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A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart.
A new appreciation for the hammer throw, courtesy of Toyota/Japan, Notes by Larry Eder
Gentle readers, DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. However, the folks at Toyota Japan, being an IAAF sponsor, came up...
Read moreDetailsRace Directors Dream: Tokyo Marathon Shuts off Applications at 300,000! by Alfons Juck, Note by Larry Eder
TOKYO (JPN): As Race Results Weekly informs, the 2010 Tokyo Marathon closed their entry process with between 280,000 and 300,000...
Read moreDetailsBlanka Vlasic Goes 2.08m, World Leader, Second Best EVER, by Alfons Juck, Note by Larry Eder
Blanka Vlasic has recovered well from Beijing. Her gold medal in the World Champs, and now, her 2.08m, a world...
Read moreDetailsHaile Gebrselassie is on twitter! by Larry Eder
In my twenty-five years now writing about our sport, my two favorite intereviews have been the late Emil Zatopek and...
Read moreDetailsBolt to Run WAF and Daegu, by Alfons Juck, Note by Larry Eder
Track & Field is getting a big kick right now in the ratings. In Germany, during the WC, athletics outdrew...
Read moreDetailsWill Jessica Ennis become the face of London 2012? by Alfons Juck, Note by Larry Eder
Jessica Ennis is competing in Gateshead on Monday, August 31, 2009. After her flawless performance in Berlin, where she secured...
Read moreDetailsCaster Semenya Tested by ASA, by Alfons Juck, Note by Larry Eder
JOHANNESBURG (RSA): World champion Caster Semenya has been tested in South Africa and found to have higher-than-usual testosterone levels, but...
Read moreDetailsDave Laut, 1984 Olympic bronze, shot put, RIP, by Alfons Juck, Note by Larry Eder
Dave Laut, 1984 Olympic bronze medalist, fourth in 1983 WC, and for past year, AD at Hueneme High School (...
Read moreDetailsRitz Responds, by Walt Murphy
Here is what Dathan Ritzenhein had to say about his record for 5,000 meters, breaking Bob Kennedy's AR, and Bob...
Read moreDetailsZurich Weltklasse, Isinbayeva WR, Ritzenhein AR, Five Women under 4:01.1 (Three US), complete results from IAAF.org, Recap by Larry Eder
Maryam Jamal, Pre Classic, June 2009, photo courtesy of PhotoRun.net. The Weltklasse, held in Zurich today, gave us much to...
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