The Evergreen State
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Relay for Life temporarily moves
Posted by LG
Long a fixture at the North Thurston High School track each summer, the annual American Cancer Society fund-raiser will be temporarily relocated for Friday and Saturday's event because of construction at North Thurston's field.
Capital City Marathon has as many stories as runners
Posted by LG
Ed Hanson didn't run his first marathon until he was 48. He completed his 55th marathon Sunday, finishing the Capital City in 4 hours and 32 minutes.
Athletes soar at Conference Finals
Posted by LG
The day was a success in the eyes of head coach Paula Montgomery (Seattle University), highlighted by three individual wins, two broken records and personal bests from both teams.
Husky men, women enter conference meet with high rankings, high expectations.
Posted by LG
After another record-breaking year of track and field in Seattle, Washington's eighth-ranked men's and No. 13 women's team put it all on the line this weekend at the 2005 Pac-10 Conference Championships, held at Drake Stadium on the UCLA campus.
Track and field state leaders
Posted by LG
Through May 9, as reported to Washington Track Weekly
Kenyan Korir wins second Bloomsday Run
Posted by LG
Kenyan John Korir crossed the finish line 13 seconds before countryman Gilbert Okari to win the 29th Lilac Bloomsday Run.
Even you can run a Marathon
Posted by LG
With many Northwest marathons around the corner, it is important to know exactly how to train your body for the daunting 26.2-mile challenge.
Track & field roundup: Williams, Brooks turn in state-best times
Posted by LG
Williams, the defending Class 3A state champion in the 100 meters, 200 and long jump, turned in a state-best clocking of 11.76 seconds in winning the 100 in a four-team meet. She bettered the previous state best this season, set by Meagan Ferguson of Lake Washington, by .34 of a second.
Watson takes three firsts at track and field meet
Posted by LG
Chantea Watson came up big for Port Angeles, taking the top spot in three events in Thursday's triple-dual Narrows League track and field meet.
Watson took first place in the 100 meters (12.9 seconds), 200 meters (26.6) and the 400 meters (1:01.40).
Husky Women Third at MPSF Indoors
Posted by Matt
Husky sophomore Ashley Lodree set a school record in the 60-meter hurdles and earned a pair of top-three finishes, leading Washington's women's track and field team to third place in the 2005 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships at Dempsey Indoor.
MPSF Championships Final Results
Posted by matt
Results of MPSF Indoors championships.
Marathons planning for 2,000 runners this year
Posted by Matt
The North Olympic Discovery Marathon and Half-Marathon could bring as many as 2,000 runners to the Peninsula the weekend of June 11-12, Port Angeles Marathon Association president Larry Little says.
Dathan Ritzenhein and Shalane Flanagan: Young Guns Wanting to Take on the World
Posted by Matt
"I'm going in as ready as I can go. I'm running on a different level than I have in the past."
Dathan Ritzenhein and Shalane Flanagan
Posted by Matt
Runners World Interview with Dathan Ritzenhein and Shalane Flanagan
Flanagan, Ritzenhein, Rupp win U.S. Cross Country titles
Posted by Matt
The name says it all. Good conditions. Muddy cross
Flanagan, De Reuck & Gruber to defend USA Cross Country titles
Posted by Matt
Defending U.S. women's short and long course champions Shalane Flanagan and Colleen De Reuck, and men's reigning 4 km champion Charlie Gruber, will take on America's best this weekend at the 2005 USA Cross Country Championships and World Cross Country Team Trials. The Championships will take place February 12-13 at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Washington.
Shalane Flanagan, Dathan Ritzenhein teleconference excerpts
Posted by Matt
USA Track & Field on Wednesday hosted a teleconference with two of America's finest cross country runners, 2004 U.S. women's 4 km cross country champion Shalane Flanagan and 2003 NCAA men's cross country champion Dathan Ritzenhein.
2005 USA Cross Country Championships
Posted by Matt
The 2005 USA Cross Country Championships and World Cross Country Team Trials, which will be conducted in Vancouver, WA (near Portland, Oregon) on February 12-13, 2005, features the top distance runners in the USA vying for a spot on the team that will represent the USA at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
Vancouver to host USA Cross Country Championships
Posted by Matt
America's finest cross country runners, including defending women's short course champion Shalane Flanagan and defending long course champion Colleen De Reuck, will compete February 12-13 at the 2005 USA Cross Country Championships and World Cross Country Team Trials. The Championships will take place at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Wash.
On November 11, 1889, Washington became the 42nd state to enter the Union. It is the only state named for a president. Washington was nicknamed “The Evergreen State” by C.T. Conover, pioneer Seattle realtor and historian, for its abundant evergreen forests. The nickname was adopted by the Legislature in February, 1893.
source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legis/symbols/symbols.htm
