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U.S. Squad Set for International Chiba Ekiden

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RunnerSpace.com/RoadRacing   Nov 13th 2013, 4:10pm
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At the 2012 International Chiba Ekiden, Team USA came up big, placing third overall. The always incredibly competitive competition pits some of the top talent from the best countries in the world in a unique display of relay road racing. This week, the 2013 Team USA roster was announced for the November 23 event.

Men
Chris Barnicle
Will Leer
Girma Mecheso
Sean Quigley 

Women
Kellyn Johnson
Katie Kellner
Dot McMahan
Laura Thweatt 

Here's a breakdown of the event from USATF's event page:

"The International Chiba Ekiden is an annual team road running competition held in Chiba, Japan in late November. The marathon relay race is one of the prominent annual races of its kind. The competition is split into six legs which combine to make up the marathon distance of 42.195 km. The Chiba Ekiden was first held in 1988 and featured separate competitions for both men and women.

Since 2007, each competing country selects three men and three women for their team. The legs are divided as follows: 5 km (men), 5 km (women), 10 km (men), 5 km (women), 10 km (men), and 7.195 km (women)."



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