Usain Bolt to race 100 meters on March 14, by Larry Eder

Usain Bolt will run his first 100 meters of the 2009 season on March 14, 2009 in Kingston, Jamaica. The three time Olympic Gold medalist, Bolt has run two races at 400 meters so far this season, running a fine 45.54 in his second race, plus the anchor in a world leading 38.10 for the 4 x 100 meter relay.

Usain Bolt’s performances and enthusiasm has made him one of the most popular athletes in all of sports. He was also the first Jamaican to win gold medals in the sprints in an Olympic Games. His footwear sponsor, PUMA has seen some strong positives from their involvement with Bolt and the promotional use of YouTube, and also the grass roots enthusiasm over an athlete who races so well has made Bolt one of the most well paid and welcomed athlete on the global track & field circuit. For more on the March 14 meet, please check the IAAF article: http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=49560.html
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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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