Track and Field Articles By David Monti

Here are the complete invited fields for Sunday's ING New York City Marathon, courtesy of the New York Road Runners:MEN - 2, Goumri, Abderrahim, M, MAR, 21-May-1976, 32, 2:05:30, London, 2008, Nike 3, Ramaala, Hendrick, M, Johannesburg, RSA, 02-Feb-1972, 36, 2:06:55, London, 2006, adidas 4, Gomes dos Santos, Marilson, M, BRA, 06-Aug-1977, 31, 2:08:37, London, 2007, Pão de Açucar / Nike 5, Tergat, Paul, M, Nairobi, KEN, 17-Jun-1969, 39, 2:04:55, Berlin, 2003, Nike 6, Abdiraham, Abdi, M, Tucson, AZ, USA, 01-Jan-1977, 31, 2:08:56, Chicago, 2006, Nike 7, Rono, Daniel, M, KEN, 12-Jul-1978, 30, 2:06:58, Rotterdam, 2008, adidas? 8, Kirui, Abel, M, KEN, 04-Jun-1982, 26, 2:06:51, Berlin, 2007, 9,… more »

SLATTERY WINS U.S. WOMEN'S 8-K TITLEBy David Monti(c) 2008 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved Sara Slattery of Lafayette, Colo., won today's U.S. Women's 8-K Championship in Akron, Ohio.  For the 26 year-old athlete, who won the Pan Am Games 10,000m title in 2007, it was her first ever U.S. open title on any surface. Slattery went for victory early, sharing the lead with race favorite Katie McGregor.  They passed the first mile in 5:05, while a chase pack of eight women, including Amy Rudolph, Molly Huddle, Renee Metivier-Baillie and Lindsey Anderson, kept them in sight.  On a gradual uphill… more »

GEBRSELASSIE ACHIEVES FIRST SUB-2:04 MARATHON IN BERLINMikitenko Joins Sub-2:20 ClubBy David Monti(c) 2008 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved Haile Gebrselassie became the first man in history to break the two hour and four minute barrier when he won today's real,- Berlin Marathon, shattering his own world record set on the same course one year ago.  The 35 year-old Ethiopian, who now owns the three fastest marathon times in history, clocked 2:03:59 under sunny skies accompanied by comfortably cool temperatures (10°C to 12°C). "I'm so happy," Gebrselassie told race organizers immediately after the race.  "Everything was perfect, the weather, the… more »

FIFTH AVENUE MILE ANNOTATED START LIST   MEN Bib No., Gender, First Name, Last Name, City, State, Nat., Affiliation, Age, PB Mile, PB 1500m1, M, Bernard Lagat, Tucson, AZ, USA, NIKE, 33, 3:47.28 , 3:26.342, M, Kevin Sullivan, Talahassee, FL, CAN, Reebok, 34, 3:50.26, 3:31.713, M, Nick Willis, Ann Arbor, MI, NZL, Reebok, 25, 3:52.75 , 3:32.174, M, Nick Symmonds, Eugene, OR, USA, Oregon TC Elite, 24, 3:56.72i, 3:40.915, M, Nate Brannen, Ann Arbor, MI, CAN, Reebok, 26, 3:55.11i, 3:34.656, M, Adrian Blincoe, Philadelphia, PA, NZL, New Balance, 28, 3:54.40, 3:35.507, M, Jon Rankin, Chula Vista, CA, USA, NIKE, 26,… more »

By David Monti(c) 2008 Race Results Weekly, all rights reservedNEW YORK (10-Sep) -- Following in her coach's footsteps, 2007 IAAF World Championships 10,000m bronze medalist Kara Goucher will make her marathon debut at the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 2."Last year when I watched the race first hand, I decided I wanted to run in New York," Goucher commented.  "The ING New York City Marathon is one of the most prestigious, and the course is challenging, so I'm excited for my first marathon to be this one."Goucher's coach, Alberto Salazar, made his marathon debut in New York… more »

By David Monti(c) 2008 Race Results Weekly, all rights reservedOrganizers of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, which plays host to the 2008 USA Women's 10 Mile Championship, announced today that Kara Goucher will challenge Katie McGregor for that title on Sunday, Oct. 5., in Minneapolis, Minn.Goucher is back in training after doubling at the Beijing Olympics in the 5000 and 10,000 meters last month.  She made the final in the shorter event, finishing ninth, and placed tenth in the longer event in a personal best 30:55.16.  This will be her first 10 mile road race, but at last year's Great… more »

By David Monti(c) 2008 Race Results Weekly, all rights reservedBEIJING (16-Aug) -- Competing in her sixth Olympic Games and in her final year of elite competition, Maria Mutola will compete in her fifth Olympic 800m final next Monday here in Beijing's National Stadium, the Bird's Nest.In tonight's semi-finals, Mutola survived some rough stuff on the final turn of the first heat, when Tetyana Petlyuk stumbled, extended her right hand and contacted Mutola's chest."It's very hard work to get into the final," said Mutola after the race.  "I almost fell over there.  I just struggled to finish it."Mutola, 35, has compiled… more »

DESPITE BUMPY START, WEBB CONFIDENT PRIOR TO OLYMPIC TRIALS By David Monti (c) 2008 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved When Alan Webb finished 16th at the U.S. 8-K Championships last March, then stepped off the course with about 800m to go at the Carlsbad 5000 three weeks later, alarm bells went off amongst America's track fans. A panic practically ensued when he withdrew from the mile at the Drake Relays a week after the Carlsbad race. Was Alan Webb in trouble in this all-important Olympic year? Not according to Webb or his coach, Scott Raczko. With the opening of… more »

DUTCHWOMAN KIBET IS FIRST AT 37TH MINI 10-KBy David Monti(c) 2008 Race Results Weekly, all rights reservedNEW YORK (07-Jun) -- In hot and sticky conditions, the Netherlands' Hilda Kibet won the 37th edition of the NYRR New York Mini 10-K, adding her name to the list of stars who have won what is the oldest and most famous all-women's road race in the world.Kibet, who just qualified for the Dutch 10,000m team for the Beijing Olympics at a race in Utrecht last Saturday, was in a group of four women through the half-way mark on the winding and hilly course… more »