By Clay ShawPhotography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 11.12.23 Harrisburg, PA—Fred Joslyn of Boiling Springs, PA won his third Harrisburg Marathon in 2:39:58. He had company in the early stages on the race, but by the time it was… Read More ›
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Tola Sets Course Record; Obiri Gets Rare Boston/NYC Double
By Clay ShawPhotography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 11.5.23, New York, NY—Hellen Obiri of Kenya who recently moved to Boulder, CO, won the New York City Marathon in 2:27:23. Obiri became the first woman since 1989 to win both… Read More ›
Rodenfels and Beadlescomb Triumph in 2023 Abbott Dash 5K
by Clay ShawPhotography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell November 4, 2023, New York, NY—Annie Rodenfels of Boston has been on a roll and recently got married. In NYC she won the USATF 5K Road Championships, also known as the… Read More ›
Lauren Ryan from Australia Wins Pandora 10K at Baltimore Running Festival
By Clay ShawPhotos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 10.14.23 Baltimore, MD—Lauren Ryan of Australia looked familiar to us as we photographed the Pandora 10K at the Baltimore Running Festival. We had covered the World Athletics Road Racing Championships in… Read More ›
Koech and DeHaas Tie; Ejore Repeats at Curio Wellness 5K
By Clay ShawPhotos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 10.14.23 Baltimore, MD—The Curio Wellness 5K started the Baltimore Marathon Running Festival. 2677 runners finished, and lucky for them, they beat the rain. Jonah Koech of Colorado Springs and Matt DeHaas… Read More ›
DiGregorio and Falasco Win CareFirst Half-Marathon
by Clay ShawPhotos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 10.13.23 Baltimore, MD—Megan DiGregorio of Baltimore won her hometown’s half marathon in 1:24:15. She was on her feet for hours two straight weekends at running expos. Despite this she got results…. Read More ›
Wisconsin woman, Michigan man win Baltimore Marathon
By Clay ShawPhotos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell October 14, 2023 Baltimore, MD—Emily Royston of Waunakee, WI was the women’s champion in 2:52:25. It was her first marathon and her first trip to Baltimore. Her quote prior to the… Read More ›
Wow! Kelvin Kiptum runs 2:00:35; Sifan Hassan 2:13:44
By Clay ShawWith Photos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 10.8.23 Chicago, IL—The 45th Bank of America Chicago Marathon was one for the ages, as several new records were set. Kelvin Kiptum, 23, of Kenya, stole the show with a… Read More ›
Star-Studded Field and Great Marathon Weather Expected at 2023 Chicago Marathon
By Clay ShawPhotos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 10.6.23, Chicago, Illinois, 45th Bank of America Chicago Marathon—Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya returns to Chicago in search of her third victory at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Chepngetich started fast… Read More ›
Sawe Leads Kenyan Sweep of Medals
By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 10.1.23 Riga, Latvia, World Athletics Road Championships, Men’s Half Marathon—Sabastian Sawe led a Kenyan sweep of the medals in the World Athletics Road Racing Championships marquee race, the half marathon. Sawe won in 59:10…. Read More ›
Three-Peat for Peres Jepchirchir
by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 10.1.23, Riga, Latvia, World Athletics Road Championships—World Athletics introduced two new distances and added them to the half marathon championships, which were last held in Gdynia, Poland in October 2020. While the new races… Read More ›
Chebet Wins World Athletics Road Running Championships 5K
by Clay Shawwith photos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 10.1.23 Riga, Latvia—Beatrice Chebet of Kenya won the first ever World Athletics Road Running Championships 5K in 14:35 to establish herself as the first ever champion. Chebet, who won gold… Read More ›
Gebrhiwet and Kejelcha Break Away From Field in World Athletics Road Championships 5K
by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 10.1.23 Riga, Latvia, Men’s World Athletics Road Championships—Yomif Kejelcha led nearly the entire race and broke everyone but one. Yomif Gebrhiwet, a smaller, fellow Ethiopian tucked in for much of the race as Kejelcha… Read More ›
American Hobbs Kessler and Diribe Welteji Win World Athletics Road Mile Race
by Clay Shaw The newly recognized road mile records fell today in Riga, Latvia. (Newly recognized by World Athletics as of September 1, 2023) Hobbs Kessler of Ann Arbor, MI won an exciting and close race to win in 3:56.13,… Read More ›
1st Ever World Athletics Road Racing Championships
by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell On October 1, 2023, Riga, Latvia will be the site for the very first World Athletics Road Racing Championships. The last road championships of any kind was the once-postponed (COVID-19) World Athletics Half Marathon… Read More ›
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