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Chasing Standards in Des Moines, by Kevin Mangan
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Most events for the men will send full three-man teams to Moscow, but some have the opportunity to send four and others need to improve to even send one. Here's an analysis of who will be chasing the "A" standards in Des Moines.
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EME News June 19th, by Alfons Juck, note by Kevin Mangan
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Today the Telegraph confirmed what many of us in the running world have thought would happen for quite some time: Haile Gebrselassie wants to become president of Ethiopia. I think that he will do a fantastic job and would win if he ran. I don't know anything about Ethiopian politics, but I do know that in a running nation, he is revered like Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Sachin Tendulkar, Jack Nicklaus and Pele, combined. Abebe Bikila was the original, but Geb really cemented Ethiopia as a superpower of distance running. I think it's only a matter of time before he becomes president of Ethiopia.
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USATF.TV to provide unprecedented coverage of USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
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DES MOINES, Iowa - USATF’s fully branded internet broadcasting outlet, USATF.TV, will go live this week to webcast unprecedented coverage of the USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships and USA Junior Championships from Des Moines, Iowa.
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Olympians Highlight Field for USA Half Marathon Championships
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Silver medalist Meb Keflezighi, defending champion Abdi Abdirahman seek national title - DULUTH, Minn. - A pair of Olympians from last year’s Summer Games in London head the list of Americans set to race in Saturday’s USA Half Marathon Championships.
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Jordan Hasay joins the Nike Oregon Project, release from Ricky Simms, note by Larry Eder
RunBlogRun 20 Jun 2013 | 2:07 am
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Alberto Salazar with Jordan Hasay, photo courtesy of Nike Oregon ProjectOne of the most distinguished high school runners from California, Jordan Hasay, moved to the University of Oregon and upped her game, becoming one of the most distinguished women distance runners at the U of O. Now, Jordan Hasay has gone big time. She selected Ricky Simms as her manager (PACE Sports Management). Jordan Hasay was selected by Alberto Salazar to run for the Nike Oregon Project, the dream of most young[…] -
Athletes to Keep an Eye On: Jesse Williams, by Kevin Mangan, note by Larry Eder
RunBlogRun 20 Jun 2013 | 1:54 am
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Kevin Mangan sent me this piece on one of the athletes he admires, Jesse Williams, the 2011 WC in the high jump. Kevin thinks Jesse Williams will be one of the athletes to watch in Des Moines. Jesse has had some injury issues in 2013, but this guy knows how to compete. While I was in Eugene, Oregon in April, writing about Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen, I observed him working out a bit in Eugene. Always a class act, Jesse[…]
