Brittney Reese opening this weekend in Oxford, Mississippi, by Alfons Juck, note by Larry Eder

Brittney Reese finds air! 2010 Lausanne, photo by PhotoRun.net

At the USA Indoor Champs, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, held at the end of February, I had the chance to spend some time with Brittney Reese. The world indoor and world outdoor champion in the Long Jump, Brittany is the best women long jumper, not only in the U.S., but, in the world. A former basketball player, Brittney Reese took up the long jump when she was a junior in high school. Brittney, who is pretty modest, is a tough competitor. She loves to be pushed and while she admits to needing a bit of work on her run up, Reese has the tools to get into rarefied territory in the long jump.

It will be fun to see how Brittney does this weekend at the Ole Miss Invitational, to be held in Oxford, Mississippi this weekend! Good luck Brittney!

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My bet? Watch Brittney Reese add another medal to her already impressive collection in the long jump!

REESE FIRST OUTDOOR LONG JUMP

OXFORD (USA):
Ole Miss will host the first of two spring track meets this Saturday in Oxford. The Ole Miss
Invitational is an all day event at the Ole Miss Track Complex. Main star will
be long jump world champion Brittney Reese who will debut in her special event
into the season. Last year she started the outdoor season at the same meet with
impressive 693 cm.
Current world leader is 661
cm.

Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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