2015 Rock & Roll San Antonio Marathon & Half - Race Results

Congrats to all participants in this weekend's 2015 Rock & Roll San Antonio Marathon and half marathon. Finisher times and photos are in, and the quickest way to find race results is to go to the results page and enter your bib number. You can view the leaderboard for both men and women at the page, too.

Much of the attention was on the half marathon, with would-be Olympians looking to tune up before the marathon trials in Los Angeles and the Olympics in Rio next this year. The American women were especially strong in San Antonio, with Kara Goucher rocking to the finish in a time of 71:10.  Canada's Sasha Gollish finished second in 72:35 (an amazing 9-minute PR for her), and two more top Americans, Shalane Flanagan and Amy Hastings, crossing the finish together in 72:42.

For the men, Americans swept the top three spots, with Aaron Braun first in a time of 64:11, Jeffrey Eggleston second in 65:44, and Phillip Baar in third with 66:39.

2012 NYC Half Marathon - [RESULTS] Sunday, March 18th

Find all the details on Sunday's NYC Half Marathon below.

[UPDATE, 3/14/13: See information on the 2013 NYC Half Marathon, which takes place Sunday, March 17th.]

- - - - -

[UPDATE: 2012 NYC Half Marathon results are now posted here. Overall, Peter Kirui of Kenya won the men's race in 59:39 (only 15 seconds off the course record), while Firehiwot Dado of Ethiopia established a women's course record of 1:08:35. Congrats to all finishers!]

- - - - -
Let's hope all the runners in Sunday's NYC Half Marathon didn't overindulge on St. Patrick's Day and will be ready bright and early for the race's 7:30 a.m. start. Here's some information on Sunday's race through the streets of Manhattan:

• check out the race-day essentials (PDF file)
• get details on the baggage check, start corrals, and more
• download the course map (PDF file)
• watch the NYC Half Marathon live: on TV in the NYC area on ABC (channel 7) from 7 to 9 a.m., and from anywhere online, streaming live at 7online.com.
• track runners in the NYC Half: you can use TrackMyRunners™ via SMS and get real-time updates (for up to three runners) on your cellphone, Twitter account, or Facebook page ($0.99 fee)
• or, track runners free on the web from your computer (up to 10 runners; see NYC Half Marathon page on race day

The race begins will a full loop of Central Park; from there the runners exit the park and take to the streets of Manhattan. Along the way they'll pass through Times Square and run along the western waterfront of Manhattan, going past Battery Park and ending up at South Street Seaport.

Elite runners in the race include Meb Keflezighi (a winner of the NYC Marathon) on the men's side and Kara Goucher among the women. See pro women profiles and pro men profiles.

Good luck to all runners!

Kara Goucher, Bryan Hall Finish 3rd in Boston Marathon

Americans Kara Goucher and Bryan Hall both finished in third place in today's 113th Boston Marathon. Goucher was in the lead pack most of the way and was leading late in the race, but Salina Kosgei of Kenya and Dire Tune of Ethiopia passed her in the last mile, with Kosgei pulling out a thrilling finish by one second. The times: Kosgei 2:32:16; Tune 2:32:17; Goucher 2:32:25. Goucher didn't win, but she sure ran a gutsy race.

The men's race was not nearly as close, to put it mildly. Ethiopia's Deriba Merga finished first in 2:08:42, with Daniel Rono of Kenya a full 50 seconds behind. Ryan Hall finished at 2:09:40.

Here is the Boston Marathon top finishers list.

Kara Goucher Wins Women's Mile at the Millrose Games

Native New Yorker Kara Goucher won the elite women's mile at the 2009 Millrose Games at New York's Madison Square Garden Friday night. Goucher, known more as a distance runner, essentially got in a good speed workout as she trains for this spring's Boston Marathon.

Winning the mile at the 102nd Millrose Games was another happy homecoming for Kara Goucher. The Queens native finished in third place in last year's New York City Marathon. That was her first marathon, and the highest finish for an American woman in 14 years.

Goucher and her husband Adam, also an American runner, live in Portland, Oregon.
Goucher's time in the mile was 4:33.19, which is her personal best. Fellow American Shayne Culpepper finished fifth in the race with a time of 4:38.92.

(See the complete elite women's Millrose mile results.)

The men's marquee event, the Wanamaker Mile, will be held later Friday night.

Paula Radcliffe Blows Away Field to Win 2008 New York Marathon

Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain has won the 2008 New York City Marathon, capturing the title for the third time. Radcliffe led the race from the starting gun and finished with a time of 2:23:56.

New York native Kara Goucher, running in her first marathon, finished in third place. Ludmilla Petrova of Russia finished second and was close to the Briton for much of the race, but Radcliffe opened up distance from Petrova with a 5:12 mile late in the race.

Radcliffe made her intention to win clear from the start, taking the lead at the very beginning and staying at the front of the pack the entire race. Goucher, who is originally from Queens, had dropped out of the lead pack of five runners and appeared to be in trouble, but two other elite runners in that pack fell away, and Goucher found herself in third place, although more than six seconds behind Radcliffe's pace.

Goucher competed for the U.S. in the 2008 Olympics in both the 10,000 and 5,000 meters. She was born in New York but moved to Minnesota when she was four years old. Her father died in a car accident in New York, and the city has always been special to her. Kara Goucher didn't medal in either of her Olympic races in Beijing, so being on the medal stand in New York is certainly redemption for her, and a special personal moment for her as well.

Kara Goucher has a winning connection to New York as well: her coach is Alberto Salazar, a three-time winner of the New York Marathon.

The New York Daily News had a nice story on Kara Goucher's New York homecoming.