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Runner's Web June 2008 FrontPage Archive

June 30, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (BBC) Athletics: Chambers presses case for Beijing Dwain Chambers ran the best 100m by a British athlete this year by finishing second in 10.05 seconds in Sofia (Elite Running) Athletics: Alison Wade at the US Trials - After a couple quiet days (on the distance side, at least), things will get noisy tonight (Yahoo) Drugs in Sport: Landis loses appeal over Tour de France doping case Shalane Flanagan Talks About The Women's 10,000m Athletics: Consumer Reports Rates Running Shoes: Nike Air Zoom Vomero+2 Tops Ratings In Men’s And Women’s Categories Athletics: A Close Second Place Finish For Romanian Claudia Colita Adventure Racing: The North Face Peak To Peak Leading Edge Winter Multisport Race Starts 19th July 2008 (Regsiter-Guard) Athletics: Aspiring athletes learn to give their ‘personal best’ off the field, too (CTV) Cycling: 2 cyclists die during cross-country charity ride Triathlon: Region’s Longest Running Triathlon Set For This Weekend - 26 years running… (Register-Guard) Athletics: A thin line between moving on and out Triathlon: Whipple Gets World University Gold Athletics: Final Results for 112th Boston Marathon Adjudicated and Published (RunnersTribe.com) Athletics: Lachlan Renshaw - 1:45 800m runner, Olympian and Australian Champion (Seattle PI) Athletics: Hundreds of Seattle Marathon runners miss bus to starting line (TVNZ) Athletics: Marathon runner okayed for Games The New Zealand Olympic Committee has confirmed the selection of marathon runner Liza Hunter-Galvan for the Olympics (Oregon Live) Multisport: 3,000 walk, run and bike at LiveStrong Challenge at Nike campus Participants raise more than $1 million for cancer research in Oregon (NY Times) Athletics: In 100-Meter Win, Gay Pushes the Limits Tyson Gay won the finals of the 100 meters at the United States Olympic track and field trials, though the wind disqualified his time of 9.68 from being a world record (NY Times) Athletics: Pole-Vaulter on Team at 40 Jeff Hartwig, 40, finished second at the United States Olympic trials for the pole valut on Sunday to make his first Olympic team since 1996 (IAAF) Athletics: Murer vaults to South American record of 4.80m at Troféu Brasil Athletics: Gay stuns with fastest-ever 100 meters Athletics: Tyson Gay Wins 100M on Day Three of U.S. Olympic Trials (RWire) Athletics: U.S. Team Set for World Championship 24 Hour Run in Korea (RWire) Athletics: Flanagan, Goucher, Yoder Begley Take Women's 10,000m Olympic Team Spots (Washington Post) Athletics: Gay runs wind-aided 9.68 seconds to make Olympics Athletics: Lady'Back's Cousins Competes on Day Three of U.S. Olympic Trials (Seattle Times) Athletics: Kenyans finish 1-2 in Seafair Marathon Sunday (Guardian) Athletics: Felix fails at US trials Allyson Felix has failed to make the United States' 100m team for the Beijing Olympics (Independent) Athletics: Macey fearful of hitting the wall He could have been one of the great all-round athletes but Canvey Island's finest is struggling to reach Beijing, writes Simon Turnbull (Independent) Triathlon: An email conversation with triathlete Helen Tucker 'Beijing was always in the back of my mind and it kept me motivated' (Times Online) Athletics: Athletes support BOA over Chambers ban (Telegraph) Dwain Chambers takes Beijing bid to court (Oregon Live) Athletics: Salazar recovering after heart issue (Oregon Live) Athletics: Bryan Clay takes the lead in the decathlon after the high jump (EAA) Athletics: Belarus men and Ukraine women win European Cup Combined Events Superleague in Hengelo Amy Begley Uncut Amy Begley had to run a sub 70 sec 400 on the last lap to make the Olympic Team, which was a dream of hers since her first race when she was 10 years old (Washington Times) Athletics: Wardian makes run at treadmill records (The Boston Channel) Triathlon: Woman Competes In Triathlon Husband Died Doing Team Raised $229,000 For Diabetes Research (AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Muthuka Breaks Record As Jelimo Shines in 400 Million   June 29, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: Reynolds claims four individual titles at 2008 USA Youth Champs Kara Uncut at the Trials - Kara Goucher sits down with Flotrack for an Uncut Interview (Regsiter-Guard) Drugs in Sport: To Catch A Cheat Tougher sanctions and more rigorous testing are part of the ongoing effort to combat doping by elite athletes (Register-Guard) Athletics: For athletes, a race is not the only demanding test (RRW) Athletics: Pile-Up In Women's 800M Sends 12 Athletes To Final (Runner's World) Athletics: A Brief Chat With Meb Keflezighi (NY Times) Athletics: Breaking In a New Coach and New Shoes In an attempt to win another Olympic gold medal and set the world record at 400 meters, Jeremy Wariner made two dramatic moves this year (Oregon LIve) Athletics: United States' new fastest man Teter advances to 800 final by referee's decision (Ottawa Citizen) Drugs in Sport: Athletes are clean until proven otherwise Mark Sutcliffe notes that athletes in sports like cycling and track are paying for the sins of their predecessors (BBC) Athletics: Bolt wins Jamaica Olympic trials World 100m record holder Usain Bolt beat rival Asafa Powell to qualify for the Olympics but refused to confirm he will run the event in Beijing Athletics: Hogs Stellar in 100M on Day Two of U.S. Olympic Trials Athletics: Gay shatters AR; powerful womens 100 and mens SP teams take shape Athletics: Former Lady'Backs Compete on Day Two of U.S. Olympic Trials Athletics: Record runs in men's 100m quarterfinals at U.S. Trials Athletics: McCullough smashes hammer throw record at 2008 USA Youth Champs (World-Track) Athletics: Powell won't be used for exploitations, says coach Stephen Francis (NY Times) Athletics: From Out of Nowhere, a Vaulter Is on Cusp of the Olympics Jenn Stuczynski holds the American pole-vault record, clearing 16 feet 3/4 inches. It was only four years ago that her coach persuaded her to pick up a pole for the first time (BBC) Athletics: Chambers well inside Olympic mark Dwain Chambers has boosted his campaign to reach the Beijing Olympics by twice running inside the Olympic qualifying standard at a meeting in Germany USA Trail Championship: Open & Junior - Steamboat Springs, CO Virginia Mason Team Medicine Seafair Marathon - Bellevue, WA Runner's World Video from US Trials Friday night   June 28, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Flocasts) Athletics: Interview with Jon Brown (Oregon Live) Athletics: Pressure is on for Yurkovich (Daily Mail) Athletics: Dwain Chambers clocks his fastest time in five years (AHN) Drugs in Sport: Turkey's Middle Distance Runner Sureyya Ayhan Appeals Lifetime Ban To Sports Tribunal (Canada.com) Athletics: Beijing or bust: Let trials begin Olympic games. 700 to compete for coveted ticket (EAA) Athletics: Ukrainian women & Belorussian men lead after day 1 in Hengelo (IAAF) Athletics: World Junior champion Zhou Yang vaults 4.45m – Chinese Olympic Trials, Day 2 (NCRA) Athletics: Gloucester Half-Marathon comes to a close (Courier Mail) Athletics: Lee Troop hot and cold in leadup to Games Chilly Ballarat might seem an odd place to prepare for an Olympic marathon in balmy Beijing (World-Track) Athletics: Jamaican sprint legend picks Bolt for Beijing double (BBC) Athletics: Sanders prepared for Birmingham British 400 metres runner Nicola Sanders has her sights firmly set on the Olympic Games when she competes in Birmingham next month (Seattle Times) Athletics: Marathon to close 520 lanes Sunday (Oregon Live) Athletics: Rupp wins 5,000 heat just to get juices going Skipper no-heights in the pole vault (IAAF) Athletics: Robles 12.96; Savigne 15.02; a Cuban fiesta in Lille (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Pickering third in return Craig Pickering finished third behind former 100 metres world champion Kim Collins on his return from injury at the Gaz de France meeting (RRW) Athletics: Flanagan Bests Goucher In Inspiring 10-K Tussle (NY Times) At Olympic Track Trials, Amy Begley Is the Story of the Night With all the energy she had, Amy Begley ran a furious last half lap and made the Olympic team, beating the time standard for the 10,000 meters by only 1.4 seconds (Elite Running) Shalane Flanagan outkicks Kara Goucher to win OT 10,000m, but Amy Yoder Begley steals the show (NY Times) Athletics: For Gay, a Defeat Is Followed by a Tuneup Tyson Gay has taken his 100-meter technique apart, putting it on the grease rack and giving it an overhaul since coming in a distant second to Usain Bolt in a race on May 31 (NY Times) Athletics: High School Student Advances to Semis in 800 Meters Sixteen-year-old Laura Roesler’s success was one of the most unexpected performances at the first day of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials Athletics: Lady'Back Yoder Begley Third in U.S. Trials 10K, Punches Ticket to Beijing Athletics: Razorback Strang Runs 5K on Day One of U.S. Trials Athletics: Stirring performances put Flanagan, Goucher and Yoder Begley on Olympic Team (World-Track) Athletics: Hooker runs breezy 10.76; Flanagan takes 10,000m at U.S. trials (WCF Courier) Athletics: UNI track coach Bucknam headed to Arkansas (World-Track) Athletics: Powell opens with 9.90 at Jamaica trials (ESPN) Drugs in Sport: Steroid Nation - EPO Answers (And More Questions) (Elite Running) Athletics: Dispatch #1 from the Trials Alison Wade at the US Olympic Trials (Detorit Free Press) Athletics: Hearts are heavy without Shays in Oregon (BBC) Athletics: Bolt targets double Olympic gold World 100m record holder Usain Bolt believes he can win an individual sprint double at the Beijing Olympics Hyde Park 4 Mile Blast - Cincinnati, OH   June 27, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: Crouser picks up third win at 2008 USA Youth Champs (The Standard) Athletics: At 42, Masai wins 10,000m race (Outside Online) Athletics: Olympic Marathoner Ryan Hall Wants "Something to Run for" (IAAF) Athletics: Chinese Olympic Trials start quietly in rain - Day One Triathlon: Natasha Filliol Returns To Competition Athletics: Running Film Festival Continues to Gain Speed With New Sponsor and Renowned Festival Host Athletics: Lady’Back Track and Field to Compete at Olympic Trials (Toronto Sun) Olympics: Athletes to bolster CBC's coverage (RRW) Athletics: Interesting Possibilities In Tonight's Women's 10,000M Final (World-Track) Athletics: Bolt, Powell clash draw main attention at Jamaica trials (Register-Guard) Athletics: Trials bring back dreams, possibilities First final features women’s 10K stars (Register-Guard) Drugs in Sport: One of track’s great healers quietly suffers (Salem News) Athletics: Trials Run - Marblehead's Flanagan focused on 5 & 10K at U.S. Olympic qualifier (Guardian) Athletics: Bolt and Powell set for titanic clash (World-Track) Athletics: Powell says he has a plan (Globe and Mail) Health and Fitness: Will running ruin my knees? Studies show that non-runners are more likely to develop osteoarthritis than those who regularly pound the pavement (National Post) Olympics: Japanese athletes forfeit chopsticks, eat Chinese food to ready for Games (Seattle Times) Athletics: Seattle's Seafair Marathon to cross Lake Washington bridge The 26.2-mile marathon will feature 12 miles of waterfront in Seattle, Bellevue and Kirkland. Both the full and half marathons begin at Husky Stadium, with the Seafair pirates manning the pace car, and end at Bellevue Downtown Park. (IAAF) Athletics: 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials Preview Athletics: Annual 5K Dudley Pond Run Sept. 7, Wayland, Mass. Athletics: Toyota to be Official IAAF Partner for 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Toronto Star) Athletics: Felicien 'working my butt off' for Olympics Pickering hurdler resumes training and says odds of being able to compete in Beijing are 50-50 (Toronto Star) Athletics: Adams closes in on Beijing After enduring two years of chaos, wheelchair athlete Jeff Adams may finally have found a little clarity in his life (Sports Illustrated) Athletics: Gatlin's peers have little sympathy for the banned sprinter (NY Times) Athletics: Fast Field in 100 Stands in Way of Felix’s Pursuit of 4 Gold Medals Allyson Felix is trying to become her sport’s dominant multi-event athlete, hoping to qualify to race the 100, the 200 and the 4x100 and 4x400 relays in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (NY Times) Athletics: Gay Has His Sights on Olympic Trials and a Formidable Opponent Tyson Gay has his sights on the Olympic trials and a formidable opponent, Usain Bold of Jamaica, who set a startling world record of 9.72 seconds in the 100 meters on May 31 Athletics (TPR): U.S. Olympic Trials Kick Off Today In Eugene (RRW) Athletics: Kiplagat Nails Beijing Qualifier Behind Tufa's 30:38.33 Victory In Nijmegen (NY Times) Athletics: U.S. Trials - Four Years’ Effort Made or Broken in a Day (Oregon Live) Athletics: On with the show Organizers and city officials put the finishing touches on preparations for the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene (BBC) Athletics: Bolt targets double Olympic gold World 100m record holder Usain Bolt believes he can win an individual sprint double at the Beijing Olympics (World-Track) Athletics: Rybakov clears 2.33m in Hungary Jumping Gala (IAAF) Athletics: Kozmus again beyond 80m in Velenje (NY Times) Athletics: Pistorius Has Deadline Extended (NY Times) Running: Out of the Loop and on the Run in Central Park Central Park was designed for refuge, discovery and communing with society. Not for running. Yet 150 years later, its 843 acres are a paradise for runners (EAA) Athletics: Baala the big news at European Athletics Premium Meeting in Lille French middle-distance star Mehdi Baala will probably get the biggest cheers at the Lille Metropole Gaz de France Région Nord/Pas-de-Calais Meeting on Friday, which is also a European Athletics Premium Meeting Triathlon: Celebrity Division Added to Subaru Vancouver Half (ESPN) Athletics: Men to watch at U.S. Olympic track and field trials (Oregon Live) Athletics: Hayward's homefield mystique The Hayward Field crowd has been known to give a big lift to its hometown favorites (Register-Guard) Athletics: Heat may be a trial at weekend events Starting Friday, American athletes battle for a trip to China Triathlon: David Thompson Wins, Rebeccah Wassner Repeats at the 2008 Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon presented by Suzuki Athletics: 2008 USA Youth Champs hit midway point (KITV) Drugs in Sport: Honolulu Marathon Winner Says He Didn't Take Morphine (BBC) Athletics: Edwards tips Idowu for Olympics British triple jumper Phillips Idowu is finally ready to make his name on the biggest stage, according to former Olympic champion Jonathan Edwards IAAF SLAMS INTO FRANCE: World's best athletes land in Lille France hosts the Meeting Lille Metropole on June 27, and you can catch it all on WCSN.com! It's a critical tune-up heading into the Olympic games in Beijing. Who will seize the moment this weekend? Tune in and see for yourself on June 27 at 4 p.m. ET! »   June 26, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Olympics: U.S. Olympic Trials - Swimming And Track & Field On The Networks Of NBC Athletics: Track Hogs Set for U.S. Olympic Trials (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Yuriy Borzakovskiy - From the clouds Athletics: Canada announces 2008 World Junior Championships team (World-Track) Athletics: Pamela Jelimo says she is sticking to the 800m (RRW) Athletics: California Wildfires Nix Western States 100 (NY Times) Drugs in Sport: Study Shows Problems With Olympic-Style Tests Athletes who inject themselves with a performance- enhancing drug that boosts their blood cell count can do so with little risk of getting caught, a new study indicates (NY Times) Athletics: Facing a Critic, an Embattled Sprinter Plots a Clean Path to the Olympics Sprinter John Capel career had been meteoric, starting as a dazzling burst across track’s skies and fizzling as he failed to deal with his own success (BBC) Drugs in Sport: New boss to head anti-drugs drive Andy Parkinson will become UK Sport's acting director of drug-free sport on a six-month contract from 14 July (Register-Guard) Athletics: A vision realized - Track and field utopia (Ottawa Citizen) Athletics: No trials for Felicien A slow-healing stress fracture will not allow world-class hurdler Perdita Felicien to compete at the 2008 Canadian Olympic Trials in Windsor July 3-6 (IAAF) Athletics: Vlasic set for Osaka re-run in Rome - ÅF Golden League (Canada.com) Triathlon: Tichelaar to rebound from Iowa debacle Des Moines race took its toll on Edmonton triathlete (Auburn Journal) Running: Western States Endurance Run Canceled Decision hinged on smoke, fire, safety (Oregon Live) Athletics: Eugene up and running for its showcase event Organizers say they're prepared for the flood of athletes, coaches and everyone else expected to visit Hayward Field Athletes still feel chill of Cold War boycott Competitors in the 1980 Olympic trials in Eugene look back on the U.S. decision to skip the Moscow Games (IOL) Running: Jogging 3,500km for a smile Each year, thousands of people take part in the Comrades Marathon, and feel justifiably proud when they complete the gruelling 90km run (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Gatlin seeks emergency injunction Banned Olympic 100 metre champion Justin Gatlin requested an emergency injunction to allow him to compete in the US trials for the Olympics (USA Today) Athletics: Distance specialist Flanagan poised for double duty at trials (Monterey Herald) Athletics: Olympic marathoner Blake Russell to compete in Trials 10,000 (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Abdi In - Final Australian Team Announced (RRW) Athletics: Tolosa Claims Innocence Athletics: Jeanette Bolden press conference excerpts (IAAF) Athletics: Bannister remains the leader and surprise of the season (EAA) Athletics: 3:34.36 for Higuero at European Athletics Premium Meeting in Jerez (CBC) Athletics: Gatlin not giving up on U.S. track trials (CBC) Athletics: Dylan Armstrong buries aggression for shot put His aggression is different from a sport like football, he must relax and focus on technique (CBC) Athletics: Canada's Brannen can't run with 'rabbit' (Yahoo) Drugs in Sport: Tour de France riders tested for doping (IAAF) Athletics: AIMS Marathon Symposium 2008 (NY Times) Athletics: Gatlin Won’t Run After Judge Reverses Ruling (NBCOlympics.com) Triathlon: What to expect If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Especially in triathlon, that seems to be a fitting mantra   June 25, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Triathlon: “Best Of The US” Invites Missouri’s Best To Race At The “Who TRIs Harder” Multipsort Day On August 2 Athletics: Relays and multi-events close out second day of 2008 USA Youth Champs Athletics: ING Philadelphia Distance Run Announces Tug McGraw Foundation As An Official Charity (World-Track) Athletics: Former world champion Zulia Calatayud wins in Bibao (World-Track) Athletics: Olympic champion Baldini to run in London 10km (Oregon Live) Athletics: Runner Eyeing Another Summit Kara Goucher has a world championship medal, but her sights are set on Olympic gold or silver (Oregon Live) Athletics: Athletes might find allergies biggest foe A later-than-normal grass-pollen season in Eugene could bring on runny noses, itchy eyes and impaired breathing (NY Times) Athletics: As Ordered, Track Body Offers Plan to Get Trim After years of prodding, USA Track & Field submitted a reorganization plan, which included paring its 31-member board of directors, near the eve of its Olympic trials (Toronto Star) Athletics: Canadian sets sights on gold 'I'm going for everything ... I'm not holding anything back,' says hurdler Lopes-Schliep (USA Today) Athletics: It's trials by fire for U.S. track team (RRW) Athletics: Despite Bumpy Start, Webb Confident Prior To Olympic Trials (Washington Post) Athletics: The Buddy System Helps Keep Webb on Track (Yahoo) Triathlon: Triathlete Gomez tackles rocky road to Beijing Running: Running From The Paparazzi (Superpsport) Athletics: Mulaudzi clocks good time in Spain (Sydney Morning Herald) Athletics: Mottram among the Australian winners in Sweden (IAAF) Mottram and Hellebaut contend well with chilly conditions in Gothenburg (Register-Guard) Athletics: By the letters Everything you need to know about track and field in 26 easy installments (Hellenic Athletes) Athletics: Olympic Trials Predictions - Men (Register-Guard) Athletics: Training diary - Galen Rupp, 10,000 meters (Guardian) Athletics: Christie barred from list to find Britain's greatest Olympian (News Times) Triathlon: Ironman in Oregon? Hagg Lake south of Forest Grove is a contender as a venue for the first Ironman Triathlon World Championship qualifier in Oregon (Post-Bulletin) Triathlon: Autopsy doesn't reveal cause of Des Moines triathlon death (Pacitfic Business News) Drugs in Sport: Honolulu Marathon winner disqualified   June 24, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Chicago Tribune) Athletics: With lakefront path campaign, Nike just did it Athletics: 2008 Olympic Games roster spots at stake for U.S. mens jumpers Athletics: Steeplechase, race walk, and multi-events highlight first day of 2008 USA Youth Champs Athletics: Shannon Rowbury teleconference excerpts (Eurosport) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Gatlin blocked from Olympics World athletics bodies have made it clear that Justin Gatlin cannot run at the Olympics or any other international event. Athletics: Personal Best - Youth Leadership & Track Camp Brings 100 Youth to Eugene During the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field Athletics: Nine Razorbacks Selected for Induction into the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor (World-Track) Athletics: Campbell-Brown believes Flo-Jo's 10.49 currently beyond reach (World-Track) Athletics: Powell says his goal is make the Olympic team (LA Times) Athletics: Tyson Gay picks up speed outside fast-food lane U.S. sprinter approaches Olympic trials with better diet, improved workouts and less pressure since he's not the 100-meter favorite at the 2008 Beijing Games (Daily Star) Athletics: All set for June 29 Milo Marathon (Boone County Journal) Athletics: Timing is everything As track and field athletes prepare to compete at the Beijing Olympics beginning Aug. 8, they will count on the expertise of a former Southern Boone runner to provide them the right time (Statesman Journal) Athletics: Eugene gearing up for a track and field trials with 'spirit' (IAAF) Athletics: National record highlights Russian Junior Championships Athletics: Only 4 Weeks Until The VO2Max Distance Running Clinic (Toronto Star) Olympics: IOC says no Games for banned sprinter Gatlin Ruling from Pensacola judge won't influence Olympic committee (Running Times) Athletics: Running in Djibouti - The East African Junior Championships Expecting the Unexpected (The Oregonian) Athletics: There's only one Track Town Other U.S. cities have put on successful Olympic Trials, but only in Eugene is the event center stage, thanks in large part to former University of Oregon track and field coach Bill Bowerman (Steroid Nation) Drugs in Sport: Viva Viagra: A rise for athletic peak performance or an impotent placebo? (The Gazette) Athletics: An American dream As a boy in Sudan, Lopez Lomong ran to save his life. Now, he has a shot at running for the U.S. in the Olympics (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Powell targets Beijing, not Bolt Asafa Powell has insisted that the Jamaican Athletics Championships are about qualifying for the Olympics, not a showdown with Usain Bolt (Sports Illustrated) Olympics: NBC service will show Olympic events via computer (Eurosport UK) Drugs in Sport: Beijing 2008 - Gatlin 'discriminated' against Justin Gatlin claimed discrimination as he challenged a doping ban in the hope of competing in the American trials for the Beijing Games (Oregon Live) Athletics: Running to his own beat Alan Webb is being criticized for his slow start this season, but he's aiming to peak at the Olympics (Outside Magazine) Webb 2.0 He’s stronger, fitter, and nearly six seconds faster than he was in 2001, when he smashed Jim Ryun’s high school mile record. But consistency has never been Alan Webb’s strong point. Will Beijing finally bring America’s star runner the glory he—and the rest of us—have been waiting for? Athletics: Mens Middle/Long Distance Runners & Race Walkers ready for Olympic Trials (Telegraph) Athletics: Jade Johnson records personal best and Olympic qualifying distance at European Cup (Argentina Star) Drugs in Sport: Sports cheats turn to fake penises with drug-free urine to go scot-free (Register-Guard) Athletics: Mitchum engages in five-ring pursuit Eric Mitchum returns to Eugene this week celebrating a major moment in his life. Against long odds, he hopes to celebrate another milestone at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials (NY Times) Athletics: More Than Most, Lagat’s Coach Knows China Bernard Lagat, the runner from Kenya, is competing as a U.S. citizen and training under a Chinese-born coach (Times Colonist)Triathlon: Foreigners steal show at Elk Lake Andriy Yastrebov of Ukraine, American Linsey Corbin run away from the pack   June 23, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: Foot Solutions' Runner Ready to Set the Seafair Marathon Course Record Running: Run for One Planet co-founders, Matt Hill and Stephanie Tait are coming to your community, on their 11,000-mile run across Canada and the U.S.; determined to inspire environmental action Triathlon: “Best Of The US” Invites Alaska’s Elite To Race At The Alaska State Triathlon Championship On August 3 Triathlon: Lebrun, Dibens Win At XTERRA UK (World-Track) Olympics: Gatlin not wanted in Beijing, says IOC (World-Track) Athletics: Organisers set to limit Cameras at Jamaica Olympic Championships (World-Track) Athletics: Emotional Obadele Thompson injured on final home meeting (Stuff NZ) Athletics: Marathon decision possible on marathon selection Marathon runner Liza Hunter-Galvan may have to be patient as she fights for a place in the Beijing Olympics team, with Athletics New Zealand (ANZ) seeking legal advice and today indicating a decision is some way off Triathlon: Corbin and Yastrebov Victorious as New Balance Half Running: Run into the Zone, the Montrail Penrose 24 event - 1-2 November 2008 (BT) Triathlon: Bronze for Triathlon World Champion Tucker in Des Moines World Cup Athletics: Epson Extends Partnership With European Athletics Triathlon: Haskins, Kemper Round out Olympic Team for Triathlon (NPR) Athletics: Kenyan-Born Runner Boosts U.S. Olympic Hopes Bernard Lagat is happy to be an American (Independent) Olympics: Britain's Olympic plans still fluid despite three golds (Telegraph) Athletics: Asafa Powell believes Usain Bolt is main Olympic rival for 100m gold in Beijing (Des Moines Register) Triathlon: Coverage of the Hy-Vee Triathlon D.M. businessman dies after swimming in triathlon (CBC) Victoria's Whitfield 5th at Hy-Vee Triathlon (Adelaide Now) Aussie Emmas sound Beijing warning Emma Snowsill and Emma Moffatt heightened Australian Olympic expectations with a brilliant 1-2 finish in the World Cup triathlon in Des Moines, Iowa today Athletics: Beard and Henning three-peat on final day of 2008 USA Junior Champs (Register-Guard) Athletics: Wisconsin coach joins Nike Oregon Project (Telegraph) Athletics: Idowu leads Britain's Cup triumph European Cup win puts men's team on track for the summer's Olympic Games in Beijing   June 22, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Ottawa Citizen) Athletics: Evidently, life does begin at 40 Aren't you supposed to start slowing down at 40? Try telling that to the masters athletes who competed yesterday in the Emilie Mondor Memorial 5k Race for Women (Ottawa Sun) Emilie's spirit spurs women on After a week of rain and thunderstorms, the skies cleared and the sun came out yesterday in time for the third annual Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K Race for Women (IAAF) Athletics: Britain's men and Russia's women win the last ever European Cup Athletics: Macharia and Jepkosgei cruise to victory at 10th Anniversary Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon Athletics: Track Hogs Conclude Events at Junior Championships Athletics: Lady'Back's Williams Fourth at Junior Championships (KHQ) Triathlon: Ironman Triathlon underway in Coeur d'Alene (CTV) Athletics: Thousands run in Scotiabank Half-Marathon (Register-Guard) Athletics: Trials reignite Track Town’s fire Top-level events and athletes flock to Eugene (Track and Field News) Athletics: Harry Jerome '08 Highlight Video Running: Sichel to attempt 126 year old athletic record (Des Monies Register) Triathlon: Triathletes chase Olympic dreams at Hy-Vee Triathlon (Times-Colonist) Running: Calgary runner dies during relay race (SacBee) Athletics: Eugene's deep track history resurfaces for U.S. Trials (EAA) Athletics: Men SPAR European Cup - Day 1 Four wins on the track helped Great Britain to 55 points and a three-point lead at the end of the first day as the four-time winners of the SPAR European Cup seek to take their first title since 2000 Women SPAR European Cup - Day 1 Russia are well on their way to lifting their 12th consecutive women's title at the SPAR European Cup after ending the first day of competition in the French city of Annecy with 71 points, 13 clear of their nearest rivals and neighbours Ukraine. Athletics: Anderson sets meet record on Day 2 at 2008 USA Junior Champs Athletics: White Wins 5K at USA Junior Championships Athletics: Meet Headliner Reed A Runaway Winner At Swangard Athletics: Milne Secures Olympic Standard With Surprise Victory (Toronto Star) Athletics: Guelph's Milne runs away with Olympic berth in 1,500 metres (Vancouver Sun) Athletics: Nanaimo-raised runner broke records in hometown Born in Brandon, Man., in 1963 to a Scottish father and Sioux mother, Nanaimo-raised middle-distance runner Angela Chalmers is one of Canada's greatest track and field athletes (Arizona republic) Athletics: Runner feels fortunate Abdirahman excels after rough childhood (KHQ) Triathlon: Showtime at the Ironman Triathlon in Coeur d'Alene (Ironman.com) Zyemstev and Gollnick Favorites in Coeur d'Alene Shawn Skene previews this weekend's Ford Ironman of Coeur d 'Alene (Times Online) Athletics: Sprinter steps up the pace Tyrone Edgar returns from his American base to win the 100m and lead Britain’s European Cup bid (NY Times) Cycling: It’s Not About the Bike Does Lance Armstrong's life in the tabloids undermine the Livestrong message? (BBC) Athletics: Powell impresses on 100m return Former 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell clocked 9.96 seconds as he returned to competition after injury Ford Ironman Triathlon - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Green Mountain Relay - Jeffersonville, VT Hy-Vee Triathlon - Des Moines, Iowa Ontario Outdoor Junior-Senior Championships - Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon - BC SPAR European Cup - Annecy, France Live on the BBC   June 21, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Tifenn Vialatte of Ottawa, ON was the winner of the June 16th (and last) Emilie's Quiz. Congratulations to the 300 women who ran in this year's Emilie's Run. We hope to see you and your friends next year! Athletics: Stevenson Leads Wire-to-Wire to win Emilie Mondor Memorial 5K Race for Women in Ottawa Athletics: Stevenson draws inspiration from late distance runner Emilie Mondor (ABS-CBN) Athletics: Lim postpones Manila Half Marathon Challenge due to typhoon Athletics: Mokono, Akor Claim Victories at Grandma's Marathon (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Farah puts Britain into lead Britain's men took a three-point lead on day one of the European Cup (Star-Tribune) Athletics: Mokono, Akor win men's and women's races at Grandma's (New Zealand Herald) Athletics: Runner gets Games lifeline Marathon runner Liza Hunter-Galvan has been thrown an Olympic lifeline after the Sports Tribunal yesterday upheld an appeal over her non-selection for the Beijing Games Adventure Racing: Team Orion Health Wins The Turas Athletics: Laird Wins USA Junior Javelin Championship (Eurosport) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Judge: You can't stop Gatlin running A federal judge has issued an order prohibiting officials from preventing suspended Olympic 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin from competing (NY Times) Olympics: In China’s Medal Factory, Winners Cannot Quit Many athletes who go to special schools are unprepared to leave the sports system that has raised them, critics say (Stuff NZ) Athletics: McIlroy 'not giving up' Reports of Kate McIlroy's athletics death have been greatly exaggerated Athletics: 15th Annual William A. Irvin 5K Results Athletics: Sprints and throws highlight day 1 of 2008 USA Junior Champs (Regsiter-Guard) Athletics:They put on a show Though Olympic dreams were dashed, athletes rocked ’80 Trials (AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Recuperating Inzzi Switches Focus to World Championships (Telegraph) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe falls further behind with injury as odds of making the Olympics lengthen The odds on Paula Radcliffe recovering from injury and making it to the start of the Olympic marathon have lengthened considerably after it emerged that she is still not running (Guardian) Radcliffe running out of time in Beijing fitness bid (Saturday Nation) AThletics: Kenya question Italian coach Canova’s status (Toronto Star) Athletics: Canada's track team to skip Olympic opening ceremonies (BBC) Athletics: Radcliffe 'on schedule' for Games UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins is hopeful Paula Radcliffe will recover from injury in time for the Olympic Games in Beijing (Times Online) Athletics: Phillips Idowu aiming to move from silver to gold The British triple-jumper is enjoying his status as the top athlete in his field and is confident he can justify his status in Beijing this summer Emilie's Run - Ottawa, ON Grandma's Marathon - Duluth, MN Inaugural U of Maryland Heart Center Baltimore 10 Miler - MD Shriners 8K - Sacramento, CA Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic - Burnaby, BC   June 20, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (RRW) Athletics: Weather Looking Up For Tomorrow's Grandma's Marathon Athletics: Womens throwers and heptathletes look to make Olympic Team Athletics: Youth Championships head to Charlotte (World-Track) Athletics: Collins still hopeful that Radcliffe will be fit for Beijing (World-Track) Athletics: Thompson, Baptiste start favourites for Trinidad National sprint crowns (The Australian) Athletics: Life and breath - Deek warns marathoners of cruel road ahead (Oregon Live) Athletics: Alberto Salazar lauds the impending arrival of Wisconsin cross country coach Jerry Schumacher (CBC) Athletics: Gary Reed wins at Victoria Track Classic (Times Colonist) Future Olympians put on a show at UVic (Endurance Planet) Athletics: Breakaway Friday: Over 70 and Under 3-Hours It's Breakaway Friday on Endurance Planet. Today's audio excerpt from Breakaway Books is a chapter from The Spirit of the Marathon about a man who has been logging impressive race performances for thirty years. But Ed Whitlock didn't run his first marathon until the age of 45. In the chapter The Accidental Marathoner we hear Ed's story. (RRW) Athletics: adidas Launches New Olympic Website (Herald-Express) Athletics: World-Class Kenyans Fly In For Torbay Half Marathon (Pasedena Star-News) Athletics: Route of marathon changed (Star-Tribune) Athletics: Lodging fees hit runners' high for Grandma's (Register-Guard) Athletics: No finish line Newly in world 400 rankings, Mary Wineberg looks for more (NY Times) Olympics: China Presses Injured Athletes in Quest for Gold (NYRR) Athletics: 50 Great Moments in New York Road Runners History (IAAF) Athletics: Sebrle is the greatest male athlete across all-sports (WSJ) The World's Greatest Athlete? The Wall Street Journal asked a panel of sports experts to sift through a mountain of data and pick the fastest, strongest, most agile man on Earth (AllAfrica.com) Athletics: AK Under Fire Over Games Camp (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Wariner aiming for WR in Beijing It is the perfect scenario for Olympic and world champion Jeremy Wariner, a breathtaking image that he has contemplated countless times (RWire) Athletics: Inaugural University of Maryland Heart Center Baltimore 10 Miler Hits the Streets on June 21 (RWire) Athletics: Hyde Park Blast Adds Team Challenge for Seventh Edition (RWire) Athletics: Team Running USA Athletes Ready for Olympic Trials in Eugene (Melodika.net) Running: Kanye West Announced as Grand Finale Performance for the Nike+ Human Race - the World’s Largest One (CBC) Athletics: New study reveals start pistols give some racers advantage Adventure Racing: Dramatic Changes in Lead Group As Teams Near The Finish of The Turas! (Times Online) Athletics: College boy Tom Lancashire moves up in class The 1,500 metres runner from Bolton has benefited from training in Florida through the United States collegiate system (EAA) Athletics: Meet European Athletics 'Legends of the Cup' - Part 4 (BBC) Athletics: Angry Christie makes racism claim Former Olympic champion Linford Christie has claimed there is "institutionalised racism" in Britain (Telegraph) Athletics: Becky Lyne suffers setback on comeback trail (RRW) Athletics: Javornik Cleared Of Doping Charge By Slovenian Federation Chip's Not Dead Yet Memorial Mile - Vancouver, BC   June 19, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: Mens sprinters, hurdlers look to make Olympic Team (NY Times) Cycling: Faster, Higher, Stronger - An Olympic Cyclist’s Levelheaded Advice A few cues from Christian Vande Velde’s training regimen can help road cyclists ride faster, longer and smarter (World-Track) Athletics: No show-down with NCAA champ, Thompson, says Asafa Powell (Yahoo) Drugs in Sport: The open secret of doping in sport Balazs Koranyi was an Olympic semi-finalist at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games for Hungary and since 2004 has been a Budapest-based correspondent, covering mainly political and business news. He will cover the Beijing Games for Reuters. In the following story he recounts his experiences of performance-enhancing drugs in the athletic community (Lake County News Chronicle) Athletics: Rested Sammy Malakwen ready for 2008 Grandma’s Marathon (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Greek sprinters' dope trial delayed A Greek court has postponed until next year the trial of disgraced Olympic sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou, implicated in a doping scandal at the 2004 Athens Games Athletics: Top junior athletes will meet in Columbus (RRW) Athletics: Fairfield Road Races Set For Sunday Athletics: White, Williams to Compete at USA Junior Championships Athletics: Five Track Hogs Set to Compete at USA Junior Championships Triathlon: “Best Of The US” Invites Vermont’s Finest To Race At The Lake Dunmore Triathlon On August 2 Triathlon: The D Day at Ironman France Adventure Racing: The Turas Race Report Day 4 Southwest Kerry (Reuters) Drugs in Sport: Athletic boost from growth hormone may be mental (NY Times) Cycling: Another American Team Receives a Title Sponsor Garmin, the maker of G.P.S. navigation devices, will become the title sponsor of Team Slipstream-Chipotle. (EAA) Athletics: SPAR European Cup - Women's Preview "Who can stop Russia's women?" this is the question on everyone's lips ahead of the 2008 SPAR European Cup in Annecy, France, this coming weekend (Star-Tribune) Athletics: Grandma's Marathon - The Olsen team returns ... 13 years later (IAAF) Athletics: World leading 81.46m Hammer Throw for Kozmus in Celje Athletics: Barringer named USATF Athlete of the Week (Channel 10 News) Triathlon: Video on Australia's Top 3 Women Triathletes (British Triathlon) Multisport: Triathlon World Champions move on to Des Moines World Cup (IAAF) Athletics: Niklaus expected to bounce back in Ratingen – World Combined Events Challenge (Times Online) Athletics: Managing bad times is key to success It may be that Great Britain will need a radiographer to take the team picture as the preamble to the Beijing Olympics becomes pitted with injuries, mishaps and tears (Union-Tribune) Athletics: Las Vegas Marathon bills being paid, owner says (Financial Times) Olympics: Adidas dismisses Olympic protest talk (Daily Nation) Athletics: AK under fire over Games camp Athletics: Inaugural 13.1™ Marathon Series Launches in November with Races in Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Chicago, and Atlanta Running: 32nd Annual "Glide Floss Bridge to Bridge 12K & 7K Run/Walk" October 5 in San Francisco, 9 a.m. Start Time Triathlon: Battle of Champions this Weekend at the New Balance Victoria Half Victoria International Track Classic - Victoria, BC   June 18, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Triathlon: Des Moines Triathlon World Cup to Include Swim Running: Registration and Music Acts for World's Biggest Running Event Announced (Huntsville Forester) Triathlon: Muskoka Triathlon A Great Success (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Robles: Liu still the favourite New Cuban 110 metres hurdles world record holder Dayron Robles still considers Olympic champion Liu Xiang the favourite for gold in Beijing Triathlon: “Best Of The US” Invites Rhode Island’s Best To Race At The Block Island Triathlon On August 2 Adventure Racing: Turas Race Report Day 3 Athletics: USATF to ramp up anti-doping education and testing for youth athletes (Wisconsin State Journal) Athletics: Schumacher running to Nike When the time comes for him to retire, longtime University of Wisconsin men's track and field coach Ed Nuttycombe had intended to hand the program over to associate coach Jerry Schumacher (NWA News) Athletics: McDonnell, Gray finish with style (The Times) Athletics: Kenyans will join Comrades next year (Daily Nation) Athletics: Huge entry for Safaricom Lewa Marathon (IAAF) Athletics: Chernova, on course to repeat Beijing triumph? (Runner's World) Athletics: A Brief Chat with Jen Rhines Triathlon: Ford Ironman 70.3 Hawaii Begins New Partnership With The Fairmont Orchid for 2009 Triathlon: Bella Comerford and Bayliss Add 70.3 UK 1 & 2 to IMUK 1 & 2 Triathlon: Laurent Jalabert, third Ironman scene, action! Athletics: An Interview with Leonid Shvetsov Athletics: Runaway success of realbuzz.com in online partnering of fall marathons (TriathleteMag) Triathlon: Previewing the 19th annual Full Vineman America's oldest independent iron-distance event set for August 2 (eMedia World) Triathlon: 4,000 Athletes to Compete This Weekend in the Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon Presented By Suzuki Event hosts 2008 USA Triathlon Mid-Atlantic Regional Champ (San Diego Business Journal) Multisport: Event Organizer Takes Race Planning in Stride With Online Reservations 80% of Koz’s Triathlon Participants Use Web Portals for Registrations   June 17, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Williams pulls out of Olympics Rhys Williams is the latest Briton to pull out of the Olympics after the 400 metres hurdler suffered a stress fracture to his right foot Athletics: Grandma’s Marathon Purchases Building (Daily Yomiuri) Athletics: Noguchi to run at world half-marathon (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Interview with Mike Power - Assistant track coach of the University of Memphis (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Barber out of heptathlon Eunice Barber of France has decided not to compete in heptathlon at the Beijing Olympics in August to concentrate on the long jump Cycling: Scotiabank Gears Up In Support of the Friends For Life Bike Rally Athletics: Already 7,000 entries to for the French Riviera Marathon Athletics: Razorback Luke Laird Featured in Sports Illustrated Athletics: New Race Course, Concert Headliner Unveiled for Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon Athletics: Who’s Running the Olympics? (NY Times) Cycling: Sponsorship and Marketing Deals Offer Break in Clouds Two corporations based in the United States announced cycling-related deals on Monday, giving the troubled sport a respite from a long run of negative events (Fox28) Health and Fitness: Armstrong launches wellness Web site (The Record) Athletics: Winning miler misses chance for Mercedes To drive away with a brand-new car at the Classic Mile, the winning time has to be under four minutes Sportsmedicine: Active Rehabilitation - The Final Hurdle To A Complete Recovery (EAA) Athletics: Meet European Athletics 'Legends of the Cup' - Part 1 (IAAF) Athletics: Klüft, Arvidsson, Jeng, and Wissman keep home crowd happy in Karlskrona (IOL) Athletics: Blood, sweat and cheers at Comrades (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Brit duo miss out on podium British long jump duo Greg Rutherford and Chris Tomlinson were edged out of the podium by the narrowest of margins at the Josef Odlozil Memorial grand prix in Prague (Flocasts) Athletics: Lorraine Moller - On The Wings of Mercury (Daily Nation) Athletics: Mosop in race against time to be fit for trials (Guardian) Athletics: European Cup tinkering is a sure sign of desperation Triathlon: L.A. Triathlon and Herbalife Challenge Companies to Race Lafarge Abbotsford International Track Classic - Abbotsford, BC   June 16, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: News & Notes, Volume 8, Number 38 Athletics: International field expected to challenge course records at 10th Anniversary Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon Athletics: Emilie's Run Set For Saturday Media: NBC Sports & World Championship Sports Network Partner to Launch Universal Sports (Guardian) Athletics: Win exclusive free entry to the Mazda London Triathlon 2008 (Bemidji Pioneer) Athletics: Moment of silence planned before Grandma's Marathon (Broadcast News Room) Media: NBC Universal Buys Into InterMedia's WCSN (Register-Guard) Athletics: Scherer claims match race Triathlon: Walton and Snowsill Announce Engagement Athletics: Le Gruyère AOC announces partnership with European Athletics (Winnipeg Free Press) Athletics: Full coverage of Sunday's Manitoba Marathon (Winnipeg Sun) Running redemption Bad race pushed Irishman to top of marathon heap (Chronicle-Herald) Athletics: Moorehead, Macdonald win at Miles Marathon (Times Colonist) Triathlon: Triathlete puts missing Games into perspective (Running Times) Athletics: Running in Djibouti - A 5K Race 90 Degrees, 220 Runners, 39 Women and 21 Minutes on Pavement that Felt Like Fire (IAAF) Athletics: Rogowska’s 4.65m vault the highlight in Warsaw (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Aussies to miss opening march The majority of Australia's track and field team will not march in the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Beijing on August 8 after opting to remain at their training camp in Hong Kong (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Venezuela commit numbers to Beijing Venezuela will send at least 105 athletes to Beijing this year, more than double the participants it sent to the last Olympics, as a decade of big spending by left-wing President Hugo Chavez begins to pay off (RWire) Athletics: 2008 Race for the Taste 10K Offers Fulfillment for Runners with an Appetite for Competition (RWire) Athletics: Gates, Haefeli Win Larabar 10K Spring RunOff at Teva Mountain Games (RWire) Athletics: Harroufi, Smith Win 35th Steamboat Classic 4 Mile (Telegraph) Athletics: Beijing Olympics - Craig Pickering injury adds more disarray to Great Britain relay squad The line-up for the sprint relay quartet who will defend Britain's gold medal at the Beijing Olympics has been thrown into further doubt following an injury to Craig Pickering (Winnipeg Free Press) Athletics: Record-setting participation in marathon (Bangkok Post) Athletics: Paine wins Laguna Phuket International Marathon Triathlon: Middaugh, McQuaid win XTERRA East Championship (InsideTri) Triathlon: Mark Van Akkeren, Brooke Davison win Boulder’s 5430 Sprint Triathlon (SF Gate) Triathlon: Smith wins Danskin Triathlon at Disneyland (Times Online) Athletics: Ennis - hopes for Beijing have gone Two weeks ago, the heptathlete's Olympic dream ended with a stress fracture. (IAAF) Athletics: Bekele, Iguider delight the crowds in Rabat (NYRR) Athletics: Sara Hall's Journal (BBC) Athletics: Chambers fails in new Olympic bid Dwain Chambers failed in his latest attempt to qualify for the 100m at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday (Elite Running) Athletics: NCAA Championships conclude with exciting middle distance races   June 15, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (RunnerSpace) Athletics: Video - Alan Webb 800M in the Amrican Miler Series (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Yelling preparations gather pace Liz Yelling believes her Olympic marathon preparations are heading the right direction after finishing third in the Bupa Great Women's Run in Sunderland (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - No Bolt-Gay clash in Paris Organisers of the fourth leg of the Golden League in Paris-Saint-Denis next month have admitted defeat in their efforts to arrange a showdown between Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay (RRW) Athletics: Willard Clocks Fast 1500 In Indianapolis (Press-Gazette) Athletics: Bellin Run - Defending champion Korir sprints to fourth straight men's title Gathoni coasts to women's title in debut (Winnipeg Free Press) Athletics: 13,000 runners hit the streets (Winnipeg Sun) Defending champ bows out Booth to run in relay but not marathon (IAAF) Athletics: Mogusu, Kano take Sapporo Half Marathon wins (IOL) Athletics: Twice is nice for comrade Shvetsov (Des Moines Reguster) AThletics: NCAA Track Champions from Saturday, Des Moines, Iowa Athletics: Barr Earns All-America Honor at NCAA Championships Athletics: Balumbu Earns Bronze Finish at NCAA Championships (IAAF) Athletics: Bekele, Iguider delight the crowds in Rabat (Eurosport) Running: German wins race up world's tallest skyscraper Athletics: Interview with Kelly Sotherton yesterday after the Golden Spike Meet in Leiden, The Netherlands (Des Moines Register) Athletics: Floods can't dampen NCAA meet (Ottawa Citizen) Olympics: Time to raise the bar on qualifying debate Mark Sutcliffe says vitriolic rants against Canada's strict Olympic standards miss the key reason they let marathoners down (Ottawa Sun) Triathlon: Tri-ing to capitalize Rick Hellard is making Bytown a boom town for aspiring triathletes (Ottawa Sun) Amateur Athletes: He's their daddy Some of Canada's top amateur athletes give thanks to the guy who helped get them there (RRW) Athletics: Longhorns Sweep NCAA Men's Middle Distance Finals (EAA) Athletics: Baddeley's back and in good form for Annecy (Sunday Nation) Athletics: Kenya adds four to Olympic squad (Stuff NZ) Triathlon: Docherty bids to beat 'unbeatable' There are clearly two leading men in world triathlon: Javier Gomez, of Spain, and Kiwi Bevan Docherty. And the gold medal question is: which of them is going to get his preparation spot-on for the Beijing Olympics? (Topeka Capital-Journal) Triathlon: Disqualifications dent Tinman Twenty-two athletes were disqualified from the Topeka Tinman Triathlon on Saturday for making a wrong turn (Globe and Mail) Triathlon: Triathlon Canada announces top three women will race solo in Beijing (Telegraph) Athletics: Dwain Chambers' dip hits Beijing hopes (Guardian) Chambers falls short as day in court is held up in the wind (Times Online) Time is running out for Dwain Chambers The disgraced sprinter won’t launch a legal bid to compete in Beijing until he reaches the Olympic qualifying mark (NY Times) Athletics: An Author Underwrites a Successful Track Program Nicholas Sparks, who has achieved international fame by writing romance novels, is the benefactor of the emergent track program at a high school in New Bern, N.C. (NY Times) Olympics: Swapping Passports in Pursuit of Olympic Medals (Arizona Republic) Athletics: Injured Shay to miss upcoming Track Trials (Press Gazette) Athletics: Kenyan's journey brings him to the Bellin (NY Times) Triathlon: Flood Puts Triathlon Qualifier in Doubt A highly anticipated showdown between Hunter Kemper and Andy Potts may not count, as conditions in Iowa could prevent the swim portion of their race from taking place (The Standard) Athletics: Mureithi wins Ngong 10km run (Telegraph) Running: Horse outruns man in marathon, but only just Alterna Do it for Dad! Run and Family Walk - Ottawa, ON Children's Museum 14th Annual 5 Mile Road Race - Easton, MA Also 2 Mile Fun Walk Comrades Marathon - Durban to Pietermaritzburg, SA GBMC Father's Day 5K - Towson, MD Kajaks International Track Classic - Richmond, BC Manitoba Marathon - Winnipeg, MAN   June 14, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Winnipeg Free Press) Athletics: Minor alterations to the Manitoba Marathon route (Winnipeg Sun) leet-footed pioneer Marathon guest forced running to change its ways Win-win-win situation Little idea grows into 2nd largest marathon in nation (Supersport) Athletics: Robles record will spur Liu on - coach (RRW) Athletics: Slovenia Distance Runner Javornik Denies EPO Charge (SABC) Athletics: 46 countries line up for Comrades Marathon (Daily Yomiuri) Athletics: Ndereba hopes Sapporo Half-Marathon sets pace for Beijing gold (LA Times) Athletics: Deal is reached to sell the Los Angeles race Company that operates the marathon needed cash to pay creditors. Chris Devine takes the blame (Calgary Sun) Athletics: Hammer down another record Beijing-bound athlete hopes to set new mark (IAAF) Athletics: Jepkorir lowers African record to 9:11.18 in the Steeplechase in Huelva