriel Bouys,AFP/Getty Images) Gabriel Bouys,AFP/Getty Images Former BYU runner Joshua McAdams won the steeplechase at the U.S. track and field championships. Not only did McAdams claim a national championship, but by placing in the top three he secured a place on the national team that will represent the United States in the World track and field championships later this summer in Osaka, Japan.

BYU headed to NCAA Championships
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Lead by All-Americans Niklas Arrhenius, David Pendergrass, Mindy Neeley, Amy Fowler and National Champions Josh Rohatinsky and Kassi Andersen, the BYU men's and women's teams are ready for the NCAA Track and Field National Championships in Sacramento, California. Seven athletes are ranked in the top-10 in their events.

SLC MARATHON: Joggling record may be up in the air Saturday (The Salt Lake Tribune)
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For just the second time in their two-year friendly rivalry, Zach Warren and Michal Kapral will compete against each other on the same course at the Salt Lake City Marathon on Saturday. In joggling.

Heading out? Watch for the marathon route (The Salt Lake Tribune)
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Motorists who don't want to be inconvenienced Saturday during the Salt Lake City Marathon have several options: Get out of town before dawn, stay home until 1 p.m., examine the course map for road closure times or call the Utah Transit Authority for information on bus and TRAX schedules.

Grim prognosis fails to sideline marathon man (Deseret Morning News)
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He can run a marathon 26.2 miles but when he gets home he can't untie his shoes. Nor can he open a bottle of water or button his shirt. He can't even start his car.

UVSC track, field team sets several records (Deseret Morning News)
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The Utah Valley State track and field team got off to a quick start Saturday at the 66th Long Beach Relays literally.