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Felix, Lee, Hooker Earn Tickets to Beijing in 200m
Posted July 6th, 2008 at 9:45 PM by Jay Hicks
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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Allyson Felix was almost preordained to win …
Dix, Crawford, and Spearmon Top Standings in Gay-less 200m Final
Posted July 6th, 2008 at 9:29 PM by Jay Hicks
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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The 200-meters was a wide open race …
Jones Runs Fastest American 100m Hurdles Time in All Conditions
Posted July 6th, 2008 at 9:26 PM by Jay Hicks
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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1 Lolo Jones Asics 12.29
2 …
Oliver, Trammell, Payne Captain USA Squad for Men’s 110m Hurdles
Posted July 6th, 2008 at 9:00 PM by Jay Hicks
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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1 David Oliver Nike 12.95
2 …
Lolo Jones, David Oliver Advance to Hurdles Final
Posted July 6th, 2008 at 8:00 PM by Jay Hicks
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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In the women’s 100m hurdles semi-finals heat, …
Tyson Gay Goes Down in 200-Meters
Posted July 5th, 2008 at 6:00 PM by Jay Hicks
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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It was a painful sight to watch …
Tyson Gay Breezes Through 200m Prelims
Posted July 5th, 2008 at 1:15 AM by Jay Hicks
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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After winning the 100-meter Olympic Trials final …
Allyson Felix Easily Wins 200m Prelims
Posted July 5th, 2008 at 1:00 AM by Jay Hicks
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
Allyson Felix (22.68) coasted to victory in the women’s 200m preliminaries while running the second fastest time of the evening. Her best race is the 200-meters and is almost expected to win the 200 meter final.
Marshevet Hooker (22.87) …
LaShawn Merritt, Sanya Richards Reign Supreme
Posted July 3rd, 2008 at 11:45 PM by Jay Hicks
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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Sanya Richards put to bed all debate …
Wineberg, Richards, Trotter Lead Women’s 400 Meter
Posted July 1st, 2008 at 12:49 AM by Jay Hicks
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
The women’s 400 makes for good theatre. The world’s top ranked women in 400-meters, Sanya Richards finished fourth last year, and failed to qualify for the U.S. team to compete in the world championships in Osaka last year.
This year …
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- New York Marathon 08: Twenty Mile Men’s Update: Here Comes Tergat
Paul Tergat’s race has finally begun. After pacing himself within the pack for the first half of the race, he now fights for the lead. Tergat moved from 5th to 2nd place at the 25k mark, with Goumri in 1st (1:17:46).
The lead pack broke around mile 16 and. Abdirahman is no longer among them. The […] - New York City Marathon 08: 15 Mile Update: USA Won’t Give Up
Rohatinsky and Carney refuse to give up, but may have expended too much energy in the process.
Rohatinsky just moved from 16th to 2nd at mile 11 of the New York City Marathon. Kigen led the pack with a 55:41 split. Abdirahman is in 3rd, followed closely by Kirui.
Carney picked up his pace to move into […] - New York City Marathon 08: Radcliffe, 5 Others Remain in Front After 15 Miles
The 6-woman lead pack continues to stick together in a single-file line as the women has crossed the Queensboro Bridge and entered Manhattan. They passed the 15-mile mark in 1:23:49; after running a series of miles between 5:23 and 5:30).
Radcliffe (GBR) remains in the lead –doing all of the work and running into […] - New York City Marathon 08: 10 Mile Update: Abdi Fights for Lead
The men are currently running about 5:05 mile pace. The Kenyans in the elite field are moving up. Wilfred Kigen (KEN) inched out Abdirahman at 6 miles with a split of 30:31. Then Abdirahman passed Kigen around 10 kilometers for a 31:38 split, 3 seconds ahead of Rono and Hosea Rotich (KEN). Kigen fell back […]
- New York City Marathon 08: American Men Go Out Strong; Abdi Leading Through 5 Miles
The men’s race of the 2008 ING New York City Marathon is underway. James Carney of the United States led from the gun. The close pack of Carney, Josh Rohatinsky (USA) and Nate Jenkins (USA) went through mile 1 in 5:26.
The men’s lead pack remained close together at 5 kilometers. Nate Jenkins led in […] - New York City Marathon 08: Radcliffe Leads Through 10 Miles; Ndereba Falls Off Pace
Paula Radcliffe continues to look strong and has lead the entire way. Now through 10 miles in 56:25, Radcliffe has a steady trail of elites behind her - with Goucher in second and Wami & Tune trading places between third and fourth.
The single-file pack includes the rest of the favorites except for two-time Olympic […] - New York City Marathon 08: Radcliffe Looks to Replay Front-Running Style of 2007
Britain’s Paula Radcliffe, the world marathon record holder and reinging NYC Marathon champion, seems determined to employ the race strategy that worked so well for her last year: front-running.
She rook the lead in the very first mile, which started off slow (6:31) as they ran over the bridge and into the wind. […] - New York City Marathon 08: Elite Women Are Off!
It’s 9:10am EST and the elite women have crossed the start line of today’s 2008 ING New York City Marathon.
Today’s weather, predicted to be mild later in the day, will likely serve as an extra challenger for these runners. That’s because right now it is about 41 degrees Fahrenheit, but with the […] - New York City Marathon 08: TheFinalSprint.com’s LIVE Coverage Begins at 9am EST
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Abdirahman Looking […] - Watch the ING New York City Marathon LIVE on TV, Internet
If you can’t make it in person, you can still catch all the action of the 2008 ING New York City Marathon live on TV and via the Web. Set for Sunday morning, November 2nd, the world’s most famous marathon will be celebrating it’s 50th anniversary.
TELEVISIONNew York: The race will be broadcast live […]
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