2014 USATF Outdoor Open Track & Field Championships

Below are the new officers of the Youth Committee elected by the clubs that will serve for the next two years.

These officers will also automatically serve on the Pacific Association Board of Directors for that same term.

• John Mansoor – Executive Director
• Chair Joanne Camargo
• Vice Chair Maria Castillo
• Treasurer Dan Wright
• Secretary Nadine Davis
• Track Chair Pope Powell
• Field Chair Sarah Brooks
• XC Chair Bob Shor
• MultiChair Lee Webb
• RW Chair Becky Klein
• Officials Chair Dolton Simmons
• HS Chair Darrell Hampton
• Communications Alexander Hill
• Records Maura Kent

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For Immediate Release
Monday, August 24, 2009

Contact:
Jim Estes
USA Track & Field
Associate Director of LDR & Marketing
317-713-4661; [email protected]
Huddle wins USA Women’s 10 Mile ChampionshipINDIANAPOLIS -Molly Huddle (Providence, R.I.) won her second consecutive U.S. road title at the 2009 USA Women’s 10 Mile Championship in 54:01 Saturday in Flint, Mich. The championships were hosted by the Crim Festival of Races.

Huddle scored an 11-second win over 2008 Olympian Magdalena Lewy Boulet (Oakland, Calif.). In her debut for 10 miles, Renee Metivier Baille (Flagstaff, Ariz.) finished third  in 54:50 while Sally Meyerhoff (Eugene, Ore.) and Kristen Nicolini  Lehmkuhle (Minneapolis, Minn.) rounded out the top-five in 55:05 and 55:50 respectively.

About the USARC

The USA 10 Mile Championship was the sixth stop for women on the 2009 USA Running Circuit (USARC) and paid $17,200 in U.S. prize money with Huddle collecting $7,000 for the title. The 2009 USARC is a USA Track & Field road series, featuring USA Championships from one mile to the marathon and attracts the best U.S. distance runners. The 2009 USARC has ten events each for men and women.

The first ten U.S. runners earn points at each USARC race (15 for first, 12 for second, 10 for third, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1), with a final $12,500 grand prix purse ($6,000, $4,000, and $2,500) for the top three men and women point scorers overall. The USARC points at the USA Marathon Championships will be doubled.

The mission of the USA Running Circuit is to showcase, support, and promote U.S. runners.  Since its inception in 1995, the USARC and its races have provided over $6 million dollars to U.S. distance runners.

For more information on the 2009 USA Women’s 10 Mile Championship visit www.usatf.org.

.For Immediate Release
July 17, 2009

Contact:
Jim Estes
Associate Director of LDR Programs/Marketing
USA Track & Field
317-713-4661; [email protected]

INDIANAPOLIS –  Erik Skaden (Folsom, Calif.) returns to the  USA 100 Mile Trail Championships in an attempt to win outright the title that he shared last year with Mike Wolfe (Missoula, Mont.).  This year’s championships will once again be hosted by the 2009 Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Runs on July 18th and 19th in beautiful Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

Skaden will face a 100-mile field that includes both experienced ultra marathoners and newcomers including men’s competitors Jamie Dial (Franklin, Tenn.), Jon Olsen (Modesto, Calif.), and Ian Torence (Ashland, Ore.). The women’s field appears to be wide-open where a first-time national champion will be crowned.

This year’s overall men’s and women’s winners of the USA 100-mile Championships will receive $1,000 each.  The top ten men and women USATF athletes will receive overall medals.  Additionally, the top three finishers in each five-year age division starting at 40 years of age will also receive medals.

For more information on the 2009 MUT circuit visit www.usatf.org.
About USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world’s oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.

For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org

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Here is an opportunity for Pacific Association athletes. For more
information, see: www.thesfmarathon.com

2009 SAN FRANCISCO MARATHON (and Half Marathon)
Sunday, July 26, 2009

INSTRUCTIONS FOR INVITED STATUS

The 2009 San Francisco Marathon(tm) (and accompanying Second Half
Marathon) invites elite and emerging elite athletes to inquire about
participation in the event. Invited status is based on demonstrated past
performances. For qualified athletes, we offer:

— Air travel assistance within the U.S. via JetBlue Airways.

— Complimentary hotel accommodations at our official host hotel, the
Hyatt Regency Embarcadero Center in San Francisco

–Complimentary entry and seeded starting line position

We do NOT offer a prize money purse.

REQUIREMENTS FOR INVITED ATHLETE CONSIDERATION

Complimentary Entry, Travel, and Accommodations: Sub-2:30 men/Sub-2:50
women or equivalent within the past two years is suggested for
consideration.

Complimentary Entry and/or Accommodations Only: Sub-2:40 men/Sub-3:00
women or equivalent within the past two years is suggested for
consideration.

Slower times may be considered on a space-available basis.

Course Records
Marathon: Andrew Cook (2:25:57 – 2007) and Yolanda Flamino (2:43:41-
2007) Masters: Mustopha Berri (2:33:57 – 2008) and Carolyn Koszalka
(3:13:44 – 2007)

Second Half Marathon: Kelly Fermoyle (1:08:08 – 2007) and Ana Morales
(1:14:38 – 2008)

ELITE/INVITED ATHLETE APPLICATION/INSTRUCTIONS
Elite status is limited. Please apply as soon as possible, and no later
than July 1, 2009.

Elite applicants should apply via email. Please do the following:

As soon as possible, please email a complete running vita/resume AND
cover letter containing the following to the Elite Athlete Coordinator
below:

(a) Name, age, citizenship, current residence
Non-U.S, athletes please include your U.S, visa type (P-1, O-1, etc.) and
expiration date

(b) Sponsor/club

(c) All-time PRs

(d) Best races in last two years (race name, date, finishing place and
time)

(e) Best races all time (with above details)

Important!
Marathon Runners: Include a list of up to 5 marathon race finishing
times, including copies of your finisher’s certificates, if available.

Half Marathon Runners: Include a list of up to 5 half marathon or
marathon race finishing times, including copies of your finisher’s
certificates, if available

(f) Include all contact information INCLUDING your E-MAIL ADDRESS so we
can respond to your application.

Please e-mail ALL information to: [email protected]

If you do not have access to e-mail, send the information to:

RunSFM Elite Athlete Coordinator
P.O. Box 77148
San Francisco, CA 94107

Regards,
Mark Winitz
Invited Athlete and Media Coordinator
The San Francisco Marathon(tm)
Win-It!z Sports Public Relations
www.runsfm.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Mark Winitz
Media Coordinator, The San Francisco Marathon(TM)
Win-It!z Sports Public Relations
(650) 948-0618 – Direct
[email protected]

The San Francisco Marathon
[email protected]

Elite Fields Include Three Women Tuning for World ChampsSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – (July 17, 2009) – The San Francisco Marathon(TM),
scheduled for Sunday, July 26, 2009, will draw more than 20,000 runners
entered in the event’s marathon, two accompanying half marathons, and 5K
run. The elite fields set to toe the starting line will include, perhaps,
the strongest women’s contingent in the 32 years a major marathon has run
in San Francisco.

Yoko Shibui (Japan), Tera Moody (USA), and Fiona Docherty (New Zealand)
are members of their respective national teams that will compete at the
upcoming IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany. All
three athletes will run in The San Francisco Marathon (SFM) events as a
tune-up for the marathon on August 23 at the World Championships. Moody
and Docherty are entered in SFM’s 2nd Half Marathon (which covers the
second half of the city-wide marathon course). Shibui, however, has opted
for the full marathon race that includes a memorable out-and-back tour
over the Golden Gate Bridge.

As the all-time seventh fastest female marathoner in the world, the
30-year-old Shibui is a national celebrity in Japan. Her lightening-swift
personal best of 2 hours, 19 minutes, and 41 seconds at the 26.2-mile
distance, which she recorded at the 2004 Berlin Marathon, set a Japanese
national record (since eclipsed by Mizuki Noguchi’s 2:19:12 in 2005).

“The San Francisco Marathon will serve as a final long run in my
preparations for the World Championships, and as a time trial to see
where I really am at sea level,” said Shibui who has been training at
7,000 feet elevation in Flagstaff, Ariz. for the past two months under
the wings of her coach, Shigeharu Watanabe. “San Francisco is a beautiful
city and I’m really looking forward to spending some time there. Running
a marathon will be a great way to do some sight-seeing. It will be nice
to get ‘genki’ (good-spirited) power from my fellow Japanese people in
San Francisco.”

Shibui’s credentials make her a candidate to eclipse SFM’s current
women’s course record of 2:43:41 set by Yolanda Flamino in 2007. Shibui,
however, said she plans on “cruising” the hilly marathon course in the
2:45 to 2:55 range along with her Japanese teammate and training partner,
Ikuyo Yamashita, who owns a 2:39:07 personal best. Even so, a training
effort could put either woman on the winner’s podium.

Last summer, Shibui competed at the Olympic Games in Beijing where she
placed 17th at 10,000 meters. Already this year, she has won the Osaka
Ladies Marathon in 2:23:42 and helped her Japanese national team to
victory at the highly competitive Yokohama International Women’s Ekiden
relay.

Tera Moody and Fiona Docherty headline the deepest-ever female elite
field for SFM’s 2nd Half Marathon (13.1 miles). Although the event’s 1st
Half Marathon is popular among many runners primarily because of its
scenic tour of San Francisco’s world-famous bay waterfront and the Golden
Gate Bridge, elite runners prefer the flatter and faster 2nd Half
Marathon course.

Moody, 28, who resides in Colorado Springs, Colo. earned her place on the
U.S. team headed to the IAAF World Championships by placing fifth at the
2008 U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials in 2:33:54, a personal record.
Although Moody missed making the U.S. Olympic team by a mere two places
at that race, she wasn’t disappointed by the outcome.

“The opportunity to run in the World Championships is a dream come true,”
said Moody. “I’ve been dreaming about it pretty much every day since the
Marathon Trials. I feel it’s the next best thing to the Olympics.”

Moody is focusing on the World Championships marathon in Berlin by
turning in 100-mile training weeks in Colorado’s altitude.

“I like to run a half marathon about a month out from my marathons, get
in a really solid effort, and see what I need to work on,” said Moody,
whose half marathon personal record is 1:13:04. “San Francisco fits in
perfectly and I really love the city. Right now I’m feeling really strong
and I’m not worrying too much about my speed.”

New Zealand’s Docherty is also preparing for Berlin in Colorado (Boulder)
where she is coached by former marathon world record holder Steve Jones.
Docherty, 33, is “transitioning to the marathon” (her own words)
following years as an accomplished triathlete and duathlete. Last
January, the Kiwi ran a debut “non-triathlon” effort at the Austin 3M
Half Marathon in 1:15:56 followed by a 2:42:11 at the Ottawa Marathon in
May.

Others to watch in the 2nd Half Marathon women’s field: Christy Beckman
(32, San Diego), a former NCAA Division I All-American at the University
of California, Irvine (1/2 marathon PR: 1:16:04); and Jessica Minty (25,
Blowing Rock, N.C.), a recent grad of Colby College (Maine) who is making
her half marathon debut after scoring a 5K PR of 15:56 on the track last
April.

2nd Half Marathon entrant Sylvia Mosqueda, 43, of Los Angeles is
virtually unbeatable in the masters (age 40 and over) division. Her
1:14:26 half marathon at Huntington Beach in 2007 ranks her #3 all-time
on the U.S. women’s masters list. Plus, Mosqueda owns the fastest
lifetime half marathon best (1:09:52) in the women’s field.

Three former SFM champions are returning to compete.

Chad Worthen (35, Sacramento) won last year’s marathon contest, easily
topping all men in 2:31:52. This year, Worthen will try his hand in the
2nd Half Marathon where he’ll vie against a number of younger competitors
with excellent marks. They include Ethiopia’s Abiyot Endale, 23, whose
1:05:27 half marathon best is the class of the field.

Andrew Cook (Flower Mound, Tex.) and former Santa Rosa High School and
Stanford University track and cross country standout Julia Mallon (nee
Stamps) are entered in the marathon, looking to add more SFM individual
champion trophies to their shelves. Cook, 28, a 2008 U.S. Olympic
Marathon Trials qualifier with a 2:19:47 personal best, scored
back-to-back men’s victories at SFM in 2006 and 2007. Cook’s primary
challenger could come from Allen Wagner (28, Huntingdon Valley, Penn.)
who was 25th overall at the ’08 Trials in 2:18:25.

Mallon, 30, will be seeking her second trip to the awards stand at SFM
after winning the women’s race in 2006. The talented athlete who now
resides in Miami, Fla. with her husband, Jon. Mallon is returning to good
form just six months after giving birth to Ashlin Rose, the couple’s
first child. She captured second place at the rugged Big Sur
International Marathon last April. Her marathon best is 2:46:18, which
she turned in at the 2003 Chicago Marathon, a time that qualified her for
the U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials the following year.

“I look forward to the joy of racing The San Francisco Marathon yet
another year. The race has morphed into a real family affair,” said
Mallon. Her husband, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law who has just
returned from the war in Afghanistan are running in the 1st Half
Marathon. Mallon’s infant daughter and parents will be waiting for her at
the finish line.

The 2009 San Francisco Marathon, on Sunday, July 26, starts and finishes
on the Embarcadero at Mission Street, near Justin Herman Plaza and the
Ferry Building. The official starting time is 5:30 a.m. Top marathon
runners are expected to reach the finish line at Embarcadero and Folsom
at approximately 7:50 a.m. Top runners in the 2nd Half Marathon, which
starts in Golden Gate Park, will reach the same finish line at about 9:20
a.m.

REGISTRATION DETAILS and more information about The San Francisco
Marathon(TM), and all of the marathon’s events, are available online at
www.runsfm.com.

MEDIA ACCREDITATION: Contact Mark Winitz, Media Coordinator, at
650-948-0618, 650-799-3319 (mobile), or preferably via e-mail at
[email protected].

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About The San Francisco Marathon(TM)
The San Francisco Marathon enjoys success as the premier summertime
marathon in the U.S. San Francisco’s blend of natural beauty, big city
charm, and perfect mid-summer running temperatures, make marathon running
in San Francisco a truly magical experience. Race events include a full
marathon, two half marathons (choose a half), 5K, and Progressive
Marathon. The event’s unique Cause to Run program has raised over $10
million for local non-profit organizations since 2003. The San Francisco
Marathon’s Youth Run4Fun running program allows San Francisco’s
underprivileged youth, ages 7 to 17, to train for, and participate in,
the marathon’s events without cost.

The 2009 San Francisco Marathon is sponsored by CytoSport, Gu Energy Gel,
and Organs ‘R’ Us. Our partners include Committed 2 Community, The San
Francisco Marathon Training Program, Youth Run4Fun, The Big Rumble, and
the San Francisco Amateur Radio Club.