TFS News Briefs: 4/14/08
Posted April 14th, 2008 at 7:39 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Track & Field, Olympics, Drugs In Sports, TFS News Briefs
No Guinness World Record For 101 94-Year Old Marathoner
According to several sources, Guinness World Records is refusing to accept Buster Martin’s record of being the world’s oldest marathoner, saying that the French-born Brit “has applied to us but he has not been able to present sufficient evidence for us to verify his age for the record”. For his part, Martin is sticking to his claim that he is indeed 101, not merely 94.
Read more at: [Google News]
Joan Samuelson To End Where She Started
An article on Boston Globe offers an in-depth profile of running legend Joan Samuelson during the build-up to this weekend’s US Olympic Marathon Trials. Samuelson said she wants to “end my career where I started my career.”
Read more at: [Boston Globe]
New Olympic Trials T&F Website
Eugene, OR, the home of American track & field, has a running friendly (and savvy) media, the best of which is The Register Guard. Their Sports Editor, Ron Bellamy, also happens to head up the Track & Field Writers of America. It’s no surprise, then, that they have a new website that is devoted strictly to covering the 2008 US Olympic Track & Field Trials, which (of course) will be held in Eugene, OR. Enjoy!
Read more at: [Road To Eugene ‘08]
IAAF Backs Maurice Greene Despite Doping Allegations
Maurice Greene has been accused (again!) of doping by former discus thrower who claims he supplied steroids to Greene’s coach Trevor Graham. IAAF spokesman Nick Davies said recently to the Associated Press, “None of this is new. There is no reason to take action against Maurice.”
Read more at: [AP]
Interview With High School Phenom Luke Puskedra
The Final Sprint recently ran across an interview with Utah high school running phenom Luke Puskedra, whose time of 8:49.58 rankes him 3rd alltime for the high school 2 mile run. The 6′5″ senior discusses, among other things, why he chose to go to the University of Oregon this fall.
Read more at: [Mile Split]
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Tags: 101 year old marathoner, buster martin, doping, drugs in sport, eugene register guard, guinnes world record, joan samuelson, luke puskedra, Maurice Greene, trevor graham, us olympic marathon trials
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