Submitted by Dave Campbell – After completing the Pacific Crest Long Course Triathlon eight times in the last 12 years, I was ready for a change so this year I raced the Olympic-distance for the first time. What a fun event! I may never go back to the hot, drawn-out suffering of the long course! To experience the beautiful views of the Cascades, the tall pine trees, the clean, dry, warm, mountain air and finishing …more »
June 2010 News
Pacific Crest 2010 Wrap-Up
June 28, 2010The last weekend in June is one of the biggest (and busiest) of the season for endurance sports in the Northwest each year – and 2010 proved no different. With Rock ‘n’ Roll taking place in Seattle and Ironman Coeur d’Alene taking place in Idaho, the 2010 Pacific Crest Weekend Sports Festival was lighting up Central Oregon. Over 5,000 participants took part in this year’s Pacific Crest events, which spanned three days and offered ten …more »
Eugene’s Lauren Fleshman Caps Comeback with Second National 5000M Title
June 25, 2010By David Monti (c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved A year and a day ago in Eugene, Ore., Lauren Fleshman failed to show up on the starting line of the 5000m at the USA Outdoor Championships. Plagued by a series of mechanical problems stemming from a broken navicular bone in her foot that spawned other injuries, the 2006 USA 5000m champion scratched from the race, unable to compete. She seriously considered retiring at …more »
Oregon’s Galen Rupp and Amy Begley Repeat as USA 10,000M Champions
June 25, 2010By David Monti (c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved The Nike Oregon Track Club ruled supreme at Drake Stadium here tonight as Amy Begley and Galen Rupp both successfully defended their national 10,000m titles in tactical races. On a comfortably warm and moderately humid night, both athletes used superior closing speed in the final lap to secure their victories for coach Alberto Salazar. For Begley, 32, a Beijing Olympian at 10,000m, her victory …more »
Defending Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington Speaks with RaceCenter (+ Video)
June 23, 2010This past spring Uber-talented triathlete Chrissie Wellington was kind enough to take time out of her busy schedule for an exclusive interview with RaceCenter to chat as she prepares to continue her reign as the “Queen of Kona” at this year’s Ironman® World Championships in October. The following interview was originally featured in the April/May 2010 issue of RaceCenter Northwest Magazine. In addition to this interview, we came across this VIDEO INTERVIEW online where she …more »
Northwest Runners Finish Well at USA Mountain Running Championship
June 21, 2010From Running USA wire #50-06-10, by Peter Thomsen – Chris Siemers, a Chicago-bred flatlander who says he was born to run up mountains, and Shewarge Amare, an Ethiopian from New York City who had to borrow a pair of racing shoes just before the start, delivered a double dose of excitement Saturday at the 50th running of the Mt. Washington Road Race and USA Mountain Running Championship. Siemers outran two former Mt. Washington champions and …more »
Inaugural USA Half Marathon Trail Champions Crowned at Dirty Half
June 14, 2010This year’s inaugural USA Half Marathon Trail Championships were held in conjunction with the 9th Annual FootZone Dirty Half in Bend, OR. The event is capped at 800 participants and fills each year – and in 2010 that field included some fast runners from across the region vying for the national title and their share of the $3000 prize purse that was up for grabs. On the men’s side, Bend, Oregon’s Max King shattered the …more »
NW Pro Triathlete Matt Lieto Recaps the 2010 Honu 70.3 Triathlon
June 11, 2010By Matt Lieto – This last Saturday I had the opportunity to race an event I had always been wanting to do, Honu 70.3. It is highlighted with the toughest sections of the Ironman World Championships bike course and a unique and challenging run on and of the golf course at Mauna Launi. This race always attracts some of the best athletes in the sport and I was excited to finally have a good hit …more »
Oregon’s King and Nye Lead Fields for Inaugural USA Half Marathon Trail Championships in Bend, OR
June 10, 2010From USATF Press Release – Local favorites Max King and Lisa Nye lead the fields for the inaugural USA Half Marathon Trail Championships this Sunday in Bend, Oregon. The event will be hosted by the FootZone Dirty Half. King is a veteran of the U.S. road racing circuit and member of multiple Team USA World Cross Country Championships squads. He has alsomade successful forays into trail racing, capturing the 2009 USA Marathon Trail Championships as …more »
