US RUNNERS ARE CLOSING FAST
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Two years ago, questions swirled about whether US long-distance running could be saved, and how? Coming into today&#39;s New York City Marathon, the answer is a resounding yes.
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By winning a 4-hour, 43-minute marathon the Yankees closed within 4.5 games of A.L. East-leading Boston.
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A week ago, the New York Road Runners announced that Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia, perhaps the greatest distance runner ever, would run in the New York City Half-Marathon on Aug. 5. Yesterday, the organizers listed a strong field of Americans to oppose him.The top Americans are Alan Culpepper and Abdi Abdirahman, both 2004 Olympians, and Khalid Khannouchi, a former world-record holder in the marathon. Other notable Americans are Peter Gilmore, Jason Hartmann and Brandon Leslie.The 13.1-mile race, which starts in Central Park and ends in Lower Manhattan, is three months before the menâs Olympic trials in Central Park.Culpepper, who won the 2004 Olympic marathon trials, said he planned to make this half-marathon his last race before the trials. âThe fact that itâs New York and itâs a tough course is in my favor and plays into my strength,â he said.
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NEW YORK -- Meb Keflezighi and Deena Kastor rescued American distance running at the 2004 Olympic Games. On Sunday, they have a chance to put their country back on the map as a marathon force.
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What a night for US athletes in Olympic track and field. Even in the event that went to another country, an American won. Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin swept the 200.
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The 800 meters is the forgotten race in the United States. Nick Symmonds is on a fast track from obscurity to change that.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Kenyan Olympic silver  medallist Bernard Lagat streaked to the fastest mile run in  Madison Square Garden when he clocked three minutes, 52.87  seconds at the Millrose Games in New York on Friday.
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ATHENS, Greece  -- Jeremy Wariner picked up where Michael Johnson left off as he became the sixth straight American to win an Olympic 400-meter title and led a U.S. sweep of the medals. Wariner, 20, finished in 44.00 seconds -- a personal best and fastest in the world this year. He crossed the finish line with his arms extended in victory, followed by silver medalist Otis Harris (44.16) and bronze medalist Derrick Brew (44.42).
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Stymied by a sloppy handoff in the middle of the race, the United States lost to Great Britain by a hundredth of a second Saturday night in the 400-meter relay &#151; a race the American men usually dominate.
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The New York City marathon is one of the most prestigious races in the world of long-distance running. The marathon brings together professional athletes and amateur runners on a 42-kilometer
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ATHENS, Greece - Stefano Baldini of Italy took the lead two miles from the finish to win the gold medal and American Meb Keflezighi took a stunning silver Sunday in an Olympic marathon disrupted by a costumed intruder who grabbed race leader Vanderlei Lima of Brazil with about three miles to go.    Lima, whose lead had been slowly shrinking, was pushed to the curb by a man dressed in green beret, red kilt and knee-high green socks...
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Radcliffe Makes Up for Olympic Heartbreak With Close NYC Marathon Win; S. African Wins Men&#39;s Race. Great Britain&#39;s Paula Radcliffe, left, and Kenya&#39;s Susan Chepkemei, embrace after crossing the finish line at the New York City Marathon Sunday.
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What a night for U.S. athletes in Olympic track and field. Even in the event that went to another country, an American won. Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin swept the 200. Dwight Phillips and John Moffitt went 1-2 in the long jump. Marion Jones and the 400-meter relay team cruised into the finals.
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ATHENS, Greece - Allyson Felix led three American women into the second round of the 200 meters Monday, posting the fastest time of 22.39 seconds in the qualifying heats. In the decathlon, U.S...
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It was only the second round of the 100 meters, yet the world's top sprinters already were playing a lightning-quick game of "Can You Top This?" Five men broke 10 seconds Saturday, with Shawn Crawford's time of 9.89 the best of the round. And several top competitors slowed before the end, which means there could be some incredibly fast times in the semifinals and final Sunday night.
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ATHENS -- We'll have to wait until the lab reports come back. This is the modern era of track and field after all, when it can take four years for Olympic results to become final (right, Jerome Young?). But when the last baton crossed the line here last night, the US team had turned in a heck of a meet, ...
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ATHENS, Greece -- Two decades of American dominance in the 100 meters ended Saturday when Yuliya Nesterenko rode a powerful closing surge to overtake Lauryn Williams, nipping the newest American track star at the finish.