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Racing News: December 2 Morning Report
Lauren Fleshman's petition; Meb and Deena in a marathon relay.
By Peter Gambaccini
Fleshman Says Drug Cheats Shouldn't Get USATF Gigs
Two-time national 5,000 champion Lauren Fleshman has an online petition demanding, "Make only athletes with clean doping records the face of USA Track and Field." Her complaint is that national team coaching positions and other leadership roles are frequently filled by persons who've served bans for performance-enhancing drugs. Such spots should be "reserved for athletes with 100% clean anti-doping records," said Fleshman. More
Keflezighi and Kastor in Dallas Marathon Relay
The Duo to Rio on December 13 involves ten runners who've qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, with a male runner doing the first 13.1 miles and a female the second. Participants include Olympic medalists Meb Keflezighi and Deena Kastor, along with Desiree Linden, Jared Ward, Molly Huddle, Dathan Ritzenhein, and Annie Bersagel. With the marathon trials nine weeks later, Becky Wade told USA Today, the entrants will include "some people who are trying to get in a solid tempo run, [and] some people who don't want to take it too intensely." More
Lananna Cites America's "Responsibility" to Track World
Vin Lananna will be head coach of the U.S. men's track and field team at the 2016 Olympics. But he's best known for securing major meets for the state of Oregon, including the 2016 indoor and 2021 outdoor world championships. Lananna told Competitor that the U.S. has an obligation to host such meets, is central to the sport globally, and "has a unique responsibility to do our part to develop and to perpetuate the popularity of track and field." More
On Thursday, Oscar Pistorius Could Be Found Guilty of Murder
The South African Olympian and Paralympian served slightly less than one year for manslaughter in the shooting death of his girlfriend. But as the Associated Press reports, a Supreme Court of Appeal could convict him of murder and give him a 15-year prison sentence. There is also the possibility he could be retried. More
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Racing News: December 12 Morning Report