1 June 2009 - San Diego, USA - Morning drizzle and a deep marine layer greeted more than 16,000 runners at the 12th Rock 'n' Roll Marathon on Sunday (31 May). The overcast skies, combined with no wind and cool temperatures, created near ideal conditions and 2008 women's race champion Yulia Gromova of Russia took full advantage, cruising to a new personal record of 2:27:37 to defend her crown.
31 May 2009 – Gotzis, Austria – Germany’s Michael Schrader sensationally won the 35th edition of the Hypo Meeting in Götzis with a new world seasonal best of 8522 points beating American Trey Hardee by just six points. Olympic champion Nataliya Dobrynska of Ukraine won the Heptathlon with 6558 points, the second best performance in the world this year.
31 May 2009 - New York, USA - Tyson Gay ran 19.58 for his first 200m of the year on Saturday evening (30) at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York, becoming the third-fastest 200m runner of all time and getting his 2009 season off to a promising start after a disappointing 2008. The time gave a jump-start to Gay's defence of his 200m and 100m World Championships and almost overshadowed the eight other world-leading marks set at Icahn Stadium at the New York's Reebok Grand Prix.
31 May 2009 - New York, USA - Tyson Gay ran 19.58 for his first 200m of the year on Saturday evening (30th) at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York, becoming the third-fastest 200m runner of all time and getting his 2009 season off to a promising start after a disappointing 2008. The time gave a jump-start to Gay's defense of his 200m and 100m World Championships and almost overshadowed the eight other world-leading marks set at Icahn Stadium at the New York's Reebok Grand Prix.
31 May 2009 - Bangalore, India – A change in the course and a better weather forecast envisaged fast times at the second edition of Sunfeast World 10K. However, the Sunday morning saw the course records set in last year’s inaugural race remain intact. No matter their timing, Ethiopians Deriba Merga and Aselefech Mergia provided the expected fireworks with thrilling wins in the men's and women respectively.
31 May 2009 - Godfrey Mokoena’s 8.33m leap was the key highlight at the annual Papaflessia meeting in Kalamata, Greece, on Saturday (30).
31 May 2009 - Havana, Cuba - Twenty-year old Yordanis García improved his personal best by over 100 points to score a world leading 8496 points in winning the 2nd NACAC Combined Events Championships on Saturday (30) in Havana.
31 May 2009 - Havana, Cuba - Twenty-year old Yordanis García improved his personal best by over 100 points to score a world leading 8496 points in winning the 2nd NACAC Combined Events Championships on Saturday in Havana.
31 May 2009 – Krakow, Poland - Russian’s Valeriy Borchin, the 2008 Olympic champion and Olympic silver medallist Kjersti Plätzer won the ‘Na Rynek Marsz’ competition over the non-standard 10 Km distance held at the Main Market Square of the famous Old Town in Krakow on Saturday (30).
31 May 2009 - University of Colorado senior Jenny Barringer clocked a world leading and U.S. collegiate record 9:26.20 in the 3000m Steeplechase to win her fourth consecutive title at the NCAA Midwest Regional at Oklahoma University in Norman, Okla. on 30 May, to highlight the four NCAA regional championships.
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