Scherer http://www.runnerspace.com/profile.php?member_id=42 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:13:54 +0000 ross@runnerspace.com (Ross) 60 Scherer http://www.runnerspace.com/members/avatar/2954.jpg http://www.runnerspace.com/profile.php?member_id=42 <![CDATA[News - KEFLEZIGHI TO BE HONORED IN MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE - rrw]]> KEFLEZIGHI TO BE HONORED IN MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
By David Monti
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Move over, Kermit the Frog.

Next Thursday's 83rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City will not only feature the famous Sesame Street balloon of the precocious frog, but the first American to win the ING New York City Marathon in 27 years, Meb Keflezighi.  The New York Road Runners announced today that Keflzighi will ride on the Stature of Liberty Float alongside 2009 Miss America, Katie Stam.

The parade, one of New York's great street parties which is sponsored by the department store bearing the same name, will be broadcast live on NBC television from 9:00 a.m. to noon in each time zone in the country (check local listings).

PHOTO: Meb Keflezighi celebrates his 2009 ING New York City Marathon victory (photo by Jane Monti).

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Three-time 20m world champion and two-time Olympic silver medalists Allyson Felix, 2009 world champion decathlete Trey Hardee, and 2009 World Championships pole vault silver medalist Chelsea Johnson were joined by 1948 Olympic long jump bronze medalist Herb Douglas, USATF Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic, USATF Foundation Board member Ashley Sutton, USATF staff members and NASDAQ executives. The NASDAQ closing bell is carried live daily by several national business television networks.
 
Activities at NASDAQ, where USATF Foundation chair Bob Greifeld serves as CEO, included a reception and a photo session in Times Square, where passers-by and fans joined in the photo-taking.


What:

Olympians from the USA Track & Field team including Allyson Felix

(Olympic gold medallist and 3 time World Champion sprinter);

Trey Hardee (Olympian and 2009 World Champion decathlete); and

Chelsea Johnson (2009 silver medallist in the pole vault), will

preside over the NASDAQ closing bell.


Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio


When:

Friday, October 30, 2009 at 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

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MEN | WOMEN

Men Combined - NCAA D1 Pre Nationals 2009

1    Stanford 1,3,15, 18, 37 74
2 Oregon 4, 16, 25, 66, 77 188
3 Colorado 24, 30, 45, 51, 65 215
4 Northern Arizona       
7, 8, 37, 91, 119 262
5 Alabama 27, 36, 44, 63, 100        270
6 BYU 20, 32, 46, 78, 102 278
7 William & Mary 13, 26, 55, 75, 123 292

 

Place from White or Blue Race / Name / 5k Split / Overall Time
 Place
Team Rank
1 1 1178 Chris Derrick Stanford 14:55.9 23:27.1 1 Stanford # 1
2 2 700 Samuel Chelanga Liberty 14:43.3 23:34.6 2
3 3 1181 Elliott Heath Stanford 14:56.0 23:39.6 3 Stanford # 2
1 1 1087 Luke Puskedra Oregon 15:00.1 23:40.2 4 Oregon # 1
2 2 120 Andy Baker Butler 14:59.5 23:45.4 5
4 4 540 Ryan Sheridan Iona 14:56.4 23:46.7 6
3 3 988 Jordan Chipangama Northern Arizona 14:59.9 23:47.8 7 Northern Arizona # 1
4 4 989 Diego Estrada Northern Arizona 14:59.5 23:49.0 8 Northern Arizona # 2
5 5 853 Hassan Mead Minnesota 14:57.4 23:49.2 9
6 6 77 Brandon Bethke Arizona State 14:56.6 23:49.4 10
7 7 934 Jacob Kirwa New Mexico 14:56.4 23:51.7 11
8 8 1105 Alfred Kipchumba Portland 14:57.4 23:53.3 12
5 5 1500 Jon Grey William & Mary 14:59.7 23:54.3 13 William & Mary # 1
9 9 866 Barnabas Kirui Mississippi 14:50.1 23:55.5 14
10 10 1183 Justin Marpole-Bird Stanford 14:56.2 23:57.9 15 Stanford # 3
6 6 1085 Danny Mercado Oregon 15:00.8 23:59.6 16 Oregon # 2
7 7 1247 John Beattie Tulsa 15:00.0 24:00.4 17
11 11 1184 Jake Riley Stanford 14:57.2 24:00.8 18 Stanford # 4
8 8 451 Daniel Chenoweth Harvard 14:59.9 24:01.8 19
9 9 967 Ryan Hill NC State 15:06.4 24:02.8 20
12 12 132 Miles Batty Byu 14:56.9 24:02.8 20 BYU # 1
10 10 92 Ben Cheruiyot Auburn 15:07.1 24:03.5 22
13 13 1138 Micah Tirop South Alabama 14:55.7 24:03.6 23
14 14 242 Christian Thompson Colorado 15:10.1 24:04.0 24 Colorado # 1
11 11 1083 Kenny Klotz Oregon 15:01.2 24:05.3 25 Oregon # 3
12 12 1509 Patterson Wilhelm William & Mary 15:01.2 24:05.8 26 William & Mary # 2
13 13 48 Moses Kiptoo Alabama 15:06.8 24:06.0 27 Alabama # 1
15 15 1108 Joash Osoro Portland 14:59.9 24:06.0 27
16 16 580 Guor Marial Iowa State 14:56.7 24:06.2 29
17 17 239 Richard Medina Colorado 14:59.8 24:07.3 30 Colorado # 2
18 18 383 Matt Leeder Florida State 15:04.6 24:07.7 31
14 14 94 Felix Kibioywo Auburn 15:07.2 24:08.4 32
19 19 135 Thomas Gruenewald Byu 15:08.3 24:08.4 32 BYU # 2
20 20 1131 Zac Edwards South Alabama 15:03.3 24:08.9 34
21 21 908 David Adams Nebraska 15:06.1 24:09.2 35
15 15 42 Julius Bor Alabama 14:59.8 24:09.7 36 Alabama # 2
16 16 986 Ben Ashkettle Northern Arizona 15:06.8 24:10.0 37 Northern Arizona # 3
22 22 1179 Brendan Gregg Stanford 14:58.6 24:10.0 37 Stanford # 5
23 23 533 Matthew Bayley Iona 15:09.5 24:10.8 39
24 24 847 Ben Blankenship Minnesota 15:09.2 24:11.2 40
25 25 1099 Tommy Betterbed Portland 15:08.0 24:11.6 41
26 26 78 Ben Engelhardt Arizona State 15:08.7 24:12.0 42
27 27 682 Francis Kasagule Lamar 15:01.1 24:13.0 43
17 17 52 Fred Samoei Alabama 15:02.6 24:13.2 44 Alabama # 3
28 28 237 Jordan Kyle Colorado 14:55.9 24:14.2 45 Colorado # 3
29 29 140 Rich Nelson Byu 15:06.8 24:14.7 46 BYU # 3
18 18 1352 Nicodemus Ng'etich UTEP 15:07.9 24:14.8 47
30 30 727 Cory Thorne Louisville 15:05.1 24:14.8 47
31 31 1102 Trevor Dunbar Portland 15:07.4 24:15.0 49
19 19 567 Jeff Thode Iowa 15:02.5 24:15.9 50
32 32 240 Kenyon Neuman Colorado 15:04.9 24:16.3 51 Colorado # 4
20 20 1258 Lewis Timmins Tulsa 15:08.4 24:16.5 52
21 21 20 Justin Tyner Air Force 15:25.2 24:16.6 53
22 22 1406 Jake Schmitt Washington 15:01.4 24:16.9 54
23 23 1501 Colin Leak William & Mary 15:16.1 24:17.5 55 William & Mary # 3
33 33 720 Matt Bruce Louisville 15:10.4 24:17.6 56
24 24 970 John Martinez NC State 15:16.6 24:18.8 57
34 34 388 Daniel Roberts Florida State 15:04.6 24:19.1 58
25 25 1409 Colton Tully-Doyle Washington 15:06.7 24:19.2 59
35 35 543 Jason Weller Iona 15:10.1 24:19.4 60
36 36 722 Micheal Eaton Louisville 15:09.2 24:20.0 61
37 37 1146 Mohamed Mohamed Southern Illinois 15:01.1 24:20.9 62
26 26 44 Tyson David Alabama 15:00.1 24:22.1 63 Alabama # 4
38 38 309 Chris Lemon Dayton 15:07.8 24:22.3 64
39 39 244 Andrew Wacker Colorado 15:10.2 24:22.5 65 Colorado # 5
27 27 1080 Matthew Centrowitz Oregon 15:09.0 24:22.8 66 Oregon # 4
28 28 1519 Christian Escareno Brown University 15:06.6 24:24.0 67
40 40 577 Hillary Bor Iowa State 14:59.8 24:24.1 68
41 41 952 Evan Watchempino North Carolina 15:08.9 24:24.5 69
29 29 98 Jean-Pierre Weerts Auburn 15:27.4 24:25.0 70
30 30 148 Joe Gatel Cal Poly 15:17.6 24:25.7 71
42 42 1161 Cameron Levins Southern Utah 14:57.9 24:25.9 72
43 43 294 Chris Zablocki Dartmouth 15:01.8 24:26.3 73
31 31 201 Adu Dentamo Charlotte 15:08.5 24:26.7 74
32 32 1407 Kelly Spady Washington 15:09.4 24:27.7 75
33 33 1499 Zach Gates William & Mary 15:16.3 24:27.7 75 William & Mary # 4
34 34 1086 Diego Mercado Oregon 15:10.6 24:27.9 77 Oregon # 5
44 44 131 Alden Bahr Byu 15:11.5 24:28.2 78 BYU # 4
45 45 81 Jeff Helmer Arizona State 15:11.6 24:28.4 79
35 35 21 Jim Walmsley Air Force 15:25.1 24:28.5 80
46 46 276 Brendan Martin Columbia 15:17.6 24:29.6 81
47 47 1148 Jeff Schirmer Southern Illinois 15:11.2 24:30.3 82
36 36 1335 Brian McKenna Utah State 15:19.4 24:30.7 83
48 48 1187 Miles Unterreiner Stanford 15:09.6 24:31.3 84
37 37 1249 Mark Davidson Tulsa 15:02.0 24:32.2 85
49 49 1294 Scott Smith UC Santa Barbara 15:08.0 24:32.9 86
38 38 1332 Daniel Howell Utah State 15:21.5 24:33.0 87
50 50 1290 Julian Derubira UC Santa Barbara 15:14.3 24:33.7 88
51 51 1021 Jake Walker Notre Dame 15:21.2 24:34.7 89
52 52 929 Chris Barnicle New Mexico 15:11.7 24:35.6 90
39 39 995 Ahmed Osman Northern Arizona 15:11.1 24:35.7 91 Northern Arizona # 4
53 53 1043 Taylor Williams Ohio State 15:21.1 24:36.0 92
40 40 1426 Jono Lafler Washington St. 15:16.0 24:36.5 93
54 54 278 Kyle Merber Columbia 15:12.7 24:37.2 94
55 55 1302 Marlon Patterson UCLA 15:18.6 24:37.4 95
41 41 1078 A.J. Acosta Oregon 15:11.5 24:37.8 96
56 56 386 Ciaran O'Lionard Florida State 15:05.1 24:37.9 97
42 42 649 Don Wasinger Kansas 15:19.1 24:38.1 98
57 57 704 Evans Kigen Liberty 15:18.5 24:38.2 99
43 43 49 Andrew Kirwa Alabama 15:09.0 24:38.3 100 Alabama # 5
58 58 275 Justin Heck Columbia 15:21.3 24:38.5 101
59 59 138 Ryan Merriman Byu 15:11.8 24:38.7 102 BYU # 5
44 44 1518 Duriel Hardy Brown University 15:26.7 24:39.1 103
60 60 846 Matt Barrett Minnesota 15:23.5 24:39.1 103
45 45 1423 Daniel Geib Washington St. 15:21.6 24:39.7 105
61 61 141 Nate Ogden Byu 15:13.5 24:39.7 105
62 62 82 Patrick Milloy Arizona State 15:21.3 24:40.0 107
46 46 1400 Joey Bywater Washington 15:25.9 24:40.3 108
63 63 581 Yonas Mebrahtu Iowa State 15:23.3 24:40.4 109
64 64 333 Wesley Rutton Eastern Kentucky 15:19.4 24:40.5 110
65 65 946 Adam Cunningham North Carolina 15:18.9 24:40.6 111
66 66 1014 Dan Jackson Notre Dame 15:21.4 24:41.2 112
47 47 1456 Patrick Cheptoek Western Kentucky 15:11.5 24:41.7 113
48 48 892 Nick Atwood Montana State 15:21.3 24:41.7 113
49 49 1421 Sam Ahlbeck Washington St. 15:27.0 24:42.0 115
50 50 143 Evan Anderson Cal Poly 15:25.3 24:42.2 116
51 51 166 Kari Karlsson California 15:26.9 24:42.2 116
52 52 1081 Mac Fleet Oregon 15:16.6 24:42.3 118
53 53 996 Jason Pedersen Northern Arizona 15:25.7 24:43.7 119 Northern Arizona # 5
54 54 96 Scott Novack Auburn 15:29.0 24:43.8 120
67 67 930 David Bishop New Mexico 15:26.7 24:43.8 120
68 68 1272 Jonathan Peterson UC Davis 15:21.6 24:44.5 122
55 55 1506 Charlie Swartz William & Mary 15:19.5 24:44.8 123 William & Mary # 5
56 56 154 Andrew Wright Cal Poly 15:25.8 24:44.9 124
57 57 367 Anthony Morales Florida 15:22.6 24:45.2 125
58 58 1405 Cameron Quackenbush Washington 15:25.6 24:45.3 126
59 59 645 Bret Imgrund Kansas 15:26.4 24:46.6 127
69 69 289 Tom Robbins Dartmouth 15:16.1 24:46.9 128
70 70 387 Wes Rickman Florida State 15:21.8 24:47.0 129
71 71 481 Colin Mickow Illinois 15:28.3 24:47.3 130
60 60 1428 Mark Moeller Washington St. 15:32.3 24:47.8 131
72 72 1182 Benjamin Johnson Stanford 15:21.3 24:48.2 132
61 61 994 David McNeill Northern Arizona 14:59.6 24:48.7 133
73 73 933 Keith Gerrard New Mexico 15:23.7 24:48.7 133
62 62 825 Patrick Grosskopf Michigan State 15:31.6 24:49.4 135
74 74 1311 Kevin Johnson Umass Amherst 15:29.2 24:49.4 135
63 63 965 Patrick Campbell NC State 15:29.9 24:49.9 137
64 64 16 Zach Nordahl Air Force 15:33.4 24:50.0 138
65 65 130 Madison Roeder Butler 15:34.8 24:50.3 139
66 66 1250 Kyle Dekker Tulsa 15:19.0 24:50.6 140
67 67 364 Aaron Kindt Florida 15:26.6 24:50.7 141
68 68 561 Jesse Luciano Iowa 15:24.6 24:51.0 142
75 75 532 Thorsten Baumeister Iona 15:26.5 24:51.3 143
69 69 1502 Ben Massam William & Mary 15:18.8 24:51.5 144
70 70 1353 Elkana Rotich UTEP 15:32.5 24:52.1 145
76 76 136 Brandon Hebbert Byu 15:15.6 24:52.3 146
71 71 822 Spencer Beatty Michigan State 15:35.9 24:52.6 147
77 77 191 Riak Mabil Central Michigan 15:26.3 24:52.8 148
72 72 1351 Robert Menjo UTEP 15:26.4 24:53.1 149
73 73 893 Patrick Casey Montana State 15:21.3 24:53.5 150
74 74 363 Josh Izewski Florida 15:20.6 24:53.7 151
75 75 1404 Max O'Donoghue-Mcdona Washington 15:23.1 24:53.7 151
78 78 477 Chris Desilva Illinois 15:38.9 24:53.9 153
76 76 121 Tom Boardman Butler 15:29.5 24:54.2 154
77 77 500 Scott Krapf Illinois State 15:36.6 24:55.1 155
79 79 935 Ross Millington New Mexico 15:35.4 24:55.1 155
80 80 310 Matt Lemon Dayton 15:22.3 24:55.2 157
81 81 538 Craig Murphy Iona 15:24.7 24:55.8 158
78 78 413 Bejan Abtahi Georgia 15:35.1 24:56.0 159
82 82 261 Daniel Wallis Colorado St. 15:36.4 24:56.0 159
79 79 1525 Jeremiah Vaughan Indiana State 15:36.1 24:56.9 161
83 83 255 Jeremy Freed Colorado St. 15:30.8 24:57.0 162
80 80 1425 Andrew Kimpel Washington St. 15:37.3 24:57.4 163
84 84 1293 Juan Paredes UC Santa Barbara 15:33.9 24:58.3 164
85 85 1040 Donald Roys Ohio State 15:33.7 24:58.6 165
81 81 972 Andrew North NC State 15:26.8 24:59.0 166
86 86 677 Drew Bean Lamar 15:36.6 24:59.3 167
87 87 535 Josh Hibbs Iona 15:22.4 24:59.4 168
82 82 146 Carl Dargitz Cal Poly 15:36.3 24:59.7 169
88 88 586 Jory Zunich Iowa State 15:39.9 24:59.9 170
83 83 17 Jonathan Rock Air Force 15:36.2 25:00.1 171
89 89 1141 Dan Dunbar Southern Illinois 15:24.6 25:00.4 172
84 84 165 Collin Jarvis California 15:36.1 25:00.5 173
90 90 849 Pieter Gagnon Minnesota 15:34.3 25:00.8 174
91 91 279 Anthony Merra Columbia 15:40.1 25:00.9 175
92 92 724 Matt Hughes Louisville 15:32.8 25:01.0 176
93 93 79 Nick Happe Arizona State 15:33.3 25:01.4 177
85 85 144 Leif Anderson Cal Poly 15:43.6 25:01.6 178
86 86 1410 Rob Webster Washington 15:37.4 25:02.0 179
94 94 582 Ben Murphy-Baum Iowa State 15:41.3 25:02.1 180
87 87 557 Mark Battista Iowa 15:37.6 25:02.5 181
88 88 760 Dan McDevitt Loyola (Md.) 15:40.7 25:02.8 182
95 95 932 Rory Fraser New Mexico 15:30.1 25:02.9 183
96 96 912 Brad Doering Nebraska 15:33.1 25:02.9 183
97 97 1310 David Johnson Umass Amherst 15:27.0 25:03.0 185
89 89 512 Scott Keeney Indiana State 15:37.0 25:03.4 186
90 90 1348 Justice Chirchir UTEP 15:25.2 25:04.2 187
91 91 1339 Steve Strickland Utah State 15:29.3 25:04.8 188
98 98 726 Scott McClain Louisville 15:39.1 25:05.0 189
92 92 987 Andrew Belus Northern Arizona 15:37.2 25:05.3 190
93 93 501 Matt Mroczynski Illinois State 15:29.2 25:05.3 190
94 94 644 Kaleb Humphreys Kansas 15:36.7 25:06.1 192
99 99 537 Leonard Korir Iona 15:25.3 25:06.3 193
95 95 809 Kevin Silver Miami (Ohio) 15:34.9 25:06.5 194
100 100 1017 Joe Miller Notre Dame 15:39.3 25:07.1 195
96 96 41 Emmanuel Bor Alabama 15:43.4 25:07.2 196
97 97 516 Eric Schulz Indiana State 15:40.5 25:07.5 197
101 101 680 Joonas Harjamaki Lamar 15:31.5 25:09.0 198
98 98 891 Matthew Atkinson-Adam Montana State 15:42.6 25:09.3 199
102 102 1143 Kyle Kirchner Southern Illinois 15:32.7 25:09.4 200

 

Women Combined - NCAA D1 Pre Nationals 2009

1    Washington 4, 11, 12, 30, 68 125
2 Colorado 1, 16, 45, 50, 59 171
3 Florida 21, 22, 36, 51, 62 192
4 Princeton 14, 37, 54, 70, 84 259
5 Florida State 2, 10, 40, 80, 136 268
6 Oregon 6, 18, 49, 98, 155 326
7 Georgetown 15, 42, 81, 92, 159 389
8 Syracuse 48, 60, 67, 100, 115 390
9 Stanford 29, 33, 34, 152, 164 412

 

Place from White of Blue Race / Name / 5k Split / Overall Time
Place
Team Rank
1 1 225 Jenny Barringer Colorado 9:46.6 19:50.9 1 Colorado #1
2 2 373 Susan Kuijken Florida State 10:10.5 20:20.8 2 Florida State #1
1 1 464 Angela Bizzarri Illinois 10:12.6 20:27.8 3
2 2 1397 Kendra Schaaf Washington 9:53.7 20:29.0 4 Washington #1
3 3 836 Megan Duwell Minnesota 10:12.4 20:31.5 5
3 3 1071 Jordan Hasay Oregon 10:09.7 20:33.0 6 Oregon #1
4 4 1344 Risper Kimaiyo UTEP 10:10.5 20:33.9 7
5 5 1450 Janet Jesang Western Kentucky 10:09.8 20:34.5 8
6 6 657 Beverly Ramos Kansas State 10:13.1 20:36.3 9
7 7 371 Pasca Cheruiyot Florida State 10:10.2 20:36.6 10 Florida State #2
4 4 1391 Katie Follett Washington 10:12.4 20:37.7 11 Washington #2
5 5 1387 Christine Babcock Washington 10:12.5 20:38.2 12 Washington #3
8 8 569 Lisa Koll Iowa State 10:09.6 20:40.5 13
6 6 1111 Liz Costello Princeton 10:12.1 20:44.7 14 Princeton #1
9 9 392 Emily Infeld Georgetown 10:15.5 20:45.1 15 Georgetown #1
10 10 230 Allie McLaughlin Colorado 10:10.5 20:45.6 16 Colorado #2
11 11 817 Emily MacLeod Michigan State 10:16.2 20:47.2 17
12 12 1068 Nicole Blood Oregon 10:10.2 20:47.8 18 Oregon #2
13 13 961 Emily Pritt NC State 10:15.9 20:50.2 19
7 7 472 Kristin Sutherland Illinois 10:12.5 20:50.3 20
8 8 352 Stacey Johnson Florida 10:16.0 20:50.3 21 Florida #1
9 9 354 Rebecca Lowe Florida 10:13.2 20:51.1 22 Florida #2
10 10 940 Lauren Holesh North Carolina 10:13.4 20:51.6 23
14 14 717 Tarah McKay Louisville 10:09.5 20:52.1 24
11 11 67 Kari Hardt Arizona State 10:12.7 20:58.8 25
12 12 99 Erin Bedell Baylor 10:12.8 20:59.9 26
13 13 162 Deborah Maier California 10:21.1 21:00.3 27
14 14 999 Lindsey Ferguson Notre Dame 10:12.8 21:00.9 28
15 15 1168 Alexandra Gits Stanford 10:15.8 21:01.8 29 Stanford #1
15 15 1388 Kailey Campbell Washington 10:13.5 21:03.2 30 Washington #4
16 16 982 Veronica Pohl Northern Arizona 10:12.9 21:03.6 31
17 17 627 Lauren Bonds Kansas 10:13.1 21:03.7 32
16 16 1171 Stephanie Marcy Stanford 10:17.3 21:04.0 33 Stanford #2
17 17 1167 Alex Dunne Stanford 10:16.1 21:05.3 34 Stanford #3
18 18 55 Maggie Callahan Arizona 10:20.7 21:06.2 35
18 18 348 Charlotte Browning Florida 10:13.8 21:07.8 36 Florida #3
19 19 1112 Sarah Cummings Princeton 10:20.0 21:08.6 37 Princeton #2
19 19 654 Sydney Messick Kansas State 10:29.7 21:09.5 38
20 20 465 Elizabeth Boyle Illinois 10:14.6 21:10.2 39
20 20 374 Pilar McShine Florida State 10:12.2 21:10.3 40 Florida State #3
21 21 87 Hollie Knight Auburn 10:18.4 21:10.4 41
22 22 393 Emily Jones Georgetown 10:18.8 21:10.8 42 Georgetown #2
21 21 1203 Betzy Jimenez Texas 10:13.0 21:11.1 43
23 23 899 Rachel Carrizales Nebraska 10:29.4 21:11.2 44
24 24 233 Laura Tremblay Colorado 10:31.6 21:11.9 45 Colorado #3
22 22 1384 Anna Nosenko Wake Forest 10:13.5 21:13.9 46
25 25 1342 Kathya Garcia UTEP 10:19.6 21:14.3 47
23 23 1192 Katie Hursey Syracuse 10:20.6 21:14.7 48 Syracuse #1
26 26 1073 Claire Michel Oregon 10:28.7 21:15.1 49 Oregon #3
27 27 232 Laura Thweatt Colorado 10:26.9 21:15.2 50 Colorado #4
24 24 353 Genevieve Lacaze Florida 10:18.2 21:15.8 51 Florida #4
28 28 1153 Sharla Manuele Southern Utah 10:25.5 21:16.5 52
29 29 546 Brooke Eilers Iowa 10:15.9 21:17.6 53
25 25 1115 Ashley Higginson Princeton 10:22.9 21:18.7 54 Princeton #3
26 26 194 Amanda Goetschius Charlotte 10:19.9 21:18.9 55
30 30 623 Alison Parris James Madison 10:22.4 21:18.9 56
31 31 449 Claire Richardson Harvard 10:19.1 21:19.0 57
27 27 943 Ashley Verplank North Carolina 10:31.0 21:19.3 58
32 32 226 Emma Coburn Colorado 10:29.5 21:20.2 59 Colorado #5
28 28 1194 Rebekah MacKay Syracuse 10:22.2 21:20.3 60 Syracuse #2
29 29 1489 Emily Anderson William & Mary 10:15.8 21:21.0 61
30 30 355 Julie Northrup Florida 10:25.2 21:21.3 62 Florida #5
33 33 445 Kailyn Kuzmuk Harvard 10:30.3 21:21.5 63
34 34 1266 Sarah Sumpter UC Davis 10:30.0 21:21.9 64
31 31 406 Kristie Krueger Georgia 10:16.7 21:22.0 65
35 35 900 Lara Crofford Nebraska 10:30.7 21:22.5 66
32 32 1193 Maegan Krifchin Syracuse 10:26.0 21:23.1 67 Syracuse #3
33 33 1394 Allison Linnell Washington 10:22.0 21:23.7 68 Washington #5
34 34 928 Ruth Senior New Mexico 10:21.9 21:23.7 69
35 35 1116 Reilly Kiernan Princeton 10:20.0 21:24.0 70 Princeton #4
36 36 1476 Tonya Nero Wichita State 10:19.3 21:25.4 71
36 36 1451 Marion Kandie Western Kentucky 10:35.0 21:26.6 72
37 37 1216 Ari Fisher Toledo 10:19.8 21:27.6 73
37 37 1201 Mia Behm Texas 10:23.4 21:27.7 74
38 38 1478 Leah Thompson Wichita State 10:19.6 21:28.2 75
39 39 407 Bridget Lyons Georgia 10:24.3 21:28.9 76
38 38 572 Betsy Saina Iowa State 10:21.5 21:29.1 77
39 39 59 Lauren Smith Arizona 10:24.8 21:29.4 78
40 40 1025 Sarah Foster Ohio State 10:23.5 21:29.9 79
40 40 372 Jennifer Dunn Florida State 10:32.7 21:30.1 80 Florida State #4
41 41 395 Natasha Labeaud Georgetown 10:28.7 21:30.4 81 Georgetown #3
42 42 814 Carlie Green Michigan State 10:30.8 21:30.9 82
43 43 715 Kim Grieshaber Louisville 10:27.5 21:30.9 83
41 41 1110 Alex Banfich Princeton 10:21.5 21:31.6 84 Princeton #5
44 44 86 Stephanie Barnes Auburn 10:28.5 21:32.0 85
42 42 103 Nichole Jones Baylor 10:16.2 21:32.1 86
43 43 839 Stephanie Price Minnesota 10:33.4 21:32.3 87
44 44 252 Ellie Rastall Colorado St. 10:22.4 21:32.8 88
45 45 109 Katie Clark Butler 10:26.2 21:33.2 89
46 46 549 Betsy Flood Iowa 21:33.4 90
47 47 962 Brittany Tinsley NC State 10:19.9 21:33.4 91
48 48 397 Katie McCafferty Georgetown 10:31.7 21:33.6 92 Georgetown #4
45 45 926 Lacey Oeding New Mexico 10:32.9 21:34.0 93
49 49 450 Sammy Silva Harvard 10:26.1 21:35.2 94
46 46 468 Chantelle Groenewoud Illinois 10:28.7 21:36.0 95
50 50 57 Camilyn Jackson Arizona 10:32.6 21:36.2 96
47 47 1031 Katie Williams Ohio State 10:21.2 21:36.6 97
51 51 1070 Bronwyn Crossman Oregon 10:28.9 21:36.9 98 Oregon #4
52 52 568 Grace Kemmey Iowa State 10:39.8 21:37.6 99
48 48 1196 Lauren Penney Syracuse 10:22.8 21:38.1 100 Syracuse #4
53 53 1236 Melanie Cleland Tulsa 10:24.9 21:38.8 101
49 49 1511 Alicia Garber Brown University 10:24.8 21:39.1 102
50 50 1491 Meghan Burns William & Mary 10:21.9 21:39.4 103
51 51 920 Nicky Archer New Mexico 10:21.6 21:39.7 104
52 52 922 Ashley Gibson New Mexico 10:32.5 21:39.9 105
53 53 845 Elizabeth Yetzer Minnesota 10:39.5 21:40.2 106
54 54 160 Ellie Keene California 10:30.5 21:40.4 107
55 55 1414 Lisa Egami Washington St. 10:31.9 21:40.8 108
54 54 228 Emily Hanenburg Colorado 10:36.9 21:40.9 109
56 56 72 Lindsay Prescott Arizona State 10:24.3 21:41.4 110
57 57 843 Kayla Wagner Minnesota 10:32.9 21:41.7 111
55 55 56 Hanna Henson Arizona 10:34.7 21:41.9 112
58 58 841 Nikki Swenson Minnesota 10:33.6 21:42.2 113
59 59 1027 Jordan Jennewine Ohio State 10:25.5 21:42.3 114
60 60 1190 Catherine Desarle Syracuse 10:26.3 21:42.4 115 Syracuse #5
61 61 1198 Kim Spano Syracuse 10:26.1 21:42.4 116
56 56 116 Lauren McKillip Butler 10:32.1 21:43.1 117
57 57 1343 Jepchirchir Kigen UTEP 10:41.1 21:43.5 118
62 62 835 Heather Dorniden Minnesota 10:35.4 21:43.8 119
63 63 875 Katrina Drennen Montana 10:36.3 21:43.8 120
64 64 1385 Dina Nosenko Wake Forest 10:18.5 21:43.8 121
58 58 1154 Diana Medina Southern Utah 10:35.0 21:43.9 122
59 59 1092 Abby Chesimet Oregon State 10:37.9 21:44.6 123
60 60 658 Martina Tresch Kansas State 10:37.6 21:45.4 124
65 65 1007 Marissa Treece Notre Dame 10:29.4 21:45.5 125
61 61 528 Anna Jorgensen Iona 10:38.4 21:46.0 126
62 62 902 Ari Goldstein Nebraska 10:34.0 21:46.5 127
63 63 53 Elizabeth Apgar Arizona 10:39.5 21:46.9 128
66 66 23 Larisa Arcip Akron 10:39.4 21:47.1 129
67 67 74 Angela Spadafino Arizona State 10:29.4 21:47.4 130
68 68 335 Courtney Calka Eastern Michigan 10:29.2 21:47.5 131
64 64 576 Aliphine Tuliamuk Iowa State 10:26.7 21:47.6 132
69 69 1390 Lindsay Flanagan Washington 10:27.7 21:47.9 133
70 70 35 Kelsey Johnson Alabama 10:30.3 21:48.7 134
65 65 550 Amanda Hardesty Iowa 10:28.9 21:48.9 135
66 66 378 Amanda Winslow Florida State 10:38.0 21:49.4 136 Florida State #5
71 71 212 Jocelyn McCauley Cincinnati 10:28.3 21:49.5 137
72 72 632 Amanda Miller Kansas 10:34.1 21:49.6 138
73 73 1009 Erica Watson Notre Dame 10:40.7 21:50.3 139
74 74 1008 Rachel Velarde Notre Dame 10:40.8 21:50.4 140
75 75 1199 Heather Stephens Syracuse 10:26.1 21:50.6 141
67 67 555 Hannah Roeder Iowa 10:38.7 21:50.8 142
68 68 810 Tiffany Abrahamian Michigan State 10:37.5 21:50.9 143
69 69 570 Meaghan Nelson Iowa State 10:41.4 21:50.9 144
76 76 975 Kortnee Burton Northern Arizona 10:39.3 21:50.9 145
77 77 634 Rebeka Stowe Kansas 10:35.4 21:51.7 146
78 78 923 Delyth James New Mexico 10:33.1 21:51.8 147
70 70 1262 Abbey Gallaher UC Davis 10:34.7 21:52.0 148
71 71 375 Andi Palen Florida State 10:42.1 21:52.4 149
72 72 227 Katie Cumming Colorado 10:42.2 21:52.5 150
73 73 794 Amanda Mirochna Miami (Ohio) 10:43.0 21:52.9 151
74 74 1174 Maddie O'Meara Stanford 10:29.1 21:53.0 152 Stanford #4
75 75 622 Stacey Nobles James Madison 10:43.0 21:53.1 153
76 76 553 Megan Lessard Iowa 10:46.6 21:53.7 154
77 77 1072 Alex Kosinski Oregon 10:22.3 21:53.9 155 Oregon #5
79 79 941 Maria Lucena North Carolina 10:43.4 21:53.9 156
78 78 1223 Renata Volf Toledo 10:37.4 21:54.0 157
79 79 54 Jennifer Bergman Arizona 10:33.1 21:54.6 158
80 80 394 Kirsten Kasper Georgetown 10:41.9 21:54.8 159 Georgetown #5
81 81 1119 Halsey Fowler Rice 10:54.2 21:55.0 160
80 80 838 Amy Laskowske Minnesota 10:33.5 21:55.1 161
82 82 296 Maura Bulgrin Dayton 10:38.2 21:55.8 162
83 83 767 Jayne Grebinski Marquette 10:53.2 21:55.9 163
84 84 1169 Georgia Griffin Stanford 10:16.3 21:56.2 164 Stanford #5
81 81 980 Astrid Leutert Northern Arizona 10:25.8 21:56.6 165
82 82 1022 Ellen Birmingham Ohio State 10:29.9 21:57.1 166
85 85 819 Rebekah Smeltzer Michigan State 10:45.7 21:57.1 167
86 86 957 Jordan Jenkins NC State 10:31.6 21:57.2 168
87 87 1075 Taylor Wallace Oregon 10:34.7 21:57.3 169
83 83 1206 Allison Mendez Texas 10:34.2 21:57.8 170
84 84 427 Mary Kate Dubard Georgia Tech 10:41.9 21:58.1 171
85 85 979 Haley Lawrence Northern Arizona 10:39.2 21:58.2 172
88 88 376 Jessica Parry Florida State 10:26.5 21:58.9 173
89 89 1261 Caitlin Fitzgerald UC Davis 10:39.1 21:59.2 174
90 90 551 Lauren Hardesty Iowa 10:32.6 21:59.2 175
86 86 75 Anna Sperry Arizona State 10:25.3 21:59.5 176
87 87 271 Julie Quinn Columbia 10:39.6 21:59.9 177
91 91 1359 Rita Jorgensen Vanderbilt 10:42.5 22:00.1 178
88 88 1512 Ariel Wright Brown University 10:30.3 22:00.3 179
89 89 248 Sarah Heuer Colorado St. 10:33.9 22:00.5 180
92 92 176 Melissa Darling Central Michigan 10:46.7 22:01.0 181
93 93 1340 Gladys Chumba UTEP 10:49.5 22:01.4 182
90 90 247 Kristen Hemphill Colorado St. 10:29.9 22:01.5 183
91 91 1492 Kayley Byrne William & Mary 10:31.1 22:01.5 184
94 94 1123 Heather Olson Rice 10:56.3 22:01.6 185
92 92 161 Keena Kohl California 10:37.0 22:02.0 186
93 93 1208 Lauren Salisbury Texas 10:30.1 22:02.1 187
95 95 399 Rachel Schneider Georgetown 10:41.9 22:02.2 188
94 94 938 Callan Fike North Carolina 10:44.9 22:03.1 189
95 95 250 Nicole Peters Colorado St. 10:33.9 22:03.4 190
96 96 815 Katie Haines Michigan State 10:41.5 22:03.6 191
97 97 114 Kirsti Legg Butler 10:40.3 22:03.8 192
98 98 1077 Lauren Zaludek Oregon 10:31.8 22:04.0 193
99 99 901 Jessica Furlan Nebraska 10:46.3 22:04.8 194
100 100 326 Katherine Pagano Eastern Kentucky 10:45.3 22:05.0 195
96 96 157 Alison Greggor California 10:37.1 22:05.1 196
101 101 1452 Eimear O'Brien Western Kentucky 10:48.2 22:05.2 197
97 97 1006 Rebecca Tracy Notre Dame 10:37.9 22:05.7 198
98 98 209 Lilian Jelimo Cincinnati 10:41.9 22:05.7 199
99 99 1395 Kenna Patrick Washington 10:35.2 22:05.7 200
102 102 1127 Marie Thompson Rice 10:48.6 22:05.9 201
100 100 267 Christina Henderson Columbia 10:44.2 22:06.1 202
]]> Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:12:00 +0000 News - Kastor vs. Mikitenko Makes for Interesting Match-Up in Chicago - rrw KASTOR VS. MIKITENKO MAKES FOR INTERESTING MATCH-UP IN CHICAGO
By David Monti
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CHICAGO (10-Oct) -- The course for Sunday's Bank of America Chicago Marathon is renowned for being smooth and flat, but the paths take by both Deena Kastor and Irina Mikitenko, the chief protagonists in the women's race, had more than a few potholes.

Kastor, 36, the 2004 Olympic bronze medallist in the marathon and the USA marathon record holder (2:19:36), hasn't completed a marathon in 18 months.  After winning the USA Olympic Team Trials marathon in April, 2008, in Boston, Kastor made her best-ever marathon preparation in advance of the Beijing Olympics.  But her race there ended before the 5 km mark when a bone in her right foot suddenly snapped, ending her quest for a second Olympic medal.

Under coach Terrence Mahon of the Mammoth Track Club in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., Kastor slowly returned to running at the beginning of the year.  She didn't compete in a race until the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8-K last March --part of her agreement to run the marathon here-- running through a freak spring snowstorm in 27 minutes and 15 seconds.  By May, she was finding her form again, winning the Bupa Great Edinburgh Run 10-K and finishing third in the Bay to Breakers 12-K.  It seemed like she was finally getting back on track.

But a second foot injury cropped up in late May, an inflammation of her right big toe, and again Kastor's training was set back, an incident she called "a scare."

"I wasn't sure if my body could handle this any more," she told reporters yesterday at a news conference.

Kastor was forced to change how she ran the NYRR New York Mini 10-K last June, accompanying race director Mary Wittenberg at a 7 minute-per-mile pace instead of contesting for the win.  She grudgingly switched to cross training for much of the summer (which gave her some time to complete a cookbook she had been working on) and allowed the toe to heal. Slowly, she went back to running and competed in the warm and humid NYC Half-Marathon last August, her first real competition in three months.

"I did have what was meant to be a tune-up race, but it didn't go as I would have liked," Kastor said of her seventh place, 1:13:48 effort, her slowest-ever half-marathon.  "That race gave me the momentum to hunker down at home.  I'm really happy with how my training went."

By her own accounting, Kastor comes into this event with five very good weeks of training under her belt and enough confidence to compete for the win.

"The past five weeks of my training have really proved that my coach, Terrence Mahon, is brilliant at getting me ready at the right time," she said.  "So I'm pretty excited."

For Mikitenko, 37, who will collect her second consecutive World Marathon Majors (WMM) points title in November (she has an insurmountable lead in the 2008/2009 series), her appearance here represents Plan "B."  The German marathon record holder, with a 2:19:19 personal best, was to have been one of her nation's top stars at the recent IAAF World Championships in Berlin last August.  But Mikitenko pulled out of the marathon there just weeks before the meet, distraught over the death of her father with whom she was very close.  She still has trouble talking about it.

"Obviously, it's still a tough topic for me to talk about that," she said yesterday through a translator.  "It was a tragic loss for me.  He was the most important person in my life.  We had a very good relationship.  He was always proud of what I was doing, like the running.  So, that's why I want to show him, and run good just for him."

On paper, Kastor and Mikitenko are closely matched.  Only 17 seconds separate their career best marathon times, and both have achieved four WMM podium finishes (two wins for Kastor and three for Mikitenko).  Kastor has the edge at shorter distances, with faster times at 10,000m and the half-marathon, but Mikitenko won two Majors in 2008 and 2009 while Kastor was sidelined with injury.  That would seem to give Mikitenko an edge.

Nonetheless, the soft-spoken German sounded somewhat tentative.  Taking a deep breath before speaking, she said of resuming her training after her father's death: "At the beginning it was hard.  But, it went better and better.  I think we have good competition here and, of course, I hope to run fast."

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Although the weather here has improved from yesterday's driving rain which caused the waters of Lake Michigan to froth into whitecaps, more rain is expected later today which could leave the roadway slick for tomorrow's race.  It will indeed be cold for the race forecasters say, just above the freezing mark for the 7:30 a.m. start, but the sun will be out for the entire day.  Winds are expected at 8 MPH (13 KPH) from the northwest.  Because the course is a relatively narrow loop, the wind will help at some points and hurt at others.  Most significantly, athletes should face a stiff headwind in the final 5 km which runs from south to north.

]]> Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:19:00 +0000 <![CDATA[News - After Olympic Setback, Marathon Carries Chicago's Pride - rrw]]> AFTER OLYMPIC SETBACK, MARATHON CARRIES CHICAGO'S PRIDE
By David Monti
(c) 2009 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Used with permission.

CHICAGO (08-Oct) -- Nearly one week after the International Olympic Committee rejected this city's 2016 Olympic bid, mayor Richard M. Daley was still able to take pride in what may be Chicago's most important global sporting event: the Bank of America Chicago Marathon which takes place here for the 32nd time on Sunday.

"When we look at the race, it started out 32 years ago and it started out as a small race," the mayor told reporters here today, stressing the event's positive economic impact on the city.  "And now it's over 45,000 people participating."

The marathon isn't the Olympics, but it's become a truly world class event within the Olympic sports family.  The race has seen four open world marathon records, three open debut world records, and too many national records to list.  The event records, 2:05:42 by Khalid Khannouchi in 1999 and 2:17:18 by Paula Radcliffe in 2002, are still amongst history's fastest marathons.  Daley said that the race definitely helped bring Chicago into the consciousness of international sports fans, if not into the exclusive group of Olympic Games venues.

"At the same time it's an international event, it's a global event," the mayor said.  "And we, of course, used many, many pictures of this for our presentation for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.  We made no bones about that.  People knew it around the world."  He added: "That says a lot about the city. That says a lot about the appreciation of this wonderful marathon."

The man most responsible for the race's success, executive director Carey Pinkowski, is celebrating his 20th year at the helm.  Today, the city recognized his contribution to Chicago by naming the intersection of streets where the race begins, Monroe Street and Columbus Drive, Carey Pinkowski Drive.  Mayor Daley presented Pinkowski with the sign today, calling him "passionate, hard working, committed and disciplined."

"I was in the park and got a ticket the other day, and I don't know if this will do anything in the future," Pinkowski joked.  "I've been very, very fortunate to be the race director for 20 years, and it's an honor to be the spokesman.  It really is thousands of people that have been behind the scene," he said thanking the city's various municipal agencies.  He added: "We're looking forward to a great event on Sunday morning."

After two years of unusually hot weather, Sunday's race here will be cold.  The website Weather.com forecasts wake up temperatures at about 40°F (5°C), and only reaching an afternoon high of 50°F (9°C).  That's a far cry from the 80°F (27°C) hit in the 2008 edition of the race when Pinkowski had to shut the race down 3 hours and 50 minutes into the event.

]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:55:00 +0000 <![CDATA[News - Chicago & Tokyo Eliminated for 2016 Olympics - rrw]]> CHICAGO & TOKYO ELIMINATED FOR 2016 OLYMPICS
By David Monti
(c) 2009 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Used with permission.

The 2016 Olympic Games will be held either in Madrid or Rio De Janeiro as Chicago and Tokyo were eliminated in the first two rounds of voting, news services are reporting from Copenhagen.

The Washington Post called Chicago's elimination in the first round "shocking," coming just a few hours after President Obama made a personal pitch for the Games for his adopted hometown.  The Post reported that there were "audible gasps" from the International Olympic Committee meeting when Chicago's elimination was announced.

Tokyo was eliminated in the second round, setting the stage for a final round vote between four-time bidder Madrid and newcomer Rio.  The Olympics were held in Spain in 1992 in Barcelona, but have never been held in South America.

]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:07:00 +0000 Blog - Europe Tour Finale - Matt Scherer - 7/31/09 Since my last blog after Lignano, Italy I was doing alot of traveling and racing and just never got around to writing a blog so this one will probably be a little longer as I try to recap everything from the past couple weeks. Go here for videos and results of all of my races.

Belgium
My next two meets were in Liege and Heusden. After running well in Italy I was anxious to get back on the track making the small adjustments I thought would take me to a 1:46 low. There was a slight snag in the travel when Geena Gall's and my luggage got lost. Of course I just had a carry-on but it was just a touch over the 10kg weight limit so I had to check it. We had a short layover in Rome before landing in Brussels and the bags never made it onto our second flight. But that side story doesn't get much more interesting as the bags arrived at our hotel the next day.

But as far as the race goes, we had a pace maker that was supposed to pace for 600 meters going through the 400 in 50.5 - 51.0 so I wanted to get out right behind him and see what I could do. At the gun I got out well and positioned myself into second right behind the pacer exactly where I wanted to be. About halfway down the backstretch I started to notice that the pacer was working ridiculously hard just to get to the front. At the 200 mark he was in an all out sprint...and slowing down. I didn't want to run a slow tactical race so on the curve I moved past the pacer. As soon as I came up on him he started to break down completely and ended up stepping off the track before the 300 mark. Probably the worst pacer I've had in one of my races. So now I was in the lead, which ended up not being a good thing for me as I started over striding trying to stay as relaxed as possible. I came through in 51.5 and things started to move when we got to the backstretch. When it was time to kick with 200 to go I realized that 300 meters of over striding had completely zapped my legs and I was out of gas. I finished a ways back at 1:49. So not a good race for me and sort of a waste of a good opportunity.

Three days later I raced at Heusden. Heusden has been one of those tracks for alot of people where they just run fast. Alot of people have had PR's on it and it is where Alan Webb ran his 1:43 a couple years back. I was in the B section but we still had a pacer that was supposed to go out in 51.0. I think we ended up going out in 53 something but this time I just tucked myself in 3rd place. Off of a slow pace like that people usually just start to sprint with 300 left. I was in second after the pacer stepped off at 500 and then made a decisive move with 250 to go and I took the lead. I kept pressing through the curve and into the homestretch. I ended up getting passed by one guy but still finished very well with a 2nd place 1:48.1. It was probably my best race for going out in 53 so there were definitely some positives from it. And another plus was that I ended up placing 8th overall including the A race, which put me in the prize money.

Finland
After the two Belgium meets I changed my schedule and decided to go run my next two races in Joensuu and Lapinlahti, Finland. I ran both of those meets last year so I knew what to expect. It took the better part of a day to take a train to Brussels, fly to Riga, Latvia, change planes to Helsinki, and then a 3-4 hour train ride to Joensuu. I got in around 8pm and was to race the next evening.

The race did not have a pacer and from a slow first 100 I took the lead off the break. This time I was much more prepared to lead and tried to focus on keeping my stride frequency up while still staying patient and relaxed. We all got around to 250 to go when things started to pick up. There was a guy in the race from South Africa, and he was moving on the outside while my teammate, Kevin Hicks, was moving just to my outside. When we were all abreast, the SA guy completely just moved down on Kevin and he got shot back to 5th. By then we were headed into the curve and the guy tries to do the same thing to me. I battled with him with elbows and body contact as he was trying to get on the rail. Eventually I squeezed past him but got tripped and almost went down. It was everything I could do to not fall. I got onto the homestretch and tried to kick but after the 100m physical battle I didn't have a strong kick left. Kevin actually ended up coming back and winning the race in 1:48. I was not far back at 1:49. I wasn't happy with that race at all. I feel like I was positioned well and would have had a 1:47 race if I hadn't had to waste so much energy trying to stay upright and on the track. But that's racing, that happens sometimes and you have to deal with it. In hindsight I should have just given the SA guy a hard solid bump at the first sign that he was going to be a problem. I'm usually always the biggest guy in the race and shouldn't be afraid to be the aggressor.

For the 5th time in about 15 days I race - my last of the season in Lapinlahti, Finland. Now I can finally start to feel all of the traveling, racing, and stress of the season weighing on me. So I decided to run as conservative as possible and make sure I finish well. I got out well but still stayed near the back of the pack, just chillin. I was in last with 200 to go and made a strong move to the finish. I passed 4 or 5 guys but finished 6th. I probably should have moved a little earlier or been in a bit better position before the kick but it was a good finish so I was happy with it.

After Finland I returned to London to the OTC apartment where most of the other guys were. The trip getting back is a pretty good story. One of the things I like to do in Europe when I'm not training or running is getting around or to where I'm going completely on my own. I like trying to figure out public transit or train routes to get somewhere the cheapest I can. So for my return to London, I was scheduled to get into Stansted airport at 11:55pm. This airport is also about a hour drive from downtown London and the OTC apartment is probably a 40 min drive on the other side of the city center. So it would be a challenge for me to make it back at all, not to mention trying to do it in the middle of the night.

Our bags took forever to come into baggage claim so I ended up walking out of the terminal at 1am to start my journey. Of course when I know I'll be in this kind of a situation I never research ahead of time about the best way to get there. I always just assume that it will work its way out eventually, and I knew I had plenty of time. At the worst I wanted to make it back to the apartment by 10am. I caught a break because the first thing I saw for public transit was the last train for the night headed into London city center. I hopped on that and 50 min later I was downtown. There was a bus station right outside so I hopped on a bus that was headed in the general direction of Teddington (SW). I get off a stop where I knew I could get on the tube because once in that system it is really easy to get close to Kinston or Teddington. But my first piece of bad luck is that the tube doesn't start running until like 5 in the morning.

I start walking back to a place I can get back on the bus and luckily the bus runs every 15 minutes. Now at 2:30 am as I'm waiting there this very nice $80,000+ Audi is driving by and slows down in front of me. I can see that there are two guys in it. The car then drives off but makes a u-turn in the middle of the street about a half a block down. They come back and again slow down in front of me (about 30-40 feet away) but this time they stop. Then one of the guys gets out of the car and starts walking toward my side of the street. At the same time there is some other guy already walking my direction on the sidewalk. This guy stops to engage me in conversation as the guy from the car walks past me to an ATM behind me. The sidewalk guy asks me if I live around here or know the area. I quickly tell him I don't while I'm trying to keep the two guys and the car in my range of vision. Luckily the guy accepts my answer and just keeps on walking. So I feel a little safer now that I know I can just take off running if I need to and I'm not in the middle of everyone. I watch the ATM guy very closely to see if he's going to make a move to mug me or something. But he gets his cash and jogs back to the car and they take off. My bus comes a few minutes later and I'm out of a potentially bad situation.

That was the exciting part of the journey by far. The rest just involves me hopping around different buses trying to get to a place I've seen before so I can walk to the apartment. Finally, as its approaching 5:30 am, I recognize where I am and start walking in the direction of the apartment. I get there 20 min later and crawl into bed about 6 am.

Now I've just been hanging around, trying not to run too often or eat too much. We've been playing alot of hearts games and rummy. We have even resorted to a game of go fish yesterday. Most of the guys are starting to leave back to the states now so there are fewer and fewer. Will Leer, Russell Brown, Nick Symmonds, Sally Kipyego, Lauren Fleshman, and Ben Bruce are still here for now. I will be around for a bit longer until I head to Iceland to vacation around for a week and then head home to Eugene in mid August, just in time to watch the world championships in Berlin.

]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:02:00 +0000 Blog - Lignano, Italy Race/Meet Recap After 4 consecutive nights of up and down sleeping I think I finally will be able to get into a normal routine here in Belgium. Those 4 nights of sleep went like this: 11, 2.5, 12, 3.5. Last night I did the normal 8-9 hours and now that I won't be flying or having to get up at 4am to catch a train or plane I should be able to sleep normal for a couple weeks. But I've been dealing with the up and down sleep pretty well. I have to if I want to continue running well. That's one of the things about competing in Europe on this type of circuit. You have to roll with things and continually stay positive and upbeat. The minute you let it get to you, let it start weighing you down, your level of performance will suffer too. And when I say 'this type of European circuit' I mean what a majority of American athletes compete in. Not the upper 10% that are good enough to get into the super grand prix's and pick and choose their meets. Most don't get to do that and end up going from meet to meet at the will of convenient travel itineraries and connections.

So on to the meet. I opened up my European tour with a solid performance in Lignano, Italy. My body felt great warming up and the pace maker was scheduled to go through in 50.5 which is perfect for me. There were several good runners in the race including Brandon Shaw, Christian Smith, and Tom Chamney of Ireland. The pace went out in 50.9 and we rolled through the 600 at an equally solid pace. I went out behind the pacer and then led from 500 to 600 when Chamney took the lead. Coming off the curve Christian Smith went by and we finished in that order. So 3rd place with a 1:46.86, my 4th fastest time of me career and by far my fastest race in Europe. I felt strong all the way through and was very happy with my strategy and tactics. Often times the first race in Europe is a little off from all the traveling so if that holds true to me I believe I can get a new PR in the coming weeks. in my next races I would like to maybe get out a little bit fast and finish just a little bit stronger and I'll have a 1:45.5 or better for sure. I am now in Belgium in Liege where I'll be running on Wednesday followed by a race in Heusden, Belgium on Saturday.

Check out the RACE VIDEO here

The rest of the meet:

MENS 100M
Asafa Powell was in this race as he and several other Jamaicans are using it as their Europe base. Powell got out well from the blocks but looked about 95% effort through his drive phase. With 40 to go you could clearly see him start easing up and with 5m to go he COMPLETELY shut down, coming to a WALK just a few steps past the finish line. Of course running this way, the entire field caught back up to him and everyone crossed in a blanket finish. He ended up 3rd with a 10.42. There were even some boos from fans in response to his effort. Trell Kimmons took the win in 10.25.

MENS 400M
Rumors made it through the hotel the day before the meet that Jeremy Wariner wanted a shake out race before getting into his normal European tour and was a late add to the field. Wariner got out fast, making up the stagger of two lanes in about 120 meters and looked to keep the pace through the 200 mark before starting to let up and cruising to a 45.74 win. Although he won by just a half second, the win was never in doubt. He looked very comfortable and was barely even breathing hard afterwards.

WOMENS 800M
A good field with Geena Gall, Morgan Uceny, and Nicole Edwards. The pace was supposed to be 57 for the first 400 and I think it was a little slower than that. Gall was out right behind the pacer looking comfortable. At 600 the pacer looked as though she slowed to stop but didn't get off the track very quickly. The two runners directly behind her also slowed visibly and Yus Santiusti Caballero of Italy who was on Gall's shoulder easily took over the lead. Gall battled back down the homestretch getting the win by .03 at the line in a personal best of 2:00.44. Uceny was 3rd in 2:02.03

WOMENS 100M HURDLES
A pretty straight forward race with Lolo Jones out well and no one challenging. She got the win in 12.92 and Andrea Bliss of Jamaica was second in 13.18.

I did not see the other races so can't give very good recaps of them past looking at results. I have just a few of the races on video and the links are below.

VIDEO: Mens 800m

VIDEO: Womens 100m Hurdles

VIDEO: Womens 800m

FULL RESULTS

]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:52:00 +0000 Blog - London Arrival - Matt Scherer Blog 7/9/09 Right now I am sitting in my London flat chilling out after doing a short second run with Will Leer. Bushy Park is right outside my door and is terrific for running. I'm not sure on its size but is 7-8 miles around the outside and there are dozens of different paths in between. It seems like a popular place to walk dogs and was surprised to see herds of deer roaming around. They seem pretty tame and let you get with a few feet of them.

I arrived yesterday afternoon (local time) after what was one of my better transatlantic trips. My flight itinerary went Eugene to Denver and then Denver to London Heathrow. I can barely get anywhere in the US in two flights out of Eugene but had no problem getting to England. I'm not even sure how long the second flight was. I watched Duplicity (an ok movie) and then was lights out until about 45 min before landing. I was traveling with my coach, Mark Rowland, and Nick Symmonds. Will was arriving an hour before us so we met up with him after customs and rented a car to drive to our flats.

Along the way we were about to enter a round-a-bout when we look to our right and see a city bus driving into the guard rail up over the curb and onto the sidewalk. I was a little confused at first but the we saw the driver was slumped against the window and not conscious at all. Another guy was running to the door and got it open to stop the bus. If he had been going faster we would have been the first car to get hit as we were right in front of it. As we were getting out of the way we could see them getting the driver out of the seat and his arm was twitching pretty violently so we think it must have been a seizure. Hope the poor guy is ok.

After getting the keys to our flats the first thing we did was get groceries. We all have mini kitchens in our flats so will prepare alot of our own food while we're here. At the checkout the guy in front of me forgot his credit card after he paid so the cashier asked me to run him down. He was half a block down by the time I got to him. So less than two hours in London and I've had to be on my toes.

Today we checked out the track at St Mary's, our primary training location and saw Jemma Simpson for the first time in 5 or 6 weeks. i'll just get to do one workout there tomorrow before I head to Lignano, Italy for my first race on Sunday. Most of OTC will be staying here in the same place. I already mentioned Nick and WIll. Geena Gall is also here and the two of us are both going to the Lignano meet and then on to Belgium for a couple races. Early next week several of the other guys will come in. Not sure who but I think 4-5 of them.

I guess we are actually staying in Teddington and Kingston is close by as well. There are several cafes, shops and restaurants around too so definitely some places to see. Hopefully I'll be able to get into downtown and see some of the more tourist type stuff at some point.

I'll have my next blog after I race in Lignano and with any luck, I'll have a video of it too.

]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:07:00 +0000 Comment - Scherer Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:07:17 +0000 Comment - Scherer Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:35:45 +0000 Comment - Scherer Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:21:57 +0000 Comment - Scherer Wow you ran all 50 states?? How long did that take you and what were some of your favorite ones? Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:53:34 +0000 Comment - Scherer Yeah, about time.. ;) Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:46:55 +0000 Blog - Matt Scherer Blog 7/10/08 Last Race: 800m - Olympic Trials
1:47.14 for 12th place

Today I ran in the semi-finals of the Olympic Trials. I finished 5th in my heat and needed to be 4th to advance to the finals. I was obviously disappointed with the result as I would have liked to make it the final and have a good shot at representing the US in Beijing, but after having some time tonight to think about everything I am happy to have gotten this far and done this well.

I still have the European season ahead of me ally through July and will be looking for my first 1:45. After Europe I plan on being in Illinois for a month for a vacation until starting up training for next year.

I wanted to say thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout my career so far and a special thanks to the dozens of people that called, emailed, texted, sent letters and cards, talked to my parents, ect. It was awesome to feel such a high level of support from everyone the last month. It was awesome and inspiring, and I want you all to know that it went a long way for me. So THANK YOU!!

~Matt

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