Mizuno Racing Team Member, Craig Leon Finishes 10th, 3rd American, In The Boston Marathon

by Ron Wayne on April 17, 2013

Despite the horrific tragedy that occurred at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, there were thousands of tremendous individual achievements and stories that day and a number of them included runners wearing the Runbird.  Finishing in 10th place overall (3rd American) was Mizuno Racing Team Member, Craig Leon.  Craig's time was 2:14:38 which was exactly one minute faster than his previous personal best.  Since it was his first time competing at the Boston Marathon, Craig ran conservatively and believes he can run faster next time.  Five Mizuno Employees competed ...

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Serena Burla Boston Marathon Interview On WBZ-TV Boston

by Ron Wayne on April 9, 2013

Mizuno Racing Team Member, Serena Burla, will be running the Boston Marathon for the first time on Monday, April 15,  Ranked 4th in the marathon for  US women in 2012 by Track and Field News, Serena is one of the elite women invited by John Hancock to compete in the race.  In late January, Serena flew to Boston to familiarize herself with the Boston course.  When the BAA learned that Serena was coming to preview the course, they contacted CBS affiliate TV station, WBZ, the official TV station of the Boston Marathon, to interview Serena. 

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Mizuno Athlete Weekend Update

by Ron Wayne on April 8, 2013

Caroline Rotich Wins The Cherry Blossom 10 Mile

Clara Grandt Finishes 10th In USA Women's 10 Mile ChampionshipsMizuno International Athlete, Caroline Rotich, who lives and trains in Albuquerque, New Mexico, won the prestigious Cherry Blossom 10 Mile in a time of 52.46.   This race, which had over 17,000 finishers (over 10,000 were women) was also the women's USATF Women's 10 Mile Championships.   Mizuno Racing Team Member, Clara Grandt , placed 10th in the US Championships in a time of 56:40.  In the men's ...

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Serena Burla and Clara Grandt Kick Off 2013 Racing Campaigns With Strong Performances

by Ron Wayne on March 19, 2013

Mizuno Racing Team Member, Serena Burla, placed 13, 4th place US Woman, in the New York City Half Marathon this past Sunday. In cold and windy conditions. Serena's time was 1:11.24.  This was Serena's first race in 2013 and was a good tune up for the Boston Marathon next month.    Also, competing for the first time this year, was Clara Grandt, who placed 5th in Shamrock 8K (4.97 miles) in Virginia Beach on Saturday. Clara's time was 28:03 (5:39 per mile).  Next up for Clara is the USATF Women's Cherry Blossom 10 mile Championship in Washington DC on ...

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Christo Landry and Craig Curley Place 5th and 7th At USA 15K National Championships

by Ron Wayne on March 11, 2013

Billed as the largest 15K (9.3 miles)  in the United States (over 17,000 registered runners with 15,569 finishers), Mizuno Racing Team Members, Christo Landry and Craig Curley opened up their 2013 competitive road race campaigns with very solid efforts, as Christo placed 5th with a time of 43:46 (4:42 per mile) and Craig Curley was 7th in 44:04 (4:44 per mile).    Christo, who was the 2012 USATF Road Circuit Co-Champion and runner-up at this race last year, was very pleased with his performance as his time was almost a minute faster than last year and he was only 8 secon...

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