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
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Results from Rebecca’s Busy Weekend

Rebecca completed her long weekend with flying colors. Rebecca’s girls from State High got the weekend started off on the right foot with victory at the Big Valley Invitational. It was close race and they were able to beat Lewisburg 69-72.  Listen as Rebecca recaps her team’s performance.

Right after the JV race, Rebecca and Artie hopped in their car to make sure Rebecca didn’t miss her flight to New Haven, CT for the US 20km Championships. Rebecca finished 4th in the race which was won by Colleen DeReuck.

Rebecca’s discusses her performance below.

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Related News

Flotrack’s Coverage of the USA 20km Championships

Women’s USA 20km Race

Rebecca’s Post-race Interview

Gentse Feesten Meeting 1500m

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Rebecca Lowers Her 1500 PB

Rebecca chopped another second off of her 1500 PB by running 4:12.07 at the Gentse Feesten Meeting. 10 women broke 4:13 as Brenda Martinez won the race in 4:09.52. More details tomorrow.

Flotrack coverage

2009 Gentse Feesten Meeting Results

Rebecca will race the 1500 in Ghent

Rebecca will run the 1500m at the 2009 Gentse Feesten Meeting today in Belgium. She will be aiming to lower her pb (personal best) of 4:13.78 when she toes the line this evening. The gun goes off at 2:20 PM EST or 8:20 PM in Belgium. According to the start list, the rabbit will take the pace for 1000m. Flotrack will be providing coverage of the meet, so make sure to tune in and cheer Rebecca onto a great race.

Liege 5k and Post-race Interview

Flotrack coverage of the Liege Meeting

Liege 5k
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Post-race Interview
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Rebecca Finishes 3rd in Leige 5k

Her time was 15:34.85. I will provide more information in the next few days. Renee Baillee won the race in 15:20.54.

Official Results

Leige 5k is Live!

Flotrack Coverage

Rebecca Races the 5k in Liege Tonight

Rebecca will race in Leige, Belgium for the second race on her European tour. The race is schedule for 2:40 pm EST (in case you’re wondering, that’s 8:40 pm in Belgium). Here are some notes about the event.

Meet Website
Meet Schedule/Live Results
5k Start List
Flotrack Coverage

Rebecca finishes 5th in Guldensporenmeeting 1500

Rebecca finished 5th at the Guldensporenmeeting 1500. It was her first race since arriving in Belgium. She ran 4:14.76 which is just off her pr.

women’s 1500m results

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