TRACK AND FIELD: KASTOR TRACKS DOWN VICTORY RUNNER WINS 10,000 METERS.Byline: KIRBY LEE Special to the Daily News INDIANAPOLIS -- Deena Kastor Deena Michelle Kastor (born February 14, 1973 in Waltham, Massachusetts) is an American long distance runner. She holds American records in the marathon, half-marathon, 10000 meters, and numerous road distances. is back on track. Kastor won the women's 10,000 meters in 31:57.00 at the USA Track & Field Championships Thursday night in her first race on the track in three years. Kastor, 34, the 2004 Olympic bronze medalist in the marathon, hadn't run in a track race since winning the 10,000 meters in the 2004 Olympic Trials. The Agoura High graduate hardly showed any signs of a layoff, winning comfortably over Kara Goucher Kara Goucher née Grgas, (born 9 July 1978 in Queens, NY) is an American middle and long-distance runner. Kara grew up in Minnesota and graduated from the University of Colorado in 2001. (32:33.80) to claim her fifth national title in the event on a warm and humid evening. Kastor plans to run the 10,000 meters in the IAAF IAAF abbr. International Amateur Athletic Federation World Championships in Osaka, Japan. The top three finishers in Friday night's race qualified for the meet Aug. 25-Sept. 2. Kastor had focused on the marathon in recent years, earning the world's top ranking for the 26.2-mile race in 2006 after running a U.S. record 2:19:36 in the London Marathon The London Marathon is a road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981, usually in April. In addition to being one of the top five international marathons run over the traditional distance of 42. to become the first U.S woman to break 2:20. This season, she has decided to return to the track after a disappointing fifth-place finish in the Boston Marathon Boston marathon famous 26-mile race held annually for long-distance runners. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Endurance in April. "I needed to take a break," Kastor said. "I feel that marathon training Training for a marathon is a months or years long project for most recreational runners. This article is about training for recreational runners, i.e. runners who run for sport, physical fitness, or other reasons. was pretty taxing on the physical level but also on the emotional level. I needed to step away from it a little bit. To get back on the track feels like I have refreshed my spirit for running." Kastor's biggest battle has come off the track, where she has been dealing with skin cancer since 2003. In other finals on Thursday, Breaux Greer broke his own American record in the javelin with a toss of 299-6 to eclipse his mark of 297-7 in the adidas Track Classic in Carson on May20. Abdi Abdirahman won the men's 10,000 meters in 28:13.51 and Shani Marks won the women's triple jump for the second year in a row at 46-2 (bul). In the junior competition, USC's Shana Woods defended her heptathlon heptathlon: see under decathlon. heptathlon Women's athletics competition. Contestants take part in seven different track-and-field events: 100-m hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, javelin throw, and 200- and 800-m runs. title with 5,521 points to become the first athlete to win consecutive junior titles in the seven-event competition since 1988-89. Darius Savage of UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX won the discus at 200-7 and Royal High of Simi Valley graduate Nicole Blood, who attends Oregon, won the women's 3,000 in 9:27.81. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Agoura High graduate Deena Kastor won the women's 10,000 meters in 31:57.00 Thursday. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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