t-and-f: American athletes racing ahead but fans are left behind

From: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2005/08/22/somj22.xmlsSheet=/sport/2005/08/22/ixothspt.html American athletes racing ahead but fans are left behind By Michael Johnson (Filed: 22/08/2005) There was a lot of talk during the recent World Championships about the great

t-and-f: USATF CLUB National Championships - A REMINDER

A REMINDER: Entries are due for the USATF National Club Championships (7/16/05 in New York City) by July 8, or athletes will incur a late charge of $30 to enter the Meet. ($20.00 vs $50.00) With the existing entries, the fields will be the best by far since this Meet was initiated in 2001. Note

t-and-f: Car Bomb Explodes Near Potential Madrid Games Venue

Car Bomb Explodes Near Potential Madrid Games Venue No Damage After Warning Call From Group Accused of Targeting City's 2012 Effort By MAR ROMAN, AP MADRID, Spain (June 25) - A car bomb exploded Saturday near Madrid's track and field arena following a warning call by the armed Basque group ETA,

t-and-f: Hammer Throw on Friday, June 24, 5:00pm at Icahn Stadium, NYC

The USATF Association Championship scheduled for Sunday, June 26th at Icahn Stadium, Randall's Island, New York City, has a conflict with another event in the Hammer Throw area. The Throws are contested outside of the stadium on the horizontal jumps side of the track. The facility has therefore

t-and-f: False starts might soon be a thing of the past

False starts might soon be a thing of the past By Len Johnson AUS April 13, 2005 The Melbourne Commonwealth Games could be the first major outdoor meeting in the world to be conducted under a sudden-death false start rule. Under a rule change to be considered by the IAAF before this year's world

t-and-f: Sport or science: who's winning?

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Sport-or-science-whos-winning/2005/03/24/525293808.html?oneclick=trueFrom: Sport or science: who's winning? March 25, 2005 Superhuman athletes created by gene therapy may not be too far away, writes Paul Farhi. Steroids have long been the word on everyone's

t-and-f: USATFJO's Eastern Zone Indoor Championship Feb 27 - Online Entry

Online Entry for the USATF Junior Olympics Eastern Zone Indoor Track Field Championship to be held on February 27, 2005 at the New Balance Armory Track Center in New York City, is now available at, www.directathletics.com/view_meet.html?meet_hnd=2071sport=track or link from

t-and-f: New Balance Games New York City Indoor Jan 22, 2005 Selected Results

Held at: New Balance Track Field Center, New York City On Saturday, January 22, 2005 Elite Men's Mile Run 1 Elakanah Angwenyi 03:59.38 Kenya Nike 2 James Thie 04:00.06 Nyac Wales 3 Scott McGowan 04:00.58 New Balance 4 Adrian Blincoe 04:01.68 New Zealand-New Balance 5 Alexandr Skvortsov

t-and-f: Arthur Lydiard

The guru of distance running coaches Arthur Lydiard died today in Houston of a suspected heart attack aged 87. He was on a lecturing tour of the United States His methods, developed in the 50's, probably still have a profound influence on much of today's training programs we currently use.

t-and-f: BBC TO WEBCAST ATHENS GAMES LIVE

BBC TO WEBCAST ATHENS GAMES LIVE The British Broadcasting Corp. is planning live Web coverage of the Summer Olympics from Athens beginning Aug. 13. We will be maximizing our rights deal to provide video coverage for U.K. broadband users, Aashish Chandarana, broadband project manager for BBC

t-and-f: Montgomery can compete in U.S. Olympic trials - USATF

Montgomery can compete in U.S. Olympic trials - USATF By Gene Cherry, Reuters SACRAMENTO, California, July 6 (Reuters) - World 100 metre record holder Tim Montgomery and five other American athletes charged with doping offences can compete in this week's U.S. Olympic trials, the U.S. Track Field

t-and-f: Webb Dragila Excel today June 8, 2004

1,500 metres 1. Alan Webb (U.S.) 3:32.73 2. Ivan Heshko (Ukraine) 3:32.88 3. Timothy Kiptanui (Kenya) 3:33.34 Pole vault 1. Stacy Dragila (U.S.) 4.83 - world record 2. Edda Elisdottir Thorey (Iceland) 4.40 3. Monika Pyrek (Poland) 4.40 Long jump 1. Tatyna Kotova (Russia) 7.00 2. Tatyana

t-and-f: OPEN, MASTERS 15-18 TF Meet in NYC

OPEN, MASTERS 15-18 TF Meet in NYC SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2004 The MAC OPEN, MASTERS 15-18 TF Association Championship in NYC Will be Held on Sunday, June 13, 2004 (CORRECTED DATE) At: Mount St. Michael’s Academy Track, Bronx, New York Directions at: http://www.mtstmichael.org/ Click on Yellow Box

t-and-f: British Olympic Star Opts Against Having an Abortion

British Olympic Star Opts Against Having an Abortion London, UK - British hurdler Tasha Danvers-Smith had her life centered on her Olympic dream, when she was shocked to discover she was pregnant. As the unplanned pregnancy devastated her hopes, she briefly considered an abortion, before

t-and-f: World record holder Powell aims for Athens

World record holder Powell aims for Athens By John Mehaffey, Reuters LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - World long jump record holder Mike Powell plans to make a comeback at the age of 40 and compete for the United States at the Athens Olympics in August. There are three spots available on the Olympic

t-and-f: Olympic Games Are No Longer Showcasing Amateurism

Olympic Games Are No Longer Showcasing Amateurism Athletes Seem More Concerned With Money Than Competing for Country By JOHN FEINSTEIN A little bit less than three months before the start of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, the newspapers are filled with Olympic news these days. None of it has

t-and-f: USATF Junior TF Meet Location Change

Brought up in yesterday's Associations Committee conference call, and from a TF official: The US Junior Meet will not be held in Buffalo this year as scheduled; financial issues with the local organizing committee. Likely site will be College Station TX - which presents some issues

t-and-f: Bannister's Milestone Recalls a Different Era in Sport

From: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/25/sports/othersports/25BANN.html? Bannister's Milestone Recalls a Different Era in Sport By GEORGE A. HIRSCH Published: April 25, 2004 []ew events are powerful enough to raise the human spirit worldwide. The moon landing comes to mind. The discovery of the

t-and-f: Kenya pulls out of China marathon over SARS fears

Kenya pulls out of China marathon over SARS fears NAIROBI, April 5 (Reuters) - Kenya's athletics team have pulled out of the Beijing Ekiden women's marathon because of fears over the SARS virus that originated in China, Athletics Kenya secretary general David Okeyo said on Saturday. We have

RE: t-and-f: Witherspoon's NCIS HS Record

--- Ben Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kim, That's a lot of questions. So let's pose two more, as I feel a discussion of the situation would be incomplete with them. 1. Why was the race run under a three turn stagger? By this I mean, what was the intent of using a three turn stagger?

t-and-f: PVTC: The Unofficial Washington DC Marathon

PVTC: The Unofficial Washington DC Marathon Date: 3/21/03 11:05:34 AM Eastern Standard Time From:    [EMAIL PROTECTED] Events are shaping up very fast for The Unofficial Washington DC Marathon. 1.  After the article in Friday's Washington Post, Therese Cluck and I talked with

t-and-f: D.C. Marathon canceled because of war, security concerns

D.C. Marathon canceled because of war, security concerns .c The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Sunday's D.C. Marathon has been canceled because of the war in Iraq and security concerns. Race director John Stanley made the decision Wednesday night after his office received more than 1,200

Re: t-and-f: Warning

Hello All, I accessed the roster of athletes without any of the problems noted by Ed. Rather than going through the 168th St. Armory website I went directly to the Metropolitan Athletics Congress (MAC) website at, www.mactrack.org or to the NSIC list of athletes names at,

t-and-f: Re: NSIC

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