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TFS News Briefs: 2/08/08
Posted February 8th, 2008 at 4:56 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Cross Country, Track & Field, Olympics, Drugs In Sports, TFS News Briefs
Eugene Businesses Give Back to Track & Field
Local Eugene, OR Businesses are donating to 100 Meter Club and partnering with Eugene ‘08 in order to “ensure that the hundreds of volunteers and the local organizing committee are able to do what needs to be done to prepare for the Olympic Trials.”
Read more at: [Register Guard]
Interview With Olympic sprint coach Brooks Johnson
Legendary Olympic sprint coach Brooks Johnson, in an interview by the St. Petersburg Times, said that Marion Jones’ tragedy was “unnecessary.” He also said that “at some point even a dirty world record will be exceeded by somebody who’s clean.”
Read more at: [SP Times]
Frank Shorter To Guest-Speak in NC
Running icon Frank Shorter will be the guest speaker at the Twin City Track Club in Winston-Salem, NC on March 1st to help the running club celebrate their 30th anniversary.
Read more at: [Winston-Salem Journal]
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Nick Symmonds:
No Rest for the Weary
(Elite Athlete Blog - Entry #2)
Posted December 17th, 2007 at 7:38 PM by Nick Symmonds
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Elite Athlete Blogs, Nick Symmonds
Welcome to the official blog of elite American middle-distance runner Nick Symmonds. For more information about Nick please visit: www.nicksymmonds.com
To me, December has always been a very difficult month. It is an exciting time of year with holidays and time spent with family, but as much as I love these two things they can sometimes interfere with my training.
Perhaps, some of you can empathize with me on this one. While I certainly love hitting my home trails back in Boise and I have tons of free time to get my workouts done, I find that there are many more distractions this month. My family and friends who have this time off of work or school sometimes get frustrated when they have to work around my training schedule.
As much as I would like to go out on a Saturday night to catch up with old high school classmates, that 14 mile long run Sunday morning always seems too painful if I don’t get plenty of rest the night before. And what ever happened to waking up at 6 am on Christmas morning and running out to the tree to see what Santa had brought? Now I find myself getting up at 6 am, putting on my full tights and beat up shoes to get my first of two runs that day out of the way.
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Nick Symmonds:
Consistency Is the Key
(Elite Athlete Blog - Entry #1)
Posted December 3rd, 2007 at 1:30 PM by Nick Symmonds
Section: Elite Athlete Blogs, Nick Symmonds
Welcome to the official blog of elite American middle-distance runner Nick Symmonds. For more information about Nick please visit: www.nicksymmonds.com
Howdy!
First, I would like to thank Adam Jacobs and The Final Sprint for providing me this opportunity.
As I have attained some of my professional goals, I have received more attention for my accomplishments and have been contacted by many fans and friends offering words of encouragement and asking for advice.
I thank all of you for your support over the last few years and apologize if I have failed to get back to you! The life of a runner can be hectic at times to say the least.
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Ritzenhein Becomes a Father
Posted September 29th, 2007 at 12:15 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
One of America’s top contenders in the Nov. 3 Olympic Trials marathon, Dathan Ritzenhein, became a father for the first time yesterday. His wife, Kalin, gave birth to a daughter, Addison Lee Ann Ritzenhein, born at 1:14 p.m. Pacific time.
“Kalin did great and is recovering,” Ritzenhein wrote in a text message to friends.
Ritzenhein, 24, made his marathon debut at the ING New York City Marathon last November in 2:14:01, struggling in the final miles. However, his 27:35.65 10,000m best certainly shows he can run significantly faster for the longer distance.
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