(RWire) Athletics: Yoder Begley, Rupp Take USA 10,000m Titles

By Parker Morse, Running USA wire EUGENE, Ore. - (June 25, 2009) - Amy Yoder Begley and Galen Rupp, both 2008 U.S. Olympians at 10,000 meters, won their respective national titles for 2009 at the distance on Thursday evening at the University of Oregon's famed Hayward Field. Yoder Begley in an upset Yoder Begley, who won an NCAA 10,000m title on the Hayward track in 2001, was a fan favorite at last year's Olympic Trials for her tenacious pursuit of the Olympic "A" qualifying standard, even though she finished third behind eventual Beijing bronze medalist Shalane Flanagan and her training partner Kara Goucher. This year, Yoder Begley was not just running for time. She and Flanagan agreed to share the early pace, trading 800s "at least through 5K," she explained, "and maybe through four miles." The tactic worked, as the pair... [read full story]                    

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