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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.

An encouraging year for U.S. middle distance and distance runners continued Sunday with six American men in the top-10 at the New York City Marathon, led by Meb Keflezighi 's victory.

Shannon Rowbury Recalls Her ' Rocky Road' to a World Championships Medal The San Franciscan has won the last two USA 1500-meter titles and was a 2008 Olympic finalist.

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 ...

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

Shannon Rowbury of the United States has won the women's Fifth Avenue Mile and Andy Baddeley of Britain took the men's event.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

As the 2009 World Championships of Track and Field come to a close and the trip of a lifetime for this track coach nears its end, I can take the time to recount what has transpired in the last two weeks with a little more perspective and humor.

Team USA's baton-passing was nearly perfect. And the Americans parlayed the good stickwork into two runaway relay victories to bring down the curtain on the 12th World Championships of Track and Field, before 50,754 fans Sunday at historic Olympic Stadium.

The World Championships of track and field is over. The re-evaluation for many top athletes may have already begun.

In the course of this finals race in the 1500, an Ethiopian front runner was felled by a Spaniard, who went on to win, only to be disqualified .

Arkansas Razorback track and field and Christin Wurth-Thomas' run at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin came to an end on Sunday.

Despite continued troubles with the 4x100-meter relays, USA Track and Field CEO Doug Logan sees improvement from last summer's Olympic performance.

China finally won a gold medal through Bai Xue in the women's marathon in the last day's competition of the 12th World Athletics Championships, putting an end to their frustrating wait for an athletics title since the Beijng Olympics.