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The news of Haile Gebrselassie withdrawing from the Olympic Marathon in Beijing broke while your editor was flying home from Spain. He told Reuters he’s very concerned about the air quality there, especially because he has exercised-induced asthma.
The New York Times picked up the story here (The link has been shortened): […]

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South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius is likely to appeal against the today’s ruling by the IAAF ruling that he gains an unfair advantage over able bodied athletes from his hi-tech false legs.
Below you will find a video report by our friends at Reuters.
In addition, please check out the front-page story in today’s New York Times […]

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Today’s NEW YORK TIMES has a front page story on the thick smog which blankets the skies of Beijing and efforts to clean it up prior to next year’s Olympic Games.
You can read the story here:
http://www.nytimes.com/

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According to The New York Times, National Track & Field Hall of Famer John Woodruff died Tuesday in Fountain Hills, Ariz. He was 92.
Best known for his amazing come-from-behind victory in the 800 meters at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, Woodruff died of atrial fibrillation and chronic renal failure.
Of the 12 American men who […]

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John Woodruff, 800m Olympic Gold Medalist, Dies at 92
John Woodruff, the 800m Gold Medalist at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany and the final survivor of the 12-man American Track & Field contingent that dashed the madman Hitler’s dreams for an Aryan Olympics, died Tuesday in Fountain Hills, AZ at age 92. Read […]

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Philippa (Phil) Raschker, of Marietta, Georgia, has been named Female World Masters Athlete of the Year by the World Masters Athletics Association (WMA), the organization designated by the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of masters track and field.The selection was made on October 28.
The WMA recognized Raschker for her […]

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Nike is one of the many large marketers that are taking huge chunks of money out of their budgets for traditional media and using the funds to develop new, more direct interactions with consumers — not only on the Internet, but also through in-person events.
You can read all about Nike’s programs and alternative marketing […]

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I recently came across this interesting article in the New York Times. It talks about mind over matter, how personal training sessions actually train your mind more than your body.
Mr. Fitzgerald, a 36-year-old running coach and racer who has written seven training books in the last four years, three for Runner’s World, gives unconventional advice. […]

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Lance Armstrong was in New York City yesterday to speak with the media on the 11th anniversary of his cancer diagnosis. As reporter Frank Litsky explains in today’s New York Times, Armstrong will once again be running the ING New York City Marathon to raise money for the anti-cancer Lance Armstrong Foundation.
“I’m shooting to […]

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Most athletes know all too well the intense feelings of fatigue and exhaustion that tend to follow intense workouts and training sessions. Frequent naps and long-night sleeps become common for the individual used to pushing their body to perform physical feats. But why exactly is it that strenuous workouts lead to such […]

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