La Salle Legends – 2013 Penn Relays Championship of America Distance Medley Relay Team
Bob Long Sports is proud to premiere the inaugural edition of “La Salle Legends,” where we bring together members of some of the greatest teams and athletes in La Salle history to re-experience their athletic accomplishments. This week, we welcome the 2013 Penn Relays Championship of America Distance Medley Relay team (Andrew Stone ’13, Levi […]
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If Tom and Rob were betting men, they’d go all-in on choosing the winners of these next two events. Good thing we aren’t because Tom was about to bet the house on Allyson Felix taking the 400-meter crown (good thing Rob talked him out of that one). Even though we are very very confident in […]
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And on the seventh day, Tom and Rob took a day of rest…and it’s a good thing we did because we’re still catching our breath after what we witnessed during the first three days of track & field competition! The first weekend of athletics had the entire world on edge. We saw the Mobot after the Brit […]
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If you haven’t seen the hateful 8 yet, well, prepare yourself for some carnage. This R-rated film literally has nothing to do with this blog post, but it does have the number 8 in it, which is the number of 100 meters reps the men we are about to profile have to run consecutively to […]
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You bring the thunder, he’ll bring the lightning! Okay, all cheesiness aside, USAIN BOLT IS BACK and as ready as ever to defend his title as fastest man in the world. The man requires no introduction, but here’s the resumé in case you’ve been living under a rock for the past eight years: Just kidding, […]
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Elite distance runners operate at a cadence of 170 to 190 strides per minute. Doing some rough math allows one to conclude that, on average, the women competing in the Olympic 10k final on August 12th will take approximately 5700 steps during their event. At last year’s World Championships in Beijing, Molly Huddle of […]
Podcast: Beth Herndon Interview (Beer Mile World Record Holder)
In this week’s BLS Radio Show, with Bob Long and Ryan Holmes, we had special guest Beth Herndon on the show. Beth is the world record holder in the Beer Mile, winning the championship last week in Austin, TX. We asked her about her experience, what the process of preparation was like, and much more! […]
Podcast: Liberty Mile Preview
In this week’s special BLS Radio Show, with Bob Long and Sean Hannon, we preview the GNC Live Well Liberty Mile, which will be run Friday, August 1st, at 7PM. We interview Elite Athlete Coordinator Ryan Hogan as well as 2-time defending women’s champion Heather Kampf in our preview. Check it out! https://www.hulkshare.com/boblongsports/liberty-mile-preview