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TFS News Briefs: 3/16/08

Posted March 16th, 2008 at 2:45 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Track & Field, TFS News Briefs, Masters

TFS News Briefs
World Masters Championships Begin Monday in France
The 3rd WMA-Indoor Championships begin Monday, March 17th, 2008 in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The US contingent is 132 strong, the largest non-European delegation at the event. Host country France has assembled a record team of 1267 athletes; followed by Germany, with 383; Spain, with 334; Italy, with 319 and Great Britain, with 285.
Read more at: [WMA][Masters 2008][MastersTrack]

Gebrselassie Explains “Sub-Par” Performance
Even though he won by a minute and a half, even though he was well under the hour mark for a half marathon (his winning time was 59:15), even though he ran the 14th fastest half of all time, even though he did it without the benefit of rabbits, Haile Gebrselassie still felt a need to explain what he must consider to be his sub-par performance at the Lisbon Half Marathon, saying, “I tried to push myself for a better performance but I couldn’t do better. It’s a little bit hot, I’m feeling well, but I couldn’t achieve my goal. It’s no excuse, but I’m a little bit worried about my father’s health. I’m in good shape and I can’t tell why I couldn’t run faster.”
Read more at: [IAAF][Alltime-Athletics]

ASU Track & FieldASU Men and Women Sweep NCAA Championships
Led by Kyle Alcorn’s win in the men’s 3000m with a time of 8:00.82, the Arizona State Sun Devils won the men’s and women’s 2008 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Saturday night at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, AR. The women beat LSU 51 to 43 while the men beat Florida State 44 to 41.
Read more at: [Sun Devils][Complete Results]
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