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02/18/2010

Ready to roll with smaller field
Rock 'n' Roll Dallas Half Marathon organizers have been finalizing logistics for the March 14 event, which benefits the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Event director Kari Logan and Joel Griesbach, director of operations, drove the course and met with city officials in preparation for an anticipated field of 13,500.

02/11/2010

Mental preparation has Arlington Lamar senior ready for USA Cross Country Championships
Jeffery Arnier, an Arlington Lamar senior, has spent the last year anticipating Saturday's USA Cross Country Championships in Spokane, Wash.

02/04/2010

Marathon runner, 53, setting quite a pace
Thomas "T.O." Okazaki's passion for running began as a teen and continues to intensify. He's in the midst an amazing streak.

01/28/2010

Runner still paves way with shoeless approach
"Barefoot Rick" Roeber, who attended Arlington Sam Houston High in the '70s, has made a name for himself as one of the nation's most prolific shoeless runners. He ditched his shoes in 2003, years before Chris McDougall's 2009 book Born To Run rekindled the national buzz among runners and researchers.

01/21/2010

Fort Worth's Cowtown registrations leap under new limits
Heidi Swartz, director of The Cowtown, Fort Worth's popular multirace event, continues to marvel at the frenzied pace of registration these days. More than 8,700 have registered for the Feb. 27 races, compared with about 2,000 at this point last year. And the 2009 Cowtown drew a record field of nearly 18,000.

01/14/2010

Fresh yet familiar course charted for Dallas Rock 'n' Roll half marathon
The March 14 Rock 'n' Roll Dallas Half Marathon course will be a scenic point-to-point route along popular stretches of classic Dallas courses. An estimated 15,000 runners will start at Dallas City Hall and finish at Fair Park, said race director Kari Logan.

01/07/2010

Pooling efforts to aid paralyzed freshman
Dallas firefighter and paramedic Lamontry Lott will dive way out of his comfort zone this spring to get in shape and to support a worthy cause.

12/24/2009

MetroPCS stays on as Rock's title sponsor
MetroPCS will continue to be the Dallas White Rock Marathon title sponsor, company officials confirmed, writes Debbie Fetterman.

12/18/2009

Jingle Bell Run shakes off four years of rust
The Jingle Bell Run, one of Dallas' most festive running events, returns Tuesday night after a four-year absence. The revived 5K and 1-mile runs will start and finish at the Hilton Anatole and wind through the Dallas Design District with a postrace party at the Anatole.

12/13/2009

Kenyans win 40th White Rock Marathon

Edward Tabut (left) and Rose Jebet won the White Rock Marathon on Sunday.

KYE R. LEE / DMN

Edward Tabut, 26, of Kenya pulled away from his countrymen Sunday to win the Dallas White Rock Marathon in a personal best with an unofficial time of 2:16:55. A Kenyan runner won the women's race as well. Rose Jebet, 24, finished at 2:48:24, a few minutes off her personal best.

Kenyans winners in 40th Dallas White Rock Marathon
Fog enveloped downtown Dallas and the record field of 20,000 registrants who entered Sunday's 40th running of the Metro PCS Dallas White Rock. The sun didn't peek upon Victory Plaza at the American Airlines Center until hours after Kenyan runners swept the men's and women's full and half marathon titles.

Tabut of Kenya dashes to PR, win in men's marathon
They ran together much of the race, teammates and country going stride for stride, three abreast, through the streets and halfway around White Rock Lake.

Cooler conditions didn't faze women's marathon winner
Kenyan Rose Jebet didn't arrive in Dallas for Sunday's White Rock Marathon until around 6 p.m. Saturday. But that proved to be more than enough time to get a good night's sleep and put forth a winning performance in the Sunday morning race.

Dallas half marathon goes to Kenyans
Running his second half marathon in as many weeks, Kenyan Stephen Muange bettered his finish but not his time in winning the Dallas White Rock Half Marathon on Sunday.

White Rock Marathon notebook
Bob Jacobs and Carolyn Spain completed their wedding vows shortly after the start of the race in a tent set up alongside the course.

Chat replay: White Rock Marathon
DMN staff writers chatted with readers about the White Rock Marathon Sunday. Read the chat, and read more running columns.

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12/12/2009

Field of 20,000 expected for White Rock Marathon events
Marathon race director Marcus Grunewald anticipates a field of 20,000 at American Airlines Center for Sunday's 40th Metro PCS Dallas White Rock Marathon, half marathon and relays.

12/13/2009

White Rock Marathon chat replay

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