Olympic Finals: Saturday, August 11

by | Sports

Each day I will be listing the medal competitions for the day, along with which athletes from the United States are competing in that event. Today’s Olympic Finals in Track & Field are: Men’s 50 Kilometer Race Walk at 4:00 AM EDT John Nuun Women’s 20...

Men’s 4×400 American Record may be voided

by | News

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....

The Spirit of the Marathon – a 130 Mile Relay

by | Movies

How far would you run to see a movie? Last week, there was a 1 night showing of The Spirit of the Marathon in 1 theater here in Maine. Crow Athletics and the Spudland Racers got together to send some runners down to Brunswick to catch the movie last Thursday evening....

Coast to Coast book review

by | Books, Reviews

This week I am giving away a free copy of Coast to Coast; just leave a comment describing a story about running for a chance to win. Coast to Coast is about the November 2004 relay run by the cross country team of the Rochester Institute of Technology. They began the...