Posted on 05 September 2011. Tags: half-marathon, Iowa, Justin Helbing, Lindsey Meyer, Politics, Presidential, results, running, Sarah Heath, Sarah Palin, Storm Lake Half Marathon, Storm Lake Half Marathon Results, Tea Party
Political hot-button Sarah Palin, the controversial star of Tea Party gatherings across the country, ‘secretly’ ran the Storm Lake (Iowa) Half Marathon (website) yesterday in a time of 1:46:10.
Palin has been traveling all across Iowa giving speeches to rouse up the Tea Party and interest in her own Presidential ambitions (she has yet to say she is running for the office).
She signed up for the half-marathon under her maiden name Sarah Heath.
Several runners eventually noticed Palin who started near the back of the pack before working her way past the walkers:
This afternoon, Palin tweeted “Thank you, Storm Lake, Iowa. You put on a great event & we loved meeting some great folks in your beautiful town today!”
The official results showed that Palin (Heath) came in 2nd place in her age division, just 1 minute and 5 seconds behind the age division winner. The overall female winner, Lindsey Meyer, ran a 1:38:10. Justin Helbing was the overall winner with a time of 1:18:52.
Palin is an avid runner and has completed marathons in the past.
[image: L.A. Times]
Posted in Celebrities, Half Marathon, Running
Posted on 18 February 2011. Tags: half marathon, half-marathon, lornah kiplagat, mary keitany, RAK Half Marathon, ras al khaimah, running, world record
Kenya’s Mary Keitany destroyed the half marathon World Record at the RAK Half Marathon today in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE when she ran a 1:05:50.
Lornah Kiplagat had set the World Record back in 2007 at the IAAF World Half Championships in Italy with at time of 1:06:25.
[Read More on Mary’s Historic Race]
Way to Run It Fast Mary!
Posted in Half Marathon, Running
Posted on 29 January 2011. Tags: 2011 half marathon championships, fasil bizuneh, half marathon, half-marathon, houston, houston half marathon results, jason lehmkuhle, jen rhines, katie mcgregor, mo trafeh, nan kennard, patrick smyth, running, ryan hall, serena burla, tera moody
Here is a quick rundown of the male and female winners from the 2011 Half Marathon Championship in Houston on Saturday.
MEN
1. Mo Trafeh, 1:02:17
2. Ryan Hall, 1:02:20
3. Patrick Smyth, 1:02:32
4. Fasil Bizuneh, 1:02:47
5. Jason Lehmkuhle, 1:02:49
Ryan Hall was leading at the 13 mile mark before Trafeh unleashed a Michael Phelps like kick over the last tenth of a mile to beat Hall by three seconds. It was a tight finish among the top five with just 32 seconds separating the group.
WOMEN
1. Jen Rhines, 1:11:14
2. Serena Burla, 1:11:38
3. Nan Kennard, 1:12:03
4. Katie McGregor, 1:12:12
5. Tera Moody, 1:12:30
The women had a little more separation with Rhines winning by 24 seconds over Burla. 5th place finisher Tera Moody finished 1:16 behind Rhines. The win for Rhines, a 3-time Olympian, was a personal record.
The same course will be used next year for Olympic Marathon qualifying.
Posted in Half Marathon
