The CHill Zone of T&F: Conway's View From the Finish Line
Jul 2nd, 2012
11:21 am PDT
After over a week of action, the Trials wrapped things up in nice style this weekend. There were only 2 finals on the track on Saturday, but 5 on Sunday. With 2 field finals each day. One would almost think they could have had single day “finale” and did it up right for the fans. Still there was some great action over the final two days Read More...
Tags: Acuff, Barrett, Borman, Centrowitz, Claye, Clement, DeLoach, Felix, Jeter, Lowe, Manzano, Merritt, Mitchell, olympic trials, Patterson, Reese, Richards Ross, Richardson, Rowbury, Simpson, Spearmon, Taylor, Tinsley, Uceny, Wheating, Young, Yurkovich
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Dec 28th, 2011
12:10 pm PDT
Now that we’ve taken a look at the men, it’s time to do the same with the women, because there will certainly be those women that step out of the shadows to make headlines. After getting drubbed by the Eastern Bloc sprinters in ’76, Evelyn Ashford became Kryptonite to the Iron Curtain Superwomen demolishing them at the ’79 World Cup before making headlines at the ’84 Los Angeles Games Read More...
Tags: Beard, Cherono, Hejnova, Klishina, Krais, Okagbare, Olympics, Patterson, Porter, Tarmoh, Wright
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Aug 25th, 2011
5:18 pm PDT
It’s easy to throw your support behind a favorite. Bandwagons are full of those rooting for athletes like Usain Bolt, Yelena Isinbayeva, David Rudisha, and Allyson Felix. But while I too have favorites that I am pulling for, someone has to give the underdogs some love. So here are six underdogs that I am rooting for Read More...
Tags: Dix, Flanagan, Gatlin, Patterson, Taylor, Uceny
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