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A Brief Chat With Meb Keflezighi
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Meb Keflezighi, who in 2009 became the first American winner of the New York City Marathon since 1982 (in a personal best 2:09:15), will run the NYC Half-Marathon on March 20. In 2010, Keflezighi was sixth in the New York City Marathon in 2:11:38 and fifth in the Boston Marathon in April in 2:09:26 and won the Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon on October 3 in 1:01:45. Keflezighi made his marathon debut in New York in 2002 with a ninth place 2:12:35.
A Brief Chat With Craig Miller
Posted by TheRunning
Craig Miller, a 2009 NCAA Indoor mile runner-up and Big Ten 1500-meter champion outdoors for the University of Wisconsin, won the mile at the New Balance Games at the Armory in New York on Saturday in 3:59.10 as four men broke 4:00.
Lagat takes on world champ; Campbell-Brown leads USA vs. Jamaica
Posted by TheRunning
Returning for its 104th edition, the Millrose Games in 2011 will give one of its greatest stars his biggest challenge and will feature the most heated national sprint rivalry in the world.
The 104th Millrose Games will be contested Friday, January 28, 2011 at Madison Square Garden. The first event of USA Track & Field's Visa Championship Series, the Millrose Games will be televised live from 8-10 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN2.
Chris Solinsky, a Marathon Recruit, Gets to Ride in Style
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Chris Solinsky, a future marathon contender was courted with a front-row seat.
Haile Gebrselassie Announces Retirement After NYC [Video]
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Haile Gebrselassie retirement video announcement. In a surprising post race press conference, Haile Gebrselassie Retires After Dropping out of 2010 ING New York City Marathon.
Jorge Torres After 11th Place Finish 2010 NYC Marathon [Video]
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Jorge Torres won his first US championship in 2006 when he took the 10,000 meter crown at USAs.
No retirement talk from the great Gebrselassie
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Haile Gebrselassie is headed to New York City and, like always, he's planning to win.
The 37-year-old Ethiopian -- widely considered the greatest distance runner ever -- has set a host of world records, won two Olympics golds and captured eight world titles in events ranging from the 1,500 meters right up to the marathon.
The Perfect Stride
Posted by TheRunning
If on Sunday, November 7th, you watch the New York City Marathon, chances are that one of the first things you’ll see is a pack of emaciated-looking men hurtling down the street at a little over twelve miles an hour, or about four minutes and fifty-five seconds a mile. To the onlooker, they will be an incomprehensible blur: a stampede of sharp-elbowed, highly focussed gazelles, so economical in their motion that they hardly seem to be touching the ground at all.
Gebrselassie Racing Marathon Course, Not Clock
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Having won world championships or set world records from the metric mile to the marathon, Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia is considered by many the greatest distance runner of this or any generation.
And yet as he prepares for the New York City Marathon on Nov. 7, Gebrselassie's world mark of 2 hours 3 minutes 59 seconds has fostered debate about competition versus records and has drawn criticism from some elite runners for the orchestrated way his fastest times over 26.2 miles were achieved.
Dathan Ritzenhein To Make Marathon Re-Debut At 2010 ING New York City Marathon
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Great read on LetsRun.com about Dathan Ritzenhein, his injuries and his plans to run the ING New York Marathon.
Clash of the 200m Titans, Felix and Campbell-Brown
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As much as they often enjoy the unrivaled domination of the Yankees in baseball, New Yorkers would agree that a rivalry adds its fair share of excitement, moreover often making a victory all the more sweeter. New York
Khannouchi set to test foot Saturday
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When world-class marathon runner Khalid Khannouchi of Ossining lines up to start the Health Kidney 10K race Saturday in New York City, there will be butterflies.
Lagat and Ennis to Compete in New York - IAAF Diamond League
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Newly crowned world indoor champions Bernard Lagat and Jessica Ennis will ride the wave of their recent successes when they compete at the adidas Grand Prix on June 12, organisers announced.
Haile Gebrselassie Interview With Amby Burfoot [Video]
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Haile Gebrselassie sits down with Runner's World Amby Burfoot.
Top US Finisher Mohmed Trafeh After Placing 3rd In 2010 NYC Half [Video]
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Top US Finisher Mohmed Trafeh after placing 3rd in the NYC Half Marathon via Flotrack
Anthony "Fam" Famiglietti After The 2010 NYC Half Marathon [Video]
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Anthony "Fam" Famiglietti after the 2010 NYC Half Marathon via Flotrack
NYC Half-Marathon: Humble beginning, grand plans
Posted by TheRunning
The fifth edition of the NYC Half-Marathon is coming up on Sunday, March 21 with such great names as Haile Gebreselassie, Marilson Gomes Dos Santos, Deena Kastor and Mara Yamauchi expected to be at the front of the pack.
In terms of speed, it figures to be sensational, with the great Gebreselassie hoping to challenge his own men's event record (59:24 in 2007) and Kastor expected to lead the assault on the women's record (1:09:43 by Catherine "The Great" Ndereba in 2006.)
A Brief Chat With Mara Yamauchi
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Mara Yamauchi, 36, of Great Britain, who was second in the 2009 London Marathon in 2:23:12, will run the New York City Half-Marathon on Sunday.
Knee injury forces Keflezighi out of Half-Marathon (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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American Meb Keflezighi said Wednesday that a sore left knee will keep him from running in the New York Half-Marathon, what would have been his first race since winning the 2009 New York Marathon.
Mary Wittenberg NYRR CEO After The Run For Haiti [Video]
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Mary Wittenberg NYRR CEO after the Run for Haiti via Flotrack
New York acquired its nickname “Empire State” to
recognize its vast wealth and variety of resources.
source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer,
Barbara S. Shearer
