Track and Field Articles By Mark From Flotrack

JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES TOP AMERICAN RYAN HALL TO RUN 2009 BOSTON MARATHON Olympian and U.S. Trials Champion Ryan Hall seeks American win in Boston BOSTON, MA November 18, 2008—In its 24th year as the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, John Hancock Financial today announced the signing of Olympic marathoner and American half marathon record holder Ryan Hall for the 113th running of the race on April 20, 2009. The fastest American marathoner in 2007 and 2008, Hall has quickly proven himself as one of the best distance runners in the world. He seeks to become the first American… more »

Mary and the NYRR have done quite a bit for our sport. I was in Cali this weekend talking to Jorge Torres and he mentioned how Mary and the NYRR donate funds to their group in Boulder and how appreciative he was for their help. Athletes need coaches but coaches need to get paid and a lot of the times our runners have a hard time surviving it is hard for the coaches. That is why a lot of the coaches need to be coaching on the college level bc they need some form of income. The NYRR not only do great things like… more »

There were a ton of races uploaded this weekend so we will try to organize some of them here.   The 22nd ranked Cedar Park HS held their annual Invite in Cedar Park TX on Sept 20th. Mike Stinson uploaded the races. Thanks Mike. Boys Race Div 5     Girls Race Div 5 Out in California James Roach put up a highlight video of 2008 Woodbridge Invite from Irvine, CA. Thanks James. Woodbridge Highlight Video   If we missed your races or you will be shooting some next weekend or any weekend give us a heads up and we… more »

Austin, Tx: Ryan, Madhu and I (Mark) will be on site in NYC for the 2008 5th Ave Mile. Flotrack will be bring you race coverage and interviews from gthe two great fields the NYRR have put together. The men's field has Bernard Lagat and Nick Willis, who are two of the best milers in the world along with 800 meter runner Nick Symmonds. The women are highlighted with favorite Shannon Rowbury and Australia's Sarah Jamieson. Click Here for the 2008 5th ave. coverage page and her for the 2007 coverage page. more »

Qdoba Lunch today at 1960 Emerald st. at 12:45 Pm. Also today we are meeting with our Black Cactus Shirt at 7 PM, taking a picture and heading over to the 200 mark to cheer on the Black Cactus and the rest of the 10K guys.     View Larger Map  more »

Come by the White Pearl in front of the Brooks house for Qdoba Lunch today at 12:30PM. more »

Come by the White Pearl at 1960 Emerald street. A block and half south of the track. We will have free Qdoba Lunch and maybe some shirts to give away. See ya there. more »

  There is no doubt 2008 is a big year for Track and Field. The increased attention Track and Field will receive this year is due to the appeal the Olympics have to the Average Joe. People love having a team or individual to root for, and the Olympics gives us this opportunity on the largest of scales. The Olympics unites every American behind a single team, USA. In August, it does not matter if you're a Yankees, Red Sox, Bears or Packers fan... all Americans will be chanting USA together! Track and Field can be hard to understand for… more »

2008 USA TOP 5 LIST - as of June 3 Top five performers in each event in 2008 (i=indoor performance) MEN100m9.85 TysonGay9.96 Travis Padgett10.04 Preston Perry10.05 Trindon Holliday10.06 Mike Rodgers10.06 Darvis Patton200m20.00 TysonGay20.07 Wallace Spearmon20.08 LaShawn Merritt20.10 Walter Dix20.22 Charles Clark400m44.03 LaShawn Merritt44.07 Jeremy Wariner44.70 Xavier Carter44.77 Lionel Larry44.82 Jordan Boase800m1:45.55 Khadevis Robinson1:45.68 Jacob Hernandez1:46.14 Nick Symmonds1:46.27 James Hatch1:46.55 Kevin Hicks1500m3:35.14 Bernard Lagat3:36.36 Lopez Lomong3:36.61 Jon Rankin3:38.11 Will Leer3:38.60 Andrew Wheating3000m Steeplechase8:24.34 Anthony Famiglietti8:28.21 Steve Slattery8:30.19 Jake Morse8:32.12 Andy Smith8:32.17 Dan Huling5000m13:16.29 Bernard Lagat13:18.46 Brent Vaughn13:23.79 Abdi Abdirahman13:28.52 Matt Tegenkamp13:30.09 Jorge Torres10,000m27:48.06 Scotty Bauhs27:50.48 Fasil Bizuneh28:03.72 Sean Quigley28:16.47 Ian Dobson28:19.48… more »