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Lauren Fleshman Eludes 'The Grey Cloud Following Me Everywhere' The former Stanford star was a 2006 USATF 5000-meter champion and a stunning winner at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York in 2008.

Matt Tegenkamp and Kara Goucher Are USATF 5000-Meter Champions The men's 5000-meter race at the USATF Championships in Eugene on Friday was loaded with talent, a panoply of lead changes, and a very brisk last two laps, and when it was over, athletes coached by Jerry Schumacher and based in Oregon has swept the top three spots.

Kara Goucher successfully defended her 5000 meter national title from 2008 Friday evening, running 15:20.94 as part of her preparation for the World Championships marathon in August.

Carmelita Jeter outleaned Muna Lee at the finish line to win the women's 100 meters by one-thousandth of a second at the USA Outdoor Track and Field championships at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field last night.

Kara Goucher says she will run the marathon at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin this summer, but on Friday she was the best women's 5,000-meter runner at Hayward Field.

I profiled Matt Tegenkamp for this morning's Oregonian, and the story highlights the state's growing importance in the world of U.S. running.

For Immediate Release Friday, June 19, 2009 Barringer/Willard and Goucher/Flanagan to do battle at Championships INDIANAPOLIS - Rivalries lead the way in the women's distance events as Jenny Barringer will face Anna Willard in the 1,500m and 3,000m steeplechase, and Shalane Flanagan will go toe-to-toe with Kara Goucher in the women's 5,000 and ...

May 28, 2009 For Immediate Release RECORDS MAY FALL IN PRE CLASSIC DISTANCES Eugene, Oregon--How good have the distance races been in the 35-year history of the Prefontaine Classic? Good enough that the fastest times ever run on American soil in two of the three endurance races in this year's Pre Classic were recorded in prior editions of the meet.

Whether the race is hair-raising is another matter. Entered in the race are prep legend Jordan Hasay with her trademark long blond ponytail and steeplechase specialist Anna Willard , whose hair could be streaked with anything from blond to black to pink depending on her mood.

The Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational track and field meet has produced a number of American and national records over the years, most recently last season when Shalane Flanagan made her debut in the women's 10,000 meters and celebrated by setting a U.S. record.

LEADING 22-foot, 33/4-inch effort in her long jump season debut at Saturday's Brutus Hamilton Invitational, two-time Olympian Grace Upshaw acknowledged she doesn't know exactly where she will land.

The snow-covered Sierra Nevada mountains plunge toward the valley where Ryan Hall runs on a deserted dirt road.

Sara Hall Tries the Steeplechase at Stanford Invitational For elite American runners, Friday and Saturday's Stanford Invitational is the first important track meet of the outdoor season.

So the Santa Clara senior will run the 10,000 meters not at Stanford today but at San Francisco State's distance carnival on the same day at Cox Stadium.

On March 15, 2009, the Olympic development training group known as Team Running USA will formally become the Mammoth Track Club.

American distance runners will continue to enjoy strong financial support from the New York Road Runners this year, president and chief executive officer Mary Wittenberg announced today.

David Torrence, Amy Yoder Begley, Rob Myers and Anna Willard became national champions in the men's and women's 3000m and 1500m respectively at the USA Indoor Championships, held Saturday and Sunday at the ...

A field including Olympic and World Championships medalists will vie for national titles at the 2009 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships February 28-March 1 at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center in ...

The early inclement weather did not put a damper on the more than 400 people who attended the Running USA 2009 powered by The Active Network and Gen-A Media & Marketing on February 8-10 at the beautiful Hilton ...

February 05, 2009 February 5: Shalane Flanagan Still Has One Dibaba to Beat in Boston 5000 // Kara Goucher's Goal: To Win the Boston Marathon // Usain Bolt Will Be Spending Time in Ireland // Constantina Dita ...