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SPECIAL Coverage: U.S. Olympic Team Trials

Date: 
06/01/2009 - 15:25
Date: 
06/01/2009 - 15:25

Records set at 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field. As of 10 p.m. Pacific time, June 30, 2008

American
M100m 9.77 Tyson Gay 28 June 2008
W100H hept. 12.65 Hyleas Fountain 27 June 2008

Olympic Trials
W100H hept. 12.65 Hyleas Fountain 27 June 2008
M100m 9.77 Tyson Gay 28 June 2008
Mdecathlon 8,832 Bryan Clay 30 June 2008
WJavelin 58.44m/191-9 Kara Patterson 30 June 2008

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National news
Date: 
08/19/2008 - 03:10

August 19, 2008 from press release (BEIJING, China) The U.S. men's triathlon team will be coming home from their third Olympics with no medals in tow after Tuesday's race at the Ming Tombs Reservoir at the Beijing Olympic Games. Hunter Kemper (Longwood, FL / Colorado Springs, CO) finished seventh in a time of 1:49:48, improving on his ninth place finish from Athens four years ago.

National news
Date: 
08/18/2008 - 12:59

Justin_Young-1.jpg August 18, 2008 By Patrice Malloy from Running USA wire (SAN DIEGO CA) For the first time since 1987, an American male has claimed the overall victory at the 31st America's Finest City Half Marathon Presented by Nissan held this Sunday morning in San Diego. Justin Young of Colo. put his training regime to the test, winning in 1 hour, 5 minutes and 46 seconds. Defending women's champion, Hiromi Ominami , of Japan duplicated her 2007 victory finishing in 1:12:47, two seconds faster than her 2007 effort. Both earned $1500 for their victories with Ominami pocketing a $500 bonus for being a past champion.

National news
Date: 
08/18/2008 - 03:08

bennett_run.jpg August 18, 2008 from press release (BEIJING, China) If it weren't for a bit of cramping on the run, U.S. triathlete Laura Bennett (N. Palm Beach, FL/ Boulder, CO) may have found her place on the Olympic Games medal stand.

National news
Date: 
08/17/2008 - 04:01

August 17, 2008 from press release (BEIJING CHINA) Julie Ertel (Irvine CA/Placantia CA) On the Olympics experience: The Olympics are an opportunity to highlight our sport to people who might not otherwise watch it. It's a huge sense of pride. There are only a few times where you get to where your country's uniform.

National features

SPECIAL Coverage: Beijing Olympic Games

Date: 
08/01/2008 - 13:12
Date: 
08/01/2008 - 13:12

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National features

Who Is Your Inspiration?

Date: 
08/01/2008 - 09:11
Date: 
08/01/2008 - 09:11

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?

National features
Date: 
07/29/2008 - 11:27

KastorBostonTrials08FV_0.jpg 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.

National features

Running Journal Grand Prix XXX Champions

Date: 
07/22/2008 - 10:21
Date: 
07/22/2008 - 10:21

RJGPwinners.jpg 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.