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By Anthony Foster; Posted February 20, 2012 Danny McFarlane's first real break in coaching seems set to be realized this weekend at the US Indoor Nationals. McFarlane, Jamaica's Olympic silver medalist in 2004 has taken on American Frankie Wright, a former long jumper. In less than two years, MacFarlane has turned him into one of the US' leading quarter-milers. McFarlane said he always wanted to find someone who listened, and Wright, who he first saw a year-and-a-half ago, has been doing very well so far since joining his Rock Track Club. He ha...

By Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Olympic Sports: Posted February 21, 2012 When USA Track and Field sprinters Walter Dix and Carmelita Jeter line up in the starting blocks in London this summer, they'll do so wearing recycled plastic bottles. Marathoner Abdi Abdirahman will wear running shoes that look like they were crocheted by grandma. That, of course, is a simplistic way of describing some of the most high-tech, sustainable, performance apparel and footwear Nike has developed to date. On Day 1 of a two-day Olympics innovation summit held at Basketbal...

By Ken Goe, Oregonian; Posted February 11, 2012 Millrose Games: Lagat had two pace-setters and some added help from training partner Lawi Lalang of the University of Arizona. Lagat took the lead with five laps to go, and kicked hard over the last 400. Lalang was second in 13:08.28, breaking Rupp’s collegiate record of 13:18.12 set in 2009. Former Oregon star Matthew Centrowitz, now running for the Oregon Project, pulled away from BYU’s Miles Batty over the final 100 meters to win the Wanamaker Mile in 3:53.92, a personal record...

By Mercanator; Posted February 10, 2012   Photo by Paul Merca SEATTLE--IAAF world championships 10000m silver medalist Sally Kipyego cruised to victory in the first night of the Husky Classic, running a world leading time of 15:15.41 in the invitational section of the women's 5000. Just as surprising was the performance of the University of California's Deborah Maier, who ran a collegiate leading time of 15:29.24. In that section alone, eight collegiate athletes ran under 16:04.50 and qualified for next month's NCAA indoor championshi...

By Anca Dumitru, Digital Journal;  Posted February 6, 2012 The beautiful city of London stages for the first time in history after Abu Dhabi, St. Petersburg and Monaco, the annual Oscars of sports, known as the Laureus World Sports Awards. The ceremony will be broadcast to a worldwide TV audience from London’s Central Hall, Westminster, on the evening of Monday, February 6, 2012. The Laureus World Sports Awards celebrates the world’s finest sportsmen and women of the year, honoring their outstanding performances and achievement...

By The Score: Posted February 4, 2012   Image: Dave Thompson/PA Archive/Press Association Images  IRELAND’S CIARAN O’LIONAIRD had a memorable night in Massachusetts on Saturday, winning the New Balance Boston Grand Prix in a time of 3:56.01 minutes. The Leevale AC runner ran a fine tactical race throughout, moving clear in the last 200 metres to beat Taylor Milne of Canada into second place. British world champion Mo Farah could only finish fourth after he suffered a bad fall early in the race. The win was O’Lionair...

By Kevin Liao, Spiked Up Psyched Up;  Posted January 26, 2012 The heart of the indoor track season begins this weekend with a multitude of major meets across the country – the U.S. Open Track & Field at Madison Square Garden, Penn State National Meet, Boston University Terrier Invitational and Texas A&M Mondo Challenge. For those on the West Coast, the center of indoor action again lies at the Dempsey Indoor Stadium with the University of Washington Invitational. Jerry Schumacher, coach of the Oregon Track Club-Portland, o...

By Kamloops This Week; Posted January 25, 2012 Dylan Armstrong and Mark Recchi need help from River City residents. Sport BC, in partnership with the provincial government, is encouraging everyone in the province to have their say in naming the top B.C. athlete of 2011 by voting online at SportBC.com. The athlete who receives the highest number of votes will be honoured with the Best of BC award for his or her achievements at Sport BC’s 46th annual Athlete of the Year Awards presented by Telus. ### Full Article HERE

By Christopher Kelsall, Athletics Illustrated; Posted on January 26, 2012 Nick Symmonds is one of the fastest middle-distance track and field athletes in America, specializing in the 800m and 1500m distances. He won seven NCAA Division III titles in outdoor track. In 2007, he won the 800m race at the Prefontaine Classic. On June 30, 2008, Symmonds won the 800m event at the U.S. Olympic Trials that took place in Eugene, Oregon. He finished in 1:44.10 and qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Symmonds grew up in Boise, Idaho, and was educ...

By Kevin Mitchell, The StarPhoenix Sports Editor; Posted January 19, 2012 Canada’s fastest man dropped into frigid Saskatoon Wednesday and set the stage for the Knights of Columbus Indoor Games. Calgary’s Sam Effah, who is shooting for a 2012 Olympics berth, provided a podium presence during a press-conference called to discuss the Games, which will draw a large international field to Saskatoon Feb. 2 and 3. The event, says Effah, provides a valuable sense of where he’s at as the Canadian Olympic trials draw closer. “Eve...