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	<title>KIMbia Athletics &#187; Simon Bairu</title>
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		<title>Flanagan and Bairu Claim Wins in Miami</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Brent Vaughn]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simon Bairu and Shalane Flanagan notched victories in their final tune-ups before January&#8217;s Olympic qualifying attempts in Houston, each reaching the tape first at the Latin Music Miami Beach Half Marathon. Coming into the day under heavy training loads &#8212; a calculation intended by coach Jerry Schumacher to simulate running hard in the second half [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flanagan Throws Down Course Record at RnR San Antonio Half</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Mosher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shalane Flanagan was all business at Sunday&#8217;s Rock &#8216;N Roll San Antonio Half Marathon, taking home the victory as part of her preparation for the upcoming Olympic Marathon Trials. With a goal of cracking 1:12:00, Flanagan cruised to a big win and an even faster time than expected, posting a 1:10:49 &#8212; just about two-minutes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bairu Explains Toronto Marathon Withdrawal</title>
		<link>http://www.kimbia.net/2011/09/22/bairu-explains-toronto-marathon-withdrawal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Mosher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On his blog on September 20th, Simon Bairu announced the difficult decision to withdraw from this year&#8217;s Toronto Marathon, owing to what amounted to accumulated fatigue. The Canadian Record-Holder at 10,000m wrote, &#8220;As much as I would have loved to run in Canada in front of my friends and family for an opportunity to qualify [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bairu Blogs About Pizza-Slowed Shamrock Shuffle Win</title>
		<link>http://www.kimbia.net/2011/04/12/bairu-blogs-about-pizza-slowed-shamrock-shuffle-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Mosher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simon Bairu took to the streets of Chicago this weekend, winning the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8k. On his new website, SimonBairu.com, the Canadian star blogged about the race, stating that the plan for his race was to be aggressive early, and offering some play-by-play. &#8220;We hit mile 2 in 9:21 and mile 3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bairu and Bizuneh Victors at Shamrock Shuffle, Parkway Classic</title>
		<link>http://www.kimbia.net/2011/04/11/bairu-and-bizuneh-victors-at-shamrock-shuffle-parkway-classic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Mosher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fasil Bizuneh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a months-long hiatus, Simon Bairu made his return to competition at the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle in Chicago. His winning time of 23:38 was one second faster than last year&#8217;s champion John Kemboi, though he enjoyed a wider margin of victory &#8212; seventeen seconds &#8212; than Kemboi&#8217;s five second gap. Said Bairu of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inside Punta Umbria: Bairu Talks World Cross</title>
		<link>http://www.kimbia.net/2011/03/18/inside-punta-umbria-bairu-talks-world-cross/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 04:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Mosher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KIMbia will be well represented this weekend at the IAAF World Championships in Cross Country, with Lineth Chepkurui captaining her Kenyan team, Shalane Flanagan and Brent Vaughn leading the US senior women&#8217;s and men&#8217;s teams, respectively, as the reigning national champions, and Andrew Bumbalough bringing experience from the 2006 junior race into his senior debut. Simon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Highlight: Simon Bairu</title>
		<link>http://www.kimbia.net/2011/01/19/2010-highlight-simon-bairu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kimbia.net/2011/01/19/2010-highlight-simon-bairu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Mosher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although Chris Solinsky&#8216;s 26:59 and Shalane Flanagan&#8217;s 2nd-place finish in the NYC Marathon may have earned Jerry Schumacher 2010 Coach of the Year honors in the public&#8217;s mind, the breakout that Simon Bairu had in 2010 might be Schumacher&#8217;s finest achievement from a motivational standpoint.  After a sub-par performance in the Kim McDonald 10,000m at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Year in KIMbia: A Look Back at 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.kimbia.net/2011/01/03/the-year-in-kimbia-a-look-back-at-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kimbia.net/2011/01/03/the-year-in-kimbia-a-look-back-at-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Mosher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Allan Kiprono]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Matt Tegenkamp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rebecca Donaghue]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sean Quigley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Solinsky showed best among KIMbia athletes ranked by Track and Field News at the end of 2010, ending the year ranked 8th overall among all American men, and 3rd in the world for 10000m. While Solinsky&#8217;s American Record 26:59 at Stanford was the world&#8217;s second-fastest time of the year for 10000m, Wilson Kiprop got [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ROOKIES VS THE WORLD &#8212; Race Day: New York City</title>
		<link>http://www.kimbia.net/2010/11/09/rookies-vs-the-world-race-day-new-york-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kimbia.net/2010/11/09/rookies-vs-the-world-race-day-new-york-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Mosher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Months of work. Time for the pay-off. Check out all things KIMbia + 2010 ING New York City Marathon. Chat it up at #RookiesVsWorld]]></description>
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		<title>Rookies Against the World: Nelson 13th, Bairu DNF in NYC</title>
		<link>http://www.kimbia.net/2010/11/08/rookies-against-the-world-nelson-13th-bairu-dnf-in-nyc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kimbia.net/2010/11/08/rookies-against-the-world-nelson-13th-bairu-dnf-in-nyc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Mosher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Results]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A journey that officially began August 1st, concluded in New York City on Sunday, as a pair of KIMbia athletes ran debut marathons that each called years in the making. Tim Nelson turned his usual, dependable, solid showing, taking 13th in the deep field. His time of 2:15:06 may not turn heads, but it&#8217;s the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Highlights from ROOKIES Live Chat #2</title>
		<link>http://www.kimbia.net/2010/11/05/highlights-from-rookies-live-chat-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kimbia.net/2010/11/05/highlights-from-rookies-live-chat-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Mosher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rapport between roommates Simon Bairu and Evan Jager was evident, when they took part in a &#8220;Rookies Vs the World&#8221; chat on Friday evening, live from New York City.  We share some of the highlights below: Josh G: What about living with Simon annoys you most? Evan Jager: Our place gets pretty messy sometimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ROOKIES VS THE WORLD &#8212; Race Week: NYC</title>
		<link>http://www.kimbia.net/2010/11/05/rookies-vs-the-world-race-week-nyc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kimbia.net/2010/11/05/rookies-vs-the-world-race-week-nyc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Mosher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Race Week in New York and Nelly, Simon and Shalane meet the media head-on. Get inside their press conference and Shalane&#8217;s appearance at New York City Niketown. Check out all things KIMbia + 2010 ING New York City Marathon. Chat it up at #RookiesVsWorld]]></description>
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		<title>ROOKIES VS THE WORLD &#8212; Checkpoint: Philadelphia</title>
		<link>http://www.kimbia.net/2010/11/03/rookies-vs-the-world-checkpoint-philadelphia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kimbia.net/2010/11/03/rookies-vs-the-world-checkpoint-philadelphia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Mosher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rookies take on a world-class field at the Philadelphia Half Marathon as they look to tap their competitive juices, check their fitness and get in a &#8220;competitive workout.&#8221; Watch them go toe-to-toe with the world&#8217;s best over 13.1 as they get ever-closer to their date with 26.2! Check out all things KIMbia + 2010 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ROOKIES VS THE WORLD &#8212; Climbing the Mountain: Mammoth</title>
		<link>http://www.kimbia.net/2010/11/01/rookies-vs-the-world-climbing-the-mountain-mammoth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kimbia.net/2010/11/01/rookies-vs-the-world-climbing-the-mountain-mammoth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Mosher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rookies vs the World]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The OTC Three take a visit to the stomping grounds of Meb Keflezighi, Deena Kastor and Ryan Hall, as Simon, Shalane and Tim set up their high-altitude training camp in Mammoth Lakes, CA. Episode 3 also features special appearances from Mammoth Track Club Coach Terrence Mahon, Irish Record Holder Alistair Cragg, and some &#8220;mammoth&#8221; wildlife. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Their Own Words: ROOKIES VS THE WORLD Live Chat #1</title>
		<link>http://www.kimbia.net/2010/10/29/their-own-words-rookies-vs-the-world-live-chat-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kimbia.net/2010/10/29/their-own-words-rookies-vs-the-world-live-chat-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Mosher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Simon Bairu, Tim Nelson and Shalane Flanagan spent the afternoon answering questions in our first &#8220;Rookies Vs the World&#8221; Live Chat, hosted by our interactive partner Runnerspace.com. In addition to showing an exclusive deleted scene of Simon Bairu discussing his 12th place finish at the World Cross Country Championships**, we enjoyed a lively discussion [...]]]></description>
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