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Missing javelins in Monaco
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted July 25, 2010 at 6:57pm

I arrived in Monaco on Wednesday and realized that I miss San Diego a lot! The palm trees, gorgeous scenery, nice cars, ocean views, and beautiful weather made me think of home. Monaco was just a lot more expensive!When the meet lady greeted me in bagga...more

Summer fun...just enough to feel like a “normal” person! : )
by Britney Henry - Olympian in Progress
posted July 24, 2010 at 12:07pm

By Brent Haywood ~Ahh, rest and recovery. Just what my body needed. After the last meet, I was a little hesitant on taking a WHOLE week off. I had just started to really feel the new position I had been working on, and I wanted to get back into the ring a...more

Herculis Monaco Preview!
by anngaff
posted July 22, 2010 at 11:37am

The next stop for the IAAF Diamond League tour is in Herculis, Monaco, today. The new Diamond League has made 2010 a very exciting year for track and field, as the fans can look forward to a series of events attracting the best athletes from all events, n...more

Personal Space
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted July 21, 2010 at 7:17pm

I've become very accustomed to dealing with different cultures. I realize that oftentimes the way things are done back home, and expectations that we carry with us, don't always work in other parts of the world. But one thing that still continues to irk ...more

Bouncing Back
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted July 19, 2010 at 8:08pm

My meet in Paris was awful. And by awful I mean every word that the thesaurus could possibly come up with to describe terrible performances. And that’s really all there is to say about it. Usually I like the idea that I have my own little corner of t...more

Commentary continues as Semenya resumes racing
by After Atalanta
posted July 19, 2010 at 12:39pm

I have seen several articles/editorials since Caster Semenya has resumed racing. But this one is by far the best. (I won't even link to the really problematic one from a male sportswriter from Kenya who seemed to have some sympathy for Semenya's situation...more

Every day is an adventure in Cologne, Germany.
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted July 18, 2010 at 4:40pm

Every day is an adventure in Cologne, Germany. I have been training, yes, but I have been doing a lot more walking, moving apartments, looking for food, attempting to get rent money, taking the wrong trains, and translating the laundry machines. I’ve ...more

Oil Disaster: Athletes Reaching Out
by Loree: A Skirt, A Hammer, A Life, and A Dream
posted July 15, 2010 at 11:09am

Some may not understand what the whole project going on in the gulf with athletes really was. Basically a few organizations got together working with the Sierra club to help spread awareness not only the distruction caused by the Oil, but also in the co...more

American Perspectives
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted July 14, 2010 at 12:32pm

Americans think we’re the best at everything. Did you not know that? If you do something different than us, you do it wrong. I witness this all the time while traveling with my American counterparts in countries all over the world. We love to compla...more

Gulf Coast: Why am I here?
by Loree: A Skirt, A Hammer, A Life, and A Dream
posted July 13, 2010 at 11:56am

Short Note: Yes, I’m Alive So, I started to put up a few blogs to talk about my season and I’ve never finished a thought or didn’t like the direction it was going. I stopped either because I wasn’t ready to share that part of me. I stopped ...more

Diamonds and Chitlins
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted July 12, 2010 at 6:43pm

The European Circuit covers a wide spectrum of meets. The top tiered meets are now part of The Diamond League Series and in this series you’re awarded points for finishing first, second, and third. The eight people with the most points at the end get ...more

Gateshead, Great Britain
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted July 12, 2010 at 3:47pm

I competed in my second Diamond League event of the season in Gateshead on Saturday! I threw 63.11m on my fourth (and final...we only got four attempts) throw to move from 4th place to 2nd.My general warm-up for the competition felt really good! I was h...more

Tale of two travel experiences
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted July 9, 2010 at 8:49pm

I arrived in Gateshead, Great Britain yesterday, and I wanted to share two very different stories. (all links in this post will be English, by the way!)Travel Experience A:July 2009: Purdue to London, EnglandMy flight from Indianapolis was delayed approxi...more

Dumb and Dumber...and Me
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted July 9, 2010 at 7:02pm

Competing at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne had always been on the calendar. In fact, it was my biggest competition in July. Obviously I was bummed I was going to have to miss it, but for some odd reason, everyone thinks strains…pulls…tears-...more

Diablo Valley College to reinstate teams
by Title IX Blog
posted July 8, 2010 at 4:11pm

Diablo Valley College (Pleasant Hill, California) will reinstate the men's and women's cross country, track and tennis teams cut four months ago, in settlement of a threatened investigation and review by the Office of Civil Rights. The two-year college, ...more

Semenya cleared to race
by After Atalanta
posted July 7, 2010 at 8:38pm

What seemed like endless tests and discussions over the gender of South African runner Caster Semenya have apparently come to an end with the IAAF (the international governing body of track and field) ruling that Semenya can continue (after the imposed on...more

Caster Semenya cleared for competition
by Athletic Women Blog
posted July 7, 2010 at 4:58pm

After much bumbling, the IAAF has cleared Caster Semenya to compete again. I'm happy for Semenya, and slightly hopeful that the lesson has been learned so that no one else has to go through such tribulation. ...more

Beautiful British Columbia
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted July 6, 2010 at 6:45pm

A quick note about Harry Jerome before I board my plane back to San Diego! This place is gorgeous. I didn't get to hang out in downtown Vancouver, B.C. at all, but what I saw of the city and surrounding area from the plane and cars was just amazing. I ...more

Prefontaine Classic was pretty classic!
by Britney Henry - Olympian in Progress
posted July 6, 2010 at 1:41pm

Wish I didn't look cross eyed :)There are not enough words to describe the Prefontaine Classic.The enthusiasm the crowd possessed for each event made the stadium feel like it was on fire.A big thanks to all the fans who were able to attend one of the be...more

Attitude adjustment
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted July 5, 2010 at 4:28pm

I have been a very unpleasant person the last couple of days. I just walk around in a perpetual funk, with a feeling that everything possible that could go wrong, will. By doing that, I probably just think it in to existence. Nevertheless, life as Bria...more

Prefontaine Classic
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted July 4, 2010 at 1:15pm

Firstly, Happy 4th of July!!!!! And happy birthday to my good friend Jim :).Today I competed in my first Diamond League event of the season, the 36th Annual Prefontaine Classic. I have to say, this meet is amazing!! Russ threw at Pre in 2007, and I was l...more

It's not the moment to evaluate
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted July 3, 2010 at 3:37pm

...but I promised Henrik, one of my club's promising youngsters, to update my blog after the race today. So Henrik, comment from you is expected!! I'm on the bus heading back to Oslo tonight. I ran a 3000m steeple at Ullevi, the amazing track which host...more

Prefontaine Classic - Where Anyone Who's Anyone Competes - PREVIEW
by anngaff
posted July 3, 2010 at 2:13am

All the buzz on my twitter feed today (well, besides UFC 116) has been about the evening-before events of the Prefontaine Classic, which include the Nike Track Nationals at Hayward Field mixed in with an elite women's 1500m and lots of track and field sta...more

Ashton Purvis – 2009-10 Gatorade National Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year
by Sports Girls Play
posted July 2, 2010 at 12:52pm

The Gatorade Player of the Year program is celebrating its 25th year in recognizing elite high school athletes throughout the nation. The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one award-winner in the District of Columbia and each of the ...more

Sabbatical…my hand has been forced…
by MsAkiba
posted July 2, 2010 at 2:03am

Sabbatical…my hand has been forced… I had this conversation with HIM in my DREAM… HIM: Really, are we gonna keep going through this? ME: Yes, cause I don’t understand. HIM: Akiba, why are you so stubborn? ME: Are YOU asking ME this�...more

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