http://trackandfield.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Track & Field GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-10-01T12:34:15Z Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:34:15 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/10/09/kara-goucher-wins-us-10-mile-title.htm A victory by U.S. Olympian Kara Goucher highlighted a day of distance racing in Minneapolis Sunday. Goucher won the USA Women's 10 Mile Championship with a time of 53 minutes,16 seconds. She and... http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/10/09/kara-goucher-wins-us-10-mile-title.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:13:25 +0000 2008-10-09T10:13:25Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/10/01/gebrselassie-breaks-world-marathon-record.htm Haile Gebrselassie set a new world marathon record while running in the Berlin Marathon – again. Gebrselassie broke Paul Tergat’s world mark in last year’s Berlin race, with a time of 2:04.26. Last... http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/10/01/gebrselassie-breaks-world-marathon-record.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:34:15 +0000 2008-10-01T12:34:15Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/09/24/flanagan-famiglietti-win-usa-5k.htm A pair of U.S. Olympians scored victories at Sunday’s USA 5-kilometer Championships in Providence, R.I. Shalane Flanagan, the Olympic 10,000-meter bronze medalist, won her second consecutive women’s title in 15:28. Anthony Famiglietti, the... http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/09/24/flanagan-famiglietti-win-usa-5k.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:29:54 +0000 2008-09-24T20:29:54Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/09/18/spotakovas-record-throw-highlights-world-athletics-final.htm Many of track and field’s biggest names, including numerous Olympic champions, competed in cool and occasionally rainy conditions in the World Athletics Final (WAF) in Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 13-14. One of the... http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/09/18/spotakovas-record-throw-highlights-world-athletics-final.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:06:24 +0000 2008-09-18T13:06:24Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/09/10/bolt-defies-wind-jelimo-breaks-the-bank.htm Less than one month after his Olympic triumph, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt might have run the best race of his life. It won’t go into the record books, but Bolt’s 100-meter victory... http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/09/10/bolt-defies-wind-jelimo-breaks-the-bank.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:03:26 +0000 2008-09-10T13:03:26Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/09/03/beijing-here-they-come-again.htm The Games are set to begin in Beijing on Saturday. No, this column isn’t late. The Games – the Paralympic Games, that is – will begin in Beijing this Saturday. The Paralympic... http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/09/03/beijing-here-they-come-again.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:27:15 +0000 2008-09-03T23:27:15Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/08/28/record-setting-olympics-were-electrified-by-bolt.htm The 2008 Summer Olympic Games offered plenty of track and field thrills, most notably the record-breaking performances of Jamaica’s Usain Bolt. In all, 17 Olympic records were set among the 47 track... http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/08/28/record-setting-olympics-were-electrified-by-bolt.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:35:37 +0000 2008-08-28T12:35:37Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/08/24/2008-olympic-track-and-field-day-10.htm In the marathon, mature runners generally have the advantage over younger, less-experienced competitors. But youth was served in the men’s Olympic marathon final Sunday as 21-year-olds Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya and Tsegay... http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/08/24/2008-olympic-track-and-field-day-10.htm Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:44:20 +0000 2008-08-24T00:44:20Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/08/23/2008-olympic-track-and-field-day-9.htm After a pair of baton-dropping disappointments in the 4 x 100-meter relays, the U.S. struck double-gold in the 4 x 400-meter relays Saturday. The women’s race was highly competitive as the... http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/08/23/2008-olympic-track-and-field-day-9.htm Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:31:30 +0000 2008-08-23T12:31:30Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/08/23/welcome-track-and-field-fans.htm Before the final full day of Olympic track and field begins, I'd like to invite all the new visitors to this site to return when the Olympics are over for... http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2008/08/23/welcome-track-and-field-fans.htm Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:08:58 +0000 2008-08-23T01:08:58Z