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| Stephanie Brown Trafton – Victor Sailer/www.PhotoRun.NET. |
Even a reigning Olympic gold medalist and American record holder who has enjoyed a ranking as #1 in the world in her event can have doubts when the big meets come along. Only three weeks before the 2012 U.S.
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| USATF Southern California 2011 Marathon Champion Amy Hastings wins 10,000m trials – Victor Sailer/www.PhotoRun.NET. |
Amy Hastings (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) says that one of the best pieces of advice that Deena Kastor, her Mammoth Track Club teammate, has given her is to keep fighting; never give up. In running, just as in the rest of life, there are good miles and bad miles, good times and bad times. The good times are easy.
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| Jeneba Tarmoh – Victor Sailer/www.PhotoRun.NET. |
If you were watching the Olympic Trials yesterday, you no doubt know the story regarding the women’s 100m finals. Carmelita Jeter (CA) won in 10.92 and Tianna Madison was second in 10.96. But the real story was all about third place, where Californians Allyson Felix and Jeneba (JEN-eba) Tarmoh raced to a dead-heat for the third spot on the team.
