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Helping USA T&F Athletes
by amyYB
posted April 1, 2013 at 2:59pm

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The Weekend’s Best Track and Field Matchups: World Cross Country and more
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 22, 2013 at 8:09pm

It’s still early in the spring, but there’s some good competition this weekend, headlined by a couple of major distance events. 1. Kenya vs Ethiopia World Cross Country Championships, Bydgoszcz POL Sunday, 1:15pm local time (8:15am ET) There ...more

Distance Divas Elite
by amyYB
posted March 19, 2013 at 1:55pm

Dreaming Big...more

Joan Benoit Samuelson & Kathrine Switzer
by TJ's Turf
posted February 25, 2013 at 8:16am

There's an exciting week ahead for women runners as well as running fans in general.From a personal standpoint, these celebrations of leaders in women's running couldn't have come at a better time. I'm working on a number of projects relate...more

Super Woman is Real! Meet the Women Redefining What Little Girls Want to Be When They Grow Up (plus a give-away!)
by Morgan Sjogren
posted February 14, 2013 at 9:00am

Note: Read to bottom of this post to learn how to enter for the give-away. Believe I Am is giving a Training Journal and Betty Designs is giving a wrist band, beenie and water bottle kit! As an NCAA All-American coxswain for the Princeton Women’s R...more

Injuries and the Lessons Learned
by amyYB
posted February 1, 2013 at 3:10pm

Injuries and the lessons learned February 1, 2013 During a run this week, it occurred to me that my Achilles was not tight, sore, or achy. Wow! It has been 15 months since surgery and I can say it has finally healed. What a great feeli...more

Ladia Albertson-Junkans is Balancing It All; Elite Running and a Full Time Job
by carabyrd
posted February 1, 2013 at 8:57am

Ladia Albertson-Junkans is back to elite running after getting her graduate degree. She had a great prep career in Minnesota. She was the Minnesota State High School Cross Country champion as a sophomore and compete...more

Allyson Felix Presents Sarah Baxter with the Gatorade National Runner of the Year Award.
by stephaniemp
posted January 27, 2013 at 10:36am

On Friday, January 25, 2013 Sarah Baxter made her way into history class. She was expecting, like every other school day, to learn about impressive men, women and events of the past. What ...more

NCAA Track & Field College Notes
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 17, 2013 at 9:52pm

With the pros not quite up to speed yet, most track news comes from colleges. Here are four college track items worth noting. Ken Goe is back on track Now that college football is finally over, Goe is going back to his track assignment. A sportswriter f...more

The Weekend’s Best Matchups in Track & Field
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 11, 2013 at 9:40am

What are the best clashes slated to happen this weekend? Let’s take a look. 1. #3 Texas at #1 Arkansas Friday, 7pm to 10pm (ET) This men’s-only dual meet is going to be a great matchup on its own terms, but the re-emergence of Track and Fie...more

Track and Field News year-end awards
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 31, 2012 at 3:41pm

Last week Track and Field News announced its year-end awards: Athletes of the Year for men and women and World Rankings in each of the standard (Olympic) events. As always, there is argument about these various awards–as there should be. The men&r...more

Tough Mudder: The Deskilling of the Cross Country Runner? (A look NXN)
by From A Left Wing
posted December 4, 2012 at 7:47am

Painted in mud, the best high school cross-country runners stumbled across the line. The exhausted pack ran their worst times all season. The painfulness of this fact was thrown into stark relief by the boorish slogan suspended across the course finish: ...more

Canadian National Cross (Pre-Race)
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted November 24, 2012 at 2:19pm

I "raced" in spikes for the first time since college this past Saturday at a small cross-country race in Clinton, MS. With National Cross one week away, I ran the race as a tempo. Still, I wasn't confident in my ability to hammer out 7k on a muddy XC cour...more

My First Mailbag (T&F)
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 22, 2012 at 4:08pm

Yesterday evening I was reading Bill Simmons’ most recent mailbag at Grantland.com. His collection of responses to off-the-wall emails is always so much fun. A few minutes later I checked Twitter and, lo and behold, I had a question! This comes t...more

NCAA Cross Country Championships, dot dot dot
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 19, 2012 at 7:23pm

Random thoughts, news and views from this weekend’s NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships… Louisville was a good host. Maybe not as good as Indiana State, hosts of nine of the last ten championship meets, but better than I expected. ...more

2012 NCAA XC D1 preview
by carabyrd
posted November 15, 2012 at 9:50pm

The D1 NCAA Cross Country championships will happen this Saturday. The race is being held at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer Park in Louisville, Kentucky. The women’s race will begin at noon and if you can’t make it out to Louisville, you ...more

NCAA Cross Country Championships Fan Guide
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 14, 2012 at 8:22pm

Here it is, everything you ever wanted to know about the 2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships (but were afraid to ask). Key links: NCAA Championship home page Flotrack coverage page Runnerspace page Live results All your questions answered!...more

History Lessons from Cross Country
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 12, 2012 at 4:03pm

I’m currently working on a project to compile results of past USA Cross Country Championships. Of course, the main source of data is back issues of Track and Field News; between my own collection and some scans sent to me by Garry Hill, I can get b...more

NCAA DI XC Regionals Live Blog
by carabyrd
posted November 9, 2012 at 8:27am

6:20 PM Last post...hope anyone who was following this throughout the day enjoyed it. I make no claims to certitude, so take these projections for what they are--an educated guess. Have a good weekend. 6:09 PM And the individual qualifiers... AUTOMATI...more

Weekend’s Top Ten Matchups
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 9, 2012 at 8:01am

Today’s news roundup is all about the upcoming weekend. Here are what look to be the best head-to-head competitions. 10. Guelph vs Record Books CIS Championships This Saturday is the Canadian Interuniversity Sport cross country championships, at t...more

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