By Clay ShawPhotography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell Mechanicsville, VA, January 21, 2023, USATF Cross Country Championships 2023—Emilio Young, 17, of Newbury Park, CA won the Men’s U20 8K in 23:46.8 at Pole Green Park. Young and his twin… Read More ›
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High Schoolers Dominate U20 Race
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 ›
Emmanuel Bor Leads the Way
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 ›
“I’m living the dream,” Ednah Kurgat on Winning the Women’s Open 10K
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 ›
Lokedi Wins Debut; Chebet Does a Boston-New York Double
by Clay ShawPhotos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell New York NY, November 6, 2022, 51st TCS New York City Marathon—Sharon Lokedi of Kenya was patient in her marathon debut, waiting until mile 25 to make her winning move, finishing… Read More ›
Patience, Patience, Pounce: Gebreslase Wins with Late Surge
By Clay Shaw World Athletics Championships Oregon 22, Women’s Marathon, July 18, 2022–Gotytom Gebreslase of Ethiopia made it an Ethiopian sweep of gold with a 2:18:11 victory in Eugene, Oregon. Gebreslase ran behind, or one step to the side of,… Read More ›
Tola Wins World Championship Marathon; Ethiopia Wins Gold and Silver
By Clay ShawPhotos by Michael Scott Eugene, OR, July 17, 2022, World Athletics Championships Oregon 22—Tamrat Tola of Ethiopia made the winning move at 34K and went on to win the marathon without a challenge. He had put in a… Read More ›
Hicks wins Gold but Ireland takes team title in U23 event
by Clay Shaw Dublin, Ireland, European Cross Country, U23 Event, December 12, 2021—Charles Hicks of Great Britain & Northern Ireland won in 24:29. Hicks, who runs for Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA, had to withstand a very strong challenge… Read More ›
Battocletti is champion again
by Clay Shaw Nadia Battocletti of Italy moved up to the U23 and won in 20:32. Battocletti was champion of the Euro XC U20 race in Tilburg (2018), and Lisbon (2019). Team Italy won the team championship, as well, with… Read More ›
Christensen Dominates U20 Race
by Clay Shaw Dublin, Ireland, European Cross Country, U20 Men’s 6K, December 12, 2021— In the first race of the day, the U20 Men started the SPAR European Cross Country Championships with a 6,000-meter race at the Sport Ireland Campus… Read More ›
Great Britain & Northern Ireland Win Mixed Relay
by Clay Shaw Dublin, Ireland, European Cross Country, Mixed Relay, December 12, 2021—Olympic 800-meter runner Alexandra Bell brought the Great Britain team from seventh to first on the third lap of the mixed relay. Benjamin West took the final lap… Read More ›
Ingebrigtsen Dominates in Dublin
by Clay Shaw Dublin, Ireland, European Cross Country, Senior Men’s 10K, December 12, 2021—Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway took charge late in the race to win the Senior Men’s event in 30:15, as he dropped his true competitors lap by lap… Read More ›
Grøvdal wins in Dublin again with strong final lap
by Clay Shaw Dublin, Ireland, European Cross Country, Senior Women’s 8K, December 12, 2021—Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal of Norway only led for one lap – the important last lap – as she powered away from all competition to win by 20 seconds. … Read More ›