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Posted: 6:44a ET, Monday, February 6, 2012
Analysis and takeaways from New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Ethiopia's Meseret Defar: 'I don't think dominance of Kenya will happen again'
By Joe Battaglia, Universal Sports
Ethiopia is on a mission to restore its distance running pride and prevent another Kenyan romp this summer. Meseret Defar and Tirunesh Dibaba took first steps in their preparation at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix.
Posted: 12:22p ET, Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Wittenberg, Grilk make World Marathon Majors wager on Super Bowl
By Joe Battaglia, Universal Sports
As the New York Giants and New England Patriots get set to square off in Super Bowl
XLVI, the race directors for two of the most prestigious marathons in
the world have placed a friendly bet in support of their home
teams.
Posted: 6:29a ET, Monday, January 30, 2012
Analysis and takeaways from inaugural U.S. Open
By Joe Battaglia, Universal Sports
The first major domestic track meet of this Olympic year is in the books. Here are our
takeaways from Saturday night's inaugural U.S. Open at Madison Square Garden.
Posted: 8:03a ET, Monday, January 16, 2012
After marathon failures, it's back on track for Dathan Ritzenhein
Ritz: 'I am really going to focus on the disciplines and distances that I am good at'
By Joe Battaglia, Universal Sports
In finishing in the dreaded fourth-place position at the Olympic Trials men's marathon, Dathan Ritzenhein came to the realization that he's not cut out for 26.2 miles. He is now focused on a full-time return to the track.
Posted: 1:42p ET, Saturday, January 14, 2012
U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials: They said it
By Joe Battaglia, Universal Sports
The first six runners on the U.S. Olympic track and field team have
been decided. Here are some excerpts from their post-race interviews
along with those of some of their competitors:
Posted: 12:55p ET, Saturday, January 14, 2012
U.S. men's marathoners prove achieving is all in believing
Keflezighi, Hall, Abdirahman all erased doubts on the way to making 2012 Olympic Team
By Joe Battaglia, Universal Sports
At one time or another over the last four years, Meb Keflezighi, Ryan Hall and
Abdi Abdirahman have all had or faced moments of doubt. That all three
persevered and qualified for the Olympic marathon team is a testament to their self-belief.
Posted: 4:48a ET, Thursday, January 12, 2012
Experience to be put on Trials by Hall, Davila
Top qualifiers head to Houston with more know-how than four years ago
By Joe Battaglia, Universal Sports
Ryan Hall and Desiree Davila enter Saturday's Olympic Trials marathons as the
fastest qualifiers in their respective fields. They also head to
Houston more experienced, and more dangerous, than each were four years ago.
Posted: 1:51p ET, Friday, December 2, 2011
Deba will run Boston Marathon
She is feted in the Bronx borough she is deeply fond of, but will embark on a training stint in Albuqerque
By Sabrina Yohannes, Special to Universal Sports
After narrowly missing out on victory in the ING New York City marathon
in November, Buzunesh Deba will run the Boston marathon in April. "It's a
race I've always wanted to run," she said in an interview on Friday in
New York. "Boston, New York and Chicago are races I set my sights on a
long time ago."
Posted: 9:20a ET, Thursday, November 10, 2011
Bolt's manager KO's link to admitted steroid dealer
Ricky Simms has 'no idea why Usain’s name was brought up' in boxing squabble
By Joe Battaglia, Universal Sports
Ricky Simms, the manager for world-record-holder Usain Bolt, called an
internet blog post linking the Jamaican sprinter to a boxer with a sketchy past and an admitted steroids
dealer "nonsense."
Posted: 6:26a ET, Thursday, November 10, 2011
Kebede recovered from injury month before N.Y.
Ethiopian Olympic medalist says late champion Wanjiru of Kenya was an inspiration to all
By Sabrina Yohannes, Special to Universal Sports
An ankle injury denied Olympic bronze medalist Tsegaye Kebede of
Ethiopia sufficient time to prepare for last Sunday's ING New York City Marathon, in which he placed third.
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