Regional

Wineberg Wins Gold in 4 x 400 Meter Relay

ROeditor — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:32:38 +0000

Former University of Cincinnati and Walnut Hills High School runner Mary Wineberg clocked 51.0 for her opening leg, positioning the U.S. just behind Russia, along with Jamaica and Great Britain. The women’s 4 x 400 meter team went on to run the fastest time in fifteen years with their 3:18.54 to win.

Bryan Clay "The World's Greatest Athlete" by Larry Eder

ROeditor — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:25:12 +0000

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

Fountain awarded silver medal in heptathlon

ROeditor — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:02:21 +0000

Ohio’s Hyleas Fountain was awarded the silver medal in the women's heptathlon, in a ceremony held in the Olympic Village on August 23rd. USOC Chief of Sport Performance Steve Roush made the presentation to Fountain, who was moved up from third to second when original silver medalist Lyudmila Blonska tested positive for the substance methyltestosterone, her second doping offense.

Payne wins Silver, US sweeps 400 meters

ROeditor — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:52:22 +0000

Former University of Cincinnati and Wyoming High School athlete David Payne wins the Silver in the 110 meter hurdles. With world record holder Dayron Robles of Cuba heavily favored, many predicted the race for second and third would be most compelling. Americans came away with both spots.

The 2007 World Outdoor bronze medalist, David Payne started strongly and held on as Robles sped through the 10-hurdle race. Robles broke clear of the field to win in 12.93, with Payne second in 13.17. After a somewhat conservative start, David Oliver moved strongly over the final three hurdles, nearly nipping Payne but finishing third in 13.18.

Bolt breaks MJs WR; Team USA adds two silver, one bronze

ROeditor — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:38:55 +0000

(USATF Release) BEIJING - Jamaican phenom Usain Bolt stole the show once again, and Team USA brought its medal tally to 14 thanks to the men's 200m and women's 400 hurdles, Wednesday night at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium.

Bolt continues to amaze; medal confusion

Barringer sets American Record in Steeplechase

ROeditor — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:57:52 +0000

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.

Team USA takes two bronze as Bolt shatters 100 WR

ROeditor — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:38:16 +0000

Hyleas Fountain (Kettering, Ohio) became the only American woman other than Jackie Joyner-Kersee ever to win an Olympic medal in the heptathlon, coming away with a bronze-medal performance of 6,619 points.

Flanagan scores unbelievable bronze; Cantwell takes silver

ROeditor — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:23:36 +0000

(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 Women's Distance Runners/Race Walkers Ready to Challenge in Beijing

ROeditor — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:16:38 +0000

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.

Keep up with all running in Ohio and the Midwest.

ROeditor — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:53:38 +0000

There are a number of new items on the RUNOHIO site including a place for photos – under Galleries - http://www.runohio.com/show/galleries, and our new Blog page - http://www.runohio.com/aggregator/sources. Also, list your race on the RUNOHIO/Running Network Searchable Calendar – http://www.rncalendar.com/creator/login.asp