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Sanya Richards Seems Back at Her Peak, and Maybe Even Better Richards endured a long rain delay before her 400-meter race at Oslo's Bislett Games and then turned in a dominating performance with a victory in 49.23 seconds, her fastest time in the event since 2006.

Famiglietti and Abdirahman Enter Atlanta's Peachtree Roadrace Anthony Famiglietti and Abdi Abdirahman, members of multiple American Olympic teams, had disappointing eight place performances - in the 5000 and 10,000, respectively - at the 2009 USATF Championships, so they're taking to the roads for the 40th running of The Atlanta ...

The professional fields at the AJC Peachtree Road Race did not disappoint as Kenyans Sammy Kitwara and Lineth Chepkurui both took home victories at the 40th running of the 4th of July 10K event on Saturday with finish times of 27:22 and 31:31, respectively.

For Immediate Release July 4, 2009 Abdirahman wins third USA Men's 10 km title ATLANTA - Three-time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman , won his third straight USA Men's 10 km Championship Saturday at the 40th running of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Georgia.

Will Leer Wouldn't Mind Following in Nick Symmonds' Footsteps ... in a Sense It's still considered a rarity for an NCAA Division III athlete to become one of America's top middle distance runners, but Nick Symmonds of Willamette University has accomplished that, and perhaps Will Leer, who attended Pomona College, can do the same.

INDIANAPOLIS - Three-time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman , will face two-time Olympian Anthony Famiglietti , as he seeks his third straight USA Men's 10 km title Saturday at the 40th running of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Georgia.

A terrific evening of middle and long distance running on the first day of the USA Outdoor Championships here was capped by emotional victories at 10,000m by Olympians Amy Begley and Galen Rupp.

Here's a look at athletes and matchups to watch for at the USA championships, which begin today at Hayward Field in Eugene.

With a smile and a wave - not to mention a win - Galen Rupp bid goodbye to college and started a new chapter in his career.

Unshaven, his light brown hair only loosely coiffed, reigning USA 800m champion Nick Symmonds was the picture of relaxation at yesterday's kick-off press conference for the USA Outdoor Championships which begin here today.

Abdi Abdirahman Goes for a Threepeat in 10,000 at USATF Championships With all the coverage heaped on Oregon-based athletes , it might be easy to forget that Abdirahman has won the last two U.S. titles in the 10,000 and three out of the last four, and that he set a personal best of 27:16.99, the second fastest time by an American, just last year.

Galen Rupp won the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the NCAA championships and will wear an Oregon jersey for the final time this week at Hayward Field.

Alberto Salazar gets a lot of credit for his work with rising U.S. distance star Galen Rupp and the revitalized Kara Goucher, but what about his success with Amy Yoder Begley? Doug Binder write a great profile of Yoder Begley for this morning's Oregonian, chronicling how she came to Salazar's distance running group troubled by sickness and injury, ...

Nick Symmonds is the man to beat in the 800 at next week's USA Track & Field Championships.

Distance runners are supposed to get better with age. That's why it's easy to imagine 19-year-old Hassan Mead finishing his University of Minnesota career as a national champion.

Symmonds, Clark, Rowbury, and Webb Enter Prefontaine Classic Nick Symmonds , Hazel Clark and Shannon Rowbury were all 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials champions; Alan Webb, a 2004 Olympian, is the American recordholder in the mile.

Subscribe to this blog Click this link to view this blog as XML. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS May 18, 2009 May 18: Usain Bolt Flies Through 150 Meters in 14.35 Seconds // Anna Willard and Bernard Lagat Impress on the Track // Sammy Kitwara Sets Bay to Breakers Best // Tadese Tola Smashes Healthy Kidney 10K Record The Amazing Usain Bolt Flies Through 150 ...

It's Bernard vs. Leo and vs. Lopez in Men's 1500 at adidas Track Classic "World class" track in the United States for 2009 really gets underway Saturday at this meet at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

Ireland's Matin Fagan was heavy-legged but happy as he came through a record-breaking Healthy Kidney 10K road race in New York's Central Park.

Goucher, Gomez, Moody, Davila, and Higgins Will Run World Championships Marathon for USA The women's marathon at the Championships in Berlin is on August 23.