06.09.2008 10:41 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
What a busy weekend for runners and track athletes near and far! We’ve already featured Sarah Haskins, Tirunesh Dibaba and the strong area contingent at the Hospital Hill Run in Kansas City. Unless we want to get stuck forever in…

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06.08.2008 8:54 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Nice job, Sarah Haskins, on the silver medal at the ITU World Championships in Vancouver. She’s picked a good time to put her best foot forward on the international scene.
A graduate of Parkway South, Haskins crossed the line in…

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06.07.2008 7:54 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Area runners — and runners who have fared well in races here — dominated the field of 1,800 at Kansas City’s Hospital Hill Half-marathon.
At the top was Mathew Chesang, who has won the last two Go! half-marathons. Chesang’s time…

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06.07.2008 9:59 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fleet Feet St. Louis has become even more true to its name with the opening of a third store, this one in Fenton. The location complements the first two stores, in Chesterfield and St. Peters.
What a burgeoning market for…

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06.06.2008 8:23 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
It’s an Olympic year. Just as the common folk care about the presidential race once every four years, the casual fan pays a little attention to track and field. The powers-that-be in the sport seem to be putting their best…

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06.06.2008 8:08 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia set a women’s world record in the 5,000 meters, finishing in 14 minutes 11.15 seconds at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games in Oslo.
But what do you make of her post-race comments to reporters?
“I was trying…

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06.05.2008 10:55 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Members of the Go! St. Louis staff and Big River Running will head west to participate Saturday in the half-marathon of Kansas City’s Hospital Hill Run. In its 35th year, the event is one of the oldest and most prestigious…

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06.03.2008 12:08 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The more triathlons you schedule, the more St. Louisan triathletes you discover.
Olympic hopeful Sarah Haskins will compete Sunday at the ITU World Cup championships in Vancouver. The most prominent names in the sports will compete in the pro division of…

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05.30.2008 9:58 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Now, you can officially pat Brian Lyons on the back for his victory in the University City Memorial Day 10K. Complete results are posted, showing Lyons finished in 31 minutes, 19 seconds, 41 seconds ahead of Zac Freudenburg. Mairi Burfoot…

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05.28.2008 3:52 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The official results haven’t been posted, but from the photos, Brian Lyons seems to have crossed the line first in the University City Memorial Day 10K run on Monday.
Lyons also won the St. Pat’s 5-mile run and served as…