Here's some of my favorite quotes from CBS's tv coverage of today's Prefontaine Classic:"So far she hasn't had a great season....because she hasn't raced yet."-Carol Lewis speaking of Sanya Richards before the start of the women's 400m."It all comes down to the size of your balls."- Craig Mottram in post race interview about what it takes to win against [...]

Just a quick reminder that the Prefontaine Invite will be on TV today at 4pm EST. The meet features incredible lineups in the pole vault (7 guys entered who've jumped 19+) and the 200m. As they say, "Check your local listings." [...]

Check this out:Eugene will never be known as Speed City. But it will be home to some of the world's best sprinters on June 10 at the 33rd edition of the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field. A star-studded field in the 200 meters was announced by meet director Tom Jordan on Wednesday. Jamaica's Asafa Powell, the world record-holder in the 100, and American Jeremy Wariner, the reigning [...]

Onrunning.com is reporting that sprint wunderkind, Xavier Carter will be opening his season in London on February 17...."X-Man" Xavier Carter, the world's second fastest-ever 200 metres runner will compete at the Norwich Union Grand Prix in Birmingham on February 17.Carter shot to global prominence during the summer after running 19.63seconds for the distance in Lausanne, a time only [...]

Yesterday afternoon I saw that Peter Norman had died of a heart attack in Australia at age 64. Most of you probably have no idea who Peter Norman was; he was a 200 meter sprinter who won the Silver medal in the 1968 Olympics. The time that he ran that day 20.06 is still an Australian record. That is all incidental to what happened on the victory stand. The winner Tommy Smith and the bronze medalis [...]

Athletissima 2006 - Lausanne (SUI) Tuesday, July 11, 2006 Official Result   - Men - 200 Metres Pos   Athlete Nat Mark   Pts 1   Carter Xavier USA 19.63   20 2   Gay Tyson USA 19.70   16 3   Bo [...]

Here's a nice preview of the USATF Champs from IAAF writer Jim Dunaway:Indianapolis, USA - With neither a World Championships nor an Olympic Games on the year’s calendar, some top athletes will skip this week’s 2006 AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (21 – 25 June) for competition in Europe or an easy summer before the rigours of 2007 and 2008.But making the U.S. te [...]

Jeremy Wariner: Atypical AmericanI love track. I'm passionate about it. There's nothing I'd rather do than coach track and field. Watching elite level track and field doesn't rank far behind. So why I've wondered, am I and others like me so rare in this country the very same country with the most dominant track and field team in the world? While there are certainly a multitude of explanations [...]

Quote of the day: "Hey where did you get that sweatshirt?" Bob Larsen,coach of Nike sponsored athlete and silver medalist Meb to me. I had onthe plainest of navy blue sweatshirts with a small swoosh on it, whichI've had for years. He said he keeps asking Nike for one, but theynever send him just a plain sweatshirt.Athlete of the Day:Shaka Sola of Guam. I turned on Eurosport yesterday morning to [...]

What a day in itself at Day 1 of World Champs. I took in the eveningsession and look forward to the next nine days even more. My bagsarrived a date late, about 5:30. I quickly changed clothes, threwseveral jackets into my pack and walked the 15 minutes to the stadium.The Stadium:Intimate setting. It seats around 40,000, so notoverwhelming large. Unlike some stadiums (including Atlanta in 1996),the [...]