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Onward Cindy: A life well lived
posted on February 7, 2010 at 1:00pm

When people are asked to describe Cindy Brochman there are invariably a number of responses: a laugh, a quizzical ‘Hmm…. how do you describe Cindy?’ Then, inevitably, people will begin to share their memories of Brochman.Often the stories are about ...more

Save Johanna's Brain
posted on January 28, 2010 at 10:22am

This morning @BrooksElite drew my attention to a new blog that, well, made me tear up a little. Save Johanna's Brain is a website set up to raise money for Brooks athlete Johanna Olson, who is battling her second brain tumor. Johanna is just 30. She is a ...more

USATF Cross Country: Bringing up the Rear
posted on November 17, 2009 at 6:30pm

Well, I have done it again. Last year on this very day, I swore that I would not get talked into running another cross country race, but here I am, sweaty and exhausted, sitting down at my computer to recap the 2009 Southern California USATF Cross Country...more

PAC-10 Cross-Country Championships Recap
posted on October 31, 2009 at 1:29pm

Photos courtesy of Laura Landgreen. Lucky for me, the PAC-10 Cross-Country Championships were in Long Beach yesterday, just 10 miles up the 405 from where I live. I packed Jaelyn and her stroller into the car and drove up to Skylinks Golf Course to watch...more

I'm a track runner, yes I am!
posted on October 3, 2009 at 11:41am

You know when you're running a race and you're not sure if you can do well or if it will be a really crappy race? Well, I guess I knew it wouldn't be superb today at Norwegian Championship in Cross Country, but I was hoping to push myself and do as good a...more

The Run
posted on September 7, 2009 at 11:17am

My junior year of high school some friends convinced me to tryout for the Cross Country team at school. The first few weeks were hard but I soon came to love running – running that was not done on a track. I loved the workouts we did at a local park, th...more

Like taking a retired greyhound to a racetrack
posted on September 3, 2009 at 10:41am

So the other night I had a blazing fast run. When I say blazing fast, here are my splits from Claude, 6:51 6:58 7:10 6:41 Now, before you all comment and tell me how fast that is and how great I am, which is totally not true, I want to discuss ho...more

Are you up for some extreme running?
posted on August 9, 2009 at 6:24pm

(Øyvind Heiberg Sundby uphill in Adidas Adizero RC. Photo by Christian Prestegård.)Up for extreme running? Summer is soon turning to fall and the season for trail running and cross country races begin. For some years now, mountain running has become ver...more

Honda Award Winners - Best Female Collegiate Athletes
posted on June 11, 2009 at 9:10am

For the 24th consecutive year, Honda has honored the most outstanding female collegiate athletes in the nation with the Collegiate Women Sports Awards. Winners are selected in each of the 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports by a panel of more than 1,000 NCAA a...more

Help a runner couple out!
posted on June 10, 2009 at 8:41pm

Former Hansons-Brooks runners Nick Cordes and Leigh Daniel, now Brooks athletes, are racing three other couples to the altar on NBC’s “TODAY Throws a Wedding.” Some of you may remember Leigh Daniel from her dominating year at Texas Tech in 1999 (at...more

Elite high schoolers added to adidas Track Classic
posted on May 8, 2009 at 1:37pm

Jordan Hasay and Reggie Wyatt to Compete at The Home Depot Center May 16 Carson, CA (May 7, 2009) – The adidas Track Classic, one of the premier track and field meets in the country, has added two of the United States’ top high school runners to its ...more

Getting Naked for Nike
posted on April 23, 2009 at 10:45pm

I first found out about Bear Butte Running Camp through a Nike Pack E-mail encouraging some of us Los Angeles area runners to audition for a new “Mockumentary” that Nike was filming. I read through the description of the ad and questioned whether or n...more

Quote of the Day 4/20/09
posted on April 20, 2009 at 6:12am

"Other cities have marathons; we have marathon weekend."- Boston Mayor Tom Menino ...more

Nationals X-Country
posted on April 19, 2009 at 12:07pm

Usually I'm not a slow starter, but Karoline was quick and took an early lead. I ran my first race in two years. Of course I was nervous, but most of all concered how my legs would react to competition pace.Ok I think. From a fine start, to a slow middle...more

Nike/Sports Authority ‘Believe in the Run’ Contest
posted on February 23, 2009 at 4:08pm

Do you get up every morning at 5 a.m. for a jog? Do you compete in every marathon you can? Are you already on your third pair of running shoes this season? Then you BELIEVE IN THE RUN....more

Barringer Sets Indoor 5000m NCAA Record
posted on February 15, 2009 at 9:19am

Jenny Barringer was beside herself after set her second NCAA record Saturday evening at the Her time of 15:01.70 for 5000m not only demolished the old NCAA record of 15:14.18 held by Kim Smith of Providence but also would have been an American Record...more

Jordan Hasay Announces College Selection Live
posted on February 3, 2009 at 11:49am

Has this ever been done before by a female high school athlete? Jordan Hasay will be announcing her college choice today at 2PM Pacific and her announcement will be broadcast LIVE by SanLuisObispo.com. The senior cross country and track standout from ...more

FloTrack's Athlete of the Year
posted on January 10, 2009 at 10:20am

FloTrack named high school phenom Jordan Hasay as their Athlete of the Year in 2008. According to Flotrack, Hasay's impressive resume made it hard to not choose her as their AOY: "Jordan Hasay is one of the most decorated U.S. distance runners in histor...more

Jordan Hasay Talks About her College Search
posted on January 10, 2009 at 10:14am

One of the top female high school runners of all time talks to FloTrack about her college search: Track and Field Videos on Flotrack ...more

Hasay wins Final Footlocker Cross-Country Championship
posted on December 15, 2008 at 10:14am

Jordan Hasay ended her stunning high school career the same way she started it on Saturday as she took home a win at the Footlocker High School Cross-Country Championships.  But for once, she was faced with some competition.   Pre-race, the competition ...more
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