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 [...]

Thismorning I went to the athlete's village ("willage" is how the Finns sayit). It was about 15 minute bus ride from downtown here, with the mainbus station just around the corner. The village is in Espoo, justoutside of Helsinki at a university. Turena met me at the gate and Iwas 'credentialed in'.It's a smaller university campus, set ona lake surrounded by some wood. A fence and guards sur [...]