“I would have had to rush my training in preparation for the Trials. I’m grateful to have the extra time to prepare.”
By George Kochman, Special to the Advance
A decade ago, Robby Andrews burst into track & field prominence with a series of spectacular performances that thrust him into the...
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“I believe I can make the Olympics team and I know I can compete on that stage, but I’m approaching it with a more healthy, broad mindset of I just want to be the best runner I can be.”
By Chris Chavez, Sports Illustrated
Thirteen months ago, Johnny Gregorek was still reveling in arguably the...
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"I am grateful there is that opportunity even though it's delayed a little bit... As long as I stay healthy, not push too hard, there's no reason I can't be even better. It's another year to train if I look at it optimistically."
By Justin Rust, Sioux City Journal
For about the past four...
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"I hope I can race well and show that even though I’m 35 and even though I have a child, my ability as an athlete hasn’t diminished and I deserve to have a contract, have an opportunity to toe the line at nationals, hopefully make that Olympic team and go after a medal.”
By Ken Goe | The...
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"This has been my best year yet so my trajectory is good. And I’m still getting better."
By Karen Abernathy, WLOX
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. - Cory McGee is one of the best 1500 meter runners in the country and her sights are now set on the U.S. Olympic team. We caught up with the South...
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“I feel confident in the journey that I’ve taken... to see if I can make my fourth Olympic team because I definitely have my work cut out for me with that task alone.”
By Sarah Lorge Butler, Runner's World
Shannon Rowbury has fought her way back into racing shape after the birth of her...
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"I was no prodigial youngster... running was a hobby and it went from there."
By Tom Morgan, The Telegraph sports
As a schoolgirl, Dina Asher-Smith was so close to the action during British athletics' 2012 golden hour she could reach out and touch her heroes. Laura Muir, in contrast, spent...
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