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Nick Symmonds gave an interview to RunnerSpace.com, commenting on his lead-up to Saturday’s Reebok Boston Indoor Games and the rest of the indoor season.
You can watch the interview at:
http://www.runnerspace.com/

In addition, check back on Monday for Nick’s latest entry in his TFS Elite Athlete Blog where he’ll recap his performance in Boston and much […]

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The gold medalists of the women’s 5000m and 10,000m at last summer’s IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Meseret Defar [Pictured] and Tirunesh Dibaba, will both compete at Saturday’s Reebok Boston Indoor Games (RBIG), organizers have confirmed. Although the two athletes will run similar distances, the two Ethiopian stars will not be running head-to-head; Defar […]

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They may be young, but they can sure run fast!
Four of the top five finishers from the 2007 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, the de facto U.S. high school cross country national championships, will line up for an invitational mile at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games, set for Saturday, January 26, organizers announced yesterday.
Michael Fout, […]

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A strong men’s 3000m race is shaping up for the Reebok Boston Indoor Games scheduled for Saturday, January 26 at the Reggie Lewis Track Facility at Roxbury Community College in Boston.
Leading the field will be Australia’s Craig Mottram, the defending champion and the 2005 IAAF World Championships bronze medalist at 5000m. “It will be […]

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Carolina Kluft and Meseret Defar, widely considered the top female track-and-field athletes in the world, will be among the headliners at the 2008 Reebok Boston Indoor Games on Jan. 26, organizers announced today. Tickets for the 13th annual Olympic-style event are on sale now by calling 1-877-TIX-TRAC.
As reigning Olympic gold medalist in the heptathlon, Kluft […]

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USA record holder at 5000m, Shalane Flanagan, will make a rare road racing appearance at the CVS Caremark Downtown 5-K scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 16, in Providence, R.I. The race will host the USA 5-K road running championships for both men and women.
Flanagan, 26, is in the midst of the best year of her […]

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Yesterday, The Final Sprint participated in a USATF teleconference with Shalane Flanagan, the local favorite who set a new American indoor 3,0000m record (8:33.25) at last weekend’s Reebok Boston Indoor Games.
Thee race was also Flanagan’s first track competition since the summer of 2005. She has been unable to compete for the past 18 months […]

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Today’s edition of The Final Sprint Podcast features my interview with Alan Webb, the young star who broke Jim Ryun’s 36-year old national high school record in the mile in 2001.
After kicking off this season with big wins in NY and Boston, it looks like Alan has really bounced back from the rough few months […]

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Wish you could watch the incredible performances from last night’s Reebok Boston Indoor Games? You can!
They will be broadcast today from 3pm - 5pm EST (12pm - 2pm Pacific) on ESPN 2.
For more information, please check out The Final Sprint’s coverage and the official race site.

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Craig Mottram and Meseret Defar lived up the the hype and expectations; winning their respective 3,000m races at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games.
Reebok’s marketing of the Craig vs. Craig match-up in the men’s 3,000m ended up being a lot of smoke, but very little fire with Alistair Craig unable to keep up after about 2100 […]

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