In 1998, Jerome Young, Antonio Pettigrew, Tyree Washington and Michael Johnson set the American 4×400m record with a time of 2:54.20. That record is in discussions to be removed, with the 2:54.29 that was run in the 1993 World Outdoor Championships getting reinstated. Young was banned for life in 2004, and Pettigrew has [...]

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USATF CEO Douglas Logan has written an open letter to President Bush urging him not to pardon Marion Jones for her illegal and unethical activities over the past decade.
I can not agree with him more and I plan on writing to the white house with my thoughts on the matter. Marion Jones broke [...]

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This week last year, I offered some advice on what to wear to a race to prevent “severing your leg at the thigh” from chafing.
I tried to decide if it was worth running in an ultramarathon a few weeks before my next marathon. Ultimately, I decided that yes, it was a good idea.
I shared [...]

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Track coach Trevor Graham has been banned for life from any competition sanctioned by USATF, IAAF, or the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Graham is the person that broke open the BALCO scandal by mailing a syringe of “the clear” to USADA. Numerous athletes that he has coached have been caught doping or have admitted [...]

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Liliana Popescu is one of the fastest 1500m runners in the world this year, clocking 4:00.35 at at a grand prix meet in Bucharest a few days before the indoor world championships. Unfortunately, she is probably not going to be able to display her talents on the world stage.
Romania does not want to break [...]

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This week last year saw a varied range of topics on the site with a good mix of tips and news.

I began the week by looking at dancing as an alternative exercise. Unfortunately for my wife and I, we haven’t been out dancing too often since she went to law school.
The UCI came out [...]

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Two weeks ago, Justin Gatlin’s appeal was rejected and his original doping offense for being on ADHD medication was upheld. At the time, I stated that the matter was settled now and that he had to wait until 2010 to return.
According to U.S. District Judge Lacey A. Collier, I was wrong. He has [...]

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American athletes have been subject to drug testing when competing in international competition for years, but have not been subject to it domestically on any but the smallest scale. That is about to change in the coming years for the Intermediate (15-16 years old) and Young Men/Woman (17-18) divisions.
Starting in 2008, all [...]

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Things are not looking so good for Justin Gatlin. His appeal to reduce his ban from 4 years to 2 years was rejected by CAS. USATF President Bill Roe had this to say:
“USA Track & Field respects the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport regarding Justin Gatlin’s eligibility. This case has [...]

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Michael Johnson holds the 200m and 400m world records, and until recently had 5 Olympic Gold medals. That’s about to change, though, as he is voluntarily returning one of his Olympic Gold medals now that he knows it wasn’t not achieved legally.
In the 2000 Sydney Olympics, 3 of the 4 runners on the 1600m [...]

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There is a lot happening this week in the world of running, so today I have a quick round up for you rather than providing a series of short articles on each one.
Trevor Graham found guilty of lying to investigators
Things are not looking good for Trevor Graham, a track coach who has had multiple athletes [...]

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One of Trevor Graham’s athletes that has tested positive for steroids has had her career restored after appealing the drug tests. Her case has been under review and appeal since 2006. LaTesha Jenkins can now compete again now that she has both won her appeal and WADA has dropped it’s appeal of the [...]

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This week last year was centered on my preparations for the Boston Marathon.

I began the week by discussing my taper and race goals, which wound up not being feasible no matter how realistic they may have began as.
I quickly began to wonder whether the Boston Marathon would be rained out or not. This led [...]

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Once again, I seemed to miss a week for looking back. Last week last year was busy, with quite a few news notes, training tips, and discussions on research findings.

I discussed some research on the merits of tempo workouts vs. interval workouts. Personally, I prefer a good mix of different types of workouts in [...]

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Susan Chepkemei of Kenya has been suspended for 1 year from international competition after salbutamol was found in an off-season drug test.
She was given the asthma medication during her pregnancy after contracting pneumonia, which is why the normal 2 year ban for a first time offense was reduced to one year. The [...]

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In a 2 to 1 decision, USADA has handed Justin Gatlin a 4 year ban effective as of May 25, 2006 and invalidating any races that he competed in following April 22, 2006. The lone dissenter on the panel was Christopher Campbell.
“Increasing Mr. Gatlin’s sanction for his first violation because of his disability is [...]

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Less than a month after the World Anti-Doping Agency passed the Madrid Resolution, WADA President Dick Pound met with former BALCO owner Victor Conte about ways to prevent and catch athletes using performance-enhancing drugs. The Madrid Resolution calls for stiffer penalties for those caught cheating, as well as the ability to offer reduced penalties [...]

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Well, this weekend happened to be a very busy one, but I took it off and spent some time with friends instead of paying attention to the running world. I was not able to score a Red Sox playoff ticket, although I did get to go to the circus across the street from Fenway. [...]

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Last weekend it was too hot to use the computer and I was otherwise occupied, so I never summed up the articles from the previous year.

The Complete Running Network was relaunched. My biggest complaint with my first impressions was that they had gotten rid of the running blog aggregater service, but that service returned [...]

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This week last year, I got married. Despite that, the website was pretty busy even after I started to ignore it. The end of this week last year and a good portion of the next week were devoted towards a series that I wrote ahead of time about shoes: how to choose them, [...]

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I continued my series on how to ice sore muscles by explaining how to give yourself an ice massage and how to use an ice bath.
I spent a little time exploring the cost of racing and how much race registration fees can cost.
Cramping and gas can be unpleasant when you are running. In fact, [...]

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I was checking the news wire this morning and saw quite a few articles of interest that I thought that I would share with you:

Two national records were broken yesterday at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships, both in the 4×800. The (15-16 year old) intermediate boy’s time was brought down [...]

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Photo by Tim BigarelliPatrik Sinkowitz signed the UCI charter that states that he is not involved in any sort of doping, and that he would have to pay back a year of his salary if he was caught and was given a 2 year ban from competition.
His “A” sample and has come back [...]

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