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For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Loaded field set for USA Men's Marathon Championship INDIANAPOLIS - It's difficult to pick a favorite for this weekend's USA Men's Marathon Championship.

The USA Masters 5KM Championships will take place at the Syracuse Festival of Races.

Abdi Abdirahman won his fourth USA 10 Mile title and Ilsa Paulson won her first ever U.S. title in winning the USA Women's Marathon Championship Sunday as the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon hosted the championships for the USA Women's Marathon, Masters Marathon and Men's 10 Miles.

The top long distance runners in the U.S. will toe the line this Sunday as the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon plays host to the championships for the USA Women's Marathon, Masters Marathon and Men's 10 Miles.

Ryan Hall Gets a Confidence-Building Half Marathon Win in Philadelphia On what truly was a perfect day for road racing, Hall, who'd originally been intent on trying for a new American half-marathon record , instead settled into a slower tactical contest at the Philadelphia Distance Run on Sunday.

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Nestled among a lead pack of at least 20 runners for more than two miles of Sunday's CVS Caremark Downtown 5K, Matt Tegenkamp never thought about forging to the front.

There was an awful lot of green standing atop the medals podium at the 20th annual CVS Caremark Downtown 5K on Sunday afternoon.

There is a terrific weekend of road racing ahead, and four events stand out. The real,-Berlin Marathon will be contested on Sunday and features a tantalizing match-up between history's two fastest marathon runners: Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie and Kenya's Duncan Kibet.

Dathan Ritzenhein Is in 'Rocky 4 Mode' Training for World Half-Marathon The World Half Marathon Championships are in Birmingham, England, on October 11 and "going into Rocky 4 mode" is how Ritzenhein describes the period close to a big race when "I want to isolate myself off like when Rocky goes to Siberia to train." This time, he says, is more ...

By STEVE MAZZONE Sports writer PROVIDENCE - John Gregorek doesn't remember too much about his victory in the inaugural Downtown 5K back in 1990, but he does recall the sight he witnessed just before the gun was fired.

Bret Gotcher , was top man in a three-way battle for the men's title Monday at the USA 20 km Championships in New Haven, Conn., as Colleen De Reuck , took control before halfway to win the women's crown.

James Carney and Jill Swope of Athens, Ga., are set to defend their titles Monday at the USA 20 km Championships in New Haven, Conn.

American Trio Sweeps the Men's Mile at London Grand Prix It was a gratifying and impressive showing for three lads who'll be representing the United States in the 1500 .

Molly Huddle bested the women's field as she won her second career U.S. road title in 37:39. The championships were hosted by the Quad-Cities Times Bix 7. Opening with a 5:01 uphill mile, Keflezighi, the 2009 half marathon and cross country champion led wire to wire as he out-paced 2009 15 km champion Anthony Famiglietti .

The championships will be hosted by the Quad-Cities Times Bix 7. Keflezighi, the 2009 half marathon and cross country champion, will face this year's 15 km champion Anthony Famiglietti , and 25 km champion Dan Browne along with 2008 USA Half Marathon Champion James Carney .

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.