Your adidas Moment for 7 August 2014: Michigan Track Classic on August 10, will feature men's mile and women's 800m, from EME News

Nick Willis, photo by PhotoRun.net

Ajee Wilson, photo by PhotoRun.net

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August 10 will see a top class men’s mile and women’s 800m. The Ron Warhurst mile will be headlined by the defending champion Nick Willis of New Zealand. Canada’s Nate Brannen, NCAA 1500m champion Mac Fleet, Corey Leslie and Garret Heath are other top contenders. The women’s 800m will be headlined by 2014 world leader, Ajee’ Wilson. Kate Grace, Geena Lara, Nicole Sifuentes and Morgan Uceny will all try and challenge her.

Morgan Uceny, photo by PhotoRun.net

(Editor’s note: Some of adidas finest runners in North America, Nick Willis, Morgan Uceny and Ajee’ Wilson will be competing at the Michigan Classic. The classic will feature Nick Willis just off his bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games, and four personal bests, at 1,500 meters, Mile, 3000 meters and 5000 meters, Ajee’ Wilson with her world leading 800 meters in Monaco and Morgan Uceny off several strong 1,500 meter races).

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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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