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Abdi Abdirahman, a three-time Olympic 10,000-meter runner, will join fellow 2012 U.S. Olympic marathoners Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall in the UAE Healthy Kidney 10K on May 12 in New York. Full Article

DES MOINES, Iowa -- U.S. distance running star Jenny Simpson, the 2011 world champion at 1,500 meters, says she'll open her outdoor season at the Drake Relays. Full Article

Spearmon's time of 19.95 seconds also was a Maverick Stadium record, breaking the old mark of 20.15 set by Michael Johnson in 1993. "I'm back!" Spearmon screamed after crossing the finish line and seeing his time. "Let's go, baby!" Full Article Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/03/24/3833357/spearmon-bests-wariner-in-200.html#storylink=cpy

ZOOMA officials are thrilled to have the support of Sara Hall, one of the most accomplished runners in the world. Prior to her professional racing career, Hall racked up four runner-up finishes in NCAA championship track races while competing at Stanford, where she met her husband, Olympic marathoner Ryan Hall. Full Article

You might say that Robby Andrews is running well ahead of schedule. Andrews, who is a junior at the University of Virginia, recently announced that he is turning professional and forgoing the remainder of his college athletic career. Full Article

Fleshman has chased athletic dreams from California to Ohio and back again. Success has defined every step of her career--Foot Locker runner-up in high school, three straight NCAA 5,000m championships, and a U.S. 5,000m title--but injury has often followed close behind. She's learned a lot from nine years on the professional circuit. Here in Oregon, a few months before the Olympic trials open downriver in Eugene, Fleshman has finally found herself. Full Article

The Baillies relocated from Colorado to Central Oregon in December, and Metivier Baillie (pronounced: Meh-tee-vee-ay Bailey), who has been a professional runner for Nike since 2005, is preparing for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in track and field, scheduled for this summer in Eugene. Full Article

Kim Smith is back in New York City four months after her fifth place finish at the 2011 ING New York City Marathon. This Sunday, in her first race back since that day in November, Smith will run the New York City Half-Marathon. Full Article

(13-Mar) -- University of Virginia junior Robby Andrews, the reigning NCAA 800m champion, has decided to forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility and has signed a professional management contract.  Andrews, 20, said in a telephone interview last night from Charlottesville that moving now to the pro ranks gave him the best chance of making the 2012 USA Olympic team. Full Article

OLYMPIC GAMES: ANYONE CAUGHT up in the Olympic countdown can only take it one day at a time, and not even the more commercial reminders – only 150 days to go! – can make London seem any greater a priority than it already is. That’s not saying there wasn’t some fresh anticipation when three Irish hopefuls described their final movements towards Friday, July 27th, a timely reminder, perhaps, that D-Day itself is fast approaching. Full Article