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Several Track and Field Girl Athletes Prove Their Great Sportsmanship and Substance
Two separate events recently showed once again how incredibly impressive our young women in American can be-one an instance of pure sportsmanship at its best, and the other an instance of pure desire, determination and substance. Find out how Nicole Cochran and Bonnie Richardson become the centerpieces for these extraordinary events.
Ed Bagley
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Sprinting Drills
Contrary to how it may appear, sprinting is about more than just running fast. While speed eventually comes from conditioning, proper technique and form come from running a series of sprinting drills, including these crucially important bounding drills.
Mitch McCann
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High School Track and Field
Here's a summary of the major high school track and field events. It includes the track events run on the oval track and the field events that take place on the inside of the track, as well as the 10 events the comprise the mighty decathlon.
Mitch McCann
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Lagat, Goucher and Flanagan Are Big Time in '08 Olympic Track & Field Trials
One of America's newest citizens, Kenyan-born Bernard Lagat, ran with a renewed passion at the recent 2008 Olympic Trials at the University of Oregon. Lagat, who captured an historic double victory in the 5000 and 1500-meter events at last year's World Championships, repeated the feat before the nation's greatest track fans at Oregon's newly-remodeled Hayward Field. Read all of the details.
Ed Bagley
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Javelin Throwing Progressions Part 1 & Part 2
This 2-part article outlines the basic javelin throwing progressions a beginner javelin thrower can use to become more comfortable with javelin throwing. There are step-by-step instructions for each progression and technique outlines throughout both parts of the article.
Byron Collyer
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2008 Nike Prefontaine Classic - Maria Mutola Wins Her 16th Career Victory at Hayward Field
There were a lot of winners and losers during the 2008 Nike Prefontaine Classic, but none were more historic than Maria Mutola's 800 meter victory in 1:59.24. Mutola won her 16th career victory at the Nike Prefontaine Classic. Imagine for a moment running 16 highly competitive races over the years and NEVER losing. Find out the whole story behind the world's greatest 800-meter female runner.
Ed Bagley
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USA Middle Distance Outdoor Records For Male Super Master Runners Ages 50-74
There has been a standing joke forever about "fast" women, but few people outside of the track community realize that among our senior runners are some very "fast" men who grab our attention in another way. They run themselves to American records at meets on colleges and universities from Maine to California. Here are the male American super master (ages 50+) middle distance outdoor records as of June 1, 2008.
Ed Bagley
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Vertical Limit - Learn to Jump Higher
Training tips to increase your jumping height. Add inches to your vertical leap!
Adam Sinicki
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Run a Marathon - Things You Have To Know
For those who are planning to participate in running a marathon, here are some things that you would need to know to make sure that your mind and body are well prepared. 1. To prevent poor performance, make sure that you are properly prepared.
Bill Pratt
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Walt Drenth Becomes Director of MSU's Cross-Country and Track & Field Programs
Michigan State University's cross-county and track & field programs have taken a really positive step forward with the appointment of Walt Drenth as the director. Just as Tom Izzo has led the Spartan basketball program back to national prominence, and new first-year coach Mark Dantonio has already dramatically improved Michigan State's football fortunes with a bowl appearance, Walt Drenth will create a winning tradition among Spartan runners.
Ed Bagley
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