Adam Jacobs from The Final Sprint has written a very interesting article about USA Track & Field. Titled Disfunction Run Amuck: USA Track & Field and the Need for Change, this article is a great read for those interested in investigative journalism and corruption at one of the highest levels of the sport. Hopefully this [...]
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According to the New York Times, women are getting older… and better at sports.
Take for instance this past Sunday’s New York City Marathon, where 41 elite female athletes competed at the average age of 33.
These women were distributed a $301,000 purse, up from $165,000 just a decade ago.
Sunday marked the participation the oldest groups of [...]
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It’s extroadinarily exciting to see that someone from your hometown has qualified for the Olympics. On Monday, it was announced that Erin Donahue from Haddonfield, NJ finished second in the U.S. Olympic track and field trials to earn a trip to Beijing.
Erin is living proof that hard work can pay off in the end, [...]
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Saturday morning, I was among the 50,000 participants in the Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure, a 5K event held in Washington, DC. The event raised $4.9 million to fund the breast cancer research community health programs for the medically underserved in the National Capital area.
Next year, the event will be [...]
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