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Gatlin named to top bachelors list
Posted by LG
2004 Olympic 100m gold medalist Justin Gatlin has been named one of Ebony Magazine's Top Bachelor's of the Year. The magazine made the announcement in its June issue.
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ING new title sponsor for Miami Marathon
Posted by LG
A storied international company will apply its successful past to the future of South Florida running as the new title sponsor of the ING Miami Marathon and Half Marathon on January 29, 2006.
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Men's track and field announces signings of eight
Posted by LG
"I am very excited about this incoming class," Florida men's track and field coach Mike Holloway said. "We have covered all areas - sprints, field, distance - which is important to the continued success of the program. Coach Jeff Pigg and Coach Dan Pfaff did an excellent job of identifying talent that would help our program and we feel fortunate to have athletes of this caliber join our program. Being to able to sign athletes like these makes us all feel good about the future of the Florida men's track and field program."
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Florida's Clement sets hurdles record
Posted by LG
The 19-year-old finished the 400-meter hurdles in 48.29 seconds. It is the fastest time in the nation this season and a personal record for Clement. It broke the previous SEC meet record of 48.48, which was set by Auburn's James Walker in 1979.
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Runners can register for Miami Marathon
Posted by LG
Runners worldwide can register for one of South Florida's premier running events -- the fourth annual Miami Tropical Marathon and Half Marathon, which is scheduled for January 2006.
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Miami Corporate Run has pleasant problem
Posted by LG
Laurie Huseby of South Miami-based Team FootWorks was at her wit's end Wednesday trying to order more race T-shirts for tonight's third and final event of the Mercedes-Benz Corporate Series Run at Bayfront Park in Miami.
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Florida State Men and Miami Women Victorious at 2005 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Posted by LG
The Florida State men and Miami women captured the 2005 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Mike Long Track and Field Complex on the campus of Florida State University.
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Men's champ wins bonus again, but women's champ Rhines isn't upset.
Posted by LG
Shay, 25, of Central Lake, Mich., finished in 43 minutes, 50 seconds for a five-second win over Culpepper
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Dix Breaks World Junior Record En Route to All-American Finish
Posted by LG
The ACC Rookie of the Year broke the world junior and, for the third time this season, the FSU-school record in the 200m dash and finished second overall in the 60m, to qualify for the event final at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
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2004 U.S. Olympians Headline USA 15K Championship Field at Gate River
Posted by LG
The Gate River Run - slated for
Saturday, March 12 - hosts the USA 15K Championships for the twelve
consecutive year, and another outstanding U.S. field is expected
including six 2004 U.S. Olympians Alan Culpepper, Jen Rhines, Abdi
Abdirahman, Colleen De Reuck, Anthony Famiglietti and Elva Dryer.
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Bay to Bay Road Race Returns as a 12K
Posted by Matt
March 4-6, 2005
Bay to Bay returns as a 12K, as opposed to 7.5 miles. From Coolrunning.com
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Ticktock ... ticktock ... ticktock
Posted by Matt
Jesuit's Andy Biladeau in the pursiut of covering 2 miles in less than nine minutes.
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Marathon Medalist Shares Bond That Transcends Miles
Posted by Matt
Congrats to Meb. for nabbing a girl. Better than most of us who surf the web all day. Ofcourse he also runs a good bit quicker.
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Brazilian Adriano Bastos Wins 12th Annual Walt Disney World Marathon
Posted by Matt
Brazilian Adriano Bastos led start to finish Sunday en route to his second victory in the Walt Disney World Marathon. Bastos, 26, of Sao Paulo posted a time of 2:19:16 to lead the field of nearly 9,000 participants in the full marathon.
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Confusion reigns in half-marathon
Posted by Matt
A half-hour after crossing the finish line first in the Miami Tropical Half Marathon, Ohio's Debbi Kilpatrick-Morris still wasn't certain she was the champion. West Palm Beach's Sonja Friend-Uhl wasn't sure if she placed second or third.
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Emilie Amaro heads to Stanford
Posted by Matt
Emilie Amaro heads to Stanford
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“Sunshine State” was adopted as the State
Nickname by the 1970 Legislature. Previously, official sanction for
this nickname
could be inferred from the law requiring use of Sunshine State on motor
vehicle licenses."
source: Florida Handbook, 1997-1998, by Allen Morris.
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