Come 7 a.m. tomorrow, nearly 7,000 runners will take off from a bluff beside Cabrillo National Monument, marking the start of the 31st AFC Half Marathon.
The biggest upset the runners could pull off would be this:
Where: Starts near Cabrillo...
BEIJING — On a downer of a Sunday for Deena Kastor and Bernard Lagat, two of the icons of American distance running, Galen Rupp gave American distance enthusiasts a lot to smile about.
Galen Rupp after finishing 13th, best among the Americans, in the...
Oh, boy! The Olympics are here! I know a lot of people around here prefer the Winter Olympics, what with the skiing and the snow and the luge and all, but its probably only because luge is fun to say.
I adore the Summer Olympics.
Growing up...
Published: August 03. 2008 6:00AM
At the start of this decade, the phrase "U.S. distance running" was a sporting oxymoron on par with "Brazilian ice hockey" or "Belgian surfing."
No more.
From the low point of the...
Former marathon record holder Alberto Salazar with his father Jose. Alberto Salazar survived a serious heart attack earlier this year and believes his faith helped get him through it.
Alberto Salazar's heart, once renowned as the sturdiest in...
2008-07-15 00:04:06 -
group of 25 Global Heroes - long-distance runners who benefit from medical technology - who are preparing to run either the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon or Medtronic TC 10 Mile on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008. Salazar had...
Background
Alberto Salazar (born August 7, 1958 in Cuba) is an American marathon runner of the 1980s. Born in Cuba, Salazar immigrated to the United States with his family. They ultimately moved to Wayland, Massachusetts, where Salazar competed in track and field in high school. Salazar is best known for his performances in the New York City Marathons in the early 1980s and his American track records of 13:11.93 for 5,000 m (July 6, 1982 - Stockholm) and 27:25.61 for 10,000 m - (June 26, 1982 - Oslo).
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