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Lead Stories: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

USATF Fills Men’s 10-K Championship Void

Posted January 30th, 2008 at 8:04 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Road Racing

When their annual convention closed last December in Honolulu, USA Track & Field had a noticeable void in their national championships calendar: there was no 10-K road championship for men. That competition was hosted successfully last year by the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Ga., but because the Peachtree takes place every year on July 4 — right in the middle of the U.S. Olympic Trials — hosting the championship there was a non-starter for 2008.

Enter the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10-K in Richmond, Va., one of the fastest growing road races in the United States. Last year’s edition saw 20,587 finishers, an increase of 25% from a year earlier. USATF announced today that they had awarded the 10-K championship for men to this event, which will be held for the 9th time on April 5.
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Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k to host USA Men’s 10 km Championship

Posted January 29th, 2008 at 10:30 AM by Jamal Walker

Section: News & Results, Road Racing

USA Track & Field has announced that the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k will host the 2008 edition of the USA Men’s 10 km Championship on April 5, in Richmond, Va.

The fourth-largest 10 km in the U.S., the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K had more than 25,000 runners in 2007 and will feature a total of $25,000 in prize money with $7,500 for the champion. Top U.S. men. including Olympian Dan Browne, are expected to join the 2008 field.
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Awol Wins Closest-Ever Richmond Marathon;
Smith, Ackerly 1-2 for Women

Posted November 12th, 2007 at 6:53 AM by Emmy Stocker

Section: News & Results, Marathons

With a lunge at the tape, Mohamed Awol, an Ethiopian living in New York City, won the SunTrust Richmond Marathon here today in the most exciting finish in the event’s 30-year history.

“It took the most concentration of any marathon I’ve run,” said Awol, 29, who finished the 26.2-mile race in 2:20:20, one-tenth of a second ahead of David Cheromei, 28, a Kenyan, living in Lynchburg, VA.

Awol and Chermoei broke away from the pack and ran side by side for the last several miles, but it was Awol who claimed the $2,500 first place check. Wesley Chelule, 33, a Kenyan, living in Mobile, Alabama, was third at 22:22:56.
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