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RRW: NCAA Cross Country Championships to Air on ESPN Through 2023
By David Monti, @d9monti
(c) 2021 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
(15-Feb) One of the world’s greatest team running competitions, the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, will be broadcast live by ESPN on Monday, March 15, and those championships will be carried by that network through at least 2023, according to a joint statement released today by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and ESPN. ESPN will use their ESPNU and ESPN app platforms to deliver the broadcasts.
Dani Jones of the University of Colorado winning the 2018 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in Madison, Wisconsin (photo by Mike Scott)
Much-Hyped 2021 RAK Half-Marathon Is Cancelled Two Weeks Out Due To Covid-19
MUCH-ANTICIPATED RAK HALF-MARATHON CANCELLED
(c) 2021 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
(03-Feb) Organizers of the 15th edition of the RAK Half-Marathon –scheduled for Friday, February 19, in Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates– announced this morning that the race had been cancelled due to the pandemic and will not be held again until 2022.
“This is a necessary measure to protect the well-being of our participants, spectators and staff in light of the ever-evolving situation,” organizers said through a statement. “All registered participants will receive a refund, as per the cancellation policy and, as gesture of gratitude and a thank you for ongoing support, all UAE registered runners will receive their race pack and race medal.”
20 Years Ago, Alan Webb Became The 1st US HSer to Break 4:00 In The Mile Indoors
By David Monti, @d9monti
(c) 2001 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
NOTE: Thanks to WALT MURPHY for the reminder on this date; here is the original RRW story from that day –Ed.
NEW YORK (20-Jan-2001) Alan Webb, an 18 year-old senior at South South Lakes High School in Reston, Va., became the first U.S. prep athlete to run under four minutes for the mile indoors at today’s New Balance Games at the Armory Track & Field Center. Moreover, he became the first U.S. high schooler to break four minutes since Marty Liquori did it outdoors in 1967.
RRW: The Marathon Project Delivers Fast Times, Great Racing
By David Monti, @d9monti
(c) 2020 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
(20-Dec) In this pandemic year marked by so much pain, struggle and loss, The Marathon Project today in Chandler, Ariz., provided a much-needed high note before 2020 passes into infamy, at least for fans of distance running. Today’s elite-only race –bootstrapped by Josh Cox, Ben Rosario and Matt Helbig– ended up being one of the best-ever marathons on U.S. soil for North American athletes, punctuated by exciting victories for Sara Hall (2:20:32) and Martin Hehir (2:08:59). Depth was impressive for a mostly domestic race, with 12 women going sub-2:30 and 13 men going sub-2:12 (seven sub-2:10).