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Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 8, 2012 at 8:13am
Your top ten news links of the afternoon…
Sports Illustrated’s Nick Zaccardi writes about Lolo Jones on ice.
Gary Cohen does a long-form interview with Leo Manzano.
Cody Moat has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week...more
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Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 7, 2012 at 8:30am
Your top news stories of the late afternoon…
The IAAF’s finalists for its women’s athlete of the year award are Kiwi shot putter Valerie Adams, British heptathlete Jessica Ennis, and American sprinter Allyson Felix.
Track and Field Ne...more
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Marathons: Tips from a Pro ... maybe
by Felicity (Fawkes) Hawksley
posted November 6, 2012 at 8:18pm
I've always been one for experiments. Us sisters, when we were little, ate some dry dog food, just to see what it tasted like (salty). Then there was the time that, aged about 9, I convinced my little sister to let me lick her eyeball, just to see wha...more
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Creating Stability in T & F Contracts
by amyYB
posted November 6, 2012 at 5:08pm
CREATING STABILITY IN TRACK & FIELD CONTRACTS
My last journal detailed the various track & field contracts from gear to lucrative base salaries offered by shoe companies. I want to explain the funding of track and field and give my ...more
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Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 5, 2012 at 11:05pm
Here are your top ten news stories of the afternoon…
Track and Field News named its 2012 High School All-Americans in the December issue; here they release the #1-ranked girls in each event.
Many of the pros who had been slated to run in New York...more
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Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 4, 2012 at 12:46pm
With the New York City Marathon no longer on the schedule, it frees up space for a lot of other news.
Geoffrey Mutai and Mary Keitany are World Marathon Majors champions. Mutai had it clinched regardless of New York’s results, and Keitany had a bi...more
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More Reactions to NYC Cancelation
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 3, 2012 at 6:32pm
The announcement came last night as I was out to dinner; I wrote my quick post last night in a movie theater during the trailers before Argo. (Very good film, go see it.) No one yet had time to reflect on what happened.
There’s no shortage of opin...more
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NYC Marathon Canceled
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 3, 2012 at 9:13am
Announced just a few hours ago. For a report with enough distance to be impartial, I suggest Canadian Running magazine.
Whether the decision was made due to (significant) negative public opinion and the political fallout that comes with it, or the reali...more
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New York Marathon Preview
by carabyrd
posted November 2, 2012 at 9:06am
The ING New York marathon will go on despite the damage of Sandy. New York Road runners have made adjustments including canceling the opening ceremonies and Dash to Finish 5k. The marathon will happen and the elite fields are as strong as...more
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Healthy and Happy (@knightrunner22 blog)
by Jenny on the Run
posted October 21, 2012 at 8:11am
“My coach finally put it out there: “You want to be different, yet you crave to be normal.” It’s true. I didn’t want to be like the other girls. I wanted to be better than them. But I wanted to be one of them.”
&...more
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Mini Wednesday Workout
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted October 11, 2012 at 6:52pm
2 mile w/u4 miles @ marathon pace (campus loop), 60 rest,2 X 10min hard w/ 2 rest2 mile c/dI had no Garmin today. I left it on the charged and this morning when I woke up it was completely dead. Because I am tapering I had planned to run by feel anyway. I...more
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Track & Field/Road Racing Roundup: First Weekend of October
by carabyrd
posted October 9, 2012 at 12:34pm
The first weekend of October saw a plethora of road races including the first major U.S. marathon of the fall, the Chicago marathon. For many elite runners it was a chance for redemption after not making the Olympic team and extend their summer fitness. H...more
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Weekend Road Racing Leaders
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted October 9, 2012 at 10:40am
The road racing season is really beginning to ramp up. Just this past weekend there was the Chicago Marathon, the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, the Twin Cities Marathon, the B.A.A. Half Marathon, USATF Championships at 10 miles and women’...more
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The Business of Track & Field Contracts
by amyYB
posted October 8, 2012 at 11:08am
The Business of Track & Field Contracts
I have started this journal entry a dozen times with the themes of Doors Open and Close, The Roads Are Open, A Different Path and A New Journey. Not one of those themes seemed to convey the thoughts and feelin...more
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Cost of Training for Elite Distance Runners
by amyYB
posted October 6, 2012 at 12:45pm
The Cost of Competing at the Elite Level in Distance Running
The fall has arrived and the Olympic athletes are starting to come out of the post-Olympic black hole. Some will decide to continue training and others will retire with their dreams achie...more
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Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted October 3, 2012 at 9:25pm
The top news links of the afternoon…
I’ll be on Coffee Talk, the weekly college track and cross country radio show, at WXUT.com from 6 to 8 PM today (Eastern time).
The new House of Run podcast is out. Jason and Kevin recap the race that w...more
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Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted October 2, 2012 at 9:43pm
Today’s top afternoon news links…
College news… The new college cross country poll is out, and Florida State has overtaken #1 in the women’s rankings. Here in the Rust Belt, Toledo’s women are at #15, the highest ranking ...more
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