Kenyon Neuman (Nike) chats up Amanda Hodges of Colorado Running. Click here.
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Colorado Running magazine: Exclusive Athlete Interview with Kenyon Neuman
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The Case for Lee Merrien for Olympic Selection
Lee Merrien and his wife at Sunday night's farewell party in London
In Sunday’s Virgin London Marathon, Lee Merrien (ASICS) took his marathon down another notch, improving from 2:14:27 to 2:13:41, thereby winning the Jim Peters Award (photo above) as the top British finisher for a second consecutive year. Despite now being well clear of the Olympic “A” standard of 2:15:00, Lee was left off the team by UK Athletics in their team announcement on Monday. There has been some commotion in the UK this week over the Federation’s selection standard of 2:12:00 for UK Men; as one knowledgable guest at the Tower Hotel in London pointed out earlier this week, the marathon and race walking events are the only ones for which UK Athletics decided to set qualification standards higher than those set by the IAAF.
The website Ethical Athletics posted strong support for Lee on their site yesterday in an article simply titled, “The Case for Lee Merrien.” Please read the comments and add your support for Lee’s cause.
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“Kalmer backs Irvette”
The South African Olympic Committee’s website with a rightly positive view of Irvette van Blerk‘s (adidas/Nedbank) chances to qualify for the London Olympics in her debut at the distance tomorrow in London. Irvette is rooming here in London with Rene Kalmer (adidas/Nedbank), who will be pacing he 2:28 women’s group tomorrow morning. Rene already has a slot on the team by means of her impressive 2:29:59 5th-place finish in last year’s hot and humid Yokohama Women’s Marathon. Click here.
Louise Damen: Audio Interview About the Virgin London Marathon
Louise Damen (adidas) chats with Andy Edwards about improving on her 2:30:00 PB and Sunday’s Virgin London Marathon, where she will chase the final women’s spot on the UK Olympic marathon team. Click here.
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Lady and the Tramps
Article from the UK Press Association on an interesting group of supporters for Louise Damen (adidas). The gang seems to be equal fans of Carlsberg’s “Special Brew.” Click here.
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Murray excited ahead of London Marathon debut
Edinburgh Evening News article on Freya Murray‘s (adidas) marathon debut in London tomorrow. Click here.
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John Beattie: Final VLM Long Run
Ryan Mcleod of Athleticos has sent along a video of John Beattie (adidas) and Luke Cragg doing their final long run (24 mile tempo run) a couple of weeks ago in preparing for the Virgin London Marathon. Click here. A bit over 60 hours until the gun goes off Sunday morning in Greenwich Park.
Louise Damen Chats with RunnersLife
RunnersLife of the UK chatted with Louise Damen (adidas) a week out from the 2012 Virgin London Marathon. Click here.
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“Lee Merrien in best ever form ahead of London Marathon”
BBC article on Lee Merrien (ASICS). Click here.
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Lee Merrien video interview on Sunday’s Virgin London Marathon
Had dinner last night with Lee Merrien (ASICS), Constantina Dita, and Tokyo Marathon director Tad Hayano. Lee looks ready to roll. Here is a TV interview he did Channel Online TV just before flying over to London. Click here. UK athletes have their press conference at the Tower Hotel later this morning.
