Month: August 2024

Former NAU star Abdihamid Nur falls in the final 100 meters of the Olympics 5,000-meter qualifying; Dark Sky Distance’s Edwin Kurgat advances to the fina.

Wednesday Olympics Results: Nur, Grijalva Fail to Advance in 5,000; Dark Sky’s Kurgat Gets Through; Kessler Advances in 800

Aug 7, 2024

in Professional Running

Slow, painfully slow, Olympic 5,000 meters qualifying rounds claimed both former NAU stars Abdihamid Nur and Luis Grijalva on Wednesday, as Nur fell in the final…
Cole Hocker pulls off a massive upset to win the Olympics Men’s 1,500 Meters, with U.S. teammate Yared Nuguse third. Flagstaff-based U.S. runner Hobbs Kessler finished fifth.

Tuesday Olympics Results: Kessler 5th as Hocker Wins 1,500-Meter Gold in Upset; Flagstaff’s Hiltz, Dark Sky’s Ejore Advance to Women’s Semis

Aug 6, 2024

in Professional Running

So much for the trash-talking showdown. When they finally ran the men’s Olympic 1,500-Meter final, neither Jacob Ingebrigtsen nor Josh Kerr kept their word. Instead, the…
Trail of the Week: Schultz Creek to Secret to AZT, Back to Schultz, 11 Miles

Aug 5, 2024

in Local Trails, Trail Running

Heraclitus, that ancient philosopher who touted the universal flux theory, once said that you can’t step in the same river twice. And that is meant to…
Monday Olympics Results: Beamish, Dark Sky’s Wilkinson Fail to Advance in Steeple; Run Flagstaff to Host Saturday Watch Party

Aug 5, 2024

in Professional Running

Men’s steeplechase depth is such that even Geordie Beamish’s renowned finishing kick, nor Matt Wilkinson’s second fastest race ever, were able to advance to the Olympic…
American Hobbs Kessler and Dark Sky’s Neil Gourley, of Great Britain, advanced to the finals of the Olympic men’s 1,500 meters on Tuesday.

Sunday Olympics Results: Kessler and Dark Sky’s Gourley Advance to 1,500 Final; Dark Sky’s Yee Bows Out in Women’s Steeple

Aug 4, 2024

in Professional Running

Running in supposedly the “easy” heat of the incredibly-deep men’s Olympic 1,500-Meter semifinal, Hobbs Kessler, who trains in Flagstaff, and Under Armour Dark Sky’s Neil Gourley,…
Flagstaff’s Nick Arciniaga, pictured at a race during his erstwhile pro marathon career, won Saturday’s Machine Solutions 10K as a masters runner.

Non-Olympic Race Results: Simbassa 4th, Smith 5th at Beach to Beacon; Arciniaga, Rumfola Win Machine Solutions 10K at Tuthill

Aug 3, 2024

in Community Running, Professional Running

Biya Simbassa, the Flagstaff-based runner who’s part of Ryan Hall’s training group, was the top local finisher in Saturday’s Beach to Beacon 10K in Maine. Simbassa…
Olympic T&F, Day 1: Record-breaking 10,000 meters sees NAZ Elite’s Wildschutt 10th, NAU’s Young 12th; Kessler, Dark Sky’s Gourley Advance in Men’s 1,500

Aug 2, 2024

in Professional Running

A blazing men’s 10,000 meters on Friday saw 13 runners eclipse the existing Olympic record — including NAZ Elite’s Adriaan Wildschutt and former NAU star Nico…
Olympic Preview: How Will Flagstaff-Based Distance Runners Fare?

Aug 1, 2024

in Professional Running

Qualifying for the Olympics is one thing – and quite a major accomplishment in itself – but medaling in the Olympics is quite another. When it…

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