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NYC Half Attracts World Championships Medalists
Posted July 31st, 2009 at 7:30 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Road Racing
The fourth edition of the New York City Half-Marathon on Sunday, Aug. 16, has attracted some of the world’s best male athletes, including three world championships medalists and four men who have broken the one-hour barrier for the standard 21,097m half-marathon distance.
The defending champion, Tadese Tola of Ethiopia (1:00:58 PB), will have his hands full with the two-time World Half-Marathon Championships silver medalist Patrick Makau, the second-fastest half-marathoner of all time with a 58:52 personal best. Also in the battle for the title should be two-time world marathon champion Jaouad Gharib of Morocco (59:56 PB) and two-time IAAF World Half-Marathon Championships silver medalist Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa (59:20 PB). American Ryan Hall, who was previously announced by race organizers, is also in the field (59:43 PB), as is three-time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman (1:00:29 PB).
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Dog Attack Leaves Elite Kenyan Scarred & Shaken
Posted July 31st, 2009 at 6:08 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Road Racing
What was supposed to be a routine 25 minute tempo run on a familiar dirt road became a frightening nightmare for elite road racer Haron Lagat. Just a mile and a half into the run a week ago Thursday in Lubbock, Tex., the tall Kenyan was attacked so viciously by two pit bulls that he was bitten in four places and all of his clothes were ripped off.
“I ended up going to the emergency room,” said Lagat as he calmly recounted the incident after today’s pre-race press conference here for the TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10-K. “I was naked.”
Lagat, who was running alone in a rural area near Texas Tech where he competed in the NCAA ranks and now coaches, said that the two dogs rushed him from a farm property he had run past many times without incident. Using an embankment to keep the dogs in front of him, Lagat slipped and fell backwards on the rain-soaked ground allowing the dogs to get on top of him. He estimated that he fought them for about ten minutes after which he became completely exhausted and was unable to fight any longer.
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Keflezighi and Huddle Win USA 7 Mile Titles
Posted July 25th, 2009 at 6:06 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Road Racing
Meb Keflezighi and Molly Huddle won today’s USA 7 mile road racing titles at the Quad City Times Bix 7 in Davenport, Ia. Both athletes picked up $10,000 each for their victories.
For Keflezighi, 34, of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., it was his third USA title of the year and his second national 7-mile title. Opening the race with a grinding 5:01 uphill mile on Brady Street, the former UCAL Bruin scorched the downhill second mile in 4:08, opening an insurmountable lead over his key rivals, Anthony Famiglietti of Knoxville, Tenn., and James Carney of Boulder, Colo. Keflezighi rolled to the finish line in 32:25, 31 seconds up on Famiglietti. Carney got third in 33:17.
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Top Americans To Compete at Bix 7 Tomorrow
Posted July 24th, 2009 at 9:28 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Road Racing
It may be an odd distance, but it is undoubtedly one terrific race.
For the 35th time, the Quad-City Times Bix 7 Mile will be held tomorrow in Davenport, Ia., and for the second time the event will hold a USA road racing championship for the seven mile distance, just .728 kilometers short of 12 km. USA titles will be awarded to both men and women, and a $45,000 prize money purse will be distributed.
“This is just what we needed to help us celebrate our 35th anniversary,” said race director Ed Froehlich when the championship was announced back in January. “We will strive to get all of the top American runners to come and compete.”
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Course Record for Geoffrey Mutai in Voorthuizen
Posted July 16th, 2009 at 6:10 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Road Racing
Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai defended his title and set a course record at today’s Fortis Loopfestijn Voorthuizen in the Netherlands today, a 10 kilometer road race.
Mutai, who also won last year’s Marathon Eindhoven in a course record and personal best 2:07:50, clocked 27:39 in Voorthuizen today. That mark was well under his winning time and previous course record of 28:05 from last year, and was Mutai’s first sub-28:00 performance on the road (he’s run 27:52.09 on the track).
Compatriot Wilson Kipsang followed Mutai over the finish line in 27:48, also a personal best. Kenyan Gilbert Kirwa was a distant third in 28:28.
Belgian Veerle Dejaeghere won the women’s race in 33:28.
By David Monti with Wim van Hemert.
(c) 2009 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Used with permission.
Goucher To Tune Up For World Champs In Chicago
Posted July 15th, 2009 at 7:24 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Road Racing
Kara Goucher, who finished third at the most recent editions of both the ING New York City and Boston Marathons, will tune-up for her first World Championships Marathon appearance at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half-Marathon on Aug. 2, race organizers announced. It will be Goucher’s first-ever half-marathon race in the United States.
“I’m excited to be part of the first Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half-Marathon,” Goucher said through a media release. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to race as part of my preparations for the World Championships here on home soil, in one of the true great sporting cities.”
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Lucky Auction Winner To Have Bittman, Kastor Prepare Dinner
Posted July 14th, 2009 at 6:11 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Road Racing
The lucky winner of a charity eBay auction will have New York Times food writer Mark Bittman, and Olympic medalist Deena Kastor, prepare dinner for them in a posh condo overlooking Central Park’s Harlem Meer.
“Runners and Foodies Unite: Dinner of your Dreams!” reads the title on the eBay auction page at the link, below. “You and up to five of your guests can join world champion runner Deena Kastor and New York Times food columnist (”The Minimalist”) and best-selling cookbook author Mark Bittman for a one-of-a-kind dining experience. You’ll be treated to a sumptuous three-course meal comprised of a menu prepared to your tastes by both Mark and Deena in a private Manhattan apartment with stunning views of Central Park and the New York City skyline.”
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Kastor, Kiplagat & Ndereba To Headline NYC Half-Marathon
Posted July 14th, 2009 at 6:10 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Road Racing
With an even dozen individual world championships medals between them, American Deena Kastor, Dutchwoman Lornah Kiplagat, and Kenyan Catherine Ndereba are amongst the most accomplished distance runners in history, especially on the roads. They’ve recorded victories throughout the world (Ndereba alone has 123 career wins), but have faced each other in the same race together on only three occasions. They’ll get another chance, perhaps their last, at the fourth edition of the NYC Half-Marathon here, set for Sunday, August 16.
“It’s always a privilege to bring headliners to NYC,” said New York Road Runners’ president and CEO Mary Wittenberg, who directs the race. “Three of our sport’s best ever will join us for this year’s NYC Half. That’s like hitting a home run before the game begins.”
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Athlete Disqualified At Peachtree Road Race
Posted July 5th, 2009 at 11:59 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Road Racing
In an unusual move, the organizers of yesterday’s Atlanta Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Race disqualified a top finisher for unsportsmanlike conduct.
“After further review of an unsportsmanlike conduct protest filed after the AJC Peachtree Road Race regarding men’s fourth place finisher, Tadese Tola, the Atlanta Track Club has made the decision to disqualify Tola,” said spokesperson Tracy Lott in a statement. “Fifth place finisher Boaz Cheboiywo filed the protest after being elbowed by Tola in the final 30 meters of the race.”
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Abdirahman Wins Third USA 10-K Title
Posted July 4th, 2009 at 2:46 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Road Racing
Abdi Abdirahman of Tucson, Ariz., won his third consecutive USA 10 km road running title today at the Atlanta Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Race. Finishing sixth overall within an international field, the three-time Olympian hit the finish line in Piedmont Park in 28:11, equalling his personal best time. Two-time Olympian Anthony Famiglietti of Knoxville, Tenn., finished second in 28:15, his fastest-ever 10 km time on the roads. James Carney of Boulder, Colo., was third in 28:19, also a personal best.
At the recent USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., Abdirahman finished 8th in the 10,000m, the distance at which he has won the USA title four times. He was also the USA 10 mile champion in 2005.
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