Best U.S. Marks, Week ending July 27, 2008, courtesy of USATF

Ten days to go until the start of the Olympics and seventeen days until the start of track & field in Beijing! The racing has been pretty good and most athletes are getting pretty close to where they need to be. These marks were provided for us by our friends at USATF….

BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING JULY 27
MEN
100 – 10.06 Mike Rodgers (Nike) – Stockholm, SWE 7/22
200 – 20.27 Wallace Spearmon (Nike) – London, GBR 7/26
400 – 44.29 Jeremy Wariner (adidas) – Stockholm, SWE 7/22
800 – 1:46.04 Tetlo Emmen (Asics Aggies) – Brasschaat, BEL 7/23
1500 – 3:38.21 Rob Myers (Reebok) – Brasschaat, BEL 7/23
Mile – 3:55.20 Bernard Lagat (Nike) – London, GBR 7/25
3000 – 7:40.75 Matt Tegenkamp (Nike) – Stockholm, SWE 7/22
3000SC – 8:25.16 Anthony Famiglietti (adidas) – Stockholm, SWE 7/22
5000 – 13:39.11 Stephen Haas (New Balance) – Dublin, IRL 7/25
110H – 13.04 David Oliver (Nike) – Stockholm, SWE 7/22
400H – 48.36 Kerron Clement (Nike) – London, GBR 7/26
HJ – 2.25/7-4.5 Jesse Williams (Nike) – London, GBR 7/26
PV – 5.72/18-9.25 Brad Walker (Nike) – London, GBR 7/26
LJ – 7.95/26-1 Tony Allmond (Cheetahs Intl.) – Brasschaat, BEL 7/23
TJ – 16.50/54-1.75 Allen Simms (Mizuno) – Rakvere, EST 7/23
SP – 21.13/69-4 Reese Hoffa (NYAC) – London, GBR 7/25
WOMEN
100 – 11.04 Marshevet Hooker (adidas) – London, GBR 7/26
200 – 22.79 Bianca Knight (adidas) – London, GBR 7/25
400 – 50.38 Sanya Richards (Nike) – Stockholm, SWE 7/22
800 – 2:00.01 Morgan Uceny (Reebok) – London, GBR 7/26
1500 – 4:09.63 Erin Donohue (Nike) – London, GBR 7/25
3000 – 8:53.26 Jen Rhines (adidas) – London, GBR 7/26
3000SC – 9:43.27 Lisa Galaviz (Nike) – London, GBR 7/25
5000 – 15:34.23 Amy Rudolph (adidas) – Stockholm, SWE 7/22
100H – 12.58 Lolo Jones (Asics) – London, GBR 7/26
400H – 55.37 Sheena Tosta (Nike) – London, GBR 7/26
HJ – 1.98/6-6 Chaunte Howard (Nike) – Stockholm, SWE 7/22
PV – 4.81/15-9.25 Jenn Stuczynski (adidas) – London, GBR 7/25
LJ – 6.58/21-7.25 Funmi Jimoh (Nike) – London, GBR 7/25

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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