The 2000 and 2004 Olympic Trials were two of my favorite events, period. Great competitions, great fans, great venues, and terrific performances.
2004 U.S. Olympic Trials for 10,000 meters, Men, Sacramento, CA,
The 1995 US Champs, also held in Sacramento, was a fantastic meet.
And now, Max Siegel, CEO of USA Track & Field announces that the 2014 USA Outdoor Championships are going to Sacramento, California.
Well, I have just three words to communicate to Mr. Siegel:
Well done, Max.
Few other cities in the U.S., besides Eugene, can put together well-run, well- attended US championships. Sacramento is one of few. Perhaps it is because they realize that, no matter what the venue, one must convince even the most die-hard track fans that four to six days of track & field for a U.S. champs is a worthy vacation that summer.
INDIANAPOLIS (USA): USATF has officially announced that the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held in Sacramento on June 26-29. USATF CEO Max Siegel said “Sacramento has a tremendous track & field culture and we are very pleased to be returning in 2014. “The fan support in the region is fantastic, and the weather conditions serve sprinters, field event athletes and distance runners alike. We look forward to another successful partnership with the Sacramento Sports Commission.” The Sacramento Sports Commission will serve as the local organising committee for the championships. Sacramento has previously hosted the USA Olympic Trials in 2000 and 2004, and the NCAA Track and Field Championships in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
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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