Track And Field News
Discuss (0 comments)April 4, 2008
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Abdirahman set to defend men’s 10 km title US Road 10k Champs Are Saturday in Richmond |
Discuss (0 comments)April 3, 2008
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Vin Lananna Says Ducks Are Focussed on 2010 This was supposed to be a year of transition — one of the final steps taken before the Oregon men’s track and field team positioned itself as a national title contender. |
Runner gets homeless on right track
At 5 a.m. on any given day, Anne Mahlum could be found running the dark streets of Philadelphia -- with homeless men cheering her on as she passed their shelter. But one morning last spring, she stopped in her tracks.
Discuss (1 comments)April 2, 2008Flrunners.com covers the Florida Relays
There are going to be some GREAT battles this weekend at the Pepsi Florida Relays in Gainesville. Most of the top teams and athletes in the state will be competing, along with some big guns from out of state such as the Eleanor Roosevelt girls of Maryland.
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Gebrselassie will not run 10,000 in Beijing says coach Woldemeskel Kostre, Ethiopia's chief athletics coach, stating that Haile Gebrselassie will not run the 10k in the Olympics. We figured all along that Geb saying he was going to try to run the 10k was a pr stunt and this confirms it. The article also reveals that Keninsa Bekele likely won't double in Beijing. |
Women's Olympic Marathon Trials Video
Link to the article about Streaming video for the Women's Olympic Trials Marathon. You will probably want to remember to log in early on Sundy morning. For the Men's race, the capacity maxed out.
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Nick Willis Wants to Beat Bernard Lagat at Adidas Home Depot Meet in May Commonwealth Games champion Nick Willis is chasing the scalps of the world's best 1500m stars to reinforce his claim as a medal contender at the Beijing Olympics. |
Discuss (2 comments)April 1, 2008
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Katerina Thanou Given Marion Jones' Medal Controversial Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou has been awarded Marion Jones' 100m silver medal from the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. |
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Bobby Knight a Finalist for 2008 CEO Position at USATF © LetsRun.com April 1, 2008 A very reputable source within USATF has confirmed what we're sure most of you thought was just a ridiculous rumor on the message boards. Yes, it's true that famed former Indiana and Texas Tech Basketball coach, Bobby Knight is a finalist for the USATF CEO position. Overt the last five days, we made several attempts to contact USATF, but were repeatedly told, "No Comment." Then, about an hour after our last attempt on Monday, we received a call from one of our sources. She confirmed what another reliable source had told us- that Knight was a finalist for the job. |
Track & Field Dies
Track and Field died yesterday from complications of neglect. His best friend Roger Bannister was just a mile away when it happened. Bannister was there in less than four minutes but it was too late! No fans were available to resuscitate him.
RUNNERVILLE WEEKLY #11
Happy April Fool’s Day. Unfortunately (or fortunately), we didn’t put together a joke podcast. Is it an indicator of the serious times of our sport? Or just a complete lack of creativity? Tough call. Regardless, we made it to Episode #11. No podfading at Runnerville Weekly! Are you creative? Have something to say? Call the comment line at 206-888-0346 and record your beef. Or you can email an mp3 file to comments (at) runnerville (dot) com. In this episode: Toni Reavis, in response to an African-dominated World XC event, proposes a city-based team system with a full-fledged draft. Amby Burfoot, also in response to the “crisis†of World XC (or as he calls it, a dual meet between Kenya and Ethiopia), points out the artificial level playing field at the Olympics and World Championships, where only 3 athletes from each country can compete. World XC allows 9. Oops! Wejo finally hearts Bekele, but isn’t willing to call him the GOAT. He is, however, willing to call him the GOATAXC (Greatest Of All Time At Cross Country). Chris Lear wonders if world class runners are capable of endorsing anything or representing anybody besides the shoe companies. What do you think? What athletes would be good pitchmen? And what products would you want them to promote? Chris wants to know. Matt Taylor tries to answer Chris’s question with beer and coffee. Imagine it: Carney and Yuengling. Lukezic and Gaggia Classic. Marketing has changed and running is being left behind…
Discuss (4 comments)March 31, 2008
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Tirunesh Dibaba Back on Top Tirunesh Dibaba completed part three of what was not only a great day for Ethiopia but a great day for the Dibaba family this afternoon as she reclaimed her World Cross Country crown, which comes with a US$30,000 prize, in thrilling style. |
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Leonard Komon Barely Made Kenyan Team, But Leaves Worlds With Silver Medal The idea that Leonard Patrick Komon would go on to take the individual silver medal in the Senior Men’s race at the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships here today would have seemed faintly absurd to anybody hearing the suggestion midway through the Kenyan trial to pick the team four weeks ago. |
Should we protest the olympics?
With growing protests in Tibet and pressure mounting on Olympic sponsors to denounce China for its policy on Darfur, socially conscious athletes said they were struggling to figure out how to honor their beliefs while also respecting the purpose of the Olympic Games — the celebration of athletic excellence.
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Despite Losing His Shoe Keninisa Bekele Was Able Win His 6th XC Title “I was told after the race that she(his wife) almost fainted when I lost my shoe, so you can imagine just how hard she would have taken it if I hadn't won" |
