TheFinalSprint.com | Premier Running Destination for Marathons, Track and Field, Race News, Podcasts, Training Advice and More! - TheFinalSprint.com is the Premier Running Destination for Marathons, Track and Field, Race News, Podcasts, Training Advice and More!
TFS Media launches SummerOlympian.com!
We have expanded our sports node and are proud to introduce SummerOlympian.com; a comprehensive news source for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and beyond!
USATF Foundation Makes Grants To Win With Integrity, Mark Springer Programs
Posted May 14th, 2008 at 9:00 AM by Martha Jones
Section: News & Results
The USA Track & Field Foundation announced today that it has made $20,000 grants to two of USATF’s most successful programs, Win With Integrity and the …
Quote of the Day: 4/20/08
Posted April 20th, 2008 at 8:00 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“Some people create with words, or with music, or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, “I’ve never seen anyone run like that before.” It’s …
Quote of the Day: 4/7/08
Posted April 7th, 2008 at 8:55 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“My feeling is that any day I am too busy to run is a day that I am too busy.”
- John Bryant
Quote of the Day: 4/1/08
Posted April 1st, 2008 at 8:40 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“Life’s battles don’t always go to the strongest or fastest man, But sooner or later the man who wins is the fellow who thinks he can.”
- Steve Prefontaine
Quote of the Day: 3/28/08
Posted March 28th, 2008 at 8:00 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“The nine inches right here; set it straight
and you can beat anybody in the world.”
- Sebastian Coe (said while pointing to his head)
Quote of the Day: 3/20/08
Posted March 20th, 2008 at 8:00 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more. Nobody is going …
Quote of the Day: 3/17/08
Posted March 17th, 2008 at 8:00 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“Other people may not have high expectations of me, but I have high expectations for myself.”
- Shannon Miller, 7-time Olympic medal winning gymnast
Quote of the Day: 3/15/08
Posted March 15th, 2008 at 7:00 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“The thing about Pre is that he ran as hard as he could every race, and if you were going to beat him, you were going to have to run harder than he did.”
- Bob Kennedy
Quote of the Day: 3/14/08
Posted March 14th, 2008 at 8:30 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Announcements, Motivation, Famous Quotes
“When you are a up-and-coming runner in the U.S., and making some breakthroughs in distances, Pre is still the man that you are compared to. It’s always based on Pre.”
- Bob Kennedy
Quote of the Day: 3/10/08
Posted March 10th, 2008 at 9:00 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“Once you’re beat mentally, you might as well not even go to the starting line.”
- Todd Williams
What is your favorite running movie or documentary?
Recent Comments
Page 2 Articles
- Four World Leading Performances in Doha
Four world-leading performances in the middle & long distances were set at the Qatar Super Grand Prix in Doha tonight, the first stop on the IAAF Super Grand Prix circuit.
Richard Mateelong, the bronze medallist at last year’s world championships, led a 1-2-3 sweep Kenyan sweep with his 8:07.64 victory in the 3000m steeplechase, an impressive […] - TFS Podcast 140: Brian Sell Looks to 25k Title Defense for Barometer of Olympic Fitness
Today on Episode 140 of TheFinalSprint.com Running Podcast, I had an opportunity to chat with Brian Sell, the third place finisher in the US Olympic Trials Men’s Marathon who, along with Ryan Hall and Dathan Ritzenhein, will represent Team USA at the Olympic Marathon in Beijing.
Brian talks about the adjustments he has had to make […] - Kenyans Kithi & Kosgei Win Medtronic TC 1 Mile With Record Times
Kenyans Josephat Kithii and Rose Kosgei won last night’s Medtronic TC 1 Mile, each taking home $4,000 in prize money and setting event records.
“I’m really excited for race officials who put on a $4,000 first place prize purse for a one-mile race,” said second place Haron Lagat from Kenya through a press release. The […] - Women’s 100m Stacked for adidas Track Classic
Seven of the top 10 women in the world over 100 meters - including the last three World champions - are expected to toe the starting line at the adidas Track Classic Sunday, May 18 organizers announced Wednesday.
The adidas Track Classic is the second stop on USA Track & Field’s 2008 Outdoor Visa Championship Series. […] - TFS News Briefs: 5/09/2008
Tyson Gay To Face Usain Bolt In May
Now that Usain Bolt is the owner of the 2nd fastest 100m time in history, he is set to race world champion Tyson Gay. They will compete on May 21st at the Reebok Grand Prix. Now if the organizers could only get Asafa Powell…
More: IAAF
Athens Bronze-Medalist To Miss […] - Spring Marathon Season Comes To A Close In Prague On Sunday
The traditional spring marathon season comes to a close this Sunday in Prague with the 14th annual Volkswagen Prague International Marathon in the Czech capital. Runners from 73 countries are expected to start the race, organizers reported today, including elite athletes from 20 nations. More than 5,000 runners will take part in the […]
- US Track & Field Stars to Gather In Doha, Qatar
Reigning Olympic gold medalist Jeremy Wariner and triple World Outdoor champion Allyson Felix headline the American contingent for the 2008 Qatar Super Grand Prix Friday, May 9, in Doha, Qatar.
A two-time World Outdoor 400 meter champion, Wariner will step down in distance, looking to improve on his personal best of 20.19 in the 200m. He […] - Quote of the Day: 5/9/08
“You must have faith to succeed.”
- Anonymous - Injury Forces Ritzenhein Out of Healthy Kidney 10-K
Defending champion and event record holder Dathan Ritzenhein has been forced to withdraw from the 4th annual Healthy Kidney 10-K scheduled for Saturday, May 17, in New York City.
“We’re very disappointed not to be able to return to New York for the Healthy Kidney 10-K,” Ritzenhein told reporters on a conference call today hosted by […] - Michael Fout: Looking Back, Looking Forward
(Elite Athlete Blog - Entry #5)Welcome to the official blog of 2007 Footlocker Cross Country National Champion Michael Fout! Make sure to bookmark the link http://michaelfout.thefinalsprint.com and check back every other Thursday for Mike’s latest entries as he completes his senior year of high school running and begins his NCAA career at Florida State!
Yesterday, May 7, I […]
TFS Media Sites
The Final SprintSite Archives
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
Links from our blogroll
- Balanced Athlete Blog
- RunBlogRun by Larry Eder
- Flora London Marathon
- Five Thousand Meters
- All Things Trojan: Adam Rose on USC Sports
- fwicki
- Contest Hound
- Blogs Canada - Directory
- Planet Ultramarathon Blog
- TriStarAthlete Coaches Blog
- BBC Athletics
- Running Supplement Blog
- 24hrs for Legacy
- Marathon Rookie
- Extreme Ultrarunning
- Minnesota Track & Field and Marathoning Blog
- The Pursuit of Runningness
- Hypoxico Altitude Training Systems
- Pod-Planet.com
- Sea Legs Girl - Running Blog
© 2006-2008 The Final Sprint, LLC | Privacy Policy | Design by The Blog Studio
The Final Sprint, LLC is owned and operated by Adam Jacobs
On May 16, 2008
Devon Pullover said:
I think he should be allowed to run. But as the WaPo brings up, where do we draw the line when...