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TFS News Briefs: 2/05/08

Posted February 5th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Track & Field, Olympics, TFS News Briefs

More Bad News For Runners In Kenya
The death toll due to the upheaval in Kenya has now surpassed 1,000 and shows no signs of abating. That’s more bad news for world-class runners who are still in the country.
Read more at: [MetroWest Daily News, MA][NY Times]

Palmiero-Winters Trying To Qualify for US Marathon Trials
Amy Palmiero-Winters, winner of the 2007 Runners World Peoples Choice Heroes of Running award, is trying to qualify for the US Olympic Marathon Trials. Oh, yeah: she’s an amputee.
Read more at: [Press of Atlantic City]

Keflezighi Aims for Flora London & 10,000m Olympic Trial
Meb Keflezighi, still disappointed about his 8th place finish at the US men’s marathon Olympic Trials last year, is gunning for a spot on the 10000m team. He will also run a fall marathon. He is also thinking about the 2012 marathon in London.
Read more at: [Washington Times]
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Amy Palmiero-Winters Wins Runners World Heroes of Running Award

Posted October 26th, 2007 at 5:30 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Amy Palmiero-Winters, of Hicksville, New York, single mother of two, world class marathon runner and triathlete has won the 2007 Runners World Peoples Choice Heroes of Running award. This award is given out in recognition of a runner chosen by the public as a hero of running. Since 2004, Runners World, the leading magazine for the running community annually presents awards to inspirational elite and citizen runners. Ms. Palmiero-Winters was also nominated this year for the 2006 ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) award for best female athlete with a disability.
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