LoLo Jones is a two-time World Indoor Champion at the 100 meter hurdles. A graduate from LSU, a native of Des Moines, Iowa, LoLo is one of the most colorful athletes in track & field. She also picked one of the toughest events in the sport, the 100 meter hurdles, to excel at in the U.S. The level of competition in the 100 meter hurdles is fierce, and Jones competes against the likes of Danielle Carruthers, Kelly Holmes, Gini Crawford and Dawn Harper, to name a few.
LoLo agreed to an interview with Runblogrun, with the video being produced by the Shoe Addicts, at a recent event for ASICS America, her sponsor. This is part one of a multi-part series on the hurdler…
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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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