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97th ING Bay to Breakers Returns on Sunday in San Francisco
Posted May 14th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Road Racing
Part parade, part fashion show, and part road race, the 97th ING Bay to Breakers returns to the streets of San Francisco on Sunday, and organizers expect some 70,000 runners and walkers (about half of them unregistered) to take part.
Up front, the race is serious business. Elite athlete coordinator Josh Muxen has assembled a strong field to chase a $74,000 prize money purse, including a special $25,000 ING Battle to the Breakers bonus which will be awarded to the first athlete to cross the finish line. That could be a man or it could be a woman; women are given a four minute and 40 second headstart based on the difference between the male (33:42) and female (38:22) course records.
In addition, there is a $5000 bonus for the first man and first woman to reach the top of Hayes Street Hill, a beast of a climb which begins at the two mile mark on Franklin Street, rises 201 feet, and covers a distance of 0.69 miles. Athletes can pocket the bonus as long as they also finish in the top-20.
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TFS News Briefs: 5/09/2008
Posted May 9th, 2008 at 1:30 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Track & Field, Olympics, TFS News Briefs, Road Racing
Tyson Gay To Face Usain Bolt In May
Now that Usain Bolt is the owner of the 2nd fastest 100m time in history, he is set to race world champion Tyson Gay. They will compete on May 21st at the Reebok Grand Prix. Now if the organizers could only get Asafa Powell…
More: IAAF
Athens Bronze-Medalist To Miss Beijing Marathon
Brazilian marathoner Vanderlei de Lima will not defend his Olympic Marathon Bronze medal from Athens in Beijing. Because of injuries, the 38-year-old will not be able to run in Prague this weekend in a last-ditch effort to get a top-3 qualifying time for Team Brazil.
More: guardian.co.uk, UK
Michigan Journalist Lists Favorites for US 25K Championships
Howie Beardsley of the Grand Rapids Press lists the favorites for the 31st edition of the Fifth Third River Bank Run, which also serves as the USA Track & Field 25K championships. Among the favorites are Brian Sell and Peter Gilmore. Katherine Koski wears the #1 bib for the women.
More: The Grand Rapids Press
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Lel Takes London Record in History-Making Race
Posted April 14th, 2008 at 10:20 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Like a bull at a rodeo, the men’s field at the 28th Flora London Marathon bolted out of the gate with reckless abandon. The athletes who were strong enough to hang on were rewarded with personal and national records, while others were thrown to the street, their hopes of victory incinerated by the fast pace.
But when the dust had settled at the grand finish line on The Mall, race director David Bedford’s bold experiment in aggressive pacemaking yielded –by several measures– the fastest men’s marathon of all-time, with three men cracking 2:06:00, and six men breaking 2:07:00, for the first time ever in a single race. Those times came after a breathtaking 62:12 first half which left some of the world’s best marathoners well off the pace.
“It was crazy,” said last year’s runner-up, Abderrahim Goumri, of the 14:21 (downhill) first 5-K.
But the fast pace, coupled with a cold and drenching rain which fell from the 18th through the 23rd miles, did little to knock defending champion Martin Lel (Pictured above) off of his game.
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TFS Running Podcast 134:
Peter Gilmore on Hopping the Pond in Search of a P.R.
Posted April 11th, 2008 at 6:00 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
In Episode 134 of TheFinalSprint.com Podcast, the most listened to running podcast in North America, I am joined by U.S. marathon runner Peter Gilmore. Gilmore, who is sponsored by MarathonGuide.com and Enlyten Sports Strips, will hop the pond to London for the first time this Sunday where he’ll face many of the world’s top marathoners on his quest to break 2:10 and set a new PR.
In the interview Gilmore talks about his goals for Sunday, choosing London over Boston, the world-class competition, Ryan Hall, running one of his first international races, and adjusting to a new course.
Download the podcast to hear Gilmore discuss these topics, as well as, his health since the U.S. Olympic Men’s Marathon Trials, whether that race haunts or motivates him, the definition of a “blue collar runner”, why he does not plan to run the 10k at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials and much more!
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Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
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Gilmore Wins, Sets Course Record at Surf City USA Half-Marathon
Posted February 6th, 2008 at 12:45 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Peter Gilmore [MarathonGuide.com] of San Mateo, CA started his year and preparation for April’s Flora London Marathon with a victory at the Surf City USA Half Marathon on Sunday.
Gilmore edged Russia’s Dmitry Safronov by 11 seconds and set a new course record despite the poor weather conditions with a time of 1:03:53.
Although the race was largely a tune-up for London, Gilmore’s record-setting time and first place finish were welcome successes after being forced to drop out of the U.S. Olympic Men’s Marathon Trials last November due to illness.
With a win and successful 2008 debut under his belt, Gilmore now faces the arduous task of going up against an extremely competitive elite men’s field in London that includes reigning World and Olympic marathon champions Luke Kibet and Stefano Baldini, former world marathon record holder Paul Tergat, defending London and 2005 champion Martin Lel, world half-marathon record holder Sammy Wanjiru, former double World Champion Jaouad Gharib, and fellow Americans Ryan Hall and Olympic silver medalistMeb Keflezighi.
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Olympic Marathon Trials ‘07:
The Race Has Begun!
Posted November 3rd, 2007 at 7:35 AM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results
The U.S. Olympic Trials Men’s Marathon has begun! The weather at race time:
46°F
Cloudy
Wind: NE at 12 mph
Humidity: 61%
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Olympic Marathon Trials ‘07:
Elite Athlete Profile:
PETER GILMORE
Posted November 3rd, 2007 at 7:00 AM by thefinalsprint.com
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics
Conquering a field of top-level runners to earn a spot on Team USA is the goal of every athlete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon. But Peter Gilmore will have a second goal in mind when he lines up in Midtown on November 3: conquering New York. Because for all his success in races across America and around the globe, Gilmore has not always shown his best form in the world’s premier city.
In his most recent New York appearance, the NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE on August 5, Gilmore finished a disappointing 15th in 1:05:06— four and a half minutes behind the top American, Abdi Abdirahman. That was a frustrating outcome for Gilmore, 30, of San Mateo, California, who had specifically entered the NYC Half as part of a strategy to get used to New York before the Trials race.
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TFS Poll Results: Readers Predict Hall, Meb, and Abdi Will Qualify for Olympics
Posted November 3rd, 2007 at 6:20 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics
Several thousand votes from TheFinalSprint.com readers from been tallied-up and the results are in!
Ryan Hall, Meb Keflezighi, and Abdi Abirahman have been selected by TFS readers as most likely to qualify for the Beijing-bound U.S. Olympic Team!
Full TFS Prediction Survey Results:
Ryan Hall - 38%
Meb Keflezighi - 19%
Abdi Abdirahman - 15%
Khalid Khannouchi - 6%
Brian Sell - 6%
Alan Culpepper - 5%
Someone Else- 4%
Dathan Ritzenhein - 3%
Dan Browne - 2%
Peter Gilmore - 2%
U.S. Olympic Trials- Men’s Marathon Preview
Posted October 31st, 2007 at 12:15 PM by Jared Markowitz
Section: News & Results, Marathons
It’s almost here. After years of preparation and months of carefully tuned training, America’s finest men’s marathoners will toe the line this Saturday in a showdown that will determine the U.S. team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Let’s step back for a minute and think about how big this race is. In most countries the Olympic marathon team is determined by a committee, freeing the elite athletes from the stress of earning their spot but ruling out the underdogs as well. The U.S. Olympic team, however, is chosen through an open trial race where anyone who meets the qualifying standards may enter. Dreams are realized or dashed, careers are made or broken, and thousands of miles are rewarded or second-guessed based on one race. With so much at stake and with the unpredictable nature of the marathon, the Olympic Marathon Trials are one of the largest spectacles in American sports.
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Interview Excerpts: Gilmore, Rohatinsky and Shay on being Marathon Trial “Underdogs”
Posted October 26th, 2007 at 9:50 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics, Special Features, Interviews
Earlier this week, the New York Road Runners hosted the final installment in a three part series of teleconferences related to the about the November 2 U.S. Olympic Men’s Marathon trials in New York City.
This third teleconference provided the media with an opportunity to speak with NYRR CEO/President Mary Wittenberg and the following professional athletes: Peter Gilmore, Josh Rohatinsky, Ryan Shay
On being referred to as dark horses and training for the Trials:
Ryan: Since winning the USA Marathon title in 2003, my training has had a long period of ups and downs, some changes in coaching and changes in training environment . . .
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The weather was bad and the times were slow, but the Boston Marathon was nonetheless an exciting race which, for a short time last night, was on the brink of being canceled.
“I’m relieved that it worked out so well,” said Guy Morse, Executive Director of the Boston Athletic Association, which organizes the event. Morse […] - Video: Watch Cheruyiot and Gilmore speak about today’s Boston Marathon!
Watch top American finisher Peter Gilmore and the 2007 Boston Marathon champion Robert Cheruiyot discuss how the race went, how they are feeling, the impact of weather, what it meant to perform and finish how they did and much more!
Click on the image to begin the video highlight reel: - Gilmore leads Americans to strong Boston finish
Peter Gilmore (San Mateo, CA) was the top American finisher in today’s 111th running of the Boston Marathon. Gilmore completed the course in 2:16:41, good for 8th place in a tough international field.
Kenyan Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot won the race overall in 2:14:13 to take his third Boston Marathon title. The winning […] - 111th Boston Marathon: Pre-Race, Elite Field Notes
Welcome to the The Final Sprint’s LIVE coverage of the 111th Boston Marathon! This year’s event promises to be as intriguing as ever, as the B.A.A. has once again assembled illustrious international fields for both the men’s and women’s races.
On the women’s side, defending champ Rita Jeptoo will face stiff competition from […] - Boston Marathon Video Podcast: PETER GILMORE
Peter Gilmore, the American favorite at this year’s Boston Marathon and the top American finisher at the 2006 ING NYC Marathon, sat down with me for a video interview prior to the race. Click on the image to watch it in its entirety.
- Podcast 38: Interview with prospering American marathoner Peter Gilmore
Episode 38 of The Final Sprint Podcast features my interview with flourishing American marathoner Peter Gilmore.
Peter, who had often been viewed as an underdog, is finally being given the respect and attention he deserves after a series of excellent performances in 2006.
At last year’s Boston Marathon he crushed his previous PR, finished an […] - Now respected, marathoner Gilmore looks to move up to the next level
About one month before his 30th birthday, Peter Gilmore is in the midst of a 115 mile training week. That’s way down from his peak weeks of 160 miles, necessary to build the endurance and toughness to conquer the hills of the Boston Marathon, the race which has so far defined Gilmore’s rising career […]
- Live @ the NYC Marathon: Men’s field filled with rivalries and rematches
This year’s ING New York City Marathon once again features a very competitive field; one where rematches and past rivalries are of overwhelming prevalence.
Three past men’s champions, another three former runner ups and several Olympic medalists highlight this very deep and talented men’s field;
There is the rematch between 2005 winner Paul Tergat of […]
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