Alan Webb News

Alberto Salazar was named Nike Coach of the Year by USA Track and Field on Wednesday for his work with Galen Rupp, Dathan Ritzenhein, Kara Goucher and Amy Yoder Begley -- all of whom had pretty impressive years in 2009.

Jenny Barringer Breaks Kara Goucher's Rocky Mountain Shootout Record Goucher was Kara Grgas-Wheeler while a University of Colorado undergrad, and she'd held the 5.8K course record at the Shootout in Boulder until Barringer lowered it by 13 seconds to 19:25 on Saturday.

American distance star Samia Akbar had some unfinished business to close at Sunday's Army Ten-Miler at the Pentagon.

BERLIN - Galen Rupp's ascendant career as a world-class distance runner has reached a level where he can refer to an eighth-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the IAAF World Championships as 'an off day.' After a whirlwind 12-plus months of near-continuous high-level training and competition, Rupp, 23, is headed for some much-needed rest and ...

BERLIN - Galen Rupp's ascendant career as a world-class distance runner has reached a level where he can refer to an eighth-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the IAAF World Championships as 'an off day.' After a whirlwind 12-plus months of near-continuous high-level training and competition, Rupp, 23, is headed for some much-needed rest and ...

Alan Webb Is Moving to Portland to Work With Alberto Salazar An official announcement should come later today, but the "Washington Times" has already broken the story.

Alan Webb Is Moving to Portland to Work With Alberto Salazar An official announcement should come later today, but the "Washington Times" has already broken the story.

The other day, my college graduate daughter Whitney and a friend were comparing the running coaches they had over the years.

American mile-record-holder Alan Webb will move to Portland, Ore., to train with Alberto Salazar's training group Nike Portland, according to a source close to the situation.

If you could design a course titled Running 101, there would need to be a place on the syllabus for the history of the sport.

Ryan Hall Enters November 1's ING New York City Marathon Hall, who won the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in November of 2007 on a course mainly in Central Park, will now do the regular five-borough ING New York City Marathon on November 1. The race is doubling as a USA Men's Marathon Championship.

Ryan Hall, the 2008 USA Olympic Marathon Trials champion and national half-marathon record holder, has confirmed his participation in the ING New York City Marathon on Nov.

Alberto Salazar introduced Dathan Ritzenhein, Galen Rupp, Amy Yoder Bagley, and Kara Goucher at a lunchtime ceremony at the Nike campus Tuesday for the Nike-sponsored athletes, who are headed to Europe to prepare for the IAAF World Championships in Berlin next month.

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 ...

Lopez Lomong Edges Leo Manzano in 1500 at USATF Championships It's hard to imagine there would be a national championship 1500-meter final without Bernard Lagat and Alan Webb .

After having his most successful professional track season in 2007, Alan Webb is looking at another disappointing year.

Random thoughts following the USA Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.: -- While the ESPN and NBC television coverage might not have been exemplary, it was important for the sport, and its fans, to have so much live TV.

The manager for USA mile record holder Alan Webb says his client won't contest today's 1500m final at the USA Outdoor Championships here.

Start lists are up and it looks like there could be some big names in trouble early on.

Last month, Ben Jasinski wound up in a high-jumping duel of sorts with South Dakota State teammate Cam Helder at the Dakota Relays.