Upcoming Events - NYRR Midnight Run, New York, NY, Dec. 31
- Run Into the New Year, West Allis, WI, Dec. 31
- New Year's Eve Day - Hopeful 5K, St. Paul, MN, Dec. 31
- New Year's Eve 2 Mile Prediction Run, Missoula, MT, Dec. 31
- Commitment Day 2015, Nationwide, Jan. 1
- Brazen New Year's Day Run, Castro Valley, CA, Jan. 1
- Resolution Run 5K & Polar Bear Dive, Seattle, WA, Jan. 1
- First Run Burlington, Burlington, VT, Jan. 1
- Resolution Run 5K, 10K, Kennesaw, GA, Jan. 1
- Lifetime Fitness New Year's Day 5K, San Francisco, CA, Jan. 1
- First on the First 5K, Westerville, OH, Jan. 1
- XTERRA Hideout Trail Run, Hideout, UT, Jan. 1
- Running USA 2015, New Orleans, LA, Feb. 8-10
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NEW YORK - As 2014 comes to a close, thousands of New Yorkers and runners from across the country will dash into 2015 at the stroke of midnight at the 36th NYRR Midnight Run in Central Park on December 31. American ![]() road-racing power couple Cole Atkins, the defending champion, and Esther Erb, the 2014 USA Marathon champion representing the local New York Athletic Club team, will lead a talented field of professional athletes. A new addition to this year's race is the New Year's Resolution Bib, a back bib for runners to write what they will be running for in 2015. Runners and spectators alike are invited to the free pre- and post-race festival at Central Park's Naumburg Bandshell, featuring a dance party amidst the only fireworks display in Manhattan.
"The NYRR Midnight Run is one of our longest standing races and a New York City tradition," said Mary Wittenberg, president and CEO of New York Road Runners. "The high-spirited event brings together top local and national athletes, along with thousands of others running to bring in the New Year. It's a fun night filled with music, fireworks, and the first run of the season."
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BOSTON, Mass. -Four more American stars who have graced an Olympic or World Championships podium- Jenn Suhr, Mary Cain, Matthew Centrowitz, and Brenda ![]() Martinez - have been added to the roster for the 20 thrunning of the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Feb. 7, organizers announced.
Among the most-anticipated races of the evening will be an attempt at a World Best in the women's Distance Medley Relay, an event featuring distances, in order, of 1200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, and 1600 meters that will be contested for the first time in meet's 20-year history. Martinez, the 2013 IAAF World Championships bronze medalist at 800 meters, will be among the featured athletes on a Team New Balance squad, which will be challenged by teams from, among others, New Balance Ireland, anchored by Irish 1500-meter champion Ciara McGeean; the New Jersey-New York Track Club; Boston College; and Harvard University.
The current World Best for the women's indoor DMR is 10:50.98, set at the 2009 NCAA Championships by a University of Tennessee team consisting of Phoebe Wright, Brittany Jones, Chanelle Price, and Sarah Bowman.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Alexa Efraimson, 17, shattered the previous U.S. 5K road record for Junior women (ages 19-and-under) with a time of 16 minutes and 8 seconds at the 10th Applied Materials "Silicon Valley Turkey Trot" in San Jose, Calif. on November 27, 2014 (Thanksgiving Day). Competing in the elite women's section of the 5-kilometer race, the high school senior from Camas, Wash. placed ninth overall. The previous Junior record of 16:23 was set by U.S. standout USA Track & Field has officially approved (ratified) Efraimson's mark as a new U.S. Junior record.
The magnitude of Efraimson's performance is reflected in the fact that Huddle is a two-time U.S. women's outdoor 5,000 meter record holder. The 30-year-old Huddle set her current U.S. record of 14:42.64 this past July at a track meet in Monaco.
Efraimson's Junior record-setting road 5K performance in San Jose would have been even faster, by approximately 8 to 10 seconds, had she not stumbled and briefly fell as she approached the Turkey Trot finish line.
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CANTON, Ohio - The Pro Football Hall of Fame Marathon will be offering prize money for those who establish age division records in the Marathon and the Half Mara ![]() thon.
The inaugural event in 2014 set all of the base line age group records for the Marathon and Half Marathon. All participants are eligible to compete for the prize money and $100 will be awarded to those who establish new event records in each age group. Current age group records can be viewed on Pro Football Hall of Fame Marathon website.
"Our intention is to recognize and reward runners who are no longer contending for the overall placements but are still running great times in their age group," said Jim Chaney, Executive Director.
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(December 1, 2014) Running USA, the national non-profit trade organization for running events and businesses, announced today that it will seek to raise $50,000 to fund grant awards that support under-funded running programs.
Running USA has a strong history of supporting other non-profit running entities, but CEO Rich Harshbarger explained that this year's fundraising effort is different: adopting a grassroots approach open to donors at all funding levels, Running USA is asking anyone who loves runners and the sport of running to
"Previously, we've held an auction at our annual conference to raise money for these grants, but we realized that such an approach wasn't reaching the huge numbers of contributors who want to support some of running's most underfunded, yet truly exceptional, teams and programs," said Harshbarger. "This approach gives everyone whose life has been touched positively by running the chance to give back to the sport they so enjoy."
The grants that will be supported by the fundraising effort include: The Allan Steinfeld Development award, which supports one elite distance training organization annually, and the Running USA Youth Program of the Year and Youth Event of the Year. In the past, the Allan Steinfeld Award has been $25,000 and the two youth awards have each been $5,000. Dependent on the fundraising results, Running USA hopes to increase the number of grants awarded.
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road-racing power couple Cole Atkins, the defending champion, and Esther Erb, the 2014 USA Marathon champion representing the local New York Athletic Club team, will lead a talented field of professional athletes. A new addition to this year's race is the New Year's Resolution Bib, a back bib for runners to write what they will be running for in 2015. Runners and spectators alike are invited to the free pre- and post-race festival at Central Park's Naumburg Bandshell, featuring a dance party amidst the only fireworks display in Manhattan.
Martinez - have been added to the roster for the 20thrunning of the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Feb. 7, organizers announced.
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