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Brian Sell Wins Third USA 25km Championship
Posted May 10th, 2008 at 1:45 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Road Racing
Brian Sell (Rochester Hills, Mich.) successfully defended his men’s national title running 1:15:08 while Paige Higgins (Littleton, Colo.) won her first USA road title in 1:30:49, Saturday at the USA 25 km Championships in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Sunny skies and ideal conditions of 42 degrees and calm winds met athletes for the 15th running of the championships with the Fifth Third River Bank Run as Sell and 2006 champion and 25 km American Record holder Fernando Cabada (Boulder, Colo.) led a lead pack of 11 men including open division contenders Wellay Weldegiyorgis (ETH) and Rueben Chebii (KEN) through the first mile in 4:58.
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After Being Denied WR in March, Don Kern to Attempt Guinness World Record™ By Running Marathons On 7 Continents In 25 Days
Posted November 21st, 2007 at 7:13 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons
On 18 November, 2007, “Marathon” Don Kern will begin an attempt to break the Guinness World Record “Marathon on each continent - Shortest duration to complete (Men)” by running in organized marathons on each of the seven continents in 25 days. Scheduled conclusion is 12 December 2007.
In February and March 2007, Kern successfully attempted finishing marathons on all seven continents in 35 days, only to be denied the world record by Richard Takata of Canada, who finished the feat in 30 days.
Details of the tour and tour blog are online at www.cooladventures.net/sevencontinents.htm. The first of seven marathons was completed on 18 November in Beirut, Lebanon. The second will be attempted on Thanksgiving Day in Atlanta, Georgia.
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