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Superfan Year-End Awards
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 9, 2011 at 4:17pm

This is the time of year when various entities hand out their awards. Sports Illustrated just did theirs, the Heisman is coming up, USATF did theirs last week, and the USTFCCCA will give out the Bowerman Awards this weekend. I don’t know why, but ...more

Indoor Track & Field Season Taking Shape
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 6, 2011 at 10:05pm

Time to dust off an old shtick and restart the Superfan Daily. Lots of little odds and ends are coming together for indoor track season. The college season kicks off today with the Navy Lidlifter. The USTFCCCA has the weekend’s listings, universa...more

2011 USATF Annual Meeting Review
by Loree: A Skirt, A Hammer, A Life, and A Dream
posted December 5, 2011 at 8:34am

Many people are familiar with the sport side of track and field.  In fact, this being an Olympic year, exposure and interests is only sure to grow and peak.  However, something that many people may not be familiar with is the business side of tr...more

NBC is no friend to track and field
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 2, 2011 at 5:09pm

I’ve never hid my opinion of NBC’s coverage of the Olympics and track and field. I think it’s remarkably poor, jingoistic and antiquated. (Note: many of the announcers are quite good, but TV is a producer’s medium and that’...more

Recapping A Busy Weekend of Track & Field
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 29, 2011 at 7:24pm

This is the time of year that athletes are doing some competitions, but often less than completely serious ones. The Winthrop Eagles of the Big South Conference have come up with an interesting one. Over the weekend they held their seventh annual Odd Ob...more

Always a Competitor: A Day in the Life of USA Track & Field Star Brianna Glenn
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted November 21, 2011 at 10:46pm

Yesterday I went to a Baby Shower. And yes, I'm typically the girl that enjoys baby showers as much as I do grocery shopping--a necessary evil that sometimes just has to be done whether you feel like it or not. But every once in a while--like when Trade...more

2011 NCAA Cross Country Championships odds and ends
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 19, 2011 at 3:48pm

First off, a reminder of the weekend’s schedule of events (all times Eastern). Sunday at noon: Flotrack live “blue carpet” show Monday at 11 AM: Flotrack live race day show (like ESPN’s GameDay, but better because it’s cross country) Monday a...more

Track & Field Coach Files Retaliation Suit Against Central Connecticut State
by Title IX Blog
posted November 17, 2011 at 11:10pm

A former track and cross-country coach at Central Connecticut State University has filed a lawsuit claiming that the university decided not to renew her contract in retaliation for her efforts to secure equal treatment for her team. Brenda Webb was hired...more

They give, and they take away…USATF replaces Millrose Games with U.S. Open
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 17, 2011 at 11:04pm

The indoor version of USATF’s VISA Championship Series was unveiled today. The plus side: there’s a new meet at Madison Square Garden, called the U.S. Open, held on January 29. That’s the same weekend that Millrose had been held over the last few ...more

Lauren Fleshman on the NYC Marathon (Part 3 of 3): The Race
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted November 17, 2011 at 2:17pm

In case you want the background story to this three part series, you can read part one or part two as you please. Control The pack spreads out almost instantly as we climb the first mile up the Verezzano-Narrows Bridge and I settle back into a controll...more

Loree Smith on Learning from Our Mistakes
by Loree: A Skirt, A Hammer, A Life, and A Dream
posted November 16, 2011 at 10:51am

My birthday came and went on the 6th… I’m 29 now… Sunday afternoons are some of my favorite times to train. During the week, I’m constantly racing the clock to get to work, to get to training, to hurry and wait; my time is precious but it’s n...more

MacKenzie Hill Video Blogs a Recap of her Pan Am Games 400m Hurdles Final
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted November 15, 2011 at 10:09am

MacKenzie Center Pan Am Games 400h final xoxo MacKenzie ...more

Penn State's Caitlin Lane Recaps Mid-Atlantic Regional Cross Country Meet in a Tumultuous Weekend
by CaitlinLane
posted November 14, 2011 at 4:29pm

We left for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships with heavy hearts, but happy to be escaping the madness. We hopped on the bus after practice and traveled to Princess Anne, Maryland for the second time in two years. The women were on a mission. A missi...more

NCAA Div. I South Region XC Championships: link to public photo gallery & results
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted November 13, 2011 at 1:01am

I went to Tuscaloosa today for the NCAA Div I South Region Cross Country Championships. Snapped a good bit of photos from the men's and women's race. The link to the public gallery is below:http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.971461656156.2349168.265...more

Brianna Glenn: Imagine if the ultimate symbol of your dream was everywhere you looked
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted November 11, 2011 at 12:42am

Imagine. Imagine if every day you had a constant reminder of your biggest goal plastered on the wall in front of you. Imagine if you pulled up to work and saw image upon image of people who have aspired to accomplish what you do and have achieved it. I...more

Track & Field/Marathon Headlines: Oly Trials Marathon to be televised, IAAF Congress news and more
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 11, 2011 at 12:40am

Lots of interesting news this morning… The rumor is that Oregon freshman Lukas Verzbicas, who set the national high school 2-mile record and broke the 4:00 mile, is leaving the team to in favor of a return to triathlons. Flotrack broke the story yeste...more

MacKenzie Hill's Video Blog, post-Pan Am Games
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted November 11, 2011 at 12:27am

MacKenzie Center xoxo MacKenzie ...more

Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Preview: Women’s Teams
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 10, 2011 at 8:42pm

On Monday I previewed the men’s teams at the upcoming NCAA Great Lakes Regional cross country championships. Today I look at the women’s teams. To review, this is the qualifying round for the NCAA Championships, to be held in Terre Haute on Monday, ...more

Ask Lauren Fleshman: Should I Take a Break after the Season?
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted November 10, 2011 at 10:01am

Q: Hi Lauren! I just finished a road racing season. It wasn’t that intense, but I definitely feel it. I want to take some downtime, but I was wondering your thoughts of taking time completely off running to recover? Should I run at all? Leah A...more

Loree Smith: Secrets of Success… not so Secret
by Loree: A Skirt, A Hammer, A Life, and A Dream
posted November 9, 2011 at 3:31pm

A little birthday trinket from friends to remind me of what I'm training for! Everyone wants to know the secret to success, to being great. We’d like to think there is a secret (and highly complex) formula that will amount to what we’ve always wa...more

Five Things We Learned from the New York Marathon
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 7, 2011 at 12:51am

Lessons learned from the New York City Marathon and the media surrounding it… Geoffrey Mutai is the best distance racer on the planet. If I had told you in January that a runner would sweep the Boston and New York marathons and average 2:04:04 while d...more

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