Track And Field News
Discuss (12 comments)October 4, 2007
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So, Lance IS running NYC Today's New York Times reports that Lance will indeed run next month's ING New York City Marathon – once again aiming to break 3 hours. |
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Defeat leaves Radcliffe in a New York state of mind Paula Radcliffe made up her mind to run in next month's New York marathon in the unlikely setting of a traffic jam on the A1. As road works in Darlington held up the women's world record holder on her way home after the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday, the disappointment of failing to win her comeback race was too much for her competitive spirit. |
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Spearmon Now =No. 3 On All-Time Combo Sprint Scoring In the all-time men’s 100/200/400 combined rankings, Wallace Spearmon has secured a spot at number 3 (tied with Mike Marsh). He is only headed by Michael Johnson (1), and Mike Marsh (2). |
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23-year-old Blanka Vlasic (CRO) wins European Athlete of the Year The election of Blanka Vlasic as the Waterford Crystal European Athlete of the Year, marks a double first since the award was inaugurated in 1993. It is the first time that the award has gone to an athlete from Croatia and also the first time that a High Jumper has been honoured. |
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USTFCCCA Div. II Men's XC Rankings (10/3) USTFCCCA Division II men's cross country rankings Oct. 3, 2007 1. Abilene Christian 2. Adams State 3. Western State 4. Grand Valley State 5. Colorado School Mines 6. Stonehill 7. Chico State 8. Slippery Rock 9. Southern Indiana 10. Edinboro 11. Minnesota State Mankato 12. Western Washington 13. UMass Lowell 14. New Mexico Highlands 15. Missouri-Rolla 16. Minnesota-Duluth 17. Lock Haven 18. Southern Connecticut 19. Alaska Anchorage 20. Southwest Baptist 21. Northern Kentucky 22. Metro State 23. Ashland 24. Saginaw Valley 25. Augustana |
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USTFCCCA Division II women's cross country rankings USTFCCCA Division II women's cross country rankings Oct. 3, 2007 1. Adams State 2. Western State 3. Grand Valley State 4. Cal State Los Angeles 5. Augustana 6. Chico State 7. Seattle Pacific 8. Wisconsin Parkside 9. Missouri Southern 10. UC San Diego 11. Kutztown 12. Nebraska-Kearney 13. Bloomsburg 14. North Dakota 15. Pittsburg State 16. Findlay 17. Wayne State University 18. Edinboro 19. Southwest Baptist 20. Alabama Huntsville 21. Tampa 22. Abilene Christian 23. Stonehill 24. Southern Indiana 25. Minnesota State Moorhead |
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2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon- Elite Athlete Preview A look at the World Marathon Majors leaderboard says a lot about Chicago's fall classic. The upper-echelon list of runners from all across the globe includes a big share of stars who have earned their positions in the World Marathon Majors standings by running hard on the streets of Chicago. |
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Gateshead set to return after 10 years The Gateshead International Cross Country is to return to the Riverside Bowl, on the banks of the Tyne, after an absence of 10 years.Reclamation work put an end to this prestigious meeting but now the course has been re-built for the event on Saturday, November 10. Gateshead has a proud history of staging world-class events, having staged the World Cross Country Championships in 1983. |
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Utah State Coach Greg Gensel Is Hooked On Success It only took Gregg Gensel one race to take the cross country bait - hook, line and sinker. "I'm not saying this because I'm bragging, because I'm not that good of a runner, but I won my first race and so basically, I was hooked," USU's head track and field and cross country coach said. "It's like golf, you take one good swing and 18 holes of bad swings, and that one good swing, if it comes at the right time, you're going to keep coming back. "That's the same thing with running. If you have early success, you're going to want to reproduce that success." |
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Fast starts for Blood, Ferguson Saratoga Springs runners help Oregon, Notre Dame |
Girl swims with bound hands, feet
Marion Jones Admits to Steroid Use
Amy Shipley of the Washington Post writes, "Track star Marion Jones has acknowledged using steroids as she prepared for the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney and plans to plead guilty Friday in New York to two counts of lying to federal agents about her drug use and an unrelated financial matter, according to a letter Jones sent to close family and friends".
Discuss (4 comments)October 3, 2007
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Paula Radcliffe Joins Women’s Professional Field for ING New York City Maratho New York, October 3, 2007—After more than two years away from the marathon, world record-holder Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain will return at the ING New York City Marathon 2007 on Sunday, November 4. |
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Olympic great Al Oerter dies Four-time Olympic gold medalist, former world record holder and National Track & Field Hall of Famer Al Oerter died Monday of heart failure in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. He was 71. |
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Geb Video Interview After Berlin (long) Video with Sean Harnet and World Record Holder Geb. |
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Goucher's greatness shows result of living the high life Kara Goucher, who won the Great North Run in her half-marathon debut, benefited from altitude training. |
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Unplugged with...KARA GOUCHER Kara talks with members of the national running media during a USA Track & Field teleconference on Wednesda, October 3rd after her victory in the BUPA Great North Run in England where she defeated Paula Radcliffe. |
Tragedy Strikes MSU Athletics Family
A member of the Minnesota State women’s cross country team died Tuesday, Oct. 2, when she was struck by a vehicle while she was running on a sidewalk near campus.
Discuss (29 comments)October 2, 2007
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The Hansons-Brooks Distance Project A modern American training camp On November 3, the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project out of Rochester Hills, MI, will field one out of every 10 men at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon in New York City. That’s 13 qualifiers sponsored by two brothers, Keith and Kevin Hanson, who own four running stores in suburban Detroit. “Before anything else we were fans,†says Keith, the older Hanson brother, sitting outside one of the four Hansons Running Shops. “We started when, like many Americans, we were frustrated with where American development of distance running was at the time.†|
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Track Town Halls Start Wednesday at Hayward OR - Sep 30, 2007 EUGENE - Last spring, the University of Oregon Track and Field program hosted monthly town hall meetings to discuss and promote all the track and field. |
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World Marathon Points The top five men and women finishers at the Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York, World Championships and Olympic Marathons will earn points in a $1 million, two-year series to crown the World Marathon Majors champion. The men's and women's champions will both win $500,000. |
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Soft and Hard Records in Track & Field I love manipulating statistics, so its no surprise that my two favorite sports are track & field and baseball. Now that the 2007 track & field season is over, I thought it would be interesting to try and determine which world records are soft (easy to break) and which are hard (either not so easy to break or impossible to break. |
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No Decision In Ceplak EPO Case, Hearing To Continue LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – The doping hearing of Slovenia’s Olympic 800m bronze medallist Jolanda Ceplak will be extended after the national athletics federation was unable to reach a decision at the runner’s hearing. |
Track and Field: Ole Miss Sprinter Found Shot To Death
Mississippi sprinter Rodney Lydale Lockhart was found shot to death Saturday at his apartment near the Ole Miss campus.
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KATE O'NEIL - Podcast Interview on making her 26.2 mile debut at Sunday’s Chi In the interview, Kate talks about her mental and physical preparation for Chicago, plans to run in next April’s U.S. Olympic Women’s Marathon Trails in Boston, and why she chose Chicago over other fall marathons (i.e. - New York) for her debut. Download the podcast to hear Kate discuss these topics, as well as, how Deena Kastor and the other members of Team Running USA in Mammoth Lakes, CA have helped with her approach to the marathon, her views on the role of pacesetters, how cheering fans have confused her with her twin sister Lisa when they ran together at Yale, and much more! |
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TFS Podcast: SARA HALL - 5th Ave Mile, Olympics, parenthood, faith & her new dog In the interview Sara talks about the Fifth Avenue Mile, racing in Europe, bouncing back from the disappointment of missing the U.S. World Championship team by less than a Podtrac Playersecond and being inspired by Ryan’s breakthrough year. Download the podcast to hear Sara discuss these topics, as well as, her NCAA career, how the recent birth of Dathan Ritzenhein’s first child has affected her own thoughts of parenthood and plans to adopt a child, the newest addition to the Hall family (a miniature Siberian Husky named Kyla), the importance of faith in her life & career, and much more! |
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Great North Run-good post-race video interview with Kara Goucher BBC-More on the upset by Kara Goucher. |
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Dathan Ritzenhein becomes a dad September 28 at 1:14 p.m. PST Ritzenhein's wife, Kalin, gave birth to a daughter, Addison Lee Ann Ritzenhein. |
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John Guarino Hired as EMU Women's Assistant Track Coach Eastern Michigan women's track and field coach Sue Parks has announced the hiring of John Guarino as assistant track and field coach. |
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26 Tips For Running Your Best 26.2 With a month to go before a marathon, you enter the most critical phase of training. Here is everything you need to know. |
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Kara Goucher becomes fastest American over half-marathon distance with a 1:06:57 Might be old news to some people, but WOW! Is K. Goucher have a great year or what???? Paula Radcliffe came second in her first competitive outing in 21 months in the Great North Run, finishing behind American Kara Goucher. |
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Running the Fifth Avenue Mile still matters A look at the history of the 5th ave. mile, and where it is headed. |
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Bumbalough Leads Hoya Men to Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge Title Red-shirt sophomore Andrew Bumbalough (Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Academy) picked up his first collegiate individual cross country title on Saturday, leading the Georgetown men's cross country team to the team crown at the Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge. The women's squad placed second, behind the runner-up finish by red-shirt junior Melissa Grelli (Cupertino, Calif./Presentation). |
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One good Korir (Jacob) defeats another (Wesley) at the Greater Louisville XC Cla Kenyans finish 1-2 at the Greater Louisville XC Classic. |
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Reuters: Russia's Kanaikin breaks world record in 20km walk MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Vladimir Kanaikin set the world record in the men's 20 km race walk at the Grand Prix final in Saransk on Saturday. |
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Former IWU Professor Sets State Track and Field Records - WJBC News Former IWU Professor Sets State Track and Field Records WJBC News, IL - Former professor at Illinois Wesleyan University has broken several several state records in track and field, just days after he turned ninety. |
John Guarino Hired as EMU Women's Assistant Track Coach - EMU Eagles
Eastern Michigan womens track and field coach Sue Parks has announced the hiring of John Guarino as assistant track and field coach.
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The Truth Behind “Hey There Delilah†The white T’s song, “Hey There Delilah†was inspired by Delilah DiCrescenzo, a columbia university graduate, and steeplechase runner training for the 2008 Olympic trials. |
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New Men's XC Rankings NEW ORLEANS - By taking Wisconsin at Saturday's Bill Dellinger Invitational, Oregon claimed the top ranking in the latest men's cross country poll, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced today. The Ducks received nine first-place votes in this week's poll, enabling them to jump from ninth to first in one week. Colorado and Wisconsin are tied for second in this week's poll. Colorado, the defending NCAA men's champion, claimed three first-place votes. Wisconsin, last week's No. 1 team, earned one first-place vote. Rounding out the top 10 are Oklahoma State, Iona, Stanford, Notre Dame, Alabama, Arkansas and North Carolina State. Oregon won the Dellinger men's title with 54 points, finishing ahead of Wisconsin (73), Alabama (111), Portland (137), UCLA (147) and UTEP (148). Wisconsin's Matt Withrow won the individual title in 23 minutes 20 seconds. Oregon's Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott was second. |
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New Women's XC rankins NEW ORLEANS - On the first big weekend of the collegiate cross country season, Stanford held its ground as the top-ranked team, but there was considerable reshuffling in the Cardinal's wake. Colorado moved up one spot into second in the Division I women's poll released today by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Two-time defending NCAA champion Stanford received 10 first-place votes while Colorado claimed the remaining three first-place votes. Third-ranked Oregon improved 21 spots from last week's poll following Saturday's victory at the Bill Dellinger Invitational in Springfield, Ore. The Ducks were one of several teams to use invitational victories as a springboard to higher rankings. |
World's fastest sham
The 100-meter dash is the oldest competition in sports. At the first Olympics, in 776 B.C., the only event was the "stade," a sprint over flat ground. The modern version of the race looks pretty similar to the ancient one: eight men sprinting, arms jackknifing, knees kicking the sky. There's no strategy, no team tactics. It's a drag race from the gun to the tape, a test of raw power and acceleration. The 100-meter record holder can call himself the World's Fastest Man and strut to victory platforms as the living embodiment of Mercury.
Haile: ‘I can run 2:03, but I believe one day two hours will be broken’
Haile Gebrselassie, new WR holder, says that he can run 2:03 and the 2 hour barrier can be broken...eventually.
Fastest Marathon ever on Canadian Soil
John Kelai ran 2:09.30 in Toronto to run the fastest marathon ever on Canadian soil.
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Gouchers in Gossip Section of NY Post Famous columnist, Liz Smith writes about Paris Hilton, Bill Clinton, and the Gouchers? |
Discuss (1 comments)October 1, 2007
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Gebrselassie sets marathon record in Berlin BERLIN, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie shattered a marathon world record on Sunday in Berlin that had been set four years ago by his great rival Paul Tergat of Kenya. Gebrselassie was clocked in an official time of two hours, four minutes and 26 seconds, eclipsing the previous mark of 2:04.55 his friend Tergat set on the same flat and fast Berlin course in 2003. |
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New Regional XC Rankings NEW ORLEANS - After the first big competition weekend in the 2007 cross country season, several teams have started to solidify their rankings while three teams took over as their regions new No. 1. Duke, Minnesota, and Michigan State have moved into the top spots in their respective regions as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the Division I women's cross country regional rankings today. |
Track Town Halls Start Wednesday at Hayward
Last spring, the University of Oregon Track and Field program hosted monthly town hall meetings to discuss and promote all the track and field happenings in Eugene. These meetings will resume next week on Wednesday, October 3 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Bowerman Building, 1580 E. 15th Ave. on the northwest corner of Hayward Field. The public is welcomed
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Men's Cross Country Grabs Gold at Griak Invitational FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. - Lopez Lomong and David McNeill led the Lumberjacks to a first place finish at the Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday, edging the Arizona State Sundevils by four points in the men’s Division 1 competition. |
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12th-Ranked Irish Men Beat Out Ranked Foes The 12th-ranked Notre Dame men's cross country team found success with returnees and freshman running together as they took the team title at the 52nd Notre Dame Invitational, beating out ninth-ranked North Carolina State Friday afternoon at the nine-hole Notre Dame Golf Course. The Irish have now won their first three meets of the 2007 season with today's victory. |
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Bill Dellinger Invitational Race Recaps & Quotes Race Reviews, quotes, and results. |
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Notre Dame Invite: Florida State Cross Country Women Take Third, Men Take Fifth In the first major race of the season, Florida State dominated competition at the Notre Dame Invitational as the No. 12-ranked women finished the 5k race in third with 141 points and the No. 24-ranked men took fifth in the 8k with 147 points. Sophomore All-America Susan Kuijken crossed the line first in the women's run. |
Akron to host 2008 USA Women's USA 8 km Championship
INDIANAPOLIS - The women's Long Distance Running Committee of USA Track & Field (USATF) has announced that Akron, Ohio, has been selected to host the 2008 USA Women's 8 km Championship. The championship will be held as part of the Road Runner Akron.
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Gay Wins Gold In 100-Meters Race At Super Track And Field Meet - AHN Tyson Gay, battling fatigue from his busy track and field season this year wanted to win Sunday's meet to prove that his win in Osaka was no fluke. |
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Radcliffe's return derailed by debutante Goucher Tyneside, UK - It was meant to be a comeback show for Paula Radcliffe but Kara Goucher gatecrashed the party on Tyneside this morning as the American delivered a decisive blow to the British world Marathon record holder to win the Great North Run half marathon in north east England in 66:57. |
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Reigning champions to defend World Road Running titles in Udine The reigning World Road Running champions Zersenay Tadesse of Eritrea and Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands are on the entry list for the 2nd IAAF World Road Running Championships which take place in Udine, Italy on Sunday 14 October. |
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Alan Webb back on record-setting path A recap of Webb's record-setting year. |
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Powell injured again in Japan YOKOHAMA, Japan - World 100m record holder Asafa Powell limped out of a 200m race at the Yokohama track and field meet with a leg injury Sunday, ending two straight seasons with disappointment in Japan. |
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Jackson leads 49ers to fourth consecutive title at George Mason Invitational Tallying her fourth consecutive individual title of the season, junior Aja Jackson paced the Charlotte women's cross country team to its fourth consecutive team title Saturday morning at the George Mason Invitational. Sophomore Chase Eckard led the men's team, coming in fifth overall for a matching fifth-place team finish. |
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AP Sports: Robles shows up Liu Xiang at home in Shanghai SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Cuba's Dayron Robles showed up world record holder Liu Xiang in the Chinese hurdler's hometown Friday, snatching the 110 meters gold in 13.01 seconds. |
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Young and Old Run Hard on the Avenue Alan Webb, 24 the worlds fastest miler this year, won the mens professional and Douma-Hussar, 30, won the womens pro race. |
Rebel Sprinter Died From Gun Shot Wound ...
Mississippi sprinter Rodney Lydale Lockhart died from one gun shot to the front of his head, Lafayette County Coroner Lonnie Weaver said Sunday.
Triathlon: ITU Announces 2008 BG Triathlon World Cup Series Calendar
The 2008 BG Triathlon World Cup series calendar was released by the International Triathlon Union (ITU)on 27-Sept.
Depew girls take top spot at WNY Officials Invitational - Cheektowaga Times
Depew girls take top spot at WNY Officials InvitationalCheektowaga Times, USA - 2 hours agoThe Depew girls cross country team started its season on the right foot at last weekend's Western New York Track and Field and Cross Country Officials Association Invitational ...
Two Top-20 Finishers Lead Cougar Men to Seventh Place at Griak
The Washington State men's cross country team was led to a seventh place finish by Seniors Andrew Jones and Alex Grant at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis Minnesota. Jones finished 13th and Grant crossed the line just a few spots back in 16th.
Cross Country Runs Past Four Ranked Teams In Oregon
Matched up against some of the top competition in the nation, Washington's men's and women's cross country teams knocked off several ranked teams at the Bill Dellinger Invitational.
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Reuters: American miler Webb back on record-setting path NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alan Webb, 24, who this summer put himself back on the record-setting path he first blazed as a high school middle distance runner, hopes lessons he has learned will lift him to success on a grander scale. |
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Old folks do it as well Webb and Douma-Hussar were relative pups on a day in which 4,500 runners competed, including two men in their 90s, and men and women in their 80s. |
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Pease Leads Hoosiers at Roy Griak Invitational Roy Griak Women's Jack Johnson Gold Race Results in PDF FormatDownload Free Acrobat ReaderSophomore Sarah Pease led the Indiana women's cross country team to a 19th place finish with 510 points in the women's Jack Johnson gold 6K race at the 22nd Annual Roy Griak Invitational, hosted by the University of Minnesota at the Les Bolstad Golf Course in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, Sept. 29. |
Cross Country women finish eighth, men 14th at Notre Dame Invite
The Southern Illinois University cross country women finished eighth and the men 14th at the Notre Dame Invitational on Friday.
Discuss (5 comments)September 30, 2007Bill Dellinger Invitational Results
The No. 3 Duck men and No. 24 women swept the team titles in the second annual Bill Dellinger Invitational, hosted by the Springfield Country Club.
Marathon world record broken
talks about Gebrselassie and talk he had with Tergat after breaking his record
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Kara Goucher beats Paula Redcliffe to win the Great North Half Marathon In Kara's first half marathon she beat the world record holder in her return from materity leave to run the fastest ever half marathon in US women's road running history. Unfortunately, the time didn't count as an American Record because of the downhill nature of the course. Great job Kara...You have what it takes to hang with the best and beat them. You're coach has done wonderful work with you. Quinn. |
