Former Brooks Beast Jessica McClain helps Team USA earn silver at World Road Running Champs...
In Copenhagen, Denmark, former Brooks Beast Jessica McClain (photo courtesy USA Track & Field) was the third American finisher in Sunday morning's half marathon to conclude the World Athletics Road Running Championships on the streets of the Danish capital. After eventual winner Agnes Ngetich of Kenya broke away from the pack early, establishing a ten second lead after only 5k of the race, McClain was part of a group of ten runners that made up the chase group. By the time the race reached the 10k mark, that group whittled down to eight runners, with McClain, who now lives in Phoenix, trying to hang on. McClain finished the race in seventh place in a time of 1:06:53, a new personal best, and was the third American across the line. Ahead of McClain were teammates Emma Hurley in a personal best 1:06:23 in fifth, and Weini Kelati in 1:06:35 in sixth. The trio earned the USA a team silver medal with a cumulative time of 3:19:51. Ngetich ran away with the individual title, setting ...
