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Kate O’Neill: Mother Whales and Human Mothers
(Elite Athlete Blog - Entry #8)
Posted May 13th, 2008 at 12:30 PM by Kate O'Neill
Section: News & Results, Elite Athlete Blogs, Kate O'Neill
Hi, this is my blog in TFS’s Elite Athlete Blog Series. Bookmark kateoneill.thefinalsprint.com and check back every other Monday for my latest entry as I strive for the 2008 Summer Olympics!
Happy belated Mother’s Day! On Sunday I went to a bookstore for story hour with my boyfriend and his mother. I had seen that the author of a book called Delta & Dawn: Mother & Baby Whales’ Journey would be coming to read aloud. The book tells the true story of two humpback whales that wandered into the Sacramento River last year. Humpback whales spend their winters off the coast of Mexico where they give birth and then travel along the coast up to Northern California for feeding during the warmer months. Somehow this duo got separated from the other whales and swam under the Golden Gate Bridge. Having lost their bearings, they continued swimming further up the Sacramento River toward the state capital.
This story hour was of course intended for children, but the event had caught my eye when I was looking at the bookstore’s list of visiting authors. My parents took me on whale watching boat trips when I was younger and the whaling industry had an enormous impact on the area in which I grew up. (Plus a whale played a very important role in a Seinfeld episode involving a golf ball, a little lie, and a walk on the beach. Seinfeld fans know what I’m talking about. All others should really rent the series DVD.)
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Gail Devers Becomes Two-Time Gold Medal Mom
Posted October 29th, 2007 at 10:32 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Five-time Olympian Gail Devers and her husband, Mike Phillips, have welcomed their second daughter into their family. Legacy Brielle Phillips was born October 23, measuring up at 6 pounds, 13 ounces and 19 inches long. Legacy’s 2-year-old big sister, Karsen, is busily helping mom with feedings and diaper changes.
The 41-year-old Devers is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and the 1993 world champion in the 100 meters and is a three-time world champion in the 100m hurdles, where she holds the American record. Devers competed during the 2007 indoor season and is also a coach and agent.
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Podcast 85: SARA HALL on the Fifth Ave Mile, Olympics, parenthood, faith and more!
Posted October 1st, 2007 at 4:37 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
Episode sponsored by: Bill Rodgers Sportswear
After 21 years BR Sportswear is closing out their line of high -quality running apparel. Visit shopfest.com to take advantage of an unprecedented 50% discount on all in-stock items!
Episode 85 of TheFinalSprint.com Podcast features my interview with SARA HALL.
Hall capped off her 2007 running campaign with a third place finish at the Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile and heads into the off-season with hopes of an Olympic bid – for both herself and her husband Ryan.
In the interview Sara talks about the Fifth Avenue Mile, racing in Europe, bouncing back from the disappointment of missing the U.S. World Championship team by less than a 
second and being inspired by Ryan’s breakthrough year.
Download the podcast to hear Sara discuss these topics, as well as, her NCAA career, how the recent birth of Dathan Ritzenhein’s first child has affected her own thoughts of parenthood and plans to adopt a child, the newest addition to the Hall family (a miniature Siberian Husky named Kyla), the importance of faith in her life & career, and much more!
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Host: Adam Jacobs | Guest: Sara Hall
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Musicians: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File Size: 9.03 MB | Length: 13:09 MIN
Episode sponsored by: Bill Rodgers Sportswear
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Baby Girl for Anastasia Ndereba
Posted June 18th, 2007 at 7:40 AM by Bob Ramsak
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Kenyan marathoner, Anastasia Ndereba, gave birth to a baby girl, Joyruth Njeri, on Monday, June 11, at 1:00 p.m.
“She weighs 8 lbs. (3.6 kg) and mother and baby are doing fine,” wrote Lisa Buster, Ndereba’s manager, in an e-mail to friends.
Ndereba, 32, is the younger sister of 2003 IAAF World Marathon champion, Catherine Ndereba. She has a career best time of 2:29:03 set in Venice in 2002.
Hill Thurmond welcomes child
Posted June 7th, 2007 at 3:00 AM by Martha Jones
Section: News & Results
Three-time U.S. discus champion Aretha Hill Thurmond recently welcomed, with husband Reedus Thurmond, their son Devon Theoppolis at 7:58 p.m., on Monday, June 4. Devon weighed eight pounds, 14-ounces and was 21-inches long.
Reedus Thurmond is a three-time NCAA All-American and an assistant coach at the University of Washington.
Barsosio has baby boy
Posted May 15th, 2007 at 7:45 AM by Martha Jones
Section: News & Results
The 1997 World 10,000m Champion, Sally Barsosio of Kenya, gave birth to a baby boy on May 2 in Nairobi, her manager Ricky Simms reported.
The baby weighed 3.5 kgs (7.7 lbs), and will be called Alan. This is her second child; her first son was born in 2002.
What’s the best time for future athletes to start training?
Posted March 6th, 2007 at 8:25 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Health & Fitness, Exercise
A study from Sweden suggests that the best time for future athletes to start training is probably before they go into puberty, because strength training before puberty gives a person larger and stronger bones.
The study also shows that the best way to prevent osteoporosis may be to start exercising against resistance before puberty and continue weight bearing exercise for the rest of your life.
Having large strong muscles makes you a better athlete, and muscle growth is limited by the size of the bones on which they attach. Training before puberty enlarges bones more effectively than at any other time in a person’s life.
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World marathon record-holder Paula Radcliffe gives birth to a baby girl
Posted January 17th, 2007 at 11:00 AM by Martha Jones
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Congratulations to Paula Radcliffe, the world marathon record-holder, and her husband Gary Lough on the birth of their first child. Paula gave birth to a healthy, baby girl this morning in Monaco on the French Riviera.
Talk about being born with speed genes! With the world’s fastest female marathon runner for a mother and a father who has ran the 1500m in 3:34 - this child certainly would seem to have a future running career somewhere in her genetic makeup!
The Final Sprint and I would like to express our sincere congratulations to Paula and Gary.
Who had the more impressive Boston Marathon debut?
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