If you're a track junky take note. Clear your calendar and make sure you have a good internet connection. On August 31st, WCSN will be broadcasting the AVIVA Grand Prix Meet at Gateshead for FREE. That's a price I think we can all afford....especially for the great coverage that WCSN provides. This is the first major meet following the Beijing Olympics so I'm sure it'll be a treat. Tyson Gay ( [...]
I posted this in my personal blog yesterday. I thought it might be of interest to ET readers. Do you sit at a desk...read thisIf you sit at a desk or spend as much time on planes as I do you've probably got chronic back issues. I do. Nothing bad. Certainly not debilitating by any means but enough where daily maintenance is necessary. I stretch, exercise, and perform special exercises just to keep [...]
Yesterday, I blogged about America's track performance in Beijing and whether it was really as bad as it seemed. I kinda steered towards an optimistic view yesterday. Today, I'm back to give the other side of the argument. The answer to whether Beijing was a complete meltdown isn't real simple but I think it's safe to say that something wasn't wright in Beijing. First off, America has histori [...]
Yesterday, the following transcript of Lynn Cannon's remarks was posted on the USATF Associations listserve on Yahoo Groups. For those on the 'inside' this isn't new news, but it's still shocking as more and more enters the public domain. Following is the text of comments made at the USATF Association Workshop on August 23, 2008. Many attendees offered thanks for these comments and several as [...]
For the person who wrote me that the Jamaicans are not tested as frequently as other countries. I know that. How many times were Marion Jones and Justin Gatlin tested? You are naïve to think that testing catches the cheats. Let’s move on and recognize that there is an air of suspicion that surrounds all sports at the present time. I am not sure what can be done about this.Concerning some of th [...]
