Blog: You probably remember reading the story and watching the video I posted a few months back about Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee runner that wants to compete with able-bodied athletes. The IAAF ruled that his prosthetic limbs gave him an unfair advantage over the competition. Oscar appealed their decision and a verdict is coming soon.
Click here to read the latest news on his case
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The Brazilian runner who was attacked while leading the marathon at the 2004 Olympics, will miss the Beijing Games because of injury.
Vanderlei de Lima was leading with around six kilometres to run in Athens when a former Irish priest Cornelius Horan ran across the course and bundled him into the crowd.
He struggled free and despite losing 20 seconds went on to finish third.
However a nagging injury in the back of his left thigh has ruled him out on Sunday's Prague marathon, his last chance to qualify.
story courtesy Radio New Zealand
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Blog: Here's an interview that Ryan Hall did with Fox News regarding an Olympic boycott.
Blog: Ever wonder why countries like Ethiopia produce so many great runners? This article explains it.
Click here to read it
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Blog: ESPN has posted a really good article about Ryan Hall.
"Ryan Hall always has had a longer view of life than the finish line of whatever point-to-point race he is running. At times, it has led him to doubt whether he should pursue such an all-consuming vocation.
"I do struggle with that at times," Hall told ESPN.com in a recent telephone conversation. "You find yourself questioning whether you're making an impact on the world, what lasting mark you're leaving."
Click here to read the rest of it
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Blog: If you missed the interview with Alicia Shay last night, here it is
Blog: ESPN's show E60 is airing an interview tonight with Alicia Shay, the widow of Ryan Shay. The show will air at 7:00 EST.
Here's a preview:
Blog: Tera Moody finished 5th at US Olympic Trials in Boston over the weekend. She had hoped for a top 15 finish. Instead, she set a personal record, received $15,000 in prize money, and never ran into the dreaded "wall".
To read the article, click here. It was written by Cheryl Lowe, a very talented writer and runner.
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Deena Kastor, America's top female marathoner since
winning a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, took the first
major step toward winning another medal at the upcoming Beijing games
by winning her first Olympic trials marathon Sunday in Boston, Mass.
Kastor, born in Waltham, Mass., located about 10 miles west of downtown Boston, passed Magdalena Lewy-Boulet at about the 23-mile mark and cruised to the finish in two hours, 29 minutes, 35 seconds
Click here for the rest of the story
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Blog: Here's an interview with Ryan Hall at the Boston Marathon. He talks about his finish at last week's Flora London Marathon and the upcoming Olympics.
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