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Beijing is Here, Olympics Kick Off With Women's 10k Final, Men's Shot Final, 100m Showdown Getting Underway, Round 1 of Steeples, Men's 1500 and Women's 800
Posted by Matt
LetsRun.com has the details on day one of the 2008 Olympic games.
Spirit of the Marathon (2007) (New York Times)
Posted by TheRunning
A symphony of snapping sinews and pumping thighs, Spirit of the Marathon makes you feel like a slug. One after another, cheeks flushed and eyes aglow, dedicated runners explain how marathons changed their lives and made them better people. Disagree if you dare.
Rojo's Tour of China 2008: Hanging Out With Usain Bolt
Posted by Matt
RoJo of the famed LetsRun.com website is on tour in China and enjoying hanging out with the world's fastest man Usain Bolt. This series is going to be hilarious.
Youth Displays Staying Power in Half-Marathon
Posted by Matt
Conventional wisdom is not always borne out. In Sunday’s NYC Half-Marathon, 36-year-old Catherine Ndereba of Kenya won the women’s race, but in the men’s race, 20-year-old Tadesse Tola of Ethiopia outkicked 23-year-old Patrick Makau of Kenya by about six feet.
Ritzenhein takes important Beijing marathon tune-up in New York
Posted by Matt
United States Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein says he will run to win the NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE on Sunday (27), but that is just part of his goal in the race that has attracted an international field of stars including half marathon specialist Patrick Makau of Kenya, former Berlin, Chicago, and London marathon champion Felix Limo of Kenya, veteran Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa, the 2004 ING New York City Marathon winner, and USA’s Adam Goucher.
The Week That Was July 14-20, 2008
Posted by TheRunning
LetsRun.com is back with it's weekly review. The twins cover lots of European action with a few folks from the States to watch.
Olympians Ndereba, Johnson, Ramaala, and Parez join NYC Half-Marathon field
Posted by Matt
A galaxy of international stars and Olympians featuring reigning IAAF World Championships Marathon champion Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, former IAAF World Cross Country Championships winner Benita Johnson of Australia, ING New York City Marathon 2004 winner Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa, and Mexican Marathon record holder Madai Parez were announced today for the NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE on Sunday, 27 July 27.
Scott Anderson's Journal is Back: Washed Up
Posted by Matt
Scott Anderson writting for LetsRun.com has an inside compairson between the 1996 track and field olympic trials. and the 2008 trials. (Part 1 of 2)
Cornell and LetsRun.com Robert Rojo Johnson
Posted by TheRunning
Before this race I thought 1:46 or better he's fine, 1:47 we won't know, 1:48 he's in trouble,Robert "Rojo" Johnson said after the race. So we'll have to wait until the Olympic Trials. by Stephanie Lowe
Tully man in Comrades Marathon in South Africa (The Post-Standard)
Posted by TheRunning
Thomas Homeyer of Tully is listed as "DNF" (did not finish) on the Comrades Marathon web site. The site seems to indicate he was in the race from the start.
Bolt 9.72 in New York! World 100m record IAAF World Athletics Tour
Posted by Matt
At last night's IAAF Tour meeting in New York, Jamaica's Usain Bolt set a new World record for the men's 100m in a time of 9.72 seconds.
The Week That Was May 12- May 18, 2008
Posted by Matt
LetsRun.com reviews all the college action in this weeks weekly review for the week of May 12- May 18 2008.
10k course record under threat in New York
Posted by Matt
2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships silver medalist Patrick Makau Musyoki of Kenya and ING New York City Marathon 2006 champion Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil head the field for the fourth annual Healthy Kidney 10K on Saturday 17 May.
Once, Erin Davis ran and loved it
Posted by Matt
A decade removed from her high school years regimented according to the changing seasons -- outdoor and indoor track and cross country and road racing -- Erin Davis is in more of a see-how-she-feels mode these days.
The Week That Was May 5- May 11 2008
Posted by Matt
LetsRun.com has their week that was column where they review all the weeks action for the week of May 5- May 11.
The Week That Was April 28- May 4, 2008
Posted by Matt
LetsRun.com's weekly review of April 28- May 4, 2008.
Patriot track sees five qualify in N.Y. (Bennington Banner)
Posted by TheRunning
The Mount Anthony Union track and field teams competed at the Anthony Luciano Invitational on Saturday, with the girls team taking 11th place and the boys taking 12th place. Nineteen teams participated in each of the meets. Shaker was victorious in the girls meet with a team score of 68.
Johnson to defend title at Freihofer's 5km
Posted by Matt
Spearheading the charge on Saturday, 31 May at the 30th annual Freihofer's Run for Women will be Australia's Benita Johnson, the two-time defending champion.
LetsRun.com's The Week That Was April 7 - April 13, 2008
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LetsRun.com's The Week That Was for April 7 - April 13, 2008. Robert Johnson mostly covers the past week as it regards to the London Marathon. But also touches on Rotterdam, the European Cup 10,000 and more.
Liu Xiang heads first headliners to be announced for New York – IAAF World Athletics Tour
Posted by Matt
China's World and Olympic champion and World record breaking high hurdler Liu Xiang, tops the first batch of headlining stars to be announced for the Reebok Grand Prix in New York on 31 May 2008.
New York acquired its nickname “Empire State” to
recognize its vast wealth and variety of resources.
source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer,
Barbara S. Shearer
