Past race champions Murphy, Lipari, Follett returning to the streets of Des Moines; $25,000 prize purse with $5000 for each national champion
From Grand Blue Mile
DES MOINES - Grand Blue Mile officials from Wellmark® Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® and the Drake Relays presented by Xtream...
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Guaranteed prize purse of $25,000 plus time and record bonus money available
From Falmouth Road Race
FALMOUTH, Mass. - Falmouth Road Race, Inc., organizers of the Falmouth Elite Mile, an invitational Mile open to male sub-4:00 and female sub-4:40-minute Mile runners, have announced the fields...
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What keeps me going is the fact that there are so many more goals to achieve beyond winning a national title and that I don’t think that I’m even close to my ceiling.
By Phil Patterson Jr., Heel Striker
Karisa Nelson grew up in Brewton, Alabama, a small town of only 5,200. She ran her first...
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Drake Blue Oval Showcase presented by Mediacom hosts title tilt with stadium finish; $10,000 prize purse
From Drake Relays
Despite a four-month postponement, Des Moines will reprise its role as the host of the USA Track & Field 1 Mile Road Championship when the nation's best Milers compete...
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Select club awaits newest members in the new year
By Lincoln Shryack, FloTrack
Among NCAA female Milers, sub-4:30 provides the ultimate designation of elite status.
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Pat McGregor, assistant track coach at Samford University, is trying to go at least one day longer than the streak his high school coach established in 1979.
By John A. Kissane, Runner's World
Although his competitive running career is behind him, Patrick McGregor, 26, is again hitting the...
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"When your dreams actually come true, it kind of blows your mind, especially when nobody else thought it could happen but you and a couple other people.”
By Sam Chandler, The Samford Crimson
The pain etched across Karisa Nelson’s face as she tore down the final straightaway at the NCAA...
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"When I came to Samford, I didn't necessarily come for track. I picked the school that was going to be best for me."
By Cheryl Wray, AL.com
Samford junior track standout Karisa Nelson captured her school's first-ever national championship after running a thrilling Mile at the recent NCAA...
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Junior seeded 13th in Mile for weekend's NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships: “I want to win a national championship title before I graduate. Then after I graduate I want to run professionally, and of course, every pro’s dream is to run in the Olympics."
By The Samford Crimson
Long...
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