By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell Bathurst, Australia, February 18, 2023, World Athletics World Cross Country Championships—Three men with big resumes were in serious contention for the senior men’s race (10K) title. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda had won the junior race… Read More ›
By Clay ShawPhotography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell Bathurst Australia, February 18, 2023, World Cross Country Championships 2023—Four high school runners from the USA ran like seasoned vets and helped earned USA their first team medal in World XC… Read More ›
By Clay ShawPhotography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell Mechanicsville, VA, January 21, 2023, USATF Cross Country Championships—Ten minutes prior to the start of the men’s master 8K race at Pole Green Park, Ben Bruce was a proud dad watching… Read More ›
By Clay ShawPhotography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell Mechanicsville, VA, January 21, 2023, 2023 USA Cross Country Championships—April Lund, 40, of Bismarck, North Dakota was an easy winner of the master’s women 6K. She finished in 22:03, leading from… Read More ›
By Clay ShawPhotography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell Mechanicsville, VA, January 21, 2023, USATF Cross Country Championships 2023 Richmond—Irene Riggs of Morgantown, WV led the way, as high school athletes dominated the U20 6K race at Pole Green Park… Read More ›
By Clay ShawPhotography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell Mechanicsville, VA, January 21, 2023, USATF Cross Country Championships 2023 Richmond—Emmanuel Bor is a second lieutenant and chief of environmental health at Fort Huachuca in Arizona. On the last lap of… Read More ›
By Clay ShawPhotography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell Mechanicsville, VA, January 21, 2023, USATF Cross Country Championships—Ednah Kurgat broke away from the six-woman pack on the final 2K lap at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Virginia, to easily win… Read More ›
By Clay ShawPhotography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell November 5, 2022, New York, NY—2022 USATF 5K Road Championships/Abbott Dash to the Finish Line With an extremely competitive field, Flagstaff, AZ residents Weini Kelati and Abdihamid Nur both won rather… Read More ›
By Clay ShawPhotos by Mike Scott New Haven, CT, September 5, 2022—We had plans to cover the 44th running of the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race in 2022, but sometimes things happen. We certainly hope to finally make it… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell Canton, Ohio, June 4, 2022, USATF Women’s 6K Championships—Keira D’Amato of Midlothian, VA used her marathon skills and strategy to win the USATF Women’s 6K Championship in Canton, Ohio. With a downhill course starting… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw Hardeeville, SC, Mortgage Network Road Races Half Marathon, USATF Half-Marathon Championship, December 5, 2021—Keira D’Amato of Richmond, VA, at 37, won her first USATF championship. D’Amato had a convincing win, earning a personal best, a course record,… Read More ›
By Clay Shaw WASHINGTON, DC, SEPTEMBER 12, 2021—Nell Rojas of Boulder, CO used strength, smarts, and power to distance herself from the others in the final turns and ups in the final 500 yards, to win in 52:13. USA track… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw Canton, Ohio, July 17, 2021—Taylor Werner found everything about race day rather perfect. Werner, 23, who runs for the Puma Pro-Team based in Chapel Hill, NC, won in 18:21 over a stellar women’s field. Werner said she… Read More ›
by George Banker Every dream of athletes is to represent their country at the International Olympic Games and to bear the title of “Olympian.” The athletes train hard for four years but there is no guarantee that the dreams will… Read More ›
by Clay Shaw with Photos by Karen Mitchell ATLANTA, GA, February 29, 2019—Galen Rupp of Portland, OR repeated as U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon champion in 2:09:20. Rupp won the same event in Los Angeles in 2016, and earned the… Read More ›
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