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NCAA Cross Country Championships, dot dot dot
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 19, 2012 at 7:23pm

Random thoughts, news and views from this weekend’s NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships… Louisville was a good host. Maybe not as good as Indiana State, hosts of nine of the last ten championship meets, but better than I expected. ...more

2012 NCAA XC D1 preview
by carabyrd
posted November 15, 2012 at 9:50pm

The D1 NCAA Cross Country championships will happen this Saturday.  The race is being held at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer Park in Louisville, Kentucky. The women’s race will begin at noon and if you can’t make it out to Louisville, you ...more

Spiked up on the XC Course
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted November 15, 2012 at 7:54pm

AM: 20 momPM:20 min w/u, 2x400m @ 77, 84 (oops) 200m jog 1x1000m @ 3:192x400m @ 78, 77 w/ 200m jog1x1000m @ 3:152x400m @ 77, 77 w/ 200 jog1x1000m @ 3:151x400m @ 7610 min c/d I felt like this workout went on for ever, probably because there were so many q...more

NCAA Cross Country Championships Fan Guide
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 14, 2012 at 8:22pm

Here it is, everything you ever wanted to know about the 2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships (but were afraid to ask). Key links: NCAA Championship home page Flotrack coverage page Runnerspace page Live results All your questions answered!...more

A tough practice for a tough day!! (MacKenzie Hill blog)
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted November 13, 2012 at 7:33am

WOW so a lot has happened since ELECTION DAY!!! I hope everyone got out to VOTE that was really important, regardless as to who you were voting for just exercising your right to do it was BIG!! However, since then I have had a few tough practice OMG, tod...more

History Lessons from Cross Country
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 12, 2012 at 4:03pm

I’m currently working on a project to compile results of past USA Cross Country Championships. Of course, the main source of data is back issues of Track and Field News; between my own collection and some scans sent to me by Garry Hill, I can get b...more

Equal Pay For Women Athletes: Elite Prize Purses
by Salty
posted November 12, 2012 at 3:40pm

Are women entitled to the same prize money as men, even if their field size is much much smaller?...more

Long run at Boardtown
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted November 11, 2012 at 10:02am

AM: 20.2 miles w/ 9 miles steady, 9 miles @6:15-6:25, 2.2 @steady This long run/long tempo was not well planned and it was all my fault. When I checked the website to see this weeks route, I didn't notice that the whole thing was gravel and that it was g...more

10 steps to a perfect race
by Fast at Forty
posted November 11, 2012 at 9:49am

I am a crossword puzzle and Scrabble fanatic; I love words. For that reason, the other day, for no other reason than mild curiosity, I entered “cool words” into Google to see what might pop up. To my utter surprise, there are actual websites d...more

NCAA DI XC Regionals Live Blog
by carabyrd
posted November 9, 2012 at 8:27am

6:20 PM Last post...hope anyone who was following this throughout the day enjoyed it. I make no claims to certitude, so take these projections for what they are--an educated guess. Have a good weekend. 6:09 PM And the individual qualifiers... AUTOMATI...more

Weekend’s Top Ten Matchups
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 9, 2012 at 8:01am

Today’s news roundup is all about the upcoming weekend. Here are what look to be the best head-to-head competitions. 10. Guelph vs Record Books CIS Championships This Saturday is the Canadian Interuniversity Sport cross country championships, at t...more

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

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

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

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

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

XC Workout Success
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted November 5, 2012 at 7:28am

Morning Workout on the Cross-Country Course20 min w/u, 2x2K @ fast on the flat, 10 min jog rest, 1x3K on upper loop @ whatever I could do.2K: 6:56 (mile @ 5:34)1000m jog, stretch,2K: 6:37 (mile @ 5:22)1000m+ jog, stretch,3K~ on the upper loop in 10:5435 m...more

Great Cross Country Courses: The Midwest
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 5, 2012 at 7:17am

After a few days busy with non-blog items, I’m back at it with more in this series of the nation’s great cross country courses. More than just OK: Oklahoma State Cross Country Course Nominated by “lonewolf”, Trackandfieldnews.com...more

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

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

Bread or Marathons? To run or not run the NYC Marathon
by The Rabbit Hole
posted November 3, 2012 at 9:13am

Photo from nydailynews.Hurricane Sandy has left its wake of destruction.  With many New Yorkers still without power and water Mayor Bloomberg has decided to proceed with this weekend's marathon; a decision that has divided the city as strongly as the...more

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

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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