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I’m finally on my way home after a long 2008 season. Yesterday I ran my last race […]

Britain’s Lisa Dobriskey and New Zealand’s Nick Willis won the professional races at the 28th Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile here this afternoon.
Dobriskey, who only entered the race last Wednesday, followed the fast early pace of Kenyan Rose Kosgei. San Francisco’s Shannon Rowbury also followed closely. Fourth and seventh in the Olympic 1500m […]

Organizers of Sunday’s 18th CVS Caremark Downtown 5-K in Providence, R.I., which serves as the USA 5 km road running championships for men and women, have released their entry lists of invited athletes.
Trying for both the open and USA titles will be national steeplechase champion and 2008 Olympian Anthony Famiglietti, 2004 Olympian Dan Browne and […]

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The world’s most famous road mile is poised to add another thrilling chapter to its history when double world champion Bernard Lagat does battle with Olympic bronze medalist Nick Willis and U.S. Olympic Trials 800m champion Nick Symmonds here on Sunday at the 28th edition of the Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile.
Lagat, who also has […]