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USA v. the World at Penn
USA Takes on the World at the Penn Relays
These world-class relay contests have worked ingeniously for the Penn Relays in Philadelphia. Some of the best speedsters in the 
world are willing to engage in team competition this early in the season in lieu of actual head-to-head individual sprints. The USA vs. the World portion of the 117th Penn Relays is at Franklin Field on Saturday and involves athletes from 16 countries in the Nike men’s distance medley relay, women’s sprint medley relay, Visa women’s 4100, BMW Men’s 4100, Nike women’s 4400 and Visa men’s 4400. Tickets are
Kara’s Many Miles to Boston
For Boston, Kara Goucher Put in More Miles Than Ever Before
I was looking through my log book over the past 13 weeks and I averaged over 110 miles a week, notes Goucher, whos returning to 
the marathon with Mondays appearance in Boston. That’s a lot of mileage, but it’s been good. Shes encouraged by her third place performance in last months NYC Half-Marathon. The race in New York was all about getting in a race and running hard and competing and running against some of the best people in the world, which is precisely what Kara Goucher will be doing as she proceeds from Hopkinton to Boston against a remarkable womens field headed by defending titleist Teyba Erkesso of Ethiopia and 2:22:43 marathoner Sharon Cherop of Kenya. Gou
Anna Pierce in Boston Mile
Anna Pierce Headlines B.A.A. Invitational Mile on April 17
Pierce is one of Americas best in the 800, the 1500/mile, and the 3000-meter steeplechase, and fans have been wondering where shes been so far in 2011. Well, it is a
long year with the key goal being the World Championships at the end of the summer. In any case, Pierce will reappear the day before the Boston Marathon to compete for a $3,000 first prize at the B.A.A. Invitational Mile, which she won in 2009. H
Lauren Fleshman’s Magic Bus
Are Oregon Women Ready to Replace Texas AM as NCAA Champs?
Oregon has won the last two NCAA Indoor womens team titles and set a points record at 2010s outdoor PAC-10s, but the 
Ducks have placed second to the Texas AM Aggies at the outdoor NCAAs two years in a row. Oregons women’s associate head coach Robert Johnson theorizes if we keep putting ourselves in those situations, sooner or later, we’re going to be able to figure this thing out and pull through. Oregon, which competes at the Pepsi Team Invitational at Hayward Field in Eugene on Saturday, still has formidable weapons in heptathlete-hurdler-high jumper Brianne Theisen and sophomore Jordan Hasay, who was the NCAA Indoor champ in the mile and 3000. Tha
Sleep Deprived? You Could Be Eating More As A Result
Turns out, the image of someone sneaking bites of ice cream in the middle of the night is quite accurate according to a new study by Columbia University. Researchers found that when people are sleep deprived, they end up consuming about 300 calories more per day than their well-rested counterparts and ice cream is a favorite food to indulge in when tired.
Its been long proven that adequate sleep can help keep the pounds off and this study confirmed it by taking 26 men and women who normally get an average of nine hours sleep at night and reducing it to four hours for six days in a row. The result?