Articles filed under Track and Field
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Runner suffers cardiac arrest during marathonOct 07, 2012 4:15 pm - Officials with the Chicago Marathon say one man suffered a cardiac arrest near the end of the race and nine others were also hospitalized. Race medical director Dr. Geo...
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Armstrong competes in triathlon in MarylandOct 07, 2012 1:19 pm - ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — Lance Armstrong competed in a triathlon Sunday after organizers dropped USA Triathlon sanctioning so he could take part in a race that raises money ...
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Kebede wins Chicago Marathon in course recordOct 07, 2012 10:00 am - Tsegaye Kebede saw a few Ethiopian flags as he approached the finish line and figured he’d say hello. So he started waving. Kebede had plenty to celebrate, shattering t...
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Schaumburg's Rizzo hoping to run personal bestOct 06, 2012 7:30 am - Schaumburg native Patrick Rizzo will be one of the elite athletes in the hunt during Sunday's Bank of America Chicago Marathon. He knows he won't be pushing the lead pa...
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Record-breaking day at Fox Valley MarathonSep 16, 2012 11:46 am - Justin Gillette says his secret to winning marathons is tuning out the pain. Figuring out just how to do that is something runners have to learn themselves, said the 29-...
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Evan Jager returns to Jacobs and his Algonquin fansSep 04, 2012 11:00 pm - Evan Jager has set an American record in the 3000-meter steeplechase, represented the United States at the 2012 London Olympic Games in the same event and competed all o...
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Usain Bolt clocks 19.58 in 200 meters in SwitzerlandAug 23, 2012 4:38 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Usain Bolt clocked 19.58 seconds to win the 200 meters at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting on Thursday, after training partner Yohan Blake...
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A Pick 6 of NFL teams that could use Usain BoltAug 15, 2012 1:46 pm - Now that the Olympics are over, there’s one very fast young man looking at one very long layoff before resurfacing in Rio in four years. Hey, Usain Bolt! You want to pla...
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Belarus shot putter stripped of Olympic goldAug 13, 2012 7:40 am - LONDON — Shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus became the first athlete to be stripped of a medal at the London Olympics after her gold was withdrawn Monday for dopin...
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US women win 4x400 to give Felix 3rd Olympic goldAug 11, 2012 5:27 pm - LONDON — By the time Allyson Felix was done doing her part, her third gold medal of the Olympics was all but hanging around her neck. Staking the U.S. team to more than ...