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Building a prodigy, one step at a time
Posted by Matt
Galen Rupp's best chances for an Olympic medal may be years away, but he'll give Beijing his best shot. (Be sure to note LetsRun.com's classic quote of the day referencing this article).
Olympians' workout draws Hayward crowd
Posted by Matt
On a warm evening, much like the night of the 800 meter final at the U.S. Olympic Trials, U.S. team members Nick Symmonds and Andrew Wheating showed off their final tune-up before the Beijing Olympic Games in front of a backdrop of a few hundred parents and athletes Wednesday at Hayward Field. Each athlete ran distances longer than the 800m they qualified for the Olympics in. Symmonds chose the 1,000m, a distance he'd never ran before, finishing in a time of 2:17.78. An unusual distance, the 1,000m has been run by only 14 runners this year, of which Symmonds' time ranks eighth.
Beijing bound
Posted by Matt
Being an Olympian is great, it's a huge dream come true, said Nick Symmonds, whose personal best of 1 minute, 44.10 seconds gives him the seventh-fastest time in the world this season. But I want to be able to say I'm an Olympic medalist, in particular, an Olympic gold medalist. Whether it happens this year, or it takes me four more years to accomplish it, that's the new goal
A Brief Chat With Nicole Teter
Posted by TheRunning
Nicole Teter, 34, has made her second U.S. Olympic team as an 800-meter runner, joining Hazel Clark and Alice Schmidt on the American roster. She was fourth in the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene with a 2:01.30 but will be going to Beijing because third place Kameisha Bennett did not have the Olympic "A" standard of 2:00.00 or better. via RunnersWorld
Track isn't a very big draw in our country. And that's just nuts.
Posted by Matt
In the midst of covering the U.S. Olympic Trials, I was asked on a radio show to explain why anyone should care about track and field. Why pay attention to a sport that has let us down with its drug use time and time again, that gives us athletes to root for once every four years? by Luke Cyphers
The Toni & Matt Show #17 - Vin Lananna
Posted by Matt
A full debrief of the Olympic Trials with special guest Coach Vin Lananna (co-chair of the Eugene ‘08 organizing committee and director of track & field at the University of Oregon). Toni and Matt kick off the show with their assessment of the Trials
126 strong USA team announced for Beijing
Posted by Matt
An experienced American team featuring 15 Olympic medallists, 31 outdoor World Championships medallists and 10 individual outdoor American record holders will represent the United States in track and field competition at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Interview with Amy Yoder Begley
Posted by Matt
Amy Yoder Begley had jumped on board with the Nike Oregon Project in January 2007 in hopes of reaching her full potential, and she did exactly that on the first night of the Trials. The shoo-ins Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher were almost certain to finish first and second, but the third spot was up for grabs. Yoder Begley seized that spot, even leading for part of the race.
Flotrack uncut interview with Galen Rupp
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Flotrack uncut interview with Galen Rupp
NBC draws decent numbers for U.S. Olympic swimming and track trials
Posted by Matt
The Olympic swimming and track & field trials drew solid ratings during the holiday weekend, led by a 5.3/9 for prime time coverage of the swimming trials on Sunday, the highest overnight of the weekend and an overnight higher than any for the swimming trials in 2004. (NBC)
Runners Flanagan, Goucher will be busy in Beijing
Posted by Matt
Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher plan on competing in the 5,000 and 10,000 events in Beijing, their coaches said Monday.
Naturally enough, this 1-2-3 finish in 1,500 meters
Posted by Matt
'Land of Opportunity' was never more evident or appropriate than in the last event of the last day of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials at Hayward Field on a blustery Sunday afternoon as Bernard Lagat, Leonel Manzano and Lopez Lomong secured their places on the team in the 1,500.
LetsRun.com's Recap of Final Day of 2008 Olympic Track & Field Trials
Posted by Matt
LetsRun.com has a good recap with videos of the final day at the Olympic Trials in Eugene Oregon where Alan Webb fails to make the team to Beijing.
Lack of respect? Race walking relegated to the parking lot
Posted by TheRunning
Race walking doesn't get much respect. While the rest of the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials are being held in historic Hayward Field in front of 20,000 screaming fans each day, the race walk was held at seven in the morning Saturday on a road across from the Autzen Stadium parking lot.
Gay carted off track at U.S. Olympic trials (Sports Illustrated)
Posted by TheRunning
Tyson Gay tumbled to the ground at the start of his 200-meter quarterfinal heat at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials Saturday and had to be carted off the track.
U.S. OLYMPIC TRACK & FIELD TRIALS / California high schooler steals Oregon show (San Francisco Chronicle)
Posted by TheRunning
A California prep legend with flowing blonde hair and an indomitable spirit captivated Hayward Field on the Fourth of July for the sixth day of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. Peanut-sized Jordan Hasay, a high school senior-to-be from San Luis...
Gay carried off track after trials fall (CNN.com)
Posted by TheRunning
Tyson Gay was carried off the track after falling in his 200 meters quarterfinal at the US Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Oregon.
LetsRun.com's Recap of Thursday's Round 1 of 1500s, Men's Steeple
Posted by Matt
No big surprises as all of the favorites advance in the 1500 of the USA Olympic trials. Letsrun.com has the scoop giving heat by heat details of how each race went down.
Nothing appealing about 10,000 call
Posted by Matt
They don't fault Adam Goucher, because he just wants to run. But they'd like to run, too. Welcome to the hullabaloo over the men's 10,000 meters. After an appeal, Goucher's in tonight's race ahead of seven others with faster times. They're not happy about it.
Letsrun.com video show with host Toni Reavis and the Johnson brothers
Posted by Matt
Weldon and Robert Johnson of LetsRun.com fame partake in a video show with host Toni Reavis from the USA Oympic Trials.
The American Beaver (Castor canadensis) was named Oregon
state animal by the 1969 Legislature. Prized for its fur, the beaver
was overtrapped
by early settlers and eliminated from much of its original range. Through
proper management and partial protection, the beaver has been reestablished
in watercourses throughout the state and remains an important economic
asset. The beaver has been referred to as "nature's engineer," and
its dam-building activities are important to natural water flow and
erosion control. Oregon is known as the “Beaver State” and
Oregon State University's athletic teams are called the "Beavers."
source: http://www.sos.state.or.us/BlueBook/1999_2000/facts/almanac/almanac01.htm
