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- Lauryn Williams using Millrose Games as part of London prepNEW YORK, February 7, 2012 – Former 100m World Champion Lauryn Williams is returning to the Armory Saturday to start her 2012 campaign that she
- Grenadian James races to world best at New BalanceGrenadian World Championships gold medallist Kirani James won the men’s 400m dash in a world-leading time at the 2012 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on
- World Marathon Result ListsAll-Athletics.com comes up with yet another world premiere, the All-Marathon World Lists. It’s the first time that anyone has published such extra deep marathon world
- YouTube Bringing Millrose GamesThe Armory Foundation has announced a multi-year agreement with YouTube Sports to air its track & field season. The highlight will be a live HD
- Millrose Games Women’s 800m: Best Of The BestNEW YORK, January 31, 2012 – Morgan Uceny, Track & Field News’ top-ranked women’s 1500m runner in the world, will headline a stellar field of
USA Track and Field
- Olympic film historian & track enthusiast Bud Greenspan dies
Olympic film historian & track enthusiast Bud Greenspan dies - Lagat takes on world champ; Campbell-Brown leads USA vs. Jamaica
Lagat takes on world champ; Campbell-Brown leads USA vs. Jamaica - USATF Foundation Announces launch of "Director's Cut," a blog by Board member Ashley Wright
USATF Foundation Announces launch of “Director’s Cut,” a blog by Board member Ashley Wright - Lananna, Price-Smith to head 2011 Team USA World Championships Staff
Lananna, Price-Smith to head 2011 Team USA World Championships Staff - USATF Foundation announces 23 Youth Grant recipients
USATF Foundation announces 23 Youth Grant recipients
The NY Times
- The Fast Life of Oscar Pistorius
Readers respond. - At Senior Bowl, a Wide Receiver Graduate Seminar
Although experience in a pro-style offense is becoming more common in college football, it still isn’t the norm. - Behind the Cover Story: Michael Sokolove on Oscar Pistorius
In my mind, there is an image of an Olympic-level runner. He is a human thoroughbred, powerful and graceful, like Michael Johnson, the world-record holder in the 400 meters. Oscar is certainly powerful, and graceful in his own way, but I could not look at him and say: this is the highest order of the human form. - The Fast Life of Oscar Pistorius
The “fastest man on no legs” may be Olympic-bound. - Personal Best: Workouts Have Their Limits, Recognized or Not
Physiologists are fretting over an increasing focus on extreme exercise among some recreational athletes.
Marathon Majors News
- (RRW) Athletics: Boston Marathon Releases Elite Fields - RunnersWeb(RRW) Athletics: Boston Marathon Releases Elite Fields
RunnersWeb
The event, part of the five-race World Marathon Majors series, is scheduled for Monday, April 16, Patriots' Day in the state of Massachusetts. Ethiopia's Gebre Gebremariam, the 2010 ING New York City Marathon from Ethiopia, and Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot …and more » - (RRW) Athletics: Races In Chicago, Prague Announce Sold Out Fields - RunnersWeb(RRW) Athletics: Races In Chicago, Prague Announce Sold Out Fields
RunnersWeb
… Chicago Marathon, scheduled for Sunday, October 7, announced that their base entry cap of 45000 runners was reached in just six days, the fastest ever for America's second-largest marathon, part of the five-race World Marathon Majors series.and more » - 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sells Out in Record Time - LetsRun.com2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sells Out in Record Time
LetsRun.com
In its 35th year and a member of the World Marathon Majors, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon annually attracts 45000 participants, including a world-class elite runner and wheelchair field, and an estimated 1.7 million spectators.and more » - 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sells Out in Record Time - EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sells Out in Record Time
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
In its 35 th year and a member of the World Marathon Majors, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon annually attracts 45000 participants, including a world-class elite runner and wheelchair field, and an estimated 1.7 million spectators.and more » - 2012 Bank Of America Chicago Marathon Sells Out In Record Time - TheStreet.com (press release)2012 Bank Of America Chicago Marathon Sells Out In Record Time
TheStreet.com (press release)
In its 35 th year and a member of the World Marathon Majors, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon annually attracts 45000 participants, including a world-class elite runner and wheelchair field, and an estimated 1.7 million spectators.and more »
All Africa Athletics Headlines
- Nigeria: FUNAAB Rewards Student Athlete With Scholarship
[Daily Trust]
Lagos -
The management of Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has awarded scholarship to Aramide Opeyemi, a 300-level student in the Department of Statistics, College of Natural Sciences (COLNAS) who recently won medals in national and international competitions. - Namibia: Khomas Region Track and Field Championship
[Namibian]THE annual Khomas Region Track and Field Championship is billed for Windhoek’s Independence Stadium on February 18.
- Uganda: UAF Opens Marathon Camp in Kween
[New Vision]THE Uganda Athletes Federation (UAF) has established a permanent training camp for long distance runners in Kween district.
- Tanzania: Local Runners Challenged to Raise Bar at Kilimanjaro Marathon
[Daily News]TANZANIAN athletes, who are expected to take part in this year’s Kilimanjaro Marathon, have been challenged to make sure that they win in all the categories of the internationally-applauded event in order to restore the country’s sports respect.
- Tanzania: IAAF Top Official Pledges to 'Bring the World to Nation'
[Daily News]FORMER world 1,500 metres record holder Englishman Sebastian Coe is determine to campaign for Africa and Tanzania in particular, for it to host the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) organised World Athletics Championships.
Japan Running News
- Shibui Looking for "Good Race" at Nagoya Women's Marathonhttp://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/etc/news/20120205-OHT1T00234.htm
translated by Brett Larner
Taking time at her intensive training camp on the island of Miyako in Okinawa to talk about her target of making the London Olympics women’s marathon team when she runs next month’s Nagoya Women’s Marathon, former national record holder Yoko Shibui (Team Mitsui Sumitomo Kaijo) said, “I’m rounding into
- Kenyan Cosmas Ondiba to Take Position at Nanyo City Hallhttp://www.47news.jp/CN/201202/CN2012020401002077.html
translated by Brett Larner
Having broken the Third Stage record at last month’s Hakone Ekiden, Yamanashi Gakuin University Kenyan senior Cosmas Ondiba is set to take a job at Nanyo City Hall in Yamagata prefecture following his graduation this spring. According to Yamanashi Gakuin University head coach Masahito Ueda, Ondiba will be a
- Team Toyota Scores Course Record at 66th Meigi Ekidenby Brett Larner
2011 New Year Ekiden national champion Team Toyota added another win to its resume, running 2:30:45 to set the course record at the 66th running of the six-stage, 52.6 km Meigi Ekiden, Feb. 5 in Nagoya. Runner-up Team Toyota Boshoku also went under the old course record, recording a time of 2:31:58. Suzuki Hamamatsu AC, featuring the superb Martin Mathathi and Toyota Boshoku’s
- Kisorio Wins Deepest-Ever Marugame International Half-Marathonby Brett Larner
Like other races across the country, the 2012 Kagawa Marugame International Half Marathon was fortunate to have ideal conditions for a historic men’s race. Sub-59 Kenyan Matthew Kisorio had little trouble with the win, running a minute ahead of Japan-based Daniel Gitau (Kenya/Team Fujitsu) but missing both the course record of 59:48 and Samuel Wanjiru’s Japanese all-comers’
- Njoroge Wins 2012 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathonby Brett Larner
A developmental race in its 61st running, the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon lucked out with almost windless conditions conducive to fast times. The large lead pack ran consistently at just sub-2:09 pace through much of the race, whittling down to a final pack of eight at its ultimate stage. First-timers Yakob Jarso (Ethiopia), the former Ethiopian 3000 mSC national record holder
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