Category: Professional Running
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PROFILE: Whether in Flagstaff or France, Jim Walmsley Has Become the Face of Ultrarunning
Jim Walmsley coasted in and parked his e-bike outside the Kickstand Kafe, unbuckled his helmet, tugged on his Hoka cap, walked in the door, shook my…
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Dark Sky’s Sharon Lokedi has replaced Brigid Kosgei on the Kenyan Olympic Marathon team.Dark Sky’s Lokedi Added to Kenyan Olympic Marathon Team
Flagstaff now has another Olympian. Under Armour Dark Sky’s Sharon Lokedi, the runner-up in this year’s Boston Marathon and a New York City Marathon champion, will…
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European Pro Results: NAZ Elite’s Hacker Beats Dark Sky’s Knevelbaard for 3,000 win in Ireland; Herrera 2nd in Hungary
Track season rolls on. As Olympic qualifiers either train at elevation or race in Diamond League competition to remain sharp, other elites from Flagstaff are jetting…
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Under Armour Dark Sky’s Susan Ejore, pictured earlier this year in a meet in Los Angeles, set a 1,500-meter personal best on Sunday in the Diamond League Paris meet.Dark Sky Distance Runners at Speedy Diamond League Paris Meet
If you thought the women’s 1,500 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials was speedy and exciting, you should have seen Sunday’s Diamond League race in Paris.…
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Sara Hall (left) at a pre-race press conference at the Gold Coast Half Marathon in Australia.Race Results: Local Elites and Trail Runners at Gold Coast Half Marathon, Peachtree 10K and Mount Marathon 5K
Not every runner, elite or otherwise, chose to stay in Flagstaff over the holiday weekend and either race in the July 4 Downtown Mile or just…
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NAU’s Maggi Congdon, fresh off the Olympic Trials, wins the elite women’s race at the July 4 Flagstaff Downtown Mile.Flagstaff Downtown Mile: NAU’s Congdon, Dark Sky’s Tesfamariam Win Elite Races, as City Once More Celebrates Its Rich Running Culture
Sitting curbside near the corner of Aspen Avenue and San Francisco Street after winning the Flagstaff Downtown Mile elite women’s title on Thursday morning, NAU’s Maggi…
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Dark Sky’s Matt Wilkinson (left) and Abdi Nur of Mike Smith’s group are among the Flagstaff-based distance runners who earned spots in the Olympics.Flagstaff Distance Running Olympians, By Team Affiliation
To recap, here’s a list of the Flagstaff-based distance runners who have qualified (or are awaiting final rankings) for the Olympics in Paris: Under Armour Dark…
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Olympic Trials Finale: Hiltz Wins in Blazing 1,500 Meters in Second Fastest American Time Ever; Nur Second to Fisher in 5,000
With a little side step in the stretch, Flagstaff’s Nikki Hiltz surged around Emily Mackay and accelerated to an Olympic Trials victory in a blazing women’s…
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Walmsley, Walmsley, Walmsley, Walmsley: Flagstaff Ultra Star Wins His 4th Western States 100
It was another victory, yes, but definitely not a coronation. Jim Walmsley had to race this time against dogged competition, not just the clock like before.…
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Olympic Trials: Dark Sky’s Weini Kelati Cements Her 10,000-Meter Dominance; Next Stop, Paris and the Olympics
Sure, she had fresher legs than her competitors, having chosen not to run the 5,000 meters earlier in the Olympic Trials, but Under Armour Dark Sky…
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