By Peter Gambaccini, Runner's World
Gabriele Anderson, 26, was the fourth-place finisher in the 1500 meter run at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene. On July 17 in Lignano, Italy she lowered her personal best to 4:04.84. Anderson is a survivor of two types of cancer—adenoid cystic...
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By Pat Graham, Associated Press
LONDON — Days after her fall, Morgan Uceny was still trying to piece together what exactly happened.
Uceny was in good position to challenge for a medal in the Olympic 1500 meter final Friday, when she was tripped from behind on the last lap and fell to the...
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Martinez and Anderson run #1 and #2 fastest women’s Mile times of the year
Jim Gerweck, The Mile wire
FALMOUTH, Mass. – (August 11, 2012) – Last year’s Falmouth Mile, a track precursor to the larger, older 7-mile road race, proved to be one of the deepest ever run on American soil, with the...
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By Todd Bookman, Only A Game
Track and field has a numbers problem. As in, there are just too many of them. The 60, 26.2, 4×8, 203, 5, 8, 10K…
Back in the 1950s, there was one number that mattered.
“I think there are only a handful of achievements like breaking four minutes for the first...
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