Racing: Ryan Hall, Dathan Ritzenhein, on the 2008 cross-country championships

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 13, 200 - USA Track & Field served as the host to a media teleconference Wednesday afternoon featuring Team USA men’s squad members for the 2008 Olympic Marathon in Beijing, China, Ryan Hall and Dathan Ritzenhein.
Hall and Ritzenhein discussed their preparations for the 2008 USA Cross Country Championships in San Diego on [...]

Interview: Khalid Khannouchi on the US Olympic Marathon Trials and his plans

Last month at the PF Chang’s Rock N Roll Arizona marathon I conducted a number of interviews with elite athletes. Here is the last in the series – the one that I’m most excited about.
At a media briefing before the event, race organizers planned to introduce the elite athletes that would be running the [...]

Interview: Frank Shorter on drug use in running

Recently I had a chance to talk with running legend Frank Shorter. Shorter’s running career included gold and silver medals in the marathon at the Olympic Games (1972 and 1976 respectively). He also won the US National Cross-country championships four times and was the US 10,000 meter champion four times.

Photo: Joe English, Running Advice and [...]

Interview: Susan Loken, US Women’s Masters Marathon Champion

Ahead of Sunday’s PF Chang’s Rock N Roll Arizona Marathon, I had a chance to talk to Susan Loken, US Women’s Master’s Marathon Champion. She earned that title last October at the Twin Cities Marathon, which was held the same day as the Chicago Marathon. She told me that the Twin Cities race was hot, [...]

Interview: Sally Meyerhoff after the PF Chang’s Rock N Roll Arizona Marathon

Sally Meyerhoff set out to qualify for the US Olympic Marathon Trials in her debut marathon at PF Chang’s Arizona. Read a pre-race interview with Sally by clicking here. Sally ran well and secured an entry into the trials with her 2:42:45 run through Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe.

Photo: Joe English, Running Advice and News
I caught [...]

Interview: Sally Meyerhoff on her debut marathon and qualifying for the Olympic Trials

Sally Meyerhoff is one of new generation of young runners. The 24-year old native of Phoenix, Arizona was a two-time NCAA All-American at Duke University and now coaches cross-country and teaches at her alma mater, Mountain Pointe High School. Sally is making her debut at the marathon distance at the PF Chang’s Rock N Roll [...]

Interview: California International Marathon Race Director John Mansoor

With the California International Marathon (CIM) quickly approaching, I sat down with CIM Race Director John Mansoor to talk about what makes this race so unique. John has been the race director for all 25 years that the race has been in existence, so he’s the expert on CIM. The race will be held on [...]