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Overview: Gary Cohen is an enthusiast for the sport of running. This enthusiasm has branched out to include magazine/essay writing, interviews, coaching and public speaking. In addition, Gary also leads trail runs in Central Florida and announces track meets.

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In-depth interview with Zach Bitter - the World Record Holder for 100 miles with a 11:19:13 time set at the 2019 Six Days in the Dome in Milwaukee’s Pettit Center. He continued running to break the 12-hour World Record with a distance of 104.8 miles. Zach also has the FKN, Fastest Known Time, for a 100-mile trail run at the 2018 Tunnel Hill 100-miler in 12:08:36. He set his first American Record for 100 miles at Desert Solstice in 2013 with an 11:47:21 time. Bitter lowered it at Desert Solstice in 2015 to 11:40:55. Zach placed sixth at the 2014 IAU 100k World Championships in Doha, Qatar and was a member of the USA Gold Medal team. He won the 2012 Tussey Mountainback USATF 50-mile Road Championship. His over thirty ultramarathon victories include the 2011 and 2015 Fall Classic 50-mile, 2012 Ice Age Trail 50-mile, 2013 Chicago Lakefront 50-mile, 2016 Javelina Jundred 100-mile, 2018 and 2019 Whiskey Basin 88k trail run and 2019 San Diego 100-mile. He competed in the Western States 100-mile trail run twice with finishes of 15th and 11th place. Previous to his ultrarunning focus, Zach dabbled in the half marathon and marathon after college and ran 1:10:16 and 2:31:29. He competed collegiately at Wisconsin-Stevens Point and was a consistent 15:50 5k/33:00 10k/27:00 8k XC runner. Zach was a solid prep runner at Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Lutheran High School running a 5k cross country 17:08.4 PR at the Wisconsin State Championships for 24th place in leading his team to a ninth place State D3 finish. His best prep time on the track was a 4:43.84 for 1,600 meters - a definite 'don't miss interview! Please add my website as a secondary home page. Friend me on Facebook or follow rungarycohenrun on Twitter for great updates on running tips, stories and my running adventures with photos.
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TOP RUNNING HEADLINES from around the world
Chicago Marathon: Brigid Kosgei 2:14:04 World Record
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Strong USA Performances at Chicago Marathon
Nine Inspiring Moments from the Chicago Marathon
Eliud Kipchoge 1:59:40 Marathon with Pacers
Nike’s Unreleased Sub-2:00 Marathon Shoe
Tokyo Olympics Medal Bonuses Same as Rio
A Look Back at 1930s Miler Glenn Cunningham
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World 1,500m: Shelby Houlihan Sets USA Record
Helen Obiri 14:26.72 defends 5,000m World Title
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Jamaica Wins Gold Medal in Women's 4x100m Relay
Dalilah Muhammad Breaks 400m Hurdles World Record
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Katarina Johnson-Thompson Wins world Heptathlon
Decathlon Shocker: 21 Year Old Niklas Kaul is Golden
Gong Lijiao Wins Women's Shot Put Gold Medal
Grant Holloway Wins World 110 Meter Hurdles Gold
Dina Asher-Smith 1st Lady Brit to Win world 200m Gold
Poland's Paweł Fajdek Wins 4th World Hammer Gold
FSU Coach, Bob Braman, Signs for Five More Years
Coach Alberto Salazar Doping Suspension Developments
Noah Lyles is Usain Bolt's Heir Apparent with 200m gold
Sam Kendricks Repeats as Pole Vault World Champ
Donavan Brazier Wins 800m Gold in USA Record 1:42.34
Warholm Tops Benjamin: Two Straight World 400 Hurdles
Emma Coburn PR 9:02.35 for World Steeple Silver Medal
Women's 800m: Ugandan Wins; Rogers, Wilson Medal
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is World 100 Meter Champ
USA Smashes World Record in mixed 4 x 400m Relay
Berlin Marathon Men: Bekele 2:01:41 Near World Record
Ashete Bekere 2:20:14 Tops Dibaba by Seven Seconds
Sara Hall Big PR in 2:22:16 Berlin for 5th Place
Joan Benoit Samuelson runs 3:02 in Berlin at age 62
Christian Coleman 9.76 Wins World Champs 100 Meters
Deanna Price is 1st USA World Champ in Hammer Throw
INTERVIEW of the MONTH
Zach Bitter
World Records 100 miles 11:19:13 and 12 hours 104.8 miles; 2014 World 100k Champs 6th place; 30+ Ultramarathon wins
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Gary Cohen Running Vault: Hundreds of essays to help you!
This Week in Running
Jan 15, 1984 – 20 year old Sergei Bubka sets his 1st indoor pole vault World Record at 19-3/4
Jan 16, 1965 – Ron Clarke sets his first of four World Record 5,000 meters at 13:34.8
Jan 16, 1982 – Carl Lewis first to long jump 28 feet indoors with 28-1 at Meadowlands
Jan 16, 1987 – Ken Lowery sets World Record indoor 500 meters with a time of 1:00.17
Jan 16, 2011 – Sally Meyerhoff wins Arizona Marathon in 2:37:56. Two months later hit by truck while cycling and dies
Jan 19, 1979 - Renaldo Nehemiah and Greg Foster 60y hurdles World Record 6.95 in dead heat
Jan 20, 1968 – Bob Beamon sets indoor long jump record of 27-1 in Kansas City
Jan 20, 1980 – President Jimmy Carter announces U.S. boycott of Moscow Olympics
Jan 20, 2001 – Alan Webb runs first prep sub-4:00 mile indoors with 3:59.86
Jan 22, 1989 – Russia’s Rodion Gataullin first to pole vault six meters (19-8 ¼) indoors
Jan 25, 1974 – Tony Waldrop runs first sub-4:00 Wanamaker Mile at Millrose Games
Jan 25, 1985 – Eamonn Coghlan wins Wanamaker Mile in 3:53.82 as Flynn, Walker, Maree go sub-3:56
Jan 26, 1980 – Mary Decker sets World Record indoor Mile at 4:21.68
Jan 27, 1925 – Paavo Nurmi sets ¾ Mile World Record 3:03.8 at Madison Square Garden
Jan 27, 2006 – Russian Women’s 4 x 400m relay Indoor World Record 3:23.37
This Week's Birthdays
Jan 15, 1875 – Tom Burke; First Olympic Gold Medalist at 100m and 400m in 1896
Jan 15, 1926 – John Allen, 1960 Olympic race walker; 10 AAU Championships
Jan 15, 1949 – Duncan MacDonald; 1976 Olympian, 13:19.4 broke Pre's AR, 3-time Honolulu Marathon Champ
Jan 15, 1949 – Ian Stewart, 1972 Olympic 5,000m Bronze, 1975 World XC Champ
Jan 15, 1972 – Mark Carroll; 1995 NCAA Indoor 5,000m champ, 2000/04 Irish Olympian
Jan 15, 1987 – Tsegaye Kebede, Champion – 2012 Chicago, 2010/13 London Marathon
Jan 16, 1902 – Eric Liddell, 1924 Olympic Gold 400m; 'Chariots of Fire' subject
Jan 16, 1972 – Salah Hissou, 1999 World Champ 10,000m; 1996 Olympic Bronze 10k
Jan 17, 1968 – Svetlana Masterkova, female World Record mile 4:12.56
Jan 18, 1884 – John Eisele, 1908 Olympic Bronze 3,200m steeple and Silver 3-mile team race
Jan 18, 1993 – Courtney Frerichs, 2017 World Championships Silver Medal 3,000m steeplechase
Jan 23, 1923 – Horace Ashenfelter; 1952 Olympic Gold 3,000m steeplechase, WR 8:45.4
Jan 25, 1951 – Steve Prefontaine; 1972 Olympian 5, 000m; U.S. Records 2 miles to 10,000m
Jan 25, 1974 – Russia’s Lidiya Grigoryeva; Marathon Champ; Chicago 2006, Boston 2007
Jan 25, 1979 - Gabe Jennings; 2000 Olympian 1,500 meters
Jan 26, 1917 – Louis Zamperini; 1936 Olympian; 1938/39 NCAA Mile Champ; WWII POW; ‘Unbroken’
Jan 26, 1959 – Wanda Panfil, Marathon Champ; World 1991; Bos 91; Lon 88; NYC 90
Jan 27, 1887 – Christopher Vose, Member of five British World X-C Championship teams
Jan 28, 1913 – Bob Clark, 1936 Olympic Silver Decathlon; 1934/35 AAU Decathlon Champ
Jan 28, 1932 – Parry O’Brien, Shot Put Olympic Gold 1952/56, Silver 1960; 17 AAU titles; 17 WRs
Jan 28, 1955 – Matt Centrowitz, Sr., 1976 Olympian; 4-time U.S 5,000m Champ 1979-82
Jan 30, 1927 – Keizo Yamada; 1953 Boston Marathon Champ; 1952 Olympian
Jan 31, 1984 – Jeremy Wariner; 8 Olympic/ World Gold Medals 400m and 4x400m relay
Trail Runs:  Wekiva State Park has great trails to enjoy whether you live in central Florida or are looking for a scenic trail run while you visit. Here is more information about upcoming group runs:
Tue, Jan 21, 7:00 a.m.- 4 miles. Wed, Jan 22, 7:15 a.m. - 5 miles. Fri, Jan 24, 7:15 a.m. - 5 miles. Sat, Jan 25 , 7:15 a.m. - 8 miles.