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Preview: USA Cross Country Championships
Febuary 5, 2009
By Bryan Green I've always been a little more of a cross country fan than a track and field fan.  I like the varied courses, the random distances (6k?  8k? 12k?), and the fact that there is...
 
 

 
12 to Watch
January 24, 2009
By Bryan Green Trackshark just posted a list of the Top 12 U.S. Distance Runners to Watch in 2009. In case you don't want to read the article, here's the list: German Fernandez, Shalane Flanagan, Lauren...
 
 

 
Notes on an '08 Calendar
January 3, 2009
By Bryan Green Growing up in L.A., I would wake up every morning and immediately turn to page 2 of the L.A. Times to read Allan Malamud's "Notes on a Scorecard" column... Four days a week, he...
 
 

 
A Disappointing Footlocker
December 16, 2008
By Bryan Green I woke up in time to get online and watch the Footlocker National Championships live over the Internet, but I have to admit I'm a little disappointed in what I saw. Primarily on the men's...
 
 

 
Thoughts on Jordan Hasay and Footlocker
December 11, 2008
By Bryan Green This Saturday marks the 30th anniversary of the Footlocker Cross Country Championships (or as you old-timers still call it, "Kinney"). If you go to their site , you can see a...
 
 

 
Economic Crisis is an Olympic Opportunity?
November  29, 2008
By Bryan Green I wasn't supposed to watch the Opening Ceremonies for the Beijing Olympics. I was supposed to meet a friend at an observatory and see the stars, galaxies, solar systems. I made a wrong...
 

 
Comparing Debuts
November  7, 2008
By Bryan Green I can't exactly say I was surprised by Kara Goucher's performance in the New York City Marathon on Nov 2. I figured anything in the range of 2:24 to 2:26 was likely, simply because she...
 
 

 
" The Workout "
October  28, 2008
By Bryan Green Galen Rupp is currently the favorite to win the individual title at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, and his Oregon Ducks are the favorite to defend their team title from last year....