August 2008
Bryan Clay "The World's Greatest Athlete" by Larry Eder
In an interview the day after Bryan Clay won his Olympic gold medal in the decathlon, Bryan gave us his philosophy of achieving success in the ten event challenge for both heart and soul, " The winner of the decathlon is the athlete who makes the least mistakes." Well put, Bryan, but that gives little indication of what this amazing athlete did in winning the Beijing Decathlon, which man
Barringer sets American Record in Steeplechase
Jenny Barringer lowered her own American record in the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase, the first time the event has been contested on the Olympic stage. Running a stride ahead of teammate Anna Willard (Ann Arbor, Mich.) for most of the race, Barringer finished in 9:22.26 to break her own AR of 9:22.70, set July 20 in Heusden, Belgium. Willard was 10th in 9:25.63.
Flanagan scores unbelievable bronze; Cantwell takes silver
(USATF Press Release) BEIJING - It was anything but easy for either athlete, but Shalane Flanagan (Pittsboro, N.C.) overcame incredible odds to take bronze in the greatest women's 10,000m in history, and Christian Cantwell (Columbia, Mo.) persevered to win his first career Olympic medal, a silver in the men's shot put, Friday evening at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium.
Team USA's men's distance runners/race walkers ready to challenge in Beijing
(Press Release) INDIANAPOLIS - Olympic Trials champions Bernard Lagat, Ryan Hall, Nick Symmonds and Abdi Abdirahman are poised and ready to lead America's men's middle and long distance competitors against the world this month at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Team USA's Women's Distance Runners/Race Walkers Ready to Challenge in Beijing
From USATF press release (Indianapolis, IN) Team USA's Shalane Flanagan, Kara Goucher, Deena Kastor, Anna Willard, Hazel Clark and Jenny Barringer are a few of the standout women's middle and long distance runners to watch for at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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Beijing Olympics Official site: http://en.beijing2008.cn
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Who Is Your Inspiration?
By Richard Ferguson, PhD/Running Journal - June 2008 / Maybe you’ve been running for a couple or years of maybe you’ve been running for 20. No matter how long you’ve been a “runner,” think back to when you first got involved in the sport. Was there one particular individual that you really admired and served as a type of role model to get you started running?