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Will cross country racing return to the Olympics?

By Blaine Moore on Friday, September 12th, 2008 | 3 Comments

Kenenisa Bekele, Haile Gebrselassie, and Paul Tergat have written an open letter to IOC President Jacques Rogge in an effort to return cross country running to either the Summer or Winter Olympics. Here’s a copy of that letter: AN OPEN LETTER to the President of the IOC, Mr. Jacques Rogge and president of the IAAF, [...]

Video » Post-Olympic Marathon Interviews

By Blaine Moore on Sunday, August 31st, 2008 | 4 Comments

Flotrack has some great Olympic coverage and athlete interviews. Here are what the 3 Americans had to say about their performances in the Olympic Marathon:

2^nd Annual Maine Coach & Athlete Cross Country Clinic (Part IV: Meet the Athletes)

By Blaine Moore on Thursday, August 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments

The 2nd annual Maine Coach and Athlete Cross Country Clinic was on August 18th, 2008 at the University of Southern Maine. This is the third part of my reporting on the clinic; the first part was about injury prevention and treatment, the second part was about nutrition basics and fueling, and the third part was [...]

A Little Background on Brian Sell

By Blaine Moore on Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment

So how exactly does an Olympic Marathoner spend his days leading up to what will hopefully be one of the greatest races of his career? The folks over at Flotrack sent a camera crew to the Rochester Hills Home Depot in Rochester, Michigan to find out:

The Armchair Olympics Update

By Blaine Moore on Sunday, August 17th, 2008 | 1 Comment

This has been a jam-packed weekend; there was a lot going on! If only NBC actually broadcast the races, I’d be all set. I’d sit there and watch commercial after commercial. First, the women’s marathon. I almost cried when Deena Kastor broke her foot barely 3 miles into the race. Magdalena Lewy Boulet made it [...]

Liliana Popescu barred from Olympics for Doping

By Blaine Moore on Thursday, July 10th, 2008 | No Comments

Liliana Popescu is one of the fastest 1500m runners in the world this year, clocking 4:00.35 at at a grand prix meet in Bucharest a few days before the indoor world championships. Unfortunately, she is probably not going to be able to display her talents on the world stage. Romania does not want to break [...]

Tyson Gay Updates

By Blaine Moore on Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 | No Comments

It was not too long ago that Tyson Gay ran the fastest 100 meters that any human has ever done. He had the assistance of a good tailwind, which will keep him out of the record books, but that is still impressive none the less. Even so, he is stronger in the 200 meter distance [...]

A Great Show in the Olympic Trials 800m

By Blaine Moore on Monday, July 7th, 2008 | No Comments

Were you watching the 800 meter race in the Olympic Trials the other day? If not, you missed a great show. I’ve included a video after the break of the race. The first 2 and a half minutes are athlete introductions, and the gun goes off right at the 2:30 mark. The race lasts less [...]

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Posts Tagged ‘Olympics’

Will cross country racing return to the Olympics?

Video » Post-Olympic Marathon Interviews

2^nd Annual Maine Coach & Athlete Cross Country Clinic (Part IV: Meet the Athletes)

A Little Background on Brian Sell

The Armchair Olympics Update

Liliana Popescu barred from Olympics for Doping

Tyson Gay Updates

A Great Show in the Olympic Trials 800m

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