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Alan Webb to Open Olympic Year at Central Park Challenge
Posted February 4th, 2008 at 10:30 AM by Martin Kennedy
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Road Racing
American mile record-holder Alan Webb will make a rare appearance on the roads, opening his Olympic-year campaign at the Central Park …
Quote of the Day: 1/29/08
Posted January 29th, 2008 at 9:00 AM by Martin Kennedy
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.”
- Vince Lombardi
USATF Race Preview:
Reebok Boston Indoor Games
Posted January 25th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Martin Kennedy
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, College, High School
Reese Hoffa, Jenn Stuczynski, Dwight Phillips, Adam Nelson, Khadevis Robinson , Angela Daigle-Bowen and Galen Rupp headline a top international field that includes Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba and Meseret Defar for this Saturday’s …
Quote of the Day: 1/22/08
Posted January 22nd, 2008 at 8:00 AM by Martin Kennedy
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“To be successful, the first thing you have to do is fall in love with your work.”
- Sister Mary Lauretta
Year-End Rankings Feature
32 Total Sports Athletes
Posted January 13th, 2008 at 11:00 AM by Martin Kennedy
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Sprint newcomer Carmelita Jeter (Nike/USA) and jumps veteran Pegge Devetzi (Adidas/GRE) headline the year-end Track and Field News world rankings which featured 14 Total Sports athletes. Jeter completed the …
Quote of the Day: 1/9/08
Posted January 9th, 2008 at 9:30 AM by Martin Kennedy
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines. For those who play the game[or run the race], an hour may be a year; a single day’s work an achievement for eternity.”
- Gabriel Heatter …
Q&A: Is it true that weight loss during exercise is normal?
Posted December 29th, 2007 at 2:16 PM by Martin Kennedy
Section: Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab, Exercise
If you weigh yourself before and after an hour or two of exercise, the difference is likely to be fluid loss. However, in events lasting several hours or even …
Abilene Christian Coaching Legend Jackson Dies
Posted December 27th, 2007 at 4:21 PM by Martin Kennedy
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, College
J. Oliver Jackson, a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame who coached track and field athletes from Abilene Christian University who set or tied 15 world records and won four gold medals …
Countdown to 2008 at the Emerald Nuts Midnight Run in Central Park on December 31
Posted December 18th, 2007 at 2:17 PM by Martin Kennedy
Section: News & Results
Canadian Olympian Carmen Douma-Hussar, Americans Steve and Sara Slattery, and defending champions Thomas Morgan and Aziza Aliyu lead a competitive professional field that will ring in the new year at the Emerald …
Elite Racing Names Turnbull New Elite Athlete Coordinator
Posted December 12th, 2007 at 9:15 AM by Martin Kennedy
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Elite Racing, Inc., announces Matthew Turnbull has been hired as the company’s new elite athlete coordinator.
Turnbull replaces Mike Long who died in July. Long served as Elite Racing’s athlete …
Which currently declared candidate would most improve USATF if elected as President of the Board of Directors?
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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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