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Jamaica to USA » “Bring It On!“

By Blaine Moore on Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 | 2 Comments

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 [...]

The US Challenges Jamaica to a Dual Meet Series

By Blaine Moore on Monday, March 9th, 2009 | 6 Comments

Now this has to be one of the coolest things I’ve heard about in the past couple of years. Doug Logan, the USATF CEO, hand delivered a proposal to the Jamaican NACAC Representative Teddy McCook. The proposal calls for a pair of dual meets between the two countries, one on US soil and one on [...]

Bob Fine was killed while running before dawn on Wednesday

By Blaine Moore on Friday, December 5th, 2008 | 6 Comments

Bob Fine of Delray Beach, Florida was a long time USATF volunteer and a member of the Masters Track & Field Hall of Fame. He was killed Wednesday morning in Reno, Nevada while out for a jog before the 2008 USATF Annual Convention. He was 77 years old. “Bob’s contribution to USA Track & Field [...]

USATF Restructuring In Progress

By Blaine Moore on Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 | No Comments

The USATF is in the process of restructuring and is seeking input from its members. Here are the most relevant changes that are being considered, followed by my opinion on what these changes mean: Youth Division A youth division is being created to place more of an emphasis on developing elite talent in the country [...]

Update » Nike Is Going to Announce Arien O’Connell As A Winner

By Blaine Moore on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 | 15 Comments

Last night, I explained my reasons why I think that Ariel O’Connell did not win the Nike Women’s Marathon this past weekend. After all, she wasn’t the first to cross the finish line. Thanks to a thoughtful reader, though, it appears as though Nike might be changing their minds. Here’s the reply he received through [...]

Would you share a win?

By Blaine Moore on Monday, August 4th, 2008 | 4 Comments

Imagine that you are in a race, and you have been working with another runner for many miles. You know that you are both running faster than you could have alone, and there’s a $1000 pot for the first place finish. Would you be able to share that win, and the pot, or would you [...]

Men’s 4×400 American Record may be voided

By Blaine Moore on Friday, August 1st, 2008 | 5 Comments

In 1998, Jerome Young, Antonio Pettigrew, Tyree Washington and Michael Johnson set the American 4x400m record with a time of 2:54.20. That record is in discussions to be removed, with the 2:54.29 that was run in the 1993 World Outdoor Championships getting reinstated. Young was banned for life in 2004, and Pettigrew has recently admitted [...]

Should President Bush pardon Marion Jones?

By Blaine Moore on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 | 6 Comments

USATF CEO Douglas Logan has written an open letter to President Bush urging him not to pardon Marion Jones for her illegal and unethical activities over the past decade. I can not agree with him more and I plan on writing to the white house with my thoughts on the matter. Marion Jones broke the [...]

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Posts Tagged ‘USATF’

Jamaica to USA » “Bring It On!“

The US Challenges Jamaica to a Dual Meet Series

Bob Fine was killed while running before dawn on Wednesday

USATF Restructuring In Progress

Update » Nike Is Going to Announce Arien O’Connell As A Winner

Would you share a win?

Men’s 4×400 American Record may be voided

Should President Bush pardon Marion Jones?

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