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Lead Stories: Wednesday, August 20, 2008

In Boston Cheruiyot Defends & Tune Wins Dramatic Sprint

Posted April 21st, 2008 at 6:00 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Robert Cheruiyot and Dire Tune 2008 Boston Marathon Champions Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot won his fourth Boston Marathon and Dire Tune her first in a memorable 112th edition of America’s oldest and most historic marathon race.

Cheruiyot, the 29 year-old Kenyan who is the reigning World Marathon Majors champion, made a run at his own course record, leading a pack of six through the half-way in a brisk 1:03:07. Compatriots James Kwambai and James Mwangi Macharia joined him along with Moroccan Abderrahime Bouramdane and Ethiopians Kasime Adillo and Tesfaye Girma.

“As usual the course was very difficult and I tried to push harder this year to achieve my personal goal of running a 2:07,” said Cheruiyot.
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TFS News Briefs: Olympic Trials Edition: 4/18/08

Posted April 18th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics, TFS News Briefs

US Olympic Trials - Women's Marathon Profile of Hansons-Brooks Distance Project
All five members of the Michigan-based Hansons-Brooks Distance Project women’s team have qualified for Sunday’s Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston. Dot McMahon, Melissa White, Yolanda Flamino, Desiree Davila and Lori Stich are profiled in an article on the Detroit Free Press website.
Read more at: [Detroit Free Press]

Polish Immigrant Will Run for 9/11 Victims at Trials
Magdalena Lewy, a Polish immigrant who became a naturalized US citizen on 9/11/01, the same day thousands of her compatriots were killed in a senseless act of terrorism, will run in honor of those Americans this Sunday as she tried to make the US Olympic Marathon Team. The assistant coach at Cal was profiled in an article on the San Francisco Chronicle website.
Read more at: [San Francisco Chronicle]

Emily LeVan Will Run Trials In Celebration Of Her Daughter
Three-year-old Madeline Johnson has Leukemia. Her mother, Emily LeVan, will be running the US Olympic Marathon Trials on Sunday in celebration of her special daughter.
Read more at: [Boston Herald]
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Hansons-Brooks, Boulder Running Company win titles at Marathon Relay Champs

Posted May 21st, 2007 at 10:32 AM by Jamal Walker

Section: News & Results, Marathons

The Hansons-Brooks Distance Project reclaimed the men’s title and the Boulder Running Company/adidas won the women’s crown at the USATF National Club Marathon Relay Championships in Denver, Colorado, on Sunday.

Hansons-Brooks took the lead during the first mile before cruising to their second marathon relay title since 2003, running 2 hours 15 minutes 36 seconds to overcome a late rally by the Wisconsin Runner Racing Team and win by 1:44. The men of the Boulder Running Company/adidas finished seven seconds behind Wisconsin Runner in 2:17:27, while defending champion Boulder Distance Project was fourth in 2:21:09. The Philadelphia Runner TC/Puma completed the top-five in 2:21:54.

In the women’s race, the Boulder Running Company/adidas team took over the lead after 10 km before going on to win their first marathon relay championship in 2:37:34.
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Clubs headed to Denver for USATF National Club Marathon Relay Championships

Posted May 17th, 2007 at 9:05 PM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Marathons

The fourth edition of the USATF National Club Marathon Relay Championships will be hosted for the second consecutive year by the Post-News Colorado Colfax Marathon in Denver, Colorado, on Sunday. With $30,000 in prize money at stake, clubs will be competing for national titles as well as unprecedented prize money for a club competition.

Clubs from Colorado, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are entered, including the men’s defending champion club, The Boulder Distance Project (formerly Boulder Express “BX”). The marathon relay event is the first of three club championship events in the 2007 USATF Club Championship Series.
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Hansons’ women are headed for Boston

Posted February 14th, 2007 at 11:30 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Although the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project may be best known for their male athletes, like Brian Sell, Chad Johnson and Clint Verran, they also have a women’s program.

Five of them –Desiree Davila, Yolanda Flamino, Dot McMahan, Kelly Stewart, and Melissa White– will be visiting Boston on February 15-17 to train on the traditional Boston Marathon course, and to tour the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials route. The 2007 Boston Marathon will host the U.S. Women’s Marathon Championship on April 16.
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