The last day of a great week of track and field ended yesterday. It wassomewhat sad to have it be over, because as a track and field addict, Ineed my fix everyday.Wariner pulls away in the 4 x 400m relayI'll skip to the action, since I have packing to do and a flight to catch.The race that I came here for was the women's marathon to support my wife Turena who was running.The Events:Radcliffe spr [...]

The Meet:It was again pleasant for a track meet. There is of course aheadwind on the homestretch and a tailwind for the horizontal jumpers.Quote of the Day: TOMYWave Count: Too many to count.The Atmosphere:Each night becomes more and more party like in the stands.If the meet ended with tonight's performances, it would be a story bookending to this meet. Look below to see why.The Events:Women's 5 [...]

Theweather took a turn for the better last night. No rain, sun, and mid60's for the temps. It was still breezy but not as bad as previousnights.Isinbayeva sets another WR!Quote of the Day:"There is the Americanteam........and there is the baton on the track." This quote came from the English speakingannouncer at the stadium as the exchange for the American 4 x 100 relay was replayed [...]

Simply the Best: U.S. Men's 200mQuote of the Day: Don't have any!Wave Count: Out of control last night. It probably went around the stadium 15 times total.Simply the Best: Remember the Tina Turner song- Simply the Best. I'm sick ofit. That's the victory lap song for the winners as they start off witha hoard of photographers surrounding them and the flag of their countrywrapped around them.Inte [...]

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 [...]