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Ryan Hall: The Team
(Elite Athlete Blog Entry 11)
Posted June 7th, 2008 at 11:30 AM by Ryan Hall
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics, Elite Athlete Blogs, Ryan Hall
Welcome to the official blog of top U.S. distance runner Ryan Hall as he begins his quest for Olympic gold! Check back every other Friday for Ryan’s latest entry at http://ryanhall.thefinalsprint.com/
Eleven weeks to go. I go back and forth between thinking I have too much time before the games, and then feeling like there is not enough time. Eleven weeks sometimes feels like a long time to train at the intensity that I am now daily putting forth, but then when I think to myself that in two months I will be heading out to Beijing, I wish I could sneak in a few more weeks at altitude before then. I have found that it is usually a good sign to feel like I wish I had one or two more weeks of training. It is a sign that I am still fresh, still hungry, and still moving forward. Contrast this with my first marathon run at the 2007 London Marathon when I had been hanging on for a month after training for what seemed like an eternity.
Today I will be repeating the same workout I ran two weeks ago before I left for Bolder Boulder—a ten mile tempo run. Last time out it didn’t go so well. Waking up to snow was my second sign that I was going to have a tough day, with the first sign being my cranky ankle that had been bothering me after doing an hour and a half run on a rocky—yet beautiful—single track trail in Big Bear. So between my cranky ankle, snow falling, and being out there all by myself without my shuffle (which I forgot at home) I set myself up for a long day. Let’s not get too much into the specifics; we can just leave it at that I went out slow and came back even slower. Not to mention picking up my bottles off the ground didn’t seem to speed things up any. I left for Boulder concerned.
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Dick Beardsley: Running Icon
Posted February 14th, 2008 at 3:49 PM by Stephanie Lowe
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Motivation, Success Stories, Special Features, Interviews
Eleven years since an addiction to narcotic pain killers could have ended his life, Dick Beardsley is now a motivational speaker, coach and – once again – a competitive runner.
Beardsley, 51, grew up in Minnesota, but recently moved to Austin, Texas, where he and his wife, Jill, started the Dick Beardsley Foundation. The Foundation raises money for people with chemical dependencies and educates children and young adults about their health. Beardsley travels to schools to speak about his experiences with a drug addiction.
“I was really close to going to sleep one night and not waking up,” he said. Beardsley was regularly taking 80-90 pills every day by the time he was caught forging his prescription. “You do things you would never think about doing. All that mattered to me at the time was to get the drugs.”
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Quote of the Day: 2/9/08
Posted February 9th, 2008 at 8:00 AM by Jeanie Rebb
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.”
- Joe Paterno; legendary Penn State football coach
Quote of the Day: 2/5/08
Posted February 5th, 2008 at 8:00 AM by Jamal Walker
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.”
- Vince Lombardi
Quote of the Day: 2/4/08
Posted February 4th, 2008 at 9:00 AM by Hariz Siddiqui
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“If you can’t accept losing, you can’t win.”
- Vince Lombardi
Quote of the Day: 2/1/08
Posted February 1st, 2008 at 9:00 AM by Jamal Walker
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”
- Vince Lombardi
Note on the News: Video Interview with OTC Coach Frank Gagliano
Posted January 31st, 2008 at 9:35 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Our colleagues at RunnerSpace.com have posted a video interview with Frank Gagliano, the coach of the Oregon Track Club Elite team.
In the interview, which is embedded below, Coach “Gags” talks about the team’s preparations for this weekend’s two-day University of Washington Invitational, and the addition of Kevin Hicks and Bolota Asmerom to the team.
Podcast 113: American Steeplechaser Jacques Sallberg on Overcoming Injury
Posted January 9th, 2008 at 6:30 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
Episode 117 of The Final Sprint Podcast, the most listened to running podcast in North America, features my interview with American steeplechaser and Team Running USA member JACQUES SALLBERG.
After being ranked fourth in U.S. for the 3000m steeplechase by Track & Field News at the end of 2006, Jacques struggled with injuries throughout 2007. However, he is now headed back on track and focused on earning the right to represent the U.S. in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
In the interview Jacques talks about his battle with heel spurs and plantar fasciitis, trying to get back to the success and P.R. performances of 2006, and working towards a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team.
Download the podcast to hear Jacques discuss these topics, as well as, his special relationship with Coach Bob Larsen, how their different personalities have created an advantageous dynamic, Team Running USA, his work as a high school track & field coach, and much more!
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Quote of the Day: 11/30/07
Posted November 30th, 2007 at 8:00 AM by Steven Schiff
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“It is not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.”
- John Wooden, legendary UCLA basketball coach
Quote of the Day: 11/27/07
Posted November 27th, 2007 at 7:03 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes
“It is time for us to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever, the one who recognizes the challenge and does something about it.”
- Vince Lombardi
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