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Today: Rome Golden League:
*Start Lists and Results
*XMan and Wariner Racing 400m Tonight in Rome It's a great meet and the incredible Xavier Carter will move up to the 400 to take on Jeremy Wariner to ran a pb last time out. The men's 5k also features a rematch between Isaac Songok and Kenenise Bekele who Songok defeated in Oslo, plus steeplechase star Saif Shaheen, and world 5k champs Eliud Kipchoge and Ben Limo. The meet can be watched on the internet on WCSN.com in the US. It also is on tape delay on Sunday on OLN.
*Dwight Phillips Ready for Long Jump in Rome Golden League IAAF
*Powell Says he Would Have Run Fast in Lausanne IAAF
More on Liu Xiang:
*Colin Jackson Writes at Length About Losing His Hurdle World Record Guardian
*Colin Jackson Writes at Length About Losing His Hurdle World Record Guardian
*Injury to Liu Let Him Build Upper Body Strength This Spring
*Liu Xiang Doing it for Yellow Skinned Athletes Throughout the World
Previous:
*China Going Crazy over Liu Xiang's Record Times of London
*Colin Jackson has Praise for Liu Xiang Breaking His World Record
*Renaldo Nehemiah Talks About Xiang's Record IAAF
*IAAF Recap of Incredible Lausanne Meet IAAF
*Janet Jepkosgei Broke Kenyan 800m Record on Tuesday EA Standard
Liu Xiang 12.88, XMan 19.63 One of the greatest days for sprinters ever. It was a world record for Xiang in the hurdles as Dominique Arnold also broke the old world record, the #2 time ever by NCAA star Xavier Carter at 200, while Tyson Gay ran a scorching fast 19.70 as the sprinters took advantage of the wide turns in lanes 7 and 8.
*Video of Xiang's World Record
*Message board thread on the Lausanne conditions
*Results
Indiana Invaders Host Third Edition of "Distance Development Summit"
Man Running Across the USA With no Support Crew
Paula Radcliffe is Pregnant Times of London
More: Radcliffe Says She Has Always Wanted to Start a Family
Frankie Fredericks Soccer Star IAAF
Tuesday: Lausanne Preview: Gatlin Out, But Powell May Step In Some good distance action as well. IAAF
Paris Golden League:
*Paris Golden League Recap IAAF
*Results
43.91 (pb) for Jeremy Wariner, 9.85 for Asafa Powell, 10.92 for Marion Jones, 3:55.68 for Yuliya Chizhenko, Bekele returns to form with a 5k win. Nick Willis got the national recrod for New Zealand in the 1500. The article above and the results say Alistair Cragg ran 12:57 but after studying the tape we agree with the message boarders who say the IAAF royally screwed up the results.
*Chizhenko's 3:55.68 Highlights Paris Golden League
In terms of fans this is the premier meet in the world, with 75,000 tickets already sold.
British News: Seb Coe Sees Linford Christie Helping Coach Athletes for 2012 Games BBC
*Daley Thompson Seeking Talent for 2012 Games Yahoo UK
Spanish Doctor Says He Treated Track Athletes, But Didn't Dope Them Seems like his defense is he had to reintroduce their blood to save their lives. Sounds like blood doping to us.
Jason Lunn Runs 3:51 (Downhill)
Spanish Doctor Says He Treated Track Athletes, But Didn't Dope
Peachtree: Martin Lel And Lornah Kiplgat Win Peachtree It was Kiplagat's 5th win at Peachtree.
*Peachtree Results
Athens Grand Prx: Shaheen Runs 7:56.32 Steeple, 8 Sub 2:00 800s, 4 Go Sub 1:44 in Men's 800 (Borzakovskiy 1:43.42 for the Win), Lashinda Demus 53.02 There was a great track meet Monday night at the birth place of the Olympics and host of the most recent Olympocs. Too bad nobody showed up to watch it. Track's popularity cointinues to decline in Europe.
Other Action: Athens
Grand Prix: Shaheen Runs 7:56.32 Steeple, 8 Sub 2:00 800s, 4 Go Sub
1:44 in Men's 800 (Borzakovskiy 1:43.42 for the Win), Lashinda Demus
53.02 IAAF
*Wilberforce Talel, Siti Enei Jeptoo Rita Win Jakarta 10k and $11,000
*Cuban Throwers Do Well in BilbaoIAAF
Saturday's Pro Action:
Belgium: Sarah Hall, Jebreh Harris Win, 3:46 for Alan Webb link fixed
*Message board thread on Webb
Ireland: Cork City Sports: Derval O'Rourke Beaten by Sarah Claxton IAAF
*Cork City Sports Results Kevin Sullivan still has it as he win the 3k in 7:43.
Multis: Carolina Kluft Leads European Cup Multis IAAF
The Mind Can Help the Legs:
"Once I started taking this class again, I realized how much I loved school and how much I need some mental stimulation, too. "
-Amy Mortimer on just running.
Christian Malcolm Making Strides With Linford Christie as Coach Independent
Steve Moneghetti Faster Than the Commuter Trains in Sydney
Rupp News: Rupp an Academic All-American
*And They Owe it All to LetsRun.com: Galen Rupp's Debut at Oregon Is Fifth Most Viewed Web Page at Oregon
Comrades Marathon Moved to Sunday from Monday and Some Aren't Happy
European Cup:
French Men, Russian Women Win European Cup, Ivan Heshko Nearly Pulls Off 800-1500 Double IAAF
*Christian Malcolm Saves British Men, British Women Get Relegated at European Cup Guardian
*Tough
Time for British 800m Runners: Becky Lyne Falls, 20
Year Old Richard Hill Goes From First to Last on Final Straight Independent
*Richard Hill in 800, Lisa Dobriskey in 1500 Falter at European Champs www.telegraph.co.uk
*European Cup Results
37 Million People Ran in 2005 and 16 Million of Them Made more than $75,000
Monday in Athens:
*Justin Gatlin Gets Another Chance to Break World Record on Fast Athens Track on July 3rd
*Lashinda Demus to Trounce Fani Halkia in 400m Hurdles on July 3rd in Athens
*Lashinda Demus Wants World Record in 400m Hurdles
Alistair Cragg, Craig Mottram, Mark Carroll Racing in Cork City Sports Meet in Ireland This Weekend
Lengthy Look at Alberto Salazar and His Coaching in the Nike Oregon Project
AT&T US Nationals
*LetsRun.com 2006 Nationals
Homepage
*Results
*Start List
Sunday: LetsRun.com Recap Lagat
Outlasts The Return of Jennings and Manzano's Magic, Khadevis Robinson
Puts on an Exhibition, Hazel Clark Dives For the Finish, and Lincoln ThreePeats This year's nationals was a great track and field meet. Day 4 saw a $100,000 and a world leading run by Lashinda Demus in the 400m hurdles, world leaders by Torah Harris in the high jump, Walter Davis in the triple jump, Khadevis Robinson in the 800, Dominique Arnold in the hurdles, and Wallace Spearmon in the 200. But you want to read about Gabe Jennings return, Khadevis Robinson's domination, and the emergence of Nick Symmonds. Plus you learn how stupid all the guys who give out shoe contracts are.
*Final Day Recap from USATF
*Lagat Becomes First to Complete 1500-5k Double .indystar.com
*Final Day Recap from Indianapolis Star
Saturday: LetsRun.com Recap Day
3 at USATFs: $100,000 Run for Sanya Richards, Clement Edges Jackson in
Hurdles, First US Title for Galaviz, and Rock Shows (Two) White Men Can Sprint There were 3 world leaders, 2 distance finals (women's 1500 and steeple) , an athlete coming to tears, and Andrew Rock overcoming the fact he is white and a divison III athlete. Plus NFL star Willie Gault running 10.72 at 45.
*Bryan Clay No Heights in Vault and Pulls Out of Decathlon
*Marion Jones Pulls out of the 200m
*Allen Johnson Still Running Strong at 35
Friday: LetsRun.com Recap Incredible Distance Action with 5k and 10k Finals
The night where Marion Jones and Justin Gatlin got all the national media attention might have been the greatest one night in terms of quality distance action ever at nationals. Thanks to Thursday's storm there were 4 distance finals (men's and women's 10ks and 5ks). And each final came down to the final 200m. First up was Lauren Fleshman holding back a revitalized Kara Goucher, then it was Bernard Lagat doubling back to win an incredibly strong men's 5k, Jorge Torres and a possible changing of the guard in the mens' 10k, plus Amy Rudolph outsprinting Bolder Boulder champ Sarah Slattery. We detail all the final distance action, and you hear high praise for Alberto Salazar, hear about Alan Webb's plan to run the 10k, learn about Jorge Torres marathon plans, and we even talk about the near fisticuffs after Heat 1 of the men's 1500. If that doesn't convince you to read the link above nothing will.
More: Justin Gatlin and Marion Jones Win 100ms to Highlight Friday at USATF Champs www.indystar.com
*Nelson Throws 72'3" to Edge Reese Hoffa in Shot
*Marion Jones Back on Tap at Nationals But She Wants More today.reuters.com
Day 1:
*Day 1 Recap: 10,000m Rained out, Kevin Hicks, Jonathon Johnson Out of 800
Not much happened at Day 1 of the USATF nationals as severe thunderstomes pushed back Thursday's featured event, the men's 10k final, featuring the veteran stars, Meb Kefezlighi and Abdi Abdirahman, taking on theupstarts, Anthony Famiblietti and Jorge Torres.
*Good News: Track TV Ratings Up
*Sara Slattery Talks About Running the 10k at Nationals, Her Bolder Boulder Win Fast-Women
Thursday:
LetsRun.com! Preview: Day 1 of USATF Nationals: Meb Versus Abdi Round 8
Jore Torres A Late Entrant
Since 1999, Meb Keflezighi, Abdi Abdirahman, and Alan Culpepper have had a stranglehold on the 10k in the United States. Meb and Abdi are at it again on day 1 of the championships on Thursday. Who will come out on top? Or can newcomer Anthony Famiglietti start a new era in US 10,000m running? On the women's side it should be a threeway battle between Saarah Slattery, Amy Rudolph, and Katie McGregor. We preview Day 1's action.
*USATF Day 1 Start Lists
Other Coverage:
*Preview of Nationals from Indianapolis Star
*World 100m Champ Lauryn Williams Undaunted by Marion Jones Return Yahoo UK
*Sanya Richards Hopes to Pull of 200-400 Double at Nationals
*Like Old Times: Justin Gatlin and Marion Jones Among Highlights of USA Nationals
*Decathlete Bryan Clay Lacking Motivation for Nationalswww.indystar.com
Previous:
LetsRun.com update: Alan Webb May Be Skipping Nationals, But He Has Big Plans for Europe This Summer He'll open up with a 5k in July.
Former British 100m Star (Who Tested Positive Himself) Linford Christie Calls for Doubling Drug Bans to 4 Years Guardian
Weekend Track Action:
Africa: Uganda: 1:45.0 for 17 Year Old Abraham Chepkirwot in Ugandan Meet
Rabat: 1:44.93 in Rabat Grand Prix
Tunisia: Tunisian Recap
Europe: Christian Olsson Jump 17.40 in European Cup A Meet IAAF
*Euro Cup A League Results
*Greeks Sweep European Cup B LeagueIAAF
Wales: Jana Whitlock Sets Welsh All-Comer's Record at Cardiff Games
Kemboi and Ochichi Star at Kenyan Police Champs Day2 IAAF
*European Cup Group B Day 1 Recap IAAF
*European Cup Group A Day 1 Recap IAAF
3 Time NCAA 200m Champ Leo Bookman Giving Football Another Shot
Comrades Marathon:
*Russian Men, Women Sweep Comrades, Women's Record Set, Kotov's Streak Ends
Mid Week Action:
*Russian Champs Final Day Recap: 4x400m World Leader for Women IAAF
*Recap of Kenyan Prison Champs IAAF
Previous: Ndereba over Chepkemei at Kenyan Prisons Champs 10k IAAF
*2006 World Leader 1:57.07 for Yuliya Chizhenko on Day 4 of Russian Champs IAAF
Tim Broe's Streak of Three Straight 5k Titles Will Come to an End As He's been Injured Broe, America's most overlooked runner, won 2 of those titles while battling back from serious injures. Some however, don't think he is injured, but rather is Peter Crouch, goal scorer for England's world cup team.
*Message board thread
Drug News:
*N. Ireland's Gareth Turnbull Gets Provisional Drug Suspension
*Dave Collins Says He Has Not Offered Dwain Chambers the 100m Spot for the European Champs, Decision is Complicated One Times of London
*Marlon Devonish Welcomes Return of Dwain Chambers BBC
Injuries:
*Olympic 200m Champ Veronica Campbell May Miss Rest of Season With Thigh Injury BBC
*Willie Mtolo Pulls Out of Comrades With Hamstring Injury
Steve Cram Says the Sun Has Come Out on British Athletics Again Guardian
John McDonnell Praises Boit's Amazing Double at NCAAs With the live tv coverage this year he had no days off between the 10k final and 5k final.
NCAAs Track Champs
Xavier Carter Amazes
*Results
*Recap of Distance Races on Final Day
Xavier Carter pulled off perhaps the most amazing double in NCAA history. First he won the 100m in 10.09 then 45 minutes later he won the 400 in a personal best 44.53 (plus he added the 4*100 and 4*400 titles). The Florida State men and Auburn women won the team titles convincingly. Florida State's Tom Lancashire rigged up big in the final 30 yards of the 1500m to get passed at the line by Vincent Rono. Oregon freshman Rebekah Noble may never lose an 800m title in her next 3 years as she powered home for the win.
*Rebekah Noble Gets NCAA Crown Without Lananna in Attendance
*Photos
*Audio Interviews from Trackshark
*Ato Boldon got props once again for his TV coverage on the day his T&T team got a tie in the World Cup (check out his soccer DVD)
Day 3 AP Recap
*Day 3 Distance Recap: Mary Cullen, Chris Solinsky and Jenny Barringer Get Titles
Chris Solinsky showed he is the man as he ran a 4:01 last 1600 to finally get the outdoor 5k title to go with his 2 indoor 3k titles. Mary Cullen blew away the field over the final mile to win the 5k. Virginia Powell improved on her NCAA record to run 12.48 to win the hurdles, while Aries Merritt ran a meet record and world leader 13.21 in the 110 hurdles. Destinee Hooker took the high jump to help Texas' chances as they won the 4*100 as well.
*Boit Gets 2nd in 5k Day After Winning 10k He was the only athlete to attempt the double as the 5k was moved up a day so it wouldn't be on CBS' coverage today.
*Audio Interviews With a Lot of the Winners Trackshark.
Day 2 Recap:
*ASU's Victoria Jackson, Arknasas' Josphat Boit Wins 10k link fixed If you train in Phoenix year round, Sacramento is chily.
*Trey Hardee Pulls a Dan O'Brien at NCAAs He's the NCAA record holder and finished 9th as a result. #1 ranked Shaun Smith failed to qualify in the 800 and #1 time Stephen Pifer was tripped in the 1500.
*Colorado Has Maybe It's Most 'Disappointing' Day Ever at NCAAs according to Coach Mark Wetmore
Day 1: Virginia Powell Gets World Leader, NCAA Record in Hurdles, Texas Women, Florida State Men Falter Galen Rupp failed to qualify for the 5k final. Message board thread on Rupp
*Sacramento Bee Coverage of Powell's Record
PreMeet:
*NCAA Men's Start Lists
*NCAA Women's Start Lists
*Texas Women, UTEP, Florida State Men Favored at NCAAs For once Arkansas is not favored on the men's side as Florida State or UTEP is supposed to win. (form charts here). Texas is favored on the women's side even without Marshavet
Hooker. And while the team battle is always interes
More on Freifoher's:
*Regan In Monday's Paper: "We don't want athletes to know when they're going to be tested" is his reason for not testing every year. But then he seems to come around to possibly testing every year by saying "My position and the position of this race is that we don't accept drugs
in sports. We don't want them. And we'll do whatever we can to stop them". Lornah Kiplagat says she likely won't come back to the race without drug testing.
*Editorial Criticizing Regan in the Albany Times Union
*First Article in Albany Times Union in Explaining the Lack of Testing: "This was like an open invitation for people to come and cheat" -Peter Langerhorst, husband of Lornah Kiplagat on the lack of drug testing at the Freihofer's Road Race after the race director promised their would be testing. The director then passes the buck and says in competition testing is ineffective (if he feels that way then perhaps Freihofer's should donate a sum of money every year to WADA for out of competition testing)
Marion Jones To Race in Europe Before Nationals, Justin Gatlin to Rest Up
Bislett Games:
*Results
*Recap
Kenensia Bekele's shot at a share of $500,000 is gone as Isaac Songok upset him quite convincingly in the men's 5000m.. 16 or (18 year old according to this story) Abraham Feleke broke 13 minutes for 5k. Asafa Powell ran 9.98 to beat Shawn Crawford's 10.02 in the 100m.
*Rebecca Lyne is Britain's New 800m Hope Yahoo UK
*Recap of British Runners in Oslo
Doping News:
(More on these things soon)
*Independent Report Criticizes WADA, Says Armstrong Can't be Positively Linked to Positives at 1999 Tour de France The New York Times does a better job than most of explaining the situation.
*Major Doping Scandal Hits Cycling This is a big scandal. 2 years ago, Jesús Manzano, a cyclist who nearly died because of what he said was doping,came forward with doping allegations against one of the doctors involved, but the 'investigation' was eventually closed because of lack of evidence. Guardian
Lengthy Look at Frank Shorter and His Desire for Drug Free Sport
World Half Marathon Champs
LetsRun.com Coverage:
LRC Exclusive!!!!! 3.5 MB Quicktime Video of Crazy Men's finish.
*Results
A
Legend Passes: "I
don't train never have. I don't think of running as training. I just
go out and run each day, and let the racing take care of itself"-
Jack Foster of New Zealand, who
ran a 2:11:17 marathon at the age of 41 to win silver at the
Commonwealth Games in 1974. He died in a bike accident yesterday at the
age of 72.
In case you
missed it:
Todd Williams Hangs them up
In our lengthy 3 part interview, Todd Williams, the premier 10,000m
runner in the US, talks about his illustrious career and the sport of
running in general.
Part I
here, Part II
here, Part III
here
Also take a look at Amby Burfoot's look at Todd Williams' incredible American record at 15k in 1995, the same year he finished 9th at World Cross Country.
More
isn't always better:
"I had over-trained. I put too much pressure on myself because I wanted
that gold medal too much. If I had trained 15 per cent less, I would
have won. I was training like a crazy person. There was a lack of
self-confidence and a lack of maturity. An athlete does not only train
with his body. He trains with his mind."
-Hicham El Guerrouj on
why he didn't win Olympic gold in 2000
JK Speaks: Progressing
To Peak Fitness
LetsRun.com coaching guru John Kellogg talks
about progression runs and the art of the sport versus the science of
the sport.
LetsRun.com
Book Reviews 2 Good Reads on Milers 50 years apart:
Sub 4:00 and The Perfect Mile
"Paul
Maurer, in The Gift, not
only presents an interesting and captivating story, but he explores the
deeper questions of why runners run, why we compete, and what makes
such a simple sport, running, so rewarding to those of us who do it. The
Gift is one of the best running books
I have ever read.
"
-LetsRun.com's Weldon Johnson on
a new Running novel,
The Gift
(The
Gift is now available from Amazon.com)
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Lance Brauman Resigns from Arkansas Coaching Staff After Conviction Arkansas is investigating the matter and looking into the allegations that athletes on its NCAA championships teams should have been ineligible.
Gareth Turnbull Continuing to Press His Innocence in Doping Charge Many are coming to his defense to say he is innocent. BBC
*Barry Bond's Ex Best Friend Says He Used a Lot of Steroids
Tergat, Baldini and Gharib to Run Great North Half Marathon on October 1st IAAF
Marion Jones News:
*Marion Jones Reportedly Deposited $25,000 Forged Check into Her Account from One of the Guys in the Bank Fraud Case Fortunately for her she has not been indicted.
*PDF Of Forged check to Marion is here (her actual check is on the last page, the other pages show a little how the operation worked)
One we missed from Nationals: Marion Jones Loses Arbitration Case And Sues Her Ex-Coach Dan Pfaff Her lawyers don't seem too good. She refused to pay Pfaff the second year of his $100,000 contract, then took him to arbitration over the matter, lost, and now has to pay his legal fees of $238,000. So now she's suing him. If she had just paid him the $100,000 in the first place it would have been a lot cheaper. An interesting tidbit in the case is she refused to submit to blood work that her coach wanted.
*Marion Jones Trying to Put Her Past Behind Her
Jolanda Ceplak Struck by Javelin at Greek Meet
Lance Brauman Case:
*Lance Brauman Guilty He'll be sentenced this fall.
*Lance Brauman Case Goes to Jury His defense seems to be that the practice was widespread at Barton and he thought it was just a practice of zeroing accounts within Barton. Other coaches testified they did the same thing.
*Judge Criticizes Lance Brauman for Giving Evasive Answers
World Record News: Kerron
Clement, Wallace Spearmon, Darold Williamson and Jeremy Wariner Don't
Get Their Indoor 4*400 World Record Because EPO Wasn't Tested For
*IAAF Ratifies Gebrselassie's World Running Records, ARRS Does Not
Sad News: Clemson Track Coach Jarrett Foster Killed in Boating Accident He was the 2005 Eastern assistant coach of the year. Message board thread here.
Age is In the Head: Sonia O'Sullivan Would Like to Compete at 2012 Olympics at Age 43 "Navratilova felt that she was forced into retirement and forced to stop doing what she loved the most.I am in the same position, I love doing what I do. I love training. Young athletes make you feel young when you train with them"-Sonia O'Sullivan BBC
Former Race Walker Gold Medallist Gets 10 Year Drug Ban Overturned in Court BBC
Brief Chat with Danielle Tauro Runners World
Sunday Road Action:
Japan: Mizuki Noguchi Easily Defeats Catherine Ndereba in Sapporo Half Marathon IAAF
Utica: Sammy Ron and Get Wami Win Utica Boilermaker $6000 each for the win.
Asafa Powell Says Gatlin is Avoiding Him Yahoo UK
Thursdays' Action:
Ritz Wins 5k, Xaveir Carter Wins 100m oin Pro Debut
Ritzenhein got the Eruopean win just 5 days after he got married. We guess the honeymoon can wait.
* Lucerne Results (Blake Russell 2nd in 3k, Spearmon Wins 200)
*Christian Cantwell Goes over 72 Feet (22 Meters) in Shot Put in Denmark IAAF
*Salamanca Recap: Pedroso over 8 Meters, Cydonie Mothershill 11.08 IAAF
*Christian Malcolm Third in 200, 4th in 100 in Lucerne BBC
British Athletics Could Not Get Worse www.telegraph.co.uk
*Lottery Sales Up in Support of 2012 Games in Britain Guardian
*Darren Campbell Wants British Sprinters to Be Coached by Linford Christie BBC
Christian Olsson Jumps 17.56m in Norrtälje IAAF
British News:
*British Athletes to be Able to Travel for Free in London Guardian
*Kelly Sotherton Hopes to Bounce Back Strong From Injury at European Champs BBC
*Kelly Holmes to Help Celebrate One Year Anniversary of London Winning 2012 Olympics
Cyclists Spent Over d €8m on Blood Boosters With Spanish Doctor in Last 4 Years Hmmm WADA is only spending $2-3 million a year on reearch. Guardian
Modeling Probably Pays Way Better Anyway: Tamsyn Lewis Loses Her Athletics Australia Funding
Roads :Lee Troop is Back As He Wins Australian Marathon Champs in 2:14
*Jenny Gillard Wins Women's Australian Champs in 2:41 (She's Kerry McCann's Sister)
TrackAction:
Carolina Kluft Wins European Cup Multi IAAF
*Blanka Vlasic Jumps 2.03 for World Lead in Hungary IAAF
*Finnish High Jumper Highlight Paavo Nurmi Games IAAF
*S. African 20k Champs Recap IAAF
AJ Nation Comes to an End: AJ Acosta ran 4:03 to come up short in his attempt to break 4 minutes in his final race as a high schooler.
*Dyestat Cverage with a vdeo
*Message board thread
Kenyan Champs: Day 3:Edith Masai Completes Double at Kenyan Champs IAAF
Day 2: 3 Time World Short Course Champ Edith Masai Wins 10k at Kenyan Champs IAAF
*Recap of Kenyan Champs Day 1 (Prelims) IAAF
John Capel Gets 2 Year Suspension for Testing Positive for Marijuana Perhaps they crack down on weed because it makes them feel like they are actuallly catching smeone.
2006 Peachtree Road Race Elite Field: Gilbert Okari, Lornah Kiplagat Headline Field
*Guy is Selling His Daughter's Peachtree Number on Ebay after She Got a Boyfriend and Deserts Her Dad for the 4th
Michael Johnson Wants to Put on Some Track Meets (And Don't Expect to See Long Distance Races)
Jan Ullrich, Ivan Basso Out of Tour De France because of Drug Investigation Drug testing in cycling is as tough as it comes and it appears nearly every top ride in the world dopes. Hmmm.
USATF News: Aramco Houston Half Marathon Gets 2007 and 2008 US Champs www.usatf.org
*Heliodoro Rico, Longtime USATF Official, Dies
Gabe Jennings Back Running Strong Quotes from Gabe and his dad. www.insidebayarea.com
There is No Agreement for Asafa Powell and Justin Gatlin To Race on July 28th The meet directors should be ashamed for letting us believe it had been agreed for them to race.
Viagra Can Help You Run Faster at Altitude We knew that from living in Flagstaff.
Dwain Chambers Will Not Try and Hide His Past from His Son Guardian
Brit Triple Jumper Ashia Hansen Making Return from 2 Injury Plagued Seasons This Summer
Drug News:
*More Doping Evidendce Against Olympic Gold Medallist Tyler Hamilton
*Greg Lemond Says Lance Armstrong Threatened His Life over Drug Allegations
*Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou Can Return to Competition in December BBC
*Dwain Chambers to Lose All Marks, Titles After January 1, 2002 He should lose every mark up until now.
*Paula Radcliffe Says Ban Deliberate Cheats for Life Yahoo UK
*Steve Cram: With Return of Marion Jones, Dwain Chambers, Strengthen Drug Laws Guardian
Jamaican Champs:
*Asafa Powell Runs 19.90 World Leader at Jamaican Champs
*Check the Timing Equipment Sherone Simpson Runs 10.82 into a Headwind at Jamaica ChampsIAAF
Tatyana Lysenko Sets World Record in Hammer IAAF
*Memorial Znamensky Results: Yelene Soboleva (1:57.28), Yuriy Borzakovskiy Wins 800 in 1:45.31 IAAF
All You Guys Who Get Your Clocks Regularly Cleaned by Chics Rejoice:
*Catherine Ndereba Wins Safaricom Half Marathon, Defeats Paul Tergat EA Standard
Finishline Juniors on Saturday AJ Nation Just Edges 5k Champ Bumbalough in 1500
Jolanda Ceplak Runs 2:01.83 in Nearly Her First Race in a Year IAAF
Day 1 Recap of Jamaican Champs IAAF
Frankie Andreu and His Wife Reportedly With Drug Allegations Against Armstrong
Victor Conte the Leak of Some Grand Jury Testimony USA Today
Finishline Junior Nationals
*Results
Shawn Schmidt, some dude from the Brojo's high school won the decathlon.
*Spanish Results: Zulia Calatayud Runs 1:58.18, Boniface Kiprop Runs 13:09, Olga Yegorova Wins 1500
It's Official:
Olympic Marathon Trials: NY for Men, Boston For Women Some details on the NY bid are still up in the air as the date has not been decided, but apparently the course will be a criterium course (not the original NY course as a source reported to us this week).
Finishline Junior Nationals:
*Recap of Day 1 of Finishline USATF Junior Champs www.usatf.org
*Results from Day 1 of USATF Juniors (Andrew Bumbalough of Georgetown Wins 5k)
This Weekend's Brothers Znamenskiy Memorial (Moscow) Preview IAAF
Ethical Considerations Put Aside, Cheat Dwain Chambers Welcomed Back to British Team Times of London
Pro, Pro, Pro
(In order of $$$)
Xavier Carter Turns Pro, Gives Up Football Carl Lewis cleary competed in a different era because according to this article Carter turned down a contract for $2.1 million last year, and was offered a pro contract out of high school. Only if Obea Moore had gone pro (he ran 45.14 as a 10TH GRADER)
*Marshevet Hooker Turns Pro, Signs With Global Athletics
*Clara Horowitz Turns Pro
Olympic Marathon Champ Stefano Baldini Wins 10 Miler in 47:45 in Italy IAAF
Adidas, Epson and Seiko Sign on to Sponsor World XC in Kenya Next Year EA Standard
More NY News: Deena Kastor to Run ING NYC Marathon The question now is will it be the Paula-Deena showdown?
More Weekend Road Action: Lornah Kiplagat Runs 19:43 to Win Steamboat Classic 4 Mile and Rubber Match With Benita Johnson
*John Korir Wins Steamboat Classic, Hanson's Brooks Josh Moen is 2nd
*2006 Steamboat Classic Results
Lance Armstrong Says IOC Should Punish Dick Pound
Jamaican High Jumper Germaine Mason Has Switched His Allegiance to Britain
*Brazilian Triple Jumper Jadel Gregorio Has Moved to Britain and Is Training With Jonathon Edwards' Coach Independent
Sergei Lukin Wins Grandma's Marathon in 2:14:30, Halina Karnatsevich Wins Her Second Straight Women's Title in 2:33
*Grandma's Marathon Results
Jana Pittman Pregnant
Shocker: Xavier Carter Gets NCAA Outdoor Athlete of the Year
UK Athletics President Lynn Davies Gets CBE BBC
And What New Drug Will They Have Moved on to By Then? "There will be a test (to detect blood doping) within the next six years. ... I'm just not saying how much sooner it may be"
-scientist Michael Ashenden on how long it will take for anti-doping authorities to develop a test to detect blood doping
A Good Step, But You've Got to Catch the Cheats First: World Marathon Majors to Ban Drug Cheats for Life
More Doping News: Test to Detect Blood Doping May Take 6 Years to be Developed
*Editorial: Dick Pound is Undermining His Own Credibility
Study Shows Compression Tights May Really Work
NCAA 10k Champ Victoria Jackson Has Overcome Anorexia, She Once Weighed 85 lbs
Margaret Okayo Out for the Year With Injury
Dwain Chambers Likely to be in Demand as Britain's #1 Sprinter
Row Over Tshotlego Morama Woman, Some Claim is a Man who Fathered a Child, Continues in Botswana
Christian Olsson Returns to Action IAAF
Matt Carpenter Loses Out on $1000 Because He's Not a USATF Member The way we read things he should have lost out on $100. The race press release said $100 would be going to USATF members.
*Message board thread
More Weekend Action:
Belllin Run: John Korir, Kathy Butler Win Bellin Run, Bill Rodgers Runs 51:50
Denver: Jacob Yator, Luminita Talpos Pick up $5000 for Winning Arby's Half Marathon in Denver
Kim Smith: 15:48 5k in her first race back from injury
9.77 Asafa Powell Equals World Record Just when you thought Gatlin was the man in 2006, Powell game back and equalled their world record. Janeth Jepkosgei ran 1:57.22 and Eliud Kipchoge edged Isaac Songok in the 3k.
More on Powell:
*Asafa Powell Says He Could Have Run 9.75
*Record Gives Powell the Edge over Gatlin Times of London
*Asafa Powell Equals 100m World Record With 9.77 in Gateshead Independent
Other Gateshead:
*Becky Lyne Becomes 3rd Fastest Brit Ever With 1:58.2
*6 Stadium Records Set at Gateshead
*Dwain Chambers Regains Spot as British #1 in First Race Back from Drug Suspension
*Video of Powell's World Record
*Gateshead 2006 Results
Lornah Kiplagat Runs Away With Circle of Friends NY Mini The race was the first women's only road race and still is the largest. Held in New York's Central Park. Kiplagat picked up $11,000 for her win.
*New York Mini Results 2006
Spain: Merlene Ottey Runs 11.94, Hopes to Compete At European Champs at 46
*Spanish Results
Lille, France: Results
Mehdi Baala runs a 2:14.99 1000m, Fasuba beaten in 100m.
Gateshead Preview: Isaac Songok in 3k, Lagat in 1500, Asafa Powell in 100 IAAF
*Bernard Lagat Excited to Be Racing 1500 at Garsehead on Sunday
A Lot of Money for Worlds at Kenya Has Been Misappropriated (75 Million Kenyan is About $1 Million US)
Kenyan Armed Forces:
Final Day: Sammy Kipketer Prevents John Korir Double at Kenya Armed Forces Champs
Day 1: John Korir Wins 10k, Jeruto Kiptum Wins Steeple at Kenyan Armed Forces Champs IAAF
Harry Jerome:
*Harry Jerome Recap
*2006 Harry Jerome Results
Drugs:
*SI's Tim Layden Writes About HGH, Drug Testing
*Slate Continues to Look at Drugs in Sports And explains why HGH is hard to detect.
After World Record Meseret Defar Still Has Big Plans in 2006 IAAF
USATF Gives Out Foundation Grants
John Steffensen Criticizes Craig Mottram Getting Australian Athlete of the Year
Weekend Road Action:
Rock N Roll Marathon: Ambesse Tolossa Wins Rock n Roll Marathon on His First Trip to the US, Alice Chelangat Wins her 2nd Rock N Roll Title
Freihofer's:Benita Johnson Picks Up $10,000 at Freihofer's Run for Women in Battle With Natalya Berkut and Lornah Kiplagat
Kansas City: Annie Bersagel Wins US Half Marathon Title in 1:14
Salt Lake City: Joseph Nguran and Ilona Baranova Pick Up Salt Lake City Marathon Titles and $12,000
Athletics Kenya Investigating Coach for Not Giving Funds Due to Athlete Caroline Cheptanui
*Some are Questioning Nike's Apparel Contracts With Athletics Kenya Nike pays roughly $600,000 a year to both Athletics Kenya and to the Kenyan Olympic Committee according to the article.
Unbelievably Good Reebok Grand Prix
Meseret Defar 14:24.53
Justin Gatlin Runs 9.87, Abraham Chebii Runs 13:04
*Results link fixed
*IAAF Recap
*AP Recap
*NY Times Recap
The meet in NY had it all. A world record in the women's 5k (Meseret Defar ran a 61 second last lap to break the old record by .15), the fastest men's 5k ever in the United States (Abraham Chebii 13:04.56), and great 100m sprints with wins by Marion Jones and Justin Gatlin with Gatlin running one of the best 100m races ever (Gatlin ran 9.87 meters into a .1 wind (fastest time by an American on American soil) which is a virtually identical performance to the world record time he ran a few weeks ago with a 1.7mps tailwind). Yet New Yorkers (who for some reason are supposed to save our sport) could not even pack Icahn Stadium. (Our apologies for missing the meet ourselves)
*Gebrselassie Inspired Defar to Record
On the boards:
*Alistair Cragg is back He ran 13:08 at Reebok.
*Famiglietti Continuing to Run Well
Married
Thanks to LetsRun.com:
"I don't want to say it. It sounds crazy but it was a dream come true"
-John Stiner, on getting married to his
wife, Sarah, who he met on the LetsRun.com message
boards. Read about their incredible story.
"Everybody in
Kenya is trying to come to America. I had
no dream about coming because I knew this was impossible. It was a
miracle," Kiplagat said. "That is why I take advantage of
every
opportunity. I came here, graduated in three years, and count myself
blessed"- Richard Kiplagat who graduated from Iona in 3 years and had a
3.75 GPA
"This
is not coming out of retirement, this is just me showing that
if you just enjoy what you are doing and stay in there and set little
goals. I do a lot of speaking, I've spoken to every group in Australia
and I
tell them back when I ran I set little goals and I think here I am
telling these guys, but I've got to do it myself and tonight was really
a chance to walk the walk"
-Steve Moneghetti, who at age 43, broke the world
best for the 1 hour run for master's, averaging sub 5 minute pace the
whole way as Ron Clarke, John Landy, and Robert
De Castella watched him run.
Paul Tergat
*"As the holy scriptures say, 'for whoever much is
given, much is
expected,' it is, therefore, my duty and privilege to help in any small
way in giving back to society."
-Marathon
world record holder, Paul Tergat, speaking after
founding a sports foundation that will help disadvantaged youths.
*Tergat's
hamstring injury has healed and he
says he's ready to go at NYC: "I expect good results as I am in good shape"
but he's
out of next week's Half Marathon in Britain, but
interestingly Gezahegne Abera (remember him,
formerly the greatest marathoner in the world) is running. www.registerguard.com
And the
winner is:
Best
Running
Movie of All-Time: Fire on the
Track
After
sitting on the results for months, we're proud
to announce that the best running movie of all-time as selected by our
viewers is a not an academy award winner, Chariots
of Fire, or a
highly publicized film produced by Tom Cruise (Without
Limits),
but rather a running documentary,
Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine
Story. Read all about the
voting and see
the 10 best running
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