LetsRun.com Goes To Jamaica – IAAF Caribbean Day In The Life –

March 23, 2014 to March 30, 2014
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Jamaica-gleaner:

He's not as well known as Bolt and Blake but has a lot of respect within the club.

LRC Jamaican Champs: Zharnel Hughes Breaks Yohan Blake’s “Champs” 100m Record With 10.12

The crowd sent absolutely nuts as two high schooler ran 10.12 and 10.16. LRC on site with video and more.

LRC Jamaica Day 4: Rare Insider Access To A Racers Track Club Workout With Yohan Blake And Warren Weir, And Watching Track In The Bathroom At Usain Bolt's Sports Bar

Steve was given unprecedented access to a workout session of the famed Racers Track Club and learned the sprinters actually work their asses off. Afterwards, he celebrated in style at Usain Bolt's sports bar. Steve loved the establishment - the only problem was the only place he got to watch track on the TV was in the bathroom.

The Nassau Guardian:

Dr. Blake doesn't know why Travis Tygart, a man whom he's never spoken to, is talking about anti-doping in Jamaica.

LRC Jamaica Day 3: Lifting with Yohan Blake; Hanging at the car wash with Warren Weir; Getting pumped up with Calabar High; and a 1 AM 10 Mile Run In Kingston

Steve Soprano went inside the weight room with sprint stars Yohan Blake and Warren Weir and then had lunch at the car wash with Weir, who later gave a crazy 'Champs' pump up speech to Calabar High. Before the night was done, Steve decided he absolutely had to go for a 10 mile run at 1 am on the streets of Kingston.

Jamaica-gleaner:

He's looking forward to racing 10.29 100m man Michael O'Hara whom he respects.

The Nassau Guardian:

"My mother is here for 'Champs', and I'm so happy with that, because I always runwell in front of her. With 'Champs' I'm not used to the atmosphere and that's the only thing I'm worried about." His mother is Jamaican so it's not out of the realm of possibility that he ultimately competes for Jamaica.

The Nassau Guardian:

Half the athletes are far, far away including four from Mauritius.

LRC Meet Zharnel Hughes: The 18 yr old has a shot a taking down Yohan Blake’s 10.21 and Usain Bolt's 20.25 'Champs' records

Is 18 year old, Zharnel Hughes, of Anguilla the heir apparent to Usain Bolt? Steve Soprano went to the old school IAAF High Performance Training Center in Kingston, Jamaica that helped produced Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake to find out.

LRC Jamaica Day 2: Weird French Fries, "Hey Arnold!", Inconsistent Pricing And I Have Clothes

The adventures of world traveler Steve Soprano (aka 1.1) continue. The good news is 1.1's bags have arrived and he's rigged his hotel room to charge his computer,  but the bad news is he has no idea that gas is sold per liter, not per gallon, in Jamaica, or what hotel food prices are.

LRC LetsRun.com Goes To Jamaica - Jamaica Day 1: Arrival Day: Running Shirtless, Commando In Pants In Jamaica, On A Treadmill At 10pm

You're not an official international traveler until your bags have been lost so it's good Employee 1.1 can check that off. But how do you run with no underwear?

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