In Quiet Blacksburg, Hocker Retools For World Championships Season
About 45,000 people live in the western Virginia city of Blacksburg, about a four-hour drive southwest from Washington, D.C., but only one resident there has an Olympic gold medal in athletics: Cole Hocker.
Fields for USATF Half Marathon Championships Announced
Weini Kelati leads a stacked women’s field, which includes Amanda Vestri, Emma Hurley, and Jess McClain. For the men, Leonard Korir, Hillary Bor, and Biya Simbassa each are strong contenders to represent the USA in San Diego this fall.
