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Archive for March, 2009


Jamaica to USA » “Bring It On!

It has been less than a month since USATF CEO Doug Logan challenged the JAAA to a dual meet series pitting the two nations best sprinters, jumpers and hurdlers against one another in team competition. The meets have been scheduled, and will happen in May and June of 2010. That will give the USATF and [...]

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Naked Pole Vaulter Romaine Mesnil Seeks Sponsorship

Romain Mesnil’s contract with Nike expired last year and wasn’t renewed. “It was probably for budgetary and strategic reasons. It’s the crisis,” Mesnil said. Mesnil is one of the best pole vaulters in France, right now. So what’s the best method to find a new sponsor? Apparently, running naked through the streets of Paris with [...]

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What does a family of ducks have to do with ultramarathons?

The following article was written by Christian Griffith, a member of the Georgia Ultrarunning and Trail Running Society. He already has over a dozen marathon or longer races scheduled for this year alone. His next race is tomorrow morning in the ING Georgia Marathon. You can read more about him at his blog, run100miles.com Can [...]

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L.L. Bean 10k Is Filling Up In Record Time

Registration is going quick for the L.L. Bean 10k. When registration opened on Tuesday, it only took until noon before the last pair of free shoes was taken. As of this morning, a scant 48 hours later, there have been over 700 registrations which means that the free shirts are also gone now. If you [...]

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Don’t Forget – The Next Coaching Session is Tomorrow Night (Wednesday)

Don’t forget to sign up if you haven’t already for tomorrow night’s coaching session! We’ll be starting promptly at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The phone call is absolutely free (your carrier may charge you but I won’t) and I’ll be grilling Mike on how he raises as much money as he does by running [...]

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Cross Country Running to be Considered for 2014 Olympics

Last September, Bekele, Tergat, and Gebrselassie wrote an open letter to the International Olympic Committee to try to get cross country reinstated into the Olympic Games. Cross country was originally removed after the 1924 Paris Games when unseasonably hot weather combined with the course going by an industrial chimney spewing noxious fumes led to 23 [...]

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Free Running Shoes to 400 Runners at L.L. Bean 10k Again

Once again, the L.L. Bean 4th of July 10k is going to give away free running shoes to registered runners. The first 400 runners will receive a pair of New Balance 1063 running shoes, their premium neutral-cushioning training shoe. It retails for $125, so if this is a shoe that you can wear then it [...]

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Have You Ever Run For A Charity?

When you race, do you do it for yourself, or do you raise money for others? If you don’t raise money and donate it to charity, then why not? Has it never occurred to you? Did you have trouble deciding who to raise money for? Did you get stuck at the point where you needed [...]

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