Friday, February 16, 2007

Weekly News Update

Upcoming CLUB SUPPORTED Races

Redding, 3 March, John Frank NorCal 10 Miler, PAUSATF Team and Individual Points Event (Saturday Race)


World News…New Half-Marathon Record !

(From Race Results Weekly, David Monti)… Sammy Wanjiru reclaimed the world record in the half-marathon today, clocking 58:53; this is two seconds faster than the time by Haile Gebrselassie at the Phoenix Rock and Roll event in January of 2006. Wanjiru is ONLY 20 years old now, and he held the record before Haile while he was still 18 years old ! The new WR was set in the UAE and three men broke 60 minutes on the fully certified course.

Some 10 Mile Times from JAPAN

1. Cyrus Njui, KEN 46:50
2. Keita Akiba, JPN 46:58
3. Yuki Tanaka, JPN 47:09
4. Hiromichi Ueki, JPN 47:10
5. Kentaro Nakamoto, JPN 47:21
6. Naoto Yoneda, JPN 47:23

Valentine Run, 4 Miles, 10 Feb.

Top Chip female finisher was Mary Coordt in 24:05 only 2 seconds out of first female overall. Carol Parise was 2nd (40-44) and Cary Craig 3rd (45-49) in their divisions. Po Adams won her division ! On the men’s side the best “Chip battle” was by Gary Lotspeich (2nd in 55-59) barely held off by less than one second from winning that division.

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