TFS News Briefs: 11/28/07
Posted November 28th, 2007 at 1:04 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics, TFS News Briefs
Hayward Field Track “Fastest in the world”
Hayward Field, the site of next year’s Olympic Track & Field Trials, has a new track surface, one that has been “designed to be the fastest track surface in the world.” Some specs of the new Benyon BSS 2000 surface: “It features maximum return of energy and superior shock absorption, courtesy of a bio-engineered force reduction layer of butyl rubber and full-depth color polyurethane, which allows for daily training without stress injuries. The track is finished with a custom-made surface consisting of embedded Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) granules, which allow for advanced traction.”
Read more at: [Product Design & Development]
Mysteries of Trail and Track Etiquette Revealed
An article in the Tallahassee Democrat (FL) reveals some of the mysteries of track and trail etiquette. Apparently, running newbies have not learned some of the basics, such as jogging in the outside lanes so that faster runners can have the inside lanes for interval training. If you are new to running, this is a good primer. Read more at: [Tallahassee Democrat]
Excerpt from Again to Carthage, John L. Parker’s sequel to Once a Runner
Runner’s World is featuring an excerpt from Again to Carthage, the long-awaited (29 years) sequel to the classic track and field novel by John L. Parker, Jr., Once a Runner. Again to Carthage is now available in bookstores. Read more at: [Runner’s World 1][Runner’s World 2]
Jeter Good for a 10.7 Second 100m Dash, Says Coach
Carmelita Jeter had a breakout season in 2007, running a PB 11.02 and finishing just 1/100th of a second behind gold medalist Veronica Campbell in the 100m dash at the IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan. She also won the 100m dash at the World Athletics Final in Stuttgart with a time of 11.10 seconds. Her coach, Larry Wade, is predicting even greater things for her in 2008: “She definitely has the potential [to approach 10.7 in the 100m dash] and has the ability to change the event.” Read more at: [IAAF]
British Drug-testing System Inflexible
News of 400m runner Christine Ohuruogu’s reinstatement into the British Olympic fold reveals some inflexibility in the British Olympic Association’s drug-testing system, including an occassion in which Ohuruogu, hoping to make up a missed drug test, offered to make the 90-minute trip to the testing center but was given only one hour to make the trip. Read more at: [Times Online, UK]
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Tags: 100m dash, 400m, again to carthage, british olympic association, Carmelita Jeter, christine ohuruogu, Eugene, fastest track surface, hayward field, john l parker, larry wade, Olympic Trials, once a runner, running etiquette, running novel, track and field, track and filed novel, track etiquette, track meet etiquette, trail etiquette, veronica campbell
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