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ELITE ATHLETES NETWORK

Saturday, December 1, 2012

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Arizona All-American Stephen Sambu to transition to Road Racing

OAKLAND- Last week, during his professional running debut, 9-Time NCAA All-American, Stephen Sambu, shattered the course record at the Silicon Valley 5k. With a time of 13:28. Five days prior to this race, he finished runner-up in Louisville at the 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships.

Sambu, a native of Eldoret, Kenya majored in Agricultural Business Economics with a minor in business Administration. He was a multiple NJCAA Champion while at Rend Lake Community College in Illinois. His running success continued at the University of Arizona under the direction of Coach, James Li. Sambu finished as a Nine-Time All- American and won the 2011 Pac-10, 10,000 meter and 2012 Pac-12 Titles.

Sambu became the second fastest Indoor Collegiate 5000 meter runner while competing at the 2012 Millrose Games. He ran a personal best time of 13:13.74. His 10,000 meter personal best is 27:28.64

“I really want to fulfill my dreams to be a successful road racer and marathon runner. I am so excited to work with, Karen Locke,” said Sambu.

Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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