A Brief Chat With Zoila Gomez

Zoila Gomez, 28, was fourth in the U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston and Cambridge in 2:33:53 on April 20, which makes her an alternate to the American Olympic team. Her previous marathon best was a 2:35:26 for third place at the 2006 USA Marathon Championships at Twin Cities. She was 14th in the 2007 Boston Marathon in 2:41:36. Gomez was 35th in the 2007 World Championships in Osaka in 2:44:49. She made her 26.2-mile debut at the 2005 ING New York City Marathon in 2:41:23. Her other 2008 results included a 1:13:11 for ninth place at the USA Half Marathon in January and a 53:46 for 14th at the USA 15K in March ("my body was fighting a cold. read more...

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Wardian wins second ultrarunning title of 2008 at USA 100 km

submitted by brad 2 months, 18 days ago

Michael Wardian (Arlington, Va.), made his first appearance at the USA 100 km championships on Sunday, running 6:56:57 to win his second ultrarunning title of the year at the Mad City 100K in Madison, Wis. The championships were hosted for the second time by the Mad City 100K. read more...

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Nick Symmonds: Goin’ Home!

submitted by brad 2 months, 25 days ago

At the age of 18 I was applying to colleges and, though I wanted to stay in the Pacific Northwest, I also knew that I had to get out of Boise, ID. Boise had been my home for 15 years and while it was a great place to grow up, I needed a change of scenery and wanted to see what life was like in other cities. However, returning to Boise has always been extremely important to me. This Friday I will be going home for the weekend and this got me thinking about why I return home every few months. read more...

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Abdirahman set to defend men’s 10 km title

2008 USA Men's 10 km champion Abdi Abdirahman (Tucson, Ariz.) will defend his title against a field that includes two fellow Olympians at the USA Men's 10 km Championship in Richmond, Va., this Saturday. This year's championships are hosted by the Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers in conjunction with the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K. read more...

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A Brief Chat With Keith Hanson

With his brother Kevin, Keith Hanson is the co-founder of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project. Their men’s program is well known, thanks to such accomplishments as Brian Sell’s third-place finish at last fall’s Olympic Marathon Trials. The five-strong women’s program will be out in force at April 20’s Olympic Marathon Trials, most likely led by Desiree Davila, who placed second at the USA Half Marathon Championships in January in 1:12:10. As with the men, the women train as a group in the Rochester, Michigan area. read more...

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If you need motivation, talk to your mom! – Kerron Clement IAAF Online

submitted by brad 3 months, 7 days ago

“Training is going great here in Los Angeles. The weather couldn’t be better. It’s hot and so we train in the morning. I am just getting ready for my first track meet. The Texas relays will be my first race, I will run the 4x400m relay there, I don’t know who is on the team yet, the coaches will pick a team when we get there. It’s like a US team. “I will be doing more 400m’s this year than I did last. Basically the 400m helps get the speed up. Last season I ran the 400m in Stockholm before going to the World Championships in Osaka and I felt that it helped me prepare for the World Championships. I enjoy running the 400m and I like pushing myself and running with fast guys to get the times down. read more...

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Looking for Triathlon Stories?

submitted by brad 3 months, 8 days ago

Find out about the athletes looking to qualify for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team read more...

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Soi scores hat-trick of 10km wins in Switzerland

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Kenyan Edwin Soi scored a hat-trick when winning the Giro Media Blenio Grand Prix race in Dongio for the third consecutive year equalling the record of former World marathon record holder Paul Tergat who won the popular swiss Easter Monday race three times in 1993, 1996 and 1997. read more...

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