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PRRO Circuit Takes Tough New Anti-Doping Stance
Posted October 26th, 2007 at 10:30 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Drugs In Sports
The independent organizers of the Professional Road Running Organization (PRRO) Circuit have adopted a toughened anti-doping stance.
Under the new policy the five PRRO Circuit events –which include the World’s Best 10-K in San Juan, Puerto Rico; the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile in Washington, D.C.; the Lilac Bloomsday Run in Spokane, Wash.; the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Ga.; and the Utica Boilermaker 15-K in Utica, N.Y.– will no longer invite any athletes who have returned to competition after serving a doping suspension of at least two years.
This new new measure comes after two years of mandatory drug testing at all PRRO events which has been paid carried out by the United States Anti-Doping Agency and paid for by the individual events.
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Abdirahman, Hall lead top field at USA Men’s 10 km Championships
Posted July 2nd, 2007 at 4:00 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
2007 10,000 meter track champion Abdi Abdirahman (Tucson, Ariz.) leads the men’s field for the USA Men’s 10 km Championship on Wednesday, July 4, in Atlanta. The championships are hosted by the Atlanta-Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Race.
Abdirahman, who won his third track title last week at the AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Indianapolis, will face-off with 2007 USA Half-Marathon Champion and American Record holder Ryan Hall (Big Bear Lake, Calif.); 2006 USA 25 km champion and American Record holder Fernando Cabada (Bloomington, Ind.), and Brian Sell (Rochester Hills, Mich.), the 2006 USA Half-Marathon champion.
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