– Seb Coe writing in a column about the changes he’d make as IAAF head. Today, Coe will formally announce his election manifesto, “Growing Athletics in a New Age.”
Myles Marshall And Irene Obera Named USATF 2014 Youth And Masters Athletes Of The Year Myles won the 800 at the 2014 Youth Olympics and his mom is Debbie Grant, who was has a 2:00.81 PR and was 4th at the 1988 Olympic Trials. His father is 1984 Olympic 800 runner John Marshall (1:43.92).
You Blew Your One Chance To Beat Shalane: Shalane Flanagan Runs 26:55 5k As The Guest Of Honor At The Back The Track 5k To Bring A Track To Her Hometown Shalane ran with a Go Pro. Mary Wittenberg, Joan Samuleson and Tom Grilk (head of BAA) also ran.
*SLIDESHOW: Shalane Flanagan At Marblehead Back The Track 5K
Science Of Sport: How To ID And Develop Talent They advise waiting until later to specialize. *Scientific Paper By Ross Tucker: What makes champions? A review of the relative contribution of genes and training to sporting success
LRCNAU’s Brian Shrader Talks About Surprise Win At The .US 12K Championships, Living His Whole Life At Altitude And Possibly Having To Turn Down $20,000 In Prize Money We catch up with the NAU senior who’s raised himself to a completely different level this fall, going from a collegian who hasn’t made an NCAA outdoor meet to a US champion and American record holder.
Kenya: Asbel Kiprop Putting World Titles In 2015 Ahead Of World Record The article also notes that Kiprop’s dad, David Kebenei, was the Kenyan national champ in 1990.
Japan: Waseda University Ekiden Head Coach Watanabe To Retire In March Waseda is the University of Oregon of Japan and the coach is only 41 years old.
Men’s Results: Steepler Chris Winter got the win as his fiancee Rachel Cliff was second on the women’s side (Rachel Hannah the winner) as they attempted to sweep the titles.
Pre-Race:Engaged Runners Chris Winter And Rachel Cliff Hoping To Win Canadian XC Titles
Good Profile Of Olympic TJ Champ Olga Rypakova Of Kazakhistan The former multi-eventer picked up the TJ by accident. Now she’s on the comeback trail after giving birth to baby #2 in 2013.
Ridiculous Comparison: Some Are Comparing St. Louis Rams Players Protesting Michael Brown Grand Jury Decision With John Carlos And Tommie Smith At 1968 Olympics John Carlos is interviewed.
Runners Given Placebo Injection Instead Of Drug Similar To EPO Improve Their Performance Placebos work.
Foot Locker Regionals:Dominant Victories In All 3 Regions, Including Wins By Past Champs Fisher, Rohrer The closest race in all 6 races on Saturday was defending champ Grant Fisher‘s 9-second win in the Midwest. Anna Rohrer, the 2012 champ, who has battled injuries the last 2 years, won the Midwest in impressive fashion. Top 10 in all the regions here. Olin Hacker, son of former NCAA and USATF XC champ Tim Hacker, also qualified.
*List Of Foot Locker Qualifiers
*Full List Of NXN Qualifying Teams
More Coverage Here
On The Boards:Grant Fisher 4:59 2nd Mile, Anna Rohrer 5:13 2nd Mile
*Are the Hackers The First Foot Locker Father-Son Qualifiers?
*FLN and NXN predictions: YOUR TOP 3 – time to put up watchoutxcrankings
Nice Read:Profile On 2012 Foot Locker Champ Anna Rohrer, Who Has Battled 2 Years Of Injuries To Get Back On Top
Good News:Asbel Kiprop Calls For Jail Time For Dopers “Those found guilty should serve a long jail term in addition to the ban,” said Kiprop.
Bad News: The same article above reveals a Kenyan high school got a rubberized tartan track. Once the Kenyans get soft like the rest of the world, forget about dominating.
Alex Hutchinson In The NY Times: When Taking Drugs Isn’t Cheating
British Journalist Writes About Running One Of The World’s Greatest Road Races – The Great Ethiopian Run 37,000 runners run this thing and Haile Gebrselassie said they could have 200,000 there is so much demand. Haile G had to buy a Great Run T-shirt off the street.
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