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The blend of athletes with experience on the course and those new to the challenges of the hilly Hopkinton to Boston route should lead to a highly competitive race. Collectively the group has won 18 international marathons in the past three years and the top nine contenders have less than a three-minute differential in their personal best times. In addition, the athletes will be vying for a top Boston showing to secure a position on their country’s Olympic teams.
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Alan Webb, the American record holder in the mile, has decided to open his Olympic year campaign on Saturday, March 15, with the Central Park Challenge, a road race here which will serve as the U.S. Men’s 8-K Championship.
Race organizers, the New York Road Runners, announced Webb’s participation at today’s New York Track Writer’s Luncheon at Da Tomasso Restaurant on Manhattan’s West Wide. It will be the first time that Webb has run the championship, and it will be the fourth serious road race of his career.
“I am really excited about running the USA 8-K champs,” said Webb in a written statement. “It will be great to start my season off by running in New York City.”
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Welcome to the official blog of elite American middle-distance runner Nick Symmonds. For more information about Nick please visit: www.nicksymmonds.com
There comes a time during every runner’s training where they are blind-sided by an unexpected setback; a sore muscle, a blizzard rolling through, a cold or flu. These are always difficult to deal with and I definitely feel that one’s ability to cope with setbacks reflects the kind of overall athlete that person is.
Over Christmas break I felt like I was doing a pretty good job of managing these challenges. I had a sore hip and through icing and heating was able to maintaining my mileage. There was a snow storm and though I had to shift my workouts from the track to the streets, I persevered. However, when I got back to Eugene I was laid low by one of the worst gastrointestinal viruses I’ve ever had.
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Welcome to the official blog of elite American middle-distance runner Nick Symmonds. For more information about Nick please visit: www.nicksymmonds.com
Well, it is December 31st and it is a momentous day for me for several reasons.
First of all, I turned 24 yesterday. Normally birthdays come and go for me and I don’t spend a whole lot of time thinking about them. While I certainly don’t feel old I am realizing that my body is almost fully matured and I am starting to enter the years that male middle distance runners typically peak. I’ve begun to notice that I get out of shape much faster than I used to, but also that I get back into shape faster; a rare combination of a slower metabolism and legs that have run thousands of miles.
This is also a huge day for me because it is New Year’s Eve. Tomorrow I will return to Eugene and will begin the process of sharpening up for the indoor season. My first race is in 26 days and I want to start the season out with a big win in Boston. But first, I will enjoy New Year’s like everyone else; one last hurrah before 2008!
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The 118th meeting of the European Athletics Council, was held in Malta this week, to discuss and finalise plans for an additional European Athletics Championships, that would take place in an Olympic year, and to decide on the new concept for the European Athletics Team Championships.
Following this, President Hansjörg Wirz, updated the Presidents and General Secretaries of the 50 European Member Federations on these decisions.
Additional European Athletics Championships:
The additional championships are scheduled to take place one month before the Olympic Games commence in London, in five years time.
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