Shizo Kanakuri, Japan's "father of the marathon" and one of the country's first Olympians, came to the 1912 Stockholm Games at a disadvantage. Japan had little experience training Olympic marathon runners and Kanakuri was stuck on the Trans-Siberian Railway for 10 days before the games with...
Elle often credits this network, acknowledging that her track achievements are deeply rooted in the love and support she receives. “I couldn’t have done this alone,” she humbly admits, recognizing the army of supporters behind her path to Olympic glory. Elle St Pierre: Embodying ...
Anything defined by the IAAF falls under USATF’s umbrella, as we are the national governing body recognized by the IAAF and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). As part of governance, we assume the role of defining legal competition, and put together the structure for making rational,...
"Boston is such a prestigious event, and for our elite U.S. women it gives them an opportunity to perform on a stage with the best runners from around the world, which is very exciting," said Elizabeth Phillips, Chair of USATF's Women's Long Distance Running Committee. "Being in ...
Liberty University. Chelanga remained patient throughout the first half of the race, staying with a 20-man lead pack through halfway in about 14:30. With him were the three men the USA will send to Sapporo for the Olympic Marathon next month: Abdi Abdirahma...
As a result, she won Gold Medals in 2007, 2011, 2015, and the 2017 World Championships, and because of her never-say-die attitude, at 36-years-old she's captured her first Olympic Gold! Lindsey grew up in Roxbury, Connecticut, and began snowboarding when she was 15. She's an ...
We were able to be in the Cheer Line for the Special Olympic USA Games Athletes. This year there are 4,000 athletes participating. It was beyond incredible to be there cheering them on during their walk to the stadium. It was so inspiring and so exciting to see them and ...
If I go too slowly, all the other runners leave me behind, and it feels like I’ll never catch up with them. My family can’t understand why I like it. I didn’t like team sports in high school. But long-distance running is different. It’s a challenge. I like pushing myself ...
WHEN Gina Paletta was a teenager running for Wrexham Amateur Athletic Club, she could only have dreamed of rubbing shoulders with Olympic champions. Now, the Great Britain international from Gresford is based in Portland, an American mecca for running where double distance king Mo Farah has his...
Reviewing the past years of the Olympic Trials is a review of the who's who list of American distance running. For America, however, the USA Olympic Women's team has brought back only two Olympic Medals - Joan Benoit Samuelson's Gold medal at the 1984 Olympics and Deen...