Latest Gazelles News

• Letsrun.com Picks Gilbert for Quote of the Day

  Apr 29, 2008

  Check out Gilbert's quote of the day on this awesome runner's web site!
  
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• Gilbert in Scotland on Sunday: Excellent Story

  Apr 22, 2008

  One of the many interviews that Gilbert gave while in the U.K. occurred in Scotland on Sunday.  The article is an excellent piece and well worth the read. 
  

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• BBC Sport: Long Run to Freedom

  Apr 12, 2008

  Gilbert's had many interviews in London while preparing for the Marathon; check out this remarkable profile in BBC Sport. along with this audio interview.

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• Gazelle Foundation Donation via France

  Apr 12, 2008

  Gilbert writes from London to say that his coach, Michel Lafont, organized a fundraiser at his school for the Gazelle Foundation which raised 1000 Euro (approx. $1500). The school is DUNIERES college le SACRE COEUR which is located 66 miles south of Lyon, France. Even while he prepares for the marathon, Gilbert is quite excited by this generosity towards his foundation.
  

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• London Times Shines a Light on Gilbert's Story

  Apr 9, 2008

  Read Gilbert's interview that appeared today in the sports section of the London Times. 
  

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• Gilbert Outlines Capitol 10K Strategy

  Mar 26, 2008

  Running this Sunday? Check out Gilbert's mile-by-mile strategy for the Cap 10k at www.statesman.com.

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• Marathon Training for Chicago, New York, San Antonio

  Mar 17, 2008

  Coming on the heels of another successful Austin Marathon training class, Gilbert's Gazelles will be offering several marathon training classes this summer and fall. Beginning June 7th, a Chicago Marathon training group will form, while in July classes for the New York and San Antonio marathons will get underway. See here for more details and to sign up.

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• Gazelles Recent Road Racing News

  Mar 7, 2008

  Catching up on recent racing action, more than one hundred Gazelles finished the AT&T Austin Marathon last month, and thirty-two of those ran qualifying times for the Boston Marathon. More recently, Gilbert won the Moe's Better Half-Marathon and Julie Whittenburg, also a Gazelle, won the female division of the same race.
  
  Of the Austin Marathon finishers, several placed high in their age group, while others won the Austin Distance Challenge for their division. Among top finishers were Michelle Maton, Paul Pugh, Caroline Newman, Micheal Woo, Ivi Kerrigan and Sam LaBrie.
  
  Down in San Marcos at the Half-Marathon, runners battled tough conditions on a slow course, but Gilbert won the race in 1:14:47, while Whittenburg clocked 1:34:22. Race writeup is here.
  
  Finally, Gazelles also shined in other races around the country. At the Napa Valley Marathon in California, Peter Rauch finished twelfth overall and was second master with the time of 2.44.20 to PR by two minutes. Dan Hopper PRd by 40 minutes in the same race with a time of 3:21.
  
  At the El Paso Half marathon, Leslie Barclay ran 1:47 for 3rd in her division and 20th overall woman, while Renee Reynolds ran 1:50 for 4th and 28th respectively.

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• Gilbert Hits CNN.com: Watch It!

  Feb 13, 2008

  Gilbert shared his remarkable story on cnn.com today. Watch the interview below or at cnn.com.
  
  

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• Gilbert Featured in Believe it. Live it.

  Feb 4, 2008

  Check out Gilbert, picked by Central Texas' Boy Scouts of America, to be featured in their film Believe it. Live it.  The films matches the universal values of the Scout code to a Central Texan -- Gilbert was picked by the Scouts for being reverent.  This is a documentary film the Scouts made on their own. 
  
  Watch the preview.
  
  You can see it on Sunday, February 17, 2008 at 2pm at Westlake High School

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