RacesRun.com

07 Aug '12, 10pm

London Diaries, Day 5, Robert Harting wins discus, tears shirt, hurdles, oh, he is German! by Larry Eder: Rober...

Ehsan Hadadi of Iran, one of the best throwers in the world, put pressure on the field from throw one. Ehsan threw 68.18m and took the lead. He followed that up with a 64.09m, 67.28m, 66.98m, a foul, and a final foul. Ehsan took the silver. Robert Harting opened with 67.79m, then a foul, then 67.27m, 66.45m, then 68.27m, where he took the lead. He finished with 67.08m. Harting handled the pressure and showed why he is the gold medalist. Gerd Kanter, the defending gold medalist from Beijing is tough. Gerd threw 65.07m, 65.79m, 66.02m, 65.96m, 68.03m, 66.99m. His 68.03 throw was his seasonal best. Gerd is quite the speaker, and the Estonian congratulated Robert Harting and Ehsan Hadadi, and noted how great a group of athletes he competed with. The Estonian is a real Olympian. Virgilijius Alekna, the old guy of the discus, was in third until the fifth throw, when Gerd Kanter ...

Full article: http://www.runblogrun.com/2012/08/london-diaries-day-5-ro...

Tweets

To anyone living in London please DO NOT use th...

londonblacktaxis.net 11 Aug '12, 10am

Welcome to London Black Taxis Without Doubt the Best Taxi Service in the World Click to Book a Taxi or for a Quotation Lic...

London Diaries, Day 2: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins 100 meters, defends Beijing title, by Larry Eder: The women'...

London Diaries, Day 2: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ...

runblogrun.com 08 Aug '12, 4pm

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, photo by PhotoRun.net Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce won the 100 meters in Beijing. That simple. The top...

London Diaries, Olympics, Day 4: Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus wins women's shot put, by Larry Eder: Nadzeya Osta...

London Diaries, Olympics, Day 4: Nadzeya Ostapc...

runblogrun.com 06 Aug '12, 9pm

Nadzeya Ostapchuk, Belarus, Gold medal, shotput, photo by PhotoRun.net Valerie Adams of New Zealand had won the shot put i...

London Diaries, Day 3: Usain Bolt, Simply the Best, by Larry Eder: What can you say about Usain Bolt? In the yea...

London Diaries, Day 3: Usain Bolt, Simply the B...

runblogrun.com 08 Aug '12, 3pm

Bolt also joked about staying on til Rio. " Blake will be older too then." smiled Usain Bolt, who gave Blake street cred a...

MUST-READ: Hurdler @KellieWellz competes in sem...

runnersworld.com 07 Aug '12, 6pm

When her hamstring tore, it sounded like the pop of a firecracker. It felt like a gunshot. It happened at the 100-meter hu...

London Diaries, Day 6: Aries Merritt Wins 110m ...

runblogrun.com 08 Aug '12, 11pm

Aries Merritt ran 12.94 in his semi-final, his fourth sub 12.95 time in one season, 2012. Jason Richardson looked good, as...

In this column: 1. Men's 1500m final 2. Women's 100m hurdles 3. Mocking the British 4. Making out with Australian Model

In this column: 1. Men's 1500m final 2. Women's...

runblogrun.com 08 Aug '12, 10pm

The Men's 1500-Meter Final and the Hurdles of International Dating by Jon Gugala August 8, 2012 LONDON - Last night was th...

London Diaries, Day 6: Brittney Reese Wins the Long Jump!, by Larry Eder: Brittney Reese, gold medal, Long Jum...

London Diaries, Day 6: Brittney Reese Wins the ...

runblogrun.com 09 Aug '12, 4pm

Two jumps and four fouls, and Brittney Reese takes gold in London! Here is how she won the biggest meet of her life! Elena...

Can You Tap Your Way to Gold in Google’s Interactive Hurdles Doodle?

Can You Tap Your Way to Gold in Google’s Intera...

searchenginewatch.com 07 Aug '12, 4pm

Google has been celebrating the London 2012 Olympics every day with a unique Olympic-themed Doodle. However, today’s inter...

London Diaries, Day 7: Usain Bolt races the leg...

runblogrun.com 10 Aug '12, 9pm

Usain Bolt had the best start he has had in a long time in the 200 meters. He flew around the curve so fast that he tweeke...

London Diaries, Day 9: Mo Farah Wins 5,000 meters, Wins the 5k/10k double! by Larry Eder: Mo Farah, London 2012,...

London Diaries, Day 9: Mo Farah Wins 5,000 mete...

runblogrun.com 11 Aug '12, 7pm

Fifteen of the best 5,000 meter runners in the world got off on a pedestrian pace in the 5,000 meters, hitting 70.6 for th...

London Diaries, A Difficult situation, in Difficult times, Jenn Suhr Gets Gold in Pole Vault, by Larry Eder: Jen...

London Diaries, A Difficult situation, in Diffi...

runblogrun.com 06 Aug '12, 11pm

At 4.45m, the first nine women did not clear the height on the first attempt. Becky Holliday of the US finished ninth, cle...

London Diaries, Olympics, Day 3: Ezekiel Kemboi...

runblogrun.com 06 Aug '12, 1am

OH, and the victory celebration by Ezekiel Kemboi. Kemboi did his own version of Iggy Pop's stage show during his heyday. ...

London Diaries, Day 1, Session 1: Jessica Ennis hurdles 12.54! by Larry Eder: The day started off cloudy, then r...

London Diaries, Day 1, Session 1: Jessica Ennis...

runblogrun.com 03 Aug '12, 6pm

Jessica Ennis showed the 80,000 fans in the stadium, with her flawless hurdling in heat 5, that the British heptathlon rec...

London Diaries, Olympics, Day 3: Olga Rypkakova wins Triple Jump, by Larry Eder: Olga Rypakova, gold medal, Tri...

London Diaries, Olympics, Day 3: Olga Rypkakova...

runblogrun.com 05 Aug '12, 11pm

The Triple Jump is the most technical of all the jumps. It requires coordination, speed, and grace. It would also be nice ...