2011 USATF Convention News, releases from USATF, note by Larry Eder

Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri, photo by PhotoRun.net

Lots has been going on this week in our sport. I thought it might make sense to give you all of the releases that USATF communications has put out since the beginning of the convention. Big news, is BP sponsorship and logo clarifcation. Some very good comments, on the logo situation at the AAC meeting.

I was called paternalistic earlier today. Sorry if that is how some see it. I believe that differences in perspective, are for the most part, helpful. It allows us to learn and see how to look at a situation from other view.

Off to the ASBA Technical meeting for three days. Then, it is off to the Running Event. Did enjoy the Nike NXN today, was a tremendous event. Very glad I went.

2024 Fall Cross Country Training & Racing Program, November 20, 2024, Week 10, Day 3, Wednesday is an easy day!

2024 Fall Cross Country Training & Racing Program, November 19, 2024, Week 10, Day 2, Tuesday is a busy day!

2024 Fall Cross Country Training & Racing Program, November 18, 2024, Week 10, Day 1, Monday is an easy day, one workout at a time.

Individuals honored at Awards Lunch; logo enforcement at Fall XC Champs clarified | 12/3/2011

ST. LOUIS – Dozens of contributors surrounding the sport of track and
field were honored during the Awards Lunch Saturday while decisions were
made regarding uniform guidelines for the Club Cross Country
Championships. Both were part of the USA Track & Field Annual
Meeting in St. Louis which continues through Sunday.

Westerfield wins Giegengack Award | 12/3/2011

ST. LOUIS – Gary Westerfield was given the Robert Giegengack Award
Saturday evening during the Jesse Owens Hall of Fame Banquet at the
Hyatt Regency. The banquet was a part of the USA Track & Field
Annual Meeting, which will conclude with the Closing Session Sunday.

Annual Meeting News and Notes, Volume 11, Number 28 | 12/2/2011

1. USATF Foundation, FINRA team up
2. Jesse Owens Hall of Fame Banquet Saturday evening
3. Five inducted into USA Track & Field Officials Hall of Fame
4. Masters Long Distance Running Committee gives awards

Blackmun, Hightower, McNees speak to kick off USA Track & Field Annual Meeting | 12/1/2011

ST. LOUIS – USA Track & Field Chairman and President Stephanie
Hightower, United States Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun and USATF
Interim CEO Mike McNees highlighted Thursday at the Hyatt Regency in
downtown St. Louis as the 33rd edition of the USA Track & Field
Annual Meeting officially kicked off with the Opening General Session.

USA Track & Field, BP America, Inc. announce Olympic Trials Marathon sponsorship | 11/30/2011

INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field and BP America Inc. announced
today that BP will be the official Oil/Gas/Energy sponsor for the 2012
U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon, to be held in Houston on January 14, 2012.

Talcott named USATF Athlete of the Week | 11/30/2011

INDIANAPOLIS – Dave Talcott (Owego, N.Y.) has been named USA Track
& Field’s Athlete of the Week after meeting the qualifying standard
for the men’s 50 km U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Race Walk at the Ohio
Last Chance 50k in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

St. Louis to host USATF Annual Meeting | 11/30/2011

INDIANAPOLIS – Beginning today and running through December 4, the
Hyatt Regency in St. Louis, Mo., will play host to the 2011 USA Track
& Field Annual Meeting. It will be the second time the meeting will
be hosted in St. Louis as it was also there in 1994.

Jamaican sprint stars head to U.S. Open; CHSAA relays return | 11/30/2011

NEW YORK – Former world record holder and sprinting legend Asafa
Powell will make his New York indoor track debut at the 2012 U.S. Open
Track & Field on January 28 at Madison Square Garden, USA Track
& Field announced Wednesday.

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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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