August 14, 2013
Brenda Martinez has been coached by phone or email to become one of the best in the world in 800. Now she has a chance to win the first World Championship medal for a U.S. woman in the event.
By Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times
Brenda Martinez wasn't ready to give up her running career after...
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August 14, 2013
"It pretty much felt like a normal Mile, just slower," women's champion Mericle; inaugural event kicked off the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon week
By Tim Bergsten, pikespeaksports.us
Scott Dahlberg gulped down the thin air at 14,115 feet, looked around and knew it was time to go.
With a...
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August 13, 2013
"When I grow up I want to be Mary Cain." - Nick Symmonds, newly minted 800m silver medalist; women's 1500m final, Thursday, August 15
By Karen Rosen, Special for USA TODAY
MOSCOW –The future of U.S. middle-distance running is 17-years-old, uses words like "gosh" and "geez" and yet is so race...
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August 12, 2013
The latest ESPN Nine for IX documentary takes a look at one of sports most infamous moments, the Mary Decker - Zola Budd collision at the 1984 Olympic Games at 3000 meters; premiers on ESPN on August 13; directed by former world class runner Shola Lynch, winner of the 1984 Millrose Games Girls'...
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