Morrison, Aernouts Take Duathlon World Titles In Scotland

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• September 05, 2010

Scotland’s Catriona Morrison excites the home crowd, while the Belgian men sweep the podium at the 2010 ITU Duathlon World Championships.

Photo Gallery 5: 2010 Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon

by Mario Fraioli

• September 05, 2010

Here are even more photos from along the course of this morning’s 2010 Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon. Photos by Sam Wells.

Photo Gallery 4: 2010 Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon

by Mario Fraioli

• September 05, 2010

Here are 50 awesome images from this morning’s Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon presented by SunTrust. Photos by Sam Wells.

Photo Gallery 3: 2010 Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon

by Mario Fraioli

• September 05, 2010

It was a beautiful day in Virginia Beach for this morning’s 10th Annual Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon presented by SunTrust. Check out these great shots from before, during and after the race. Photos by Ollie Neglerio.

More Photos From 2010 Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon

by Mario Fraioli

• September 05, 2010

Here are some more great photos from along the course of today’s Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon presented by SunTrust. Photos by PhotoRun.net.

Songoka, Ogi Claim Victory In Virginia Beach

by Mario Fraioli

• September 05, 2010

Kenya's Yusuf Sangoka won Sunday's Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon in 1:02:46. Photo: Ollie Neglerio

Ideal conditions, fast times highlight 10th Annual Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon presented by SunTrust.

Written by: Mario Fraioli and Dan Cruz

Hurricane Earl was a no show this weekend in Virginia Beach, but Kenya’s Yusuf Songoka and Japan’s Madoka Ogi made their presences felt in a big way on Sunday, winning the 10th Annual Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon presented by SunTrust in 1:02:46 and 1:14:17, respectively.

Songoka, who posted three podium finishes here from 2005 through 2007, out-sprinted countryman Patrick Ivuti (2nd, 1:02:51) and Ethiopia’s Tesfiye Sendeku (3rd, 1:03:09) in the final half mile of the famous Virginia Beach Boardwalk to claim his first Rock ‘n’ Roll victory.

“I feel at home here,” said the 31-year-old Sangoka. “Six years running the race–4^th 3rd, 3^rd, 2nd–to win is a privilege and a good preparation for my fall marathon.”

Songoka, Ivuti and Sendeku battled relentlessly for 13.1 miles, separating themselves early on in the race from the rest of the field. Passing 10K in 29:15, the two Kenyan’s alternated surges, trying to drop their Ethiopian rival, who began to massage his right hamstring, which admittedly affected him the rest of the way.

Photo Gallery 1: 2010 Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon

by Ollie Neglerio

• September 05, 2010

Photo Gallery: 2010 Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Health & Fitness Expo

by Ollie Neglerio

• September 04, 2010

Here are a few photos from this weekend’s Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Health & Fitness Expo. Photos by Ollie Neglerio

Webb, Willis Continue Their Comebacks

by Running

• September 04, 2010

The former Michigan Wolverines raced well in Italy on Friday.

Reigning Olympic 1,500-meter silver medalist Nick Willis of New Zealand and American mile record holder Alan Webb, both coming back from devastating injuries which kept them sidelined for much of the last year, continued their comeback in grand fashion in an 800-meter race  in Padova, Italy on Friday night.

Triathlete Model Search—Vote for Miss September

by Mario Fraioli

• September 03, 2010

We’re looking for Triathlete.com’s Miss September, a woman who represents the multi-sport lifestyle and can make a bikini melt.

Super Simple Ironman 70.3 Triathlon Training Plan

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• September 03, 2010

Matt Fitzgerald provides a simple-to-follow 16 week training plan for the half Ironman distance.

2012 Tri Olympic Course Designed To Showcase London

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• September 03, 2010

The triathlon course for the 2012 London Olympics is getting a lot of buzz thanks to its unique location in Hyde Park.

Gotcher, De Reuck To Defend U.S. 20K Crowns

by Running

• September 03, 2010

Race will be streamed live at www.USARunningCircuit.com on Monday.

Brett Gotcher and Colleen De Reuck return to the 33rd running of the Stratton Faxon New Haven Road Race to defend their USA 20K titles on Monday, Labor Day. The event has hosted the USA Championships since 1993 (men) and 2001 (women).

On the men’s side, Gotcher, 26, will face a strong field that includes 2010 USA 15K champion Mo Trafeh (Duarte, Calif.), who was runner-up to Gotcher at this race in 2009. Joining them in the chase for the national title will be 2008 USA 20K champion James Carney (Flagstaff, Ariz.) and 2010 USA Half Marathon Championship runner-up Patrick Smyth (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.).

In the race for the women’s crown, 2004 U.S. Olympian De Reuck, 46, will face 2008 Olympic marathoner Magdalena Lewy Boulet (Oakland, Calif.) as well as USA 7 Mile Championships runner-up Amy Hastings (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.). Also in the mix should be 2009 Team USA World Championship marathoners Tera Moody (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Zoila Gomez (Alamosa, Colo.).

The USA 20K Championships is the eighth stop for men and the sixth for women on the 2010 USA Running Circuit (USARC) and will pay $40,000 in U.S. prize money with $8,000 going to the respective men’s and women’s national champions.

The USA 20K Championships will be streamed live beginning at 8:40am EST Monday in cooperation with RunnerSpace.com at: www.USARunningCircuit.com

For More: RunningUSA.org

Farah To Skip Commonwealth Games

by Running

• September 03, 2010

Great Britain’s sub-13:00 5,000-meter man decides to end to his successful season.

Written by: David Monti
(c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Used with permission.

Briton Mo Farah, who won both the 5,000 and 10,000 meter titles at this summer’s European Championships, has decided to end his season, skipping next month’s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

“I had a great 2010 season and my body is telling me that it is time to take a break from training and racing,” Farah explained through a statement circulated to the media by his management company, PACE Sports Management.  ”I have been competing since the start of the year at cross-country, road and track and feel that I need a few weeks off now to let my body recover so that I can start winter training fit and healthy.”

In addition to Farah’s dramatic double-gold performance in Barcelona, the first by a European man in 20 years, he also broke David Moorcroft’s 28 year-old British record for 5,000 meters, becoming the first British man to break 13 minutes. Farah also won the European Cup 10,000-meter title and set a national record for 10K on the road, clocking 27:43.

“I look forward to the 2011 IAAF World T&F Championships in Daegu and the 2012 Olympic Games in my home city of London,” Farah added.  ”I came close to getting a medal in the past two World T&F Championships and hope that I can continue to improve over the next few years.”

Fast Field Will Line Up In Berlin

by Running

• September 03, 2010

Quick course still attracts big names.

Written by: David Monti
(c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Used with permission.

Four of the top-10 marathon times ever have been recorded at the real,-Berlin Marathon, and organizers hope that their flat and fast course will deliver more top performances at this year’s race on Sunday, September 26.  Organizers announced today their leading contenders in the men’s race, and seven have career best times under two hours and seven minutes, said race director Mark Milde.

The top two athletes are Kenyans Patrick Makau and Geoffrey Mutai.  Makau, who won last April’s Rotterdam Marathon in the fastest time of 2010, is the fourth-fastest marathoner of all time with a 2:04:48 personal best.  Mutai finished only seven seconds behind Makau in Rotterdam, running 2:04:55.  Makau has already tasted victory in Berlin: he’s won the Vattenfall Berlin Half Marathon twice.

Also announced were Kenyans Eliud Kiptanui (2:05:39 PB) and Gilbert Yegon (2:06:18), and Ethiopians Bazu Worku (2:06:15) and Yemane Tsege Adhane (2:06:30).

Haile Gebrselassie, who won Berlin the previous three years, setting the current world record of 2:03:59 in 2008, will not be returning to Berlin this year.  He’ll be making his first appearance at the ING New York City Marathon, instead.

In 2009 Berlin was Europe’s second largest marathon (behind London) with 34,994 finishers.