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USA Sets World XC Squads
Posted March 16th, 2009 at 4:08 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Cross Country
USA Track & Field has set their senior and junior teams for the 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships to be held at the Bisharat Golf Course in Amman, Jordan, on March 28. Athletes self-selected for these championships based on their order of finish at the USA Cross Country Championships held on February 7, in Derwood, Md.
The teams are as follows, with team member’s towns of residency and finishing position at the USA Championships noted:
SR. MEN -
Bobby Curtis (Ardmore, Pa.), finished 3rd at USA Championships
Ed Moran (Williamsburg, Va.), 5th
Ryan Vail (Gresham, Ore.), 6th
Bret Gotcher (Flagstaff, Ariz.), 7th
Ed Torres (Boulder, Colo.), 8th
Max King (Bend, Ore.), 9th
JR. MEN -
German Fernandez (Stilwater, Okla.), finished 1st at USA Championships
Chris Derrick (Naperville, Ill.), 2nd
Luke Puskedra (Eugene, Ore.), 3rd
Ryan Hill (Hickory, N.C.), 4th
Patrick DuPont (Fairport, N.Y.), 5th
Francisco Medrano (Lafayette, Ind.), 6th
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Kozlowski and Byrne Win
Rás na hÉireann XC in Ireland
Posted February 23rd, 2009 at 9:14 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Cross Country
Artur Kozlowski of Poland and Lynda Byrne of Ireland were the winners of yesterday’s Rás na hÉireann cross country in Termonfeckin in County Louth, Ireland. It was the 39th edition of the race.
Kozlowski, who finished third last year, covered the 6 km course in 17 minutes and 56 seconds, four seconds ahead of American David Nightingale. Jussi Utrainen of Finland, last year’s champion, finished third in 18:03. Irishmen Keith Kelly and Mark Carroll rounded out the top-5.
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Resurgent Keflezighi Wins Third USA Cross Country Title
Posted February 8th, 2009 at 12:00 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Cross Country
Meb Keflezighi won his third USA Cross Country title, barely holding off fast-closing Tim Nelson; both men were clocked officially in 36 minutes 6 seconds on a sometimes treacherous and always rolling 12 km course. Keflezighi took an early lead but, looking back repeatedly in the slightly uphill final straightaway, watched his 10-second lead dwindled to almost nothing.
“I knew he was getting close,” Keflezighi said, “but I didn’t know how far back … it’s good to know where he is.”
Nelson, who ran in a four-man chase pack for much of the race, took succor from Keflezighi’s apparent distress to close dramatically over the final two-hundred meters. “Every time he looked back, I kicked it up another gear,” Nelson said. “I just ran out of ground.”
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Weekend Preview
Posted January 9th, 2009 at 8:54 PM by Jesse Squire
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, Track & Field, College
Here’s a quick overview of the major track and field, cross country, and road running action coming up this weekend.
International
Tomorrow, the BUPA Great Edinburgh International cross country meet will be held in the Scottish capital. 2007 World Cross Country champion Zersenay Tadese headlines the men’s field; he will face Olympic 5000m silver medallist Eliud Kipchoge, eight-time European cross country champion Sergey Lebid, and Commonwealth 5000m champion Augustine Choge. The women’s race features Britain’s Steph Twell, who won last week’s meet in Belfast; Team USA Minnesota’s Emily Brown will also be taking part.
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Another cross country event, the 66th Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza, will be held on Sunday in Elgoibar, Spain. World Cross Country silver medalist Leonard Patrick Komon will be running.
More from IAAF.org
Also on Sunday, Haile Gebrselassie will chase his own marathon World Record (2:03:59) at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon. He stands to win a cool $1 million if he makes it.
More from The Standard (Kenya)
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Tadese Leads Stacked Edinburgh Field
Posted January 7th, 2009 at 9:20 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Cross Country
Three-time IAAF world road running champion, Zersenay Tadese, leads a stacked field for Saturday’s BUPA Great Edinburgh International Cross Country in Holyrood Park, the venue for last year’s IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
The Eritrean star, still the only Olympic medalist in his nation’s history, will face three terrific Kenyans, including reigning Olympic 5000m silver medalist Eliud Kipchoge; 2007 world cross country championships bronze medalist Bernard Kipyego; and 2004 world junior 5000m champion Augustine Choge.
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Bekele and Dibaba Named Race Results Weekly 2008 Runners of the Year
Posted December 22nd, 2008 at 4:55 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Cross Country, Track & Field, Olympics, Road Racing
Race Results Weekly, the wire service of distance running, announced today that Ethiopians Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba had been selected the Race Results Weekly 2008 Runners of the Year. RRW, the world’s most comprehensive source of middle and long distance running results and news, selected Bekele and Dibaba for their double gold medal performances at the Beijing Olympics, IAAF World Cross Country Championships titles, world and Olympic records, and nearly undefeated seasons.
“Bekele and Dibaba achieved more this year than some of the world’s top athletes will achieve in a lifetime,” said Editor and Publisher, David Monti. “For each of them to turn back all challengers in two Olympic finals, and finish first in every final of the year but one is incredible. They totally dominated.”
What To Watch: Running & Track Events on TV, Webcast
Posted December 18th, 2008 at 10:10 AM by Jesse Squire
Section: Columns, What To Watch
Not much to report this week, as we’re in the doldrums of the year as far as track and running goes. All times are Eastern unless otherwise noted.
Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
Fox Sports Net, 3-4 p.m. Tuesday
Comcast Sportsnet Chicago, 7-8 p.m. Monday (Central time)
Comcast Sportsnet Mid-Atlantic, 4-5 p.m. Wednesday
Definitely check your local listings, as regional Fox Sports schedules vary. This is a taped highlights show of the December 13th national high school championship races in Balboa Park, San Diego.
The Cosby Show
Back to the Track, Jack (1985)
Cliff is convinced to run a masters 4×400 relay against an old college rival (played by 1956 Olympian Josh Culbreath), but 25 years of inactivity and bad food have not helped his conditioning. This is some of Cosby’s better physical humor.
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McMillan Elite, Boulder Running Co./adidas Win 2008 USATF Club XC Champs
Posted December 14th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by USATF
Section: News & Results, Cross Country
McMillan Elite and Boulder Running Company/adidas easily took the respective men’s and women’s titles Saturday at the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships at Plantes Ferry Recreation Park in Spokane, Wash.
Saturday’s races were held under windy and blustery conditions, with a light dusting of snow that accumulated the night before. Temperatures were in the high 20s with the wind chill making it feel at least 10 degrees colder for the 900+ participants representing America’s top post-collegiate club teams vying for top honors and bragging rights as the nation’s top cross country team.
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Jordan Hasay Wins Second National Foot Locker XC Championship
Posted December 13th, 2008 at 7:50 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Cross Country
Jordan Hasay (Pictured) of Arroyo Grande, Calif., and Solomon Haile of Silver Spring, Md., won the 2008 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals at Morley Field, Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif., today. The runners competed under cloudy conditions with a slight drizzle and a temperature of 59 degrees.
In the girls’ race, Allie McLaughlin of Colorado Springs, Colo., quickly took a commanding lead with three former FLCC National Champions – Kathy Kroeger (2006), Jordan Hasay (2005) and Ashley Brasovan (2007) – leading a chase group of eight runners. McLaughlin maintained her lead through the two-mile mark, when Hasay made her move to close the gap on the leader. Brasovan quickly passed Hasay and McLaughlin for the lead with 400 meters remaining. In an exciting finish, Hasay surged ahead to claim the national title in 17:22. Brasovan placed second in 17:25 and Midwest Regional Champion Megan Goethals placed third in 17:30.
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What To Watch: Running & Track Events on TV, Webcast
Posted December 12th, 2008 at 12:44 PM by Jesse Squire
Section: Columns, What To Watch
There’s just one event on this week, and only on the web. It will eventually be covered on TV, but not for over a week.
Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
footlockercc.com, Noon (EST) Saturday
The 30th annual national high school championships will be webcast live from San Diego’s Balboa Park. The girls’ race begins at 9:15 a.m. local time (12:15 p.m. Eastern), while the boys’ race will begin at 10:00 a.m. (1 p.m. Eastern). Senior Jordan Hasay, the four-time West regional champion, will attempt to regain the national title she last won as a freshman.
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