Quote Of The Day


"I had the ability to run 9.92, 9.8. I needed the ability to break Maurice Greene, Ben Johnson's record. And to get that ability you've gotta be enhancing. At the time, it was worth the risk. To secure a real contract, to secure Gatorade, secure the fame that you want to secure, 9.92 wouldn't do it."


- Convicted drug cheat and felon Tim Montgomery talking about why he turned to drugs during his sprinting career to break the 100m World Record. This quote is a perfect example of why the minimum 4-year doping ban (supported by Asbel Kiprop here) is so important. A 2-year ban leaves the risk-reward ratio to dope too much in the favor of doping.
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The Historically Super-Fast Rieti Was Sunday:
*Rieti: Ben True Impresses In 3k (2nd To Soi, Beats Ndiku), Dix 9.99, Semenya Sub-2:00, Kiplagat, Cronje, Willis, Torrence Run Fast In 1,500 (Results) Walter Dix went sub-10 for the first time in 2013, Caster Semenya went sub-2:00 for the 1st time in 2013, the men's 1,500m had the first 9 set seasonal bests or PRs, led by Silas Kiplagat, a national record by Johan Cronje of S. Africa and faster times by Nick Willis and David Torrence, and (most impressively) Ben True finishing 2nd to Edwin Soi at 3,000m.
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IAAF Full Meet Recap
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Semenya After Her 1:58.92: "That's awesome. The race went according to plan."
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Jamaican Observer: 4 Jamaicans Win In Rieti
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Ben True 7:36.59, Emily Infeld 8:41.43

Minnesota:
Ben Blankenship And Gabriele Anderson Shatter Course Records At Minnesota Mile Blankenship ran 3:52.7 to win over defending champ Craig Miller (3:53.1); Nate Brannen was 5th (3:55.0) and Matt Elliot 8th (3:58.6). For the women Anderson ran 4:21.3 to win over Heather Kampf (4:27.1); Jamie Cheever was 6th (4:43.0).
*Team USA Minnesota Article With Quotes From Anderson
*Bring Back The Mile Article

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Potential Mary Cain XC Rival Out For Season: 2012 Foot Locker Girls Champ Anna Rohrer Has Broken Bone In Foot And Is Out For The Year Rohrer, who had opened her season with an incredible 16:52, will be missed.
MB: 2012 Footlocker Champ Anna Roher: Out For The Season

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Kenyan Daniel Kitonyi Wins 5,000 And 10,000 At Japan's 82nd National University Track And Field Championships

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