Posted by Bottom Line on 10/12/2009, 10:42 pm, in reply to "LB alum in Marathon"
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you seem close to this program. How is it doing financially? What problems is it facing in the next year or two? As a small sport, has it had similar or higher percentage cuts than the other programs? How is/are any cuts effecting its competitiveness or improvement?
This is one of those sports that doesn't get a lot of attention or publicity; today's PT article excepted.
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: Just a post about the runners formerly of the
: beach,
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: Jim Grabow won the half marathon sunday
: morning in 1:04:46. All American in 5k
: indoors for the Beach a few years back. If
: run at USA championships last year would
: have been in the top 20.
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: Eli Rodriguez won the marathon in 2:25:57.
: He's won a few marathons now. Believe he won
: the O.C. marathon earlier this year in
: 2:26:30.
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: For the women last years star Carly Harris
: ran the half marathon and placed 6th
: overall, coming off an injury sustained
: getting hit by a car, and Nicole Blalock ran
: the full marathon just over 3 hours to place
: in the top ten.
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: The XC team this year is doing well, off to
: Santa Clara Invitational next weekend, then
: to the Big West Championships, women have an
: outside shot at the Big West title if all
: goes right, but heated race could see them
: 5th on a bad day. On the men's side Cal Poly
: is nationally ranked, and set to win again,
: 2nd may be a reach, but a big challenge for
: 3rd is possible.
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