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TFS News Briefs: 10/03/07

Posted October 3rd, 2007 at 2:30 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, Track & Field

Wallace Spearmon Finishes Season Strong
Wallace Spearmon won his 3rd race in 5 days with a 100/200m double at the Colorful Daegu Athletics Meeting in Daegu, South Korea. His time in the 200m was 19.88, the 7th fastest time in the world in 2007. He ran a 10.11 in the 100m. Read more at: [IAAF]

Lance Armstrong Plans to Run Another Sub 3 in NYC
Legendary cyclist Lance Armstrong has announced that he will run his 2nd NYC marathon this November and will try to break 3 hours again. Considering that he is 5 lbs. lighter than he was last year and is running without shinsplints, he will probably do considerably better than that. Read more at: [NY Times] Read the rest of this entry »

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USATF: Fans can win with AT&T text promotion

Posted June 22nd, 2007 at 5:42 PM by Jamal Walker

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Thanks to AT&T Wireless, fans can take part in the most anticipated event of the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships this weekend, the AT&T men’s 200 meters. That race is expected to feature four of the six fastest men in the history of the event - Xavier Carter (#2), Wallace Spearmon (#3), Tyson Gay (#5) and Walter Dix (#6) - as well as the 2004 Olympic gold medalist, Shawn Crawford, and 400-meter gold medalist Jeremy Wariner.

Now fans have a chance to win great prizes. Just text the word RUN to 8833 on your AT&T wireless phone and you will be entered for chance to win a technology upgrade that includes a 52″ Plasma HDTV, a laptop computer, an AT&T wireless cell phone and an Xbox 360. Also, you will be assigned a lane in the final of the men’s 200 meters on Sunday.Be sure to tune in on Sunday on NBC from 1pm to 3pm EST time to see if your lane is the winner. For official rules visit: www.attblueroom.com/teamusa
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