Friday Morning Coffee Talk
Friday Morning Coffee Talk
Friday Morning Coffee Talk
Flotrack news and links for January 24th, 2014
Happy Thursday Flotrack! …congratulations! It's actually Friday. That was a test and you passed. Because everyone went to Boston and I'm just sitting here back in Austin, I'm taking the morning off. If you need anything, refer to the following GIF for any Coffee Talk-related complaints
And now the "news"
Mary Cain: “I just have so much fun!” - Spikes Magazine
Too easy, Mary. Too easy.
Assault on 4x800m WR Set in NBIGP - Flotrack
Finally, a team element in track and field. If there was anything missing from the sport, it was some east coast versus west coast beef.
NBC denies role in Jones' selection to U.S. Olympic bobsled team - Sports Illustrated
If a Lolo Jones bobsleds in Sochi and there's no one there to watch, did it really happen?
"If you want to compare, just take a look at the races I won and the medals I received," Bekele said. "Haile has run for a long time with a great achievement and I have got a huge respect for him. But ... no one has broken my (5,000 and 10,000 meters) records so far. I think it is clear that my achievement in those track races is better than any other athlete."
SHOTS. FIRED.
OHP bomb squad canine investigates item thought to be bomb - Examiner-Enterprise
Turns out it was a shot put. Great work there, Oklahoma Highway Patrol bomb squad.
Cain, Moser, and Hasay and the women's mile - Flotrack
Blatant self-promotion. If you have any issues, take it up with the GIF at the top.