Mo Farah and Galen Rupp (seen above training at our outdoor facility) went 1-2 in the 10,000m run at the London Olympic Games on Sunday. Both are trained by Amercian distance running icon, Alberto Salazar, who brings his two runners to the University of Utah to train six to eight weeks in the spring each year. Farah represents Great Britain while Rupp became only the third Amercian to win a medal (and the first since Billy Mills won the event in 1964) at the 10K distance.
Three other Americans (Matthew Centrowitz, Leo Manzano and Shannon Rowbury) who also trained at the University of Utah this spring have all qualified for the semi finals in the men's and women's 1500m races. Centro is also coached by Salazar while longtime coach John Cook oversees Leo and Shannon.
McCarthey Family Track and Field at the University of Utah has become a training hub for some of the world's best distance runners!!!
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