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After an unplanned and very unfortunate two week hiatus, we're back. We'll be getting back up to speed over the next several days, and we expect to be back at full strength within a week or so. Thanks for your patience!
Posted by Alison Wade at 11:45 p.m. | Tags: Site News | Comments (0)
There are many NCAA conference meets taking place this weekend. Here are links to results from some of the major ones:
SEC Championships @ Arkansas
Pac-10 Championships @ Oregon
Big Ten Championships @ Michigan State
Big 12 Championships @ Baylor
Mountain West Conference Championships @ BYU
ECAC/IC4A Championships @ Princeton (Day one results)
Posted by Alison Wade at 11:52 a.m. | Tags: Race Results | Comments (0)
We're experimenting with the design, this could get really ugly.
Posted by Alison Wade at 10:10 a.m. | Tags: Site News | Comments (1)
Though the site of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials has yet to be determined or announced, the qualifying window is currently open. As of May 7th, 43 men and 33 women have met the standard. The lists of qualifiers are posted on the USATF web site: men / women. The end of the qualifying window will be 30 days before each Trials race. Those dates will not be determined until the sites are announced.
Posted by Alison Wade at 2:55 p.m. | Tags: Web Sites, Statistics | Comments (0)
There is a video of Matt Tegenkamp and Chris Solinsky's sub-4:00 mile, run last weekend, posted here. They were the first two runners to dip under the 4:00 barrier in Wisconsin. Tegenkamp won the race in 3:56.38 and Solinsky, a Wisconsin native, finished second in 3:57.80. A race recap can be found here.
Thanks to "Zeke" for passing this along.
Posted by Alison Wade at 2:53 p.m. | Tags: Race Reports, Webcast | Comments (1)
With Jason Saretsky headed to Harvard, Iona is now looking for an assistant men's and women's cross country/track & field coach. Stanford is seeking an assistant cross county/track & field coach, and Rutgers is advertising for a head women's cross country/track & field coach.
Posted by Alison Wade at 2:53 p.m. | Tags: Job Opportunities | Comments (0)
Molly Huddle and Mary Cullen stuck together for 24 laps of today's 10,000 meter final at the Big East Track & Field Championships at the University of Connecticut before Huddle pulled away from Cullen in the final 400 meters, and won her 10,000m debut 32:37.87 to 32:39.59. Both runners ran well under Carole Zajac's meet record of 33:09.67, set in 1991. Huddle and Cullen ran the two fastest times in the NCAA this season.
Alicia Craig holds the Collegiate Record of 32:19.97, which she set in 2004.
The women's race was run in good conditions, with the sun hiding behind the clouds for much of the race. The men's race was run immediately after the women's, but the sun reappeared and the wind picked up significantly. A pack of five runners -- Rod Koborsi, Kaleb Van Ort, Tim Moore, Soimo Kiplagat, and Wesley Korir -- stayed together until two laps to go, when Koborsi threw down a 62-second lap (and a last 800 of 2:06) and went on to win by more than seven seconds in 30:11.48.
Posted by Alison Wade at 10:42 p.m. | Tags: Race Reports | Comments (1)
CSTV is scheduled to televise the 2006 Big East Outdoor Track & Field Championships via tape delay on May 15 at 9:00 p.m. (ET). More information can be found here.
Posted by Alison Wade at 1:56 p.m. | Tags: Television Coverage | Comments (0)
ALBANY (May 3, 2006) — The Freihofer's Run for Women will take place Saturday, June 3 with a new and improved course (links to PDF of new course map) for all participants to enjoy.
The course, which has welcomed more than 60,000 women from throughout the world since its inception in 1979, is being modified to make it safer and more enjoyable for all participants and the Albany community.
"Since a large portion of the race takes place in Washington Park and because the field of runners has continued to grow (3,600 entries are expected this year), there have been several instances when lead runners return to the park (at Sprague and State) and overlapped with runners who are still on the course," said Course Director Ken Skinner.
The new course remedies this situation by routing runners from the one and a half mile point at Lake Avenue to Western Avenue instead of Washington Avenue. Runners turn right onto Western, past Sprague Place, and proceed to Henry Johnson Boulevard where they turn right back into the park and proceed to the finish line.
The previous course does have a historical presence for the race. "For more than 10 years Lynn Jennings' record (15:24, 1995) has stood the test of time at Freihofer's," said Event Director George Regan, noting that Colleen De Reuck also shattered the Masters 5k World Record on the course in 2004 (15:47). "With a new course record of 15:18 set by Asmae Leghzaoui last year, we decided to take the opportunity to improve the course for all participants."
Additional benefits from the revised course include providing runners with extra protection from the sun along tree-lined Western Avenue and allowing better flow of traffic for emergency vehicles and local citizens bypassing the course during the race. Run organizers will also place mile and kilometer markings onto the course, making it easily navigable for both American and European runners.
The Freihofer's Run for Women 5k will begin Saturday, June 3 at 10:15 a.m. Athletes from around the world will gather to compete in three divisions: professional, masters and open. Entries for this year's race are now being accepted. All entrants will receive a free T-shirt and a box of Freihofer's chocolate chip cookies.
Those looking to perform their best on race day are invited to tap into an online network of athletes, nutritionists, trainers and physicians who are ready to answer their questions. The Times Union has established an interactive blog titled, "Ready to Run," which can be accessed at http://blogs.timesunion.com/runforwomen5K/.
Preceding Saturday's main event, CapitalCare Medical Group — an independent, multi-specialty physician practice offering services in family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine and endocrinology, as well as nutritional therapy and diabetes education — will sponsor the CapitalCare Health & Fitness Expo at the Empire State Plaza Concourse level. The Expo will run from Friday, June 2 at noon through Saturday, June 3 at 2 p.m.
CapitalCare will provide free health screenings, including bone density, body fat analysis, body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure checks. Participants and area residents alike will be afforded bargains on fitness gear, raffle prizes, hourly giveaways, information on how to prevent common running injuries and other health-related literature geared toward today's active, healthy women and their families.
Saturday's festivities also include the 18th annual Freihofer's Community Walk (8-9:30 a.m.) — a fundraiser that has raised more than $1 million for area non-profit organizations since its inception. There is no entry fee to participate. Online and mail- in entries must be received by May 26, or participants may register the morning of the walk from 7-8 a.m. The first 1,300 walkers to check-in the morning of the walk will receive a free T-shirt and refreshments compliments of the Charles Freihofer Baking Company and Price Chopper Supermarkets.
Concluding the day's events will be the 19th annual Freihofer's Kids' Run, one of the top 10 largest kids' runs in the nation. Held from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Outdoor Plaza level, Empire State Plaza, the free event is open to children ages three to 13. Races will take place in small groups to provide for the safety of all kids participating. Participants will receive a free T-shirt, and of course those delicious Freihofer's chocolate chip cookies. Sign-ups will take place through Saturday, June 3.
Participants in the Freihofer's Run for Women, Freihofer's Kids' Run and Freihofer's Community Walk can pick up a registration form at any Capital Region Price Chopper store, or by visiting www.freihofersrun.com. Additional information on all three events is also available by calling (518) 273-5552, or via e-mail at info@freihofersrun.com.
Event sponsors include the Charles Freihofer Baking Company (a division of George Weston Bakeries Inc.), Price Chopper Supermarkets, The City of Albany, B95.5 fm, NewsChannel 13, and the Times Union.
Posted by Alison Wade at 11:25 a.m. | Tags: Press Releases | Comments (1)
Thanks to Greg McMillan for passing this along...
Video of Alan Webb's 10,000 victory at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational is now available here. (If that link doesn't work for you, paste it into your video player of choice.)
Posted by Alison Wade at 8:47 p.m. | Tags: Webcast | Comments (0)