Imagine that you are in a race, and you have been working with another runner for many miles. You know that you are both running faster than you could have alone, and there’s a $1000 pot for the first place finish. Would you be able to share that win, and the pot, or [...]
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Would you share a win?
August 4th, 2008 — , 100 miles, Erik Skaden, Mike Wolfe, Race Results, USATF from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Men’s 4×400 American Record may be voided
August 1st, 2008 — , 400m, Antonio Pettigrew, Doug Logan, Jerome Young, Michael Johnson, News, Tyree Washington, USATF, doping, records, relay from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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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Should President Bush pardon Marion Jones?
July 22nd, 2008 — , Douglas Logan, George-Bush, Health Blog Posts, Marion Jones, USATF, doping from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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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Trevor Graham receives lifetime ban
July 17th, 2008 — , Health Blog Posts, IAAF, Trevor Graham, USADA, USATF, doping from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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 [...]
Drug Testing To Be Implemented at Youth Championships
June 19th, 2008 — , Sports, USATF, doping from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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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Justin Gatlin’s appeal rejected by Court of Arbitration for Sport
June 6th, 2008 — , Bill Roe, CAS, Justin Gatlin, News, USATF, doping from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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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Thursday News Round Up
May 29th, 2008 — , IAAF, News, Trevor Graham, USATF, carnival, doping, fantasy sports, marathons, track from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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 [...]
Fantasy Track seems to be growing in popularity…
May 16th, 2008 — , IAAF, USATF, Websites, fantasy sports, track from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Last year, the IAAF put on a fantasy track & field league for the Osaka world championships. This past Winter, the USATF put on an event for the Visa Championship Series of races. I really enjoyed taking part in both leagues last year.
Well, this Summer the fun begins again. Both the USATF [...]
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Fantasy Track & Field » Final Week
February 22nd, 2008 — , USATF, Websites, fantasy sports, track from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
How did your fantasy track team do at the Tyson Invitational “Pick & Win” for the Visa Championship Series? My team didn’t do nearly as well as at the Reebok games, but better than at the Millrose Games, and put me into 231st place overall with 228 points between the three events. I am [...]
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December 11th, 2007 — 10k, 6k, Christine Reaser, Dan Franek, Mark Goettel, Mike Payson, Pete Bottomley, Race Results, Rob Pierce, Todd Coffin, Tom Ryan, USATF, cross country, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The following race recap was written by Pete Bottomley, the Director of Sales & Marketing at Coast of Maine Organic Products, Inc. Pete is a masters runner for Dirigo, R.C. and competes in mostly middle distance races in Southern Maine. He ran his first marathon this past April in Boston, and this past [...]
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USATF National Club Cross Country Championships
December 6th, 2007 — Sports, USATF, cross country from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The USATF National Club Cross Country Championships are this Saturday morning (December 8th) in Voice of America Park in West Chester, Ohio. Then men will be racing 10 kilometers, and the women will be racing 6 kilometers. Good luck to the Dirigo runners who are making their way out there for the masters’ [...]
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Sheri Piers and Kristin Barry Qualify for Olympic Marathon Trials
November 19th, 2007 — 10k, 8k, Kirby Davis, Kristin Barry, Olympics, Pete Bottomley, Race Results, Sheri Piers, Sports, Todd Coffin, USATF, cross country, marathons, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Dirigo RC had a good showing this weekend with strong performances in the Philadelphia Marathon and the New England Cross Country Championships.
Sheri Piers and Kristin Barry both ran very strong marathons in Philadelphia, starting and finishing together in 2:45:36! They were 59th and 60th overall, placing 8th and 9th for the women’s race. [...]
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Dave McGillivray gives his opinion on iPods and racing
August 14th, 2007 — Dave McGillivray, Sports, USATF, headphones, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Dave McGillivray, the race director for the Boston Marathon and the Beach to Beacon, recently shared his thoughts on headphone use. He gave his arguments about why he enforces the USATF rule about headphone use, which boil down to 3 points.
He’s technically required to.
Safety reasons.
Insurance reasons.
Personally, I question that in ALL cases wearing a [...]
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Morning News » 800 Records, Doping, Smoking and Obesity
July 26th, 2007 — 800m, Disney, News, Tour de France, USATF, doping, obesity, records, running, smoking from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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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