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Lead Stories: Sunday, July 20, 2008

Gerry Lindgren: The Self-Proclaimed “Wimp” Who Revolutionized Running

Posted March 25th, 2008 at 1:34 PM by Stephanie Lowe

Section: News & Results, Motivation, Track & Field, Olympics, Special Features, Interviews, College, High School

Despite protests of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, President George W. Bush recently stated that there will not be a boycott from the United States. According to CNN, Bush believes the Olympics “should be about the athletes and not necessarily about politics.”

Former U.S. Olympian Gerry Lindgren, 62, agrees. He thinks China will benefit from hosting the Games.

“I think they need to leave politics out of it,” he said. “China has made some great strides forward in the last few years.”

Lindgren recalls backlash of the 1980 U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics. He did not plan to compete in Moscow, but he knew how disappointed the U.S. team was to miss out on the Olympic experience. Lindgren said he was upset with former President Jimmy Carter’s decision and said the Olympics should have been “the only avenue in the world that wasn’t political.”
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TFS Podcast: “Best of” Series Legendary Miler
MARTY LIQUORI

Posted March 5th, 2008 at 3:00 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts, Ask Flash, High School

A year ago, The Final Sprint had the opportunity to interview legendary middle-distance runner and Olympian Marty Liquori.

Liquori was the 3rd American high schooler to run under 4:00 in the mile when he ran a 3:59.8 in 1967 while at Essex Catholic High School in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. By nineteen he was already an Olympian, finishing 12th in the 1968 1500m final in Mexico City.

He was ranked #1 in the world in 1969 through 1971 at the 1500m/Mile distance, in part because of famously defeating then world-record holder Jim Ryun in the “Dream Mile” on May 16th, 1971. In 1977, he ran an American record of 13:15.1 in the 5000m and was ranked 1st in the world at that distance. He retired from competition in 1980.

Since his retirement, he has hosted and executive produced Saucony Running and Racing, an endurance sports event show now in its 13th year on ESPN, has been a track & field broadcaster on network TV, has owned a chain of specialty running stores, performs as a professional jazz guitarist with the Marty Liquori Quintet, and is the national chairman and spokesperson for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training. Ironically, he was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia just months after becoming their spokesman. He is now in remission.

Listen and/or download the podcast to hear Marty discuss defeating Jim in the Dream Mile, bouncing back from injury, American running today and much more!

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Marty Liquori
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 16.2MB
Length: 00:23:44

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Samuelson To Give Keynote Address At Napa Valley Marathon

Posted February 20th, 2008 at 8:30 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Athletes participating in the 30th edition of the Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon on Sunday, March 2, will be tackling the course after getting advice from 1984 Olympic Marathon gold medalist, Joan Samuelson, who will give the race’s keynote address the previous afternoon.

Amongst that group, organizers say, will be six to ten women who hope to qualify for the USA Olympic Team Trials - Women’s Marathon on Sunday, April 20, in Boston. The minimum time to make the Trials is two hours and 47 minutes. According to USA Track & Field, 175 women had officially qualified through January 16, while RRW has noted two more qualifiers since then: Melanie Peters, 2:46:45, Tampa, Feb. 10, and Becki Michael, 2:43:43, Austin, Feb. 17.
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The Final Sprint Podcast Highlighted by Running Times

Posted October 29th, 2007 at 9:07 AM by thefinalsprint.com

Section: News & Results, Announcements, Marathons, Cross Country, Track & Field, Resources, Olympics, Special Features, Podcasts, Trail / Ultra

The Final Sprint Podcast, the most listened to running podcast in North America, continues to capture audiences and receive praise from athletes, coaches, journalists, industry leaders and running fans from around the world.

Most recently, Running Times Magazine chose to highlight The Final Sprint Podcast along with Flocasts/Flotrack and the World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) in their October 2007 issue.

The Final Sprint Podcast, launched in January 2007, features three to five audio interviews each week and is hosted by TheFinalSprint.com Editor-in-Chief Adam Jacobs.

Jacobs has proudly welcomed a dynamic and eclectic list of guests, including track & field superstars (Sanya Richards, Ryan Hall, Alan Webb), Olympic marathon medalists (Deena Kastor, Meb Keflezighi), ultra-elite champions (Dean Karnazes, Scott Jurek), coaching icons (Dr. Jack Daniels, Jeff Galloway), courageous heroes (Jim MacLaren, Kathrine Switzer, Billy Mills) and running legends from years past (Gail Devers, Jim Ryun, Grete Waitz).

To listen in, subscribe to the podcast feed, or even download recent episodes right to your mp3 player, please visit: TheFinalSprint.com.

The podcast is also available at no charge in iTunes.

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Note On The News: Salazar Has Stent Implanted

Posted October 19th, 2007 at 10:36 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics

Alberto Salazar, the American marathon legend who suffered a heart attack last June, had another heart episode, according to an article by Doug Binder in the The Oregonian newspaper.

Salazar, 49, felt dizzy and had an uncomfortable sensation in his neck and had to be driven to the hospital by Galen Rupp, the University of Oregon athlete whose training he supervises. Doctors installed a stent in Salazar’s left anterior descending artery “which was discovered to be 90% blocked,” the article said.

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http://www.oregonlive.com/

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