Bernard Lagat News

November 11, 2009 -- More than 31,000 entrants from all 50 states and 23 countries will descend on south Texas to run the Rock 'n'Roll San Antonio Marathon and 1/2 Marathon on Sunday, November 15.

In a nation of immigrants, there's no question where Meb Keflezighi's heart lies.

The headline says it all: "To Some, Winner Is Not American Enough." It appears above an article printed in the November 3, 2009 edition of the New York Times and it refers to a mostly online controversy that erupted in the wake of Eritrea-born American citizen Mebrahtom Kelflezighi's victory in last Sunday's ING New York City Marathon.

Xing Huina, who won the women's 10,000 meters champion at the Athens Olympic Games, pulled out of the 11th National Games due to a nagging injury, a team official of Shandong delegation said on Wednesday.

At the Lexus Santa Monica 5000 presented by Ed Hardy Sport on Sunday, in a thrilling finish overlooking the coast of the Pacific Ocean, Kenyan Haron Lagat successfully held off steeplechaser Aaron Aguayo by sixth tenths of a second, 14:07.2 to 14:07.8, to win the Saucony Elite West Invitational.

Shannon Rowbury and Andy Baddeley Triumph at Fifth Avenue Mile For most of the international cast of elite milers, this 20-block scamper in New York was a capper to a long 2009 track season, and both the men's and women's races were excruciatingly tight; a lengthy examination of a finish photo was required to sort out second through fourth places ...

Ryan and Sara Hall Launch The Hall Steps Foundation The all-star running couple made their announcement in New York, where Sara will do the Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile on Saturday and Ryan the ING New York City Marathon on November 1. Their charitable venture, which will fund programs to create a better life for youth living in poverty ...

Shannon Rowbury of the United States has won the women's Fifth Avenue Mile and Andy Baddeley of Britain took the men's event.Rowbury finished in 4 minutes, 23.3 seconds on Saturday to beat Briton Lisa Dobriskey and American Sarah Hall.

LONDON a ' Imagine the possible scenarios in 2016. Olympic athletes strolling to competition venues along Chicago's lakefront.

David Torrence has no grand plans to replace Sydney Maree in the record books Saturday at the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City.

This Saturday, Jon Rankin will compete in the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City.

The Ethiopian national athletics squad at the Thessaloniki, Greece IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Championship has returned home after a triumphant performance and quick revenge over arch rival Kenya.

David Rudisha's near gun-to-tape victory was among the key highlights on the first day of the final edition of the World Athletics Final in this northern Mediterranean port city tonight.

The only thing you can say about Caster Semenya with absolute certainty is that anywhere the 18-year-old South African running sensation goes, it will be a media circus.

Dobriskey, Rowbury, Lagat, Lomong, Tegenkamp, and Wurth-Thomas Will Run Fifth Avenue Mile Why, it's just like a mini-Grand Prix track meet transplanted to 20 blocks of expensive real estate in New York.

GOING STRONG: US athlete Tyson Gay , Jamaica's Asafa Powell and US Michael Rodgers compete during the men's 100m event.

She was the one they left behind but Hannah England showed on Saturday night just what the British team were missing when the selectors overlooked her for the World Championships in Berlin.

Defending champion Lisa Dobriskey of Great Britain and American Olympic 1500 meter stars Bernard Lagat and Shannon Rowbury, both of whom finished second in last year's event, will close out their 2009 seasons on the world's most famous street in the Continental AirlinesA Fifth Avenue Mile on Saturday, September 26, it was announced by New York Road ...

Does Ritzenhein Prove That Americans Can Run With Top East Africans? Well, if the American's name is Dathan Ritzenhein, yes.

LIVE TEXT COMMENTARY 1709: Gay screams out of the blocks - that might make up some of the pain from Berlin.