http://runnerville.com Where sport comes first Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:28:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en USA Track & Field has written President Bush to express our concern at Marion Jones' application for pardon or commutation of her conviction for making false statements to federal investigators. Make your own voice heard and join USATF in writing to President Bush. For more information on how to write ... http://runnerville.com/2008/07/22/new-usatf-ceo-writes-open-letter-to-pres-bush/ New USATF CEO Doug Logan held his first teleconference today as he was introduced by USATF President Bill Roe, who has been serving as acting CEO since Craig Masback's resignation in January.  Logan will assume his new job on Monday morning when he arrives in Indianapolis from his current residence ... http://runnerville.com/2008/07/18/logan-steps-out/ INDIANAPOLIS - The USA Track & Field Board of Directors on Thursday approved top sports executive Doug Logan, the former Commissioner, President and CEO of Major League Soccer, as its next CEO. A bilingual sports and entertainment leader with a proven track record of generating long-term sponsor partnerships, television outreach ... http://runnerville.com/2008/07/17/doug-logan-named-usatf-ceo/ In May of 1999 I hit the Olympic A standard in the 10,000 meter.  This earned me a trip to the World Championships in Seville, Spain that summer.  Fortunately, my time carried over to the following year, so I had the A standard going in to the 2000 Olympic Trials.  ... http://runnerville.com/2008/07/15/olympic-dream-fulfilled/ A full debrief of the Olympic Trials with special guest Coach Vin Lananna (co-chair of the Eugene '08 organizing committee and director of track & field at the University of Oregon). Toni and Matt kick off the show with their assessment of the Trials - the highs and lows, surprises ... http://runnerville.com/2008/07/09/the-toni-matt-show-17-vin-lananna/  Villard Street seemed deserted as we drove home from dinner at the Boulevard Grille on Randolph tonight.  A quick glance showed a few diehards knocking back their final Trials beers at the Villard Street Pub as we passed.  The pub had been the unofficial post-meet gathering spot night after night ... http://runnerville.com/2008/07/07/eugene-08-day-eight-send-off-to-beijing/  Another sell-out crowd jammed into Hayward Field tonight for Day Six of the 2008 Trials.  Expecting fireworks on this Fourth of July with the semifinals of the men's and women's 1500 meters, along with the finals in the women's 5000 and the men's 10,000 - track crack for the Eugene ... http://runnerville.com/2008/07/05/eugene-08-day-six/  With the mortgage crisis continuing to ripple out into the general American economy, the possibility exists that two of the only positive impacts may come in the area of childhood obesity and the fortunes of future American distance running.  What with the price of oil soaring near $150 per barrel, ... http://runnerville.com/2008/07/03/economic-downturn-a-boon-to-distance-fortunes-2/  Night Four at the 2008 Olympic Trials had all the potential for hearts a thumpin'.  The men's and women's 800 meter finals, and the men's 5000 final to close the show.  It may be a little choppy, but here's how it played out in real time at Hayward Field on ... http://runnerville.com/2008/07/01/eugene-08-night-four/ http://runnerville.com/2008/06/30/letsruncom-eugene-08-amy-yoder-begley/