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Got pulse?
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted May 12, 2009 at 6:44pm

I ran my first competition the fall of 1989. I was turning 14 years old then. I had no clue how to behave or what to do in order to perform well. I did a quick warm-up, ran whatever I could and won the Regionals in cross country. It was my first 2KM race....more

Track & Field Weekend Recap (May 8-10, 2009)
by anngaff
posted May 10, 2009 at 12:43pm

We are getting into the thick of the track & field season here in the month of May, and this weekend was proof. At the IAAF Super Grand Prix in Doha, Qatar, 13 world-leading marks were set. Blanka Vlasic of Croatia leaped 2.05m in the air to win the high...more

Osaka Grand Prix: Numbers Don't Lie
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted May 9, 2009 at 6:30pm

I competed in Osaka, Japan yesterday and came out on top in the Long Jump. It was a good start to my outdoor campaign in that event even though I wished the jump would have been about 7 cm further. (more on that later). But a win is a win, and in a mee...more

Elite high schoolers added to adidas Track Classic
by Pretty Tough
posted May 8, 2009 at 4:37pm

Jordan Hasay and Reggie Wyatt to Compete at The Home Depot Center May 16 Carson, CA (May 7, 2009) – The adidas Track Classic, one of the premier track and field meets in the country, has added two of the United States’ top high school runners to its ...more

Rowbury leads field for inaugural USA 1 Mile Road Championships
by anngaff
posted May 7, 2009 at 3:33pm

  Editor's Note: Follow @RuntheRoads this evening for live twitters during the 1-Mile Road Championships. They will also be twittering live from the USATF 25K Road Championships on Saturday. USATF Press Release
May 6, 2009 INDIANAPOLIS - 20...more

Another Exciting Weekend in Track & Field
by anngaff
posted May 2, 2009 at 11:55am

Another exciting weekend in Track & Field! Last night's Guadelupe meet kicked it off with USA's Lashinda Demus (great article on Demus raising twins while training to make the 2008 US Olympic team here) running a world-leading time of 54.17 to win the 4...more

adidas Track Classic and Olympic Gold Medalist Allyson Felix Looking for LA’s Fastest 5-Year-Old
by anngaff
posted April 30, 2009 at 12:52pm

Winner will be Crowned “L.A.’s Fastest Five-Year Old” during Premier Track and Field Event at The Home Depot Center....more

Watch the 100th Drake Relays and the Flora London Marathon on Sunday
by Pretty Tough
posted April 25, 2009 at 10:07pm

by Ann Gaffigan for Pretty Tough If you watched the live airing of the Penn Relays this afternoon, you might have since come down with a case of Track & Field fever. The USA vs. Jamaica relays took center stage, and the packed stadium (attendance was r...more

A rocking tribute to female shot-putters
by Athletic Women Blog
posted April 24, 2009 at 12:56pm

Respect these powerful women—or else: ...more

A Journey from One Uniform to Another
by anngaff
posted April 24, 2009 at 1:45am

I grew up a soccer player. The baggier the uniform, the better. My teammates and I were always coming up with new and creative ways to make a baggy uniform look cool...tie the sleeves up with pre-wrap, roll the shorts, tuck in only the front of the sh...more

Getting Naked for Nike
by Laura Landgreen
posted April 24, 2009 at 1:45am

I first found out about Bear Butte Running Camp through a Nike Pack E-mail encouraging some of us Los Angeles area runners to audition for a new “Mockumentary” that Nike was filming. I read through the description of the ad and questioned whether or n...more

Boston, Boston, Boston
by anngaff
posted April 19, 2009 at 2:56pm

If you live in New England, the Monday of the Boston Marathon is practically a holiday.  This year, they've really been building up the hype and for those of us who didn't think we could wait all the way until Monday for the action, the Boston Athlet...more

UPDATED: World-Leading Time in the Steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays Thursday
by anngaff
posted April 17, 2009 at 5:38pm

UPDATE (4/17/09): Check out the women's invitational steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays (commentated by Yours Truly). The winner, Olympian Lindsey Anderson, ran a world-leading time. USA women steeplers, in the first semi-final race of Olym...more

Naked Nike!
by anngaff
posted April 17, 2009 at 2:30am

Check out this "mockumentary" just released by Nike.  They even got some pretty high-profile runners to participate.  That's Lauren Fleshman, sub-15 minute 5000m runner, naked behind a guitar.  And at the end, that's Adam and Kara Goucher, ...more

Olympians Flock to NYRR Distance Carnival
by anngaff
posted April 8, 2009 at 1:12pm

By David Monti (c) 2009 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (07-Apr) -- The inaugural NYRR Distance Carnival, hosted by the University of California at Berkeley on Friday, April 24, has attracted 16 Olympians, the New York Road Ru...more

Women Talk Sports Blogderby: Round 3
by Sports Girls Play
posted March 23, 2009 at 12:50am

Welcome to the Women Talk Sports (WTS) Blogderby, Round 3. Every few weeks, we’ll “pass the torch” to a different blogger in our community who will be responsible for rounding up the best blog posts about women’s sports. If you’re interested i...more

TV Alert and Other Things to Watch for This Week
by anngaff
posted March 22, 2009 at 11:44pm

What's going on in the world of women's sports this week? NCAA Track & Field champs on TV, Basketball Mania, the start of the WPS season and more....more

An Interview with Steeplechic Lisa Aguilera
by Pretty Tough
posted March 17, 2009 at 2:34pm

Lisa Aguilera came into the 2008 Olympic Trials as the American Record holder in the 3000m Steeplechase. In the final, she placed 5th-out of the Team spots-as winner Anna Willard took down her record. Frustrated, Aguilera decided she needed a change. S...more

Almitu Bekele won a gold medal in the women's 3,000-meter event
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 16, 2009 at 10:25am

Even though athletics is one of the most ancient sports in the world, this sport was not introduced to Turkey until the 1870s by Galatasaray High School's Monsieur Curel, a physical education teacher originally from France.The sport gained popularity afte...more

Tennessee Women Take Team Title, Individuals Impress at NCAA Indoor Track & Field Champs
by Pretty Tough
posted March 15, 2009 at 5:33pm

The #2-ranked Lady Vols of Tennessee stormed into College Station and fearlessly took the title away from hosts and #1-ranked Texas A&M; at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend. The Vols scored 42 points and had clinched their title...more

Tennessee Women run World Record Distance Medley Relay at NCAA Indoor Track & Field Champs
by Pretty Tough
posted March 13, 2009 at 11:02pm

Here are the notes I took as I watched the race live at http://espn360.com (you can still watch the replay): First leg: 1200m: BYU and Univ of Washington leading, wish Christine Babcock (UW) would get out of lane 2! She could have tucked in behind B...more

NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships Predictions
by anngaff
posted March 12, 2009 at 3:09am

The NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships take place this Friday and Saturday, March 13-14, 2009, in College Station, Texas, on Texas A&M;'s brand new indoor track. This meet is exciting every year, and this year will be no different....more

Barringer Wins Big 12 Mile, Shattering Records and Barriers
by Pretty Tough
posted March 1, 2009 at 1:02pm

Jenny Barringer, University of Colorado junior, won her first indoor Big 12 Conference title yesterday, and she won it in style. Barringer’s winning time of 4 minutes, 25.91 seconds is the best in the world this year and a collegiate record....more

TV Alert: March 1, 2009
by Pretty Tough
posted February 27, 2009 at 1:00pm

Looking for something to watch on Sunday before heading back to work for a new week? The USA Indoor Track & Field Championships will be on ESPN2 at 5pm ET. The season premier of the Celebrity Apprentice will air on NBC at 9pm EST....more

Audio of Teleconference with Hurdling Star Lolo Jones
by Pretty Tough
posted February 26, 2009 at 3:30pm

USA Track & Field hosted a Q&A; with Lolo Jones on February 26, leading up to the USATF Indoor Nationals, which take place this weekend (Feb 28-Mar 1) in Boston. Jones has run the top three fastest times in the world indoors this season and therefore is t...more

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