Goal Setting: Setting your sights on personal bests
Quick: What would Napoleon, Neil Armstrong, and the winner of a competitive eating contest have in common?
Here’s the answer: their focused determination towards a single task allowed them to be successful in what they set out to do. They had ambition, intent and a sense of meaning to what they were doing. They had GOALS that facilitated the success they were after.
Well-crafted goals offer you a road map for the months of training you will undertake—hour after hour—before your big event. These goals will enable you to achieve your highest level of performance on race day by ensuring that your training is focused and appropriate—your mind has honed in on exactly what you want to achieve in your goal race, and you know how to act out your performance to achieve this goal.
Goal setting, like any of the training you regularly do, has a process. To create goals that guide you towards your athletic dreams, make them S.M.A.R.T.:
Specific: Identify a specific action or event that will take place.
Measurable: The goal and its outcome should be measurable.
Achievable: The goal should be attainable given the time you have and your current fitness and experience.
Realistic: A well-founded goal is one that will require you to improve from where you are beginning, but also allow a strong likelihood of success.
Timely: The goal should include the date or time period by which it will be achieved.
Goal setting is a dynamic process. It is appropriate to set several goals in one session. Come up with five items that you would like to work on that relate to your main goal. Make sure to state your goals as a declaration of your intent and not a wimpy wish for an ideal outcome. “I will run 2:43:30 at the Chicago marathon in October of 2008” is a stronger statement of intent than, “I want to be a faster marathoner.”
Develop short-term and long-term goals. I have my athletes set short-term goals that will take them through the next 12 weeks, intermediate goals for the next 9-12 months, and then long-term goals for the next 24 months. This three-tier goal setting process encourages athletes to prioritize events they would like to participate in and determine what their goals are for those events over the short and intermediate time periods (1-12 months). Most importantly, the long-term goals set a course for us to follow in developing our strengths into even greater assets, improving on weaknesses, and encouraging continued education in our sport. These details make up the 1% difference between achieving great results and results that are merely good. These long-term goals tend to be more qualitative and may include a wider variety of ambitions like getting educated on nutrition, studying the lifestyles and training of great runners, or even something tangentially related, like learning a foreign language to use when traveling for a race.
Goal setting is best done with your coach or someone close to you who will be supportive AND objective about your endeavors. Sharing your intentions with others who are supportive of your training and racing will cement the bonds your share with them and promote your success in achieving these goals.
Make sure to write down your goals and put them in a place where you can see them. Many athletes will put their short-term declarations in a place where they will see them on a daily basis, like their mirror in the bathroom. From time to time revisit your goals and be comfortable reviewing and revising your list. Goals are not set in stone, and you are not a failure if you modify them. As with anything else, practice makes perfect, and your goal setting will improve the more you work with it.
For a complimentary worksheet to use in your goal setting visit Complete Running Programs at www.crpusa.com.
Long may you run,
Sean Coster
Complete Running Programs
About the Author
Sean Coster applies education in exercise physiology with his experience coaching runners to enable his athletes to realize their potential in running.
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POSTPONED: U.S. Olympic Hopeful Triathlete Mark Fretta to Speak in Portland
(1-2-08) This event has been postponed until further notice. Mark Fretta sustained an injury over the holidays and had to return to Colorado early. Please see the Portland Triathlon Club's Web site for future updates.
(12-20-07) From Press Release - Please join us in kicking off the 2008 season by welcoming Portland-native and 2008 Olympic hopeful Mark Fretta in an exclusive guest appearence for the Portland Triathlon Club.
Mark is one of 6 individuals competing for 2 remaining slots in the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. Mark is also only second U.S. male athlete to hold the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World #1 ranking. With a sixth place finish at the Ishigaki ITU World Cup on April 16, 2006, he accumulated enough world cup points to take his place atop the triathlon world. held the #1 ITU ranking for 6 weeks and finished 2nd at the ITU Doha World Cup as well, before suffering a season ending injury in a subsequent race. A competitive runner and swimmer at Jesuit High School and College of the Holy Cross, Mark has spent the last 5 years as a resident on the USA national Triathlon at the National Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. More about Mark can be read on his profile from the ITU: HERE
We're very happy to host Mark in this speaking engagement which will occur on Thursday, January 3rd at 7:30pm at the Lucky Lab in NW Portland. Mark will speak for 20 minutes and then be available for Q&A for 20 minutes after that. Please come early for seating as triathletes outside the PTC in the Portland/Vancouver Metro area will be attending.
Topics to include:
- Summary of his story to date
- The differences between ITU racing and amateur racing
- Advice to athletes considering moving into ITU
- Beijing selection process
- Life in Coloardo Springs at the National training center--a typical day/week
We look forward to seeing you there.
When: Thursday, January 3rd, 7:30pm
Where: Lucky Lab, NW Portland, 1945 NW Quimby (Directions - click here)
(12-20-07) From Press Release - Please join us in kicking off the 2008 season by welcoming Portland-native and 2008 Olympic hopeful Mark Fretta in an exclusive guest appearence for the Portland Triathlon Club.
Mark is one of 6 individuals competing for 2 remaining slots in the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. Mark is also only second U.S. male athlete to hold the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World #1 ranking. With a sixth place finish at the Ishigaki ITU World Cup on April 16, 2006, he accumulated enough world cup points to take his place atop the triathlon world. held the #1 ITU ranking for 6 weeks and finished 2nd at the ITU Doha World Cup as well, before suffering a season ending injury in a subsequent race. A competitive runner and swimmer at Jesuit High School and College of the Holy Cross, Mark has spent the last 5 years as a resident on the USA national Triathlon at the National Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. More about Mark can be read on his profile from the ITU: HERE
We're very happy to host Mark in this speaking engagement which will occur on Thursday, January 3rd at 7:30pm at the Lucky Lab in NW Portland. Mark will speak for 20 minutes and then be available for Q&A for 20 minutes after that. Please come early for seating as triathletes outside the PTC in the Portland/Vancouver Metro area will be attending.
Topics to include:
- Summary of his story to date
- The differences between ITU racing and amateur racing
- Advice to athletes considering moving into ITU
- Beijing selection process
- Life in Coloardo Springs at the National training center--a typical day/week
We look forward to seeing you there.
When: Thursday, January 3rd, 7:30pm
Where: Lucky Lab, NW Portland, 1945 NW Quimby (Directions - click here)
Eugene set to host 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and '09, '11 Championships
(12-12-07) - From USATF Press Release - USA Track & Field and the U.S. Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced their intent to host the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field in Eugene, Oregon, USATF CEO Craig Masback announced Wednesday. The announcement was made at an afternoon press conference on the University of Oregon campus.
Eugene, which next year will host the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field, also will host the 2009 and 2011 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Masback announced.
Site of the 1972, '76, '80 and 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field and the 1999 and 2001 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the University of Oregon's Hayward Field will be the site of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, where the roster for Team USA will be selected for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. In 2009, Team USA will select its roster for the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Berlin, Germany, and 2011 will see the selection of the American squad for the 2011 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Daegu, South Korea.
Heading back to Track Town
The Oregon Track Club, along with its partners the University of Oregon, local and state government, corporate sponsors and the local community, is the official host for the three championship meets. In its successful bid for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field, the Oregon Track Club and Eugene '08 local organizing committee put their focus on enhancing the experience for athletes and coaches, while providing a celebratory atmosphere for fans and the community. It is that approach that helped convince USATF to return to Track Town, USA, for four of the next five years.
"The commitment of Eugene, its local organizers and the entire community to track and field is unprecedented," Masback said. "Ticket packages for the 2008 Trials sold out months ago, and already you can feel a buzz in the air here about the event, from the banners at the airport to the construction going on at Hayward Field. There is no place quite like Track Town, USA, and we look forward to returning here as we move through the next Olympic Games cycle."
"The magnitude of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field deserves a host that is passionate about the sport and that can provide the best competitive environment," said Steve Roush, USOC Chief of Sport Performance. "The U.S. Olympic Committee is confident that the city of Eugene is ready to demonstrate that next year and we look forward to a continued partnership with USA Track & Field and Eugene in making the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials even better."
For 2008, Eugene is expanding seating at Hayward Field, upgrading the competition and warm-up areas, upgrading media facilities and staging expansive new athlete programs. The site of the most prestigious invitational track meet in the country, the Nike Prefontaine Classic, Eugene has long been dubbed "Track Town, USA" for its rich track and field history and the community's appreciation of the sport. The Nike Prefontaine Classic regularly draws standing-room-only crowds, while athletes consistently rate Hayward Field as having one of the most compelling atmospheres of any stadium in the world.
"We like to think that Eugene is the spiritual home for track and field in the United States, and we wanted to make it the physical home, as well," said Vin Lananna,associate athletic directorat the University of Oregon, which also will host the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships. "Bringing the USA Championships and U.S. Olympic Team Trials back to Hayward Field for multiple years was a huge priority for us. We are thrilled with the news announced today."
The largest national championship track meet in the world, the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field hosts more than 1,000 athletes as they compete for the right to represent Team USA at the Olympic Games. More than 350,000 fans attended the last two U.S. Olympic Trials in Sacramento, and at each edition of the meet, more than 1,000 members of the media from around the world cover the event while thousands of volunteers and officials provide support.
For more information check out USATF.org or Eugene08.com
Eugene, which next year will host the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field, also will host the 2009 and 2011 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Masback announced.
Site of the 1972, '76, '80 and 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field and the 1999 and 2001 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the University of Oregon's Hayward Field will be the site of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, where the roster for Team USA will be selected for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. In 2009, Team USA will select its roster for the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Berlin, Germany, and 2011 will see the selection of the American squad for the 2011 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Daegu, South Korea.
Heading back to Track Town
The Oregon Track Club, along with its partners the University of Oregon, local and state government, corporate sponsors and the local community, is the official host for the three championship meets. In its successful bid for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field, the Oregon Track Club and Eugene '08 local organizing committee put their focus on enhancing the experience for athletes and coaches, while providing a celebratory atmosphere for fans and the community. It is that approach that helped convince USATF to return to Track Town, USA, for four of the next five years.
"The commitment of Eugene, its local organizers and the entire community to track and field is unprecedented," Masback said. "Ticket packages for the 2008 Trials sold out months ago, and already you can feel a buzz in the air here about the event, from the banners at the airport to the construction going on at Hayward Field. There is no place quite like Track Town, USA, and we look forward to returning here as we move through the next Olympic Games cycle."
"The magnitude of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field deserves a host that is passionate about the sport and that can provide the best competitive environment," said Steve Roush, USOC Chief of Sport Performance. "The U.S. Olympic Committee is confident that the city of Eugene is ready to demonstrate that next year and we look forward to a continued partnership with USA Track & Field and Eugene in making the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials even better."
For 2008, Eugene is expanding seating at Hayward Field, upgrading the competition and warm-up areas, upgrading media facilities and staging expansive new athlete programs. The site of the most prestigious invitational track meet in the country, the Nike Prefontaine Classic, Eugene has long been dubbed "Track Town, USA" for its rich track and field history and the community's appreciation of the sport. The Nike Prefontaine Classic regularly draws standing-room-only crowds, while athletes consistently rate Hayward Field as having one of the most compelling atmospheres of any stadium in the world.
"We like to think that Eugene is the spiritual home for track and field in the United States, and we wanted to make it the physical home, as well," said Vin Lananna,associate athletic directorat the University of Oregon, which also will host the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships. "Bringing the USA Championships and U.S. Olympic Team Trials back to Hayward Field for multiple years was a huge priority for us. We are thrilled with the news announced today."
The largest national championship track meet in the world, the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field hosts more than 1,000 athletes as they compete for the right to represent Team USA at the Olympic Games. More than 350,000 fans attended the last two U.S. Olympic Trials in Sacramento, and at each edition of the meet, more than 1,000 members of the media from around the world cover the event while thousands of volunteers and officials provide support.
For more information check out USATF.org or Eugene08.com
2007 TRI NorthWest Rankings Now Posted
(11-28-07) The 2007 TRI NorthWest triathlon and duathlon rankings are now posted. Congratulations to all of the athletes in the Northwest that were ranked this year. For a complete listing of all rankings visit www.TRINW.com
Pacific Crest Ready to Roll for 2008
(11-5-2007) The popular Pacific Crest Weekend Sports Festival is slated for the weekend of June 27-29, 2008 and event organizer AA Sports, Ltd. expects another large field for next year's edition.
"We're very excited to have our old bike course back after a year off due to construction," remarks AA President Carol Atherton. Road construction forced the Beaverton-based company to create an "alternate route" for the 2007 event, which yielded some faster bike course times for some, especially in the half-iron distance triathlon, but also cut out much of the scenery on the course that the event is known for.
One major change that athletes will appreciate is the resurfacing of the longest downhill stretch of the half iron bike course. Highway 45, otherwise known as the "Sunriver cutoff", cuts down through the Deschutes National Forest, connecting the Cascade Lakes Highway to Highway 40, which feeds into the resort community of Sunriver where the event is staged. In addition to resurfacing, the highway (45) underwent a complete makeover including the straightening of several major corners on the road.
About the Event:
Nestled in the Central Cascades at an elevation of 4200 ft, Sunriver is known for being a scenic resort town. In fact, the race began as a way to draw in visitors over the last weekend in June which was historically slow for the tourism business. If you consider the original goal of attracting visitors to the area, the race is a huge success; thousands of people stay in Sunriver and the neighboring city ofBend
For more information, visit www.RaceCenter.com/pacificcrest
"We're very excited to have our old bike course back after a year off due to construction," remarks AA President Carol Atherton. Road construction forced the Beaverton-based company to create an "alternate route" for the 2007 event, which yielded some faster bike course times for some, especially in the half-iron distance triathlon, but also cut out much of the scenery on the course that the event is known for.
One major change that athletes will appreciate is the resurfacing of the longest downhill stretch of the half iron bike course. Highway 45, otherwise known as the "Sunriver cutoff", cuts down through the Deschutes National Forest, connecting the Cascade Lakes Highway to Highway 40, which feeds into the resort community of Sunriver where the event is staged. In addition to resurfacing, the highway (45) underwent a complete makeover including the straightening of several major corners on the road.
About the Event:
Nestled in the Central Cascades at an elevation of 4200 ft, Sunriver is known for being a scenic resort town. In fact, the race began as a way to draw in visitors over the last weekend in June which was historically slow for the tourism business. If you consider the original goal of attracting visitors to the area, the race is a huge success; thousands of people stay in Sunriver and the neighboring city of
For more information, visit www.RaceCenter.com/pacificcrest
Men's Marathon Trials Recap: Hall Wins U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, Sets Trials Record in Dominant Performance
(11-3-07) Jill Geer, USATF, Courtesy Running USA Wire #89-11-07 - All the chatter about the resurgence of American distance running came to fruition in powerful fashion Saturday, with Ryan Hall leading Dathan Ritzenhein and Brian Sell onto the 2008 Olympic Team. Competing at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon in Central Park, Hall tamed what had been thought of as a slow and very difficult course, breaking the Olympic Trials record with his winning time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 2 seconds. Ritzenhein was second in a personal record time of 2:11:06, with Sell third in 2:11:40.
A 25-year-old Californian, Hall has been looked to as a future star since high school, and in 2007, the Team Running USA athlete broke the U.S. record in the half-marathon (59:43) and posted the fastest American debut marathon in history in placing eighth at the Flora London Marathon (2:08:24) last April.
But Hall on Saturday served notice to the world that he is not just a star of American distance running, he has the capacity to be a major player on the global scene. After leisurely opening miles in which the main pack came through 2 miles in 11:00, the pack finally caught up with earlier leader Michael Wardian at 7 miles, after a 5:19 mile split. From that point on, however, the hammer was down, and Hall made it look frighteningly easy.
In the lead
A lead pack of Hall, 2004 Olympic Marathon silver medalist Meb Keflezighi, Ritzenhein, two-time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman and, for a short time, Fasil Bizuneh then began to click off sub-5:00 miles. After the 7 mile mark, mile splits were 4:56, 4:54 and 4:43 as Hall, Meb, Abdi, Ritz and Dan Browne came through 10 miles as the leaders in 51:04. 2004 Olympic Trials champion Alan Culpepper led the chase back, but he was to drop out a few miles later.
After a 4:55 11th mile, U.S. marathon record holder Khalid Khannouchi left the chase pack to take off after the leaders, but he never was to close the gap. After a 12th mile in 4:59, Hall began to up the pace. At the 20K mark, passed in 1:03:04, Hall doffed the cap he had been wearing for warmth on this cool, overcast day, and the Mammoth Lakes resident began his stunning display of what looked like an easy run in the park.
Hall tamed a Central Park course that has virtually no flat stretch and is a constant stream of bends and curves. His mile splits tell the story once he left the pack. Starting with the 13th mile, they were 4:46, 4:53, 4:53, 4:59, 4:56, 4:32, 4:41, 4:34, 4:40, 4:51, 4:42, 4:52, 4:47 and 4:49, before he crossed the finish line in 2:09:02. The Stanford grad ran the first half of the race in 1:06:17 and the second half in 1:02:45, a negative split.
The race for third
The race for second also was fairly quickly resolved after the break. A 2004 Olympian at 10,000m with just one marathon under his belt, Ritzenhein, 24, ran with Hall when he started to move at 13 miles. At 25K, just past 15 miles, Browne briefly took the lead. By 17 miles, it was Hall's race as he strode effortlessly through the 5-loop course. Ritzenhein separated himself from Browne and moved permanently into second, leaving Browne and Keflezighi in an apparent battle for the coveted third spot.
Therein lay the drama. Keflezighi began to drop back, leaving Browne, a 2004 Olympian in the marathon and 10,000m, apparently alone and in control of third. But 1:42:05 into the race, Browne suddenly pulled up with an apparent calf cramp and stopped very briefly to stretch his leg. A little more than a minute later, Sell starting making his climb into third.
Sell was 40 seconds back of Browne, then 17, and then 15 seconds back, all in short order. The 2007 USA 25K champion, Sell, 29, passed Browne 1:51:45 into the race, with Khannouchi also moving closer to the front.
Ritzenhein crossed the finish line second in 2:11:07, followed by Sell in 2:11:40. Having boldly taken the lead at the 2004 Olympic Trials only to fall out of contention, Sell has always been known for his tenacity and guts. On Saturday, he also became known for making the 2008 Olympic Team.
Deep field
Khannouchi finished fourth in 2:12:34, with Jason Lehmkuhle 5th in 2:12:54, PR, Browne sixth in 2:13:23, Nathaniel Jenkins seventh in 2:14:56 (PR) and Keflezighi eighth in 2:15:09. Josh Rohatinsky was ninth in his marathon debut in 2:15:22, with Jason Hartmann 10th in 2:15:27, PR.
Ryan Shay, a five-time national champion on the roads, died Saturday at the Trials. Shortly past the 5-mile mark of the race, Shay collapsed and was immediately given CPR. An ambulance transported him to Lenox Hill Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:46am.
U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon
New York, NY, Saturday, November 3, 2007
1) Ryan Hall (CA), 2:09:02*, $60,000
2) Dathan Ritzenhein (OR), 2:11:07, $40,000
3) Brian Sell (MI), 2:11:40, $30,000
4) Khalid Khannouchi (NY), 2:12:34, $20,000
5) Jason Lehmkuhle (MN), 2:12:54, $12,000
6) Dan Browne (OR), 2:13:23, $10,000
7) Nathaniel Jenkins (MA), 2:14:56, $8000
8) Meb Keflezighi (CA), 2:15:09, $5000
9) Josh Rohatinsky (OR), 2:15:22, $3000
10) Jason Hartmann (CO), 2:15:27, $2000
11) Matt Gonzales (NM), 2:16:14
12) Mike Morgan (MI), 2:16:28
13) Fasil Bizuneh (AZ), 2:16:47
14) James Carney (CO), 2:16:54
15) Steve Sundell (CA), 2:16:54
*Trials and USA Championship record (previous Trials record, 2:10:19, Tony Sandoval, 1980 and USA Championship record, 2:10:41, Bill Donakowski, 1986)
Complete results at: www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-Marathon-Men/results.asp
FAST FACTS
U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon
New York, NY, Saturday, November 3, 2007
Central Park
Weather: overcast
Temperature, 47 degrees
Wind, NE 14-20 mph
Qualifiers = 179
Declared = 131
Starters = 130
Finishers = 104
Ryan Hall, 2:09:02, Olympic Trials record (and the first sub-2:10 at the Trials)
Previous record, 2:10:19, Tony Sandoval (1980)
Hall ran each successive 5K after the first 5K faster than the previous one.
On the challenging Central Park course, Hall also produced a huge negative split: 1:06:17 (first half) vs. 1:02:45 (second half).
This race produced the #1, #5 and #6 all-time Olympic Trials performances:
2:09:02 Ryan Hall
2:11:07 Dathan Ritzenhein
2:11:40 Brian Sell
Second youngest U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials winner:
Ryan Hall, 25 years, 20 days (youngest Frank Shorter, 1972)
Third youngest Olympic Marathon team member for the U.S.:
Dathan Ritzenhein, 24 years, 10 months, 4 days (Kenny Moore-1968 and Frank Shorter-1972)
Second youngest Olympic Marathon team for the U.S.:
79 years, 168 days (youngest, 1984 team)
Brian Sell became the first Olympic Marathon team member from Michigan (current resident).
Deepest OMT top 10 since 1980.
Most sub-2:20 performances (39) at the Trials since 1980.
25 personal records set by:
Dathan Ritzenhein, 2:11:07
Jason Lehmkuhle, 2:12:54
Nathaniel Jenkins, 2:14:56
Josh Rohatinsky, 2:15:22, debut
Jason Hartmann, 2:15:27
Matt Gonzales, 2:16:14, debut
Fasil Bizuneh, 2:16:47
James Carney, 2:16:54
Steve Sundell, 2:16:54
Chris Raabe, 2:17:01
Matt Pelletier, 2:17:17
Joe Driscoll, 2:18:22
John Mentzer, 2:18:23
Allen Wagner, 2:18:25
Pat Rizzo, 2:18:30
Sergio Reyes, 2:18:31
Mikhail Sayenko, 2:18:35
Donovan Fellows, 2:18:45
Macharia Yuot, 2:18:56
Eric Post, 2:19:25
Matt Folk, 2:19:47
Michael Cox, 2:20:12
Greg Costello, 2:20:28
J.T. Service, 2:21:12
Adam Tribble, 2:21:21
SOURCE: Running USA
Men's U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials: Triumph and Tragedy
(11-3-07) In an amazing performance, California's Ryan Hall pulled away from the competition at the 18-mile mark and let the rest of the field fight for the remaining two spots on the U.S. Men's Olympic Marathon Team. Today's Olympic Team Trials were held on a circuit course around New York City's Central Park. Hall's time of 2:09:02 for the 26.2-mile distance was a marathon trials record eclipsing the former record by over a minute. Dathan Ritzenhein, and Brian Sell rounded out the top three with Portland's Dan Browne sixth place.
Triumph turned to tragedy as word spread that fellow competitor Ryan Shay, who collapsed just over five miles into the race, had died after being taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital. No additional details have been released, but stay tuned to coverage of the event HERE.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Shay family at this time.
Triumph turned to tragedy as word spread that fellow competitor Ryan Shay, who collapsed just over five miles into the race, had died after being taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital. No additional details have been released, but stay tuned to coverage of the event HERE.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Shay family at this time.
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