2013 Falmouth Miles

Quick videos of the 2013 Falmouth Mile races from my cheap and old Flip Cam.


 

Falmouth Elite Women’s One Mile Run

Record: 4:25.27 – Suzy Favor-Hamilton, Glarus, WI 2002

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1.Katie Mackey - Seattle, WA   4:41.39

2. Heather Kampf - Minneapolis, MN   4:42.94

3. Sara Vaughn - Beaverton, OR   4:43.28

4. Heidi Gregson - Sydney, AUS   4:44.32

5. Jessica Tebo - Sammamish, WA   4:45.69

6. Emily Infeld - Washington, DC   4:45.73

7. Stephanie Garcia - Charlottesville, VA   4:46.12

8. Aisha Praught - Moline, IL   4:47.54

9. Ashley Miller - Tipton, IA   4:50.73

Falmouth Elite Men’s One Mile Run

Record: 3:54.89 – Jordan McNamara, Auburn, WA - 2011

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1. Ben Blankenship - Eugene, OR   3:56.27

2. Will Leer - Ann Arbor, MI   3:56.45

3. Matt Elliot - Rock Hill, NC   3:57.45

4. Jack Bolas - Chapel Hill, NC   3:57.49

5. Elliott Heath - Winona, MN   3:57.91

6. David Torrence - Oakland, CA   3:58.14

7. Craig Miller - Colorado Springs, CO   3:58.28

8. Garrett Heath - Colorado Springs, CO   2:58.29

9. Andrew Bumbalough - Portland, OR    3:59.75

10. Duncan Phillips - Austin, TX    3:59.75

USA National Championships Men's 1500m final

Men's 1500 finals

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Matthew Centrowitz Nike	3:45.17
2	Leonel Manzano Unattached	3:45.35
3	Lopez Lomong Nike	3:45.69
4	Matthew Elliott Brooks	3:45.85
5	William Leer Nike	3:45.95
6	Mac Fleet Oregon	3:46.06
7	David Torrence Nike	3:46.26
8	Miles Batty Asics	3:46.31
9	Russell Brown Nike	3:46.94
10	Benjamin Blankenship Nike	3:46.95
11	Craig Miller New Balance	3:48.43
12	Andrew Wheating Nike / Oregon TC Elite	4:01.55

2013 Boston New Balance Indoor Games

The 2013 Boston Indoor Games finished with two fantastic races. Mary Cain, a 16 year old high school phenom, raced to her third record of 2013. Just like one mile record she obliterated last week, she again took apart the 2 mile high school record. Here is the video I made of the race:




Not only did Mary win over the crowd, but she finished third overall in the professional field. Imagine what she thought when she stood next to Ethiopia's Turinesh Dibaba, arguably the greatest female runner of all time, before the race.

Here is the official women's twp mile video:



Just after that race, Galen Rupp ran the 2nd fastest American time in the indoor 3000 meter race. He lost to another teen-aged phenom, Hagos Gebrhiwet from Ethiopia, who at 18 years of age just set the new Junior World Record. Here is the video I took of the full race.



Here is the official race video:



Here is the last lap of the Men's Mile where Matt Centrowitz, jr. outkicks Will Leer and his long hair and mustache.



Here is the official mile video:

Centrowitz getting interviewed after the race.

Olympic Champion Aries Merritt showed up, but did not run .

I had some great seats for these races. Usually my wife or one of my kids go with me, but they opted out this year and gave me an upgraded ticket near the finish line. I don't know if that was for my benefit of for their benefit?

The 2008 Falmouth Mile Men's Race

The 2008 Men's race was the fastest Falmouth Mile ever as Jon Rankin raced to a 3:56.45 finish. Here is a photo I took of the men's award ceremony.



Results:
1. Jon Rankin, San Diego, Calif. 3:56.45 2. John Jefferson, Eugene, Ore. 3:56.82 PR 3. Curt Benninger, Providence RI/Canada, 3:56.99 PR 4. Mike Moran, Williamsburg, Vir. 4:00.01 5. Will Leer, Eugene, Ore. 4:00.58 6. Tim Nelson, Madison, Wisc. 4:01.14 7. Will Leer, Eugene, Ore. 4:01.14 8. Sean Quigley, Philadelphia, PA. 4:01.97 9. Jonathon Riley, Madison, Wisc. 4:02.51 10. Abiyot Endale, Ethiopia nt 11. Christian Hesch, Morro Beach, Cal nt

The recent high school grad who rabbited the race did a great job getting it out to a fast start and the runners stayed strung out from that point on as Jon Rankin took charge and held on for a fast mile. Here is some video I took of the race.

Mens start:


Lap one:


Lap two:


Lap three:


Finish:


Here is the Flotrack.org video of the Falmouth Mile.



Here is a Flotrack video interview of Jon Rankin after the race. That is my daughter Emily and myself sometimes in the background.