By Clay ShawPhotos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 3.2.25, Atlanta, GA—-Taylor Roe of Durham, NC earned her spot on Team USA in the upcoming World Athletics Road Racing Championships with a solid 1:07:22 on a hilly Atlanta course with… Read More ›
World Athletics
Tola conquers hills to win Men’s Olympic Marathon
By Clay ShawAll Photography Courtesy of Michael Scott August 10, 2024, Paris, France, 33rd Olympic Games—Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia won the men’s hilly Paris Olympic Marathon in an Olympic Games record of 2:06:26. Tola was added to the Ethiopian Olympic… Read More ›
Preview of the Paris Olympic Marathons 2024
By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell We are home from our first Olympics. We left our pro cameras at home. We went as proud grandparents to see our granddaughter who is on Team USA Field Hockey, play in the Olympics… Read More ›
Samuel Kibathi wins U20 men’s race
By Clay ShawPhotography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell March 30, 2024, Belgrade, Serbia, World Athletics Cross Country Championships—Samuel Kibathi of Kenya and Mezgebu Sime of Ethiopia ran on the edges of the lead pack much of the race. On… Read More ›
Alemayo leads Ethiopian sweep of U20 women’s medals
by Clay ShawWith Photos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 3.30.2024 Belgrade, Serbia, World Cross Country Championships—Marta Alemayo is fifteen; she ran like a seasoned vet as she took the lead halfway through the 6k and would not relinquish it. … Read More ›
Kenya, Ethiopia, Great Britain teams win medals in mixed relay
By Clay Shaw 3.30.2024 Belgrade, Serbia, Mixed Relay, World Athletics World Cross Country Championships—The Mixed Relay has established itself as one of the five races and a fan favorite! It starts after the U20 races and before the senior races. … Read More ›
Kiplimo joins the greats with second straight World XC win
By Clay ShawWith photography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 3.30.24 Belgrade, Serbia, World Athletics World Cross Country Championships Senior Men—Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda is fast, very fast. Kiplimo won and set a new world record of 57:31 in the… Read More ›
Teamwork is key to Beatrice Chebet’s repeat at 2024 World XC Championships in Belgrade
by Clay ShawPhotography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 3.30.24 Belgrade, Serbia—Beatrice Chebet of Kenya became the first back-to-back senior women’s champion since Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia did it in 2006. Chebet won in 31:05, as Kenya with their ultra… Read More ›
World Athletics Cross Country Championships has concluded
Thoughts by Clay Shaw 3.30.2024 Belgrade, Serbia—It was my 17th World XC and Karen’s 10th. It was one of the best as far as having the infield just for credentialed photographers and media, along with a few coaches and athletes… Read More ›
Utah duo no surprise; Fiona O’Keeffe shocks the world with fantastic debut
by Clay ShawPhotography by Karen Mitchell The big surprise of the day was Fiona O’Keeffe winning her debut marathon at the USA Olympic Marathon Trials in a record 2:22:16. Fiona was the third seed of the twelve women who qualified through… Read More ›
Macchia, Zealand and Shea Earn Repeat Trip to World Cross Country
By Clay ShawPhotography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell 1.20.2024 Mechanicsville, VA, 2024 USATF National Cross Country Women’s U20 Championships—Zariel Macchia of Shirley, NY earned the win and another trip to World Cross Country Championships. Macchia led most of the… Read More ›
Teare Wins Open Men’s 10K With Fast Final Loop
By Clay ShawPhotography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell January 20, 2024, Mechanicsville, VA, 2024 USATF Cross Country Championships—Cooper Teare, known more for 1500-meter through 5000-meter prowess, used his speed to power to victory in 29:07. A massive lead group… Read More ›
Kelati Dominates the Open Women’s 10K Race
By Clay ShawPhotography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell January 20, 2024, Mechanicsville, VA, 2024 USATF National Cross Country Championships—Weini Kelati of Flagstaff, AZ set a new USA half marathon record of 1:06:25 in Houston, TX just six days prior… 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 ›
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