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Kara Patterson's Christmas Week
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted December 27, 2010 at 9:45pm

I have decided that this week is Christmas Week. I always get really sad the night of Christmas Day, because Christmas is over! No longer, I say. The week after Christmas and before New Year's will now be Christmas Week in my life. By the way, my ...more

Bridget Franek's Blog: Crazy Franeks
by bfranek
posted December 27, 2010 at 9:36pm

Remembering back to that feeling I had in Eugene during about the 4th week of training with the OTC where I woke up every morning and was in pain just laying on my back on the plush blankets of my warm bed before even getting up to start my day. I co...more

Five events, five athletes moving the chains 2000-2010
by Fair Game News
posted December 27, 2010 at 12:15pm

By Rachael Goldenberg OK, 2000-2010 is 11 years but rather than quibble with the definition of a decade, let’s consider the strides female athletes have made. The first years of this new century have pushed at barriers. Female athletes have challeng...more

Sunday Evening Decathlete 12/26/10
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 27, 2010 at 1:29am

What did we learn this week?Track's greatest spokesman has died. The Olympic Games, and track and field by proxy, lost Bud Greenspan yesterday. The filmmaker was possibly more important to the Olympics than Juan Antonio Samaranch (also deceased this y...more

MacKenzie Hill's Blog: Inner Circle: understanding how your surroundings impact you!!
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted December 25, 2010 at 1:17am

Soo today I had a good practice. Thank GOD there was no rain; I can now get back on a normal training schedule!! And I’ll be back out there tomorrow, Xmas eve! I have to get the work in!! Jo Hayes and the baby may even grace us with their presence o...more

MacKenzie Hill's Blog: Taking Risks
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted December 23, 2010 at 9:57am

Hey everyone! So there was another rainy day in SoCal! This is starting to get a little out of control. Yesterday I went to see my asthma doctor. He gave me good news, regarding some tests, and that my asthma meds are keeping my asthma under control yaya...more

America's Track Towns
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 21, 2010 at 6:22pm

Last week I hijacked a thread at the Track and Field News discussion boards in order to get people's thoughts on what locality in their state could best hold the title of "track town". The criteria was fairly simple: "The city/town where track (or maybe ...more

MacKenzie Hill's Blog: A day in the GYM!!
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted December 21, 2010 at 9:48am

Hey Folks, Today was another rainy day!! But it was ok, I went to the gym, I did a workout, and then lifted. It can be difficult to train when we get this out of character weather. I mean don’t get me wrong it does rain in California and everythi...more

Sunday Evening Decathlete: Special Monday Edition
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 21, 2010 at 1:13am

The weekly round of track-centric Monday morning quarterbacking comes a day late, as I was on vacation in Toronto for the weekend.What did we learn this week?USATF announced its CEO job description. This is actually an important part of the search for a ...more

Maxed Out...in the weight room and in life
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted December 20, 2010 at 11:53pm

In training last week we maxed out in the weight room. Basically what that means for all you non-meatheads is we test to see where our strength levels are at by lifting heavy amounts of weight until we find our 1 rep max. The thing about it is, you usua...more

MacKenzie Hill's Blog: NO RAIN NO GAIN!
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted December 19, 2010 at 12:06pm

Hey Fans, Friends, and Family OMG so today was another day with Trojan Horse!!! Man, he had us in the rain training, and we weren’t just out there playing around Trojan Horse does not play that lol, he had us putting in WORK!! I guess if we were going...more

Britney Henry: Give Back for the Holidays
by Britney Henry - Olympian in Progress
posted December 17, 2010 at 10:13pm

The view of the beach from our hotelAt the beginning of the month, I flew to Virginia Beach for the USATF Annual Meeting. I wasn't too sure how the meetings were going to go. I held out hope and I was pleasantly surprised. The annual meeting was great! No...more

A Bakers Dozen (13 Ways to Beat the Cold)
by Sarah Stanley Inspired
posted December 17, 2010 at 4:41pm

Ah, the smell of gingerbread filling the air. Powered sugar all over the kitchen counter- and yourself. Twinkling lights outlining the white picket fence. Another batch of Peppermint Bark. Snowmen about to be buried by yet another record-breaking snowfall...more

MacKenzie Hill's Blog: Patience is KEY
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted December 17, 2010 at 11:16am

Hey guys, Well Well Well, today was another day of lessons. My coach wasn’t able to come out today, so I had that good old substitute coach again Trojan Horse lol. He took me straight to the basics lol. I think I’m getting it, he told me my strengt...more

The Life of an Olympian: Not as Glamorous as You'd Think
by Loree: A Skirt, A Hammer, A Life, and A Dream
posted December 17, 2010 at 2:04am

Training is as training is. It’s nice to be back on routine again and training full time, but I had a great trip at the convention. It’s always motivating for us top athletes to get together and talk and train. I think if USATF development asked...more

MacKenzie Hill's Blog: The GodFather: Loyalty
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted December 16, 2010 at 9:18am

Ciao Tutti, Yesterday, I talked about the importance of PATIENCE, tonight I’m going to talk about LOYALTY, and this is a big 1!  When most people think about loyalty they think about being loyal to another person, however, by definition loyalt...more

MacKenzie Hill's Blog: Recovery Day: Body Maintenance!!
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted December 16, 2010 at 9:17am

Hey People, Man today was a GREAT!! A day my body needed!! I saw DIONNE! She adjusted me and then RACHAEL worked it out and helped me stretch and everything. They are the best, it’s always fun and beneficial to see those two! And OMG my body feel so ...more

MacKenzie Hill's Blog: A day of relief
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted December 15, 2010 at 8:56am

Hey Readers, Today was an eventful day. I trained, drove to Santa Monica and got a little bit of body work in, and then went to Gold Class Cinema, and saw the Godfather, with family and friends which was the highlight of my day, it was great. At practi...more

Push it to the LIMIT!
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted December 14, 2010 at 9:27am

Hey Everyone, Today has been one of those days! My coach threw a monkey wrench at me, I WAS NOT expecting the workout he gave us today. I was happy and talking with him and my training partners while we warmed up. Then after drills and everything ...more

Sunday Evening Decathlete
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 12, 2010 at 11:52pm

What did we learn this week?The s**t hit the fan in Spain. A summary of the initial happenings: The world 3000 metres champion and one of Spain’s most famous athletes, Marta Dominguez, was released on bail yesterday following a police operation agains...more

MacKenzie Hill's Blog: Substitute Coach
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted December 12, 2010 at 8:19pm

Hey Everyone, Where should I start!! Remember yesterday, I was a little unsure if I was happy that it was Friday or not! Well now I know Saturday wasn’t any better than Friday!! OMG so I had a substitute coach out there today, Trojan Horse; because my ...more

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