On March 21st, three Empire Athletics athletes - Shadrack Biwott, Sally Meyerhoff, and Trent Briney - all competed in the new spring edition of the NYC Half Marathon. Shadrack continued his dominance on the roads with 1:01:52, good for fifth place overall.  In 9th place at the 10k mark, Shadrack moved up steadily over the second half of the race and cruised to the finish with yet another sub 1:02 half marathon in a span of three weeks. Sally Meyerhoff ran her second fastest half marathon time ever… Continue reading

On Saturday, March 13th, Trent Briney cruised to a comfortable win at the NYRR 8000 despite heavy rain and cold temperatures. The race is a tune up for the New York City Half Marathon on March 21st. Meanwhile, Kelly Jaske finished tenth at the Gate River Run, the 2010 USATF 15k Championship. She also led the New York Athletic Club to a third place finish in the team competition…

Dr. Anthony Gallo, who holds an M.D. from SUNY Upstate Medical University and is a 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier, writes about smart strategies for injury prevention in this month's issue of New England Runner Magazine. Click here to view the article

Shadrack Biwott, in only his second attempt at the distance,  ran side-by-side with two of the most heralded long distance runners, Martin Lel and Sammy Wanjiru, as he finished third in a stunning 1:01:40 at the Rock 'N' Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon. Lel, a three-time winner of the London Marathon, won the race in 1:01:07 while Sammy Wanjiru, the 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist in the marathon finished only seven seconds ahead of Shadrack in 1:01:33…

In his first appearance in the United States, Sammy Nganga finished second overall with a time of 2:16:52 at the National Breast Cancer Marathon in Jacksonville, Florida. Sammy will run the Mardi Gras Half Marathon next week in New Orleans, Louisiana, before returning to Kenya for more training…

Sally Meyerhoff placed eight overall and third among Americans at the All- America City 10k in Edinburgh, Texas. She ran a 35:17 on a windy course in preparation for the National Breast Cancer Marathon in Jacksonville, Florida on February 21st…

The Royal Gazette has a feature story on Shadrack's triple win in Bermuda. Shadrack is also Letsrun.com's quote of the day!…

On Sunday, January 17th, Jeffrey Eggleston ran 2:14:32 at the P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon en route to a sixth place finish overall. He was also the first American and first Arizona resident. His time easily eclipses the 2:19 Olympic Trials "A" Standard.  Jeffrey, who is sponsored by Marathonguide.com, Brooks, and Cytosport, is off to an excellent start in 2010. (photo courtesy of Jim Truncali)…

In a span of three days, Shadrack won the mile, 10k, and half marathon races held in Bermuda. On Friday night, he ran a 4:11 road mile, followed by a 29:34 10k the next morning, capped by a 1:06:14 hilly half marathon on the final day of racing. Shadrack will continue to do winter road races before the spring track season begins…

Kelly ran an impressive 1:13:02 to place eighth in the USA Half Marathon Championship. Click here to view results