Shalane Flanagan News

Shalane Flanagan Wants to Run a Marathon 'As Soon as Possible' "Winning in Boston or in New York for me is pretty much the equivalent of an Olympic gold medal," stated Flanagan, in an interview that occurred before Meb Keflezighi's ING New York City Marathon victory - and before Flanagan herself rode in a car at the head of that race.

For Immediate Release Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Keflezighi named Athlete of the Week INDIANAPOLIS - 2004 Olympic marathon silver medalist Meb Keflezighi has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday.

For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Ritzenhein named Athlete of the Week INDIANAPOLIS - Dathan Ritzenhein has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the bronze medal Sunday at the 18th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, in Birmingham, UK.

Could Sammy Wanjiru Run a 2:02:55 Marathon in Chicago? According to our pal and "Race Results Weekly" colleague David Monti, who is on loan to Universal Sports for a handicapping article, Wanjiru's half-marathon best of 58:33 is, by some formulas, indeed equivalent to 2:02:55. There are other variables, naturally - the competition, the weather, and ...

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.

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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, ...

Cantwell grabbed the early lead in the competition with his first round throw of 21.54 meters/70 feet 8 inches.

Usain Bolt vows to remain unfazed by the turmoil surrounding Jamaica's team at the world track and field 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.

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.

For Amy Yoder Begley, Working on a Kick Has Paid Off Yoder Begley and 2008 Olympic 10,000-meter bronze medalist Shalane Flanagan turned their 25-lap race at the 2009 USATF Championships in Eugene into a two-woman contest, and when Flanagan made a move to pass on the last lap, the assumption was that she was destined for victory.

American mile record-holder Alan Webb has decided to head to Portland, Ore., to join the training group coached by American distance running legend Alberto Salazar and Jerry Schumacher, according to a source close to the situation.

Whittlesey comes to KU after serving 11 years as the assistant coach in charge of cross country and distance running for the track program at North Carolina.

Shalane Flanagan Is 'Ready to Run Fearless' The 2008 Olympic 10,000-meter bronze medalist's skein of brilliance continued through the winter of '09, when she set an American indoor 5000-meter record of 14:47.62. But results in her few outdoor races have been a bit of a letdown and in her blog she acknowledges "it has been frustrating to know that I ...

Whittlesey comes to KU after serving 11 years as the assistant coach in charge of cross country and distance running for the track program at North Carolina.

Over the weekend, Amy Yoder Begley set off on her first trip to Europe. It's a trip that she earned on the track at Hayward Field in June, when she outkicked Olympic Bronze Medalist Shalane Flanagan to win a national championship at 10,000m. As she prepares to race in the World Championships in Berlin this August, she says that positive, up-tempo ...

Matt Tegenkamp's 13:07.97 second place performance at tonight's KBC Night of Athletics meeting in Heusden, Belgium, solidified the American 5000m team for next month's IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.

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.

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