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College track and field started like any other in 2008. Athletes traveled to faster tracks and more competitive meets in search of NCAA Auto and Provisional times/distances. The New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the Armory saw quite a few notable performances. Leonel Manzano and Jacob Hernandez of Texas would win the Mile (3:59) and 800 (1:49) respectively. Brie Felnagle of UNC blew the field away in the 3000, running 9:09. A week earlier, Arianna Lambie (Stanford) and Nicole Blood (Oregon) ran 9:05 and 9:08 on Washington’s oversized track in a race filled with pros. Lesiba Mascheto of Illinois also crushed… more »

Unfortunately, I haven’t run the last four months. I irritated a sesamoid bone in the ball of my foot, which wreaked havoc on my tendons, and essentially prevented me from putting the necessary force on my foot required for running. My trusty and much appreciated podiatrist explained that it is a fairly uncommon injury, but one that has the potential to linger. Linger, it did. But, I received the green light to take off my walking boot two weeks ago with the instructions to walk around for a week and then if that felt okay to give running a go.… more »

I know its long, but a year is a lot of time to cover. Every four years we experiance a leap year, a Presidential Election and the Summer Olympics. The former most has little effect on us, but the latter two consume a large portion of what we saw, read, heard and discussed in '08. In four years time I will still remeber Misty May and Kerri Walsh curb-stomping the Chinese Beach Volleyball duo in the rain, Phelps having his ass saved by his teammate Jason Lezak, the term "the redeam team", the questionably aged Chinese gymnasts, every ridiculous comment… more »

It is no secret that 2008 was a pretty rough year for me. January started off as a good training month. I ran the Disney World Half-Marathon and ran a (albeit not stellar) PR. February started fantastic and I set my goal for Boston at 2:15. With the training we did in Florida and with how my fitness was looking at the end of last year, this seemed realistic. Enter the impact of a Jeep Wrangler to my training. I blogged on here about my accident. Nick and I were getting our last couple of miles in on a run… more »

merry christmas to all. hope everyone had the day they were waiting 364 days for this year. but mostly, i hope everyone found the motivation they needed to get up early and run this holiday season. indoors is just around the corner and i know most of you would will come back to school, or wherever, and be a "touch" rusty... so here's to men and women who got it done and if you haven't (like me!! haha) we'd better start today!!!!! much love, and happy birthday Jesus! trey more »

Throughout my life I have never been as cold as I was at the USATF Club Cross-Country Championships this weekend. Slippery Rock was warm and toasty compared to Spokane. When I was racing I couldn't believe that I was actually subjecting myself to this pain. What was I being punished for and why was my punishment so cruel and unusual? That said, the race went well. My legs felt great from the start but quickly into the race I realized that I made the rookie mistake of not tying my shoes tight enough. I stopped to try to fix the… more »

On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays you’ll find me at the hospital. Not as a patient, but as an employee of the cardiology department working with folks who have had some sort of cardiac event. It’s amazing the stories I have heard and the friends I have made over the last three years. There are a few who are very close to me and have made a serious impact on my life and these fine folks have shown me what is really important in life. These guys are like family to me and I just wanted to tell you a little… more »

I've got one more race to cap off a crazy year. Since my embarrassing Olympic Trials I haven't lost a race and it would be great to go out on top again at Saturdays USATF Club Cross-Country Championships. The Field is pretty good with Hansons, OTC, McMillan and Zap all entered. This will be the first time I have ever raced Brian Sell. The competition is going to be pretty tough but maybe not as tough as the weather. It is going to be pretty gnarly in Spokane this weekend. I thought I got the worst of it for the… more »

hey guys, happy to be back and happy to be see that indoor track is right around the corner. the guys at UT have started doing technical work and it's hard not to jump in and do some it with them. i love indoors, but sadly, i am going to sit this one out. i had a long outdoor season without much a what you would call a "base" last year and i don't plan on running thin come august this go round. i've had a busy fall. first of all, i got a DOG!! his name is dignan (bottle… more »