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Deena Kastor returns to racing, by Toni Reavis, note by Larry Eder

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Deena Kastor is one class act. Not only have we seen her grow from a fine high school runner in Agoura, CA, we watched her run well in college. But, Kastor really took off under the watchful eyes of Joe Vigil and Bob Larson, and later, Terrance Mahon, who helped her grow from a 10,000 meter runner (and AR holder) to a fine cross country runner, and a fine marathoner (and AR holder). 


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Andrew and Deena Kastor, 
photo by www.PhotoRun.net, 2006


Deena has put much back into the sport. She and her husband Andrew, are seen with their daughter, at events all during the year. Last year, after giving birth saw Deena place sixth in the Olympic Trials marathon, and run a 15:22 and 31:49 for the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters. If not for some un lucky injuries just before the Trials, Deena Kastor would have been there as well.

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 Deena Kastor, 2012 USATF OXY Perf Meet, 5,000m, 
photo by www.PhotoRun.net


DEENA KASTOR RETURNS TO RACING WITH FULL SPRING SCHEDULE

by Toni Reavis

Deena    American marathon record holder and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Deena Kastor roared back into the news today.  Not only has the St. Louis Sports Commission announced her participation in the USATF National Cross Country Championships on February 2nd – an event she has won eight times –  but the Los Angeles Marathon has also announced that they’ve signed Deena for its March 17th marathon. It’s arguably the biggest “get” in L.A.’s 28-year history.

“Deena is the most accomplished female American distance runner in history,” said LA Marathon Race Director Nick Curl in announcingKastor‘s participation.  “And to have her on the start line of the 2013 LA Marathon is tremendous. We believe that having an outstanding field of runners is part of creating a world-class race and delivering a top-tier experience for all participants.”

A number of factors worked in conjunction to lure Deena back to cross country and then to her first start at the marathon in LA.  First, LA is her hometown race.  She grew up in nearby Agoura Hills in the San Fernando Valley.  Secondly, Deena has at least rudimentary experience on the Stadium-to-the-Sea LA course, as she ran as a mid-pack field reporter for the KTLA-TV5 coverage of the marathon last year. Also, her husband Andrew is the head of the LA RoadRunner’s Training program.  And finally, her shoe sponsor, Asics, is now in its second year as an official sponsor of the LA Marathon.

“With Andrew coaching the LA Marathon distance program, I got to know the whole team over the last year,” Deena told me from her home in Mammoth Lakes, California.  “The event has changed so much in the last few years. When I was growing up in Southern California, I remember watching the LA Marathon on TV, and seeing what a big deal it was. Mercedes was a sponsor, and my dad said, ‘maybe you can win me a car one day.’ But that was even before I started running.  So it will be fun to be able to run it now, though my mom and dad will be on a cruise that weekend, which is killing them now that they know I’ll be running.

“But last year I was involved with the TV coverage, and there was so much energy along the course, and I remember running down Hollywood Boulevard thinking, ‘I’d like to run this competitively sometime. The event really celebrates the city. And then Asics came in last year, too, and brought excitement and the level of involvement like in the New York City Marathon.”

But this won’t simply be a stroll down memory lane.  Kastor is in it to win it. That’s where the national cross country championship comes into play. Read more of this post

Toni Reavis | January 22, 2013 at 3:50 pm | Tags: Deena Kastor, Honda LA Marathon, Nick Curl, Pasadena Rock `n` Roll Half Marathon, St. Louis Sports Commission, The Gender Challenge, USATF | Categories: News | URL:http://wp.me/p1p8ec-1xH

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    Larry Eder has had a 51-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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