TFS News Briefs: 3/17/08
Posted March 17th, 2008 at 12:30 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, Track & Field, Olympics, TFS News Briefs
Kenyans Prepare To Storm Edinburgh
Even though (or perhaps because) no individual Kenyan athlete has won the individual men’s title since 1999, if you were a betting person, then one of the 37 athletes on the Kenyan cross-country team going to Edinburgh, Scotland for the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships would be as sure a bet as any you could make.
Read more at: [IAAF]
NCAA Replay on ESPN2
If you’re a track fan, you know the drill. Just about any meet you watch on TV is going to be a delayed broadcast. The 2008 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships are no exception. Better late than never, though, right? You can catch them Thursday, March 20th, 2008 at 4:00 PM on ESPN2.
Read more at: [ESPN Guide]
Gerbrselassie: No Sub Two-Hour Marathon
Marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie said that “it’ll be hard to get under two hours in the next 20 years.” He also talked about Beijing’s pollution, which an analysis by the IOC has determined does pose some risk to athletes in outdoor endurance events.
Read more at: [IHT][AP]
Profile of Bahamanian Sprinting Great Thomas Robinson
Thomas A. Robinson, the greatest Bahamanian sprinter of all time (and that’s saying something!), is featured in a Bahama Journal profile celebrating his 70th birthday. Robinson, who turned 70 on Sunday, held two world records in the 300 yard and indoor 220 yard dashes.
Read more at: [Bahama Journal]
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Tags: bahamas, edinburgh scotland, haile gebrselassie, IAAF, indoor championships, kenya, marathon world record, ncaa, sub two hour marathon, thomas robinson, track and field, World Cross Country Championships, world record
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