| Demonsrating the importance of pacing: Robbie Andrews runs his 400m splits here in 51 and 53.5. The second place runner does his in 49.85 and 54.9. So what looks like a furious kick is actually Andrews slowing down the least! | | Cory Leslie of Ohio State breaks 4 minutes in the mile for the first time beating old teammate turned pro Jeff See. | |
| Kara Goucher is coming back from having haer first baby. Here is one of her first competitions and the workout she does immediately after. | | Jenny Simpson, one of the top female milers in the world lets Flotrack follow her on a fartlek workout during her pre-season workouts. | |
| Chris Solinski is the Flotrack Athlete of the Year. This year he became the first non African to run under 27 minutes in the 10k, setting the American Record in the process. He also ran under 13 minutes in the 5k 3 times. | | Just in case you can't get enough of Chris Solinski (I can't) Flotrack also rated this their best race of the year. Not only did two people break the American record ( Solinski and Galen Rupp), but the NCAA record and the Canadian record were broken as well! | |
Aisling Cuffe dominates at Footlocker Nationals | | Lukas Verzbicas also dominated at Footlocker. | |
| Sheila Reid of Villanova talks about learning to run at the front of the pack. | | Bo Waggoner of Duke talks about the upcoming CC season. | |
| Just watch how relaxed these men are as they give everything they have at the end of the biggest races of their lives. It's beautiful. | | When the inevitable question comes, this may help you answer it. | |
| Galen Rupp, one of the top young distance runners in the US goes through a "breakdwown" workout, three sets of 600, 400, 200, 100 with short rest between. Look at his smooth form and listen to the coaches description at the end. | | This race was set up to be an American Record attempt at the 10k for Galen Rupp. He breaks it, but that isn't the real story! | |
The Long Green Line This is a documentary about Joe Newton and the York HS CC team which has won the Illinois state CC title 25 times in 50 years. | | Silas Kiplagat shows why frontrunning doesn't pay, and what a steady concentrated kick can do for you in a race in the 1500m at the Monaco Diamond League meet. | |
For you who think you might want to run in college. Here are some college coaches talking about what they look for. GaryWilson of Wisconsin | | RonHelmer of Indiana | |
Indepth interview with 2 time Olympian Meb Keflezighi after becoming the first American to win the New York City marathon in over 20 years. It's a 7 part series. I picked the two best parts, but the wole thing is great. | | I part 6 they finally get arond to talking about the race itself. | |
| Bob Kennedy Olympian and former American record holder in the 5000 meters talks about how to handle nervous energy. | | 2009 Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals Girls Race. I won't give away the winner because you won't believe it till you see it. Video from Dyestat.com | |
2009 Foot Locker CC Nationals Boys race. Luke Verzbicas becomes the first sophomore to win a national title, and he does it in convincing fashion. Video from Dyestat.com | | Dathan Ritzenhein breaks Bob Kennedy's 13 year old American record in the 5000 meters. Notice how he runs dead last for most of the race and comes back at the end to narrowly miss second place. | |
| 2009 State Championships at Scioto Downs | | Why do I run? It's tough to sum up Cross Country better than this. | |
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