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YiOu Wang will compete at the 2016 Ultra Race of Champions
Auburn, CA – July 12, 2016- The Ultra Race of Champions (UROC), a 100 kilometers trail race based in Auburn, California, that strives to create the Super Bowl for the sport of ultra distance running, welcomes YiOu Wang to its 2016 Women’s Field. Originally from...
USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Return to Sacramento in 2017
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 6, 2016)- The USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships are returning to Sacramento June 22-25, 2017. The best track and field athletes in the country will compete to qualify for the IAAF World Championships next summer at Sacramento State's...
Stephanie Garcia Onwards and Upwards
Stephanie Garcia and the 2016 Olympic Trials 3000 Steeple Finals The women’s steeple final. The bell rings out. Emma Coburn glides away, seemingly so effortless. She’s barely opening her mouth to breath. Then the cameras cut back to Stephanie Garcia, who had led the...
Vineman 70.3
I am taking a short break from the 2016 Olympic Trials for some tri talk. As mentioned earlier this week in social media this will be the first year since 2010 that I will miss Ironman Vineman 70.3 as either an athlete or a spectator. Since I have been attending this...
Next Up
14 women advanced to tomorrow’s 3000 meter steeple final. In this field is race favorite and American Record Holder Emma Coburn who ran a career best of 9:10.76 this year in Eugene. With a personal record that is 8 seconds faster than the second best in the field...
Not Just Another Day
My non-runner friends will often say - "10 days. Don't you get tired on track and field by then?" My answer, like your's most likely, is no. Each day of the Olympic Trials is not just another day. It is hard to tire of the sport when each day is full of first time...
Freeplay Rio Rush: Women’s Steeple Trials
Stephanie Garcia, New Balance athlete and Freeplay writer, cruised to the finish line today in the 3000 meter steeple prelims earning her a spot in Thursday night’s final by finishing a close second behind Leah O’Connor in heat 2 with a time of 9:35.95. Garcia who...
4th of July at the Track
How does a track fan girl and a dog lover celebrate the 4th of July? By watching the 3000 meter steeple prelims, the 800 meter final and then hiding the greyhounds from fireworks…of course! As mentioned above the 3000m steeple gets underway tomorrow. Each time I watch...
Freeplay Rio Rush: The First Two Days Set the Tone
I left Hayward Stadium after the second of competition feeling proud. Not of myself but of the athletes competing. Proud of the athletes that will be representing us at the Rio 2016 Olympics next month, the ones that raced these past two days but will be watching the...