I was in the stadium in Atlanta when Michael Johnson ran 19.32 for 200 meters, destroying his own world record of 19.66 at the time. It was an historic race. I never believed that I see that record broken in my lifetime.
Usain Bolt had the best start he has had in a long time in the 200 meters. He flew around the curve so fast that he tweeked his back! As Bolt came off the turn, he charged down the track, looked over at Yohan Blake, who was running in second, and touched his nose as he hit the line, running 19.32, equalling the time of one Michael Johnson, who ran such a magnificent WR in 1996.
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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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