It's not too often that blog posts on ET discuss endurance oriented topics but this is certainly worthy of an exception. Only one week after his American Record mile, Alan Webb today ran a 1:43.84 in the 800m taking 2 seconds off his PR and showing he's got the speed and the race fitness to be a TRUE medal contender in the middle distances for the US. Could he be the savior of American tra [...]

Congrats to Alan Webb for his excellent run in Belgium today. His time: 3:46.91breaking Steve Scott's 25-year old American Record of 3:47.69. That's a serious 'medal-contender' type of time....the first in a long time for American distance runners (at least American born distance runners). Great job Webb. We've now got a pretty awesome 1-2 punch between Webb and Lagat. [...]

The track gods must be happy because so far 2007 has been amazing:Walter Dix 19.69The best non-nationals domestic meet in U.S. History a week before in Carson, CA: American Women's PV recordBlazing 200m with 2 under 20An American record in the women's steeple chaseIncredible 100m speed from Tyson Gay at 100mThe deepest 10k year every (already)Incredible HS performances at CIF and Penn [...]

Bigger...Faster...Stronger. Vern we need to flip those huge tires so we can become better athletes! Look at those guys on ESPN, strong man contest. They are HUGE...STRONG...FAST....now those guys are athletes!!! In response to this, I am not sure if it was serious or in jest so I will answer it like it was a serous comment. Strongman competition is a sport unto itself. In football think of the tim [...]

This post was written by a friend in reaction to what he has been in a particular event in a particular sport where American results are terrible. This really could be written about many sports. Enjoy it! This is based on a true story, but the sport and the names have been hidden to protect the innocent. Once upon a time, there was a young athlete in an individual sport, trying his bes [...]

1. Blackberries 2. Walnuts 3. Strawberries 4. Artichokes 5. Cranberries 6. Coffee (TAKE THAT all you java-haters!) 7. Rasberries 8. Pecans 9. Blueberries 10 Ground Cloves Courtesy of the american journal of nutrition. [...]