2012 New Balance Indoor Games
The real opening of the Indoor season for many, is the NB Indoor Games, held at the NYC Armory, January 21. Some tremendous performances, lead by some fun indoor miles and Edward Cheserek, the 2011 FootLocker champion, running a fine 4:02.21 mile.
Fayetteville Returns to Visa Championship Series with 2012 USATF Classic
INDIANAPOLIS – A host of USATF’s Indoor Visa Championship Series for the past 10 years, Fayetteville, Arkansas, will host the USA Track & Field Classic February 11 as part of the nationally televised series, USA Track & Field announced Tuesday.
Dwayne Harms on VS Athletics Super Clinic
by Larry Eder
First, if you are within six hours of Sacramento, CA on Friday, January 20 and Saturday, January 21, get to the VS Athletics Super Clinic, you can pre reg for $50 at vsathletics.com. Meet & Greet on Friday, and Clinic on Saturday!
Meb Keflezighi & Bob Larsen: the Gamblers
by Larry Eder
The race was fantastic. 111 men in the field, and 50 under 2:19.01. Nineteen personal bests, including best Olympic Trials marathon times for places two to fifteen! Meb Keflezighi's win was masterful, a stroke of real genius and also, amazingly lucky. Bob Larsen, Meb's coach, and Meb Keflezighi took a gamble, with their eyes open, and once again, the gamble paid off. Here is the behind the scenes' story that will show you just how amazing their coach-athlete relationship is and how great of gamblers Bob & Meb are.....
Keflezighi; Flanagan win U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon
HOUSTON - Two of the fastest races in Olympic Marathon Trials history took place on the same day Saturday in Houston as the six men and women who will represent Team USA in London earned their way on the squad.
2012 U.S. Olympic Trials–Marathon program
It is USA Track & Field’s great pleasure to welcome you to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon, hosted by the Houston Marathon Committee. For the first time ever, this country’s finest men and women marathoners will run in the same city, on the same day, to compete for a total of six Olympic Team spots on Team USA.With this historic gathering of our nation’s most talented runners, Saturday’s race is sure to be one of the best ever run on U.S. soil.
CHSAA Holds Qualifier for U.S. Open
Courtesy of USATF
A total of 12 relay teams from the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) punched their ticket Thursday for the U.S. Open Track & Field after advancing through the association qualifier held at Manhattan College in Riverdale, N.Y.
Frank Horwill, Coaching Legend, Passes Away
Courtesy of IAAF
Monte-Carlo - The IAAF is deeply saddened by the news that Frank Horwill, the renowned UK middle distance coach, passed away on 1 January. He was 84.
Ruiz Makes Impact as Coach, Race Director
MIAMI - Frankie Ruiz, one of the founders of the ING Miami Marathon and current Chief Running Officer with US Road Sports & Entertainment Group, continues to make a major impact as one of the top cross country coaches in the state of Florida and in the U.S.
TurboJav: Making Javelin Throw Popular for School Programs
"Fresh and hot out of the box," as Tom Petranoff could say in his TurboJav commercial for the newly developed special javelin made mainly for trainings.
American Track & Field 2010 Running & Track Camp Resource Guide
Welcome to the digital version of American Track & Field's 2010 guide to U.S. running and track camps. Click the image below to read.
REVIEWS - Team Apparel 2010
Here’s our annual snapshot of apparel options for your cross country and track & field teams. There are technical fabrics available at a variety of price levels, and the options for personalizing the gear range from custom screenprinted graphics to the nearly infinite possibilities available with sublimation.
AMERICAN TRACK & FIELD Track Facilities Resource Guide
This publication is an example of how media should work with associations. As a former track coach at high school, community college, college and club level, and publisher of ATF for almost two decades, I was always curious as to what went into building the right track & field facility for your program.
