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Xtream Powered ByMediacom To Rebroadcast 2019 Drake Relays
While the Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom remains suspended due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Drake Relays’ fans in Iowa can still experience the excitement of the action on the Blue Oval April 19-25.
Gilreath’s hammer record earns her USATF Throwback Athlete of the Week honors
INDIANAPOLIS -- Erin Gilreath (Orlando, Florida) set an American record in the women’s hammer throw on April 10, 2004, to edge out Gail Devers as the third USATF Throwback Athlete of the Week award. In the absence of competition during the Covid-19 pandemic, we are taking a weekly look back at some of the great efforts by American track and field athletes through the years.
Initiative Offers Workouts, Resources and Virtual Experiences to Stay Healthy and Active at Home - April 17, 2020 - ATLANTA - Atlanta Track Club introduced a new initiative today aimed at helping runners and walkers in Atlanta and around the world stay healthy and active while staying at home. Atlanta Track Club's The Distance is a free online resource for running workouts, training programs, live strength classes, challenges, diet and health information and more, all created by the Club's expert staff, coaches and partners.
MICHAEL PHELPS, USAIN BOLT, ALLYSON FELIX, AND MISSY FRANKLIN HEADLINE NEARLY 20 HOURS OF OLYMPIC GAMES WEEK PROGRAMMING ACROSS NBCSN THIS WEEKEND
Written by Chuck Bartlett
STAMFORD, Conn. – April 17, 2020 – Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Allyson Felix and Missy Franklin headline this weekend’s coverage of Olympic Games Week on NBCSN, presenting nearly 20 hours of programming, including historic moments from the 2012 London Olympics and a pair of Olympic films, starting tonight at 8 p.m. ET.
Dates confirmed for World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022
The World Athletics Championships in Oregon have been rescheduled to 15-24 July in 2022, following the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Larrieu Smith’s 10,000m record earns her USATF Throwback Athlete of the Week honors
INDIANAPOLIS -- Francie Larrieu Smith (Georgetown, Texas) set an American record in the women’s 10,000m on April 4, 1991, and was a convincing winner of the second USATF Throwback Athlete of the Week award. In the absence of competition during the Covid-19 pandemic, we are taking a weekly look back at some of the great efforts by American track and field athletes through the years.
NBCSN presents nearly 100 hours of top Olympic moments
NBC Sports is highlighting two special weeks of Olympic Games Week coverage on NBCSN, reliving nearly 100 hours of historic Olympic Games moments from the past 30+ years, featuring the 2008 Beijing Games, 2012 London Games, 2016 Rio Games and more.
TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2020 rescheduled from 17 May to 13 September
The TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2020, one of the world's leading 10km road races and a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, has been rescheduled from 17 May to 13 September due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Tokyo Olympic Games dates announced for 2021
Written by Chuck Bartlett
The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be celebrated from July 23 to August 8, 2021, following an agreement from The International Olympic Committee (IOC), The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and The Government Of Japan, announced.
ELIUD KIPCHOGE WANTS TO KEEP RUNNING
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Running USA Commentary: Get Ready for the Third Running Boom
Remember the Great Recession? - It wasn’t that very long ago, starting in December of 2007 and lasting until early summer of 2009. The stock market was a mess, homes were foreclosed in droves, and amidst all the misery and uncertainty, what the running industry called the Second Running Boom (the first began in the late 1970s, another time of profound economic hardship) was born.
Defending champions Lagat and Alemu ready to do battle at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020
Defending champions Cosmas Lagat and Worknesh Alemu both proclaimed themselves fit and ready to not only bid for back-to- back titles at the Tata Mumbai Marathon, but the pair also aim to attack the course records on Sunday (19 January).
BMW BERLIN-MARATHON ON SUNDAY - Video interview with Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele is the fastest runner on the start list of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON this Sunday. The Ethiopian, who is a three time Olympic Champion and still holds the world records for 5,000 and 10,000 m, clocked 2:03:03 when he won the BWM BERLIN-MARATHON in 2016. After a number of disappointing marathon races he wants to bounce back on Sunday in Berlin.
For more information, please go to: www.berlin-marathon.com
2019 Doha Diary: Podcast preview of Day 2, Doha WC
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This is the preview, event by event of the day 2 in Doha WC by your friends at RunBlogRun and the Shoe addicts. Special thanks to Mike Deering on the fast turn around. Enjoy and watch Doha WC on NBC sports Network in US!</p>
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RunBlogRun Podcast:<br />
2019 IAAF World Outdoor Championships<br />
Doha, Qatar<br />
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Day 2 Event Preview:<br />
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Starting at 4:15pm Local Time (9:15am EDT)<br />
M Discus Throw Qualification Group A<br />
W 100m Heats<br />
M 800m Heats<br />
M Pole Vault Qualification<br />
M Discus Throw Qualification Group B<br />
M 400m Hurdles Semi-Final<br />
M 100m Semi Final<br />
W 800m Semi Final<br />
W Hammer Throw Final<br />
4x400m Relay Heats<br />
M Long Jump Final<br />
W 10km Final<br />
M 100m Final<br />
M 50km Racewalk Final<br />
W 50km Racewalk Final<br />
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www.iaafworldathleticschamps.com/doha2019/<br />
www.runblogrun.com<br />
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