Justin Gatlin Interview 2016 Pre Classic

Justin Gatlin has started the 2016 season off quietly. His first race, in Shanghai, was a 10.03. Afterwards, Justin told the media about turning his ankle back in November and how long it has taken to get back to normal.

In the interview, conducted at the Nike Pre Presser, I teased him a bit about being the old man sprinter. Gatlin admitted that he does not need as many 200 meters, because he has performed well there, and he wants to concentrate on the 100 meters.

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Concentrate he did. Justin Gatlin won the 100 meters going away, running 9.88 and winning over Asafa Powell in 9.94. One thing is for certian: Justin Gatlin has his eyes focused on Eugene and Rio.

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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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