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 MEBRAHTOM KEFLEZIGHI -- From 1995-98, Keflezighi became one of the most successful Bruin distance runners in history. During his UCLA career, he was a four-time cross country All-American, a two-time Pac-10 cross country champion, and captured the individual NCAA cross country championship in 1997 -- a UCLA first. In 1997, Keflezighi won NCAA track titles in both the indoor and outdoor 5,000 meters and the outdoor 10,000 meters. He also won Pac-10 titles in the 5,000m (1996, 1997). In addition, Keflezighi holds the UCLA record in both the 10,000m (28:16.79) and the 5,000m (13:26.85). After leaving UCLA, Keflezighi has enjoyed international success at several distances and has helped bring American distance running back into the limelight. He is a three-time USATF 10,000m champion and still holds the U.S. record at that distance with a time of 27:13.98. At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Keflezighi won the silver medal in the marathon, becoming America's first marathon medalist since 1976. In the fall of 2009, he became a national sensation when he became the first American in 27 years to win the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:09.15. He also won the 2009 U.S. Half Mara...

Close to 13,000 runners lined up for the start of the fifth annual Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon this morning.  Conditions were perfect, with clear skies and temperatures in the low 60s at the start. U.S. running star Meb Keflezighi was back to defend his title and he didn't disappoint.  Keflezighi won today's event in 1:01:45, just 45 seconds the 1:01:00 he ran last year. Keflezighi posted on his Twitter account right before the start, "My 1st race since Boston is here. My new @mammothTC Teammate, Patrick Smyth will pace me. Thanks buddy!"  Apparently, Smyth performed his duties well...(for more click here)

As the women's 10 mile started under ideal conditions with clear skies and temperatures near 40 degrees,Renee Metivier Baillie (Boulder, Colo.) took control of the women's race, opening a small lead as she passed the first mile in 5:41, only McGregor and Jen Rhines (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.)... (for more click here)  USA Women's 10 Mile Championship Results LAST NAME FIRST AGE SEX CITY STATE TIME1 McGregor Katie 33 F St Louis Park MN 54:212 Metievier Bailee Renee 28 F Boulder CO 54:373 McKaig Alissa 24 F Blowing Rock NC 55:184 Armstrong Meghan 24 F Richfield MN 55:205 Meyerhoff Sally 26 F New York NY 55:226 Nehus-Vergara Erin 29 F Indianapolis IN 55:267 Newberry Katherine 32 F McLean VA 55:298 Lucke Stephanie 44 F Atlanta GA 55:369 Rhines Jennifer 36 F Mammoth Lakes CA 55:4110 Fryburg-Zaitz Kristen 29 F Broomfield CO 56:0511 Labeaud Natasha 23 F Flagstaff AZ 57:2112 Frey Michelle 28 F Minneapolis MN 57:3613 Albertson-Junkans Ladia 24 F St Paul MN 58:4514 Farley Laura 26 F Indianapolis IN 58:4715 Scherf Lindsey 24 F Hartsdale NY 59:09 (for complete results click here)

 The story of Joe I. Vigil has been told and retold in international running circles. His success was captured perfectly in a stunning 1984 Sports Illustrated photo of Vigil's Adams State College runners strung out across the Sand Dunes. The panorama belied the grinding challenge of the task but put the coach's persona in perspective...(for more click here)

Scott Bauhs was on hand handing out prizes, signing autographs, taking pictures with the athletes  all day long. And some good racing…Piner’s Luis Luna destroyed the course record of 15:08  held by Paul summers of Gunn HS and ran 14:50! -- Tim Hunter, San Ramon Valley XC ...(for more click here) (for complete results click here)

  The world learned earlier in the week that one elite runner, who had hopes of breaking the American record, pulled out of the 33rd Chicago Marathon. Yes, that's right. Ryan Hall, who currently holds the American record at the half marathon distance, decided to hold off on running a marathon until next spring rather than run tired in Chicago. Click here and here to read more about it...(for more click here)

Defending Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi will lead a field of more than 13,000 entrants at the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon on Sunday.  Now in its fifth year, Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose is recognized as California’s fastest half marathon, and Meb will once again look to use the lightning quick course as a launching pad to victory at the ING New York City Marathon on November 7, the same countdown he utilized so successfully in 2009. “We are thrilled to have Meb defending his title in San Jose this weekend as he prepares for the ING New York Marathon in November,” said Matt Turnbull, Elite Athlete Coordinator for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series. “Meb is a great competitor, and is truly one of America’s most inspirational athletes. He really set the stage for his NYC win in San Jose last year, and we are all hoping to see a similar preview again this weekend...(for more click here)  

Rowbury, 26, followed the lead of her former training partner Erin Donohue of Haddonfield, N.J., who picked up a prime of $1,000 for leading the race at halfway.  Donohue ran in the center of the roadway, with 2006 champion Sara Hall on her right, and Rowbury on her left.  Rowbury waited for the final 40 meters to surge, collecting her second victory here in 4:24.12.  Hall, of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., just nipped Donohue to take second in 4:24.34, six one hundredths of a second up on her rival.  Hannah England of England (4:24.40) and Molly Huddle of Providence, R.I., (4:25.92) finished fourth and fifth, respectively...(for more click here)   Professional Women                     Team     Official          Pl.     Bib     Name     Age     City     State     Country     Affiliation     Time          1     31     Shannon Rowbury     26    &...

 Watch live streaming video from nyrr at livestream.com Defending women’s champion Shannon Rowbury also returns to defend her crown. The bronze medallist from Berlin faces world indoor champion Kalkidan Gezahegn from Ethiopia and former world and Olympic 1500m finalist Carmen Douma-Houssar from Canada, who is returning from maternity leave. Rowbury will also be strongly tested by her compatriots. Molly Huddle set a US 5000m record of 14:44.76 in Brussels last month and will be in contention along with the vastly improved Morgan Uceny, who has set PBs of 1:58.67 for 800m and 4:02.40 for 1500m... (for more click here)

by Leslie Higgins            Morgan Uceny                             Sara Hall                       Alistair Cragg         In case the radio hasn't bashed you over the head with this information yet: these streets will make you feel brand new - it's a concrete jungle where dreams are made of. And also, if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.   That's right, it's New York City. The best running city in the country, despite common prejudices against pollution and high rents, and in one of the three times each year that the New York Road Runners shuts down at least one major road in Manhattan, many of the world's best milers converge on one of the most expensive streets in the world: Fifth Avenue. This year comes with a larger field than normal on the women's side, with 19 women entered as of this writing, including the winners of four of the last five years returning to try to claim another title...(for more click here) Complete Women's field: Shannon Rowbury, USA / Nike Kil...