![]() ![]() The seasoned pro ran 13:10.m in Boston last month and looks to build off his strong 2021 season. His experience on the course in Jacksonville should serve him well.īor, who won the USATF title at the Olympic Trials last summer, is already off and running this season. Korir won the USATF 15 km title in both 20, while placing second in 2019. ![]() Korir enters coming off a fourth place effort at the 2022 USATF Cross Country Championships earlier in the season. The Olympic trio of Leonard Korir, Hillary Bor, and Jacob Riley are all entered and are ready to challenge for the win. Rupp won’t be alone up front in Jacksonville, however, as the men’s field is loaded with Olympic and national championship talent. While Rupp has never competed over the 15 km distance, it’s not out of the question to see him potentially challenge the American Record of 42:22 set by Todd Williams in 1995. 2021 saw Rupp place eighth in the marathon at the Olympic Games, only to come back two months later to finish second overall at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2:06:35, just off his personal best in the distance of 2:06:07 set in 2018. history, the veteran seems poised to continue to cement his status atop of American distance running hierarchy. Join the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #USARC.Īs the gun sounds Saturday morning, all eyes will be on Rupp. ET with fans having access to both the live event and on-demand races with a +PLUS subscription. The event will be streamed live on USATF.TV beginning at 7:45 a.m. The USATF 15 km Championships presented by Toyota, are the second stop on the 2022 USATF Running Circuit. ![]() INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - Olympians Galen Rupp and Emily Sisson return to the roads Saturday morning at the USATF 15 km Championships presented by Toyota, as the nation’s top distance runners square off on the streets of Jacksonville, Florida. ![]()
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