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GB Elite Triathlete Tom Bishop and On announce new partnership in the lead up to his Olympic qualification campaign
Tom “Bish” Bishop has taken another “step forwards” in his quest for Olympic qualification this week as he signs a new sponsorship with On running, a partnership that he hopes will take him to Tokyo and beyond. - Attracted to the innovative forward-thinking sports brand, Tom immediately found an affinity with the drive for performance as well as the cushioned soft landings and explosive take offs offered by On’s shoes.
SISSON, YOUNG VICTORIOUS AT THE USATF 15 KM CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY TOYOTA
Jacksonville, FL – USATF athletes returned to national championships on Saturday morning in Jacksonville, Florida at the USATF 15 km Championships presented by Toyota. Emily Sisson (Phoenix, Arizona) and Clayton Young (Provo, Utah) ran to victory in the first race of the 2021 USATF Running Circuit presented by Toyota.
AJC Peachtree Road Race Registration Closes 5/1
Registration Opens Monday for 52nd AJC Peachtree Road Race. Limited In-Person and Virtual Options Available for July 3-4 10K Race
ATLANTA – MARCH 12, 2021 – Beginning Monday, runners and walkers from across metro Atlanta, all over the country and around the globe can lock in their Fourth of July weekend plans. Registration will open on March 15 for a limited-capacity, two-day running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race to be held in-person and virtually on July 3 and 4. The in-person 10K event in Atlanta will implement strict COVID-19 safety measures. Besides the expansion to a two-day event designed to reduce crowd size, participants can expect health screenings, face-covering requirements and limited-contact aid stations as well as limited pre- and post-race gathering. Registration will remain open through May 1.
Mizuno Launches New Support Running Shoe
Wave Horizon 5 delivers unrivalled stability and one-of-a-kind cushioning with MIZUNO ENERZY foam material - NORCROSS, GA - (March 15, 2021) – Mizuno, a global leader in running footwear and apparel, launches its fifth running shoe in its Wave Horizon collection – Wave Horizon 5. The Wave Horizon 5 is a maximum support cushion shoe featuring the add-in of Mizuno’s latest foam technology, MIZUNO ENERZY, for increased softness and energy return.
2021 Drake Relays Releases Blue Standards for IowaHigh School Student-Athletes
DES MOINES – As announced last month, the 2021 Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom will include a high school division. The Blue Standards, known as the qualifying marks that guarantee acceptance for Iowa high schoolers in the Drake Relays when entered in the meet, have been announced. When one of the marks is attained, an athlete knows that he or she will be #BlueOvalBound. In addition to these top athletes, coaches should also enter other team members outside of those marks for consideration on the accepted entry list.
Suzuki wins Lake Biwa Marathon with 2:04:56 Japanese record
Surging away from Simon Kariuki and Hidkazu Hijikata at 36 kilometres, Kengo Suzuki won the Lake Biwa Marathon in Otsu, Japan, on Sunday (28), clocking 2:04:56 at this World Athletics Elite Label race to break the Japanese national record.
Kipchoge's final pre-Tokyo marathon outing set for Hamburg
Eliud Kipchoge will make his final marathon appearance prior to his Olympic title defence at the NN Mission Marathon in Hamburg on 11 April.
USATF announces updated 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field competition schedule
INDIANAPOLIS - USA Track & Field (USATF), the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), and the TrackTown USA Local Organizing Committee announced the release of the updated competition schedule for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track and Field, that will take place June 18-27, 2021, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Seidel Takes Checkered Flag at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Olympian Sets Half Marathon Personal Best; Abdisamed Abdi Wins Men’s Race - ATLANTA – February 28, 2021 -- Atlanta has been kind to Molly Seidel. Almost one year to the day after making her first Olympic team here, she shattered her personal best and recorded the fastest half marathon ever run in the state of Georgia by winning the Atlanta Half Marathon at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday. Despite nearly 100% humidity on a balmy February morning, Seidel crossed the line in 1:08:29 which places her eighth on the U.S. all-time list.
Olympian Molly Seidel Headlines Elite Half Marathon in Atlanta Next Weekend
ATLANTA -- FEBRUARY 19, 2021 – One-year after making history at the unforgettable 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon, Olympian Molly Seidel returns to Atlanta to headline a fast field for next Sunday’s half marathon race at Atlanta’s Marathon Weekend hosted by Atlanta Track Club.
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ALLYSON FELIX, JAYLEN SLADE HIGHLIGHT FINAL AMERICAN TRACK LEAGUE MEET
In the fourth and final American Track League meet at the Randal Tyson Indoor Center, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix opened her 2021 season and high school standout Jaylen Slade set a new high school indoor record.
THIRD AMERICAN TRACK LEAGUE MEET YIELDS WORLD LEADS, NEW HIGH SCHOOL RECORD
USATF - FAYETTEVILLE -- The third edition of the American Track League had a little bit of something for everyone, including world-leading marks in the women’s pole vault and men’s long jump, along with a pending high school record in the men’s mile.
ISTAF INDOOR IN BERLIN’S MERCEDES BENZ ARENA - World leads by Christina Clemons and Malaika Mihambo in Berlin
Two world leading marks were among a number of fine performances at the ISTAF INDOOR in Berlin’s Mercedes-Benz Arena on Friday evening. Christina Clemons of the US won the 60 m hurdles in 7.83 seconds while Malaika Mihambo took the long jump with 6.77 m. For Mihambo it was her third victory in a row at Berlin’s ISTAF INDOOR. And actually there was a hat-trick of world leading performances in this venue for Germany’s sports person of the year. The meeting was allowed to go ahead with strict hygiene registrations in place. There were no spectators allowed in the arena.
RYAN CROUSER BREAKS INDOOR WORLD RECORD NOT ONCE BUT TWICE AT AMERICAN TRACK LEAGUE OPENING MEET
Fayetteville, ARKANSAS -- Ryan Crouser (Portland, Oregon) did not waste any time in asserting his 2021 dominance when the men’s shot put Olympic champion threw a pending indoor world record on his first throw. The distance -- 22.82m (74-10.5) -- bested Randy Barnes’ 1989 record of 22.66m.