Track And Field News


Discuss (1 comments)October 24, 2007
Goucher's roller coaster ride to success
Jim Ferstle writes, "Like most elite athletes, Osaka 10,000m bronze medallist Kara Goucher is no stranger to adversity. She's very familiar with the roller coaster ride most athletes must navigate. For Goucher that roller coaster began at a young age. Seven days before her fourth birthday, Kara's father, Mirko Grgas was killed by a drunk driver at 6:30 a.m. on Harlem River Drive near 142nd Street in New York City".

24 test positive for drugs
24 test positive for drugs

Sun returns after 4 year drug ban
Only the 4th women to go sub 2:20 in the marathon

Schumaker addresses the media
addresses the media about his team and the future

NCAA XC Polls are out
Oregon and Stanford are still number 1

Track and Field World Records
In the world of sports, few things are as exciting as watching a World record get broken in the track and field events. In preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics next August, here is a compilation of a bunch of record breaking youtube videos.

Interview with Scott Bauhs
Though Scott Bauhs has been running at a high level since high school, he didn't begin to make national headlines until last spring, when he upset Nicodemus Naimadu to win the NCAA Division II 10,000m title for California State University, Chico.

Mountain West Cofnerence Champs Relocated
The Mountain West Conference Championships this weekend have been relocated to New Mexico from San Diego because of the wildfires in California

San Diego State University Postpones all Athletic Contests
SDSU has postponed all athletic contests due to the CA wildfires

Fazil Bizuneh's interview with NYRR
he is training in Boulder

Meb leads 134 qualifiers
Meb is the leader this year coming into the trials at New York

Columbia to host Heps
Columbia will host the heps

Discuss (2 comments)October 23, 2007
Geb says that detroit marathon can be big
he ran the first 10 miles of the race and talked about it

PAC-10 Cross Country Championships preview...
Here's the Pac-10 Conference's preview of this Saturday's cross country championships in Corvallis, Oregon.

Scott Bauh runs a 1:03 half
only 21 years old at chico state, bauh ran a 1:03 half marathon

Kiprop to face Kibet in Great South Run
10,000 meter commonwealth champ Kiprop will face World's marathon champ kibet at the Great South Run

Close but no victory
After a brilliant 26.1 miles, Charles Kibiwott found himself on the losing end of a 100m sprint to the finish line at the Gyeongju International Marathon in Gyeongju, South Korea. Countryman and friend, Edwin Komen won the race in 2:09:44; Charles ran 2:09:45. “So close,” he said immediately after the race, his thumb and index finger stretched apart indicating a close margin. “So close…” Laban Kipkemboi was forced to drop out with an injury to the ball of his foot

Great read on Ryan Hall's early training
When he was young he asked his dad if he could go on a 15 miler with him. He said, "sure,but no whining."

fam goes over the nyc course in a video
Fam goes over the nyc course in a short vid.

Olympic Runner & Middle School coach Roy “Robot” Martin Arrested on Drug Ch
Roy “Robot” Martin broke speed records and ran his way on the U. S. Olympics team. Tuesday he was arrested for possessing Xanax without a prescription at Florence Middle School in Pleasant Grove, TX where he is currently employed as the head track & field coach and hall monitor. However, Martin says that the possession stemmed from his efforts to fight the middle schools’ drug problem. He explains that ...

A Blind Competitor Will Not Be Deterred
Aaron Scheidies will attempt to make history Sunday and become the first disabled athlete to finish in under two hours at the United States Open Triathlon.

Division 1 Cross Country Rankings

134 entered for U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon
The largest field since 1984. Only three can go. Who will make it?

Discuss (2 comments)October 22, 2007
7 go under 2:07 at the ING Amsterdam Marathon
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Ideal weather with 10-12 degrees CT, nearly no wind and sun created ideal circumstances for the 32nd ING Amsterdam Marathon. In a race which was open till the last 250 metres, Emmanuel Mutai proved to be the fastest.

What's tempo sports?
The Centaurus High School Cross Country team turned as their spike-haired coach pointed down the dirt path at the lean runner cruising by on the Davidson Mesa. “That’s Alan Culpepper, one of the fastest guys in the world,” the coach said.

Interview with Nate Jenkins
Interview with 27-year old emerging running star Nate Jenkins

Kestner, Stewart Win Nationwide Better Health Columbus Marathon
The winning time was only a 2:31

Results of the Beijing Marathon
Kinyanjui, Chen take top honours in Beijing – Beijing Marathon

Katie Dunn leads #1 cross country team
seeds of Katie Dunn’s success may be bearing fruit now that she’s a senior, but they were sown two years ago, during the last mile of a race in the summer before her sophomore year.

Kenya: Now AK Moves to Resolve Cash Crisis
Athletics Kenya (AK) has moved to calm the storm generated by Wednesday's revelations of a cash scandal related to the March 24 World Cross Country Championships in Mombasa

Kenya:AK to focus on training camp
Athletics Kenya has embarked on a move to gain control of road races and private training camps in the country.

Interview with Stephen Kiogora
After training in Boulder for the last year Stephen Kiogora is ready to roll for the New York City Marathon

Interview with Ben Maiyo
Ben Maiyo hasn't run a good race since worlds in the 2005, can he get back into form by nyc marathon

Chritopher Cheboiboch
Part of the group of kenyans training in Boulder he hopes to make his debut at the nyc marathon

Fazil Bizuneh's latest blog entry
Bizuneh tells what it is like training with one of the most elite groups in the US

The Meb Keflezkhi Story
The story of the leader of the emergence of American Distance running emergence

Olympic Champion to speak before a church
Billy Mills, the track and field icon who is the only American ever to win an Olympic 10,000-meter gold medal with his victory in 1964, remembers a moment at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Discuss (0 comments)October 21, 2007
Much anticipation for Paula Radcliffe at NYC Marathon
Having children will not stop Paula and Catherine Ndereba forging the mother of all battles in New York next month. By Simon Turnbull

Gebreslassie to run part of the detroit marathon
Record holder, two-time Olympic gold medalist to run a portion of the marathon

Nigeria: Lisbon Half Marathon Winner Seeks Obudu Top Prize
Rita Jeptoo Sitienei, the Nandi born Kenyan road racer has become the latest top ranked international athlete to signify her intention to challenge Obudu Mountain race defending women champion, Ethiopia's Rehima Kedir for the USD 50,000 top prize at the third edition of the race next month at the Obudu Ranch Resort,Obudu in Cross River State

Kenya: World Champ Kibet Leads Stanchart Series Squad
World marathon champion Lucas Kibet tops the list of 16 runners selected by Athletic Kenya to represent the country in this season's Standard Chartered The Greatest Race on Earth series

Discuss (4 comments)October 20, 2007
Mt. Sac X Country Results
Results to all the Mt. Sac races.

XC Regional Team Rankings
Crater for the Boys and Jesuit for the Girls(Northwest)

Interview with Carly Seymour


Interview with Joash Osoro

galen rupp rushes salazar to hospital
salazar has stent implanted in artery

Mbote going for a sub 2:07 at Amsterdam Marathon
Mbote going for a sub 2:07 at Amsterdam Marathon

Beijing Marathon Preview
Preview of this year's marathon run

kalovics set to defend capri marathon
Aniko Kalovics will be in the spotlight at the Maratona d’Italia Memorial Enzo Ferrari from Maranello to Carpi scheduled on Sunday 21 October 2007

Utah Valley University Cross Country Sweeps at Southern Utah
UVSC's men's and women's teams both took first at the Southern Utah University Cross-Country Meet held Oct 13.

2007 Girls Foot Locker XC Rankings
1. Jordan Hasay, 2009 Mission Prep HS, CA A solid (but close) win at Clovis vs. good field, and 2 easy wins. She can't feel comfortable the way Brasovan, Babcock, etc. are running, but word on the street's that Juniors may be major focus again.