July 2008
Interview: U.S. Olympic Women's Marathon Team Before Beijing (California Track & Running News)
CTRN: How does it feel to make your third Olympic team? Deena Kastor: Crossing the finish line in Boston felt just as good as making my first team in 2000 [when she competed at 10,000m—Editor]. I’m just excited to be representing my country on another team and having the loftiest goal I’ve ever had going into an Olympic Games. So, I’m just excited about the training and preparations to reach my dreams of standing on the awards podium again.
Wenatchee: Jogging in the city
Urban runs are a perfect way to wipe away the stress and to take in slices of the Apple Capital of the World
Running Journal Grand Prix XXX Champions
July 2008. The Running Journal Grand Prix ended its 10-race series with the running of the Cotton Row 10K in Huntsville, AL, on Memorial Day. The season started with a nighttime race at Maggie Valley, NC, in August where runners competed in the Maggie Valley 8K.
Track notebook Book examines Nike's ascent
Geoff Hollister is a little like Nike's version of Forrest Gump -- the guy who landed at the right place and the right time and was connected to almost everything important.
Florida's 2008 10K Fastest Times
2008 Fastest 10k Times - a listing of the best 10K times run in Florida in 2008 from January through May.
Eugene 2008: if you build it, they will come . . .
July 12, 2008 by Larry Eder (Special to the Running Network) The first track meet was held at the University of Oregon in 1895, on a track that cost $4,000 to build. Coach Bill Hayward, the first of three Bills: Bill Hayward, Bill Bowerman and Bill Dellinger.
VERDICT: PERFECT
(The Oregonian) She lifts her head from the track and waits, because this is the moment athletes should find out if they are Olympic material.
As if U.S. track and field didn't have enough trouble connecting with the average sports fan, now there is loose talk about changing the selection process for the Olympic team.
Athletes give Eugene's hospitality a gold medal
For the 10-day span that ended Sunday, the sport of track and field moved through a living museum -- freshly refurbished and unveiling exhibits daily.
Chuckanut Foot Race is a family affair - The Chuckanut Foot Race, the state’s oldest distance event
(Bellingham Herald) Genevie Roguski and the Chuckanut Foot Race pretty much grew up together. Then it was her turn to help inspire her father, Gale Pfueller, to mature into an outstanding master’s division runner.