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MacKenzie Hill's Blog: On a mission
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted January 23, 2011 at 6:10pm

Hey everyone This week has been a little slow, I was a little under the weather, but I’m doing much better now! I was able to hit the track today, and Mama Jo Hayes was out there with the little one, so I was EXCITED Welcome back Jo. Today we practice...more

Jenny Simpson wins Mile at New Balance Games after overcoming injury and coaching change
by anngaff
posted January 23, 2011 at 2:14pm

Jenny Simpson, nee Barringer, won the New Balance Games mile in a convincing 4:28.60 Saturday, proving that her transition from collegiate superstar to professional track & field athlete is going quite smoothly, despite changing coaches, cities and he...more

Lending a Hand: Habitat for Humanity
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted January 23, 2011 at 11:40am

Hey Everyone, I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. As some of you may know I didn’t train today I spent the day recovering and catching up on some reading, which was nice. However, I am blogging tonight not so much because of what I did, bu...more

Superfan Daily: What's on in track & field this weekend (1/22/11)
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 22, 2011 at 3:22pm

All the weekend's action is listed after the jump. I'll let the Flotrack guys get it started!Cross Country The Antrim International Cross Country, an IAAF Cross Country Permit meet, takes place in Belfast on Saturday.Meet websiteIAAF previewThe Kenya ...more

Delaware to drop two sports
by Title IX Blog
posted January 20, 2011 at 8:13pm

The University of Delaware announced this week that they will be dropping men's cross country and men's indoor track from its list of varsity sports in order to comply with Title IX. The two sports will have club status after this year.The option to add m...more

Superfan Daily: Women's Dual-Meet Rankings
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 20, 2011 at 6:42pm

Following up on Tuesday’s rankings of men’s teams, these are the dual-meet rankings for college women’s teams.Remember, these are a ranking of teams based on how they would currently fare in dual meets; teams which have not yet run their whole squad...more

An athlete's life: Head help
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted January 20, 2011 at 6:37pm

There are a lot of resources available to athletes that train at the Olympic Training Center. And because they come at no cost to us, it makes them that much more valuable. One of the greatest, and possibly most overlooked resource, is our very own spor...more

Looking back: High School Track
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted January 19, 2011 at 8:34pm

It's been years and years (and years and years) since I was an athlete in high school, but there are some things I still remember vividly. I didn't know much of anything about the sport of track and field outside my very small bubble. I knew nobody who ...more

A college track team eliminated
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 19, 2011 at 5:23pm

This morning it was announced that the University of Delaware will eliminate its men's track and cross country teams, effective at the end of this school year. The teams will technically still compete at the club level, but for all practical purposes th...more

Superfan Daily: Your Track Vault Pick of the Week
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 19, 2011 at 2:20pm

As the Millrose Games are coming up soon, this week I give you a 1996 New York Times story on the year the great Bubka came to Madison Square Garden. As a light snow fell, a man of relatively average height and weight wearing black knit cap, gray down ja...more

MacKenzie Hill's Blog: Class back in session
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted January 19, 2011 at 10:44am

Hey everyone!! I hope everyone is doing well today. Today has been a long one. I had a GREAT practice; I set up one of my runs so well it surprised me!! It is always a good feeling when you knock something out of the park! I got out well and basically ...more

An athlete's life: Pain management
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted January 18, 2011 at 3:13pm

Day 12I may look young, but my body feels very old sometimes. I woke up this morning with a stiff lower back and knee instability that always rears its ugly head first thing in the morning. As I was walking to the bathroom in a hunched position, with on...more

A challenge for all former collegiate athletes
by Stephanie Perleberg: Believe and Run On!
posted January 17, 2011 at 7:37pm

I have a challenge, a plea, for all women alumni: Give.Back. Yesterday I returned from my former homeland of five years (La Crosse, Wisconsin) where I participated in the women’s track and field alumni indoor meet. Since I had started at UW-La Crosse i...more

Superfan Daily: Weekend Roundup of Track & Field, Cross-Country and Road Result
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 17, 2011 at 12:33pm

Cross CountryCross de Itálica (IAAF Permit)Sunday, Seville ESPWinners: Leonard Komon (8k), Vivian Cheruiyot (8k)IAAF story and resultsKenya Police Inter-Divisional Cross Country ChampionshipsSaturday, Ngong Race Course, Nairobi KENWinners: Geoffrey Mutai...more

Sunday Evening Decathlete
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 16, 2011 at 6:17pm

What did we learn this week?The World Cross Country Championships are going to be very interesting this year. Based on recent form, it looked like Kenyans Joseph Ebuya and Linet Masai were heavy favorites to win the individual titles. But then today's ...more

Michigan at Ohio State, "The Dual"
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 15, 2011 at 5:03pm

In just a few minutes, I'll be leaving Toledo for Columbus. A carload of us are going to see Ohio State take on that team up north in a meet that has been dubbed "The Dual".The meet had been an annual affair for decades but died out in the mid-90s. Si...more

Superfan Daily: What's On The Weekend 1/14/11
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 14, 2011 at 9:32pm

Cross CountryThe Cross Internacional de Itálica, an IAAF Cross Country Permit meet, will be held in Seville on Sunday. It is so named because it takes place in the ruins of the Roman city of Itálica, looping through ancient streets and ruins.The men's...more

Finding Motivation
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted January 14, 2011 at 12:34am

Day 9Today I was out at the track basically all alone. Which is fine. I sometimes like it when it's serene and peaceful versus the organized chaos that usually exists out there. But when elements of my training require me to push myself to the max, I s...more

Twinkle Toes
by Stephanie Perleberg: Believe and Run On!
posted January 14, 2011 at 12:19am

It was a Saturday in Spring, 2009. The day prior I had run, and won the WIAC Championships title in the 3,000m steeplechase and was leading the country with the fastest time (so bizarre). I had just gotten done with a run with a few friends when Willy r...more

Superfan Daily: Millrose reversing downward trend
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 13, 2011 at 5:28pm

Over the last couple of decades, and especially the last few years, the Millrose Games have been declining in lots of ways. A meet that used to sell out Madison Square Garden's 18,000 seats hasn't had an attendance of 12,000 in many years. And while ...more

Aimee Mullins - Paralympian Sprinter - on TED
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted January 13, 2011 at 10:53am

Browsing through the TED-archives (procrastinating?) I came across this video of American sprinter Aimee Mullins.If you haven't heard of her, think paralympian, sprinter, holder of the Foreign Affairs Internship at Georgetown University, model, actress, c...more

MacKenzie Hill's Blog: Injury vs Soreness
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted January 13, 2011 at 10:49am

Hey everyone, Today was GREAT; I was able to see both Dionne and Rachel. The two of them put my body back where it needed to be. When I woke up this morning I was a little banged up, and the way I see it Wednesday couldn’t come soon enough. Today, I...more

The secrets of a six-pack
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted January 12, 2011 at 4:53pm

I use 24 hour fitness facilities quite frequently when I'm not training at the Olympic Training Center. I always try to go incognito--meaning not head to toe spandex and definitely no midriff bearing tops. People stare. And then they ask questions. Man...more

MacKenzie Hill's Blog: Special Thanks to Women Talk Sports
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted January 12, 2011 at 2:57pm

Hi Everyone, As some of you may know yesterday was my birthday, and I had a blast. Then I went to the track today and had a good workout. But today I want to talk about something other than my day at the track I want to talk about this great community t...more

MacKenzie Hill's Blog: Healthy Balance
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted January 11, 2011 at 9:46am

Hey Everyone, I hope everyone had a good day, and accomplished most of if not all of what they were trying to accomplish. This morning when I woke up I saw a great question that prompted what I am going to write about. Tonight I am going to write about h...more

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