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TFS Running Podcast 131:
Andrew Carlson

Posted March 23rd, 2008 at 12:15 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

Today on Episode 131 of The Final Sprint Running Podcast I am joined by Andrew Carlson, the 2008 15k US National Champion who runs for Team USA Minnesota. Andrew has embarked on a career-defining season in 2008, kicking it off on New Year’s Eve with a course record in the New York Midnight 4-mile Run, then winning his 1st national championship in the Gate River Run 15k, then placing second in the 8k national championship in the Central Park Challenge.

In the interview, Andrew talks about his expectations for the 2008 season and his place within the resurgence in American distance running. He discusses his favorite events and what his plans are for the rest of the season. He also talks about Team USA Minnesota and the types of community outreach activities he does with them, what he meant when he said he revamped his training in 2008, how he got his start in running, when he plans to tackle his first marathon and much, much more!

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Host: Jimmie Markham
Guest: Andrew Carlson
Producers: Greg Cherniet, Adam Jacobs
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 15.0 MB | Length: 00:21:55

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Carlson and Kastor Win U.S. 15-K Road Running Titles

Posted March 8th, 2008 at 1:59 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Road Racing

In conditions so windy that water was blowing onto the course between the 5 km and 6 km marks, Andrew Carlson and Deena Kastor (Pictured) captured the U.S. 15-K road running titles this morning in Jacksonville, Fla., at the 31st Gate River Run.

Carlson was the big winner as he and three other men were able to catch Kastor who, along with the other elite women, were given a five minute headstart. Carlson won not only the $12,000 first place prize but an additional $5,000 bonus for winning the gender battle. He crossed the finish line about 25 seconds ahead of Kastor. It was Carlson’s first U.S. title at any distance on any surface, and he waited for Kastor at the finish line and congratulated her with a hug.
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Kastor Could See Sizeable Payday in Jacksonville Tomorrow

Posted March 7th, 2008 at 1:30 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

Deena Kastor could see a sizeable payday at tomorrow’s Gate River Run in Jacksonville, Fla., which serves as the U.S. 15-K championships for both men and women.

Already the U.S. record holder for 15-K (47:15), Kastor will be looking for her sixth title in Jacksonville, worth $12,000. However, she may pick up an additional $5000 should she finish ahead of the first man (the elite women are given a five minute headstart). That seems likely given that the men’s field is not as strong as in previous years.
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Bob Ingalls Named Race Director of the Year

Posted November 9th, 2007 at 1:20 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

Bob Ingalls, outgoing race director of the Boilermaker 15-K Road Race in Utica, N.Y., was named 2007 MarathonFoto/Road Race Management Race Director of the Year at a special reception held at the Road Race Management Race Director’s Meeting which kicked off here last night at the Hyatt Pier 66 Hotel.

The award, presented by the Running Network, recognizes excellence in race directing.

“We had one of the largest fields of candidates in years,” said award coordinator Jeff Darman in a prepared statement.

Ingalls is only the second race director of the Boilermaker. He took over from race founder Earle Reed in 1998 and in his seven-year tenure has grown the Boilermaker to become the second largest 15-K race in the United States with 10,882 finishers in 2007 (the Gate River Run was the largest 15-K with 11,326 finishers).
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Deena Kastor ready for rematch with Prokopcuka and Jeptoo at Boston Marathon

Posted March 29th, 2007 at 2:10 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Finishing sixth at last November’s ING New York City Marathon was a bitter disappointment for Deena Kastor, the USA record holder for the distance.

She had prepared thoroughly for the storied race, but made a fatal tactical error when she did not respond to a mid-race breakaway by Ukrainian Tatiana Hladyr and Latvian Jelena Prokopcuka.

Kastor finished sixth in 2:27:54, more than eight minutes slower than her American record at London last April, while Prokopcuka went on to defend her New York crown and took the lead in the World Marathon Majors points chase.

But on Monday, April 16, at the 111th Boston Marathon, Kastor will get another crack at the Latvian, a gritty competitor who has won three of her last four marathons and finished second at Boston last year. Speaking via teleconference yesterday from the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., Kastor said she is ready for the rematch.
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U.S. 15-K Championships set for Saturday in Jacksonville

Posted March 7th, 2007 at 2:32 PM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country

Saturday’s Gate River Run 15-K in Jacksonville, Fla., will feature some of America’s best male and female distance runners vying for the U.S. 15-K title and sizable prize and bonus money.

It will be the 30th edition of this warm weather race which last year recorded 9,241 finishers and is the site of both U.S. 15-K records: 42:22 by Todd Williams in 1995 and 47:15 by Deena Kastor in 2003.

Olympic silver medalist, Meb Keflezighi, has won this race five of the last six years it has been contested has also won the race’s “Equalizer” division twice. In the Equalizer division the elite women are given a five-minute headstart over the men, and the first athlete to cross the finish line receives a $5,000 bonus. The overall male and female champions receive $12,000 in prize money.

(Click here to listen to Deena Kastor speak about trying to beat Meb and Ryan Hall in the “Equalizer” on Saturday!)
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