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If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere else
posted on July 31, 2010 at 9:16am
A simple enough thing to say, but completely true. I truly believe that it doesn’t matter the path you take to get somewhere or the place you even start, as long as you are headed in the right direction. But occasionally in life, if you don’t re...more
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Abeylegesse from Turkey wins Gold Medal In 10000m race In Barcelona
posted on July 29, 2010 at 10:59am
BARCELONA - Turkish athlete Elvan Abeylegesse won women's 10,000m at the European Athletics Championships at Barcelona's Olympic stadium.
Abeylegesse, Turkey's first world record holder, --at 5,000m in Bergen in 2004-- clinched Turkey's first gold meda...more
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Missing javelins in Monaco
posted on July 25, 2010 at 3:57pm
I arrived in Monaco on Wednesday and realized that I miss San Diego a lot! The palm trees, gorgeous scenery, nice cars, ocean views, and beautiful weather made me think of home. Monaco was just a lot more expensive!When the meet lady greeted me in bagga...more
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Summer fun...just enough to feel like a “normal” person! : )
posted on July 24, 2010 at 9:07am
By Brent Haywood ~Ahh, rest and recovery. Just what my body needed. After the last meet, I was a little hesitant on taking a WHOLE week off. I had just started to really feel the new position I had been working on, and I wanted to get back into the ring a...more
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Herculis Monaco Preview!
posted on July 22, 2010 at 8:37am
The next stop for the IAAF Diamond League tour is in Herculis, Monaco, today. The new Diamond League has made 2010 a very exciting year for track and field, as the fans can look forward to a series of events attracting the best athletes from all events, n...more
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Personal Space
posted on July 21, 2010 at 4:17pm
I've become very accustomed to dealing with different cultures. I realize that oftentimes the way things are done back home, and expectations that we carry with us, don't always work in other parts of the world. But one thing that still continues to irk ...more
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Bouncing Back
posted on July 19, 2010 at 5:08pm
My meet in Paris was awful. And by awful I mean every word that the thesaurus could possibly come up with to describe terrible performances. And that’s really all there is to say about it. Usually I like the idea that I have my own little corner of t...more
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Commentary continues as Semenya resumes racing
posted on July 19, 2010 at 9:39am
I have seen several articles/editorials since Caster Semenya has resumed racing. But this one is by far the best. (I won't even link to the really problematic one from a male sportswriter from Kenya who seemed to have some sympathy for Semenya's situation...more
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Every day is an adventure in Cologne, Germany.
posted on July 18, 2010 at 1:40pm
Every day is an adventure in Cologne, Germany.
I have been training, yes, but I have been doing a lot more walking, moving apartments, looking for food, attempting to get rent money, taking the wrong trains, and translating the laundry machines. I’ve ...more
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Oil Disaster: Athletes Reaching Out
posted on July 15, 2010 at 8:09am
Some may not understand what the whole project going on in the gulf with athletes really was. Basically a few organizations got together working with the Sierra club to help spread awareness not only the distruction caused by the Oil, but also in the co...more
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American Perspectives
posted on July 14, 2010 at 9:32am
Americans think we’re the best at everything. Did you not know that? If you do something different than us, you do it wrong. I witness this all the time while traveling with my American counterparts in countries all over the world. We love to compla...more
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Gulf Coast: Why am I here?
posted on July 13, 2010 at 8:56am
Short Note: Yes, I’m Alive
So, I started to put up a few blogs to talk about my season and I’ve never finished a thought or didn’t like the direction it was going. I stopped either because I wasn’t ready to share that part of me. I stopped ...more
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Diamonds and Chitlins
posted on July 12, 2010 at 3:43pm
The European Circuit covers a wide spectrum of meets. The top tiered meets are now part of The Diamond League Series and in this series you’re awarded points for finishing first, second, and third. The eight people with the most points at the end get ...more
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Gateshead, Great Britain
posted on July 12, 2010 at 12:47pm
I competed in my second Diamond League event of the season in Gateshead on Saturday! I threw 63.11m on my fourth (and final...we only got four attempts) throw to move from 4th place to 2nd.My general warm-up for the competition felt really good! I was h...more
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Tale of two travel experiences
posted on July 9, 2010 at 5:49pm
I arrived in Gateshead, Great Britain yesterday, and I wanted to share two very different stories. (all links in this post will be English, by the way!)Travel Experience A:July 2009: Purdue to London, EnglandMy flight from Indianapolis was delayed approxi...more
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Dumb and Dumber...and Me
posted on July 9, 2010 at 4:02pm
Competing at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne had always been on the calendar. In fact, it was my biggest competition in July. Obviously I was bummed I was going to have to miss it, but for some odd reason, everyone thinks strains…pulls…tears-...more
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Diablo Valley College to reinstate teams
posted on July 8, 2010 at 1:11pm
Diablo Valley College (Pleasant Hill, California) will reinstate the men's and women's cross country, track and tennis teams cut four months ago, in settlement of a threatened investigation and review by the Office of Civil Rights. The two-year college, ...more
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Semenya cleared to race
posted on July 7, 2010 at 5:38pm
What seemed like endless tests and discussions over the gender of South African runner Caster Semenya have apparently come to an end with the IAAF (the international governing body of track and field) ruling that Semenya can continue (after the imposed on...more
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Caster Semenya cleared for competition
posted on July 7, 2010 at 1:58pm
After much bumbling, the IAAF has cleared Caster Semenya to compete again. I'm happy for Semenya, and slightly hopeful that the lesson has been learned so that no one else has to go through such tribulation.
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Beautiful British Columbia
posted on July 6, 2010 at 3:45pm
A quick note about Harry Jerome before I board my plane back to San Diego! This place is gorgeous. I didn't get to hang out in downtown Vancouver, B.C. at all, but what I saw of the city and surrounding area from the plane and cars was just amazing. I ...more
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Prefontaine Classic was pretty classic!
posted on July 6, 2010 at 10:41am
Wish I didn't look cross eyed :)There are not enough words to describe the Prefontaine Classic.The enthusiasm the crowd possessed for each event made the stadium feel like it was on fire.A big thanks to all the fans who were able to attend one of the be...more
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Attitude adjustment
posted on July 5, 2010 at 1:28pm
I have been a very unpleasant person the last couple of days. I just walk around in a perpetual funk, with a feeling that everything possible that could go wrong, will. By doing that, I probably just think it in to existence. Nevertheless, life as Bria...more
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Prefontaine Classic
posted on July 4, 2010 at 10:15am
Firstly, Happy 4th of July!!!!! And happy birthday to my good friend Jim :).Today I competed in my first Diamond League event of the season, the 36th Annual Prefontaine Classic. I have to say, this meet is amazing!! Russ threw at Pre in 2007, and I was l...more
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It's not the moment to evaluate
posted on July 3, 2010 at 12:37pm
...but I promised Henrik, one of my club's promising youngsters, to update my blog after the race today. So Henrik, comment from you is expected!!
I'm on the bus heading back to Oslo tonight. I ran a 3000m steeple at Ullevi, the amazing track which host...more
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