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Podcast 110: Courageous Survivor, Running Hero, and
TFS Success Story Honoree
GILBERT TUHABONYE
Posted December 19th, 2007 at 6:00 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Motivation, Books, Success Stories, Columns, Success Stories, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
TheFinalSprint.com (TFS) is honored to present our monthly Success Story award to individuals who have overcome tremendous obstacles, changed their own lives and/or the lives of others through running, sports or fitness. Past recipients of TFS’s Success Story award include female running pioneer Kathrine Switzer, father-and-son team of Rick and Dick Hoyt, and amputee athletes Oscar Pistorius and Rudy Garcia-Tolson.
I am proud to announce that TFS’s November 2007 Success Story, and my guest on Episode 110 of The Final Sprint Podcast is courageous survivor and running hero GILBERT TUHABONYE.
Born to a Tutsi tribe farming family in Burundi, a small mountainous country in east central Africa, just south of Rwanda, Gilbert grew up in the midst of the centuries-old war between the Tutsi and Hutu tribes. In October 1993, the Hutu classmates at his school, their parents, some teachers and other Hutu tribesmen forced the Tutsi teachers and children into a room where they beat and burned them to death. After nine hours of being buried by the burning corpses of his beloved friends, and himself on fire and seriously injured, Gilbert jumped free of the burning building and ran into the night, the sole survivor of one of the most horrible massacres in the long Tutsi-Hutu war.
Gilbert, who now lives in Austin, Texas, has continued his efforts to try and compete in the Olympic marathon and is the award-winning coach of Gilbert’s Gazelles, a training group consisting of hundreds of dedicated runners of all skill levels. Gilbert has also created the Gazelle Foundation, with the mission of improving life for people in Burundi and offering educational assistance to children in Austin, Texas, where Gilbert, his wife Triphine and daughters Emma and Grace reside. His life story is captured in his book, This Voice in My Heart, a testament to the triumph of the human spirit as Gilbert emerges from the scars of his unimaginable ordeal to live a life of optimism, grace and victory.
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Host: Adam Jacobs | Guest: Gilbert Tuhabonye
Producer:Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 19.8 MB | Length: 26:53
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ING New York City Marathon Creates $220 Million in Economic Impact
Posted October 30th, 2007 at 10:42 AM by Allyson Rosen
Section: News & Results, Marathons
The New York City Sports Commission and New York Road Runners today announced that the ING New York City Marathon brings an estimated $220 million in economic impact to the city. Already the highest-grossing single-day sporting event in New York, the marathon’s estimated impact this year is up from $205 million in 2006. These figures are the results of an independent study conducted by Economics Research Associates.
The annual event, now in its 38th year, has more than 37,000 runners, 2.5 million spectators lining the streets of New York, and a worldwide television audience of more than 300 million. Eighty percent of the runners are from outside New York City and nearly 50 percent come from outside the U.S.
“The ING New York City Marathon is as diverse as the city itself,” said New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg. “With more than 100,000 applicants this year, the event continues to attract runners from around the world while bringing together the city of New York.”
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Podcast 96: MEB KEFLEZIGHI Pre-U.S. Olympic Men’s Marathon Trials Interview
Posted October 19th, 2007 at 5:20 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
Episode 96 of The Final Sprint Podcast features my pre-U.S. Olympic Men’s Marathon Trials interview with 2004 Olympic silver medalist MEB KEFLEZIGHI.
After nearly 20 years on U.S. soil, Meb remains focused on realizing his dreams through faith, hard work, a unique appreciation for life and having the utmost respect for his competitors.
In the interview, Meb talks about taking one day a time, the 20 year anniversary of when his family came to America from war-torn Eritrea, overcoming his recent calf ailment and staying confident despite a rough year of health concerns and bad luck.
Download the podcast to hear Meb discuss these topics, as well as, his race strategy and preparation for the arduous Marathon Trials race course, lessons learned from his 2004 second place finish, his reputation for having a “reserved personality”, pacesetters, advice for young Olympic hopefuls, and much more!
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Host: Adam Jacobs | Guest: Meb Keflezighi
Producers: Greg Cherniet, Adam Jacobs
Musicians: Ryan Ahlwardt, Darnell Perkins
File Size: 11.5 MB | Length: 16:45 MIN
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Podcast 88: KATHY BUTLER on the 2007 Chicago Marathon
Posted October 4th, 2007 at 3:45 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, Olympics, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
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Episode 88 of TheFinalSprint.com Podcast, the most listened to running podcast in North America, features my interview with former University of Wisconsin star KATHY BUTLER (who now competes for Great Britain) just days before she competes in the 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
In the interview, Kathy talks about bouncing back from a DNF at last April’s Flora London Marathon, the keys to her success at Sunday’s Chicago Marathon, qualifying for the Beijing Olympics, and which events she’ll focus on in 2008.
Download the podcast to hear Kathy discuss these topics, as well as admiring the work ethic of runners like Bob Kennedy, wanting to compete in the 2008 World XC Champs in her hometown of Edinburgh, and how moving between America, Canada, and Great Britain has helped her to feel at “home” when racing in different countries, but also made her yearn for stability when she decides to eventually retire.
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Host: Adam Jacobs | Guest: Kathy Butler
Producers: Greg Cherniet, Adam Jacobs
Musicians: Ryan Ahlwardt, Darnell Perkins
File Size: 12.9 MB | Length: 18:49 MIN
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Podcast 69: ABDI ABDIRAHMAN on the NYC Half, Osaka & beyond
Posted August 7th, 2007 at 4:59 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Special Features, Podcasts
Episode 69 of TheFinalSprint.com Podcast features my interview with American Olympic distance-runner Abdi Abdirahman.
Abdi, who earlier this summer won his second consecutive 10,000m National Championship, finished second behind the legendary Haile Gebrselassie at last Sunday’s NYC Half-Marathon
In the interview Abdi discusses his performance at the NYC Half, the 
upcoming IAAF World Championships in Osaka, and his preparation for and the field of competitors running in November’s U.S. Olympic Men’s Marathon Trials.
Download the podcast to hear Abdi discuss these topics, as well as, why he believes the U.S. will earn the more medals than ever before at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, looking up to Billy Mills and Bob Kennedy, the special and important place in his heart for his native Somalia, and his deep, heart felt love for being an American.
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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Abdi Abdirahman
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 9.9 MB
Length: 13:23
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Lagat celebrates first win as an American athlete
Posted January 28th, 2007 at 5:47 PM by Lisa Cieplechowicz
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Bernard Lagat, in his first competition as an American athlete, won the 1,500 meter race (00:03:45.55) at the Norwich Union indoor competition on Saturday.
Born in Kenya, Lagat became a naturalized citizen of the United States after winning the silver in the 1,500 meters at the 2004 Athens Olympics. However, under international rules he could not compete in major championships until Saturday’s meet.
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American distance runners beginning to catch up to their East African opponents
Posted January 18th, 2007 at 5:00 PM by Kevin McGinn
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics
Looking at the results of most major marathons reveals confirms the well know fact that: East Africans make great runners.
There has been much speculation about why there is such a disparity between course times for East Africans and runners from other nations. One possible reason is that Ethiopians and Kenyans do quite a bit of running in their lives, starting at early childhood; another possibility is that they do a considerable amount of training at high altitudes. The latter is something that can be emulated by runners around the world and it is starting to be noticed as an indispensable training practice. This has proved to be a very valuable tool for American runners as they have begun to make significant strides in catching up to their East African opponents.
The 2004 Olympics in Athens was an important event for American running. Meb Keflezighi and Deena Kastor each took home a medal for their efforts, ending a long period without award for US competitors. Keflezighi and Kastor took home the silver and bronze respectively.
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September 11, 2006 - UNITED WE STAND
Posted September 11th, 2006 at 12:01 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: Announcements, Columns, SPOTLIGHT
Runners have, and continue to, passionately participate in charity races; helping to raise money and awareness for an eclectic array of worthy causes.
When it comes to honoring the memory of all the innocent victims of the September 11th tragedy, runners are once again demonstrating their dedication to bettering this world.
The Final Sprint would like to thank everyone who has or is going to be involved in the hundreds of September 11th memorial races around the country.
May we continue to join our brothers and sisters around the world in using love, compassion and tolerance in the quest for a lasting peace.
UNITED WE STAND
We shall never forget the memories of all our fallen heroes.
You remain forever in our hearts.
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