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Lead Stories: Friday, December 5, 2008

Richards; Wariner receive 2006 Jesse Owens Award

Posted December 6th, 2006 at 2:15 PM by Jennifer Lipman

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Sanya Richards and Jeremy Wariner were chosen to receive the coveted Jesse Owens Award for 2006. These two outstanding athletes had an incredible year; going undefeated in the 400 meters.

The Jesse Owens Award was started in 1981 and is awarded annually to the most outstanding male and female track & field performers of the year. The winners are chosen through ballot voting by members of the U.S. Track & Field media.

Sanya Richards, only 21 years old, had a year that most can only dream of. Not only did she go undefeated in the 400 meter, but she was also named female World Athlete of the Year. In addition, Richards shattered the 22 year-old 400m world record of 48.83 seconds (previously held by Valerie Brisco) at the IAAF World Cup in Athens, on September 16 with a time of 48.70

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Shorter, Huckabee, Tergat & Kastor Among Those Honored as Runner’s World’s 2006 “Heroes of Running”

Posted November 1st, 2006 at 12:00 PM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: News & Results, Announcements, Running & Training

American running pioneer Frank Shorter, an Olympic gold and silver medalist in the marathon who has also helped enact important policy changes in the sport of distance running, and Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, whose personal battle against obesity led him to take up running, lose 110 pounds and become a passionate national advocate for proper health and nutrition practices, are among the nine runners who are honored this year as Runner’s World magazine’s 2006 Heroes of Running.

Shorter, Huckabee and the seven other 2006 Heroes of Running are featured in the December 2006 issue of Runner’s World on newsstands everywhere October 30, and will be honored by the magazine at a gala event in New York City on Friday, November 3.

Joining Shorter and Huckabee on Runner’s World’s third annual Heroes list are: Read the rest of this entry »

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