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Runner's Web August 2008 FrontPage Archive

August 31, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Olympic flops impress in Gateshead Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell and Lauryn Williams, three sprinters with painful memories of the Beijing Olympics, were back to winning ways with impressive performances at the British Grand Prix in Gateshead Athletics: John Lucas of Eugene, Oregon, Wins Third Annual Disneyland Half Marathon, Setting New Record Athletics: Kenyans Emerge Victorious at 8th Annual Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in Virginia Beach (Sports Illustrated) Athletics: Asafa Powell wins 100 at British GP Kenenisa Bekele captured the 3,000 meters in in 7 minutes, 31.94 seconds - Lauryn Williams of the United States won the women's 100 in 11.24 (Independent) Athletics: Bekele may be in his comfort zone but he is still streets ahead Effortless Ethiopian tops the bill at British Grand Prix (IAAF) Athletics: Large crowds in Helsinki see Finland and Sweden share honours in annual match (NDTV) Athletics: Chennai marathon a hit despite one death (LJWorld) Athletics: Precious medal Nigerian’s award upgraded (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Sahaku, Takamizawa win Hokkaido marathon (Japan Running News) Koide Protege Hitomi Niiya to Make Bid for Berlin World Championships Team at Hokkaido Marathon (Ottawa Sun) Triathlon: Iron Will Unable to finish last year's race, Ben Ouellette gets sweet vindication; for others, it's sweet validation (BBC) Athletics: Ovett would 'love' Athletics role Former Olympic champion Steve Ovett says he would "love" the opportunity to assist a new performance director of UK Athletics, if Dave Collins is fired (Telegraph) Athletics: UK Athletics' Niels De Vos targets large 2012 medal haul Athletics will emerge from its disappointing showing in Beijing to become the sport that will win the most medals for Britain in London 2012 (The West) Athletics: Woyecha wins City to Surf half-marathon (BBC) Athletics: Ohuruogu ready for Gateshead race Britain's Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu skipped Friday's Golden League meeting in Zurich to top the bill at Sunday's British Grand Prix (Times Online) Christine Ohuruogu: Not enough to silence the doubters World and Olympic 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu says her critics have only made her will to achieve much stronger Charm City Run 20 Miler - North Central Trail, MD Disneyland Half Marathon - Anaheim, CA Ford Ironman Louisville - Kentucky Nike+ Human Race, The World The World's Largest One Day Running Event Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon - Virginia Beach, VA   August 30, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (CBC) Cycling: 2 Canadians win bronze at mountain bike World Cup (Courier-Journal) Triathlon: 2007 triathlon champ has 'good feeling' Chris McDonald, who'll defend his Ford Ironman Triathlon tomorrow, is from Australia and trains in Boulder, Colo. -- but has good reason to love Louisville, too (Guardian) Athletics: Bolt keeps his hot streak going despite catching a cold (New Haven Register) Athletics: In familiar race, Browne in running for familiar finish Orientation is a task Dan Browne will leave to his fellow championship contenders in Monday’s New Haven Road Race (Pilot Online) Athletics: Elite runners part of wide-open fields in Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon (Independent) Athletics: Ohuruogu needs time to reflect after one lap in the chariot of fire (Times Online) Athletics: Charles van Commenee to take up baton for Britain (Reuters) Olympics: Mugabe hands Olympic medalist $100,000 cash reward (NY Times) Multisport: Barbara Warren, Winner of Endurance Competitions, Dies at 65 Ms. Warren won the Ironman Triathlon World Championship at the age of 60, ran a seven-day race across the Sahara Dessert, and was tested in many other grueling competitions (IAAF) Athletics: Sweden leads both matches after the 1st day (Fox Sports) Athletics: 800m legend Mutola throws in the towel (Sapere Audere) Science At The Olympics: Can Neuroscience Provide a Mental Edge? (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Flash Chat with Olympic Champion - Brimin Kiprop Kipruto Steeplechase running in Kenya is a matter of honour and pride (New Haven Register) Athletics: Twenty runners are 20-for-20 in the New Haven 20k Athletics: News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 51 Athletics: Jelimo Marches On – 1:54.01 In Zurich (AllAfrica.com) Athletics:Kenyan's Bungei Lavishes Praise (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Lightning Bolt strikes again Usain Bolt continued his unstoppable streak of form with a comprehensive win in the 100 metres at the Zurich Golden League meeting Bolt, Jelimo light up Zurich Golden League track meet The Canadian - Ottawa, ON Iron Distance Triathlon and Duathlon and other multisport events   August 29, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: Men’s Champion Returns To Re-Claim Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon Title (BBC) Athletics: Bolt marks return with easy win Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt marked his first competitive race since Beijing with a storming victory in the 100m at the Zurich Grand Prix (Reuters) Bolt remains untouchable on Golden League return (Globe Runner) Athletics: Is Tirunesh The Most Boring Runner In History? (USATF) Athletics: Customer Service "Shin Splints" - A Blog by USATF CEO Doug Logan (Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: 'We've always been a track power' Quarrie scoffs at suggestions that Jamaican athletes have suddenly risen in sprints (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Vlasic spurred on by silver World high jump champion Blanka Vlasic will be motivated by her Olympic silver medal disappointment to win a share of this season's one million dollar Golden League jackpot (The Hindu) Athletics: All set for Chennai Marathon (RWire) Athletics: State of the Sport Part IV: Largest U.S. Road Races for 2007 (Reuters) Drugs in Sport: IOC to bring case against Greek coach (IAAF) Athletics: Ohuruogu, Fraser and Dibaba on show in Gateshead - Preview - IAAF World Athletics Tour (AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Red Carpet Welcome for Kenyan Beijing Squad (RWire) Athletics: Shelton, Luksetich Romp at Patrick Henry Half Marathon (RWire) Athletics: USA 100K Team Announced for 2008 World Cup in Italy (RRW) Athletics: Jelimo’s $1 Million Jackpot Chase Resumes in Zurich Tonight (IAAF) Athletics: Jelimo’s Jackpot fortunes - “I don’t see any problem for her” says Mutola - ÅF Golden League, Zürich (Independent) Athletics: Weltklasse encore gives Bolt chance to take a bow A final snapshot before leaving Beijing on Tuesday: a young Chinese man in the Forbidden City pulling a "bow and arrow" pose for the benefit of his camera-clicking girlfriend. A welcoming picture from Zurich yesterday, from the meeting hotel for the Weltklasse, the first stop on the post-Olympic track and field circuit: Ricky Simms, manager of Usain Bolt, the Jamaican phenomenon who famously struck the pose in the "Bird's Nest" stadium, clutching a giant polythene bag at the "welcome desk". Should it not have the word "swag" emblazoned across it? "Actually, it's Usain's laundry for the past week," Simms said, opening the bag for inspection (Telegraph) Athletics: Triple gold-medallist Usain Bolt ready to strike again in the 100m at Zurich The Weltklasse meeting in Zurich always promises “the Olympics in three hours” but the event will be hard pushed to match the spectacular performances produced only a few days ago in Beijing (Times Online) Athletics: Usain Bolt's coach Glen Mills defends sprinter's celebrations Glen Mills believes criticism of the Jamaican originated on American television because of jealousy over Olympic success (BBC) Athletics: Rested star Bolt heads to Zurich Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will race for the first time since taking the Beijing Games by storm at the Zurich Grand Prix on Friday Triathlon: Avia Collaborates With World Famous Troy Lee Designs On Custom Bike For Triathlete Angela Naeth Weltklasse Zürich - Switzerland Watch Usain Bolt and all the Olympic stars live from Zürich on TrackShark Zilker Relays - Austin, TX   August 28, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: News & Notes, Volume 8, Number 50 Zurich Golden League Preview Athletics: Browne set to defend at USA 20 km Championships Running: Great Balls of Fire! Athletics: Bolt To Lead Parade Of Beijing Champions At Weltklasse - Zurich Preview (The Final Sprint) Athletics: Ryan Hall - Post-Olympic Blog "This is not exactly how I envisioned it”, I thought to myself as I descended down the cement path into the quiet of the tunnel that would lead me into the Birds Nest (IAAF) Athletics: Despite Beijing defeat, no lack of confidence or motivation for Vlasic as Jackpot chase resumes in Zurich – ÅF Golden League Triathlon: Wellington looks to make it a hat-trick for British women at ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships (China View) Athletics: Kenya to offer hefty cash rewards for Beijing Olympics medallists Triathlon: Being a Volunteer at the Monaco Ironman 70.3 means living a unique experience! Athletics: Bolt's Encore Tour Begins In Zurich On Friday (Reuters) Athletics: Bolt could have run 9.52 in Olympics, coach says (Earth Times) Drugs in Sport: Austrian ex-hurdler banned for life after second doping case (Reuters) Olympics: China wants more gold in athletics and swimming Athletics: Canadian Track and Field - Olympics in Review Athletics: Early Entry Deadline Approaching for Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio (Union Tribune) Triathlon: San Diego triathlete dies from bike accident injuries (Next Big Future) Drugs in Sport: Gene therapy for ultimate human running speed and strength Professor Peter Weyand, Southern Methodist University (Texas), known for his expertise in terrestrial locomotion and human and animal performance says that humans would soon have the ability to modify and greatly enhance muscle fibre strength. This would enable speeds of 45 miles per hour and 5 seconds times for 100 meters (Wicked Local) Athletics: Collapse of an Olympic myth “That's not true.” With those three words, the late Florence E. Campbell appeared to debunk long-standing reports that women collapsed after the 800 meter race at the Amsterdam Olympics (BBC) Athletics: Bolt still to reach peak - coach Usain Bolt could have run closer to 9.5 seconds on his way to the Olympic 100m title, believes his coach Glen Mills (Sports Illustrated) Athletics: 12 final thoughts from the Games   August 27, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (IAAF) Athletics: Bolt – “I am not tired…I want to have fun and perform well for the crowd” in Zürich - ÅF Golden League Robles - “I’m still motivated for big things” in Zürich (National Post) Athletics: Functional fashion vs. feminist fitness Are running skirts a step backwards for athletic women? (NY Times) Drugs in Sport: Prosecutors Had Jones Ready to Testify in Balco Trial Marion Jones was quietly moved from a Texas penitentiary to the Bay Area last May by federal prosecutors who feared that her former track coach would take the stand in his own defense (The Daily Californian) Athletics: An Accidental Injury Prematurely Ended Magdalena Lewy's Olympic Run, but Her Experience Lives On (Gulf Daily News) Athletics: Top runners set for Swiss meet Olympic champion Rashid Ramzi is set to lead five of Bahrain's Beijing Olympians in the Weltklasse Zurich Golden League meeting on Friday at the Letzigrund Stadium in Switzerland (The Standard) Athletics: Grand party awaits Wanjiru Samuel Kamau Wanjiru’s epic Olympic marathon victory on Sunday has woken the sleepy town of Nyahururu, with the mother of all parties being laid out for their hero (LA Times) Athletics: Dodgers owner Frank McCourt backs company hoping to run the L.A. Marathon McCourt's investment would make him the majority owner of the company trying to obtain operating rights to the race, which has struggled financially under the current ownership (Toronto Star) Drugs in Sport: A Lightning look at yams for any sign of steroids Veg provides precursor but no proof a body can convert it to hormone (The Daily Star) Athletics: Usain Bolt, not Michael Phelps, is the star of Beijing Olympics (BBC) Athletics: Danvers backs under-fire Collins British Olympic medallist Tasha Danvers has backed UK Athletics (UKA) performance director Dave Collins to continue in the role   August 26, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Florida Today) Athletics: Melbourne and Beaches Marathon makes run for tourists Beaches, music-themed race could bring thousands to Brevard (Journal-Sentinel) Athletics: Icebreaker Marathon will take 94 laps around Pettit Center Track (Air Force Link) Athletics: Registration figures up for 2008 Air Force Marathon (Flint Journal) Athletics: Crim will probably have American prize money in 2009 (Brooks Running) Athletics: Brooks® Sports Unveils Running Kicks for Kids Leading running company debuts new line of children’s athletic footwear (Market Watch) Athletics: John Hancock's 2008 Boston Marathon Fundraising Program Raises More Than $3 Million for Local Organizations Athletics: Clay named USATF Athlete of the Week Athletics: Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Celebrates 100 Years Of ‘Going The Distance’ (IAAF) Athletics: Hellebaut-Vlasic rematch among highlights on the field in Zurich – ÅF Golden League (Hardloopnieuws.TV) Athletics: Videos from the Beijing Olympic Games Athletics: Charity Fundraising Record set in Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon & 5k Athletics: Bringing The Finish Line To Runners This Marathon Season (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Best Performances of the Games Athletics: Inaugural Canada Army Run Coming to Ottawa! (SF Gate) Triathlon: Swimmer, 63, dies during triathlon (Windsor Star) Athletics: Tecumseh man, 50, dies in Quebec marathon (BBC) Athletics: Ohuruogu to compete at Gateshead Britain's Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu will skip Friday's Golden League meeting in Zurich to top the bill in Gateshead this weekend (Japan Running News) Athletics: Japan's Olympic Marathon Results Raise Questions About Rikuren's Crisis Manangement Ability Adventure Racing: Entries Open for 2008 TrustPower Adventure Quest Adventure Racing Promoted Through 24 Hours Of Southern Traverse Training: Stretching May Offer Extended Benefits (Daily Nation) Athletics: Japanese connection pays off for champion How I won marathon gold medal, by Samuel Wanjiru (Daily Yomiuri) Wanjiru thanks Japanese mentors after striking gold (The Final Sprint) Athletics: TFS Running Podcast 143 - Jon Rankin Turns the Page, Rekindles Olympic Dreams Triathlon: Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore Set to Sizzle September 7th (Finding Dulcinea) Olympics: The Hidden Cost of Olympic Medals (Washington Times) Athletics: Bolt not done yet Olympics: Celebrate and Rally for our athletes...$8 is what we are inviting Canadians to give! Running: Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Teams With Athletic-Minded Traveler® To Add Customized Run Routes To Its Stayfit@Hyatt Program (The Province) Triathlon: Ironman Canada is a gruelling journey Kiwi and Aussie win handily but everyone deserves a peach (BBC) Athletics: Athletics boss sweats on future UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins expects to find out in the next few days whether he will keep his job (Post Bulletin) Athletics: Gilman runs to his sixth Rochester Half Marathon title   August 25, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (The Australian) Athletics: Australia's athletics boss lashes out at agitators (The Final Sprint) Athletics: Nick Symmonds - Experience Elite Athlete Blog Entry 19 (IAAF) Athletics: Contrasting fortunes in Beijing, Jelimo and Vlasic target $1 Million - ÅF Golden League (Toronto Star) Olympics: Canada must spend to play with big guys Committee officially pleased with Beijing result, but figures don't support that (EAA) Athletics: Beijing Olympics Day 10 - Rothlin shows his tactical prowess in final day Marathon Viktor Rothlin ran an excellent tactical race to finish sixth in the men's Marathon on a blistering hot final morning of the Beijing Olympic Games (IceNews) Athletics: Large turnout at annual Glitnir Reykjavik Marathon (Stuff NZ) Triathlon: Kiwi wins Ironman Canada New Zealand athlete Bryan Rhodes won Ironman Canada today after fending off fatigue and numerous challengers over the final 20km of the marathon (ABC7) Triathlon: Thousand participate in Chicago triathlons (Chicago Tribune) Chicago Triathlon winners cross finish line (RWire) Athletics: Kichumbe Koech, Limika Win 32nd Crim 10 Mile (RWire) Athletics: Wanjiru Crushes Olympic Marathon Record, Wins Kenya's First Gold Medal in Event (RWire) Athletics: Bekele Completes Olympic Double from the Front (RWire) Athletics: Dibaba Does Distance Double with 5000 Meter Victory (BBC) Olympics: Beijing bids farewell to Olympics London takes over as Olympic host   August 24, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (The Running Bug) Athletics: The First Ultra Runners The first ultra runners Today ultra running is growing fast, yet it was the Victorians who were the first pioneers of the sport. Read what life was like 100 years ago for the first ultra runners (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Kathrine Switzer -: The Face of Women's Marathon Running (Reuters) Athletics: Kenya, Ethiopia reap rewards from hard work Athletics: Team USA places two in top 10 of men's marathon (LA Times) Ryan Hall's race didn't go as planned (NY Times) With Gold in Marathon, Wanjiru Gives Kenya a First Samuel Wanjiru pulled away over the final few miles to become the first Kenyan in the storied running history of that nation to win an Olympic marathon (RRW) Athletics: Wanjiru Surges To Olympic Marathon Title (Washington Post) Athletics: Wanjiru first Kenyan to win Olympic men's marathon (Reuters) Athletics: Africans set the pace in final day marathon (IAAF) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Day 10 PREVIEW Only one event on Sunday – the final day of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games – but what an event: perhaps the greatest Marathon field ever assembled (NY Times) Athletics: Estonian Discus Thrower Makes Name for Himself What turned Gerd Kanter into one of the unlikeliest of Olympic celebrities was his gold-medal celebration (NY Times) Athletics: Lagat Fails to Meet Expectations After Fading in 5,000 Bernard Lagat will go home believing his health betrayed him, not his age. (Times Online) Athletics: Can Lisa Dobriskey become next Dame Kelly Holmes? (Telegraph) Athletics: Usain Bolt has nothing to declare but his genius Usain Bolt was modesty itself. Dutifully attending a sponsor’s briefing in downtown Beijing, he opined: “I wouldn’t say I was a phenomenon. I would just say I was a great athlete.” (Telegraph) Athletics: Team GB mediocrity rules in the Bird's Nest The hunched, exhausted figures of Britain’s defeated 4x400 metres relay team told the story of Team GB’s wretched athletics performance in Beijing (Daily Yomiuri) Athletics: Japan's Osaki out of Olympic marathon (The Standard) Athletics: Kenyan trio seek ultimate glory in Marathon (BBC) Athletics: Bekele storms to Olympic double Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele crushed the opposition as he cruised to 5,000m gold on Saturday, adding to the 10,000m title he won eight days ago Chicago Accenture Triathlon - Chicgao, IL Quebec City Marathon - PQ Subaru Ironman Canada - Penticton, BC   August 23, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Grand Rapids Press) Athletics: Ritzenhein ready for marathon run in Beijing (Guardian) Athletics: Kenya seek elusive marathon gold in last event Athletics: Team USA sweeps 4x400s, sits atop medal table (Reuters) Olympics: Faster fibers and stronger springs lift Beijing There are as many scientists as coaches behind athletes reaching new heights in Beijing (IAAF) Athletics: Thorkildsen breaks Zelezny's Olympic record to retain title Athletics: Team USA medal notes, 2008 Olympic Games (Flint Journal) Athletics: Kenyans win men's, women's title in Crim 10-mile (NY Times) Athletics: Richards Leads U.S. to 4x400 Relay Win Sanya Richards has anchored the United States to a gold medal in the women’s 4x400-meter relay, ending a streak of relay woes for the Americans in Beijing (BBC) Athletics: Langat takes 1500m gold for Kenya Kenya's Nancy Jebet Langat produced a storming finish to win the women's 1500m, but there was heartache for Briton Lisa Dobriskey who came fourth (BBC) Athletics: Bungei battles hard to 800m glory Kenya's Wilfred Bungei claimed gold with a battling display in the 800m on Saturday in the Bird's Nest (Globe and Mail) Reed fourth after frantic finish in 800M (National Post) Reed's final push comes too late in 800-metre final (Sports Illustrated) Athletics: Putting U.S.' so-called 'disaster' Games in the proper context (RRW) Athletics: Dibaba Nabs First-Ever 5000/10,000 Olympic Double Athletics: Fountain awarded silver medal in heptathlon (Vancouver Sun) Olympics: Broadcasting's medal haul CBC among networks whose Olympic viewership numbers up over Athens, Sydney (NY Times) Athletics: In the Marathon, Style Wins No Points In Sunday’s men’s marathon , there will be no way to tell by looking at a runner whether he will win, place or come in last in a race (Chciago Tribune) What air problem? Marathon runners ready to go (IAAF) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Day 9 PREVIEW (CBC) Cycling: Canada's mountain bikers head for the hills (Market Watch) Triathlon: Pro Field Set for 2008 Accenture Chicago Triathlon on August 24 Pro Athletes Continue Pursuit of 2008 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race To the Toyota Cup Title (Radio Netherlands) Athletics: Stubborn residents refuse to budge for the marathon The marathon goes through Bijing's Qianmen district on Sunday. The tradition closing event of the games is routed down what, at least on paper, is the Chinese capital's oldest shopping street, just south of Tiananmen Square. For city authorities it is something to be proud of, but renovation work in the area remains controversial (Herald-Sun) Athletics: Injury-free Lee Troop banks on big finish in marathon (Reuters) Olympics: Bloopers from Beijing Photographers capture unforgettable moments of anguish as Olympic athletes trip and stumble (BBC) Athletics: Bolt grabs third gold and record Usain Bolt captured a third gold medal and a third world record after Jamaica claimed men's 4x100m relay gold (Reuters) Relay win seals golden Games for Bolt (NY Times) Athletics: Bolt and Jamaica Break World Record in 400 Relay (BBC) Athletics: Russia claim surprise relay gold Russia claimed a surprise victory in the women's 4x100m relay as favourites Jamaica and Great Britain failed to get the baton round cleanly (BBC) Athletics: Dibaba storms to Olympic double Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba made it an Olympic double after winning the 5,000m on Friday in the Bird's Nest (NY Times) Ethiopia’s Dibaba Outkicks Rival to Complete a Distance Double (Flint Journal) Athletics: Seasoned Crim runner overcomes hurdles (ABC12) Flint gets ready for the Crim Crim Festival of Races - Flint, MI Glitnir Reykjavik Marathon - Iceland Patrick Henry Half-Marathon - Poor Farm Park, VA U.S. Half Marathon - Copper Mountain, CO   August 22, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: Third Gold, Third World Record For Bolt (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Can Anyone Beat Bekele? Athletics: Clay claims "world's greatest athlete" moniker, wins Olympic decathlon (NY Times) Drugs in Sport: As Records Fall, Suspicions of Doping Linger (NY Times) Athletics: Men, Women and Speed. 2 Words - Got Testosterone? Researchers say there is no one physiological reason for the gender gap in athletic performance, although there is a common biological thread (Reuters) Drugs in Sport: IOC strips Blonska's silver medal (Reuters) Athletics: U.S. to review Beijing failures The United States will conduct a post-mortem into a disappointing Olympic athletics performance that has seen U.S. sprinters eclipsed by their Jamaican rivals Athletics: Clay lengthens lead in decathlon Athletics: Shin Splints Blog by Doug Logan: Performance and responsibility (IAAF) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Day 8 PREVIEW (Guardian) Olympics: Old man Rogge should hold his tongue over Bolt As Usain Bolt celebrated his 100m win, the only person who could possibly have been offended was the ageing Belgian bureaucrat (Independent) Athletics: Silver anti-climax hurts for Idowu There were joyful, flag-trailing laps of honour after the highest quality triple jump the world has ever seen. But not for Britain's Phillips Idowu (Times Online) Olympics: Sex and the Olympic city Tomorrow night thousands of young men and women with the most fit, toned bodies in the world will mingle for the last time before they fly home. What might they get up to? (Telegraph) Athletics: Craig Pickering takes blame for British Olympic 4x100m men's relay blunder Britain's sprinters blew their reputation as relay champions – and more than £500,000 of funding – with a botched baton exchange in the Bird's Nest Stadium (Western News) Triathlon: Ironman takes hold on Penticton (Milwaukee Business Journal) Athletics: Marathon registration running ahead of last year's pace (NY Times) Athletics: With 400 Gold, Merritt Eases Disappointment Over Relay Failures LaShawn Merritt stormed through the 400 meters and grabbed a commanding victory, but the men’s and women’s 4x100 relay teams both dropped the baton and failed to advance (NY Times) Athletics: In the High Hurdles, Robles Makes It Look Easy Cuba’s Dayron Robles cruises over the hurdles for gold in the 110m hurdles (BBC) Athletics: Merritt clinches shock 400m gold LaShawn Merritt claimed a surprise gold in the 400m final to lead a clean sweep of the medals for the United States (Reuters) Athletics: Jamaica sweeps the sprint golds in Beijing Race for the Arts 5K - Sacramento, CA   August 21, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Baltimore Business Journal) Athletics: Marathon registration running ahead of last year's pace Science of Sport: Extreme Competitive Sports - A Fitness Test For DNA Athletics: Merritt Dominates 400M, Campbell-Brown Cruises - Beijing Day 7 Athletics: Merritt leads sweep of 400; USA brings medal tally to 20 (The West) Athletics: Mottram to seek redemption in London After being burned by the red-hot pace in the last kilometre of Wednesday night's 5000m heats, Craig Mottram will be chasing Olympic redemption in London (Runner's World) Athletics: Beijing Notebook: Russian Women--The Numbers Just Don't Add Up (Reuters) Athletics: Merritt upsets Wariner in U.S. sweep (Reuters) Athletics: Phenomenon Robles glides to gold (Chicago Tribune) Athletics: Try this before running a marathon Here's a sensible idea: Require that all 45,000 Bank of America Chicago Marathon entrants run a 13.1-mile half-marathon before the Oct. 12 race Triathlon: ITU announces new Triathlon World Championship Series Olympics: Is Watching The Games Worth $8 In Support Of Future Canadian Athletes? Triathlon: Who are the participants at Monaco Ironman 70.3? (Reuters) Athletics: U.S. misery continues in relays Tyson Gay's miserable Olympics continued when he dropped the baton in the 4x100 meters relay heat (IAAF) Athletics: Bolt - 100, 200 . . . 400m? (CBC) Athletics: Canada's Russell sharp in men's javelin (BBC) Drugs in Sport: Blonska thrown out of long jump Olympic heptathlon silver medallist Liudmyla Blonska has been removed from the start list for Friday's long jump final after she failed a drugs test (NY Times) Athletics: Records Fall, but Suspicions of Doping Linger Usain Bolt is likable, as playful as he is fast. But when I want to fully believe, I feel a twinge of skepticism (BBC) Athletics: Olympics boss rebukes showy Bolt Olympics boss Jacques Rogge has told Usain Bolt to show more respect for opponents after the Jamaican claimed the first sprint double for 24 years (NY Times) Athletics: Jamaica’s Dominance Continues With 200-Meter Win (NY Times) Olympics: By Withholding Photos, Olympic Timekeeper Draws Attention to Relationship With Phelps (Stuff NZ) Athletics: Willis cashing in on Olympic success Nick Willis didn't just run into New Zealand sporting immortality with his Olympic 1500m bronze medal, it seems he also ran into quite a nice little earner Willis reveals the secret to his success Nick Willis had his mum in his heart and was singing a song as he flew around the Bird's Nest on the way to his Olympic 1500m bronze medal Willis shows Africans are beatable - Walker Kiwi middle-distance legends John Walker and Dick Tayler believe the success of Nick Willis proves that the Africans are beatable (New Zealand Herald) Good riddance to drug cheats, welcome Willis (Educated Runner) Athletics: The Fundamentals of Usain's Insane 100-Meter Bolt Athletics: Clay leads decathlon after three events (Reuters) Athletics: Jamaica seek more glory after Bolt double (CBC) Media: CBC gets approval for new sports channel (CBC) Drugs in Sport: Heptathlon medallist flunks drug test Athletics: Brown Trafton named USATF Athlete of the Week (Washington Business Journal) Athletics: Marine Corps Marathon alters route through D.C. (NY Times) Athletics: Bolt Breaks Another World Record in a Disqualification-Marred 200 Usain Bolt became the first Olympian since Carl Lewis to sweep the 100- and 200-meter gold medals. After two disqualifications, Americans won silver and bronze (NY Times) Athletics: Only One of Three Oregon Runners Reaches Semifinal in Men’s 800 (IHT) Athletics: Unstoppable Bolt breaks record in 200-meter, too (BBC) Athletics: Bolt claims 200m gold with record Jamaica's Usain Bolt added the 200m crown to his Olympic 100m title in an incredible new world record time of 19.30 seconds in Beijing Michael Johnson on Usain Bolt Usain Bolt's 200m victory in a new world record time of 19.30 seconds was simply incredible. This guy is Superman II (BBC) Olympics: We won't try to top Beijing - Coe London 2012 chief Lord Coe has admitted that the current Olympics in Beijing will be the last Games of its scale   August 20, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Ottawa Business Journal) Sponsorships: Seed funding for athletes Parallels between business and sport prompt local business leaders to invest Adventure Racing: The 2009 Coastal Challenge Reaches Half Of Registration Capacity; Teams Category Growing Athletics: 26.2 or 42.2… Either Way, It’s a Long and Exhilarating Race Athletics: Bolt breaks MJs WR; Team USA adds two silver, one bronze (USATF) Athletics: From Whence We Came Blog by Doug Logan, CEO, USATF (Reuters) Athletics: Robles coasts into sprint hurdles final (The Final Sprint) Athletics: Ryan Hall: Olympic Memories Elite Athlete Blog Entry 15 Athletics: Bolt Thunders To The Impossible (Reuters) "Lightning" Bolt strikes again (Ottawa Citizen) Triathlon: Whitfield hip to courage Teamwork with Jenkins yields silver in triathlon (Eurosport UK) Drugs in Sport: IOC probes Blonska after positive test First high-profile drugs case hits Games (Flocasts) Athletics: Deena Kastor after Marathon injury Athletics: Bolt To Chase History Tonight Athletics: Upsets, Vindication, Highlight Day Five In Beijing Athletics: Stage Set For Wariner-Merritt, Dibaba-Defar Clashes (RRW) Athletics: With Powerful Kick, Ramzi Wins Olympic 1500M Gold (NY Times) Athletics: On the Track, a Cruel Loss and Surprising Victories American sprinter Lolo Jones lost in the 100-meter hurdles, while her teammate, Dawn Harper, grabbed the gold. Also Usain Bolt advanced toward Wednesday’s historic 200-meter race (NY Times) Athletics: Redemption and Frustration in the Women’s 400 Sanya Richards of the United States faltered in the last 100 meters, ceding the gold to Christine Ohuruogu of Britain with the slowest winning time in an Olympic 400 since 1972 (RWire) Athletics: Kipruto Continues Kenyan Domination of Men's 3000 Meter Steeplechase (RWire) Athletics: Bekele Defends Men's 10,000 Meter Title with Olympic Record (RWire) Athletics: Samitova-Galkina Sets World Record in Debut Women's 3000 Meter Steeplechase (World-Track) Athletics: Johnson predicts 19.5 for Bolt; no world record in Beijing (New Zeland Herald) Athletics: Bronzed Kiwi revives track glory days (National Post) Triathlon: Whitfield's silver as good as gold (National Post) Olympics: What does it take to grab gold? (EAA) Athletics: Injury fears for Marathon defender Stefano Baldini Italy's defending Olympic Marathon Champion Stefano Baldini is struggling with a thigh injury that could put his Olympic title defense in Jeopardy (IAAF) Athletics: Silnov adds to Shakhty’s Olympic record reputation   August 19, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (BBC) Athletics: Ohuruogu grabs gold for Britain Christine Ohuruogu won Olympic 400m gold for Britain with a stunning surge down the home straight in Beijing (USA Today) Athletics: Family, faith helped Lomong endure The father is recalling the first night his adopted son stayed in his new home Triathlon: Simon wins silver in Beijing (Reuters) Athletics: Bolt guns for sprint double Usain Bolt takes aim at becoming the first man in 24 years to win the Olympic sprint double when he runs in the 200 meters final on Wednesday (NY Times) Athletics: U.S. Track Star Finds Hurdles She Can’t Overcome Lolo Jones watched a replay after she clipped the top of the second-to-last hurdle during the 100-meter race Athletics: Harper wins 100 hurdles, Richards takes bronze in 400 (CBC) Athletics: Canada's Lopes-Schliep wins hurdles bronze (Idaho Statesman) Athletics: Nick Symmonds in Beijing competing on track and field's grandest stage (Reuters) Athletics: I won't race if injury worsens - Baldini (IAAF) Athletics: Ethiopian Jarso breaks 28-year-old national steeplechase record From Athens silver to Beijing gold, Kipruto reigns supreme (Reuters) Athletics: Beauty Queen javelin star Leryn Franco is a former Miss Paraguay runner-up as well as a world class javelin competitor (BBC) Athletics: Injured Liu sorry over shock exit China's defending 110m hurdles champion Liu Xiang has apologised to the Chinese people after injury forced him to pull out of the Olympics on Monday Triathlon: Kemper's Seventh Leads U.S. Men at Beijing Olympic Games Athletics: Women's long jumpers make final; 200m runners advance (RRW) Athletics: Jelimo Dominates, Takes First Ever Kenyan Women's Gold (NY Times) Athletics: Sprinters Marvel at Bolt and Are Sure That His Best Is Yet to Come (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Jamaica and US continue battle The latest edition of the Jamaica v US sprint duel kicked off in the women's 200 metres first round with American Muna Lee leading the qualifiers on another hot and clear morning (CBC) Triathlon: Canada's Whitfield takes silver in triathlon (Times-Colonist) Whitfield surges to win Olympics triathlon silver Roars in from fourth place at Beijing course; swim, bicycle, run (NY Times) Germany’s Frodeno Wins Men’s Triathlon at the Wire (Washington Post) Athletics: Unlikely First Gold Stokes U.S. Brown Trafton's Discus Win Kicks Off Big Five-Medal Day (IAAF) Athletics: Jelimo - really starting something (Fox Sports Australia) Triathlon: Emma Snowsill, Loretta Harrop's special bond (Reuters) Athletics: Kenyans run for gold (NY times) Athletics: Unlikely Savior Rallies American Track Team Stephanie Brown Trafton sparked a bit of a turnaround for the U.S. track team after winning gold medal in the discus, the first by an American woman since 1932 (The Standard) Athletics: Gebrselassie tips Lel for glory in marathon race (Reuters) Olympics: Liu keeps advertisers' support after exit Liu Xiang's exit from the Games will not lead to the loss of his biggest sponsorship deals (CBC) Athletics: Canadian hurdler has Olympic leap of faith (Independent) Athletics: Xiang withdrawal leaves the "Bird's Nest" stunned It was clear even as Liu Xiang settled into his starting blocks in the "Bird's Nest" Stadium yesterday that there was going to be no Cathy Freeman moment at these Beijing Olympics (Telegraph) Athletics: Dwain Chambers mistaken by Chinese paper for world record holder Usain Bolt Despite being handed a ban on competing in the Olympics, disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers still found himself on the front pages of the Chinese press the morning of the men's 100m final, in what turned out to be an extreme case of mistaken identity (Telegraph) Athletics: Pressure is on Christine Ohuruogu to deliver in the Olympic 400 metres final in Beijing A total of £26.5 million of public funding over the past four years and, so far, not a sniff of a medal. You could say that a lot is riding on Tuesday's action for British athletics as Christine Ohuruogu and Andy Baddeley go in search of Team GB's first podium finish on the track here (Times Online) Athletics: Usain Bolt - a Jamaican miracle After his record-breaking victory, questions have been raised over the fact that Jamaica has no anti-doping federation (The Citizen of Laconia) Triathlon: Timberman Champions Crowned Potts, Wellington cruise to big victories in 70.3 triathlon Athletics: Costa Rica’s First Women to Compete in the Olympic Marathon   August 18, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Daily Yomiuri) Athletics: Husband's plea prompted Tosa's marathon withdrawal (IAAF) Athletics: Saladino: ‘I have achieved the main thing - winning’ (NY Times) Athletics: A Country Feels a Hurdler’s Pain National mourning began in China after Liu Xiang pulled out of the 100-meter hurdle event due to an injury (NY Times) Olympics: Will Endorsements Go Away After a Charismatic Athlete’s Injury? Triathlon: Free Long Course Triathlon Training Manual Now Available at Endurance Nation Athletics: Jelimo Dominates, Takes First Ever Kenyan Women’s Gold Athletics: Isinbayeva Again - 5.05M (16-8 3/4) World Pole Vault Record In Beijing (Eurosport UK) Beijing 2008 - Isinbayeva takes gold and record Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva won the gold medal in the Olympic women's pole vault and then broke her own world record when she leapt 5.05 metres (Reuters) Russian pin-up vaulter dazzles after China woe Athletics: Taylor leads 400H sweep; Brown wins first women's discus gold since '32 Triathlon: Snowsill crowned Olympic champion in women's triathlon (Canada.com) Groves crashes out of triathlon (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Haile Gebrselassie - The Greatest Ever Athletics: Gillis Competes In Olympic 10000 Meter Final (BBC) Athletics: China stunned by Liu injury blow Defending 110m hurdles champion Liu Xiang is out of the Beijing Olympics after pulling up in the opening round (NY Times) China’s Big Hope in Track Doesn’t Get Out of Blocks (The Final Sprint) Athletics: Sara Hall - The Calm Before The Storm (Elite Athlete Blog Entry 14) Athletics: Beijing Stunner: Injury Forces Liu Xiang From The Games Athletics: Mens 400, 200 runners breeze in qualifying (Union-Tribune) Athletics: American drought ends at AFC Colorado runner ends 21-year streak (RWire) Athletics: Young, Ominami Win 31st America's Finest City Half Marathon Presented by Nissan (NY Times) Triathlon: Australia Gains Its First Triathlon Gold Medal Emma Snowsill ran the final leg of the triathlon, a 10-kilometer run, in 33 minutes 17 seconds, a full minute faster than anyone else Triathlon: U.S. Triathlete Bennett Just Misses in Beijing (The Final Sprint) Athletics: In Failure, Xiang’s Sad Story Exemplifies True Olympic Lesson (NY Times) China’s Big Hope in Track Doesn’t Get Out of Blocks Losing a chance to defend his gold, Liu Xiang limped off the track before the first round of the 110-meter hurdles (Guardian) Athletics: Heroic Radcliffe learns that the dream need not be over The success of 38-year-old Constantina Tomescu should provide Paula Radcliffe with inspiration for 2012 (Guardian) Athletics: Just how fast will Bolt go when he really puts his mind to it? Jamaica's remarkable 100m champion, Usain Bolt is winning despite doing it all wrong (Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Why a negative will be a massive positive (Reuters) Drugs in Sport: Doping - Greek hurdles champ Halkia fails test (Times-Colonist) Triathlon: Whitfield still Canada's best bet for medal (CBC) Canada's Whitfield tries to catch a Tiger in triathlon (The Australian) Triathlon: Green camouflage secret weapon for Snowsill and co at Beijing Olympics (Sydney Morning Herald) Snowsill's staying out of trouble (Guardian) Athletics: Marathon champion Baldini hurts thigh - media (Edmonton Journal) Athletics: David Corbett wins Edmonton Marathon (BBC) Athletics: Tearful Radcliffe looks to 2012 Paula Radcliffe has not ruled out one last attempt at Olympic glory in four years' time after finishing 23rd in Sunday's marathon in Beijing (Telegraph) Paula Radcliffe proves she's no quitter at Beijing Olympics Into the mixed zone they came, one after another, the ghosts of the women they had been 26 miles earlier; egos emptied of pretence, bodies broken, the life sucked out of them, a vacant, spectral sisterhood Mara Yamauchi equals best of British in Olympic marathon Mara Yamauchi always said she could finish in the top six in the Olympic marathon and that is just what she achieved after the sort of text-book training that Paula Radcliffe would have loved (RWire) Athletics: Tomescu Dita Breaks Away to Win Olympic Marathon (RWire) Athletics: Dibaba Wins Olympic 10,000 Meters, Sets Games Record   August 17, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (NY Times) Athletics: A Young American Shows Promise at Distance (NY Times) Athletics: Gay Takes Philosophical View of Defeat, but It Still Hurts A year ago, Tyson Gay was on top of the sprinting world, but a lot changes in a year, including the hamstring injury that struck while Gay was trying to qualify for the Olympics in July (NY Times) Athletics: Jamaicans Sweep 100; Bekele Wins Men’s 10,000 Jamaican women’s sprinters took the medals in the 100 meters. Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele won the men’s 10,000 Lagat Falls Short of Last Qualifying Spot for 1,500 World champion Bernard Lagat of the U.S. failed to qualify for the Olympic 1,500 meters final on Sunday and American hopes of their first title in the event for 100 years are over Athletics: Barringer sets AR, Richards moves to 400m final in tough night at Bird's Nest (IAAF) Athletics: Women's Steeplechase starts its Olympic history with a World record Galkina-Samitova Wins Olympic Steeple Debut (Hellenic Athletes) Athletics: I Want to Believe There was nothing normal about Bolt’s world record setting run of 9.69 seconds (IAAF) Athletics: Kozmus: Slovenia celebrates its first ever Olympic track and field champion Triathlon: Stoltz, McQuaid Win XTERRA Mountain Championship Triathlon: 2008 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team Quotes from Beijing Press Conference on Saturday, August 16 Athletics: Injuries steal dreams of women's marathon crew; Russell places 27th (RRW) Athletics: Front-Running Tomescu-Dita Takes Marathon Title (IAAF) Athletics: Tomescu Dita's gamble pays off - Women's Marathon report (BBC) Drugs in Sport: Greek champion fails drugs test Reigning Olympic 400m hurdles champion Fani Halkia has revealed she has failed a drugs test and will be unable to defend her crown at the Beijing Games (Reuters) Athletics: Romania's Tomescu wins marathon (BBC) Gutsy Radcliffe finishes marathon Paula Radcliffe failed to realise her dream of adding Olympic gold to an illustrious marathon career, despite a gutsy performance in Beijing (NY Times) Athletics: Bolt Is World’s Fastest — by a Mile Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt crushed the world record in the 100 meters in theatrical fashion Saturday night at the Beijing Olympics with a time of 9.69 seconds Big Wild Life Runs - Anchorage, AK (NY Times) Cycling: Champion Cyclist and Now Champion Guzzler of Austin Water Lance Armstrong’s household has been revealed as one of the biggest individual users of water in a city definitely short on rain EAS America's Finest City Half Marathon - San Diego, CA ING Edmonton Marathon - AB Leading Ladies Marathon - Spearfish, SD Thousand Islands Triathlon, Duathlon & Relays - Brockville, ON Timberman Triathlon - NH Track Shack's Celebration of Running 5K - Orlando, FL   August 16, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: Bolt Amazes With 9.69 100M World Record In Beijing (NY Times) Athletics: Bolt Is World’s Fastest -- by a Mile (New Zealand Herald) Athletics: Kiwi Marathon runners have points to prove (AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Injured Cheruiyot Pulls Out of Olympic Marathon (Edmonton Journal) Athletics: Marathoners not looking forward to scorching temps this weekend Fringers also likely to seek out the five air-conditioned venues of the 16 total (Edmonton Sun) Running wild ING Edmonton marathon continues to grow (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: The Greatest Ever - Usain Bolt Athletics: Team USA takes two bronze as Bolt shatters 100 WR (Sports Illustrated) Athletics: The (steeple)chase is on The first 3,000-meter women's steeplechase is a landmark Olympic moment Athletics: Team USA women impress in Saturday morning qualifying (RRW) Athletics: Mutola To Contest Fifth Olympic 800M Final (RRW) Athletics: Most Favorites Advance In Men's Steeplechase Qualifying (World-Track) Athletics: Bolt cruises to 9.85 in 100m semi-finals; Gay out I have no excuse I was running hard, says Gay Athletics: Tyson Gay Quotes Athletics: Former Razorback Tyson Gay Advances at 100 Meters (BBC) Drugs in Sport: Bulgarian runner fails drugs test Bulgarian athlete Daniela Yordanova has been barred from the Olympics after failing a doping test (NY Times) Olympics: Food Blamed in Illnesses of U.S. Athletes Potential sources of the food poisoning that affected several members of the United States track team were tap water used to wash lettuce and oil purchased locally (NY Times) Athletics: Ethiopia’s Long-Distance Legacy Is Written in the Olympic Medal Standings Ethiopia has taken first place in three of the last five women’s 10,000 meters at the Olympics. And it has kept it in the family (Guardian) Athletics: Bolt, Powell, Gay - the fastest show on earth is wide open (LA Times) Athletics: USA coach Terrence Mahon keeps up with four distance runners La Habra native guides marathoners Deena Kastor and Ryan Hall as well as 5,000-meter runners Ian Dobson and Jen Rhines (Telegraph) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe will risk marathon failure for glory The waiting is almost over and yet another drama featuring Paula Radcliffe will unfold on the streets of Beijing on Sunday (IAAF) Athletics: Dibaba smashes Olympic 10,000m record as two dip under 30 minutes! Boston Scientific Heart of Summer 10K - Minneapolis, MN Where's Waldo 100K - Oakridge, OR USA 100K Trail Championship   August 15, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Science Daily) Athletics: In The Long Run, Exertion Regulation Wins The Day For Marathon Runners (Ethiopian Review) Athletics: Haile Gebrselassie faces uphill battle in return to 10000m Athletics: Flanagan scores unbelievable bronze; Cantwell takes silver (WSJ) Athletics: The Marathon’s Obstacle Course The blue skies that greeted Beijing on Friday bode well for runners in the upcoming women’s marathon event –- unless, of course, if slogging through hot, muggy weather is your forte (RRW) Athletics: Excellent Weather For Women's 10-K Could Mean Fast Times (USA Today) Athletics: Liu Xiang has 1.3 billion reasons to win (BBC) Athletics: Sotherton slips after high jump Britain's Kelly Sotherton slid down the heptathlon leaderboard after the second event, the high jump (BBC) Athletics: Meadows & Okoro reach 800m semis Britain's Jennifer Meadows and Marilyn Okoro qualified for the semi-finals of the women's 800m but team-mate Jemma Simpson failed to progress (IAAF) Athletics: Jelimo – sitting pretty for gold in Beijing (NYRR) Athletics: Interview with John Cook Cook coaches Erin Donohue, Shalane Flanagan, and Shannon Rowbury all of whom qualified for the U.S. Olympic team (Toronto Sun) Athletics: Canadian throwers qualify for finals (Toronto Sun) Olympics: Momentum killer Don't believe theory that says floodgates will open once we win a medal (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Bolt jogs through early heat World record holder Usain Bolt barely broke sweat despite the sweltering temperatures to cruise through the Olympic 100 metres heats along with compatriot Asafa Powell and world champion Tyson Gay (Reuters) Big three progress in 100 meters (AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Old Warhorse Kimutai in One Last Bid For Glory The dearth of race walking in Kenya is a big worry Athletics: Shot put trio advances to Friday night final; Fountain leads hep Athletics: Olympic Games – Day 1, Session 1 Report (RRW) Athletics: Lagat Cautiously Optimisitc As Double Ambitions Begin (The Sun) Athletics: Paula has got the bug! Kelly Holmes reckons Paula Radcliffe’s poisonous spider bite could be a lucky omen ahead of Sunday’s Olympic marathon (Inside Toronto) Athletics: Women's marathon kicks off Olympic track and field competition (Reuters) Olympics: Beijing air clears for start of athletics (USA Today) Athletics: Lagat's goals include being oldest 1,500 gold medalist (NBC Olympics) Lagat: Heart of gold (USA Today) Athletics: Beijing Olympics to bestow the title of 'world's fastest man' (Times Online) Athletics: British hopes rest with Phillips Idowu Triple jumper is only Great Britain athlete to start favourite for gold after his world indoor title win in Valencia in March (Telegraph) Athletics: Mental strength gives Paula Radcliffe chance of marathon glory in Beijing Olympics There are diehard aficionados in all of the 28 Olympic sports in Beijing and my sport is no different (Telegraph) Athletics: Beijing Olympics 2008: athletics schedule The events to watch and the Britons to cheer for as the track and field action unfolds at the Bird's Nest stadium (NY Times) Athletics: As Track Takes Center Stage, Different Athletes Find the Spotlight Here is a look at some of the faces of the United States team and the stories that will play out at the Bird’s Nest, the Olympic stadium (NY Times) Athletics: Records May Stand, but Intrigue Remains in Track and Field In the four years since the last Olympics, track and field has been busy clarifying its past and securing its future (NY Times) Athletics: A Place to Turn for a Champion Runner At 26, even with all his accomplishments, runner Tyson Gay still turns to his mother in the big moments of his life Running: The All-American Rejects Announced As Performance For The Nike+ Human Race in New York   August 14, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (BBC) Athletics: Reed anticipates humidity boost Clevedon's Kate Reed believes that the high levels of humidity in Beijing will aid her performance in the 10,000m (RWire) Athletics: 2008 U.S. Olympic Distance Team Has High Hopes in Beijing (Reuters) Athletics: Dibaba planning long-distance double (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Felix still haunted by Athens Four years later Allyson Felix still watches the race she lost. "I got out so poorly," the American twice world 200 metres champion said as she recalled the 2004 Olympic final (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Sotherton's self-belief passes lie detector (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Koech denied place on Kenyan team Paul Kipsiele Koech, whose best time this year is seven seconds faster than anyone else, has failed to win a place in Kenya's dominant 3,000 metres steeplechase team for the Olympics (RWire) Athletics: 2008 State of the Sport Part III: U.S. Road Race Trends The half-marathon's growth and popularity are more impressive than ever as sport reaches new heights (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Flash chat with the Great Haile Gebrselassie (IAAF) Athletics: Lagat cautiously optimistic as double ambitions begin (USA Today) Athletics: Pole vaulter Stuczynski second to one Although she's only been a pole vaulter for four years, Jenn Stuczynski is the No. 2 performer in event history (USA Today) Olympics: Sometimes, even athletes have to 'Let it Out' It started as a catchy television and movie theater ad campaign on New Year's Day, 2007 (Guardian) Olympics: An Olympian obsession Male athletes' bodies epitomise a culture that worships machismo. The effect on men's psyches can be devastating (Times Online) Athletics: Sotherton to make 'clean up athletics' plea Hepthathlete will use Olympic podium to reiterate her accusations of cheating against Ukrainian rival Lyudmila Blonska Science of Sport: Low-gravity training machine reduces impacts on muscles, joints (World Track) Athletics: Bolt and Gay will not catch me, says Powell (World Track) Athletics: Gay not buying Powell's pressure release story   August 13, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Triathlon: XTERRA Mountain Champs Pro Preview Athletics: Team USA womens jumpers, vaulters & heptathletes ready for Beijing Athletics: Held named USATF Athlete of the Week Athletics: Rankings for the 2008 Olympic Games (NYRR) Athletics: ING New York City Marathon Introoduces Wave Starts (Limerick Leader) Athletics: Limerick mini-marathon is expected to break records (RRW) Athletics: Bird's Nest Being Readied For Second Act (BBC) Athletics: Jamaica concern over doping tests The Jamaican athletics team has had an "extremely unusual" number of doping tests in Beijing, the team's chef de mission Don Anderson has claimed (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Events And Matchups To Watch In Beijing (And Predictions!)... (Reuters) Cycling: Another Armstrong wins cycling gold (Reuters) Athletics: Sprint showdown guarantees fast start (AFP) Athletics: Jepkosgei's advice could prove golden for Kenyan prodigy (Business Daily Africa) Athletics: Female athletes seek to leave their mark in Beijing (National Post) Health and Fitness: The truth on the juice The typical steroid user might not be who you think (NY Times) Athletics: Lagat Hopes to Wear Gold With His New Flag American Bernard Lagat, who ran for Kenya in 2004, enters the Olympics as the favorite in the 1,500 meters, but he appears somewhat less invincible than he once did (Universal Sports) Athletics: Flanagan's Flow Interrupted (USATF) Athletics: "Shin Splints" - A Blog by Doug Logan Dateline: Dalian (RRW) Athletics: Noguchi Out Of Olympic Marathon (Chicago Tribune) Athletics: Chicago Distance Classic course too long (Daily Yomiuri) Olympics: Chinese surprise critics by being good sports (Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Olympics: Drugs still a problem but a diminishing one, says Sanya Richards Sanya Richards believes athletics will never be free of drugs - but she will run in Beijing convinced the sport is cleaner than ever (Telegraph) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe will give Beijing marathon her best shot Short of training but high in spirits, Paula Radcliffe admitted she would have given up on her battle for fitness if Sunday’s race was not the Olympic marathon (Telegraph) Athletics: Sprinter Asafa Powell 'weakened' by Beijing Olympic blood tests Asafa Powell is concerned that that he will not be at his best for the 100 metres final due to the amount of blood tests he has had to take under strict doping controls (Times Online) Asafa Powell claims he has been weakened by drug tests (Japan Running News) Athletics: Noguchi Officially Withdraws From Beijing Olympics   August 12, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Las vegas Review Journal) Athletics: Marathon must put up bond to cover expenses (Daily Pilot) Athletics: OC Marathon may take new route Factors including timing and terrain will likely take the profitable race out of Irvine and into Costa Mesa, which is less hilly Athletics: Team USA mens jumpers, vaulters & decathletes look for medals Athletics: CBCSports.ca Presents Live Online Streaming Of The 2008 Olympic Games From Beijing, China (Fox Sports Australia) Drugs in Sport: I will run against drug cheats: runner Tamsyn Lewis (NY Times) Cycling: When It Comes to Masks, Cyclists Are Still Apologizing At a USA Cycling news conference in Beijing, attention centered almost exclusively on the four cyclists — two of whom were in attendance — who wore masks at the airport last week Health and Fitness: Running slows the aging clock, Stanford researchers find (ESPN) Athletics: Powell complains about drug tests; IAAF puzzled (Red Orbit) Triathlon: Nautica Malibu Triathlon, Presented By Toyota, Showcases Athleticism, Philanthropy in 22nd Year (Time) Athletics: Will Women Ever Outrun Men? "Unfortunately the answer is, unless they become men, no, they won't." - Tim Noakes, professor of exercise and sports science at the University of Cape Town (EAA) Athletics: European countdown to Beijing - Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) Elvan Abeylegesse has steadily climbed up the podium, winning a 5,000m bronze medal at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and a silver over 10,000m at the IAAF World Championships 12 months ago. The question now is obvious, can she win Turkey's first ever Olympic athletics gold medal? Athletics: Grandma’s Minnesota Mile Duluth Registration Opens (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Bolt not concerned by sprint favourite tag Athletics: Isinbayeva & Rooney are European Athletes of the Month for July (World Track) Athletics: Former world record holder Jackson backs Robles to win 110m hurdles in Beijing (World Track) Athletics: Powell confident of delivering this year Multisport: Powerbar And Ironman Launch Online Destination Athletics: Women’s marathon kicks off Olympic track and field competition – with no Canadian representation (Reuters) Athletics: Bolt and Gay will not catch me - Powell (USA Today) Athletics: Track's Jones goes from homeless to hero (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - China in need of track heroes From 'Ma's family army' to Xing Huina, China has produced a series of top women long distance runners from nowhere and they could do with another to bolster their slim medal prospects on the Beijing track. (Times Online) Athletics: Young British man dies during fun run in Sydney (Telegraph) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe confirms her place in the marathon - Beijing Olympics 2008 The British world marathon record-holder Paula Radcliffe has said she will definitely be in the starting line-up for the Beijing Marathon this Sunday Athletics: IAAF Annuls Men’s 4X400M World Record (IAAF) Athletics: Gay is happy to experience as much as he can in Beijing (Sydney Morning Herald) Athletics: Horses for courses - Happy Valley to natural high for Buster (CNN) Drugs in Sport: Athlete says sports steroids changed him from woman to man (Stamford Advocate) Athletics: U.S. ready to make Olympic run (Yahoo) Health and Fitness: Want to live a long life? Run A study published on Monday shows middle-aged members of a runner's club were half as likely to die over a 20-year period as people who did not run (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Radcliffe 'fresh' as Noguchi pulls out Britain's Paula Radcliffe has said she is feeling fresh and healthy for the Beijing Olympic marathon Triathlon: Who will win the Fourth Edition of Monaco Ironman 70.3? (Market Watch) Athletics: The Silicon Labs Austin Marathon Relay Issues $100,000 Challenge to Runners Powered by RunTex, the Roger Beasley Sub 2 Challenge calls on elite runners to beat two-hour mark (Guardian) Athletics: Olympics: Powell propelled by personal tragedy as he prepares for greatest showdown on earth Jamaican heads for his redemption moment in the 100m with points to prove to his fiercest rivals (Guardian) Olympics: History awaits so long as you don't look back The Olympics has an emotional power that is almost overwhelming and which can change lives forever, explains Kriss Akabusi (Telegraph) Cycling: Nicole Cooke's early Olympic aspirations reaps golden rewards Beijing is just the beginning for Nicole Cooke, who had laid out her masterplan - world champion, several disciplines, maybe all of them as a 12-year-old (Times Online) Athletics: Jo Pavey ready to show blood and guts in Beijing British athlete races one of the toughest challenges of all in the Olympic 10,000 metres, but is intent on a medal (BBC) Athletics: Your chance to talk to Michael Johnson   August 11, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (World Track) Athletics: Sanchez racing against time to defend Olympic crown (World Track) Athletics: Gay says 100m winner may have to produce a world record (Daily Mail) Athletics: Radcliffe declares herself fit for Olympic marathon (Independent IE) Drugs in Sport: 'In 100 years, people will laugh at us for trying to ban drugs' Scientist Tim Noakes paints a bleak picture for Peter Bills of sport's drug-addled future (NY Times) Olympics: For Some, Pollution Isn’t a Problem (USA Today) Athletics: Richards leans on her family in chase for gold in 400 meters (Eurosport UK) Drugs in Sport: Cycling chief 'disgusted' at Spanish positive dope test Athletics: Track Hogs Collect Academic Honors Athletics: Academic Honors Awarded to Arkansas Women’s Track and Field Athletics: McGillivray Returns To Fenway Park After 30 Years Of Running Athletics: Canada names 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games Team (IAAF) Athletics: Gaiardo and Mayr win at the Feuerkogel - WMRA Grand Prix, 5th race (Modesto Bee) Health and Fitness: Asthma adds to the challenge for some Olympic contenders (Timmins Press) Athletics: Gosselin golden in half marathon (Independent IE) Athletics: Top athlete considered drugs to win Seoul medal Running star Coghlan reveals that missing out on Olympic gold caused his depression (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Gay aiming to break 9.7 seconds Tyson Gay thinks he might need to break 9.7 seconds to win the Olympic 100 metres final and has been focused on doing just that since Usain Bolt ran his world record of 9.72 in May (RWire) Athletics: Runner's World Selects Top Trail Running Shoes in October 2008 Issue (Japan Running News) Athletics: No Decision for Noguchi Until Tuesday or Wednesday (RWire) Athletics: Ominami Twins Headline Professional Field at America's Finest City Half Marathon presented by Nissan (RWire) Athletics: Rankin Wins CIGNA Falmouth Mile in Record Setting Style (RWire) Athletics:Tola, Masai Win 36th CIGNA Falmouth Road Race Triathlon: Subaru Vancouver Triathlon Airs Monday (EAA) Athletics: European countdown to Beijing - Viktor Röthlin (SUI) The environmental factors that marathon runner are likely to face in Beijing have worried many runners but Switzerland's Viktor Röthlin, Europe's fastest man over the classic distance this year, is feeling confidence he can tackle the anticipated heat and humidity (Reuters) Drugs in Sport: "Zero tolerance" The IOC has turned up the heat on dope cheats, hailing a spate of positive tests as proof that their doping policy was paying off (Pilot Online) Athletics: Making injured half-marathon racers forfeit $105 is, uh, lame (Telegraph) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe's rival Mizuki Noguchi in fitness race for Olympic marathon Paula Radcliffe found an unlikely kindred spirit when it emerged defending champion Mizuki Noguchi is also struggling for fitness ahead of Sunday's marathon (Telegraph) Athletics: Peter Coe helped son Sebastian make athletics history Peter Coe, whose blunt but inspirational words helped to coach his son Sebastian Coe to gold in the 1500 metres at Moscow in 1980, will be fondly remembered by the athletics world after he died aged 88 on Saturday (NY Times) Athletics: Gay Feels Good After Pain-Free Workout The veil of mystery around sprinter Tyson Gay lifted for a stretch on Sunday when he declared himself pain-free after working out publicly for the first time since he was injured in early July (Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: Katerina Thanou to sue IOC - Beijing Olympics 2008 Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou will sue the "totalitarian” International Olympic Committee following its decision to ban her from competing in Beijing (Eurosport UK) Beijing 2008 - Thanou barred from Beijing Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou has been barred from competing in the Beijing Games because of her involvement in a doping scandal four years ago (Cape Cod Online) Athletics: Tola, Masai win in Falmouth   August 10, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: Maxwell, Robbins post world records on final day of USA Masters Champs (Daily Camera) Triathlon: 5430 field loaded for Triathlon Long Course Five-time Ironman winner favored in women's race (Geelong Advertiser) Athletics: Lee Troop joins his Games family Olympian Lee Troop had one last cuddle from his daughter Macy last night before flying out to begin his final preparations for next week's marathon in Beijing (Reuters) Olympics: Breathless in Beijing - an athletic has-been tries the air (Daily Yomiuri) Athletics: Noguchi's Beijing fate to be settled in a few days (Wicked Local) Athletics: Tola takes Falmouth Tadese Tola of Ethiopia out dueled a pair of more experienced competitors on his way to claiming the 36th running of the CIGNA Falmouth Road Race (NBC Olympics) Athletics: Learning about Lomong Lopez Lomong spoke with NBCOlympics.com and shared eight things about himself that people may not know. (NY Times) Health and Fitness: Is Stretching All It’s Cracked Up to Be? Investigators explore the effectiveness of stretching by trying to separate real benefits from imagined ones (Ethiopian Review) Athletics: Meseret Defar determined to tip the scales in her favour (IAAF) Athletics: Olympic Event Previews and Reports (Brisbane Times) Olympics: Opening ceremony 'too robotic' - Ron Clarke (Sky News) Athletics: Marathon death The annual City to Surf in Sydney, has ended in tragedy following the death of a young competitor (CBS2) Athletics: Athletes Take Part In Chicago Distance Classic Multisport: Strength Training for Runners & Triathletes Triathlon: New Citizen Reed Proud to Represent U.S. at Olympic Games (Boston Globe) Athletics: Khannouchi eyes Falmouth victory (Ottawa Citizen) Athletics: Treasure breaks high jump record at youth championships (Ethiopian Review) Athletics: Kenenisa and Tirunesh face tough battle for doubles (BBC) Drugs in Sport: Sprinter Thanou barred from Games Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou has been excluded from the Beijing Games after the International Olympic Committee refused to accredit her (3News) Athletics: Kiwi runner Willis full of confidence (Sporting LIfe) Cycling: Cooke Grabs Beijing Gold (IAAF) Athletics: Obergföll mentally and physically ready for Beijing (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Noguchi to wait on marathon decision Women's Olympic marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi of Japan will decide within the next few days whether to run in the marathon race in Beijing later this month (Sudbury Star) Athletics: Taylor Milne's journey to Beijing Olympics a test of endurance Callander runner sprints by passport issues to reach dream of competing against the best (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Afghan defies odds Sprinter Robina Muqimyar does not have a qualified trainer, she has no sponsor, she comes from a country ruined by war and she grew up under hardline Islamist rulers who would not brook girls playing sport (Daily Mail) Athletics: Seb was a hell of an athlete but he had a hell of a coach (Guardian) Athletics: Radcliffe defies gravity in quest for glory Paula Radcliffe's Olympic preparations have been aided by a machine designed by NASA (Telegraph) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe on a mission for glory or tears at Beijing 2008 Olympics Shortly after her dramatic collapse three-and-a-half miles from the finish of the Athens Olympic marathon, Paula Radcliffe went out for a run in the mountains of Flagstaff, Arizona Athletics: Held, Upshaw-Margerum set records USA Outdoor Masters Championships Chicago Distance Classic, IL CIGNA Falmouth Road Race - Falmouth, MA City 2 Surf - Sydney, Australia (25th) Footloose / Charthouse 10K - Mammoth Lakes, CA Greater Cleveland Triathlon - OH   August 9, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: Upshaw-Margerum posts record-setting performance at 2008 USA Masters Outdoor Championships Triathlon: US Olympic Team Stops in Beijing for Opening Ceremonies (Buzzle.com) Olympics: Humidity is the Athletes' Enemy in Beijing, Not Pollution For all the talk of Beijing's poor air quality, none of it is coming from the athletes participating, as they have another concern on their minds (NBC Olympics) Drugs in Sport: Two more Russian dopers nabbed Steeplechaser Usov, javelin thrower Chernova latest suspended in scandal (Sydney Morning Herald) Athletics: Dent keeps an eye out for the young gun, and any surprise entries (NY Times) Olympics: Once Banned, Women Now Center Stage at Games (ABC) Athletics: Marathon champion Noguchi in fitness battle Japan's defending Olympic women's marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi has been treated in hospital for exhaustion, media reports claimed on Saturday (Sporting Life) Athletics: Coe's Father Passes Away Sebastian Coe's father Peter died on Saturday morning aged 88 after a short illness (NY Times) Cycling: Spain’s Sanchez Wins Exhausting Men’s Road Race Spain’s Samuel Sanchez won gold Saturday at the men’s cycling road race, an event where athletes in the Beijing Games had to confront the area’s notorious pollution in an endurance event (NY Times) Cycling: Facing Obstacles, a Road Cyclist Pushes Forward Amber Neben, who will compete Sunday in the women’s road cycling race, has coped with stress fractures in her legs, the switch of sports and cancer on her way to Beijing (IAAF) Athletics: Murofushi, Noguchi lead Japanese squad in Beijing (IAAF) Athletics: In breakthrough season, one step at a time for Baddeley in Beijing (AllAfrica.com) Athletics: 800 Metres Sensation Pamela Jelimo Speaks of Possible World Record (Toronto Sun) Olympics: Ceremony an event in itself Do you want a medal, or do you want to march in the opening ceremony?" (Brantford Expostior) Athletics: Off-track adversity fails to slow down Sullivan Games veteran to compete in third Olympics in Beijing (LA Times) Olympics: U.S. Olympian Lopez Lomong's great escape We've heard it before, but not from the U.S. flag-bearer himself. His is a gripping tale like no other (Ethiopian Review) Athletics: Abebe Bikila - Barefoot in Rome Foot Soldier: Running without shoes, Bikila, an Imperial Guardsman in Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie's court, won the 1960 Rome marathon (Guardian) Drugs in Sport: THG to be made illegal before 2012 Games (EAA) Athletics: European countdown to Beijing - Barbora Špotáková (CZE) The Czech Republic may not be quite as wild about Javelin throwing as the Finns but it still has an admirable tradition with Dana Zatapkova and Jan Zelezny having won Olympic gold medals in the past and Barbora Špotáková will be aiming to follow in their footsteps in Beijing (Telegraph) Athletics: Space-age training may get Paula Radcliffe to the Olympics When Paula Radcliffe was diagnosed with a stress fracture at the top of her left leg two weeks ago, doctors warned her that she had virtually no hope of being fit again in time for the Beijing Olympics (Telegraph) Athletics: Chris Tomlinson faces Monday deadline to join Team GB – Beijing Olympics 2008 Monday is the deadline for Britain's injured long jumper, Chris Tomlinson if he is to join the team in Beijing (BBC) Drugs in Sport: Greek athlete 'fails drugs test' Greece 200m sprinter Anastasios Gousis has been recalled from Beijing after testing positive for drugs, Greek state television has reported (Washington Post) Athletics: Where Once He Was Lost, Now He Is Found Lopez Lomong, one of the Sudanese "Lost Boys" and a member of the anti-genocide group Team Darfur, has been chosen by his 595 U.S. Olympic teammates to carry our flag on Friday Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon - Georgetown, CO   August 8, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (World-Track) Athletics: Caribbean quartet ready to make Beijing 100m interesting (Sporting Life) Drugs in Sport: Sella Admits Using Banned Substances Italian cyclist Emanuele Sella has confessed to using banned substances (Shropshire Star) Athletics: Paula has a ‘good feeling’ Despite all her injury woes, Paula Radcliffe said she had “a good feeling” about her chances in thr 2008 Olympic Games which were opening today Triathlon: Best of the US News - Massachusett and Delaware Qualifiers Set (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Inside the mind of Mo Farah Eurosport-Yahoo met with British distance runner Mo Farah before his departure for the Beijing Olympics to explore the mind of a world class athlete on the eve of his biggest test (BBC) Olympics: Beijing heat 'could clear minds' Competitors at this year's Olympics might find an unexpected benefit in the hot, humid Beijing conditions (Science Daily) Olympic Games: Researchers Explore What Makes Better Athletes, The Physiology Of Performance, And More (spiked) Olympics: spiked’s Top 10 Olympic moments The Games have thrown up scores of incredible performances, political spats and glorious characters (Sydney Morning Herald) Athletics: Sprint king is running for his life There is much Asafa Powell dislikes about sprinting. Training, for instance (IAAF) Athletics: Kaki the cream of Sudan's team of eight in Beijing (spiked) Olympics: There is only one ‘Olympic value’: win, win, win The assault on China even for its ‘gold medal culture’ exposes the mad mix of moral disdain and moral relativism behind China-bashing (NY Times) Athletics: The U.S.’s Man With the Flag Lopez Lomong, who is leading the United States team into the opening ceremony as the flagbearer, was kidnapped from his family at 6 years old by soldiers in Sudan (Sports Illustrated) Athletics: What I'm looking forward to...800M (NY Times) Cycling: Making the Olympic Team - It’s Like Riding a Bike for Hincapie George Hincapie never expected to be competing in Beijing, living in another Athlete’s Village, collecting another round of pins, riding in his 5th Olympics. (RRW) Athletics: Beijing Swelters In Advance Of Opening Ceremony (RRW) Athletics: Flag Bearer Lomong Living American, Olympic Dreams Athletics: Olympian Bud Held sets world record at 2008 USA Masters Outdoor Championships (Big Bear Grizzly) Athletics: See Ryan run in Beijing (The Standard) Athletics: Kenyan, Ethiopian rivalry back again (RWire) Health and Fitness: SBQ Magazine Profiles Virginia Governor Tim Kaine on Exercise (RWire) Athletics: GO! St. Louis® Expands Corporate Wellness Programs (RWire) Athletics: 2008 Teva U.S. Mountain Running Team Announced for World Mountain Running Trophy (Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: Beijing Olympics - WADA fears doping scandal could see public desert sport The head of world antidoping has warned that the public could desert athletics in droves if the men's 100 metres in Beijing is overshadowed by yet another drugs scandal in Beijing (BBC) Olympics: Athletes' letter condemns China More than 40 Olympic athletes, including Cuban hurdler Dayron Robles, have signed an open letter condemning China's human rights record   August 7, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Market Watch) Athletics: Kaiser Permanente Becomes Presenting Sponsor for Pasadena Marathon Healthcare leader continues support of activities fostering total health in communities it serves Athletics: American record holders dominate Team USAs womens distance lineup (IAAF) Athletics: Jamal leads squad of 12 Bahrainis for Beijing (IAAF) Athletics: Defar – ‘I am back to my best and ready for Beijing’ (Toronto Star) Olympics: Smog dogs athletes Clara Hughes, the only Canadian athlete to win medals at the Summer and Winter Olympics, thinks a lot of athletes at these Games are going to "detonate before they even get to the start line"... (Times Online) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe trapped by Hong Kong typhoon (LA Times) Athletics: Thanks to Lopez Lomong, it's good to believe in the Olympics again (NY Times) Athletics: High-Profile Champion Keeps Low Profile Liu Xiang, the Olympic champion hurdler, has not competed since May, raising concerns about his readiness, but he may carry China’s flag in the opening ceremonies (Eurosport UK) Drugs in Sport: Beijing 2008 - Thanou fate still undecided Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou's eligibility for the Beijing Games was still undecided after an International Olympic Committee disciplinary review, president Jacques Rogge said (Washington Post) Drugs in Sport: They're Not Pros, but They Cheat Like Them Amateurs Increasingly Turn to Drugs for an Extra Edge (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Aussie Athletics Olympic Team, Men's Track and Marathon Athlete bios (IAAF) Athletics: The 'Forgotten Five' aim to upstage Bolt, Gay and Powell (RRW) Athletics: Lomong To Be U.S. Flag Bearer At Opening Ceremony Athletics: Evergreen Group Companies Sponsor Long Beach ICB Marathon (Educated Runner) Science of Sport: You and Your VO2max (Ottawa Sun) Olympics: Olympic committee has high hopes for Canada But is a top-16 finish in medal standings realistic? (Sporting Life) Olympics: New Drug Laws Possible For 2012 Drugs in sport could be criminalised ahead of the London Games, organisers have confirmed (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Crawford wants to take out Bolt American sprinter Shawn Crawford wishes people would stop calling him the defending Olympic 200 metres champion (London Free Press) Triathlon: Canada's Whitfield chasing Gomez for triathlon gold (Guardian) Athletics: Notes on a scandal - John Akii-Bua and his journey from Munich gold to tragedy The late African left behind a harrowing account of life in Idi Amin's Uganda with his coach Malcolm Arnold (Telegraph) Beijing Olympics: British athletes must focus as they approach moment of truth Consider this; all the athlete has wanted and strived towards for most of their adult life is now about to happen (NY Times) Olympics: And Now a Word (and More) From the Sponsors (NY Times) Olympics: Masked Cyclists Apologize to Chinese Officials The four United States cyclists who wore pollution-cutting masks as they arrived at the airport in Beijing apologized to Wednesday, insisting that they wore the masks for health reasons (Ethiopian Review) Athletics: Beijing 2008 Superstars - Kenenisa Bekele   August 6, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: Team USA throwers set for big tosses in Beijing Triathlon: Permanently Disabled Veterans to Compete in World's Toughest Triathlon Athletics: Lopez Lomong Selected as Flag Bearer for 2008 U.S. Olympic Team (RRW) Athletics: Booming Beijing Opens Arms To Visitors (National Post) Athletics: Tyler Christopher Canada's one-lap wonder (BBC) Drugs in Sport: IOC set to decide on Thanou case The International Olympic Committee is due to decide on Thursday whether controversial Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou can compete in Beijing (NY Times) Athletics: Hurdler Possesses Football Mentality At 6 feet 3 inches and 205 pounds, David Oliver has the body of an N.F.L. free safety and not a guy who slips lithely over 10 hurdles for a living (Eurosport UK) Drugs in Sport: Beijing 2008 - Russians deny systematic doping The Russian team denied accusations of systematic doping among its athletes and questioned the timing of the announcements days before the Beijing Olympics that several of them had failed drugs tests (RRW) Athletics: Great Summer Traditions Continue At Falmouth This Weekend (OC Register) Athletics: New O.C. Marathon route makes more sense (The Standard) Athletics: Kenyan Marathon runners train in Ngong Hills (Telegraph) Arthletics: Beijing - Just a short walk left me exhausted, how can they run a marathon here? (Times Online) Athletics: Usain Bolt knows where he stands on path to sprint glory - it's double or nothing (NY Times) Olympics: U.S. Cyclists Arrive in Beijing Wearing Masks The cyclists were the first athletes to be seen wearing masks or doing anything proactive to combat the effects of pollution   August 5, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Utica OD) Athletics: Boilermaker to name event for Ingalls (Duluth News-Tribune) Athletics: Beardsley builds running foundation (Daily Press) Athletics: From Big Bear to Beijing Ryan Hall has dreamed of competing in the Olympics ever since he started running Athletics: FOUR STARS for Canadian Running Magazine! (USATF) Athletics: "Shin Splints", A Blog by Doug Logan - The Why Athletics: Top contenders at USA Masters Championships Athletics: Seattle Is Ready To Rock ‘N’ Roll (Inquirer.net) Olympics: Ming Tombs site to host grueling triathlon events (Metro) Triathlon: Triathlete Whitfield breathing easier than most (NY times) Athletics: Out of the Limelight, but Still Running Hard It is instructive to remember that other athletes are coming to Beijing besides those from the United States and China (Runner's Wolrd) Athletics: A Brief Chat WithBrian Sell "I'm hoping for the worst conditions possible," says America's blue collar marathoner. "It could be a big equalizer." (Guardian) Athletics: Fredericks elected head of IOC Athletes Commission (Reuters) Drugs in Sport: Three Russian walkers fail drugs tests (EAA) Athletics: Star studded Dutch team named for Beijing World Discus bronze medallist Rutger Smith and former World Cross Country Champion Lornah Kiplagat are the star names in the 15 member Dutch Olympic squad named this week (Bloomberg) Athletics: China's Liu Xiang Faces Pressure in Olympic Hurdles From Robles As a student, Liu Xiang thought nothing of staying after classes to perfect his hurdling, working alone until he had mastered a particular technique (ESPN) Athletics: 1,500-meter runners living American dream at games Triathlon: Ironman Adds Cozumel To Its Growing List of Event Destinations (InsideTri) Triathlon: Greg Welch - Live From Beijing, Day One (IAAF) Athletics: Gay vs Powell in Gateshead – IAAF World Athletics Tour (IAAF) Athletics: Gevaert to retire at end of season (Eurosport UK) Drugs in Sport: Russians are 'systematically doping': Olympics drugs czar (World-Track) Athletics: Powell determine to win gold at Beijing Olympics Athletics: Become A 10Km Runner Before The Year Is Up! (AW) Athletics: Radcliffe cross-training experiment could rewrite the marathon training rule book (News24) Athletics: 'I am too young to retire' - Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie Triathlon: Rebeccah Wassner wins 2008 SheROX Philadelphia Triathlon Triathlon: Fontana to ride special ROL Wheels at Beijing Olympics Athletics: World's Top Marathoners Set Sights on Olympic Glory -- and WMM Points (Globe and Mail) Olympics: High-tech helps athletes breathe easy In having to deal with China's bad environment, inhalation has led to innovation (CBC) Olympics: Village gets thumbs up from Team Canada (Toronto Star) Olympics: Canada's Olympic miracle workers Everyone loves an underdog, especially one who rises to the occasion – and the medal podium (Times Online) Athletics: Farmer's daughter Zhou Chunxiu ready to take Olympic gold (NY Times) Athletics: Running on Fumes in Beijing Will a training plan survive the air, heat and humidity of China? (BBC) Athletics: Gay declares himself fit for 100m World champion Tyson Gay has dismissed any concerns over his fitness as he prepares for the hotly anticipated 100m showdown at the Olympics (Guardian) Athletics: Remarkable Radcliffe makes the implausible seem possible (BBC) Athletics: Radcliffe confident for marathon Paula Radcliffe says she will race unless her "leg breaks down" as her battle to run the Olympic marathon continues (Times Online) Spider bite hardens resolve for Paula Radcliffe Latest obstacle to Olympic ambitions has only fuelled Briton's determination to reach the marathon starting line (Telegraph) Paula Radcliffe confident of making marathon at Beijing Olympic Games One finish line was in sight for Paula Radcliffe but the one that really matters is still at the end of the 26.2 miles of the Olympic marathon on Aug 17 (Guardian) Radcliffe back on course after spider bite 'nightmare' (Globe and Mail) Athletics: Nice guys can finish first Tyler Christopher cannot explain who he is beyond being Canada's fastest man over 400 metres of synthetic track   August 4, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (RWire) Athletics: Runner's World Features the Season's Best Running Shoes in Annual Fall Shoe Guide Special 4 award winning shoes among 21 distinguished pairs; full feature in Runner's World's September issue (RWire) Athletics: Olympian Field Lining Up for 36th CIGNA Falmouth Road Race Keflezighi, Khannouchi headline U.S. contingent; prize purse exceeds $90,000 (RWire) Athletics: Muge Edges Zewdie at the TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K Master Masai wins women's race, runs fastest 10K by a woman 40 and older Athletics: Team USA men take team honors against Germany at Thorpe Cup Athletics: Olympians, world champions on tap for 2008 USA Masters Outdoor Championships (NY Times) Drugs in Sport: Trying to Avoid the Negative of a Positive Test As the 2008 Beijing Olympics unfold, China wants to turn its reputation for performance enhancing drug use from the 1990s into a distant memory (NY Times) Athletics: U.S. Track Team Finds There’s Smog in Dalian, Too (Running Times) Athletics: Beijing Bound How the U.S. Olympic Marathoners prepped Athletics: News & Notes, Volume 8 Number 48 (Plain Dealer) Triathlon: Bikes help McCormick, Swor run away with titles at Cleveland triathlon 9ESPN) Athletics: Spearmon predicts memorable Olympic sprints (IAAF) Athletics: Holm takes 11th consecutive Swedish title (IAAF) Athletics: Bryzgalov and Yadzhak win Siberian International Marathon (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Radcliffe set to run in Beijing Paula Radcliffe hopes to race in the Beijing Olympics marathon despite suffering from a stress fracture to her left femur (NY Times) Athletics: Sprinters Are Setting Records (for Civility) Sportsmanship has broken out among a group of athletes who historically act like porcupines or peacocks before races, and most of the time in general Athletics: Worthen And Gustafson Capture Wins At The San Francisco Marathon (TM) Triathlon: Richard Ussher To Take On Challenge Wanaka (Guardian) Athletics: Fraser relishes veteran status and chance to hand out wine gums (SF Gate) Athletics: Marathoners throng San Francisco (Times Online) Health and Fitness: Anorexia athletica, the price that many female athletes pay for gold In their drive to maintain a competitive edge many sportwomen develop eating disorders (Independent) Athletics: An email conversation with Jonathan Edwards (Times Online) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe en route as she aims to complete Mission Impossible Briton hopes to overcome injury in time for marathon (NY Times) Athletics: Track Squad Tries to Unite a Divided Country Abubaker Kaki Khamis, Sudan’s best hope this summer for its first Olympic medal, knows that no matter how well he performs, Sudan will remain in the news for more sinister reasons (IAAF) Athletics: Pitkämäki takes Finnish Elite Games overall title- Lappeenranta report   August 3, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Favourite Hoffa tells of painful past The path to the Beijing Olympics has not been a smooth one for Reese Hoffa, a world champion shot putter whose lively spirit and gentle smile belie an early life tinged with anxiety, fear and uncertainty (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Radcliffe's participation still in doubt (McClathchy DC) Olympics:China's athletes march toward one goal- gold (Grand Rapids Press) Athletics: Ritzenhein, haunted by 2004, eyes Olympic medal (Business Daily Africa) Athletics: Eyes on Ndereba as she goes for gold in Beijing Athletics: Olympic Q & A: Reese Hoffa (Ottawa Citizen) Triathlon: Being Simon Whitfield Athletics: Olympic Q & A: Leonel Manzano (Sun Journal) Athletics: Marathon legend Rodgers slower, but still running at 60 (Toronto Star) Olympics: Love story blossoms at Games in Beijing Canadian duo trying to keep love life intact while vying for medals (Ottawa Citizen) Olympics: Canada's own Greek tragedy Athletes determined to avoid dismal record of only 12 medals in Greece Games (Runner's Tribe) Olympics: Why We Will Not Boycott Beijing (Runner's Tribe) Drugs in Sport: Russian Athletes Suspended (Eurosport UK) Olympics: Is 40 the new 30 for Olympians? (The Standard) Athletics: Kenyan Marathon coach inspired as training intensify (Scotsman) Athletics: McColgan claims today's athletes don't train enough One of Scotland's greatest athletes has hit out at the new generation of Olympic hopefuls for not training hard enough (Portland Press-Herald) Athletics: Kenyans sweep Beach to Beacon Scarborough's Kristin Barry sets a Maine women's record (Guardian) Athletics: Outsider Dobriskey is in the frame Briton has a chance of a 1500m medal after doping scandal (Guardian) Athletics: Disgraced Thanou set to sue IOC even as gold heads her way (Telegraph) Athletics: Kelly Sotherton hopes to be calling the tune at last in the Heptathlon Kelly Sotherton struggled to fight back the tears when she was presented with her Olympic bronze medal in Athens four years ago, but they were tears of pain, not joy (NY Times) Athletics: A Giant’s Fiancée Has Other Rings On Her Mind Sanya Richards is one of the fastest 400-meter sprinters in the world. Her self-confessed "biggest fan" and fiancée, Giants cornerback Aaron Ross, will be keeping close tabs on her Olympic adventure. FootZone 5K - Redmond, WA K-Town Triathlon - Kingston, ON Quake & Shake Half Marathon / 10K - Mammoth Lakes, CA San Francisco Marathon - San Francisco, CA   August 2, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (CBC) Athletics: Athlete managers warned to keep distance Athlete manager Jos Hermens denied reports he has been suspended by the Ethiopian Athletics Federation over unwanted intrusion into Ethiopian Olympic team preparations (Washington Post) Drugs in Sport: Enhanced Athletes? It's Only Natural (7th Space) Drugs in Sport: First performance-enhancing drugs for exercise endurance? (Regina Leader-Post) Athletics: With world champ out of the picture, Zelinka becomes legitimate medal contender (Telegraph) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe leaves marathon decision to last minute Paula Radcliffe will be given until the last minute before the Olympic marathon to decide whether she is fit enough to run competitively following her injury-hit build-up to the Beijing Games (RRW) Athletics: Three Sub-28:00 At Beach To Beacon 10-K (Globe and Mail) Athletics: Olympic hero shares native games' spirit of hope U.S. aboriginal gold medalist visits B.C.'s Cowichan Valley where thousands will participate in event that combines competition, culture (Sports Illustrated) Business of Sport: Nike finds major violations at Malaysian factory (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - China's darling Liu prepares to "fly" If the hopes of a nation can ever really be said to weigh on the shoulders of a single athlete then Liu Xiang will be carrying a hefty burden on his slender frame at the Beijing Olympics (National Post) Drugs in Sport: When the CCES comes knocking, you better be pissing Are you a dope when it comes to doping? (Ottawa Citizen) Olympics: Mind games helping athletes go faster, higher, stronger Mental preparation for the Olympics is the domain of the sports psychology consultant (Times-Leader) Triathlon: Wilkes-Barre Triathlon - Winning race isn’t the goal for defending women’s champion (Ottawa Citizen) Olympics: Canadian Olympians expecting the worst of Beijing smog (EAA) Athletics: Spain aims to equal their 1992 Olympic medal haul (St. Catherines Standard) Running: Everything is relative when it comes to running Mark Covert, a 57-year-old Californian, who has run for 14,559 consecutive days. That's 39 years, 314 days, and 217,000 kilometres (North Bay Nugget) Ultra-marathons: Long-distance runners focus on the journey rather than finish (Smash Hits) Athletics: Asian runners will have an advantage in Beijing - Martinez (Sydney Morning Herald) Science of Sport: Unlikely lot come up with marathon effort (Financial Times) Athletics: A marathon under the Kenyan sun (LA Times) Drugs in Sport: Olympic drug cheats still ahead of the cops Former triathlete says elite athletes are doing more damage to their bodies by training so hard. (Guardian) Athletics: German Mikitenko ruled out of marathon (NY Times) Olympics: Up a Mountain, an Olympic Dream Is Carved (Slam Sports!) Athletics: IOC strips gold medal from 2000 Olympics US 1,600-metre relay team (Globe and Mail) Athletics: Thanou determined to run at Beijing Games (Maine Today) Athletics: Setting the stage for Beach to Beacon (The Age) Drugs in Sport: Russia faces IOC action over drugs (Rocky Mountain News) Health and Fitness: Pressurized treadmill eases impact on joints (IAAF) Athletics: With family as inspiration, Lagat ready to pursue elusive Olympic gold (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Bolt confirmed for 100m Jamaican 100 metres world record holder Usain Bolt will run both the 100 and 200 metres at the Beijing Olympics (Washington Post) Athletics: Hailing From an Island of Speedsters and Owner Of the 100-Meter World Record, Usain Bolt Is . . . In Fast Company (IAAF) Athletics: Friedrich, Straub take the spotlight at DLV Gala in Wattenscheid (Guardian) Athletics: Mirth and melancholy of a dreamer named OhuruoguGoing for gold In the first of a six-part series of interviews with Britain's best medal hopes the 400m runner reveals all about her rise from rock bottom (Telegraph) Athletics: Ekaterina Thanou faced 'situation of war' Greek sprinter Ekaterina Thanou has said she faced "intense pressure" to withdraw from the Beijing Olympics, four years after starring in a major doping controversy at the Athens Games (Telegraph) Health and Fitness: Beijing Olympics: women athletes are going hungry for success A leading expert on bulimia and anorexia has claimed that 40 per cent of the female athletes who appear at the Beijing Olympics could be suffering from eating disorders (Times Online) Cycling: Rebecca Romero right to accept ticket to ride (Daily Yomiuri) Athletics: Yokohama to stage women's marathon to replace Tokyo National Capital Triathlon - Ottawa, ON National Capital 5/10K - Ottawa, ON TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K - Cape Elizabeth, ME   August 1, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: Announcing a New Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Triathlon: Arnstein captures CEO Challenge at Ford Ironman Lake Placid USA (EAA) Athletics: Belarus sends three Olympic Champions to Beijing August Trivia and Pegasus Quiz (Owen Sound Times) Triathlon: Owen Sound becoming triathlon hotbed (Boston Herald) Triathlon: Jarrod Shoemaker gears up for Olympic triathlon (Scotsman) Triathlon: Porobello Triathlon in choppy waters as police withdraw support (Sky News) Olympics: Warning Over Olympic Health Risk All Olympic athletes are in danger of suffering severe asthma attacks, skin conditions, infections and sickness due to Beijing's pollution (Daily Camera) Athletics: Course record falls in Pearl Street Mile Last-minute decision pays off for Sakala Complete Results (IAAF) Athletics: Samuel Wanjiru ready to tackle his first Olympic Games (Toronto Star) Olympics: With food like this, who needs terrorists? (Sporting Life) Drugs in Sport: Soboleva Shocked By Doping Decision Yelena Soboleva has hit out at the IAAF's decision to suspend her and six team-mates (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Marathon could move due to pollution Beijing Olympics organisers have said they had a contingency plan for the marathon should pollution force a rescheduling or a postponement of the Games' final athletics competition (Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: Jason Gardener fears that 100 metres won't be clean Olympic gold medallist Jason Gardener admits he will watch the Beijing sprint finals with mixed feelings because he is not convinced the races will be entirely drugs-free (NY Times) Triathlon: Deaths Draw Attention to Triathlon Swim (Guardian) Drugs in Sport: UK Sport fears surge of doping for 2012 Games (Indpendent) Drugs in Sport: Warning to Beijing Olympics over pills that mimic exercise (Newsday) Health and Fitness: Scientists eye couch potato exercise, weight-loss pill (Reuters) Athletics: Peruvian marathon runner late starter at 25 (CBC) Drugs in Sport: Romanian runners face Olympic bans (BBC) Drugs in Sport: Russia hit by doping suspensions Seven Russian athletes have been provisionally suspended for doping offences, the International Association of Athletics Federations has announced (NY Times) Seven Russian Olympians Are Suspended for Doping Seven Russian athletes -- including some Olympians -- were suspended by track and field's governing body for doping-related matters (Times Online) Russians suspended after anti-doping sting

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