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Running Circuit (USARC) schedule for 2009. The fifteenth edition for
the men and fourteenth for the women, the 2009 USARC has ten events for
men and nine events for women.
The USA Running Circuit
(USARC), a USA Track & Field road series, features USA
Championships from one mile to the marathon and attracts the best U.S.
distance runners, including Olympians Deena Kastor, Ryan Hall, Shalane
Flanagan and Anthony Famiglietti.
amount of circuit prize money for a non-Olympic year,” said USA Track
& Field CEO Doug Logan. “This will allow us to continue our
commitment to providing our athletes with important competitive
opportunities for both our current and developing stars.”
In
addition to competing for a total prize purse of $613,000, U.S.
athletes will have the opportunity to qualify for various Team USA
events, including the IAAF World Championships Marathon, the IAAF World
Road Running Championships and the Chiba International Ekiden.
The 2009 USARC kicks off at the USA Half-Marathon Championships hosted by the Aramco Houston Half-Marathon on January 18.
2009 USA Running Circuit Schedule
Men
USA Half-Marathon Championships, Houston, Tex., $29,750, Jan. 18
USA 15 km Championships, Jacksonville, Fla., $26,500, March 14
USA 1 Mile Road Championship, Minneapolis, Minn., $10,000, May 7
USA 25 km Championships, Grand Rapids, Mich., $10,600, May 9
USA Men’s 10 km Championship, Atlanta, Ga., $30,000, July 4
USA 7 Mile Championships, Davenport, Iowa,$22,500, July 25
USA 20 km Championships, New Haven, Conn., $20,000, Sept. 7
USA 5 km Championships, Providence, R.I., $15,000, Sept. 20
USA Men’s 10 Mile Championship, Minneapolis, Minn., $25,000, Oct. 4
USA Men’s Marathon Championship, New York, N.Y., $150,000 Nov. 1
Subtotal $339,350
USARC Grand Prix $12,500
Total $351,850
Women
USA Half-Marathon Championships, Houston, Tex., $29,750, Jan. 18
USA 15 km Championships, Jacksonville, Fla., $26,500, March 14
USA 1 Mile Road Championship, Minneapolis, Minn., $10,000, May 7
USA 25 km Championships, Grand Rapids, Mich., $10,600, May 9
USA 7 Mile Championships, Davenport, Iowa,$22,500, July 25
USA Women’s 10 Mile Championship, Flint, Mich., $17,200 August 22
USA 20 km Championships, New Haven, Conn., $20,000, Sept. 7
USA 5 km Championships, Providence, R.I., $15,000, Sept. 20
USA Women’s Marathon Championship, Minneapolis, Minn., $72,500, October 4
USA Women’s 10 km Championships, Boston, Mass., $23,000, Oct. 12
Subtotal $249,500
USARC Grand Prix $12,500
Total $262,000
USARC Grand Prix Champions (1995-2008)
1995 Keith Brantly not contested
1996 Mark Coogan Anne Marie Lauck
1997 John Sence Kim Jones
1998 Rod DeHaven Shelly Steely
1999 Todd Williams Libbie Hickman
2000 Rod DeHaven Libbie Hickman
2001 Dan Browne/Scott Larson Milena Glusac
2002 Dan Browne Colleen De Reuck
2003 Ryan Shay Colleen De Reuck
2004 Ryan Shay Colleen De Reuck
2005 Abdi Abdirahman Nicole Aish
2006 Mbarak Hussein Marla Runyan
2007 Ryan Hall Deena Kastor
2008 Fernando Cabada Deena Kastor
The
first ten U.S. runners earn points at each USARC race (15 for first, 12
for second, 10 for third, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1), with a final $12,500
grand prix purse ($6000, $4000, and $2500) for the top three men and
women point scorers overall. The USARC points at the USA Marathon
Championships will be doubled.
The mission of the USA Running
Circuit is to showcase, support, and promote U.S. runners. Since its
inception in 1995, the USARC and its races have provided over $6
million dollars to U.S. distance runners.
For more information on the 2009 USARC visit www.usatf.org.
USA
Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and
field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States.
USATF encompasses the world’s oldest organized sports, some of the
most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and
junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult
runners in the United States.
For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org
