Track and Field on TV TODAY!

Even if it is indoors, it's still Track and Field and you can watch it today on ESPN2 at 12pm. It's the U.S. Indoor Championships in Boston. It's hailed as the world's oldest indoor meet.

You can watch the pre-game show on the meet website at the following link:
•Reebok Boston Indoor Games

Running in the Rain

If you want to see what the weather looks like for the next week and beyond, check out www.accuweather.com. From my experience, the site is usually right on and most of the time, they are remarkably accurate down to the hour.

Unless you can run between the rain drops, you are going to get wet the next week or so. You can choose to wear rain gear during your run which will protect you from the elements. You can also go with your regular outfit of running shorts and a shirt and that works out just as well. The human body does a remarkable job of warming up after a few minutes and the rain is usually a welcome addition to most runs.

Lastly, following your run, you should immediately change to dry clothes. Do NOT put your shoes in the dryer. The hot air dryer will speed up the breakdown of the shoes’ material, and you’ll be wearing them out soon enough. The best advice is to stuff the shoes with newspapers and by morning, your shoes should be mostly dry. Some runners choose to alternate between two shoes which gives one pair of shoes a longer period to dry. Another benefit of alternating your shoes is that it takes up to 48 hours for them to rebound to their original shape after a run.

Any other helpful hints out there?

Run For The Dream Race Videos

Thanks to Hank Lawson and the Lynbrook Track and Field Website:

•Girls' 4x160m.
•Boys' 800m.
•Girls' 800m.
•Boys' Mile
•Girls' Mile

45 Years Coaching at ONE School

Nice article in today's San Mateo Daily Journal about Aragon Cross Country and Track and Field Coach Bill Daskoralis. You can find it at the following link:
•A Don for life

Webcast for Run for the Dream Indoors

Live on webcast at the following link:
http://usatf.sportnet.com/

Article about Hayward Coach Will Matthews

The Daily Review has a nice article about Hayward HS Cross Country and Track and Field coach Will Matthews. He was named the NCS Track and Field honor coach in 1989 while he was coaching at Mt. Eden and the NCS Cross Country honor coach in 2005 at his current school. Matthews has also been the meet director for the NCS Cross Country championships these past XC seasons. While being an outstanding coach with so many athletes, Matthews was also a fine athlete.

You can read more about Mr. Matthews at the following link:
•Coach lauded for career of selfless duty

Grand Opening for Santa Rosa Shoe Store

Current Maria Carrillo XC coach Greg Fogg and former Maria Carrillo XC and TF coach Danny Aldridge (both elite master runners) recently opened a running store in Santa Rosa, called Heart and Sole Sports. On Feb 1st and 2nd they will be having a grand opening celebration, marked most noticeably by an all-comers meet from 9am-12pm on Saturday at Cardinal Newman HS. Paul Terek (Olympian in the decathlon) and Henry Rono (former multiple world record holder) will be there to sign autographs and such.

Below you can see Aldridge (left) and Fogg (right) offering gait analysis to a runner at the store.

Here is the flier for the grand opening.

If you have any questions about the event, contact Greg Fogg at greg.fogg@comast.net

The Spirit of the Marathon

An update on the condition of Casa Grande Coach Triola

Link to newspaper article from the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
•Heart-stopping mysteries run into Casa Grande coach

An update on his condition on the Casa Grande Cross Country website:
•Casa Grande Cross Country

The Long Green Line Movie - Sample

Joe Newton has won 26 Illinois State Cross Country Championships. His team won the inaugural NTN championship three years ago. He was the first high school coach to be part of the Olympic coaching staff in the the '88 games. He has coached at York HS in Elmhurst for 43 years! Needless to say, he is one of the greatest high school coaches in ANY sport. His first book, The Long Green Line, was first published in 1969 and you can still get copies of the book on several online sources.

The long awaited movie about this great coach is going to finally become a reality and you can learn more about the movie at the following link:
•The Long Green Line Website Link