President Bush has approached the senate, looking for approval on a bill that deals with doping in international competition. “Ratifying the convention will solidify our nation’s place as a leader in the worldwide effort to rid athletics of cheating through chemistry,” White House press secretary Dana Perino said in a written statement. U.S. Olympic Committee…
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about do-it-yourself home exercise implements throughout February and March. Scott starts us off this week with almost a dozen do-it-yourself grip tools that you can build cheaply at home. My favorite implement that he describes has to be the…
Race directors that want to insure and sanction their races through the RRCA or USATF know that they need to begin enforcing the “No Headphone” rules at their races. The RRCA has decided that the main problem isn’t necessarily enforcement, it’s education, and so they have designed a handy logo that race directors can put…
I have scheduled the second marathon questions call for next week. The call be on Tuesday, February 19th, at 8:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time. If you would like to ask a question for me to answer on the call, or if you would like the call in details, then go here to sign up for…
Photo byRefracted Moments™ This week last year, I claimed that caffeine is worse for you than alcohol or tobacco. I fully admit that I’m prejudiced, but at least here in the United States I think that caffeine poses more of a public health issue than either of the other two drugs. I also listed my…
Not being a part of the Coast to Coast run back in 2004 is one of the few regrets that I have in my life, which is a large part of why I like to share news about it even 4 years later. The other reason that I like to discuss it, of course, is…
The Court for Arbitration of Sport is looking for a new president, and two names have been floated. The first is Geneva-based lawyer Robert Briner. The other nominee? Former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, Dick Pound. He was nominated by the International Olympic Committee, and a vote could come as early as April on…
Many fans and athletes are getting fed up with the seemingly constant stream of doping scandals that have been hurting the sport of Track & Field over the past few years. Tyson Gay wants to do something about it. He has offered a guarantee that nobody will ever find any illegal substances in his body….
It didn’t really occur to me yesterday as I was running or in the short amount of time that I had to write about the race between the race cleanup and the Super Bowl, but yesterday’s 10 miler included 4 women who are competing in the Olympic Marathon Trials in April. That’s some pretty neat.
Photo by Jim HarrisMaurice Green, who has won the 100 meter race in both world championship and Olympic races, has decided to hang up his spikes in order to pursue coaching and business opportunities. “Today I’m officially announcing my retirement from the sport. I don’t think I can have that mental battle with myself coming…