The Few Interesting Links We Could Find On A Dead Weekend

• MB:Chris Solinsky leaving Portland – accepts coaching gig at William and Mary Just four years and two days ago, he was running 12:55 and a few months before that 26:59.
• NY Times Sunday Magazine: Does hosting the Olympics make money? Does it matter?  “(Hosting is) ike a wedding..It won’t make you rich, but it will make you happy.”
• How Sports Looked When Sports Illustrated Launched In 1954 – The Miracle Mile With Roger Bannister Was A Big Feature
• TFN Q&A with Duane Solomon who is hoping for “second-wind” when DL season starts up again Solomon talks about a disastrous first trip to Europe and his love for the meet in Monaco.
• A Fast Buck: How Usain Bolt Made £13.7m – Yahoo Finance UK
• Q&A With Evan Jager

Doping News of Note

• Liliya Shobukhova’s not going down without a fight, will appeal doping ban to CAS The 3-time Chicago champ is the Russian NR holder at 2:18:20.

• Energy drink to blame for Montsho’s doping positive Why anyone would take an energy drink named “Anabolic Nitro Extreme Energy Surge” is beyond us.

Oscar P Trial Wraps Up – Verdict Due On 9/11

• BBC Trial watcher says prosecution “over-reached when it sought to argue premeditated murder” but also believes “an acquittal now looks rather unlikely”
• Oscar P’s Defense Does Closing Arguments – Says Oscar P Shot Using “Primal Instincts”
• Pistorius Murder Trial Ends, Prosecutor Demands “Consequences” – Verdict Not Out Until 9/11
• Judge Will Now Analyze More Than 4,000 Pages Of Evidence Before Delivering Her Verdict On September 11 She is only the 2nd black woman appointed a high court judge in post-Apartheid South Africa.
• MB:Now that the Oscar Pistorius trial is over, What is your verdict? –

Post-World Jr. And CG News

• It’s Been An Up-And-Down Last 12 Months For Jamaica’s Teen Sprint Sensation Michael O’Hara The 10.19 and 20.31w man did get two bronzes at World Juniors, however.
• Only A Handful Of People Met Moses Kipsiro And Uganda’s Other CG Medalists When They Returned HomeStephen Kiprotich got a huge welcome when he won Olympic gold in 2012.

Meb Went To The White House

At State Dinner, Meb Got Seated At Obama And Carter’s TableJimmy Carter asked Meb about cross training. Meb was sure to give props to ElliptiGo.

Interesting Profiles Of Note

• 800 World Junior Champion Margaret Wambui Returns Home To Hero’s Welcome, Dedicates Win To Her Mom Their battle against poverty is inspiring. She and her mom work in the fields for $2.27 per day.
• Alan Abrahamson: World Junior 100 Champ Kendal Williams Is A Sprinter We Can Believe In Abrahamson loves the fact that Williams comes from a close-knit two-parent family and went to a top-notch academic school. His dad said him doping is out of the question.
• Shannon Rowbury Talks About How Her Training Is Different Under Al Sal Versus John Cook The volume on her hard days has nearly doubled and she has more easy days.
• Profile Of Badwater Champ Harvey Lewis Lewis certainly is an endurance man. In the 5 days after winning, he also climbed Mt. Whitney and then ran Rim to Rim to Rim at the Grand Canyon.
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News From Canada

• Athletics Illustrated Takes A Long Look At 3:47.39, 8:07.95 And 14:08.93 Man Justyn Knight, Who Is Headed To Syracuse He should be a big addition to Chris Fox‘s program.
• Canada’s 2:10:47 Man Dylan Wykes Will Run Toronto Marathon, 5 Days Before His Wife Is Expected To Give Birth To Their First Child

News From Kenya

• Kenyan Paper: International Press “… was impressed by the improved communication skills and literacy levels of Kenyan athletes.” The Kenyans are pleased that their athletes now speak English better and no longer are the “butt” of social media jokes.
• Kenyan Athletes Now Focused On African Championships, Which Run August 10-14
• Athletics Kenya Wants There To Be An Investigation Of World Jr. Steeple Champ Ruth Jebet’s Switch To Bahrain

News On The Roads

• 58:47 Man Atsedu Tsegay Will Take On Defending Champ Philemon Limo Mattoni At The Usti nad Labem Half Marathon On September 16th
  
• Interesting: Mathematical Analysis Used To Determine Projected Finishing Times Of The 5,624 Runners Who Were Stopped Early After The Bombings At The 2013 Boston Marathon There are a few methods and the most accurate seems to be the “nearest neighbor” algorithm, which compares your splits to years of past data to project the finishing time.
• Go Figure: Competitor Group Event, “1/2 Of The Half Las Vegas” Sells Out Why a 6.5-mile race? Was the concept of a 10K too complicated for people?
• Half Marathon On Monterey Bay In November Offering Added American-Only Prize Money And Bonuses To Olympic Trials Qualifiers
• Another Article On Study Saying Men Pace Marathons Better Than Men Do
• Pyongyang Marathon In North Korea Will Again Be Open to Foreigners Last year was the first time.

Phys.Org: Will A Human Ever Run 100m In Under Nine Seconds? They say it could eventually happen. But people say sub-2 hours in the marathon could happen too.

Oscar Pistorius’ Older Brother Carl In Intensive Care After Serious Car Crash

Genevieve LaCaze’s Stage-Bombing Performance At CGs Closing Ceremony Could Earn Her Appearance On Dancing With The Stars Sports bettors put her odds at $5 while they offer $7 for her to have a dance-off on TV with Michelle Jenneke.