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• Calculating Time Lost by Bolt’s Celebration

  A physicist has done the math and says Usain Bolt could have run the 100-meter final at the Beijing Olympics in 9.55 seconds if he had not slowed down to showboat. Posted Friday, September 12, 2008 10:14 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Running, Track and Field, Bolt, Usain

• Track Star Goucher Will Run in New York City Marathon

  Kara Goucher said she would run in the New York City Marathon on Nov. 2, her first marathon, and hopes to become the first American woman since 1992 to reach the podium. Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2008 8:15 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Running, Track and Field, Marathon Running, New York City Marathon, Goucher, Kara

• Roundup: Running Into Wind, Bolt Wins 100 Meters in Brussels

  Usain Bolt rallied against cold, wind and Asafa Powell to win the 100 meters in 9.77 seconds Friday at the Van Damme Memorial in Brussels. Posted Friday, September 05, 2008 9:02 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Running, Track and Field, Jones, Marion, Doping, Bolt, Usain, Powell, Asafa

• Sports Of the Times: In the 100, a Show of Flash After a Burst of Speed

  On Saturday night at the Bird’s Nest an island best known for beaches and reggae suddenly had the Olympic spotlight all to itself. Posted Saturday, August 16, 2008 4:36 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Running, Swimming, Track and Field, Gay, Tyson, Jamaica, Bolt, Usain, Phelps, Michael, Powell, Asafa

• Seven to Watch as Games Start Shifting From Pool to Track

  Track and field is about to take center stage at the Beijing Games, taking an imaginary torch from swimming and carrying it through the rest of the Olympics. Posted Thursday, August 14, 2008 9:58 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Running, Olympic Games, Track and Field

• Pride of Jamaica in the Spotlight

  Officials in Jamaica, a country known for producing sprinting champions, said they should be doing more to ensure that their premier sport was clean. Posted Saturday, July 19, 2008 3:01 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Olympic Games (2008), Running, Track and Field, Jones, Marion, Law and Legislation, Doping, Jamaica, Bolt, Usain, Wint, Arthur, Campbell, Veronica, Ottey, Merlene, McKenley, Herb, Stewart, Kerron, Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization, International Association of Athletics Federations, Powell, Asafa

• Qualifier Steps Out of the Office and Onto the Track

  By day, Lesley Higgins works as a compliance director on Gov. David Paterson’s campaign staff. But Thursday night, she’ll be competing for a spot on the 2008 Olympic team in steeplechase. Posted Thursday, July 03, 2008 12:22 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Running, Track and Field, Higgins, Lesley

• Breaking in a New Coach and New Shoes

  In an attempt to win another Olympic gold medal and set the world record at 400 meters, Jeremy Wariner made two dramatic moves this year. Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 9:35 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Running, Track and Field, Wariner, Jeremy

• A Runner's Quest: More Than Most, Lagat’s Coach Knows China

  Bernard Lagat, who won Olympic medals in 2000 and 2004 for Kenay, is now competing as an American citizen and training under the tutelage of the Chinese-born coach James Li. Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 1:14 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: China, Olympic Games (2008), Running, Track and Field, Lagat, Bernard, USA Track and Field, Portland (Ore)

• News Analysis: As a Record Is Lowered, Confidence In It Also Falls

  When Usain Bolt of Jamaica set a world record at 100 meters Saturday night, two questions became urgent: Was the supporting tailwind legal? Was Bolt himself legal? Posted Sunday, June 01, 2008 10:12 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Running, Track and Field, Testosterone

• Jamaican Sets Record in 100 Meters at 9.72 Seconds

  Usain Bolt’s mark on Saturday eclipsed the previous record of 9.74, set last September by his countryman Asafa Powell. Posted Sunday, June 01, 2008 1:35 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Running, Track and Field

• Gebrselassie May Skip Olympic Marathon

  World record holder Haile Gebrselassie is almost certain to forgo the marathon at the Beijing Olympics because of the city’s poor air quality, but he may still participate in the 10,000-meter race. Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 10:42 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Running, Track and Field, Gebrselassie, Haile

• Track and Field: U.S. Shows Depth Amid Top Performances

  The United States won two more gold medals at the world indoor track and field championships Sunday: Bryan Clay’s in the heptathlon, and another in the men’s 4x400 relay. Posted Sunday, March 09, 2008 8:20 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Running, Track and Field

• Track and Field: U.S. Shows Its Depth Amid Solo Triumphs

  The United States won two more gold medals at the world indoor track and field championships Sunday: Bryan Clay’s in the heptathlon, and another in the men’s 4x400 relay. Posted Sunday, March 09, 2008 7:20 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Running, Track and Field