Race Schedule and Results

Upcoming Races & Training Schedule 

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• The Long Run - Shannon's Blog on training, travel and other adventures on the road to the 2012 Olympics

 

Next Up:  Training for the 2011 outdoor campaign

 

Arc hives - Professional Races

2010

9.26.10 - Continental Airlines 5th Avenue Mile | New York, NY | Mile

• Mile - 1st place -  4:24.12 | Results  | RunnersWorld - Brief Chat with Shannon Rowbury|

         NYRR video | Pre-Race Video  | Universal Sports Post Race Article

 

9.04.10 -IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup| Split, Croatia | 3000m

• 3000m - 3rd place - 9:04.82 | Results | Universal Sports Post Race Interview

 

8.29.10 -  IAAF World Challenge - Rieti | Rieti, Italy | 1500m

•  1500m - 4th place - 4:01.63 | Results  
  

8.19.10 - Diamond League - Weltclasse Zurich |Zurich, Switzerland | 1500m

• 1500m -   8th place - 4:05.48 | Results | Universal Sports Coverage
  

  8.13.10 - Diamond League - London Grand Prix | London, England | 1500m

• 1500m - 5th place - 4:09.93 | Results | FloTrack Post Race Interview
  

8.06.10 - Diamond League - DN Galan | Stockholm, Sweden | 1500m

• 1500m - 7th place - 4:02.95 | Results |
  

  

7.22.10 - Diamond League Herculis 2010|  Monaco | 3000m

• 3000m - 3rd place - 8:31.38 |  Results  | Flotrack Post Race Interview | LetsRun Race Recap

  

   

7.16.10 - Diamond League Meeting Areva |  Paris, France | 1500m

• 1500m - 6th place - 4:01.30 |  Results  | Flotrack Post Race Interview

 

   

7.11.10 - Flanders Cup |  Brasschaat, Belgium | 800m

• 800m - 3rd place - 2:03.02 |  Results  | Flotrack Post Race Interview | video

 

  

7.03.10 - Prefontaine Classic - Diamond League |  Eugene, Or | 800m

• 800m - 10th place - 2:00.47 |  Results  | RunnerSpace Post Race Interview | video

 

  

6.26.10 - USATF National Championships |  Des Moines, IA | 1500m - Final

• 1500m - 3rd place - final - 4:14.41 |  Results  | RunnerSpace Post Race Interview |

Flotrack Post Race Interview

6.24.10 - USATF National Championships |  Des Moines, IA | 1500m - Preliminary Rounds

• 1500m - 1st place - heat 1 - 4:11.87  |  Results | Flotrack Post Race Interview  |  RunnerSpace Post Race Interview | Video

  

6.12.10 - Adidas Grand Prix - Diamond League | New York City, NY | 1500m

• 1500m - 5th place - 4:04.00 |  Results |  Flotrack Post Race Interview  |  Universal Sports Post Race Article

 

5.22.10 - USATF High Performance Meet | Pasadena, CA | 800m

• 800m - 3rd place - 2:02.02 |  Results

5.1.10 - Payton Jordan Track Classic| Palo Alto, CA | 5k

 

• 5000 - 1st place - 15:00.51 |  Results |  Video |  FloTrack Post Race Interview | Track and Field News Video Interview | Universal Sports - 5000 Reasons to Like Start to 2010 Season

  

2.27-28.10 - USATF Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, NM | 3k, 1500

• 3000 - 3rd place - 9:15.14 | Results| Universal Sports Race Recap "In the Women's Race" | Let's Run Race Recap
• 1500 - 2nd place - 4:19.48 | Results | Runner's Space Post Race Interview |  Universal Sports Race Recap "High Altitude" |Let's Run Race Recap 
  

 2.13.10  - 2010 Husky Classic | Seattle, WA | 800

• 800 - 4th place - 2:06.24 | Results (scroll down on left column and select event #37)| Video |  Flotrack Post Race Video | Flotrack - Shannon's thoughts before the Husky Classic |  2.13.10 - RunnerSpace - Husky Classic Post Race Interview

 

2.6.10 - Boston Indoor Games | Boston, MA | 3K

• 3K - 3rd place - 8:47.18 |  Results | Flotrack Post Race Interview  | RunnerSpace Post Race Interview part 1 | RunnerSpace Post Race Interview part 2 |  Flotrack - Shannon's thoughts before the Boston Indoor Games

 

1.16.10 - Lobo Opener | Albuquerque, NM | mile

• Indoor Mile - 1st place - 4:34.14 (note: altitude conversion is approximately 6 seconds) |  Results | Video

 

2009

9.26.09 - Continental Airlines 5th Ave Mile| New York, NY | mile

• 1 mile road race - 1st place - 4:23.3 |  Results | Video  | Race Recap  | LetsRun Race Recap  

9.12.09 - World Athletic Finals| Thessaloniki, Greece | 1500m

• 1500m - 5th place - 4:14.18 |  Results |  Race Recap

9.6.09 - Grand Prix| Rieti, Italy| 1500m

• 1500m - 3rd place - 4:03.46 |  Results | Video

8.28.09 - Golden League Weltklasse | Zurich, Switzerland | 1500m  

• 1500m - 4th place - 4:00.81 | Results  (click on women's 1500m race at 20:50  for link to results)  

8.23.09 - IAAF World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1500 finals  

• 1500m - 3rd place / BRONZE MEDAL- 4:04.18 | Video  | Results |Flotrack Post Race Interview  |  Flotrack: Shannon's battle for the Bronze medal in Berlin | IAAF Race Recap | LetsRun Race Recap  | Huffington Post - Rowbury Shares What It's Like to Win a Bronze Medal

8.21.09 - IAAF World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1500 semi-final rounds  

• 1500m - 4th place / Heat 2 - 4:10.51 | Results |Flotrack Post Race Interview | LetsRun Race Recap and Interviews 

8.18.09 - IAAF World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1500 preliminary rounds  

• 1500m - 11th place / Heat 1 - 4:10.30 * Shannon was fouled during this race and fell to the track.  The USATF won their petition to have her reinstated into the semi final round | Video (montage of the first round for all three American runners) | LetsRun Race Recap and Interviews | Results

7.31.09 - DN Galan Super Grand Prix | Stockholm , Sweden

• 1500m - 2nd place - 4:05.47 | Results  | Video

7.25.09 - Aviva Super Grand Prix | London, England

 

• 1500m - 2nd place - 4:08.21 | Video | Results

 

7.17.09 - Golden League Meeting Areva d'athletisme au Stade de France | Paris

• 800m - 8th place - 2:00.94 | Video  | Results  |    Flotrack breakfast with Shannon in Paris

6.27.09 - USATF National Championships - Finals | Eugene, OR

• 1500m - 1st place - 4:05.07  |  Video| Results |  Runnerspace Post Race Interview  |  Flotrack Post Race Interview

6.25.09 - USATF National Championships - Preliminary Rounds | Eugene, OR

• 1500m - 1st place - Heat 2 - 4:15.19  | Video | Results | Flotrack Post Race Interview | Flotrack Post Race Interview #2 

6.7.09 - Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, OR

• 1500m - 6th place - 4:03.92 | Video | Results | Runnerspace Post Race Interview

5.7.09 TC Medtronic USATF Road Mile Championships | Minneapolis, MN

• 1 mile road race - 1st place - 4:33.4 |   Video  |  Results  |  Flotrack Post Race Interview #1 |  Flotrack Post Race Interview #2  |  Flotrack Pre Race Interview 

4.24.09 Brutus Hamilton Invitational | Berkeley, CA

• 5k - 1st place - 15:12.95 |  Video  |  Results  |  Flotrack Interview  |  Track and Field News Interview (includes Coach Cook)

4.5.09 Carlsbad 5K | Carlsbad, CA 

• 5K Road Race - 2nd place - 15:41 |  Results  | 
Video |  Flotrack Interview 

2008

 9.21.08 Continental Airlines 5th Avenue Mile | New York

• Mile Road Race - 2nd place - 4:19.2 | Video | Flotrack Interview | BlipTV Post Race Press Conference

9.13.08 IAAF World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany

• 1500m - 5th place - 4:08.16 | Results

9.7.08 IAAF Grand Prix | Rieti 2008 | Rieti, Italy

• 1 mile - 3rd place - 4:20.34 | Results

9.2.08 IAAF Super Grand Prix | Athletissima 2008 | Lausanne, Switzerland

• 1500m - 2nd place - 4:01.97 | Results

2008 Summer Olympics | Beijing, China

• 8.23.08 1500m Finals - 7th Place - 4:03.58 | Results | 
• Flotrack Video Interview: Shannon Talks about her Olympic Experience
• 8.21.08 1500m Semi Finals - 4th Place - 3rd Heat - 4:03.89 | Results 

7.18.08  Golden League Meeting | Gaz de France, Paris

• 1500m - 2nd Place - 4:00.33 | Results

7.13.08  Meeting Internazionale | Lignano, Italy

• 800m - 4th Place - 2:03.71 | Results

7.6.08   USATF Olympic Trials, Finals

• 1500m - 1st Place - 4:05.48 | Results | Video
• RunnerSpace:  Olympians Press Conference
• RunnerSpace:  Post Race Interview

7.4.08  USATF Olympic Trials, Semifinals

• 1500m - 1st Place - 1st Heat - 4:11.75 | Results 
• Flotrack:  Post Race Interview

7.3.08  USATF Olympic Trials, Quarterfinals

• 1500m - 1st Place - 2nd Heat - 4:16.13 | Results
• Flotrack: Post Race Interview

6.8.08  Prefontaine Track Classic

• 800m - 4th Place - 2:01.03 | Results  | Video

5.18.08  Adidas Track Classic

• 1500m - 1st Place - 4:01.61 | Results | Video

5.4.08  Payton Jordan Invitational

• 1500m - 1st Place - 4:07.59 | Results | Video
• RunnerSpace: Post Race Interview
• Flotrack: Post Race Interview

4.5.08  Duke Invitational

• 800m - 1st Place - 2:02.76 | Results

2.23.08  USATF Indoor National Championships

• 3K - 1st Place - 8:55.19 | Results
• RunnerSpace: Post Race Interview
• Flotrack:  Post Race Interview

Collegiate Races

• Duke Blue Devils' Bio Page (not including last season)
• Highlight of Shannon's last track season
• School Record Book (PDF 48Kb)
• Flotrack: Video Interview after NCAA Indoor Nationals - Mile - 1st place / 3k - 2nd place

Progression of Collegiate Personal Bests

Freshman Year (2002-2003)

• Mile:  4:42.45
• 3K:  9:33.41

Sophomore Year (2003-2004)

• 1200m (split):  3:21
• 1500m: 4:17.41
• 1500m (split at Penn Relays): 4:15.8
• Mile: 4:39.20

Junior Year (2004-2005)

• 800m: 2:06.58
• 1500m: 4:14.81
• Mile:  4:38.66
• 3k:  9:16.86

Senior Year (2005-2006)

• 800m: 2:04.96
• 1500m: 4:12.31
• 3k: 9:03.61
• 3k Steeple: 9:59.4
• 5k: 15:38.42

5th Year (2006-2007)

• Mile: 4:34.94
• 3k: 9:02.73

High School Races

• Shannon racing for the Fightin' Irish  (clip will play after NBC intro)
• You Tube: Slide show of Shannon's high school running experience

High School Personal Bests:

• 800m:  2:08.52 (Junior)
• 1500m:  4:30.28 (Junior)
• 1600m:  4:51.0 (Senior)
• 3k:  9:38.42 (Senior)

Photo on this page is courtesy of Margaret M. Gallagher