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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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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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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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New York to host USATF National Club Championships

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Published July 10, 2009 at 4:08 p.m.

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INDIANAPOLIS - Many of America's finest athletes and best club teams will compete for national honors July 10-11at the 2009 USA Track & Field National Club Track & Field Championships at Icahn Stadium in New York City ... read more ...

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Natl masters track champs at U-W Oshkosh Thurs-Sun July 9-12 competitors 30-95, w/5 Olympians & 45 world champs

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Published July 7, 2009 at 10:31 a.m.

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(Oshkosh, WI) -- Many of the world’s best athletes—including five Olympians and 45 current world masters champions -- are among the over 1000 competitors at the 2009 USA Track & Field Masters Outdoor Championships at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Thursday through Sunday, July 9-12, at J.J ... read more ...

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NBC, Universal Sports Present "Pieces of '08, Beijing Stories"

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Published July 6, 2009 at 12:50 p.m.

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Running USA wire - Also announce enhanced coverage of upcoming World Championships - As a prelude to its robust coverage of the 2009 World Championships in swimming, gymnastics and track & field, Universal Sports presents "Pieces of '08, Beijing Stories" featuring many of the inspiring and memorable stories from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games ... read more ...

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Olympic champion Harper wins at USA Championships

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Published June 29, 2009 at 11:29 a.m.

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from USATF - EUGENE, Ore - 2008 Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper won her first national outdoor title and the women's Visa Championship Series crown on the final day of the 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene ... read more ...

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