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  1. Xiang defeats Robles as hurdling rivalry resumes

    SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Feb 18, 2012

    BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) -- Liu Xiang beat Dayron Robles in a resumption of their hurdling rivalry before the London Olympics, and Lerone Clarke upstaged Jamaican rival Asafa Powell in the 60-meter sprint at the Birmingham Grand Prix on Saturday. Xiang… Full Story »

  2. Williams's High-Jump Dominance Carries Into New Meet at Garden

    New York Times Action Sports &bull Jan 29, 2012

    Williams, 28, won the men's high-jump event at the U.S. Open Track and Field meet with relative ease Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, and for him, it was a satisfactory start to a year in which everyone's sights are firmly set on summer and the London Olympics.… Full Story »


  3. 2012 US Open Press Conf, 1/26: Asafa Powell, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Nesta Carter and Dawn Harper, release, notes by Larry Eder

    RunBlogRun &bull Jan 28, 2012

    Asafa Powell told RBR that he wants to be "around long enough to double my number of sub ten second 100 meter races." For Asafa, it is all about the respect. Fit, he should do well at the US Open over 50 meters, as his race is all about his start. Veronica Campbell-Brown loves to compete. VCB was not surprised by her fast 100 meters in Ostrava last year, she just saw things she could improve! Nesta Carter is one of the best sprinters in the world. He just happens to be from Jamaica and is running with Yohan Blake,… Full Story »

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  4. Kenenisa Bekele: the art of persuasion, by Alfons Juck, note by Larry Eder

    RunBlogRun &bull Jan 27, 2012

    Kenenisa Bekele, photo by PhotoRun.net (Belgacom Van Damme Brussels 2011 DL)It is Thursday evening, and I am in the Affinia Hotel, in New York City. Long day of travel into the Big Apple. Started at 3 am in Fort Atkinson,… Full Story »

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  5. 2012 US Open: January 28, 2012, release, updated high school miles and relays!, note by Larry Eder

    RunBlogRun &bull Jan 25, 2012

    The 2012 U.S. Open, to be held in Madison Square Gardens will feature a tight schedule, going from 7 pm to 9.55 pm, on Saturday night, January 28, 2012. The meet features some great clashes for early season indoor track & field, and for the 2012 season as well! We encourage all to get tickets and visit the MSG ( you have to be at an indoor track & field meet to believe it). If you can not do that, then watch the US Open on… Full Story »

  6. Bolt, Blake Set Sizzling Times at Van Damme

    New York Times Action Sports &bull Sep 17, 2011

    BRUSSELS (AP) - Usain Bolt ran the season's fastest time of 9.76 seconds in the 100 meters at the Van Damme Memorial on Friday and was still upstaged by Jamaican training partner Yohan Blake, who powered his way to the… Full Story »

  7. Usain Bolt runs fastest 100 meters of the year

    SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Sep 16, 2011

    BRUSSELS (AP) -- Usain Bolt ran the season's fastest time in the 100 meters at the Van Damme Memorial on Friday but was upstaged by fellow-Jamaican Yohan Blake, who had the second fastest 200 in history. Bolt came from behind… Full Story »

  8. Calculating 4100 meter Relay Potential

    SpeedEndurance.com &bull Sep 6, 2011

    My calculations uses the best 4 times of each athlete from their season best (not personal best), subtract 1 second due to acceleration out of the blocks for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th leg, and add 0.1 sec for each of… Full Story »

  9. 2011 World Champs/Daegu: Day 9, Session 2: A WR and a fall, the Men's 4 x 100m, Elliott Denman

    RunBlogRun &bull Sep 5, 2011

    Just as the curtain was coming down on the 13th World Championships of Track and Field - 47 events, 24 for men, 23 for women, spread over nine days and eight nights - the meet delivered its best and its worst, all within a matter of seconds Sunday night at Daegu Stadium. It took 37.04 seconds for the Jamaica quartet of Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan… Full Story »


  10. Bolt leads Jamaica to 4x100 world record

    SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Sep 4, 2011

    DAEGU, South Korea (AP) -- In one whirlwind week, Usain Bolt turned the biggest disappointment of his career into another golden show capped with a world record even he believed was not within him this year. After opening with a false start in 100 final last Sunday, Usain Bolt again produced the amazing in his closing race of the world championships - anchoring Jamaica to… Full Story »


  11. 2011 World Champs/Daegu: Men's 100 meters: Bolt False Starts, Yohan Blake Wins 100m, Dix Silver and Kim Collins (Yes, that Kim Collins), bronze, by Larry Eder

    RunBlogRun &bull Aug 28, 2011

    Yohan Blake, 2011 WC 100m gold medalist, photo by PhotoRun.netAs one producer just told me, that the whole 100 meters just makes great TV, and it will! For the ages! Usain Bolt, clowning around, 2011 WC first round, photo by… Full Story »

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  12. 2011 World Champs/Daegu: Day 1, Session 2: Qualifying, by Larry Eder

    RunBlogRun &bull Aug 28, 2011

    Probably the biggest surprise in the evening session of qualifying was the disqualification of Christine Ohuruogu, the 2007 WC at 400 meters and Olympic gold medlasit at 400 meters. She had not had a good season, fraught with injuries, and her race at AVIVA London was just a nightmare. Brittney Reese, 2011 WC Daegu, photo by PhotoRun.netBrittney Reese gave herself a scare when she jumped 6.41m, and fouled, and after her second jump… Full Story »

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  13. Can Bolt live up to hype at London Games?

    SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Jul 27, 2011

    In some ways, very little has changed in the four years since Usain Bolt evolved sprinting. When it comes time to introduce Bolt at an international track meet anywhere on the planet, the stadium falls into anticipatory silence. A steadicam operator trains his lens on Bolt, who then puts on a little show. Sometimes he feigns slicking back his hair. Sometimes he runs through a series of hand… Full Story »


  14. 2011 Herculis Monaco: Farah Runs 12:53.11 WL, sets NR, Lagat runs 12:53.60, sets AR, results, notes by Larry Eder

    RunBlogRun &bull Jul 23, 2011

    The 2011 Herculis Monaco meeting, the tenth of fourteen Samsung Diamond League meetings to be held in 2011, was another fine example of tremendous competitions leading up to the Daegu World Championships, now just over 40 days away! Mo Farah, 2011 Nike Pre Classic, photo by PhotoRun.netOne of the big stories of the season is the emergence of 2010 European Champion at 5,000m and 10,000m, Mo Farah, who has continued to… Full Story »

  15. Bolt Wins 100 Meters in Monaco in Worlds Tuneup

    New York Times Action Sports &bull Jul 22, 2011

    MONACO (AP) - Usain Bolt overcame a tentative start to win the 100 meters in 9.88 seconds at the Monaco Diamond League meet Friday, beating a strong field in a tuneup for next month's world championships. Nesta Carter of Jamaica was second in 9.90 and Michael Rodgers of the… Full Story »

  16. Bolt takes first in 100 meters at Monaco tuneups

    SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Jul 22, 2011

    MONACO (AP) -- Usain Bolt overcame a tentative start to win the 100 meters in 9.88 seconds at the Monaco Diamond League meet Friday, beating a strong field in a tuneup for next month's world championships. Nesta Carter of Jamaica was second in 9.90 and Michael Rodgers of the U.S.… Full Story »

  17. Usain Bolt hopes to defend titles and avoid injury

    SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Jul 21, 2011

    MONACO (AP) -- Usain Bolt claims he'll be happy to successfully defend both sprint titles and stay injury-free at the world championships, ruling out the prospect of lowering his 100-meter world record. The Jamaican will take on European champion Christophe Lemaitre of France and teammates Nesta… Full Story »

  18. 2011 Jamaica International Invitational, May 7, 2011, Official results, courtesy of IAAF.org, note by Larry Eder

    RunBlogRun &bull May 8, 2011

    What a weekend of track & field! The season has opened with a bang, gently prodding athlete, coach and track fan to note that this is a World Championship year. One is only as good as their last race....now, the road to Daegu is only months away and less than 500 days to 2012 London! Blake, Gatlin, Moseley, 2010 Rovereto Meeting, photo by PhotoRun.netYohan Blake has come out the door, blasting… Full Story »

  19. Gatlin returns to U.S. competition at Penn Relays

    SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull May 1, 2011

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Former Olympic champion Justin Gatlin ran in the 400-meter relay at the Penn Relays on Saturday, his first competition in the United States since testing positive for a banned substance in 2006. With Powell running the leadoff… Full Story »

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