Will The Blade Runner Ever Compete Again?

• South African Olympic Committee Says Despite Conviction, Oscar Pistorius Is Free To Compete They say there are no rules preventing someone with a criminal record from representing the country.
• IPC President Stresses That They Are “Not Promoting” The Return Of Pistorius He has only said that legally, the IPC would allow it after Pistorius serves his sentence.
• Analysis: Does Sport Have The Obligation To Exclude Oscar Pistorius? Some good points here on both sides of the argument. If he gets 10 years in prison, though, it might be irrelevant as he’d be about 38 years old when he gets out.

Random: A Jetpack That Can Turn A 4:20 Miler Into A 4:00 Miler

• The Ultimate PED: ASU Engineering Student Builds Jetpack With Goal Of Allowing Soldiers Run A 4-Minute Mile (includes video) Currently the device can take 3 seconds off your 200, or 18 seconds off your mile, even though it makes you 11 pounds heavier. *MB Thread
• And You Thought Track Was Unpopular In The US: With Only 3 Days Until They Start In South Korea, Only 8% Of Asian Games Track And Field Tickets Have Been Sold
• There Have Been 536 IOC Members; How Many Do You Think Have Been Olympians? … The answer is 112 (about 21%). Of the 112, 65 have won medals and 47 won gold medals.

Oscar P Updates

• Brussels Meet Director Says Diamond League Promoters Unlikely To Invite Oscar P To Meets In The Future Wilfried Meert: “Having met quite a lot of them recently, once in a while the conversation turned to the Pistorius case and I don’t think there are many around that will accept him again in their meet.”
• Nike Terminates Oscar Pistorius’ Contract The contract was suspended last year when he was arrested.
• South African Olympic Committee Discussing The Future Eligibility Of Oscar P
• Opinion Piece: “The Oscar Pistorius case is an extreme instance of why indulging sporting celebrities can be so damaging.”

2014 5th Avenue Mile*Full Results *Race Video *MB: 2014 Fifth Avenue Mile Official Discussion Thread – Jordan McNamara & Jenny Simpson win!

Women: RRW Jenny Simpson Holds Off Brenda Martinez To Become First-Ever 3-Time Champ It was a New Balance 1-2 in a race where the top 2 both broke 4:20. Mary Cain was just 10th. *Race Video
*Q&A With Jenny Simpson After Her Fifth Ave Mile Victory “Winning today solidified that I was able to keep the whole season together, be strong from the beginning to the end. …”

Men: RRW Jordan McNamara Edges Garrett Heath In Photo Finish At Line Heath and McNamara both ran 3:51.0 as 2012 champ Matthew Centrowitz was sixth. *Race Video

Reporter Angered After University Of Oregon Board Of Trustees / TrackTownUSA “Skirts” Rules To Bar Media From Meeting The discussion was in part about the potential of Eugene hosting the 2019 World Championships.

The 2nd IAAF Continental Cup*Results*Event-By-Event Recaps *Video Day 1

LRC Full Day 1 Recap: Souleiman Runs 50.09 Final Lap To Win 1,500m Over Kiprop, Eunice Sum And Ajee Wilson Entertain Again With a ton of $$$ on the line, the races meant a lot to everyone involved and the women’s 800 and men’s 1,500 did not disappoint. The men’s 1,500 had the 3rd-fastest close-ever. Francena McCorory went sub-50 in the 400 and LaShawn Merritt got another win.  We recap all the events.
*Day 1 Race Videos & Highlights
*IAAF Day 1 Recap: Europe Leads After Day 1 After Hosts Africa Have Brief Moments In Spotlight
*IAAF: Event-By-Event Recaps
*Event-By-Event Predictions

MB: Official 2014 Continental Cup – Marrakech, Morocco 9/13-14 – Discussion Thread 

• Pre-Race: Recommended Read: Toni Reavis: Prize Money Validates A Sport’s Worth – Running Needs To Do Away With Hidden Appearance Fees“Only when all the money is open and visible to the public, and a single athlete is awarded a check with seven figures on it (before the decimal point) can the sport of athletics hope to compete for fan interest and loyalty,” says Reavis, who includes a list of all-time prize money won by runners. Haile leads the men at $3.58 million, Radcliffe the women at $2.24 million.

• IOC Vice President Sir Craig Reedie Predicts Scottish Athletes Would Stick With The UK If Scotland Declares Independence He says most stars would “follow funding” and refuse to represent a newly-independent nation.
• The Telegraph Looks At The Many Possible Sporting Implications Of Scottish Independence As far as Rio 2016, Scotland would plan on competing as its own nation and Scottish athletes would have a choice of switching or sticking with the UK.
• Haile Gebrselassie To Defend His Title At The Great Scottish Run On October 5th He said that his training is going well despite having knee surgery earlier in the year. GB’s Jo Pavey leads the 40+ charge in the women’s race.