April 2009 Track and Field Articles

The 20th annual Times Colonist 10k (TC10k) took place Sunday, April 26 under sunny skies, mild temperatures with nearly no wind. The race conditions were perfect. The 25th annual Vancouver Sun Run (also 10k) happened the Sunday before on April 19th. The TC 10k race Kenyan Willy Kimosop training in Lethbridge, Alberta won both the Vancouver Sun Run and the Victoria Times Colonist 10k in back-to-back efforts. The latter in 29:29 taking down countryman and fellow Lethbridge Kodiak, Kip Kangogo by 44 seconds and local, Vancouver Island (Victoria, BC) athlete Ryan McKenzie by a further 8 seconds with his finishing… more »

If you are in the Bay area head over to Cal tonight. The races start tonight at 6:30 PM and Fam goes for the record at 9:10PM   The Men's 10,000 will be an American Record attempt for 2 time Olympican Anthony Famiglietti tonite(April 24) at the inaugural NYRR Distance Carnival at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational in Berkley, California. Famiglietti who won the 2009 USA 15,000 road championships in March and  barely missed the American Road 5000 by a scant 3 seconds at the fast Carlsbad 5000 only 3 weeks ago. He will be paced by Olympian Bolota Asmersom for… more »

<!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> Princeton Tiger senior Michael Maag recently set a school record in the 5,000-meter run at the Mt. SAC Relays with a 13 minute, 41.17 second mark. Maag is finishing up his four academic years at Princeton with a degree in economics before heading back to his home state of Oregon to compete for the Ducks next outdoor season. How do you feel about your 13:41? I feel really good about it. It was a pretty special race because the whole year I've been training well… more »

Flotrack's West Coast team will be on site at the 2009 NYRR Brutus Hamilton Distance Carnival. They will have 3 cameras for some of the races to try and give you the best coverage possible. Some of the top athletes that will be competing on Friday night are below.   Men's 5000 metersJuan Luis Barrios, MEX - 2008 Olympian, 5000mBobby Curtis, USA - 2008 NCAA Champion, 5000mTom Lancashire, GBR - 2008 Olympian, 1500mKevin Sullivan, CAN - Three-time Olympian and Canadian record-holder, 1500mJorge Torres, USA - 2008 Olympian, 10,000m The race will be paced by Jon Rankin and Haron Lagat.  … more »

INDIANAPOLIS - Kara Goucher has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after finishing third in the Boston Marathon Monday in Boston, Mass. The 2007 World Outdoor 10,000m bronze medalist, Goucher took third in the women's marathon in 2 hours 32 minutes 25 seconds. It was the top finish for an American woman since Kim Jones took second in 1993.  Now in its eighth year, USATF's Athlete of the Week program is designed to recognize outstanding performers at all levels of the sport. USATF names a new honoree each week and features the athlete on the USATF… more »

2009 NCAA DIVISION I OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS All times are subject to change Day One - Wednesday, June 10, 2009 COMBINED EVENTS TIME EVENT 11:30a.m. 100 Meters Decathlon Long Jump Decathlon Shot Put Decathlon High Jump Decathlon 400 Meters Decathlon FIELD EVENTS TIME EVENT ROUND 10:30a.m. Hammer Men Qualifying 1:00 p.m. Hammer Women Qualifying 3:00 Shot Put Men Qualifying  4:00 Long Jump Men Qualifying  4:15 Shot Put Women Qualifying 4:30 Pole Vault Men Qualifying 5:30 High Jump Women Qualifying 5:30 Javelin Women Qualifying  7:15 Pole Vault Women Qualifying 7:30 Long Jump Women Qualifying 8:00 High Jump Men Qualifying… more »

Clarion’s Erin Richards currently has one of the DII season’s leading times in the women’s 10k, running a 34:38.69 at the Stanford Invitational on March 27. Her time was 40 seconds faster than last year's  10k winner at the NCAA Division II National Championship. Richard’s time is just 21 seconds shy of being among the Top 20 10k marks of all-time in NCAA Division II.  She has a chance to make this list at the Penn Relays, where she is running later this week. Richards did not start running until her sophomore year at McDowell high school in Erie, Michigan. … more »

<!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> University of Arizona's top shot putter, senior Zack Lloyd, has a huge personal-best throw of 69 feet even under his belt. The only thing that eludes this college journeyman is an NCAA national championship. Lloyd is looking to accomplish joining the 70-foot club and also getting that elusive title this outdoor season.   What are your goals for this outdoor season? I'm looking to get an NCAA title under my belt, which is my number one goal. Then my next goal is 70 feet. My… more »

(c) Copyright - 2009 - Christopher Kelsall  Vancouver Sun Run (10k) – Vancouver, BC - April 12, 2009 – The 25th annual Vancouver Sun Run takes place Sunday, April 19, 2009 in Vancouver. Approximately 60, 000 participants are expected to register for the event, which boasts one of, if not the fastest 10k road race courses in Canada and possibly North America. Athletes looking for a fast road race can count on a flat route with few turns and a very quick, downhill first mile. The Vancouver Sun Run is the 2nd largest timed 10K in the world and the… more »

At the Stanford Invitational, Boston University senior Andrea Walkonen got her NCAA-automatic qualifying time in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 33 minutes, <!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in 13.66 seconds. Walkonen's not going to be racing much as she's going to focus on the 10,000 at Nationals.   You're still a bit of an “unknown” although you were All-American in cross country and indoors. Do you prefer it that way or would you rather be a high-profile athlete? It's kind of fun to be one of the unknowns because people are… more »

Hormones Working OvertimeBy Danny Mackey M.S. This article will fortuitously be a continuation from the article “Breaking Apart the Year.”  The only reason this is a “Part Duex” is because my mind wanders so aimlessly, sometimes things come together in order.  Also, I wanted to thank you for the emails and postings wishing me luck on the Achilles injury.  The MRI results came back and neither the tendon nor sheath is torn.  On the other hand, I do have edema in my talus (I only have a hypotheses on why, so I would be curious if someone out there has… more »

For past four years, Jordan Hasay, a senior at Mission Preparatory High School in San Louis Obispo, CA, has been the face of American high school distance running.  After all, her credentials are endless: 2-time Footlocker National Champion, 4-time Footlocker West Regional Champion, 4-time California State Cross Country Champion, American High School Record holder in the 1500m, US #2 All-Time in the 3200m, and USATF Junior Olympics youth record holder in both the 1500m and 3000m.  Yet with all her accolades, Jordan Hasay still feels she has not yet reached her full potential.  With more records to break and races… more »

By David Monti(c) 2009 Race Results Weekly, all rights reservedNEW YORK (07-Apr) -- 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.  Part of the two-day Brutus Hamilton Invitational, the meet represents the first ever formal partnership between the New York Road Runners, America's largest road race organizer, and a university track and field program.  The meet will feature professionally-paced distance races designed to help athletes achieve IAAF World Championships qualifying times at 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, and the 3000-meter steeplechase.Shannon… more »

At the Stanford Invitational last week, Queen’s Michael Crouch finished 9th in the 5k in a time of 13:46.97. This time puts him as the top seed time for the DII Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. Crouch’s success has not been limited to only this outdoor season. He won the 5k at the Indoor National Championships and came in third this past season at the DII Cross Country National Championships. Crouch is a sophomore transfer from Yucca Valley, California. “There are too many reasons to count that brought me to Queens. Some I would rather not say because I… more »

By David Monti(c) 2009 Race Results Weekly, all rights reservedIn what could be called a battle of the generations, Irishman Martin Fagan will take on Kenyan legend Paul Tergat at Sunday's Great Ireland Run 10-K in Dublin.Fagan, 25, who starred for Providence College in the NCAA system, has developed rapidly under American coach Greg McMillan.  Based in Flagstaff, Ariz. at 2121m (6955 ft.), Fagan has taken to longer distances on the roads with excellent success.  On March 14, in The Hague, Fagan clocked 1:00:57 at the Fortis City-Pier-City Half-Marathon to become the Irish record holder for the distance.  An Olympian,… more »

By David Monti(c) 2009 Race Results Weekly, all rights reservedThe fastest-ever American miler, Alan Webb, will open his outdoor season at the Kansas Relays on April 18, in Lawrence, Ks., the University of Kansas reported today.Running in the Glenn Cunningham Invitational Mile, Webb's goal is to to run the first sub-four minute mile at the Kansas Relays since Paul McMullen accomplished the feat in 1997 (3:59.88), organizers said.   Webb, 26, who set the American record of 3:46.91 in Belgium in 2007, has broken four minutes for the mile 18 times during his career in track competition (plus two times… more »

<!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } -->   Michigan Wolverine senior Justin Switzer is a two-time All-American. He's got personal bests of 1:48.48 in the 800-meters and 3:58 in the mile. He used to be a competitive mini-car racer when he was younger and still has that need for speed.   Are you happy with being a two-time All-American right now? Yeah, I can't be disappointed with it, I guess. I would have liked to get something last year.   Well, you have this outdoor season to get another. Is that the… more »