Talks about the book Born to Run (which she is a main character), running shoes, and future plans. The part about running shoes is especially interesting (about 9 minutes in).
Southern Runner would like to congratulate Sarah Skotty for winning top Louisiana female at the Crescent City Classic. She ran an impressive 36:13!
TOP 5 LOUISIANA MEN:
1. Kevin Castille – 30:34
2. Jonathan Koenck – 32:25
3. Alan Foolkes – 32:34
4. Sean Allerton – 33:15
5. Sean Fitzwilliam – 33:33
TOP 5 LOUISIANA LADIES:
1. Sarah Skotty - 36:13
2. Kristin Wenstrom – 38:42
3. Caroline Smith – 39:10
4. Katherine Telfeyan – 39:58
5. Jennifer Radecker – 40:22
Despite hot and humid conditions Ethiopia’s Belete Assefa managed to run an excellent 28:14 outpacing Kenya’s Allan Kiprono’s 28:19. On the ladies side Ethiopia’s Wude Ayalew won by a convincing 11 seconds over Kenya’s Lineth Chepkirui.
Top 500 results here
Norwegian great, Grete Waitz has lost her battle with cancer today. She was 57 years old.
Monday’s Boston Marathon proved to be one of the most excited marathons in years. The women’s side had the gutsy performance of American Desire Davila (who placed second)! The men’s raced boasted the Worlds Best Marathon time 2:03:02 run by Geoffrey Mutai (not a world record because Boston has a downhill elevation change). It also had American Ryan Hall running an American best of 2:04:58!
Interesting reads:
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