USARC is a USA Track & Field road series that features USA Championships from 5 km to the marathon and attracts the best U.S. distance runners. The thirteenth edition for the men and twelfth for the women, the 2008 circuit has nine events for men and seven events for women. Carney now leads the men's circuit with points and Deena Kastor leads the women with 45.

The first ten U.S. runners earn points at each USARC race (15 for first, 12 for second, 10 for third, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1), with a final $12,500 grand prix purse ($6000, $4000, and $2500) for the top three men and women point scorers overall. The USARC points at the USA Marathon Championships will be doubled.

The mission of theNate Boyer hasn’t let anyone deter his dreams through the years. He’s lightly shrugged off those who questioned his ability to join relief efforts in Africa, become a Green Beret and join the Texas Longhorns football team. Now, Boyer has added more seemingly insurmountable goals to his list: play in the NFL, and pursue a career in the film industry. Don’t count him out.



Boyer agreed to be military consultant on an upcoming film about post-traumatic stress disorder in the armed forces.



As a young man, Boyer said he lacked direction. While he tested well, his grades were lackluster. After high school, he searched for purpose as he worked as a deck hand on a sport fishing boat, trained to be a firefighter and tried to make it as an