Monthly Archives: February 2010

>Walk Rankings

Posted on February 22, 2010 by admin

>I know you were anxiously awaiting these. MEN – 20kAustralia’s #2 Jared Tallent, a rare generalist who competes at both the 20k and 50k distances, put up the year’s fastest time at his national championships a week ago. #4 Stanislav … Continue reading →

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>Weekly Awards

Posted on February 22, 2010 by admin

>The Performance of the Week honors go to Aniysa Kirdyapkina for her 1:25:11 20k walk at the Russian Championships in Sochi. It ties her for third on the all-time list. Two more sub-1:26 times were recorded behind her, making the … Continue reading →

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>Sunday Evening Decathlete

Posted on February 21, 2010 by admin

>…with apologies to Peter King… What have we learned this week? Christian Olsson is back. Maybe not to his previous level, but he’s stamped himself as a contender for the World Indoor title. The six-time major championship gold medalist triple … Continue reading →

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>Stunning…not so much

Posted on February 19, 2010 by admin

>I have an iPhone (which is amongst humanities greatest inventions) and every morning just about the first thing I do is read through my RSS feed of track & running news. So by 6:30 this morning I had read all … Continue reading →

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>Long Distance Rankings

Posted on February 19, 2010 by admin

>My initial rankings for the long distances need a bit of explanation. First off, the “long distances” are longer than 10k but shorter than the marathon. Any surface is game — track, road, cross country. In essence, it’s mostly road … Continue reading →

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>Pole Vault Rankings

Posted on February 18, 2010 by admin

>Last rankings were on February 6. Changes since then in parens. MEN#1 Steve Hooker has started his campaign down under with 5.70 and 5.80. #5 Malte Mohr won in Leipzig. #10 Viktor Chistiakov won in Athens yesterday and was second … Continue reading →

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>What’s On The Weekend

Posted on February 18, 2010 by admin

>Professional The Ras Al Kaimah Half Marathon, an IAAF silver label road race, will be run in the United Arab Emirates on Friday.Race website / Let’s Run preview / IAAF preview / Gulf News The Grand Prix Sul Americano, a … Continue reading →

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>Central Collegiate Championships Trivia

Posted on February 17, 2010 by admin

>Very trivial. See here.

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>High Hurdle Rankings

Posted on February 16, 2010 by admin

>Most recent rankings available here. Changes since then in parens. MEN1. Dayron Robles (+1)Won all three starts (Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Stockholm)Ran 7.48 and 7.49 2. Terrence Trammell (-1)Won in Boston and LeipzigRan 7.43 and 7.49 3. David Oliver (+1)Second in Stuttgart … Continue reading →

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>Weekly Awards

Posted on February 16, 2010 by admin

> The performance of the week award goes to Nadzeya Ostapchuk for her 21.70 meter (71’ 2¼”) shot put at the Belarus Indoor Championships. It’s not just the best performance of the week, it’s by far the best performance of … Continue reading →

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