TFS News Briefs: 1/29/08
Posted January 29th, 2008 at 2:32 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, TFS News Briefs, Trail / Ultra
Richmond, VA Designated As U.S. Men’s 10K Championships Site
The Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K road race in Richmond, VA will be the host of the U.S. Men’s 10K Championships this April 5th. Prize money will total $25,000 with the winner getting $7500.
Read more at: [USA Today]
Ultra-Runner May Get To Keep His Toes
Andrew Wells, an ultra-runner from Davenport, IA, who won the Frozen Otter Ultra Trek in Wisconsin last week but suffered severe frostbite, was scheduled for surgery to remove his toes. He may, in fact, get to keep at least some of his toes.
Read more at: [Des Moines Register]
Olympic Hurdles Champion Hayes, Other Stars to Compete at Millrose Games
Joanna Hayes, the Olympic 110m hurdles champion, and Kara Goucher, the world-championships bronze medalist in Osaka, will be competing at this Friday’s 101st running of the storied Millrose Games. A Stuczynski-Dragila showdown in the pole vault and a talented Wanamaker Mile field (Bernard Lagat, Craig Mottram, Nick Willis, Galen Rupp) are also among the highlights of the meet which will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Read more at: [IAAF][Millrose Games]
Runner’s Death Spotlights Need for Situational Awareness
Forty-nine-year-old marathoner Thomas Farrell was killed Thursday morning when he was hit by a vehicle while running on the streets of Roanoke, VA. Farrell was hit despite the fact that he was wearing an orange safety vest and facing on-coming traffic, underscoring the fact that runners owe it to themselves to remain vigilant about situational awareness while running on the roads.
Read more at: [Roanoke Times]
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Tags: Bernard Lagat, Craig Mottram, galen rupp, Jenn Stuczynski, Joanna Hayes, Kara Goucher, Millrose Games, Nick Willis, runners loses toes, Stacy Dragila, ukrops monument avenue 10k, us mens 10k championships
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