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2006 NJCAA Region I Cross Country Championships
On October 27, Tempe Kiwanis Park again served as the backdrop for the 2006 edition of the NJCAA Region I Cross Country Championships. The Central Arizona College Vaqueros claimed the women’s and men’s team titles. Samantha Hatch (Paradise Valley Community College) was declared the individual women’s winner, after attempting to tie with teammate Heather West;…
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Austin, Texas revisited
A work-related conference prompted a recent visit to Austin, Texas. I had previously visited the self-proclaimed “Live Music Capital of the World” in 2002 for what was then called the Motorola Austin Marathon (now known as the AT&T Austin Marathon). In 2002, I was still using 35 mm film; this time, I had an inexpensive…
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2006 Doug Conley Invitational
The Doug Conley Invitational features the top-20 ranked boys and girls Arizona high school cross country teams, regardless of class level, as well as top individuals from non-invited teams. Not surprisingly, the meet produces excellent performances, and often foreshadows the state meet… Doug Conley Invitational overall results (on Arizonatrack.com) Doug Conley Invitational team results (on…
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Williams Formula 1 car vs. BMW M5
Ever wonder how a high performance street car would fare against a purpose-built top-of-the-line race car? Here’s an entertaining video demonstration, from the Fifth Gear show on British TV Channel Five…
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Top of Utah Marathon
As a desert dweller, I rarely have an opportunity to see snow. So, one could imagine my surprise when I looked out the hotel window in Logan, Utah, and saw snow flurries on the first day of Autumn 2006. Fortunately, the storm cleared out overnight, and the 8th Annual NordicTrack Top of Utah Marathon took…
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San Diego Road Trip
Year after year, hundreds of Arizona runners make the trek to San Diego for the America’s Finest City Half Marathon. As training through the summer in the Valley becomes longer and hotter, spending a weekend near the beach in late August seems like a perfect end-of-summer ritual. The gallery includes images from Sea World, the…
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Bondurant School of High Performance Driving
Attending the four-day Bondurant Grand Prix Road Racing course both fulfilled a lifelong dream and let me know how much more I need to learn about driving an automobile fast for competition. We spent the first three days of the class driving the Corvette C5, and the fourth day driving a Formula Ford. I definitely…
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4th of July 2006
What better way is there to watch 4th of July fireworks in Phoenix than from the roof of a high rise in the Camelback Corridor? Friends and teammates were treated to a 360 degree view of the city, and close proximity to a couple downtown Phoenix fireworks shows… Images from the 4th of July, 2006
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2006 AT&T USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships — Sunday
It seems somewhat fitting that the 2006 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships would end as it began, with a rain delay. The dreary conditions did not slow down the competitors. After the meet resumed, several world leading times fell in rapid succession. Preliminary images from the 2006 USATF Outdoor Championships — Sunday
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2006 AT&T USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships — Saturday
Lisa Galaviz, a standout runner at both Centennial High School and ASU, captured her first national championship, with a victory in the 3000 meter steeplechase. Day 4 of the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships was punctuated by thrilling photo finishes in the men’s 400 and 400 meter hurdle races, as well as a dominating…