Molly Huddle named USATF Athlete of the Week, by USATF, note by Larry Eder

Molly Huddle, 14:44.76, AR, Belgacom Brussels, photorun.net.

Molly Huddle broke Shalane Flanagans’ AR by .04 of a second, in the 5,000 meter
race in Brussels last Friday evening. Photographer Victah Sailer sent us a text that
he shot pictures of Molly, then, not knowing she had set the AR, rushed over to the
DL press conference. It was only on the way back to the hotel, on the bus, that Molly
and her agent quietly told Victah that Molly had set the 5,000 meter AR! ” I would have
never known, Molly was so quiet…” . Congrats to Molly Huddle who set prs in the 5,000
meters two separate times, dropping 34 seconds this season (from 15:17 to 14:44.76)!

2026 Winter Middle Distance Training (800m-5,000m), Sunday, February 15, 2026, Week 6, Day 7, Sunday is a long day!

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Huddle named

USATF Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS –
Molly Huddle has been named USA Track & Field‘s Athlete of the Week
after breaking the American record in the women’s 5,000m Friday at the
Belgacom Memorial van Damme, the final meeting of the Samsung Diamond
League in Brussels, Belgium.

The 2010
USA Outdoor runner-up, Huddle took .04 seconds off Shalane Flanagan‘s
previous American record when she finished tenth in Brussels in
14:44.76. Her time is also an Area and NACAC record. Huddle has now
taken over 30 seconds off the 15:17 lifetime best she had heading into
the 2010 outdoor season.

Now in
its ninth year, USATF’s Athlete of the Week program is designed to
recognize outstanding performers at all levels of the sport. USATF
names a new honoree each week and features the athlete on the USATF
website. Selections are based on top performances and results from the
previous week.

Winners:
January 13, Jen Clayton; January 20, Shalane Flanagan; January 27,
Nolan Shaheed; February 3, Bernard Lagat; February 10, Bernard Lagat;
February 17, Shalane Flanagan; February 24, Amber Campbell; March 3,
Amber Campbell; March 10, Phil Raschker; March 17, Ashton Eaton; March
31, Lisa Koll; April 7, Queen Harrison; April 14, Magdalena Lewy
Boulet; April 21, Bershawn Jackson; April 28, Phoebe Wright; May 5,
Chris Solinsky; May 12, Walter Dix; May 26, Cory Martin; June 2,
Chaunte Lowe; June 9, Bernard Lagat; June 16, Queen Harrison; June 30,
Kara Patterson; July 7, David Oliver; July 22, David Oliver; July 28,
Conor McCullough; August 4, Kennedy Blahnik; August 11, Tyson Gay;
August 18, Allyson Felix; August 26, Robin Reynolds.

BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING AUGUST 29

MEN

100 – 9.79 Tyson Gay (adidas) – Brussels, BEL 8/27

200 – 19.85 Wallace Spearmon (Saucony) – Rieti, ITA 8/29

400 – 45.59 David Neville (Nike) – Brussels, BEL 8/27

800 – 1:43.76 Nick Symmonds (Nike/OTC) – Rieti, ITA 8/29 U.S. leader

1500 – 3:32.37 Leo Manzano (Nike) – Brussels, BEL 8/27

3000 – 7:29.00 Bernard Lagat (Nike) – Rieti, ITA 8/29 AMERICAN RECORD

5000 – 13:32.10 Ryan Vail (Brooks) – Merksem, BEL 8/28

110H – 13.01 David Oliver (Nike) – Rieti, ITA 8/29

400H – 47.85 Bershawn Jackson (Nike) – Brussels, BEL 8/27

HJ – 2.27/7-5.25 Jesse Williams (Nike) – Eberstadt, GER 8/28

PV – 5.65/18-6.5 Derek Miles (Nike) – Brussels, BEL 8/27

SP – 22.16/72-8.5 Reese Hoffa (NYAC) – Brussels, BEL 8/27

JT – 74.37/244-0 Sean Furey (unat) – Merksem, BEL 8/28

WOMEN

100 – 11.21 Miki Barber (Nike) – Rieti, ITA 8/29

200 – 22.61 Allyson Felix (Nike) – Brussels, BEL 8/27

400 – 50.87 Natasha Hastings (Nike) – Rieti, ITA 8/29

800 – 1:59.89 Alysia Johnson (Nike) – Brussels, BEL 8/27

1500 – 4:01.63 Shannon Rowbury (Nike) – Rieti, ITA 8/29

3000 – 8:53.13 Sara Hall (Asics) – Rieti, ITA 8/29

3000SC – 9:24.84 Lisa Aguilera (Nike) – Brussels, BEL 8/27 U.S. leader

5000 – 14:44.76 Molly Huddle (Saucony) – Brussels, BEL 8/27 AMERICAN RECORD

100H – 12.69 Queen Harrison (unat) – Brussels, BEL 8/27

400H – 54.71 Sheena Tosta (Nike) – Rieti, ITA 8/29

PV – 4.34/14-2.75 Lacy Janson (unat) – Rieti, ITA 8/29

LJ – 6.31/20-8.5 Brianna Glenn (unat) – Breda, HOL 8/28

DT – 61.58/202-0 Aretha Thurmond (Nike) – Brussels, BEL 8/27

HT – 69.87/229-2 Amber Campbell (Nike) – Rieti, ITA 8/28

About USA Track & Field

USA
Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and
field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States.
USATF encompasses the world’s oldest organized sports, some of the
most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and
junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult
runners in the United States.

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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