Christin Wurth-Thomas News

Meb's NYC Victory Continues a Strong 2009 for U.S. Distance Runners Keflezighi's 2:09:15 lifted him to the first triumph by an American in the New York City Marathon since 1982, and five other men, including fourth-place Ryan Hall and seventh-place marathon debutante Jorge Torres joined him in the race's top 10.

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 ...

Britain's Andy Baddeley and Shannon Rowbury of the United States won the men's and women's titles at the 29th Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile on a beautiful fall Saturday afternoon.

By Cloak of Anonymity With the year winding down and the season near over, It's time to take stock, recollect, and - moreover, Praise American runners who excelled nonpareil, Kept us glued to our screens, made us holler and yell.

BBC Online Kate Dennison has broken the British pole vault record for the seventh time this year at the Pedros Cup in Poland.

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.

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 ...

Team USA stars dominate at Gateshead Led by Tyson Gay, LaShawn Merritt, Dwight Phillips, Carmelita Jeter and Allyson Felix, U.S. athletes won 12 of the 20 events contested Monday at the Aviva Grand Prix in Gateshead, England.

SPRINTER Tyson Gay emerged from the giant shadow cast by Usain Bolt to lead the United States' domination of the British Grand Prix at Gateshead on Monday.

Sprinter Tyson Gay emerged from giant shadow cast by Usain Bolt to lead the United States' domination of the British Grand Prix on Monday.

Dathan Ritzenhein Sets New American 5000-Meter Record of 12:56.27 Well, what a happy astonishing sight this was for anyone watching the Universal Sports feed of the Weltklasse meet in Zurich.

Just five days after completing the first ever 5000 and 10,000m double victory at a world championships, Kenenisa Bekele returns to the track to continue his chase for a piece of the $1 million F Golden League Jackpot when the six-meet series continues with the Weltklasse here on Friday.

Bekele Completes His Distance Double With 5000 Win; Lagat Is a Very Close 2nd Oh darn, it was so close and it really looked like Bernard Lagat, the defending World Champion, might pull this one out.

Arkansas soon-to-be senior Dorian Ulrey competed in the semifinals of the 1,500 meters and Veronica Campbell-Brown took fourth in the 100-meter finals on day three of competition at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin on Monday.

Allyson Felix, just 23, won her third world championship in the 200 on Friday. Allyson Felix of the United States ensured the established pattern held Friday at the world track and field championships in Berlin, beating main rival Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica in the 200-metre final.

BERLIN a ' Anna Willard avoided trouble Tuesday and passed her first test at the 2009 track and field world championships.

Current and former members of the Arkansas Razorback track and field programs will begin competition at the 2009 IAAF World Championships Sat., Aug 15 in Berlin.

U.S. Brings a Powerhouse Women's Distance and Middle Distance Crew to Berlin For a variety of reasons, but most of them beginning with "money," truly top-tier American female marathoners don't have a habit of racing 26.2 miles at the World Championships, but Kara Goucher who's had fast and combative third-place finishes in New York City and Boston, ...

Current and former members of the Arkansas Razorback track and field programs will begin competition at the 2009 IAAF World Championships Sat., Aug 15 in Berlin.

Maggie Vessey, Christin Wurth-Thomas, Shalane Flanagan, Kara Goucher and Jenny Barringer will lead a crew of American female distance runners at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, August 15-23 in Berlin, Germany.