Let’s start close to home.
Bryan Glass of the 180 Energy Runners finished first in the Lake Run 12K near Bloomington, Ill. Glass beat a field of nearly 800 runners, finishing in 38 minutes 50.1 seconds. Here’s the full story, courtesy of the Bloomington Pantagraph.
Further afield, Shalane Flanagan and Kim Smith put on a show in the 10,000 meters in the Cardinal Invitational at Stanford University. Flanagan edged Smith, winning in 30:34.49, but both smashed Deena Kastor’s previous American record of 30:50.32.
Ten women matched the Olympic “A” qualifying standard, earning an all-expense paid trip to the Trials June 27 to July 6 in Eugene, Ore.
The pair is still a long way from the world record of 30:13.74, set 22 years ago by Ingrid Kristiansen.
Here’s the whole story from the meet.
And then, you run 13.1 miles only to end up in a dead heat. That’s what happened to Lamech Mokono and Valentine Orare at the 500 Festival Minimarathon in Indianapolis on Saturday. The two finished in 1:02:53, and race organizers awarded each of them the winner’s prize of $3,500.