7/6/08

EUGENE, Ore. -- My friend bet me dinner that I couldn't write a
column about the 20K Race Walk without a reference to "March of the
Penguins."

I lose.

Race walking doesn't get much respect.

7/6/08

To follow the U.S. Olympic Track
& Field Trials is to embrace stories about athletes who seem to
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7/6/08

If it seems as though all the
emphasis is on finishing in the top three at the U.S. Olympic Track
& Field Trials that conclude today at Hayward Field, remember that
there is a consolation prize.

The relay teams.

 

7/6/08

On a day filled with false starts in the men’s 110-meter hurdles, one of the event’s all-time greats couldn’t get going at all.
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7/6/08

When Michelle Carter gets to Beijing in
August, phone calls to her family will be rather unique among the U.S.
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7/6/08

Kevin Eastler had an easy assignment. All
he had to do was finish ahead of the rest of the field in the men’s 20K
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