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Lead Stories: Monday, October 13, 2008

Josh Cox: Ad Finem
(Elite Athlete Blog - Entry #3)

Posted February 26th, 2008 at 12:15 PM by Josh Cox

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Motivation, Track & Field, Famous Quotes, Elite Athlete Blogs, Josh Cox

Welcome to the official blog of U.S. marathon runner Josh Cox.
Check back every other Wednesday for his latest entry and for more information about Cox, also please visit: www.joshcox.com

In ‘97 Cox ran and won a 50-mile ultra, in ’99 he ran his first marathon making him the youngest Trials qualifier. The following year he clocked 2:13, which opened the door for him to train with the world’s best in Kenya. Cox has tried his hand at Reality TV, been all over magazine covers and is a fixture in the sport.

Ad Finem – The Dream Carcass

Ad Finem – Latin: To the end/towards the end (of a page, a chapter, or a three-part, Latin-laced blog at TheFinalSprint.com)

The heights by great men reached and kept,
Were not attained by sudden flight.
But they, while their companions slept,
Were toiling upward in the night.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Well, I wake in the morning,
Fold my hands and pray for rain.
I got a head full of ideas
That are drivin’ me insane.
It’s a shame the way she makes me scrub the floor.
I ain’t gonna work on Maggie’s farm no more.”

— “Maggie’s Farm” by Bob Dylan

“Don’t you let it all pass you by
Looking through life’s window pane
Don’t you sit around wasting time
That would be a crying shame

There’s a power that’s deep inside
And it burns just like a flame
Just believe and you’ll see that God
Will shower you like pouring rain

If you want it
You can change your world today
If you want it
Just break free and walk away”

— “If You Want It” by Lenny Kravitz

It’s closing time. Clear the dance floor and move toward the exits. Club Latin is shutting down. The night was fun, the music was great but everything with a beginning has an end. Temet Nosce, Carpe Diem . . . Ad Finem. The music has stopped, the lights are on, but as the bouncers usher you out I hand you a promoter’s card—don’t worry, it’s nothing scandalous, I’m like Kix®, kid-tested and mother approved. Well, most mothers . . .
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Quote of the Day: 2/10/08

Posted February 10th, 2008 at 8:00 AM by Martin Kennedy

Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes

“If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat.”

- Herschel Walker

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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

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Quote of the Day: 1/31/08

Posted January 31st, 2008 at 8:45 AM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes

“All right Mister, let me tell you what winning means you’re willing to go longer, work harder, give more than anyone else.”

- Vince Lombardi

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Quote of the Day: 1/30/08

Posted January 30th, 2008 at 7:00 AM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes

“The Principle is competing against yourself. It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.”

- Steve Young, Hall of Fame NFL quaterback

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Olympic Gold Medalist
Robert Taylor Dies

Posted November 15th, 2007 at 8:30 PM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

According to the Associated Press, two-time Olympic medalist Robert Taylor died Tuesday at a hospital in Missouri City, Texas, after becoming ill Monday at the school where he was a teacher. He was 59.

One of the finest sprinters of his era, Taylor won a gold medal in the 4×100m relay and a silver medal in the 100 meters at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany.

“Robert had one of the greatest personalities,” friend Terry Henson of Tyler, Texas, told the Tyler Morning Telegraph. “His ability as an athlete was unmatched. He never really got his just due on how great an athlete he really was.”

Porter Robinson, who helped coach Taylor at Texas Southern, told The Associated Press that Taylor had “great, great talent.”
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World record holder’s future depends on fast-approaching hearings

Posted June 2nd, 2007 at 12:39 PM by Courtney Albon

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Drugs In Sports

The arbitration hearing for Olympic Gold Medalist and world record holder Justin Gatlin is scheduled for July 30-31 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Based on lab results received in April 2006 at the Kansas Relays, Gatlin tested positive for testosterone or its precursors, Gatlin faces a possible eight year suspension. Such a long suspension could potentially keep him from expanding his career as a sprinter as he will be 32 in 2014-end of the eight year term.
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Banned track star Dwain Chambers aims for NFL

Posted January 11th, 2007 at 1:43 PM by Jennifer Lipman

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Drugs In Sports

After being banned from track competition in 2003, Dwain Chambers has recently come out with his decision to pursue a career in the NFL, following in the steps of his role model, Renaldo Nehemiah.

Chambers tested positive for THG, a banned anabolic steroid, and was banned from track in October of 2003. The UK 4X100m relay team he ran for also lost their silver medals from the World Championships that same year.
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Doping track star Gatlin tries out for another football team

Posted December 16th, 2006 at 3:11 AM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Drugs In Sports

About two weeks ago we reported that Justin Gatlin, the banned and hypocritical track star, had tried out for the Houston Texans, an NFL football team.

Well it looks like the once ardent spokesperson for eradicating doping from sports and the now banned, drug-user is at it again. ESPN.com and the Associated Press have reported that Gatlin tried out for another NFL team, the Arizona Cardinals, a few days ago.
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Banned track star Gatlin works out for NFL team

Posted December 3rd, 2006 at 7:00 AM by Jenna Sumara

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Drugs In Sports

Apparently an eight-year track and field ban for a failed drug test isn’t slowing down one of the fastest men in the world. Last Tuesday, the NFL’s Houston Texans worked out Justin Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic 100-meter gold medal winner. The workout was one of the Texans weekly workouts where they take a look at potential players for upcoming seasons. Although they wouldn’t be willing to sign him for this season, they are looking at him for next season or beyond and could sign him as early as late December of this year. Read the rest of this entry »

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