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Lead Stories: Saturday, September 6, 2008

Walker breaks AR, Mutola wins for 16th time at Nike Prefontaine Classic

Posted June 8th, 2008 at 11:34 PM by thefinalsprint.com

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

prefontaine classic 2008 poster Meet records fell across all event groups, none bigger than Brad Walker’s American record in the pole vault, and Maria Mutola had a historic exit Sunday at the Nike Prefontaine Classic.

The fourth event of USATF’s Visa Championship Series, the Nike Prefontaine Classic drew a meet-record 14,221 fans to Hayward Field, site of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field June 27-July 6. They were treated to a formidable show, including no fewer than eight meet records and Walker’s AR.

The 2007 world champion, Walker looked magnificent throughout the competition. He had just one miss, at his opening height of 5.70m/18-8.25, then passed to 5.90m/19-4.25, which he cleared on his first attempt and which won the competition for him. Walker then elevated the bar to 6.04m/19-9.75. On his very first attempt, he cleared, brushing the bar just a bit, but leaving it up.
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Photo Gallery: Jamaica International Invitational

Posted May 6th, 2008 at 9:30 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Usain Bolt sprinter The sprint events, topped by Usain Bolt’s (Pictured) sizzling 9.76 in the 100m, stole the headlines at the Jamaica International Invitational this past weekend.

To relive the action, check out the following slide show that we put together using photographs courtesy of Getty Images. In addition, official race results for highlighted middle & long distance events can be found below.

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Ryan Hall: Post-London Recap “It’s Just the Beginning”
(Elite Athlete Blog - Entry #8)

Posted April 18th, 2008 at 7:00 PM 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/

As has become my custom before all my best races, my travel to London was crazy. Before breaking an hour at the Houston Half-Marathon it was a monster snowstorm that left us in a ditch and literally snowed in, before London last year it was nearly missing my flight as I realized that the train from San Diego would not drop me off at LAX like I had thought (although my tardiness did result in me getting the last available seat on the plane…in first class), before the Olympic Trials it was the fires and smoke that made for a juggle in travel arrangements and then an earthquake to shake things up just hours before our flight. So when travel got crazy heading to the London marathon you would think I would be excited to know that a good race was on schedule. However, I had a hard time seeing it that way.
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Reebok Boston Indoor Games: Results, Recaps & Analysis
. . . Coming Soon!

Posted January 26th, 2008 at 6:04 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

TheFinalSprint.com is proud to be on the scene at the 2008 Reebok Boston Indoor Games.

Unfortunately, the race organizers have banned all media outlets from publishing online content during the the meet itself.

We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience and promise to release our comprehensive race recaps, analysis and results as soon possible.

In addition, click here to watch the Pre-Race Show.

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Podcast 54: DAVID MONTI
Editor and Publisher of
Race Results Weekly (RRW)

Posted June 1st, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

Episode 54 of The Final Sprint Podcast features my interview with Race Results Weekly’s (RRW) David Monti.

David serves as both the Editor and Publisher of RRW, is a professional athletes consultant, and a highly respected member of the running community. He has also been published in Runner’s World and Running Times, does consulting for the NYRR and has similarly assisted NBC Sports and several marathon race directors, worked with NBC Sports on their broadcasting efforts at the 1996, 2000 and 2004
Olympics, and used to compete as a NCAA Division I Gymnast.

In the interview David talks about how RRW got started and evolved, what the service offers, and his decision to take a tremendous (but ultimately worthwhile) risk and quit his job as V.P. at Citibank to run RRW full-time.

Download the podcast to hear David discuss these topics, as well as, the greatest moments that he has experienced and observed during his career as a running journalist, funny stories from his personal interaction with elite athletes, and the importance of loving your job and pursuing your dreams.

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: David Monti
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 15.0 MB
Length: 21:58