Katie McGregor News

Four former University of Michigan women's track and field athletes -- Geena Gall , Katie McGregor , Bettie Wade and Anna Willard -- qualified for the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships this past weekend at the USA Track and Field National Championships.

With a ferocious kick even she didn't know she had, Amy Yoder Begley bolted past Shalane Flanagan to win the 10,000 meters Thursday at the USA Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field.

Kara Goucher won the women's 5,000 meters at the U.S. track and field championships Friday night in Eugene, Ore.

It took Tyson Gay only 9.75 seconds to prove that, yes, he is healthy, and leave the rest of the world wondering what he might do next.

In his last ever race in a University of Oregon singlet, 2008 NCAA Cross Country champ, and 2009 5,000m and 10,000m winner Galen Rupp battled two-time Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein most of the way in the 10,000m final, until Rupp broke away with 150 meters to go before winning the race in 27:52.53. Oregon Track Club member Any Yoder Begley thrilled ...

Deena Kastor and Catherine Ndereba Headline NYRR New York Mini 10K The venerable women's-only race over the hills of Central Park will be on Sunday, June 7; it had traditionally been a Saturday event.

First-time ING Bay to Breakers 12K participant Sammy Kitwara of Kenya made race history amid more than 62,000 participants, world class athletes, weekend runners and enthusiasts of all ages.

Jenny Barringer Is Much More than Just a Quick Steeplechaser The same can be said for Anna Willard, for that matter.

The NYRR Distance Carnival at the two-day Brutus Hamilton Invitational meeting ended on a high note last night with Liberty University's Sam Chelanga setting a new NCAA record at 10,000m. The meet, jointly produced by the New York Road Runners and the University of California at Berkeley, was held at Edwards Stadium on the Berkeley campus.

New York, April 7, 2009-Sixteen Olympians, including 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials 1500-meter champion Shannon Rowbury, two-time Olympic steeplechaser Anthony Famiglietti, and 2008 U.S. 10,000-meter Olympian Jorge Torres, are currently entered in the inaugural NYRR Distance Carnival on Friday, April 24.

The inaugural NYRR Distance Carnival, hosted by the University of California at Berkeley on Friday, April 24, has attracted 16 Olympians, the New York Road Runners announced today.

Carlsbad, CA - April 2, 2009 - The Carlsbad 5000, home of the current 5k World Records, has announced the professional field for the elite invitational on Sunday, April 5. Defending men's champion Maregu Zewdie of Ethiopia will attempt to win back-to-back titles after a thrilling finish in last year's race, in which only two seconds separated the ...

From New York to San Diego, June 3 Will Be National Running Day It's a Wednesday, and it marks a concentrated effort nationally and locally to promote running as a healthy, easy, and accessible form of exercise.

Minneapolis/St. Paul - March 31, 2009 - Five Team USA Minnesota distance runners will be in competitions at opposite ends of the country on April 5 when they race at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in Washington, D.C. or at the Carlsbad 5000 on the southern coast of California.

Anthony Famiglietti nearly let his 200-yard lead slip away at the Gate River Run.

For Immediate Release Saturday, March 14, 2009 Famiglietti, Yoder Begley win close races at USA 15 km Championships JACKSONVILLE - Olympians Anthony Famiglietti and Amy Yoder Begley each won close races for the ...

The 32nd edition of the Gate River Run will take place on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla., and will serve as the USA 15 km championships for both men and women for the 16th time.

Bryan Clay Talks About U.S. and World Decathlon Records... in 2010 Watching him compete for two days as he took the gold medal in the Beijing Olympics, it was pretty clear Clay is not just the world's best ...

For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Eight Olympians to compete for 15 km title INDIANAPOLIS - Defending men's Champion Andrew Carlson takes on a field that includes eight Olympians at the USA 15 km ...

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.