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Lead Stories: Sunday, September 7, 2008

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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Aryasova Holds Off Men at L.A. Marathon

Posted March 2nd, 2008 at 3:00 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Making her marathon debut, Russian Tatiana Aryasova was the big winner at today’s 23rd City of Los Angeles Marathon. The former Tatiana Khmeleva not only won the women’s race in two hours and 29 minutes and 9 seconds (unofficial), but her time was also good enough to win the race’s gender battle, dubbed “The Challenge,” where the elite women are given a headstart and the top men try to catch them. She banked $120,000 in prize money plus a new Honda automobile.

The men’s winner was Kenyan Laban Moiben who ran 2:13:51. Since the women were given a 19 minute and 38 second headstart, Arysova won by about four and one-half minutes. According to the split data provided by the race, Arysova hit 30 km in 1:45:51, while Moiben got to the same mark in 1:35:30. That meant that the Russian was still ten minutes ahead with 12.195 km to go, not nearly enough distance for Moiben to make up for lost time. To match Arysova at the finish line, he would need to run 2:09:31.
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