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After 3 events there were 76 runners who braved traffic 2 nights before the July 4th holiday to run. Thanks to all those who made the trek to Salisbury, braving less than ideal driving conditions. The next race is The Khoury’s Summer Steamer, 4.13M, on Sunday, July 13, in Somerville, …

U.S. Team Prepares for 2008 NACAC Mountain Running Championships   Colorado Springs, CO — The Mexican Athletic Federation will host the fifth North American Central American Caribbean (NACAC) Mountain Running Championship in Tepatitlan, Jalisco, Mexico, (located 50 km from Guadalajara) on Saturday, July 5.  This uphill-only 13 kilometer event will …

Gay stuns with fastest-ever 100 meters EUGENE, Ore. – If the sprinting world had any question about how prepared Tyson Gay is to repeat his gold-medal performances of the 2007 World Championships at the Olympic Games, he answered that question with a roar Sunday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team …

usatf.Stirring performances put Flanagan, Goucher and Yoder Begley on Olympic Team EUGENE, Ore. – In a race that truly captured the essence of the Olympic Trials, three fast and determined women became the first athletes to qualify for the Olympic Games from Friday’s opening day of competition at the 2008 …

by John Barbour

FEATURES 40    Shalane Flanagan Puts Her Right Foot Forward Competing in the 2004 Olympics while needing corrective foot surgery, Marblehead, MA native Shalane Flanagan ran 2005 in pain and took 2006 off. Her revised post-surgery training has paid huge dividends over the past two years and most recently delivered an …

The Pocono Mountain Run for the Red Marathon, Stroudsburg, PA-With spring in the air its time to load up the VW bus and head out on a road trip. The Amigos are heading south to run in the 3rd annual Pocono Mountain Run for the Red Marathon. We’ll be running …

Chicago based marathoner Mark Buciak had run 49 marathons and 26 straight Boston’s leading up to 2006. The day before he had open heart surgery he ran 10 miles at an 8-minute pace with no pain. His entire story is in the current issue of NER, but here are 10 …