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May 13, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (RRW) Athletics: 97TH ING Bay To Breakers Returns On Sunday In San Francisco (RRW) Athletics: Bekele To Attempt 10,000M Record At Prefontaine Classic Athletics: Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge expands to ten charities Triathlon: USA Triathlon Adds Retül as Technology Supplier Athletics: “Golden” - 1996 Olympic relay team to be inducted to Canadian Sports Hall of Fame Triathlon: Reed Third in USOC April Athlete of the Month Voting (RRW) Athletics: BUPA Great Manchester Run Set For Sunday (RRW) Athletics: Led By Kiplagat, Strong 10,000M Race Developing In Utrecht Olympics: Coke expects Beijing Games success (EAA) Athletics: Germany's Mikitenko looking for gold in Beijing After her surprise win in the London marathon, Germany cannot get enough of Irina Mikitenko (Daily News) Athletics: Man dies during Journeys Marathon (The Plain Dealer) Athletics: Rest and relax is best route until Sunday's Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon (IAAF) Athletics: Borzakovskiy maps Olympic 800m defence (Eurosport UK) Athletics:Powell returns to full training World 100m record holder Asafa Powel is back in full training after injury had hampered his start to the season (Guardian) Paralympics: Paralympians deserve to be appreciated as the elite athletes that they are It was a shame that 400 Paralympic athletes at the World Cup in Manchester did not attract bigger crowds, writes Steve Cram (Telegraph) David Weir sprints to Paralympic gold British sprinter David Weir took the final day honours at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester winning two gold medals on the track, as the GB team amassed five gold, five silver and six bronze medals (NY Times) Athletics: In Kenya, Violence Shakes Prolific Running Community The Olympic hopes of many of Kenya’s runners have been disrupted by the ethnic violence that followed a disputed presidential election last December. (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Tulu Signs Up For Manchester Race (Running Times) Athletics: A Tale of Two Runners Abdi vs. Pete   May 12, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: News & Notes, Volume 8, Number 30 (IAAF) Athletics: Bekele targeting 10,000m World record in Eugene Athletics: Dunaway wins inaugural USATF Pick-N-Win Fantasy Game; outdoor contest ready to start Athletics: Dacia Barr Earns SEC Accolade Athletics: Tyler Hill Earns SEC Accolade (RRW) Athletics: Marathon Ace Goumri Added To Healthy Kidney 10-K Ultra Running: Sichel debuts in 48 Hour ‘World Championships’ Triathlon: Art & Science of Coaching Symposium Set for September Triathlon: Sportstiks Named an Official Supplier to USA Triathlon (KDKA) Athletics: Pittsburgh Marathon Could Resume Next Year (Press-Gazette) Athletics: Security slows foreign runners for Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Obtaining legal documentation can affect registration (IAAF) Athletics: Madaí Pérez to lead Mexican Marathon team in Beijing (YourHub.com) Athletics: Denver Marathon celebrates Colfax Avenue (SABC) Athletics: Comrades marathon dates shifted to month of May (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Harry AA impresses on return World Junior and Youth champion Harry Aikines Aryeetey easily claimed a personal best to win the 100m at the Pavia meet in Italy Triathlon: “Best Of The US” Invites South Dakota’s Best To Race At The Dakota Man Triathlon On June 21 Triathlon: Ironman SA - R100 000 for Records (AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Ethiopia Boycotts Qatar Grand Prix Over Diplomatic Row (RWire) Athletics: Kithii, Kosgei Set Course Records at Medtronic TC 1 Mile (RWire) Athletics: Sell Defends, Higgins Wins First USA 25K Title at Fifth Third River Bank Run (RWire) Athletics: U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Champions Kastor, Hall to Lead Team USA at the DICK's Sporting Goods BolderBOULDER International Team Challenge (Plain Dealer) Athletics: Cleveland could better promote its Rite Aid marathon (AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Kenyans Dominate Kigali Marathon (Duluth News Tribune) Athletics: Running for covers Duluth native Kara Goucher of Portland, Ore., and husband, Adam, are featured on the June cover of Runner’s World magazine (Stuff NZ) Athletics: Willis wins on home track; Faumuina fifth New Zealander Nick Willis hit form on his home track to win the 800m in the Len Paddock Invitational athetics meeting in Michigan over the weekend (IAAF) Athletics: Charfreitag’s 78.17m Hammer Throw the highlight in Uberlandia (Denver Post) Athletics: Hall, Kastor strengthen field in Bolder Boulder Triathlon: Swiss Dominate Euro Teams Champs (IAAF) Athletics: Xhonneux, Collonvillé take Multistars titles – IAAF Combined Events Challenge   May 11, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Inquirer) Triathlon: HK Olympian, Japan ace top Subic triathlon (IAAF) Athletics: In final Beijing tune-up, Noguchi take Sendai Half Marathon title (Mississauga News) Athletics: Quebecers take home top honours in Mississauga Marathon (The Herald) Athletics: When the flesh is weak, apply mind over matter (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Paula plays down pollution Paula Radcliffe has admitted she may wear a face mask at the Beijing Olympics this summer - but not while running )The East African) Athletics: ICG defamation of Kenyan runners still hurts (Times Online) Drugs in Sport: Angel Heredia, the whistleblower In his first interview, Heredia, who supplied illegal drugs to the world’s top athletes, discloses why he is ready to testify against the coach who ran the show Athletes face new HGH test (IAAF) Athletics: Mungara, Yulamanova take Prague Marathon titles (Ottawa Sun) Athletics: Army runs into nation's capital First Canada Army Run Set For September 21 (Ottawa Citizen) Running: Harvest House runners hooked on a new buzz Mark Sutcliffe sees a group of men who've taken steps toward turning their lives around by pounding the pavement (IAAF) Athletics: World leads by Cantwell, Stuczynski in Modesto (VeloNews) Cycling: Twenty cyclists, including one Olympic hopeful, hurt after conflict with irate driver in Australia Adventure Racing: Richard Ussher wins 2008 Routeburn Classic (FaceOff) Triathlon: Edmonton's Tichelaar zooms up triathlon rankings (NWF News) Triathlon: Man dies after triathlon in Panama City Beach (Newswatch 12) Athletics: Journeys Marathon Has Record-Breaking Attendance (News-Tribune) Athletics: 'Perfect day' for Tacoma City Marathon (Calgary Herald) Athletics: Mother's Day Run a tune-up for marathon Calgarian heading to Ottawa for Olympic qualifier (EAA) Athletics: Countdown to Beijing - the 2004 women's champions (Guardian) Athletics: Beijing boost for Ohuruogu and Sanders The world No1, Allyson Felix, will skip the 400 metres in Beijing giving both British athletes a title chance (IAAF) Athletics: Chinin, Pickler the overnight leaders in Desenzano del Garda - Multistars Day 1 (IAAF) Athletics: Led by Liu, Chinese take the spotlight in the Osaka chill and rain – Osaka Grand Prix (Canadian Press) Triathlon: Whitfield leads Canadian team at world triathlon championships (Oregon Live) Athletics: A Twilight of surprises UO's Andrew Wheating beats the professionals and Sen. Barack Obama makes an unannounced visit to Eugene's Hayward Forest City Road Races - London, ON Kirkland Half Marathon - Kirkland, WA Mississauga Marathon Race Weekend - ON Volkswagen Prague Marathon - CZ   May 10, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (The Final Sprint) Athletics: Ryan Hall - More Precious Than Gold Triathlon: “Best Of The US” Invites Montana’s & Wyoming’s Best To Race At The Janet Clarkson Memorial Triathlon On June 21 Triathlon: Belaubre reclaims European crown Athletics: Sell wins third USA 25 km Championship (Grand Rapis Press) Athletics: 2008 Olympian Brian Sell wins River Bank Run; Caroline Chepkorir wins women's division (British Triathlon) Triathlon: Kirsty McWilliam takes Silver at ETU European Triathlon Championships Bronze for Jonathan Brownlee at European Triathlon Champs Triathlon: Fernandes’ Fab Five in Lisbon Adventure Racing: Land Rover G4 Challenge Nevada Passage Adventure Competition - Finale (Globe and Mail) Olympics: Olympic doubtfuls Some of Canada's top medal contenders are trying to overcome serious ailments before Beijing (IAAF) Athletics: Makori, Ivanova lead Prague Marathon fields (News Tribune) Athletics: Tacoma City Marathon sees growth (Toronto Star) Olympics: Speedo, Nike competing for attention of athletes with a need for speed Swimmers always on lookout for ways to gain even the slightest edge (RunnerSpace.com) Athletics: Wheating goes 3:38 in the 1500 Obama Hurdles at Hayward Obama at Hayward Extended - Oregon Twilight 2008 (EAA) Athletics: Countdown to Beijing - the 2004 men's champions As the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games loom ever closer we reflect on the reigning Olympic Champions and their current status... (Air Force Link) Athletics: AF Marathon officials spread word about upcoming event (The Daily News) Athletics: Record field expected at Journeys Marathon Half-marathon, power walk and 5K run round out event (Grand Rapids Press) Athletics: Fans, elite runners and weekend warriors mix at Fifth Third River Bank Run expo Checking the River Run contenders (Times Online) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe fears another Olympic failure She has won world titles and set world records but Britain's marathon woman is desperate to atone for her Athens flop (Guardian) Marathon woman She crashed out in Athens but made a spectacular return after giving birth. Now Paula Radcliffe is headed for Beijing and desperate for Olympic gold Fifth Third River Bank 25K - Grand Rapids, MI USA Championship Medtronic TC 1 Mile - Minneapolis, MN Niketown 5K for Kids - Seattle, WA Ontario Masters East Regional Track and Field Championships - Brockville, ON Running With the Rats 5K - Minneapolis, MN Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon - Santa Ynez, CA   May 9, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (RRW) Athletics: Four World Leading Performances In Doha Athletics: VO2Max Distance Running Clinic Comes To San Diego, California Athletics: USATF News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 29 (The Final Sprint) Athletics: TFS Podcast 140 - Brian Sell Looks to 25k Title Defense for Barometer of Olympic Fitness (AJC) Athletics: How novices can handle Peachtree Road Race Even 'jolly joggers' need a structured routine to prepare for 10K Athletics (TPR): Felix, Oliver Impress In Doha Athletics:Ottawa Race Weekend almost sold out! (RRW) Athletics: Kenyans Kithii & Kosgei Win Medtronic TC 1 Mile With Record Times (RRW) Athletics: Spring Marathon Season Comes To Close In Prague On Sunday (Globe and Mail) Athletics: Dentist closes in on marathon milestone Mother's Day on the road can be a good thing Adventure Racing: Land Rover G4 Challenge Nevada Passage Adventure Competition - Day Three Triathlon: Corus British Triathlon Women look to spoil Fernandes’ Party in Lisbon at European Championships Triathlon: Corus British Triathlon Men looking for Podium Success at European Championships (NYRR) Athletics: Interview with Lisa Koll On April 4, 2008, 20-year-old Iowa State University student Lisa Koll shocked the running world when she broke the American collegiate record in the 10,000 meters in 32:11:13 at the Stanford Invitational (NCAA Double-Zone) Drugs in Sport: What Drugs Should We Test For? (IAAF) Athletics: Cherry and Demus secure hurdles World leads in Martinique Roger Bannister Interview Trailer Interview with Sir Roger Bannister as part of the buildup to the Mercedes-Benz Cambridge Mile in Cambridge Ontario June 14th (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Thanou to collect Athens silver The 100-metre world silver medal stripped from disgraced US athlete Marion Jones has arrived in Athens to be handed to Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou (EAA) Athletics: Pitkämäki gears up for the summer ahead Tero Pitkämäki, reigning European Athlete of the Year, has been slightly out of the spotlight since picking up his trophy at the European Athletics Calendar Conference in Malta last October, but the Finnish javelin thrower is now ready to cast off the winter wraps (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Gay and Bolt set for NY showdown World champion Tyson Gay and new contender Usain Bolt will meet in a 100 metres showdown at the New York Grand Prix on May 31 (Southern Illinoisian) Athletics: Running down a dream Boaz Lalang, a Kenyan native, has the fastest time this season in the 1,500 meters (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Ethiopia stages Doha boycott The Ethiopian government has stopped nine of its athletes taking part in the IAAF Qatar Super Grand Prix after they broke diplomatic ties with the Gulf state (Inside Nike Runng) Athletics: Introducing The Loop, Nike’s exclusive talk show featuring some of the best elites on the running circuit Alan Webb, world-renowned runner and American record holder in the mile, joined The Loop for its inaugural show. Hear what Webb has to say about the road to Beijing, the ups and downs of being an elite runner and more (Guardian) Psychology: Meet the mechanic of the mind with an inside track on winning gold The former Rampton psychiatrist Steve Peters has revolutionised British sport with his mind games (Times Online) Athletics: Olusoji Fasuba's difficult race for recognition The World Indoor champion says that a lack of support from his home continent is starting to prove a drawback (BBC) Athletics: Chambers returns focus to running Dwain Chambers has decided to focus on reviving his sprinting career after his trial with rugby league club Castleford came to an end, BBC Sport understands Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2008 - Doha (Times Online) Cycling: Chris Boardman's secret squirrels burrowing for gold British cycling's former great gives The Times a tour of his special storeroom, containing the keys to Olympic success   May 8, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Triathlon: Erox And X-Tri Announce 2008 Tie Up Athletics: News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 28 (RRW) Athletics: Injury Forces Ritzenhein Out Of Healthy Kidney 10-K (UK Sport) Drugs in Sport: Radcliffe - Britain Leading The Way In Anti-Doping Education Sell leads men's field for USA 25 km Championships Athletics: Runners to Experience a Rock and Roll History Tour (IAAF) Athletics: Live Video Streaming Of All The Action In Cheboksary Available In Europe Triathlon: Julie Swail Ertel Aims for Second Olympic Medal Athletics: Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon Entry Fee to Increase Athletics: San Franciscans Have A Reason To Run (The Final Sprint) Athletics: Dathan Ritzenehin - Homeward Bound, New Beginnings and Role Reversals (Detroit News) Athletics: Sell to go for three in row at Grand Rapids He'll be among five Hansons runners in River Bank, also the USA 25K championships (Toronto Star) Olympics: Olympic flame reaches summit of Everest (NY Times) Multisport: For Peak Performance, 3 Is Not Better Than 1 To run faster, triathletes need to stop swimming and cycling. (IAAF) Athletics: World Champs rematch in Carson's 100m (Eurosport UK) Athletics: 'Numb' Liu itching to race in Osaka Months of monotonous training have left Olympic 110 hurdles champion Liu Xiang feeling "numb" and itching to race (Denver Post) Athletics: Sad end to novel idea for Lunn (Eurosport UK) Athletics: De Lima set to miss Beijing Vanderlei de Lima, the Brazilian runner who was famously attacked by a spectator while leading the marathon at the 2004 Olympics, is set to miss the Beijing Games because of injury Triathlon: ZOOT Sports partners with Triangle international to sponsor 6 Ironman events world wide (icWales) Drugs in Sport: Quarantine coud be used in drugs fight Athletics could consider implementing a period of “quarantine” for athletes returning to the sport after a drugs ban (NYRR) Athletics: Interview with Ed Eyestone Few Americans have been involved in distance running as deeply and in as many ways as two-time Olympic marathoner (1988, 1992) Ed Eyestone (NY Times) Olympics: I.O.C. Rules Will Limit Protests by Athletes (Business Week) Olympics a Risky Game for Sponsors Beijing Games sponsors like Coke are pushing their participation within China, while simultaneously playing it down in the West (Times Online) Olympics: Oscar Pistorius left in the shade after Natalie Du Toit claims Olympic first Paralympian Du Toit will race in the open water swim while banned sprinter still awaits for the result of his appeal (Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: Ed Moses joins UK Athletics drugs panel Former world and Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion has been recruited to UK Athletics' review on how the sport should treat drug cheats (Guardian) Athletics: From The Vault - Bannister does the four-minute mile Fifty-four years ago, Roger Bannister made one of the biggest breakthroughs in sport history by beating the four-minute-mile. Read the report and share your memories   May 7, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: WCSN.com to Provide Live Webcast of First 2008 IAAF Super Grand Prix (USA Today) Athletics: Flanagan runs to USA TODAY weekly honor (Indy Star) Flanagan following parents' footsteps in distance running (EAA) Athletics: Top performers to compete at the Combined Events Challenge in Gotzis The 34th IAAF Combined Events Challenge Meeting in Gotzis, Austria promises top class competition despite the unfortunate withdrawal of top champions Bryan Clay and Roman Sebrle (Inside Toronto) Athletics: Athletes eat, sleep and breathe running in first 'marathon house' Triathlon: Official Ironman Louisville Camp/Entry Package Now Available (RRW) Athletics: Tollefson Confirmed For Medtronic TC 1 Mile (IAAF) Athletics: Vlasic, Felix expected to make it hot in Doha Super Grand Prix Athletics: Scotiabank Laces Up and Partners with Blue Nose International Marathon Triathlon: Best Of The US Invites Connecticut’s Best To Race At The Pat Griskus Olympic Triathlon On June 14 Athletics: Verizon Wireless Presents Runner Tracking Technology at Grandma’s Marathon (RRW) Athletics: Marathon World Champions Headed For Manchester (RRW) Athletics: London Marathon Champions Return For BUPA London 10,000 Triathlon: Deployed Manas couple trains for Ironman event Athletics: Sign Up today for the 9th annual Rhody 5K hosted by Twin River Triathlon: London 2012 Triathlon Competition Manager Appointed Triathlon: Inaugural British Triathlon Grand Prix Launched Triathlon: Corus British Triathlon Team fly out for Lisbon ETU European Triathlon Championships (Toronto Star) Athletics: Runners have place to call home Jerome Drayton, whose Canadian record in the marathon will comfortably turn 33 this year barring the legalization of jet-engine racing shoes, looked around the digs at Canada's Marathon House yesterday and shook his greying head (Globe and Mail) Athletics: Felicien nursing sprain in left foot Hurdler battling injury to the same foot she damaged in a crash at the 2004 Olympics (Toronto Star) Felicien could miss Olympics Hurdler still struggling with aftermath of hurting foot in training (PBS) Drugs in Sport: Doping for Gold In the 1970s, female East German athletes came from nowhere to dominate international sport. But behind their success lay a horrifying secret. Doping for Gold reveals the truth behind the biggest state-sponsored doping program the world has ever known, creating a timely perspective on today’s many sports drug scandals Airs Wednesday at 8 PM EDT (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Bolt coach prefers 200m for 100 star World 200 metres silver medallist Usain Bolt always thought he could be a fast 100 metres runner, but convincing his coach took some time (Guardian) Coach needed convincing about Bolt (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Montgomery denied bond Former Olympic sprinter Tim Montgomery has been denied bond following a detention hearing in a US District Court related to heroin distribution charges Athletics: Judge bars sprinters Collins, Harrison from taking stand against Graham at trial Athletics: 33rd Marine Corps Marathon Closes Registration in Five Days (Disney News) Athletics: Disney’s Wide World of Sports Announces Princess Half Marathon Weekend (BBC) Athletics: Make doping a crime, says Lewis Olympic legend Carl Lewis has called on governments around the world to make the use of banned substances in sport a criminal offence (BBC) Drugs in Sport: Conte labels Olympics 'a fraud' The man behind sport's most infamous doping case has issued a stark warning ahead of the Beijing Olympics - elite competition is rife with drugs Athletics: Video - Radcliffe outlines Beijing preparations Marathon runner Paula Radcliffe describes how her preparations for the Beijing Olympics have been going and how she will be training in the run-up to the Games in August. (IOL) Athletics: SA athletes bask in medals glory at African Athletics Championships   May 6, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (RRW) Athletics: Fast Milers Headed to Minneapolis Athletics: News & Notes, Volume 8, Number 27 Athletics: Flanagan named USATF Athlete of the Week (BBC) Athletics: Brits warm up for Games in London Great Britain's distance runners will use a new 10km race through the streets of London as part of their preparation for this summer's Olympic Games (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Marathon pair eye London return London Marathon winners Martin Lel and Irina Mikitenko are both enthusiastic about their return to the capital for the inaugural London 10,000 metres at the end of the month Athletics: ING Miami Marathon Introduces New Race Director Athletics: Barr, Stripling Earn SEC Honors Athletics: Forrest, Phillips Earn SEC Track Honors Triathlon: Best Of The US Invites Georgia’s Best To Race At The West Point Lake Triathlon On July 22 Triathlon: Best of the US News: Husband/Wife Team Advance Athletics: 2008 USA TOP 5 LIST - as of May 6 Multisport: State of the art mobile navigation – Wayfinder launches improved version of Wayfinder Navigator (AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Zimbabwean Runners Shine At SA Marathon (AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Peace Marathon Registration Hits 700 Training: The Power of Interval Training Triathlon: Sindballe extends ECCO sponsorship for two years (Sports Illustrated) Olympics: IOC to closely monitor athletes' protests at Beijing Games (NY Times) Athletics: Many Options for Flanagan After Record Shalane Flanagan’s stunning 10,000-meter run Sunday has created a good problem. She must decide which event to run in this summer’s United States Olympic track and field trials (Telegraph) Athletics: Usain Bolt's 100m 'shocks' Michael Johnson (IAAF) Athletics: Martínez and the Spanish Federation to receive National Sports Awards (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Flanagan divided over distance decision Shalane Flanagan, who smashed the American 10,000 metre record, is divided over whether to run the 5,000 or 10,000 at next month's US Olympic Track and Field Trials (Hellenic Athletes) Athletics: Cloud hangs over integrity of the sport (CBC) Athletics: Will Perdita Felicien miss Beijing Olympics? Canadian hurdler Perdita Felicien may be a doubtful starter at the Beijing Olympics because of a stress fracture in her foot. (EAA) Athletics: Mayte Martínez awarded Spanish Sportswoman of the Year (USA Today) Athletics: Flanagan breaks American record in 10,000-meter debut (Red orbit) Health and Fitness: Hydration Important Before, After Exercise (Pantagraph.com) Multisport: Deconstructing the triathlon myth (ABC6) Athletics: Providence Marathon Debuts in the Rain (The Enquirer) Athletics: Boston to consider Pig times Flying Pig Marathon runners who just missed qualifying for the Boston Marathon during Sunday’s race might have their times treated leniently by Boston Marathon officials (Sports Illustrated) Athletics: Ex-track star Montgomery's bond hearing postponed (IAAF) Athletics: Yator and Kraus battle the heat to take the Düsseldorf Marathon   May 5, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: Shalane Flanagan USATF Teleconference excerpts Athletics: News & Notes, Volume 8, Number 26 (EAA) Athletics: Weidlinger and Farah star in Stanford 10,000m (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Abyu has Olympic hopes Ethiopian-born Tomas Abyu produced a solid performance to be the first Briton home in seventh in Sunday's BUPA Great Edinburgh Run (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Diniz in Olympic concern France's Yohann Diniz been hit by a virus and is worried about his preparations for the Beijing Olympics (Register-Guard) Athletics: First time’s the charm Matthew Norminton came to Eugene looking for the marathoner’s hat trick — course record, personal record and victory Erin Kaspar exceeds own expectations by pulling away from women's field This time, there was no whistling through ‘the graveyard’ Grand show of support Friends, families, fans come out in droves to encourage runners Athletics: New Balance 903 Named ‘Editor’s Choice’ By Runner’s World Athletics: Forrest Clocks Auto Qualifier at Cardinal Invitational Athletics: Lady’Backs Surge at Cardinal Invitational (Philly.com) Athletics: Kenyan Koech cruises to win in Broad St. Run (Washington Post) Athletics: Baillie, Tanner Take Marathon Titles in Frederick (Belfast Telegraph) Athletics: Repeat wins for Mutai and Jumma in Belfast marathon (IAAF) Athletics: A patient Vlasic sets no limits in Zürich - ÅF Golden League (IAAF) Athletics: Isinbayeva begins Beijing journey with debut flight in Rome – ÅF Golden League (Sydney Morning Herald) Athletics: Mottram smashes 10,000m personal best Australian distance runner Craig Mottram smashed his 10,000m personal best with an impressive victory at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational in the US on Sunday (RWire) Athletics: What Would You Trade for a Sub-3 Hour Marathon? (RWire) Athletics: Orlando Runner Heather King Wins Disney's Women Run the World 15K (RWire) Athletics: Olympians, NCAA Champions Part of Medtronic TC 1 Mile Field (RWire) Athletics: Lagat, Kosgei Victorious at 20th Union-Tribune Race for Literacy 8K (RRW) Athletics: American Record For Flanagan At Cardinal Invitational Athletics: Flanagan breaks American Record in 10,000 meter debut (Flocasts) Shalane After the 10k AR (Runnerspace) Athletics: Runnerspace Coverage of Payton Jordan Invite (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Bolt wants Gay showdown Jamaican Usain Bolt said he wants a 100 metre showdown with world champion Tyson Gay at the New York grand prix on May 31. (KXLY) Athletics:Kogo, Chepkurui win Bloomsday Kogo erases asterisk, foes (Spokesman Review) Chepkurui earns women's elite title (News Letter) Athletics: Defending champions win Belfast Marathon in record fashion (Register-Guard) Athletics: Marathon draws 5,000 participants (KEZI) Nearly 6,000 Athletes Hit The Pavement Sunday (Times Online) Athletics: 'Flying Housewife' put women on sporting map Extract from The Austerity Olympics recalls how Fanny Blankers-Koen became the golden girl of the London Games in 1948 (Independent) Athletics: Action Jackson can stretch her legs to be the Paula Radcliffe of walking Teesside's rising star competes in an unusual event but is following famous footsteps on her way to the Olympics. By Simon Turnbull (Times Online) Athletics: Oscar Pistorius left in the shade after Natalie Du Toit claims Olympic first Paralympian Du Toit will race in the open water swim while banned sprinter still awaits for the result of his appeal (Vancouver Sun) Triathlon: Edmontonian breaks through for triathlon gold (Eurosport UK) Drugs in Sport: Britain's Black stunned by Pettigrew drugs case (Guardian) Roger Black stunned by new twist in drugs case (NY Times) Health and Fitness: Study Finds Number of Fat Cells Doesn’t Change (BBC) Drugs in Sport: Pettigrew twist to Graham trial Antonio Pettigrew is to admit he took performance-enhancing drugs when he testifies against former coach Trevor Graham later this month Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon - Ireland   May 4, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Usain Bolt runs 9.76 in Kingston – Jamaica Athletics: Thomas Omwenga Wins 2008 BMO Bank of Montreal Vancouver Marathon for Second Year in a Row (AFP) Athletics: Bekele struggles to retain African 5,000m title (Daily Camera) Athletics: Alicia Shay hopes injury won't keep her off track (Vancouver Sun) Athletics: Kenyan wins second consecutive Vancouver marathon (CTV) Thousands run in Vancouver Marathon (The Province) Vancouver marathon winner defends title by pulling away in Stanley Park (New Zealand Herald) Athletics: Tough regime pays for Piggin Joe Piggin has had his heart set on winning the Rotorua Marathon for the past year and he devised a training programme to achieve his goal. (IAAF) Athletics: Chelimo defeats Mutola, K. Bekele takes 5000m - African Championships, final day (Register-Guard) Athletics: Mainstream movement The Eugene Marathon was one of 71 marathons in the U.S. with at least 1,000 finishers last year. In 1996, there were 33 with at least 1,000 finishers Marathon attracts attention in year two Athletics: Moses Macharia and Florence Jepkoskei win Toronto's Sporting Life 10K (The Enquirer) Athletics: Oregon runner wins fire-delayed Pig Marathon has to change course, add quarter-mile (Newsday) Athletics: Dan McGrath, Jessica Allen top finishers in LI Marathon Athletics: Berlin 25 k with 8,142 runners - Arusei breaks course record of Chepkemei, Karuku surprise winner in men’s race (Houston Chronicle) Triathlon: Man dies while competing in Woodlands triathlon (ABC13) Athlete drowns during triathlon (Sunday Nation) Athletics: No end to hostilities on the final day of the African Athletics Championship (WJKC) Triathlon: St. Croix Triathlon Radio Broadcast - LIVE (WPRI) Athletics: More than 1,000 expected for new marathon in Providence (IAAF) Athletics: Johnson, Kipyego take Edinburgh 10km titles (BBC) Johnson races to win in Edinburgh Australia's Benita Johnson stormed to a convincing victory in the Bupa Great Edinburgh Run (Sporting Life) Hard Work Pays Off For Johnson (IAAF) Athletics: Bolt stuns with 9.76 dash in Kingston – Jamaica International report (Eurosport UK) Bolt close to 100m world record Jamaican Usain Bolt ran the second fastest 100 metres ever when he clocked 9.76 seconds at the Jamaican International Invitational (Toronto Star) Triathlon: Whitfield relentless in pursuit of another Olympic gold Triathlete's passion is back after agony of Athens (AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Akii-Bua Film Out (Sporting Life) Athletics: Robinson Shrugs Off London Efforts Dan Robinson is uncertain how he will perform in Sunday's BUPA Great Edinburgh Run three weeks after his Flora London Marathon exertions (Enquirer) Athletics: Pig will crown new champs Former winners not expected for marathon iPod use faces hurdles Group that sanctions marathons to review issue (Spokesman Review) Athletics: Korir after 4th Bloomsday title Bloomsday crowd packs trade show (Herald Sun) Athletics: Can't wait to dive back in Craig Mottram - swimming was never my thing. Even when I was a triathlete, it was the discipline I struggled with the most (Fox Business) Athletics: An Athlete's View 25-year-old running phenom Ryan Hall - who's bound for the Olympics - on calls for a boycott of the Games (The Canberra Times) Athletics: Johnson's Osaka relay snub just one more shock for sprinter Blue Cross Broad Street Run 10 Miler - Philadelphia, PA BMO Bank of Montreal Vancouver Marathon - BC CareFirst Frederick Marathon - Frederick, MD Disney's Women Run the World 15K - Orlando, FL Eugene Marathon - Eugene, OR Flying Pig Marathon - Cincinnati, OH Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K - Spokane, WA New Jersey Marathon - Long Branch, NJ Niketown 5K for Kids - Denver, CO Place d'Orleans Half-Marathon, 10&5K - Orleans, ON Potomac River Run Marathon & Half Marathon - Alexandria, VA Run for the Red Marathon - Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania Sporting Life 10K - Toronto, ON Live Results St. Croix Triathlon - US Virgin Islands Union-Tribune Race for Literacy 8K - San Diego, CA   May 3, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (RRW) Athletics: Star-Studded Meet At Stanford Tomorrow Night (IAAF) Athletics: Dibaba leads Ethiopian sweep of women’s 10,000m – African Championships day 4 (IAAF) Athletics: Muchiri Ndambiri improves own 10,000m world leader at Shizuoka International Chad Pawson: Race for Benevolence CBC Radio Interview (Sporting Life) Athletics: Kiprop Aims To Go One Better (Sporting Life) Athletics: Farah Set For 10k Bow (Sunday Nation) Athletics: Clean sweep for Kenya team (Sunday Nation) Athletics: There is more to marathon running than good nutrition (AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Kenyans Rudisha And Matelong Claim Gold in Style (Telegraph) Athletics: Dwain Chambers - I almost wrecked my life (First Coast News) Triathlon: Triathletes Who Trained with Shark Victim Return to Water Athletics: Kenyans Lamech Mokono and Valentine Orare make history as they both win the 2008 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon (WTOP) Athletics: Planners expect thousands at Frederick Marathon Journal and Courier) Athletics: 500 Festival Mini-Marathon finishes in first-ever tie (The Indy Channel) Kenyans Tie For Dramatic Win In Mini-Marathon Near-Perfect Conditions Greet Runners, Walkers (Newsday) Athletics: Long Island Marathon to cap 'Festival of Races' weekend (Telegraph) Athletics: Thousands gear up for Belfast Marathon (Scotsman) A runaway success story as marathon smashes records (IAAF) Athletics: Montsho takes 49.83 400m victory in Addis Ababa – African Championships day 3 Athletics: LaCava, Phillips Punch Ticket to Regionals at Arkansas Twilight Athletics: Stripling Sets School Record at Arkansas Twilight (NY Times) Drugs in Sport: Gold Medalist Listed as Banned-Drug User government witness list publicly identified sprinter Antonio Pettigrew as a user of banned performance-enhancing drugs for the first time (USA Today) Athletics: Her dream altered, Shay still sets sights on Beijing (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Chambers Vows To Keep Fighting Ban (The Morning Call) Athletics: Racing legend just keeps on running Joan Benoit Samuelson finished fourth in the women's division in last Sunday's Lehigh Valley Half Marathon -- just a week after running in the Olympic Trials May Pegasus Quiz We have winner! Yvonne Timewell of Kamloops BC identified the athlete as Melanie Adams. Read a profile on Melanie Adams, Australian pole vaulter. (Newsday) Athletics: All ages gear up for Long Island Marathon (IAAF) Athletics: Montsho takes 49.83 400m victory in Addis Ababa – African Championships day 3 Athletics: News & Notes, Volume 8 Number 25 Cumberland Duathlon - Cumberland, ON Disney's Go Red for Women 5K - Orlando, FL   May 2, 2008:    [Links load in new window] Athletics: Dick Beardsley to Speak at Duluth Middle Schools Athletics: Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon & 5k celebrates tenth anniversary Athletics: 1 Day, 1 Million Runners, 25 Cities, 25 Top Musical Acts Join in Unprecedented New Race Experience (The Final Sprint) Athletics: TIME Magazine Ranks Oscar Pistorius One of the 100 Most Influential People of 2008 (SIRC) Training: Coaching Association of Canada Announces Its New High Performance Coaching Consultant (IAAF) Athletics: Paris Golden League to celebrate 10th anniversary with 10 legends – Michael Johnson is legend number one (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Gay headlines top Jamaican field World sprint double champion Tyson Gay, Olympic champions Veronica Campbell-Brown and Joanna Hayes and Sanya Richards headline the field for Saturday's Jamaica International Invitational athletics meeting (Globe and Mail) Athletics: Kenyan to defend title at Mercedes-Benz Classic Mile (EAA) Athletics: Sebrle sidelined by hamstring injury Czech Multi-eventer Roman Sebrle has suffered further damage to his hamstring during his training camp in South Africa, but doctors have confirmed that his Olympic training will not suffer as a result (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenya taken to the cleaners in 10,000m race (Daily Nation) Athletics: Defar stunned as Momanyi grabs bronze (WCCO) Athletics: Not So Fast - Marathon Runner Catches Up To Thief (Bay of Plenty Times) Athletics: All eyes on defending champion Tauranga runner Craig Kirkwood is aiming to win consecutive Rotorua Marathon crowns tomorrow (LA Times) Athletics: Mexican track and field engulfed by crisis (Pilot Online) Athletics: Track star indicted on federal heroin trafficking charge (BBC) Athletics: Jones team-mates in medal appeal Marion Jones's US relay team-mates have filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport seeking to retain their 2000 Olympic medals. (AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Tanzania Barred From Continental Athletics Meet (Athletics Weekly) Athletics: Farah feeling good European silver medallist is quietly confident ahead of his 10,000m track debut (IAAF) Athletics: Melkamu outsprints Defar for 5000m title – African Championships day 2   May 1, 2008:    [Links load in new window] (Athletics Canada) Athletics: The Gold Standard - May 2008 (The Final Sprint) Athletics: TFS Running Podcast 139: Gatorade XC Runner of the Year Chris Derrick Athletics: Athletics Canada partners with iRun Athletics: Arkansas Twilight Up Next for Track Hogs Athletics: Final Tune Up for Track and Field This Weekend Triathlon: “Best Of The US” Invites Wisconsin’s Best To Race At The Wisconsin Triterium Triathlon On June 15 (RWire) Athletics: National Distance Running Hall of Fame Announces Its Class of 2008 (RWire) Athletics: Martin, Lawson Win 23rd Big Sur International Marathon Athletics: Chicago Marathon winner Patrick Ivuti and Peninah Arusei among the favourites on Sunday in Berlin (The Final Sprint) Athletics: TFS Running Podcast 138 - Pat Henry: Texas A&M Track & Field Head Coach (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Campbell - Christie key to success Olympic champion Darren Campbell has said that he believes Linford Christie is the type of person that UK Athletics needs to help develop the sport in the country, and also reiterated his belief that the 1992 gold medal winner could never have taken drugs. (Pocono Record) Athletics: "Run for the Red" Marathon effort well worth it (In-Forum) Athletics: Marathon to reach 10,000 (Athletics Ireland) Athletics: Four Former Champions to Race In Belfast Marathon (Houston Chronicle) Athletics: Who wants to join a team? Chevron Houston Marathon adds group competition to next year's race (IAAF) Athletics:Ethiopian men sweep 10,000m - African Championships day 1 (Toronto Star) Olympics: U.S. duds have roots in the past Canada's Olympic gear unveiled Gallery: The Bay's Olympic apparel The Bay's new line of Olympic apparel is a fashion-forward fusion of Chinese and Canadian influences (NY Times) Triathlon: Cycling Success Measured in Frequent-Flier Miles Triathletes travel (and spend) a lot for the perfect fit in a bike May Running Trivia and Pegasus Quiz (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Turner Bullish Despite Injury Andy Turner is convinced he can reach the Olympic 110 metres hurdles final this summer despite suffering an injury setback training in South Africa earlier this year (Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: Dwain Chambers postpones drug insights (Fox Sports Australia) Drugs in Sports: Drug cheats put on notice World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey is impressed by the readiness of the Beijing laboratory to test athletes at the Olympic Games in August (BBC) Athletics: An Ethiopian obsession that runs deep Ethiopia is staging its first major international athletics event - the African Athletics Championships - giving sports fans a rare chance to see close up the athletes carrying the country's hopes for glory at the Beijing Olympics. The BBC's Alex Capstick went to Addis Ababa to investigate why running is Ethiopia's national obsession Video: Ryan Shay, Alicia Shay Profile on ESPN E:60 (Full Feature) (BBC) Athletics: Pistorius waits on Olympic news Double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is set to hear within the next three weeks whether he can compete at this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing (Sydney Morning Herald) Athletics: Stop, watch and take note - selectors urged to reconsider Ross Australia's former fastest man, Josh Ross, has resurrected his Beijing dream by running Olympic qualifying times in training (NYRR) Athletics: Ryan Hall's Journal

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