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German Fernandez: Rising from the ashes?

Running is full of personal mantras that if espoused often enough, become universal truths. Two mantras that currently apply to German Fernandez are “Talent does not go away” and “You’re only as good as your last race.” The former quote provides hope for Fernandez fans while the latter casts a shadow of doubt over his future running career.

Sep 10, 2012

RESULTS: 2012 Rieti IAAF World Challenge

2012 Rieti IAAF World Challenge Results

Sep 9, 2012

RESULTS: 2012 Zagreb World Challenge

2012 Zagreb World Challenge Results

Sep 4, 2012

Chris Solinsky Is Back

Yesterday, at approximately 11pm central time, Chris Solinsky announced via Twitter that his first race back will be the Falmouth Road Race, just 11 short days from now. Judging from the hashtag used in his tweet, the first non-African to run under 27 minutes will be using this race as a baby step along his road back from hamstring surgery that put a wet blanket on his 2012 Olympic dreams

Jul 31, 2012

Jason Dunn follows Floreal from Stanford to Kentucky

Head coach Edrick Floreal adds three names to inaugural UK track and field coaching staff

Jul 24, 2012

USTFCCCA ::: Hall of Fame Class of 2012 is Best Described as Exceptional

USTFCCCA Hall of Fame Class of 2012 is Best Described as Exceptional

Jul 24, 2012

Galen Rupp switches agents, leaves Michael Johnson

RUPP SWITCHES AGENTS

Jul 11, 2012

Riley & Lowe, Hansons-Brooks adds two solid names to roster

Hansons-Brooks adds two solid names to roster

Jun 21, 2012

Pacemaker Matt Scherer Gaining Attention for all the Right Reasons

PACEMAKER SCHERER GAINING ATTENTION FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONSBy Chris Lotsbom(c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Used with permission.(18-JUN) -- In 2010, with two years until the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, Matt Scherer had to make a decision that would alter his life for the foreseeable future: hang up the track spikes or give it one more go as a professional athlete. Having not set a personal best at 800m in two years, it would be a tough one for the then 26-year-old to make. He would ultimately chose the latter, except with one significant twist. He would only run as a pacesetter."It's gone pretty well since," admits Scherer with a smile, talking exclusively with Race Results Weekly in Greensboro, N.C., last weekend. One week after pacing world record holder David Rudisha through a world leading 800m in New York City, Scherer reflected on the experience as one he'll remember for a while.Instructed to take Rudisha through 400 meters between 49.0 and 49.5 seconds, Scherer executed his plan to perfection, clocking 49.09 slightly in front of the tall Kenyan. Stepping off the track about 100 meters later, Scherer watched Rudisha finish in 1:41.74, then proceeded to walk through the media mixed zone with a smile on his face."I'm always watching the clock to see how guys will finish when I drop out. I've never seen a clock stop on 1:41 before so that was pretty cool," said Scherer. But more importantly, he had successfully made Rudisha happy."The pace setter did a good job, he was strong," Rudisha said in his post race press conference.Training alone in Eugene, Ore., Scherer rarely gets any attention. The 28-year-old is perfectly fine with that; after all, rabbits tend to grab headlines for all of the wrong reasons --taking the pace out too slow, separating from the field too early, cutting off the competitors, etc.But after the New York meet, Scherer's name began to circulate among fans for good reason: he had flawlessly completed his job."I think this kind of got the attention going, it being a record and all," said Scherer, who does not have a sponsor. "It's more a reflection of his [Rudisha's] race that people are talking about me more."Glancing over message boards and seeing his name mentioned in articles even got the lighthearted Scherer laughing."I'm getting referred to as flabby, which is pretty funny," Scherer said with a smirk, not letting the comment get through his thick skin. "Usually, I'm just called really big or even fat or something."But really, it is kind of nice to be relevant again. I don't think anybody has talked about me or cared about me for three or four years," continued Scherer, reflecting back to the time when he had to make his big decision.Now as the Olympic Trials are set to begin, Scherer couldn't be in a better place. With no plans to complete a race any time soon, the former University of Oregon standout will continue to fine tune his pacing skills, something he does without the aid of a split-timing watch."What I'm really hoping is Rudisha liked me enough to maybe use me again later in the year. It would be really awesome to try and help him break a world record," Scherer said, letting the excitement creep into his voice.But for now, Scherer is living in the moment. Asked if pacing was the right decision, and if it has been worth all the hard work, Scherer answers in certainty."Well yeah," he laughs. "After all, I haven't done an interview in years so this is kind of special." He pauses and chuckles one more time. "I did one recently by e-mail, and that was the first one in probably at least three years."Getting serious once again, Scherer describes how being asked to pace meets frequently now is a good sign of things to come. This year, he has paced three of the first six Samsung Diamond League meets."I don't do anything that special. Running 50-point isn't hard, it's just doing it consistent all the time," he explains. "I have been fortunate enough to be consistent. In Hengelo [at the FBK-Games] I hit it right on. Last weekend I was told 49.0 and that was what I basically hit, less than a tenth off. I think that is what's catching peoples' eye."Will Scherer have to again make the retirement decision anytime soon? He doesn't think so."I evaluate it every summer whether I want to keep doing it or not. Right now I can see myself doing this, if it continues to go well, four or five more years."

Jun 18, 2012

Poll: After this week's performances, whose lightning will strike twice?

After a crazy week of championships and last chance meets that had people under the pressure cooker to hit qualifying standards we saw some nasty performances. After digging through the list of results we're wondering who is most likely to follow up their great runs with another barn burner at the next one. Who do you think has some more magic in the tank??

Jun 18, 2012

RECAP: USA Junior Outdoor Championships, Day 3

USA Juniors Top 5, Day 3

Jun 18, 2012

ROBBY ANDREWS ADJUSTING WELL TO LIFE AS A PRO

ANDREWS ADJUSTING WELL TO LIFE AS A PRO

May 24, 2012

Leading Collegiate Marks of the Weekend -- Women

Here are the leading collegiate marks for the weekend ending on Sunday (or, in the Eastern time zone, early Monday morning). Men's marks are in a separate post.

May 1, 2012

Leading Collegiate Marks of the Weekend -- Men

Here are the leading collegiate marks for the weekend ending on Sunday (or, in the Eastern time zone, early Monday morning). Women's marks are in a separate post.

May 1, 2012

KASTOR TURNS HER ATTENTION THE TRACK, OLYMPICS

KASTOR TURNS HER ATTENTION THE TRACK, OLYMPICSBy David Monti(c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Used with permission.(25-Apr) -- It's been five years since Deena Kastor has run 10 kilometers on the track, but that will change on Sunday night when she pulls on her spikes to compete at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational meeting at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.  Kastor, 39, the American record holder for the marathon, is using the race to qualify for June's Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., where she hopes to make her fourth Olympic team by achieving a top-3 finish.Twice a silver medalist at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Kastor took time off to have her daughter Piper Bloom Kastor in February, 2011.  She slowly rebuilt her fitness last year to prepare for last January's Olympic Trials Marathon in Houston.  There, she placed a creditable sixth in 2:30:40.  She realized then that she needed to refocus her training on the track."My training has been more aggressive and playful," said Kastor through a statement provided by her longtime sponsor Asics.  "I am hungry to make this team. The change has been exhilarating and I'm pushing my limits in training."In order to get to the London Olympic Games, Kastor needs to achieve two time standards.  First, she needs to run 32:45.00 or better at Sunday's meet to assure herself a place in the Trials.  Second, she needs to run 31:45.00 or better to reach the global IAAF "A" standard which will assure her of Olympic team selection should she place in the top-3 at the Trials."Her main go is to get the U.S. standard," her coach Terrence Mahon explained in a text message to Race Results Weekly.  "However, she has the green light to go for the Olympic 'A' if all feels good in the first few kilometers."Kastor's personal best is 30:50.52, a time she ran in 2002 which held up as the American record for six years until Shalane Flanagan broke it.  She is still the second fastest American of all-time (Flanagan holds the top-3 marks).Should Kastor make the Olympic Games again, it would be her second time as a 10,000m runner.  The first time came almost 12 years ago in Sydney.   Running under her maiden name Deena Drossin, Kastor started her heat in training shoes because she had an Achilles injury.  She was lapped by the field, finished 18th and did not make it to the final.  She ran as a marathoner in Athens in 2004, where she won the bronze medal, and in Beijing in 2008, where she snapped a bone in her foot just short of the 5-K mark and was forced to drop out.Mahon cautioned that since she hadn't run a track 10-K in so long, that a conservative approach was probably a good idea."However, being that this is her first track race in a while you never know," Mahon wrote.  "She may need a race to shake the rust off a bit."PHOTO: Deena Kastor competing at the 2011 NYRR New York Mini 10-K (photo courtesy of New York Road Runners)

Apr 26, 2012