by Brett Hoover — posted on 12/29/2011
When the famed Waterford Crystal New Year's Eve Ball drops on Times Square this weekend, it will usher in a special year for the sport of track & field.
Of course, every Olympic year i...
Dec 30th 2011, 4:45am
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posted on 12/27/2011
Armory Foundation president Dr. Norb Sander announced today that multi-World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross will compete in the 105th Millrose Games, February 11 at the New Balance Track & Field Center....
Dec 28th 2011, 4:45am
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by Brett Hoover — posted on 12/23/2011
Course Map | Men's Bios | Women's Bios
As most of America settles in for the holidays with some football, too much food (and maybe some track and field) there is a group that will be havin...
Dec 24th 2011, 4:45am
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posted on 12/20/2011
Note, the photo above is used with permission from Sportsfile. It comes from August 17, 1985 when Frank O'Mara, Marcus O'Sullivan, Ray Flynn and Eamonn Coghlan broke the world 4xMile relay record in a time of 15:49.08. That mar...
Dec 21st 2011, 4:45am
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by Brett Hoover — posted on 12/18/2011
Football announcers rarely understand track & field. Otherwise they wouldn't suggest that some 'kinda fast' cornerback possesses "world-class speed" or spout that a 40-yard hand time t...
Dec 19th 2011, 4:45am
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posted on 12/13/2011
Millrose Games meet director Ray Flynn announced today that 2008 Olympic Gold Medal winner LaShawn Merritt will compete in the 500m at the 105th Millrose Games on Feb. 11 at The Armory.
"I am really looking forward to racing the...
Dec 14th 2011, 4:45am
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by Brett Hoover — posted on 12/9/2011
Yes, he is a long shot to make the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, but unlike all but 150 people in the country, Staten Island's Mike Cassidy still has a shot after finishing 11th at the California...
Dec 10th 2011, 4:45am
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by Elliott Denman — posted on 12/7/2011
Oh, those mid-1960s. What glory days they were for Metropolitan New York area track, from the kids, to the schoolguys, to the collegians, to the vets. It was a happening place of all happ...
Dec 8th 2011, 4:45am
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posted on 12/6/2011
Armory Foundation president Dr. Norb Sander announced today that Bernard Lagat, owner of a record eight Wanamaker Mile titles, will compete in the 5,000-meter event during the Feb. 11, 2012, Millrose Games at the Armory New Bal...
Dec 7th 2011, 4:45am
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