On the Road & Around the Track: TFS News Briefs 9/10/07

Posted September 10th, 2007 at 2:02 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, TFS News Briefs

asafa powell start line Asafa Powell:
“I Can Do 9.68 Seconds”
Asafa Powell, after running a new world record of 9.74 seconds at a minor meet in Italy on Sunday, said, “This means that I can do even 9.68 secs, I’m worth that time, I know it.” Read more at: [SportingLife.com]

Get Sponsored! Join PowerBar Team Elite
PowerBar Team Elite 2008-2009 is looking for applicants to join their team! You can apply online to join the same team as Allyson Felix, Dan Browne and Josh Cox. Whether you’re an athlete, coach, or fitness educator, PowerBar Team Elite just might be looking to sponsor you. Read more at: [PowerBar.com]

New World Record in Women’s 100K
Norimi Sakurai of Japan set a new women’s 100K world record Saturday at the Stichting Ultraloop Winschoten in Holland. Her time of 7:00:27 broke the previous record set by American Ann Trason at the same race in 1995. Read more at: [Runnersweb.com]

Two Left for $1 Million Jackpot
Sprinter Sanya Richards of the USA and pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia are the only two athletes left in contention for the $1 Million IAAF Golden League jackpot. With two meets remaining, they are the only two athletes to have won at all four previous IAAF Golden League meets in Oslo, Paris, Rome and Zürich. The two remaining Golden League meets are Memorial Van Damme (Brussels, Belgium) this Friday and DKB-ISTAF (Berlin, Germany) meet. Read more at: [IAAF]

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty’s Running Philosophy
Adrian M. Fenty, 36-year-old mayor of Washington, D.C., is a marathoner and a triathlete. His running philosophy is as intense as his work ethic: “Training teaches you a lot, but [monthly] road racing tells you the truth about your abilities.”
Read more about Mayor Fenty at: [NY Times]

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