Brandy Erholtz
Brandy Erholtz ( born 22 August 1977) is a former American female mountain runner, world champion at the World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships (2010). Biography Erholtz won others three medals (two gold) with the national team at the World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships. She won twice Mount Washington Road Race (2008 and 2009) and three times the NACAC Mountain Running Championships The NACAC Mountain Running Championships is an annual Mountain running competition organized by NACAC for athletes representing the countries of its member associations. Until 2012, only the participation of athletes from Canada, Mexico, and the ... (2010. 2012, 2014). References External links * Brandy Erholtzat Association of Road Racing Statisticians {{DEFAULTSORT:Erholtz, Brandy 1977 births Living people People from International Falls, Minnesota Sportspeople from Minnesota American female long-distance runners American female mountain runners World Lon ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sport Of Athletics Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing sports, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay (athletics), relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern athletics events, events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and N ... |