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Europe's brutal cold may allow Elfstedentocht, 125-mile skating marathon, to ... - Public Radio International PRI
Google News: Marathon &bull Today
Skaters prepare to being the 1954 running of the Elfstedentocht, a skating race that can only be run irregularly - when the temperatures are so cold that the canals are frozen. Photo from Polygoon Hollands Nieuws via Wikimedia Commons, cc-by-sa. The Elfstedentocht is a 125-mile race on… Full Story »
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Smock, Dilling Receive Development Grants
Down the Backstretch &bull Today
2011 USA triple jump champion Amanda Smock and former USA high jump champ Jim Dilling were among 20 athletes receiving Elite Athlete Development Grants from the USA Track & Field Foundation. The grantees received $3500 grants to support their training.… Full Story »
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Brief Chat: Abdi Abdirahman, 4-Time Olympian
Runner's World - Shoes and Gear &bull Today
By Peter Gambaccini Photo by Victah Sailer Abdi Abdirahman placed third in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston on January 14 in 2:09:47. He'll be joining Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall to constitute the American men's marathon trio at… Full Story »
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Remembering Geoff Hollister...
Paul Merca &bull Yesterday
Track and field lost one of its biggest friends Monday morning with the passing of Geoff Hollister after a years-long battle with colorectal cancer, just days after celebrating his 66th birthday Friday. Hollister was one of Nike's original employees, hired by Phil Knight to sell Tiger shoes for Blue Ribbon Sports out of his car on commission in the mid-1960s. When Blue Ribbon Sports lost the US distribution rights to Tiger in the early 1970s, Hollister became one of the faces of the company eventually known as Nike, getting the word out, along with University of Oregon graduate Steve Prefontaine… Full Story »
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DISC Sports & Spine Center Sponsors Eight Team USA Hopefuls for 2012 Olympic Games in London, release, note by Larry Eder
RunBlogRun &bull YesterdayLoLo Jones, 2012 US Open, photo by PhotoRun.netOn Saturday, January 28, LoLo Jones ran her first race, after her back surgery last summer. And that was for a world class athlete!" That hard work, and recovery lead to LoLo winning the 50m hurdles in US Open. Running the fastest time over the seldom run distance in a decade, LoLo told the media afterwards that she felt great and gave kudoes to the DISC Sports & Spine Center. LoLo, as of February 6, has now won four straight races, her most recent on Sunday evening, February 5, in Moscow, Russia, where… Full Story »
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Kalmer targets Olympic marathon - SPORT24
Google News: Marathon &bull Yesterday
Independent Online Kalmer targets Olympic marathon SPORT24 Johannesburg - South Africa's leading female marathon runner, Rene Kalmer, has channelled all her focus this year on one race - the Olympic marathon . Kalmer, 31, has competed five times over the… Full Story »
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Clyde Hart's 200/400M Sprint Training Program
SpeedEndurance.com &bull Yesterday
Clyde Hart's 200/400M Sprint Training Program Clyde Hart's resume at the NCAA and Olympic level proves his method works for the athletes he recruits. I've seen Clyde in person at several conferences, and the room is always silent with his… Full Story »
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Sebastian Coe wants to see Africa host Olympics
SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Yesterday
Coe, the middle-distance great who heads the organizing committee for the London Games, said Africa is a powerhouse in running events and deserves to host a world championships in athletics, first, and eventually the Olympics. We want to build a… Full Story »
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World Cup races in Sochi will test Olympic courses
SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Yesterday
Following three days of training runs, World Cup racing begins with a men's downhill and super-combined Saturday and Sunday, followed by the same events for women a week later. We only give them one test so that it works," said men's World Cup director Gunter Hujara. "If we gave them two chances, then the… Full Story »
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Anjali - Elite Wheelchair Champion and Ambassador for United States Olympic ... - MarketWatch (press release)
Google News: Marathon &bull Yesterday
PHOENIX, Feb 7, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- January -- warm Arizona weather -- a new half marathon course for the PF Chang's Rock and Roll Marathon -- and finishing in first place with a personal record was the creme on top. Anjali Forber-Pratt, Paralympic medalist competed in her first Boston Marathon in 2011 and finished fourth. She went on to win the Indianapolis Half Marathon then set her sights on the Rock and Roll Arizona.… Full Story »
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Vonn off to fast start, opens big World Cup lead
SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Yesterday
The Olympic downhill champion may be going through a divorce with her husband and may be dealing with persistent rumors over who she's dating, but the distractions have hardly affected her performance on the hill. Vonn is off to one of the best starts of her career, leading the World Cup overall standings by a whopping 482 points as she tries to claim the title back from friend and top rival Maria Hoefl-Riesch… Full Story »
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Super Bowl - Slacklining Gains Stage in Madonna's Halftime Show
New York Times Action Sports &bull Yesterday
Andy Lewis makes his living performing an extreme and obscure form of tightrope walking known as slacklining. He has appeared on Japanese game shows, MTV and the Italian version of Guinness World Records. But until Sunday, he and his sport had never appeared before an audience like the one commanded by Madonna at halftime of the… Full Story »
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Felix-VCB Rivalry Re-ignites at USA Track & Field Classic
Cal Track and Running News &bull Feb 6, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS - The most celebrated sprint rivalry in women's track and field kicks off in the 2012 Olympic year when American Allyson Felix and Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown run the 60 meters this Saturday at the USA Track & Field Classic… Full Story »
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Team Toyota Scores Course Record at 66th Meigi Ekiden
Japan Running News &bull Feb 6, 2012
Suzuki Hamamatsu AC, featuring the superb Martin Mathathi and Toyota Boshoku's former ace Yusei Nakao, had an improvement over last year's performance thanks to the addition of Nakao, finishing 3rd in 2:32:34. Defending champion Team Aichi Seiko was only 4th in 2:33:55. Nakao led off strongly for Suzuki, winning the first stage with a few seconds… Full Story »
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Anna Chicherova clears 2.06m! by Alfons Juck, note by Larry Eder
RunBlogRun &bull Feb 6, 2012Anna Chicherova is now the second highest jumper EVER indoors, with her fine clearance of 2.06 meters in Arnstandt, Germany on February 4, 2012. She ranks only behind Kasja Bergvist, the great Swedish jumper, who has the 2.08 indoor WR. CHICHEROVA OVER 206ARNSTADT (GER, Feb 4): Russian world champion Anna Chicherova remains unbeaten since July 10 last year in Birmingham (lost to Blanka Vlasic on countback 199). That… Full Story »
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TV Sports: Pregame Show by NBC Typically Overblown
New York Times Action Sports &bull Feb 6, 2012
There were moments - well, some were much longer than moments - on Sunday when NBC's Super Bowl pregame show felt as if it were headed into a quality abyss. Test your ability to look into the future and answer questions about Super Bowl XLVI. If you answer the most questions correctly, you could win an Apple iPad 2. It is an abyss that other networks have stepped into because of the nature of these bloated,… Full Story »
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Former Olympic Trials contenders win Melbourne and Beaches Marathon - Florida Today
Google News: Marathon &bull Feb 5, 2012
Former Olympic Trials contenders win Melbourne and Beaches Marathon Florida Today Raw video: Melbourne and Beaches Marathon start: The Melbourne and Beaches Marathon gets going. Posted Feb. 5, 2012 Runners take part in today's marathon . / Craig Rubadoux, FLORIDA… Full Story »
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American Mancuso gets super-G win; Vonn DNFs
SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Feb 5, 2012
Julia Mancuso (above) followed up Lindsey Vonn's win on Saturday, marking the first time two American women have won World Cup races in consecutive days since 2006. GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Julia Mancuso's wait for her first win of the season is over.… Full Story »
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Former Olympic Trials contenders win Melbourne and Beaches Marathon
Yahoo! News Marathon Running &bull Feb 5, 2012
Former U.S. Olympic Trials contenders Mbarak Hussein and Sonya Friend-Uhl won the U.S. Track and Field Masters Half-Marathon men's and women's national championships Sunday morning in the State Farm Melbourne and the Beaches Marathon and Half-Marathon. Full Story »
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Coolboy wins SA Marathon Champs - SPORT24
Google News: Marathon &bull Feb 5, 2012
Coolboy wins SA Marathon Champs SPORT24 Johannesburg - Coolboy Ngamole made a strong bid for the country's Olympic Games squad on Sunday, setting his second qualifying time to win the SA Marathon Championships in George. Ngamole, who won the SA… Full Story »
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