2009 World Championship 24-Hour Run - Bergamo, ITALY - Team USA

Complete Individual Results

IAU Summary, Including Top 5 Individual & National Team Results

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First-Person Reports from the Athletes:

Jamie Donaldson's Report & Photos

(This link will direct you to Jamie's Personal blog site, where you will have to scroll down a bit to catch her first-person report & photos from the World 24-Hour)

Annette Bednosky's Report & Photos

(This link will direct you to Annette's Personal blog site, where you can scroll down a to catch her first-person report & photos from the World 24-Hour)

Jen Van Allen's RUNNER'S WORLD Report & Photos

(Jen is an editor at RUNNER'S WORLD Magazine. This link will direct you to Jen's page on the RUNNER'S WORLD website; from there you have to click on the "BLOG" link, then scroll down to the link for "Scenes from World 24-Hour Championships in Bergamo, Italy May 2-3, 2009," where you can catch her first-person report & photos from the World 24-Hour)

Debra Horn's Report & Photos  (added 18 May 2009)

(This link will direct you to Deb's Personal blog site, where you can read her first-person report & photos from the World 24-Hour)

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Team USA Photo Essay

            Team USA before the race                         Top 3 Women's Team: USA (2nd), France (1st), Italy (3rd)

 

    US Women just after the finish (they knew!)                      US Women at the Awards Ceremony

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The Superstar:  Jamie.... Textbook concentration, even while doing self-maintenance on the move....

 

 

Annette: #2 U.S. Scorer....

 

 

 

 

Carilyn (L) and Deb (R)....

 

  

 

(L-R) Jen, Carilyn, and Deb, running with their Canadian neighbor Sylvie Boisvert....

 

    

National Champ Jen (before injury)....

   

The Men....

   

                              Phil                                                                Bill

 

                               Matt                                                                     Bob

 

                    Scott (L) & Roy (R)                                 New Team Logo, designed by fellow ultrarunner Dave Luljak

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Closing shots....

 

                      Jen & Carilyn light up the Italian night

 

A world silver medal comes with a price but also with pride....

Jen & Matt: Teammates, beset with injuries but not defeated by them