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USATF is holding a "Super Clinic" on July 1st at South Eugene High School, in conjunction with the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field. More than 45 of the nation's best coaches and sports scientists will share their knowledge. Advance online registration is free, but you must be a USATF member to attend the clinic. On-site registration will cost $30. Pre-registration is open on a first-come, first-serve basis until June 22, 2008 at 11:00 p.m. PT.
More information can be found at http://www.usatf.org/groups/Coaches/education/specialPrograms/2008/SuperClinic/
Posted by Alison Wade at 7:34 p.m. | Tags: 2008 Olympic T&F Trials | Comments (0)
We've now posted 712 great photos from the Pac-10 Championships, taken by Margaret Gallagher. The homepage always displays the most recently posted album, but you can get to all of the photos in the Pac-10 gallery by clicking here.
[Updated 5/29] All of the photos from the NCAA DIII Championships are now posted as well. They can be accessed here.
Posted by Alison Wade at 11:50 a.m. | Tags: Running Photos | Comments (0)
BEAVERTON, ORE. (May 13, 2008) –Nike today announced that its Nike Team Nationals (NTN) team cross-country championship will expand this year to include individuals, becoming Nike Cross Nationals (NXN). The Nike Team Nationals event, which began in 2004, featured the 22 best teams of each gender selected via a series of regional qualifying events. This year, the top 22 teams will be joined by the 90 fastest individuals from non-qualifying teams. Nike Cross Nationals is the only national cross-country championship for both teams and individuals.
“Nike Cross Nationals is going to be the ultimate competition for high school cross country,” said Ken Dice, vice president of the Nike USA Brand. “It’s true cross country, and a true national championship. We’re inviting the best runners in the country, whether they compete individually or as part of a team. Nike Cross Nationals is going to take cross country to a whole new level of competition for these elite athletes.”
The teams and individuals competing in Nike Cross Nationals are selected through a series of regional qualifying events. The nine regions represented are: Heartland, Midwest, Northwest, Southwest, South, Northeast, Southeast, California and New York. There are also four at-large teams.
Two-time Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein said, “The opportunity to compete both as one and as a team can’t be understated. Until now, there hasn’t been one event, one day, to award the national individual and team champions in the sport.” Ritzenhein has been involved with NTN since its inception, and has won individual cross country titles in high school while competing with a nationally ranked team. He added, “Everyone participating in Nike Cross Nationals will have the experience of a lifetime. I’m a little jealous Nike Cross Nationals didn’t exist when I was that age--I would have loved to have run in it.”
In the regional qualifying events, slated to begin in November, the two top teams and the top five individuals of each gender who are not on a team will advance to Nike Cross Nationals. The championship meet of Nike Cross Nationals will be held in Portland, Ore. on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008.
About Nike Cross Nationals
The Nike Cross Nationals is a part of the larger Nike Nationals championship series which includes the Nike Outdoor Nationals and Nike Indoor Nationals. The series of events was established in 2004 to help strengthen the national circuit for cross country and track and field competition. Following in the tradition of European cross country meets, the event will again feature a multiple loop race course with man-made obstacles built on the inside of the horse race track at Portland Meadows in Oregon. Spectators can enjoy a continuous live view of the race from the venue’s enclosed 3,000-seat grandstand. Again this year the Nike Cross National event is providing coaches handheld computer devices, utilizing FinishLynx tracking technology (created specifically for Nike Team Nationals, now Nike Cross Nationals), to see team scores posted to a live leader board every kilometer. The technology was first introduced in the races’ inaugural year and provides instant feedback on a teams' position in the race. In addition to real-time race tracking, event data is then transferred to live to www.nikecrossnationals.com following the completion of the race so spectators, participants and coach can replay the race of select teams and/or individuals exactly how it was run.
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Posted by Alison Wade at 9:24 a.m. | Tags: Press Releases | Comments (0)
Flagstaff - May 12, 2008 - Starting its second year, McMillanElite announces expanded benefits for athletes for 2008 and 2009. adidas – the team’s primary sponsor, has increased its commitment and now provides free housing in addition to an equipment and race travel sponsorship. Additionally, McMillanElite athletes now receive a health insurance subsidy, quarterly blood testing, physiological monitoring, access to physical therapy and medical support as well as a bi-weekly massage subsidy, all while living and training in the high-altitude training Mecca of Flagstaff, Arizona.
“Our goal has been to provide an opportunity for emerging elite athletes to ‘Go for it’,” says coach Greg McMillan. “With the support of adidas and our other generous sponsors, athletes have all they need to focus solely on being the best runners they can be. We look forward to welcoming new athletes as their collegiate eligibility is completed and continuing the resurgence of U.S. distance running.”
McMillanElite team member and Olympic Trials qualifier, Brett Gotcher, says, “Not being a contract-level athlete right out of college, I worried that I wouldn't be able to maintain a ‘running lifestyle’ while still having to pay the bills. McMillanElite’s benefits are more than I could have asked for and will be instrumental in bridging the gap to becoming a full-time professional athlete.”
As mentioned by Danny Lopez, Sports Marketing Manager for adidas US Running, “adidas has long been committed to helping athletes reach their goals. The McMillanElite team is just another prime example. Our investment into this team is an investment in the future of American distance running. Highly successful Team programs have been popping up around the country for a while now. We have wanted to get involved for some time, but have been waiting for the perfect opportunity. The amazing work Greg is doing in Flagstaff has provided us that opportunity. We are confident the future of this team will be very bright indeed.”
About McMillanElite
McMillanElite, Inc. is a new, non-profit, post-collegiate running team based in Flagstaff, Arizona and under the direction of Coach Greg McMillan. This new team offers emerging elite runners an ideal training environment combined with the necessary support to achieve success in long distance running. McMillanElite is sponsored by adidas, McMillan Running Company, New York Road Runners, the NAU Center for High Altitude Training and the Wharton Health Experience. For more information, visit the team’s website at www.mcmillanelite.com.
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Posted by Alison Wade at 9:02 p.m. | Tags: Elite Development | Comments (0)
If there have been days during the last several months that you've come to eliterunning.com and the news hasn't been updated in a timely manner, it's because I've been focusing most of my time on a different project. As of tonight, The Runner's Cookbook: Winning Recipes from Some of the World's Best Athletes is available for purchase here. This is a fundraising cookbook, and all of the proceeds will go to the Ryan Shay Memorial Fund and the Jenny Crain "Make It Happen" Fund. The book contains 100 recipes from 90+ elite distance runners, including Deena Kastor, Catherine Ndereba, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Hendrick Ramaala, Sebastian Coe, Alan Webb, Ryan and Sara Hall, Adam and Kara Goucher, Dathan Ritzenhein, and many more.
For more information and updates on the project, visit www.runnerscookbook.com.
Posted by Alison Wade at 10:28 p.m. | Tags: Fundraising | Comments (2)