(5-3-10) We're still catching our breath from all of the action around the Northwest this past weekend. The Eugene Marathon, the Tacoma City Marathon and Bloomsday marked one of the largest running weekends in the U.S. for the entire year.
Down in Palo Alto over the weekend, Chris Solinsky, who trains with Portland-based OTC Elite, took to the track at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational to run a 10k. This wasn't just any 10k that Solinsky was looking to log, it was his FIRST-ever competitive attempt at the distance. 25-year-old Solinsky ran a stellar 26:59.60, which set a new American Record, beating Meb Keflezighi's previous American 10,000m record of 27:13.98. Galen Rupp had also toed the line at the event to attempt to break the record and was successful in his attempt running 27:10.74. But Solinsky's stunning performance was the best of the night and thus, giving him the title of the fastest American 10k runner in history.
