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Course Certification - Episode #92

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Published March 14, 2010 at 3:11 p.m.

Course certification can be a bit complicated. In this podcast, I talk about getting a new 10k course certified for an upcoming race in Ashland, Virginia. Shamrock MarathonU.S. Track and Field course certification infohttp://arunnerd.blogspot.com/Music by Andy Ace Trance PodcastMusic by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band and Derek Miller’s PenmachineRich from the Woodlands, TX ran in the [ ... ] ...

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Division I athlete beer runners

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Published Dec. 10, 2009 at 10:07 p.m.

Beer Runner: What are your beer runner credentials?Joe “Maverick” Frye, thrower on a Division I track and field team:I’m 21 years old and enjoy stouts and porters, mostly, but will drink just about anything. I lift 3-4 days a week, and practice more; the beer mile thing is kind of a newfound [ ... ] ...

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Orlando to host USATF Podium Education Project

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Published Oct. 21, 2009 at 12:52 p.m.

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INDIANAPOLIS - The USA Track & Field Podium Education Project, which is an annual High Performance Coaches Symposium that brings elite coaches and sports scientists together to review, analyze, and offer some of the most cutting-edge methodology and coaching practices in the world will take place December 10-13 in Orlando, Fla ... read more ...

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Ritzenhein named Athlete of the Week

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Published Oct. 16, 2009 at 6:25 p.m.

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from USATF - INDIANAPOLIS - Dathan Ritzenhein has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the bronze medal Sunday at the 18th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, in Birmingham, UK ... read more ...

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USATF OF FLORIDA AWARDS MELBOURNE MARATHON WEEKEND 3 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RACES

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Published Sept. 2, 2009 at 5:16 p.m.

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Melbourne, Fla. – Adding to the allure of the State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon weekend set for next February, the USA Track & Field Association’s Florida chapter has announced that its 2010 state championship 8-k, ½ Marathon and Marathon championship races will be held in Melbourne in conjunction with the weekend-long runfest ... read more ...

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Matt Gabrielson to Compete in World Outdoor Marathon Aug. 22; Kristen Nicolini Lehmkuhle to Run USA Women's 10 Mile Championship

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Published Aug. 19, 2009 at 11:08 a.m.

Minneapolis/St. Paul - Aug. 19, 2009 - Team USA Minnesota's Matt Gabrielson will run the marathon at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Berlin, Germany, on Aug. 22 ... Gabrielson was selected for the five man U.S. marathon team based on his second place finish at the USA Men's Marathon Championship last October ... read more ...

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Katie McGregor to Run 10,000m at World Outdoor Championships in Berlin Aug. 15; Emily Brown, Antonio Vega to Compete in NYC Half

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Published Aug. 12, 2009 at 1:51 p.m.

Minneapolis/St. Paul - Aug. 11, 2009 - Team USA Minnesota's Katie McGregor will be among the competitors in the women's 10,000 meter race at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Aug. 15 ... The race is on the first day of Worlds, which begins on the 15th and concludes on Aug. 23 in Berlin, Germany ... (NBC will televise the opening day's events from 12-2 p.m ... read more ...

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Team USA ready to compete at World Championships in Berlin

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Published Aug. 5, 2009 at 12:45 p.m.

from USATF - INDIANAPOLIS - Reigning world champions Tyson Gay, Bernard Lagat, Allyson Felix, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Michelle Perry, Reese Hoffa and Brad Walker will lead a potent Team USA roster at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... read more ...

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Brandon Meves: Track & field star, adventurer, beer runner

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Published July 20, 2009 at 11:16 a.m.

Brandon Meves can’t sit still.In high school he was a track and field state medal holder, which has come in handy during Gulf of Mexico camping trips where speedy alligators lurked.In college he was president of an outdoor adventure club focused on kayaking, rock climbing, sky diving, camping, mountain biking and whatever else came their [ ... ] ...

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USA Indoor Championships head to Albuquerque

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Published July 15, 2009 at 12:57 p.m.

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from USATF ... USATF - INDIANAPOLIS - Doug Logan, CEO, USA Track & Field announced today at a press conference in Albuquerque, N.M., that the 2010, 2011 and 2012 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, the final event of the Indoor Visa Championship Series, will be held in Albuquerque, N.M ... read more ...

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