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The Weekend I’ve Been Waiting For
Once track and field gets outside, it doesn’t take long for things to heat up. The first couple of weekends or so, are kind of like letting the car idle for five minutes or so to make sure it’s ready to drive in the winter time. After everything is nice and warm however, it’s time to get out and let it run. For track that’s usually around MtSAC, Tom Jones weekend. Two nice facilities, with nice tracks, and nice weather. Both facilities and competitions lived up to these normal expectations, which is why so many athletes love to open up at Tom Jones and MtSAC. In addition, Jamaica had a…
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Grand Slam Has Arrived
We’re finally outdoors, after spending the winter undercover. Don’t get me wrong, the championship portion of indoors was fun to watch, but at the end of the day nothing compares to the 400m oval! Of course it’s still a very long season, especially with the World Championships being moved to September. Shifting national championships to the beginning of August and literally changing how many athletes will approach both training and competition over the course of the year. What does this all mean? It means we may not see many top level athletes get started in their primary events until late May or early June, and marks may not be at…