UTAH RUNNING GUIDE

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March 12-14, IAAF World Indoor Championships

Individuals & relay winners who won $40,000:  (See 2nd-6th place prizes on March Race Calendar.)

W 3K: Meseret Defar, Eth, 8:51

M 1500M: Deresse Mekonnen, Eth, 3:41

W 1500: Kalkidan Gezehegne, Eth, 4:08

M 3K: Bernard Legat, USA, 7:37

W 800 M: Marlya Savinova, Rus, 1:58

M 800M: Abubaker Kaki, SUD, 1:46

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Click here to see Salt Lake Marathon previews from ksl news April 17, 2010: http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=10399885

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UTAH INDOOR TRACK LINKS AND HEADLINE NEWS:

Click on the name of the college for links to the full stories:

BYU: Jan 9, 2010, BYU Indoor Track Meet Individual Winners: Brian Weirich, Amy Otis, Mindy McClurkin, Ryan Atrice, Natalie Stewart, Justin Hedin, Jon Kotter

UVU: Jan 9, 2010, BYU Indoor Track Meet Individual Winners: Allah Laryea-Akrong

Weber: Jan 9, 2010, BYU Indoor Track Meet Individual Winners: Tyler McBee, Amber Henry

SUU:

Utah State:

UofU: Jan 9, 2010, BYU Indoor Track Meet Individual Winners: Alyssa Johnson

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ALL MAJOR RUNNING NEWS & RESULTS:

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Feb 27-28, 2010 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships

M 3K: Bernard Legat, 8:12

W 3K: Renee Baillie, 9:14

M 1500: Leo Manzano, 3:49

W 1500: Morgan Uceny, 4:19

M 800: Nick Symmonds, 1:48

W 800: Anna Pierce, 2:00

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*Las Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon & Half, Las Vegas, NV

http://www.lvrj.com/sports/Kenyan-wins-women-race-quick-time-bonus-prize-78645952.html, women got a 19 minute head start to vie for a $10,000 Male-Female Challenge!, Elite Racing, 1-800-311-1255, rnvegas@eliteracing.com, http://www.runningnetwork.com/RNW/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165:rock-n-roll-marathon-dazzles-the-las-vegas-strip&catid=8:marathons&Itemid=5

2009 Results:

Marathon (5,895 finishers):

Female:

1st: $15,000 + $10,000 Male-Female Challenge = $25,000, Caroline Rotich, Kenya, 2:29:47

2nd: $8,000: Alevtina Ivanova, Russia, 2:30:05

3rd: $4,000: Serkalem Abrha, Ethiopia, 2:36

4th: $2,000: Adanech Zekiros, Ethiopia, 2:39

5th: $1,000: Jane Kibii, Kenya, 2:40

Male:

1st: $15,000, Christopher Toroitich, Kenya, 2:15:15 (5.5 minutes short of winning the male-female challenge)

2nd: $8,000, Terefe Yae, Ethiopia, 2:16:42

3rd: $4,000, Assefa Tesfaye, Ethiopia, 2:16

4th: $2,000, Augustus Kavutu, Kenya, 2:18

5th: $1,000 + $1,000 top American finisher bonus = $2,000, Stephen Haas, USA, 2:18*

Half Marathon:

Female:

1st: $3,000: Werknesh Kidane, Ethiopia, 1:10:55

2nd: $1,750: Desi Davila, USA, 1:12

3rd: $1,000: Claudia Bacque, USA, 1:16

4th: $750: Hyvon Ngetich, Kenya, 1:16

5th: $500: Sally Meyerhoff, USA, 1:16

Male:

1st: $3,000: Bekana Daba, Ethiopia, 1:01:40

2nd: $1,750: Stephen Muange, Kenya, 1:03

3rd: $1,000: Teodoro Vega, Mexico, 1:03

4th: $750: Edward Tabut, Kenya, 1:04

5th: $500: Fernando Cabada, USA, 1:04

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December 12, 2009, USATF National Club Cross Country Championships, Lexington, Kentucky,

http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/USATFClubXCChampionships/

Top Utah Finishers: Amber Andrews, 26th/234, 21:35 & Daniel Moody, 86th/318, 32:02

2009 prize money for open teams and average times:

Female 6K:

1st: $5000: Boulder Run Co/Adidas A, 21:14, CO ($714 per runner if count only the top 7)

2nd: $3000: McMillan Elite, 21:21, AZ

Male 10K:

1st: $5000: Zap Fitness, 30:09, NC, ($714 per runner if count only the top 7)

2nd: $3000: Boulder Run Co/Adidas A, 30:35, CO

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Nov. 21, Mesquite, NV Marathon winners ($1500): 2:19, Mario Macias, 3:11, Erica Schramm.  Half-Marathon winners ($1000): 1:12, Avcencio Martinez, 1:19: Michele Suszek. http://www.mesquitelocalnews.com/viewnews.php?newsid=4275&id=2

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NCAA CROSS COUNTRY:

Nov. 23: Villanova women and Oklahoma State men win Championships. Angela Bizzari of Illinois wins 6K in 19:46. Liberty’s Samuel Chelanga won the 10K in 28:41.

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UTAH COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY:

At Regionals, the top two teams automatically qualify for nationals (men’s: BYU & Colorado/women’s: Colorado & Texas Tech) and the first four individuals not on a qualifying team. Usually, two-three additional teams from the Mountain Region are selected for at-large bids to the NCAA Championships.

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BYU: Nov 14: Men win Mountain Region Championships in Albuquerque, NM 10K led by Miles Batty, who placed 2nd in 30:03. Cecily Lemmon-Lew also placed 2nd in 6K in 20:29, 12 seconds behind Olympian and American Steeple Chase Record-holder, Jenny Barringer of CO, leading women to 3rd.

Nov 23: Cecily Lemmon-Lew places 10th at NCAA Championships in 20:11, leading women to 19th place.  Rich Nelson places 50th in 30:34, leading men to 17th place.

UVU: Nov 14: UVU women 8th, men 10th in Utah Valley University’s first official NCAA event in school history at Mountain Region Championships in Albuquerque, NM . UVU junior Mary Nothum placed 42nd with a time of 22:18 to lead the Wolverines in the 6K race. The men’s team ran a 10K for the first time this year led by sophomore Joshua McCabe who placed 47th with 32:01.

Weber: Nov 14: Men 9th, women 11th at Mountain Region Championships in Albuquerque, NM. Sarah Callister led the women, finishing in 25th with 21:39. Brett Hales led the men with 32nd in the 10K in 31:26.

SUU: Nov 14: Women 10th, men 11th at Mountain Region Championships in Albuquerque, NM. Sharla Manuele lead the women, finishing in 22nd with 21:36 to set a new school record on the course, beating the previous course record by almost an entire minute. Cameron Levins led the men in the 10K with 22nd in 31:06.

Utah State: Nov 14: Men 7th, women 14th at Mountain Region Championships in Albuquerque, NM. Sophomore Brian McKenna led the men in the 10k in 19th-place with a 30:57. Alex Litzsinger lead the women, finishing in 41st with 22:18.

Nov 23: Sophomore Brian McKenna was the only Utah State runner at the NCAA Championships 10k in Indiana, running 30:36 and placing 69th out of 250 runners.

UofU: Nov 14: Utah Women take 19th at Mountain Region Championships in Albuquerque, NM 6K led by Amanda Mergaert (22:29, 57th place) .

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SUU: Oct 31: Women win and men take 2nd at Summit League Conference Championships in Cedar City, UT. Sharla Manuele wins the 6K in 21:50, breaking her course record from last year, named Conference MVP. Cameron Levins wins the 8K in 24:48.

BYU: Oct 31: Women and men take 2nd at MWC Conference XC Championship. Cecily Lemmon-Lew of BYU wins  6K in 20:47 in Orem and named conference Women’s Athlete of the Year.  Miles Batty places 2nd in 8K in 23:35 leading men’s team to 2nd place.

UVU: Oct 31: UVU Men & Women win Great West Conference Meet at Bronx, NY.  Mary Nothum named GWC Women’s Runner of the Year after winning 6K in 22:16.  Jacob Buhler takes 2nd in 8K in 26:18.

UofU: Oct 31: Utah Women take 6th at MWC Conference Championship 6K led by Amanda Mergaert (22:53, 28th place) in Orem, UT.

Weber: Oct 31: Women take 2nd, Men 4th at Big Sky Championships at Greenley, CO.  Sarah Callister places 4th in the 5K in 19:36.  Brett Hales places 13th in 8K in 26:27.

Utah State: Oct 31: Men win WAC (Western Athletic Conference), women place 2nd.  Brian McKenna wins 8K in 26:00, becoming WAC Athlete of the Year.  Jessie Chug places 4th in the 5K in 19:34.

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Nov. 1, N.Y. Marathon (U.S. Championships): Meb Keflizighi becomes first American to win a major marathon in 26 years with a 2:09!  Derartu Tulu of Etheopia wins women’s race in 2:28.  Both win $80,000! www.NYCmarathon.org.  Radcliffe places 4th for women.

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Oct 20, 2009: Sharla Manuele of SUU breaks 6K school record in 21:16 and course record at Pre-National Terre Haute, IN.

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Sept 19, 2009: Mary Nothum of UVU was selected as Great West Conference Runner of the Week for her performance Sept 26 at the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational at Falcon Heights, Minn. She finished sixth out of 193 runners in the 6K race in a time of 21:53.  She was also named as the Great West Conference Women’s Student-Athlete of the Month for the month of September, after dominating on the cross country course all month long.  She was second at the Wyoming Invitational (including running the second fastest time ever at the meet).  She was also UVU’s top finisher at all three cross country meets in the month and led the Wolverines to a fourth place finish out of 18 teams at the Roy Griak, a race that featured two Top 10 teams and another Top 25 team as the only teams to finish ahead of UVU.  For more on this story click on the UVU link above.

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OCTOBER 3, Saturday, St. George Marathon, St. George, UT, stgeorgemarathon.com,

Julie Thomas & Iain Hunter, winners of the St. George Marathon.

Click here to read the article about Julie Thomas in TheSpectrum.Com.  She runs for the Sojourners Racing Team.  She is married and has children.

Courtney Meldrum is a former world-record holder in the women’s steeple chase from 1996-1998.  Her maiden name is Pugmire.  She used to run for BYU.  To see more about her click here.

Petra Graen is or was on the national Canadian ultra running team.

Iain Hunter is a former BYU runner.  He trains with BYU.  He also works for BYU in the physiology department and conducts running studies.  He is married and has children.

Jeff McClellan is a former BYU runner.  He is on the Fast Running Blog team.  He is coached by his training partner, Alexander “Sasha” Pachev.  He won the St. George Half Marathon and the Provo City Half Marathon this year.

Seth Wold runs for Salt Lake Running Co.  He won the Ogden and Utah Valley marathons this year.  He ran for the University of Utah previously.  See other stories below for more.

Anna Judd is coached by Paul Pilkington at Weber State.

Complete Results: http://results.active.com/pages/searchform.jsp#hot_links

1st: Treadmill, Ibigawa Trip, $150 Return Runner Envelope, Shoes, Luggage, Watch, Ring, Plaque

Iain celebrates his win while relieving his feet.

2nd: $500 Travel Gift Certificate, $150 Return Runner Envelope, Green Valley Spa Trip, Shoes, Luggage, Ring, Backpack, Plaque

3rd: $350 Travel Gift Certificate, $150 Return Runner Envelope, Zion Ponderosa Package, Shoes, Luggage, Ring, Backpack, Plaque

Women: 1st: Julie Thomas, 2:48:29, Salt Lake City, UT

2nd: Petra Graen, 2:49:14, Alberta, Canada

3rd: Courtney Meldrum, 2:50:00, Murrieta, CA

Men: 1st: Iain Hunter, 2:21:03, Provo, UT

2nd: Jeffrey McClellan, 2:22:01, Orem, UT

3rd: Seth Wold: 2:25:52, Lehi, UT

Masters: Treadmill, Ibigawa Trip, $150 Return Runner Envelope, Shoes, Luggage, Ring, Plaque

Women: Anna Judd, Ogden, UT, 2:50:46

Men: Pepi Peterson, Hudson, MA, 2:25:58

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The top 3 women and men receiving awards on the podium.

Iain cruising along without any signs of fatigue on his way to his first SG victory.

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Iain in his last 2 steps appearing to win with ease.

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Iain's victory is complete.

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Julie Thomas (Treadmill, Japan trip, $150 Return Runner Envelope, $100 Top Salt Lake County Finisher Prize, Shoes, Luggage, Watch, Ring), Iain Hunter (Treadmill, Japan trip, $150 Return Runner Envelope, $100 Top Utah County Finisher Prize, Shoes, Luggage, Watch, Ring), Anna Judd (Treadmill, Ibigawa Trip, $150 Return Runner Envelope, Shoes, Luggage, Ring), Pepi Peterson (Treadmill, Ibigawa Trip, $150 Return Runner Envelope, Shoes, Luggage, Ring), Petra Graen ($500 Travel Gift Certificate, $150 Return Runner Envelope, Green Valley Spa Trip, Shoes, Luggage, Ring, Backpack), Jeffrey McClellan ($500 Travel Gift Certificate, $150 Return Runner Envelope, Green Valley Spa Trip, Shoes, Luggage, Ring, Backpack), Courtney Meldrum ($350 Travel Gift Certificate, $150 Return Runner Envelope, Zion Ponderosa Package, Shoes, Luggage, Ring, Backpack), and Seth Wold ($350 Travel Gift Certificate, $150 Return Runner Envelope Zion Ponderosa Package, $100 Top Salt Lake County Finisher Prize, Shoes, Luggage, Ring, Backpack) .

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September 28, 2009: 2009 USATF Long Distance Race (LDR) Circuit Top Finishers Determined, http://utah.usatf.org/assoc/ut/ldr.htm

2009 Top Prize Money Winners (Awards will be given Nov. 13):

Allie on the homestretch of TOU Marathon, the last race of the series.

Women’s Final Standings:

1st: $1000, Stefanie Talley, 8 races, 301.25 points

2nd: $750, Mary Ann Schauerhamer, 7 races, 291 points

3rd: $500, Allie Scott, 6 races, 270 points

Men’s Final Standings:

1st: $1000, Teren Jameson, 9 races, 337.5 points

2nd: $750, Aleksander Tomas, 10 races, 323 points

3rd: $500, Seth Wold, 7 races, 284.25 points

The USATF Long Distance Race Circuit is a series of races in Utah that have joined together to create a system to award points to runners who sign up for USA Track & Field.  They get a certain number of points based off of how they place in the race and how far it was, as well as how many races they have ran in the circuit for that particular distance.  They award longer races with more points, but they also don’t want people to over-do it, so they limit the amount of points you can get from marathons and half-marathons so that shorter-distance runners who specialize in 5Ks or 10Ks can have a fair shot at placing well too.

Some of the major races that were part of the circuit this year included the Salt Lake Marathon, Half, & 5K, the Ogden Marathon & Half, Deseret News Marathon & 10K, and the Top of Utah Marathon & Half, and most of the others are 5Ks.  You can run all 12 races if you want the maximum amount of points possible, and if you place high, you have a great shot at a top 5 placement, and you will get a cash prize at the end of the series.

The cash prizes are: 1st: $1000, 2nd: $750, 3rd: $500, 4th: $250, 5th: $100.  There are also masters prizes of $300, $200, & $100.

You must complete at least 4 races to be eligible.  This year there were 16 females and 30 males.

There is also prize money at each race usually as required by USATF for the top 3 males and females and masters.  At the end-of-year banquet in December when the awards are given, random prizes and age division awards are also given.

You can see more about the circuit at: http://utah.usatf.org/assoc/ut/ldr.htm

Stefanie used to run for Weber (see more about Stefanie in other article below).  Mary Ann runs on the Utah Running Club team (see www.utahrunningclub.com).  Allie is on FastRunningBlog.com (see more about Allie in other articles below).  Teren is on Team New Balance, coached by Ed Eyestone.  He placed 18th in the 2004 10K Olympic Trials.  His best marathon time is 2:16.  Aleksander runs for Salt Lake Running Co and is married to Olympic marathoner Zuzana Tomas.  He is from Yugoslavia.   He was a state champion in Nevada in High School then he ran for the U of U.   Seth also runs for Salt Lake Running Co and also ran for the U of U before the mens’ program was terminated.  He placed 28th in the US Marathon Championships.  You can get tips from Seth at http://saltlakerunning.blogspot.com/2009/09/marathon-tips-by-seth-wold.html.

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September 19, 2009: Nan Kennard, former BYU All-American Steeplechaser, breaks Top of Utah Marathon course record by 3 minutes, runs under Olympic Trials B-Standard Marathon Qualifying time by 3 minutes.  See it on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYb_zjikVUA

Nan cruises along with excellent form on her way to the best female marathon performance in Utah this year.

Nan Kennard, formerly Nan Evans, won her 2nd marathon today, the 2nd one she has ever ran.  She won the 2007 Ogden Marathon in 2:58, her debut marathon, and today achieved a 14 minute personal best.  The qualifying time does not count because the qualifying period begins in 2010 (with the exception of one marathon) and the course has too much of a net downhill to count, but since it was ran at altitude, it shows that Nan is capable of running a similar time on a flat, sea-level course.  She is plan ning on qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Trials.  Nan took th e lead early, running with a pack of men and kept the lead the entire race.  Nan is the wife of Aaron Kennard and the mother of 3 children.  She currently lives in Westminster, CO.  You can follow Nan’s running at nan.fastrunningblog.com.

Q & A with Nan:

Are you just here temporarily?
Permanent
What country are you a citizen of?
USA
What is your team name?
Unattached
Who is/are your coach(es)?
Self-Coached
What college did you run for?
BYU
What school are you going to?
None
Where are you from originally?
Bountiful, UT
What are your best times?
9:59 Steeple, 2:09 800M, 4:30 1500M, 9:36 3,000M
What are your best races (which ones have you placed the best in or done the best in, or what are your greatest running acheivements)?

Julie on the home stretch

All-American (5th place) in the 3,000 M. Steeplechase at the NCAA Nationals in 2001
All-American (36th place) in Cross Country at the NCAA Nationals in 2001
1st place in the Ogden Marathon in 2007 with a time of 2:58
What are your goals in running?
Olympic Trials “A” standard – sub 2:39
Run in the Olympic Trials in 2012
What is your next big race you want to run?
Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, MN June 19, 2010
What are the keys to your success in running/What advice can you offer our readers to help them in running?
Keep at it! Believe in yourself and trust in God. Your mind can enable you to do great things. Have faith!

Julie Esplin, former BYU runner, had an impressive come-from-behind 2nd place finish.  She had decided before the race to keep her pace an even 7 minutes per mile, so she let the front pack of women go ahead and as they slowed down, she gradually passed many runners until she ended up in 2nd place.  By about mid-way through the race she worked her way up to the 5th place position and continued to catch the next 3 women over the 2nd half.  She placed the same place last year, but this year her time was much faster and the field was much more competitive.  Julie currently resides in Orem.

Allie Scott also used patience to help her claim a top place.  At about mile 4 she worked her way up to about

Allie helping to pull along some men during the race with her smooth stride.

5th place, and then by about mile 10 she worked her way up to 3rd place.  Allie is the 2008 winner of the Top of Utah Marathon, as well as the 2009 Deseret News Marathon winner.  She is a student at Utah State University residing in Logan.

This year’s marathon proved to be one of the most deep and competitive marathons for both men and women, possibly due to the increase in prize money.  Prize money was given to the top 5 this year, whereas last year it was for the top 3 and the prize money for the top 3 is about 50% more than last year.  It was also the largest marathon in Utah again this year, with 309 more runners than last year.  174 more women ran (1009) and 135 more men ran (1018) totaling 2027 runners.

Paul Peterson won the men’s race in his hometown.  He is a former Olympic Trials marathon qualifier.  He is the creator of Marathon GIS, an online race mapping program.

Josphat Chemjor is residing temporarily in the US to race and coach in Colorado.  He is from Africa.  His personal best in the marathon is 2:13.  He placed 2nd.

The top 3 finishers, Allie, Nan, & Julie.

Nicholas McCombs is a former BYU runner living in Orem.  He won $1250 in the 2009 Deseret News Marathon with his 2nd place finish and $550 in the 2009 Ogden Marathon with another 2nd place finish and in the 2008 Top of Utah Marathon he took 2nd place with a time only 4 seconds faster than this year’s.

Women (1009): 1st: $1500 + $500 course record = $2000, Nan Kennard, 2:44:10, Westminster, CO

2nd: $1000, Julie Esplin, 3:03:42, Orem, UT

3rd: $750, Allie Scott, 3:04:37, Logan, UT

4th: $500, Genevieve Keogh, 3:05:45, Layton, UT

Men (1018):      1st: $1500, Paul Peterson, 2:23:07, Logan, UT

2nd: $1000, Josphat Chemjor, 2:25:08, Aurora, CO for now, from Africa

Paul Peterson (pictured in the blue and white singlet) looks quite comfortable at this point in the race and would be smiling again after his victory at TOU.

3rd: $750, Sammy Nyamongo, 2:28:12, Atlanta, GA

4th: $500, Nicholas McCombs, 2:28:46, Orem, UT

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TOP UTAH PRIZE MONEY RACE WINNERS AUGUST ‘08-AUGUST ‘09:*

*Including only $500+ prizes won in Utah from August 2008-August 2009.

FEMALE: Allie Scott, Fast Running Blog Team, $3000, Salt Lake City, UT

($2000 Des News Marathon, $1000 TOU Marathon)

MALE: Seth Wold, Salt Lake Running Co. Team, $2850, Salt Lake City, UT

($1100 Ogden Marathon, $1000 UV Marathon, $750 LDR Circuit)

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August 29, 2009: Top of Utah Half Marathon, Logan, UT, topofutahmarathon.com/half , 625 feet net elevation drop

Female: 1st: $500, Stefanie Talley, Layton, UT, 1:20:14

Male: 1st: $500, Teren Jameson, Taylorsville, UT, 1:05:55

Stefanie recently returned to competitive running just in the last short while after a long break of several years after running for Weber State.

Teren Jameson is the husband of Emily Jameson who was an All-American distance runner at BYU.  They live in Taylorsville.

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August 22, 2009:  Lindsey Dunkley and Kassi Anderson go deep under Olympic Trials Marathon qualifying standard at Hobble Creek Half Marathon.

Lindsey’s 1:12:13 placed her ahead of the 3rd place prize money male, a former BYU distance runner.  Her time is a respectable time even for men.  This is the fastest Half Marathon ran by a woman in Utah this year, and perhaps in many years.  She runs for Mormontimes.com.  Kassi’s 1:13:58 was also one of the fastest times ran in many years in Utah.  Although the course will not count because it is too much downhill, the fact that it was at altitude and that both of them ran well under the automatic qualifying standard of 1:15:00,  shows that these women are likely to be able to hit the standard at a sea level net flat course.

Lindsey said she has no plans for running in the Olympic Trials and was unaware of the standard.  Incredibly, this was her debut Half Marathon, and the first time she has ran over 10 miles.  You can see more about her race at lindseyd.fastrunningblog.com.

Kassi has recently returned from Michigan where she was training with an Olympic training group and will resume her training with BYU, where she ran in college when she broke the NCAA steeple chase record.  Last year she ran in the Olympic Trials and she is sponsored by Nike.

August 15-23, 2009: 12th IAAF WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Berlin, Germany:

See Channel 5 & 18 for live TV coverage.  Click here for complete results.

August 23, Sunday:

Men’s 800 M Final

Gold: Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, RSA, 2:45.29

USA:

6th: Nick Symmonds, 2:45.71

Women’s 1500 M Final

Gold: Maryam Jamal, BRN, 4:03

USA:

Bronze: Shannon Rowbury, 4:04

5th: Christin Wurth-Thomas

Men’s 5K Final

Gold: Kenenisa Bekeli, Etheopia, 13:17.09

USA:

Silver: Bernard Legat, 13:17.33

8th: Matthew Teqenkamp, 13:20

12th: Chris Solinsky, 13:25

Women’s Marathon Finals (11:15 am Berlin Time, 3:15-4:45 am MST) Webcast: 7:35 am MST, TV Ch 5: 12 pm MST

Gold: Xue Bai, China, 2:25

USA:

10th: Kara Goucher, 2:27:48

11th: Desiree Davila, 2:27:53

28th: Tera Moody, 2:36

30th: Paige Higgins, 2:37

51st: Zoila Gomez, 2:42

August 22, Saturday:

Men’s Marathon Finals (11:45 am Berlin Time, 3:45-6:00 am MST):

Gold: Abel Kirui, Kenya, 2:06

USA:

24th: Dan Browne, 2:16:49, Portland, OR

36th: Matt Gabrielson, 2:18:41

63rd: Nate Jenkins, 2:32:16

Women’s 5K Finals (19:35/7:35 pm Berlin Time, 11:35 am MST):

Gold: Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenya, 14:57

USA:

9th: Jennifer Rhines, 15:11

August 21, Friday:

Women’s 200 M Finals

Gold: Allyson Felix, USA, :22

Men’s 400 M Finals

Gold: LaShawn Merrit, USA, :44

August 20, Thursday:

USAIN BOLT OF JAMAICA DESTROYS HIS SECOND WORLD RECORD THIS WEEK IN THE 200M WITH 0:19.19!!! HE WON A TOTAL OF $320,000 THIS WEEK!!! He received $60,000 for winning, and $100,000 for breaking the world record.  His old world record was set in the Olympics in Beijing when he eased off during the last few steps, pounding his chest and celebrating his win before the finish line.  This time he grimaced and pushed himself all the way through the finish.  He says he has been training hard.

August 19, Wednesday:

Men’s 1500 M Finals (20:25/8:25 pm Berlin Time, 12:25pm MST):

Gold: Yusuf Saad Kamel, Bahrain, 3:35

USA:

3rd: Bernard Legat, 3:36

8th: Lopez Lomong, 3:37

12th: Leonel Manzano, 3:40

Women’s 800 M Finals (21:35/9:35 pm Berlin Time, 1:35 pm MST):

Gold: Caster Semenya, RSA, 1:55

(no American finalists)

August 18, Tuesday:

Men’s Steeple Chase Finals:

Gold: Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenya, 8:00

(no American finalists)

August 17, Monday:

Women’s Steeple Chase Finals:

Gold: Marta Dominquez, 9:07, Spain

USA:

5th: JENNIFER BARRINGER, 9:12, TAKES 10 SECONDS OFF HER AMERICAN RECORD!

Men’s 10K Finals:

Gold: Kenenisa Bekeli, Etheopia, 26:46

USA:

6th: Dathan Ritzenhein, 27:22

8th: Galen Rupp, 27:37

17th: Tim Nelson, 28:18

Women’s 100 M Final: Gold: Shelly-Ann Fraser, Jamaica, 10.73

August 16, Sunday:

USAIN BOLT OF JAMAICA BREAKS 100M WORLD RECORD, WINNING IN 9.58 SECONDS! He received $60,000 for winning, and $100,000 for breaking the world record.  His previous world record was 9.69 seconds.

USA’S TYSON GAY BREAKS HIS OWN NATIONAL RECORD WITH THE SILVER IN 9.71 SECONDS!

His previous record was set in the 2008 Olympic Trials with 9.77 seconds.

August 15, Saturday:

Women’s 10K Finals:

Gold: Linet Cheruiyot Masai, Kenya, 30:51

USA:

6th: Amy Yoder Begely, 31:13

14th: Shalane Flanagan, 31:32

17th: Katie McGregor, 32:18

Team USA Roster:

Men:

Women:

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July 24, 2009: DESERET NEWS MARATHON:

MARATHON: (493 runners)

WOMEN (166):       1st: Allie Scott, Salt Lake City, ($1500 + $500 Top Utah Finisher Bonus=$2000), 2:56

2nd: Julie Thomas, Holiday, ($750), 3:02

3rd: Tara Lewis, Lehi, ($500), 3:09

MEN (327):            1st: David Yego, Kenya ($1500), 2:25

2nd: Nick McCombs, Orem, ($750 + $500 Top Utah Finisher Bonus=$1250), 2:30

3rd: William Tete, Africa/Lindon, ($500), 2:31

10K: (2262 runners)

WOMEN (1214):     1st: Hyvon Ngetich, Kenya ($1500), 31:28

2nd: Lindsey Anderson, Ogden, ($750 + $500 Top Utah Finisher Bonus=$1250), 32:20

3rd: Caroline Rotich, ($500?), 32:27

MEN (1048):          1st: Alene Reta, New York/Etheopia ($1500), 27:46

2nd: Ernest Kebenei, Kenya ($750), 28:17

3rd: Stephen Muange, New Mexico ($500), 28:37

5th: Seth Pilkington, Ogden, ($500 Top Utah Finisher Bonus), 29:07

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July 18, 2009, BRYCE CANYON 1/2 MARATHON (1057 runners):

WOMEN (625):       1st: Ruth Hilton, Utah State, 1:20:21, refused prize money.

2nd: $500, Melanie Burnham, Lehi, 1:22:56

MEN (432):            1st: $500, Theo Martin, AZ, 1:06:29

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July 18, 2009, MORMON MILE :

WOMEN:         1st: Lindsey Anderson, 5:04, $1000

2nd: Sariah Long, 5:19, $500

MEN:              1st: Kyle Perry, 4:19, $1000

2nd: Seth Pilkington, $500

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July 7, 2009: UVU acheives NCAA Div I status, finally allowed to participate in the highest level of College National Championships!

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July 4, 2009:  BYU Senior Kyle Perry wins NCAA National Steeple Chase and gains sponsorship by New Balance

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July 3, 2009:  BYU Graduate and Olympic Trials Qualifier Kassi Anderson makes Runner’s World Cover (August edition)

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June 27, 2009:  BYU Graduates Josh McAdams and Kyle Perry place 1st and 4th at USA Nationals in Steeple Chase

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June 13, 2009, UTAH VALLEY MARATHON (659 runners):

WOMEN (248):       1st: Mary Ann Schauerhamer, Provo, $1000, 3:00:39

2nd: Monica Runningwolf, ID, $500, 3:07:34

MEN (411):            1st: Seth Wold, Salt Lake City, $1000, 2:26:21

2nd: Shin Nozaki, Orem, $500, 2:27:00

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May 16, 2009, OGDEN MARATHON (1700 runners-LARGEST UTAH MARATHON):

WOMEN (763):       1st: Anna Judd, South Ogden, $1100, 2:58:38

2nd: $550, Sariah Long, Ogden, 2:59:00

MEN (937-MOST MEN IN A UTAH MARATHON):

1st: Seth Wold, Salt Lake, $1100, 2:22:51

2nd: $550, Nicholas McCombs, Orem, 2:26:02

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April 18, 2009, SALT LAKE MARATHON (1093 runners)

WOMEN (390):       1st: $2500, Nadezda Tuptova, Russia, 2:47:49

2nd: $1500, Wioletta Kryza, Poland, 2:53:05

3rd: $500, Sarah Hallas, CA, 2:56:56

MEN (703):            1st: $2500, Joseph Mutinda, NM, 2:16:38

2nd: $1500, Moses Kororia, NM, 2:21:36

3rd: $500, Ezekiel Ruto, GA, 2:24:41

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April, 2009: Boston Marathon

1st USA Woman: 3rd: Kara Goucher

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March, 2009:  BYU All-American 10K runner and 5K School-Record Holder Whitney McDonald returns from mission, representing Cougars again in Cross Country this fall.  Whitney has run a 33:06 in the 10K, the second fastest time in BYU School History, and 15:44 in the 5K.

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February 2009:  BYU Freshman 800 Runner Lacey Cramer Wins Only National Title By Any Freshman BYU Athlete in School History with a victory in indoors.

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December 31, 2008, USATF UTAH LONG DISTANCE RACE (LDR) CIRCUIT

WOMEN (15)   1st: $1000, Zuzana Tomas, 327 points, 8 races

2nd: $750, Rebecca Walter, 272 points, 8 races

3rd: $500, Carol Cabanillas, 256 points, 8 races

MEN (33)        1st: $1000, Teren Jameson, 353 points, 10 races

2nd: $750, Seth Wold, 334 points, 8 races

3rd: $500, Alexander Pachev, 306 points, 10 races

January 18, 2009: USA Half Marathon Championships, Houston, TX

WOMEN’S:

WINNER: Magdalena Boulet, 1:11:47, Oakland, CA

Utah Finishers:

8th: Lindsey Anderson, 1:13, South Ogden

36th: Kristine Spence, 1:18, Ogden

MEN’S WINNER: Meb Keflezighi, 1:01:25, San Diego, CA

No Utah runners.

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November 2, 2008, New York Marathon: 1/2 Million Prize to Winners, 38,000 Runners

BYU Men’s Distance Coach & Former Olympic marathoner Ed Eyestone commentated on the race.

Paula Radcliffe won, and USA’s Kara Goucher made her debut and was also on the podium.

Gomez Dos Santos won the men’s.

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September 20, 2008, TOP OF UTAH MARATHON

(1718 runners-LARGEST UTAH MARATHON IN THE LAST YEAR)

(prizes have been increased to $1500, $1000, $750, $500/350? for 2009):

WOMEN (835-MOST WOMEN IN A UTAH MARATHON):

1st: $1000, Allie Scott, Salt Lake City, 2:56:58

2nd: $500, Julie Esplin, Orem, 3:11:22

MEN (883):     1st: $1000, Ezekiel Ruto, GA, 2:22:57

2nd: $500, Nicholas McCombs, Toquerville, 2:28:42