March 13, 2010
 Meseret Defar wrote herself once more in the pages of athletics history, capturing her fourth consecutive title at 3000m at the IAAF World Indoor Championships today in Doha, Qatar. Defar, the world record holder at 3000m indoors, followed Jessica Augusto of Portugal and Rene Kalmer of South Africa through a slow early pace, before taking the lead with two laps to go. Pressed by teammate Sentayehu Ejigu and Vivian Cheriyout, Defar kicked home with a sub-28 second final 200m to secure her fourth consecutive gold, breaking Romanian great Gabriela Szabo's record of three consecutive golds in the Women's 3000m. Ejigu held off a late surge from Sylvia Kibet to take bronze. Read more...
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March 11, 2010
 With only five weeks left until her due date, Carrie Tollefson can't believe how quickly her preganacy has seem to have gone. The 2004 Olympian has kept up her running even at this late stage, continuing to get in three to six miles daily, in addition to healthy amount of strength work. After her spring due date, Carrie plans to get back into full training quickly, and hopes to be able to begin racing again possibly by the fall. Read more...
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March 5, 2010
 Global Athletics and Marketing is pleased to announce that nine of its athletes have been named to compete at the 14th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar, including defending champions Meseret Defar, who will be attempting to be only the second woman to win four consecutive titles, and Liu Xiang, who continues his comeback from injury. Complete list:
Trell Kimmons (USA) - Men's 60m
Bershawn Jackson (USA) - Men's 400m and 4x400m Relay
Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) - Men's 3000m
Liu Xiang (CHN) - Men's 60m Hurdles
Dee Dee Trotter (USA) - Women's 400m and 4x400m Relay
Anna Pierce (USA) - Women's 800m
Kalkidan Gezahegn (ETH) - Women's 1500m
Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) - Women's 3000m
Meseret Defar (ETH) - Women's 3000m
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March 4, 2010
 Reigning World Cross Country Champion Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam and Irish 10000m record holder Alistair Cragg have been named to compete at the NYC Half Marathon. Gebremariam is one of the most decorated runners in the history of cross country, having won four individual medals at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, including his thrilling gold medal winning run last year in Amman, Jordan. Gebremariam has competed in two previous half marathons, setting his personal best of 1:00:59 last year. Cragg, a two-time Olympian at 5000m, is the 2005 European Indoor Champion at 3000m and was a seven-time NCAA Champion while at the University of Arkansas. New York will be Cragg's debut at the distance. Read more...
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March 2, 2010
 2004 Olympic gold medalist Liu Xiang confirmed his intention to defend his World Indoor 60m Hurldes title at the upcoming IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar. Liu, the former world record holder in the outdoor high hurdles, has battled back from injuries that curtailed his season following his world indoor title in 2008, and has won three of his last four races, capturing gold medals at the National Games, the Asian Championships and the East Asian Games. Liu's toughest opposition is expected to come in the form of Dayron Robles of Cuba, the reigning Olympic Champion and the man who dethroned Liu as outdoor world record holder, and from Terrence Trammell, the 2001 and 2006 World Indoor Champion. Read more...
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March 1, 2010
 Anna Pierce extended her undefeated streak over 800m with her win yesterday at the USATF Indoor Championships in Albuquerque. Pierce, who went undefeated in her four 800m races in 2009, took the lead with 200m ago and never relented, breaking the tape in 2:00.84A, a personal best by more than two seconds. With her victory, Pierce secured herself a spot on the US team for the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar. Also qualifying for Doha was Bershawn Jackson, the 2005 World Champion in the 400m Hurdles. Jackson charged out in front early in the Men's 400m and led from gun to tape, winning in 45.41A, nearly a second quicker than his previous lifetime best. Dee Dee Trotter finnished second in the Women's 400m in 51.23A, qualifying for Doha and breaking the personal best she had set six years earlier. Morgan Uceny, who trains with Pierce in California, led the Women's 1500m early on, and held off World Championship bronze medalist Shannon Rowbury to win her first national title. Read more...
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