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Tag: Carlsbad 5000
CARLSBAD 5000 ENTERS NEW ERA
When Competitor Group Inc. was sold to Ironman in June 2017, then exited San Diego to consolidate with Ironman at its headquarters in Tampa, Florida, you knew… Read more “CARLSBAD 5000 ENTERS NEW ERA”
LONDON 2018: PACING OR RACING?
Watching the races in London last Sunday I couldn’t help contrast forms, because in the marathon more so than the track (until you get to the kick… Read more “LONDON 2018: PACING OR RACING?”
2017 CARLSBAD 5000 – MEN’S RACE VIDEO
Carlsbad, CA. – In the battle of Olympic 5000 meter silver medalists, Ethiopia’s Dejen Gebremeskel who won silver in London 2012 took on America’s 2016 Rio silver… Read more “2017 CARLSBAD 5000 – MEN’S RACE VIDEO”
2017 CARLSBAD 5000 WOMEN’S RACE VIDEO
Carlsbad, CA. – The 32nd running of the World’s Fastest 5K took to the roads of Carlsbad, California yesterday. Competitor Group’s elite athlete coordinator Matt Turnbull and… Read more “2017 CARLSBAD 5000 WOMEN’S RACE VIDEO”
CARLSBAD 5000 SETS A NEW COURSE
Beyond pure competition the beauty of racing lies in the absolute of distance in relation to the inarguable measure of time. This weekend marks the 31st running… Read more “CARLSBAD 5000 SETS A NEW COURSE”
2015 CARLSBAD 5000 RUNDOWN
Carlsbad, CA. — Warm and windy, not the alliterative conditions they were hoping for at the 30th Carlsbad 5000. Perhaps serene and swift would have been more… Read more “2015 CARLSBAD 5000 RUNDOWN”
CARLSBAD 5000 CHANGES COURSE
Carlsbad, CA. — While it was the inaugural San Diego Rock `n` Roll Marathon that set Elite Racing off onto its national manifest destiny in 1998, a… Read more “CARLSBAD 5000 CHANGES COURSE”
29TH CARLSBAD 5000 PROMISES SEASIDE FIREWORKS
With Competitor Group, Inc. back in the elite athlete game, the San Diego-based event and media company has come out swinging in 2014. First they introduced their… Read more “29TH CARLSBAD 5000 PROMISES SEASIDE FIREWORKS”
2013 CARLSBAD FOLLOW UP
Since its inception in 1986 the now famous Carlsbad 5000 has built its reputation on world and U.S. road 5K records. To date there have been 16… Read more “2013 CARLSBAD FOLLOW UP”
