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Lead Stories: Friday, August 29, 2008

Famiglietti Breaks Penn Relays Record

Posted April 25th, 2008 at 12:30 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, College

Anthony Famiglietti 2007 USA Men's 8k Champion The 114th Penn Relays kicked off last night at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field with a rousing performance in the men’s steeplechase by American Anthony Famiglietti.

The 29 year-old Olympian ran 8:24.24 to break the meet record and take down the Franklin Field record of 8:24.86 set by James Munyala of the University of Texas - El Paso at the 1976 NCAA Championships.
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Kibet, Chepchumba Claim Victory at Philadelphia Distance Run

Posted September 19th, 2007 at 4:30 AM by Allyson Rosen

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Kenyan Julius Kibet earned top honors for the second time at Sunday’s 30th Philadelphia Distance Run, winning the men’s race in 1 hour, 2 minutes, 2 seconds. Pamela Chepchumba, also from Kenya, won the women’s race in 1:08:45, one of the world’s fastest half-marathon times for women (and the best in the U.S.) this year.

It took a few miles for the men’s professional field to warm up to the clear and cool morning, recording their first sub-five minute mile at mile three (4:52). The pack of 27 men weaved through Center City, before doubling back onto Benjamin Franklin Parkway, to the cheers of thousands of runners who were taking their initial steps on the course.
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Note on the News: Pittsburgh Marathon coming back?

Posted August 10th, 2007 at 8:13 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

A group in Pittsburgh is trying to bring back that city’s marathon –which was last run back in 2003– according to a story in the Tribune-Review newspaper. This event hosted the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men’s Marathon in 2000, and several USA marathon championships before going out of business from a lack of financial support from sponsors and the city itself.