Dunn wins National 50K RaceWalking Championship

Philip Dunn upset three-time national champion Curt Clausen at the National 50K RaceWalking Championships in Manassas, Va., this past weekend with a time of 3:57:33

Dunn’s winning time qualified him for both the 2001 World Track and Field Championships in Edmonton and the 2001 Pan Am Cup in Ecuador. It was only Dunn’s second race under four hours in the 50K.

Clausen, who struggled with intestinal problems during the race before finishing second, was bidding to become only the third walker to win four championships in a row. Clausen had already secured a spot at the World Championships in Edmonton with his sub-4 hour finish at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He was 4th at the 1999 World Championships.

In only his second career 50K, Tim Seaman finished third with a time of 4:14:27. Al Heppner (4:22:18) a member of the Army’s World Class Athlete Training Program and Theron Kissinger (4:23:39) rounded out the top five.

Susan Armenta claimed the first-ever women’s 50K national title while establishing a national record time of 4:49:42. Armenta was challenged early on by France’s Kora Boufflert, who finished second in a time of 5:07:02. Americans Sherry Brosnahan (5:19:34), Monetta Roberts (5:56:32) and Jeanne Dorton (6:15:23) rounded out the top five.

Hellebuyck Wins U.S. Masters Title at Carlsbad

Eddy Hellebuyck of Albuquerque, N.M., won the U.S. Masters 5k title in 14:34, finishing behind Kenyan Simon Karori (14:12) at the Carlsbad 5000 this past weekend.

The 40-year-old Hellebuyck held off Canadian Graeme Fall (14:35) and American Selwyn Blake, 40, of South Carolina (14:39). Last year’s U.S. champion, Jon Sinclair, finished fifth overall (15:07).

Other notable age group performances from Carlsbad included Nolan Shaheed, 51, of Pasadena, Calif., who won the 50-54 age group in a time of 15:36 and Bill Nice, 85, of Newport Beach, Calif., who won the 85-89 age group with a time of 28:17.

See How She Runs Part II

Amistad Press, a division of HarperCollins, will release an updated paperback version of See How She Runs: Marion Jones & The Making of a Champion later this week. The book is written by Ron Rapoport.

The book has grown by almost a third since its original publication and gives a complete account of Marion’s 2000 season, including her historic 5-medal showing at the 2000 Olympics.

Register online for Boston Marathon team competition

Runners wishing to compete in the Open or Masters division team competition at the 105th Boston Marathon on April 16 can register online (www.bostonmarathon.org) until April 3.

Members of an Open team must be at least 18 years old, while members of a Masters team must be 40 years of age or older. A team must have a minimum of three athletes, either all male or female. Each team member must submit an individual Boston Marathon application and be accepted to compete in the race. All teams must be current members with USATF or the RRCA to be recognized as a team by the B.A.A., host of the Boston Marathon.