LRC 2015 Beach To Beacon Preview, Plus Updates From Eric Jenkins, Will Geoghegan, Riley Masters, Christo Landry, Abdi, And Why Uganda Trails Kenya
Stephen Kibet, Stanley Biwott, Moses Kipsiro, Eric Jenkins, Abdi Abdirahman, Headline Field For 18th TD Beach To Beacon 10K On Saturday In Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Kibet with a 58:54 half PR is the class of the field that also has Micah Kogo, Will Geoghegan, Christo Landry, Riley Masters, Aaron Braun, Maksim Korolev and Chris Solinsky. The women are lead by defending champ Gemma Steel, Emily Sisson, 5-time world xc medalist Meselech Melakamu, Diane Nukuri Alexi Pappas and Laura Thweatt. *Full Fields
*Ben True Pulls Out Of B2B With Fatigue From Standard USAs/Standard Chasing In Europe Many top Kenyans (including Patrick Maka and Emily Chebet) also pulled out of the race due to the sudden death of their agent, Zane Branson.
Great Manchester Run 2015 Results: Bernard Lagat Breaks Master's 10,000m World Record, Ties US Record With 27:48
Bernard Lagat ran 27:48 to get another world record. Discuss: Lagat just ran 27.50
2015 Great Manchester Run Preview: Lagat's 10K Debut vs. Wilson Kipsang & Haile G
Bernard Lagat, Wilson Kipsang and Haile Gebrselassie are the biggest names, but the winner will likely come from the quartet of Stephen Sambu, Stephen Mokoka, 10K road WR holder Leonard Komon or '11 10,000 world champ Ibrahim Jeilan. Defar, who missed 2014 due to pregnancy, will race for the first time in 20 months against a field that includes Betsy Saina and local favorites Gemma Steel and Jo Pavey.
Stephen Sambu Will Try To Defend His Title Against Wilson Kipsang, Lelisa Desisa, Geoffrey Mutai And Ben True At The 2015 UAE Healthy Kidney 10K On Saturday, May 30
Leonard Korir and Abdi Abdirahman are also in the field. The women are led by Joyce Chepkirui who faces Mamitu Daska, Mary Wacera, Gladys Cherono and Gemma Steel.
2015 World Cross-Country Women's Preview: Kenyan Women Try To Win For The Fifth Straight Time
Kenya and Ethiopia have gone 1-2 in the women's race at 18 of the last 19 championships and appear likely to do so again in 2015. Can defending champ Emily Chebet of Kenya rebound from a 14th-place finish at the Kenyan Trials to claim her third World XC title?
Stephen Sambu Breaks Away to Win Falmouth Road Race by 45 Seconds; Betsy Saina Wins Close Affair Over Gemma Steel, Molly Huddle
Gemma Steel Edges Shalane Flanagan; Bedan Karoki Powers to Victory Over Final Mile at 2014 TD Beach to Beacon
RRW: Six Storylines At The 2014 TD Beach To Beacon 10K
Elites include Meb Keflezighi, Ben True, Patrick Makau, Sam Chelanga, Chris Solinsky, Shalane Flanagan, Jordan Hasay, Desi Linden (Davila), Gemma Steel.
*Full Elite Fields And Bios