Rebecca finishes 2nd at the US 5km Championships

Rebecca continued her strong season at the US 5km Championships with a runner-up finish. Rebecca powered over the last hill and down the finishing straight to pull away from Jen Rhines (15:31) and Sara Hall (15:33) to finish 2nd and establish a new personal best, 15:30. Amy Yoder-Begley won the race in 15:27. In coordination with USATF, Flotrack provided in-depth coverage of the championships. The US 5km Championships is held in conjunction with the CVS Caremark Downtown 5k in Providence, RI. Rebecca’s second place finish earned her 12 points in the USA Running Circuit and moved her up to seventh in the standings.

US 5km Championships Results

US 5km Championships Race

US 5km Championships Women’s Award Ceremony

Tegenkamp Wins Title and Donaghue Rolls at 5k Road Champs (Kimbia Athletics article)

Rebecca’s post-race interview

Team USA World XC Roster

USATF has named its senior and junior teams for the 37th IAAF World Cross County Championships. The championships will be held in Amman, Jordan on March 28.  This is the first time in the championships’ history that they have been held in the Middle East. Rebecca earned her spot on Team USA based on her 5th place finish at the USA Cross Country Championships in Derwood, MD on February 7th.

Senior Women

Samia Akbar (Herndon, VA)
Julie Culley (Alexandria, VA)
Delilah Dicrescenzo (New York, NY)
Rebecca Donaghue (State College, PA)
Katherine Newberry (Williamsburg, VA)
Lindsey Scherf (Eugene, OR)

Junior Women

Ashley Brasovan (Wellington, FL)
Alexandra Dunne (San Clemente, CA)
Allison McLaughlin (Colorado Springs, CO)
Emily Pritt (North Canton, OH)
Neely Spence (Shippensburg, PA)
Sara Vaughn (Tulsa, OK)

Senior Men

Robert Curtis (Ardmore, PA)
Brett Gotcher (Flagstsaff, AR)
Max King (Bend, Ore.)
Edward Moran (Williamsburg, VA)
Edwardo Torres (Boulder, CO)
Ryan Vail (Gresham, OR)

Junior Men

Patrick Dupont (Fairport, NY)
Christopher Derrick (Naperville, IL)
German Fernandez (Stillwater, OK)
Ryan Hill (Hickory, NC)
Francisco Medrano (Lafayette, IN)
Luke Puskedra (Eugene, OR)

Top Indoor Marks

USA Top Marks Lists

3000 METERS
8:46.65	1	Kara Goucher	Nike	02/07	Reebok Boston
8:53.27	1	Amy Begley	Nike	02/28	USATF Ind
8:53.72	?	Sara Hall	Asics	02/28	USATF Ind
8:55.62	3	Julie Culley	New York AC	02/28	USATF Ind
8:55.74	1	Shalane Flanagan	Nike	02/07	Reebok Boston
8:56.92	4	Lindsey Gallo	Reebok	02/28	USATF Ind
9:01.08	5	Rebecca Donaghue	New Balance Boston	02/28	USATF Ind
9:02.50	6	Delilah DiCrescenzo	Puma	02/28	USATF Ind
9:04.35	7	Nicole Bush	unat	02/28	USATF Ind
9:04.58	1	Brianna Felnagle	North Carolina	02/07	Armory Coll
9:04.67	5	Amy Mortimer	Reebok	02/07	Reebok Boston
9:07.68	1	Desiree Davila	Hansons	02/14	Allendale
9:08.77	1	Tasmin Fanning	Virginia Tech	12/05	App Inv-Boone
9:10.04	2	Bridget Franek	Penn State	01/31	PennSt Natl
9:10.54	2	Liz Maloy	unat	02/13	Valentine Inv
9:10.91	2	Melissa White	Hansons	02/14	Allendale
9:11.19	9	Jen Rhines	adidas	02/28	USATF Ind
9:13.79	10	Kristin Anderson	unat	02/28	USATF Ind
9:14.32	11	Lindsay Allen	McMillan Elite	02/28	USATF Ind
9:14.78	2	Erin Bedell	Baylor	02/28	Big 12 Ind
9:15.49	12	Jennifer Donovan	New Balance Boston	02/28	USATF Ind
9:16.10	4	Amanda LoPiccolo	Syracuse Chargers	02/13	Valentine Inv
9:18.02	2	Frances Koons	Villanova	02/07	Armory Coll
	1	Natalie Sherbak	Virginia Tech	02/07	Va Tech Elite
9:18.57	1	Emily Brown	unat	01/24	Minneapolis

Oversized Track:
8:53.88	1	Jenny Barringer	Colorado	01/31	Washington Inv
9:08.15	1	Laurynne Chetelat	Stanford	02/28	Mtn Pac Ind
9:08.50	2	Marie Lawrence	Washington	02/28	Mtn Pac Ind
9:09.92	1	Lisa Koll	Iowa State	01/24	Ames
9:10.12	2	Gwen Jorgensen	Wisconsin	02/07	Meyo Inv
9:10.99	2	Lauren Centrowitz	Stanford	01/31	Washington Inv
9:11.24	3	Alex Kosinski	Oregon	02/28	Mtn Pac Ind
9:11.31	1	Sarah Bowman	Tennessee	01/17	Ky Inv
9:11.62	3	Angela Bizzarri	Illinois	02/07	Meyo Inv
9:14.98	3	Alicia Follmar	Stanford	01/31	Washington Inv
9:16.01	2	Katie Follett	Washington	02/14	Seattle
9:16.90	4	Lennie Waite	Rice	02/07	Meyo Inv
9:17.10	1	Lesley Van Miert	unat	03/07	Notre Dame LC
9:17.28	4	Nicole Blood	Oregon	02/28	Mtn Pac Ind
9:17.49	6	Mattie Bridgmon	Oregon	01/31	Washington Inv
9:17.86	8	Becky Guyette	McMillan Elite	01/31	Washington Inv
9:18.56	4	Veronica Pohl	Northern Arizona	02/14	Seattle
9:19.16	1	Kim Conley	Cal-Davis	03/07	Wash LC
9:19.25	5	Lindsay Scherf	Oregon	02/14	Seattle

15k Coverage and Preview

The US 15k Championships are this weekend in Jacksonville, FL in combination with the Gate River Run. The field is loaded and features 8 Olympians. Rebecca has been gearing up for this race under Artie’s tutelage and is ready to rock and roll. I will try to provide coverage of the race, but I am still working out the details on what exactly I will be posting while the race is happening. The goal is to provide updates to Twitter and flash results on the Running Rebecca Web site. And as of today, Rebecca and James Carney are tied in the Equalizer Poll.

Preview and Coverage

USATF Preview

Flotrack

Runnerspace

USATF Indoor Championships: Women’s Preview and Coverage

Scott Bush of Trackshark.com wrote a women’s preview for the upcoming USATF Indoor Championships. It will be a great meet in Boston at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center. Rebecca’s 3k is scheduled for 5:40 p.m. on Saturday, February 28th.

USATF Indoor Championships Coverage
Trackshark.com’s

RunnerSpace.com

Why State College?

Artie tells us the reason Rebecca gives when she is asked, “Why do you train in State College?”

Top 3k marks for 2009 Indoor Season

3000 METERS
8:46.65	1	Kara Goucher	Nike	02/07	Reebok Boston
9:02.58	2	Amy Begley	Nike	01/31	Glasgow
9:04.58	1	Brianna Felnagle North Carolina	02/07	Armory Coll
9:04.67	5	Amy Mortimer	Reebok	02/07	Reebok Boston
9:07.03	1	Rebecca Donaghue unat	01/31	PennSt Natl
9:07.68	1	Desiree Davila	Hansons	02/14	Allendale
9:08.77	1	Tasmin Fanning	Virginia Tech	12/05	App Inv-Boone
9:10.04	2	Bridget Franek	Penn State	01/31	PennSt Natl
9:10.54	2	Liz Maloy	unat	02/13	Valentine Inv
9:10.91	2	Melissa White	Hansons	02/14	Allendale
9:16.10	4	Amanda LoPiccolo Syracuse Chargers 02/13 Valentine Inv
9:16.40	2	Delilah DiCrescenzo	Puma	01/23	Terrier Cl
9:16.45	3	Nicole Bush	unat	02/14	Allendale
9:18.02	2	Frances Koons	Villanova	02/07	Armory Coll
	1	Natalie Sherbak	Virginia Tech	02/07	Va Tech Elite
9:18.39	3	Erin Bedell	Baylor	02/07	Armory Coll
9:18.57	1	Emily Brown	unat	01/24	Minneapolis
Oversized Track:
8:53.88	1	Jenny Barringer	Colorado	01/31	Washington Inv
9:09.92	1	Lisa Koll	Iowa State	01/24	Ames
9:10.12	2	Gwen Jorgensen	Wisconsin	02/07	Meyo Inv
9:10.99	2	Lauren Centrowitz Stanford	01/31	Washington Inv
9:11.31	1	Sarah Bowman	Tennessee	01/17	Ky Inv
9:11.62	3	Angela Bizzarri	Illinois	02/07	Meyo Inv
9:14.98	3	Alicia Follmar	Stanford	01/31	Washington Inv
9:15.57	4	Alex Kosinski	Oregon	01/31	Washington Inv
9:16.01	2	Katie Follett	Washington	02/14	Seattle
9:16.70	5	Laurynne Chetelat Stanford	01/31	Washington Inv
9:16.89	3	Marie Lawrence	Washington	02/14	Seattle
9:16.90	4	Lennie Waite	Rice	02/07	Meyo Inv
9:17.49	6	Mattie Bridgmon	Oregon	01/31	Washington Inv
9:17.67	7	Lindsay Allen	McMillan Elite	01/31	Washington Inv
9:17.86	8	Becky Guyette	McMillan Elite	01/31	Washington Inv
9:18.56	4	Veronica Pohl	Northern Arizona 02/14	Seattle
9:19.25	5	Lindsay Scherf	Oregon	02/14	Seattle
9:19.56	6	Kim Conley	Cal-Davis	02/14	Seattle

Photos from USA XC Championships

Luke Watson, Rebecca Donaghue, and Artie Gilkes following the warm-down after their races at the USA XC Championships.

Here are a few photos I took while at the USA XC Championships. The images are of Rebecca, Artie and Luke pre- and post-race and a few shots of the course. My apologies for not taking more shots.

Top 6 places from women's 8k at USA XC Championships. From L-R: Emily Brown, Julie Culley, Katherine Newberry, Delilah Dicrenscenzo, Rebecca Donaghue, and Samia Akbar. Photo taken by Mike Scott

Photo Gallery of USATF Women’s XC Championship

Flash Results from Club Cross Country Championships

Rebecca Donaghue won the open 6k in very wintry conditions at the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships. With the win, she started New Balance Boston’s scoring with a single point, helping the team capture second place. The victory was Donaghue’s first national title. More to come later.

Runnerspace.com coverage

USATF press release

Runner’s World Racing News

Photos

USATF National Club Cross Country Championships

Rebecca Donaghue will lead the women of New Balance Boston as they look to dethrone last year’s champion, Run Ohio – Second Sole Racin Team at the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships. Make sure to cheer on Rebecca and send her good luck notes as she travels to Spokane for the race. The women’s race kicks off at 12:45 p.m. (PST). The last time Rebecca raced at the National Club Championships was in 2006 when she finished fourth to lead New Balance Boston.