By Ben Dejarnette, FloTrack
He has lived this moment in his dreams. The raucous crowd roaring its approval. The wall of noise crashing down onto the track from every direction. The Olympic flame burning as faithfully as the desire that drove him here. Born out of years of humble devotion to...
By James Barron, The New Mexican
What does .89 of a second mean to Ryan McNiff?
Well, it’s the difference between staying in Houston and being in Albuquerque for the first weekend of March. It’s also the difference between setting goals and breaking them.
McNiff, a 2006 Los Alamos graduate,...
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Although Rowbury lives in San Francisco, you may spot her during or after training around Berkeley.
By Hal Lifson, Berkeley Patch
San Francisco is home to the fastest female 1500-meter runner in the U.S. Shannon Rowbury, but Berkeley is where she logs a lot of her toughest Miles.
The 1500...
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By Nicholas Thompson, The New Yorker
Most athletes peak at about the age of twenty-six or twenty-seven. For tennis players, it’s a bit younger; for golfers, a bit older. Most everyone starts to fade by about thirty. There are, however, a few freaks. One of them pitches relief for the Yankees....
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