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| EUGENE, Ore. --- As Molly Huddle made her way around the curve of Hayward Fields copper-colored track, the fans rose to their feet as the last leg of the womens 5,000 meters of the U.S. Track and Field trials turned into a sprint. Huddle, with a stride and demeanor that is both bird-like and strong, led the competition and pushed her way across the finish line first. And in doing so, Huddle, 31, became the first woman to win the 5,000 meters and the 10,000 meters in a single U.S. Olympic trials.If you had told me that [Id win both events] back in 2008, I never would have believed it, Huddle said after her race, remarkably not out of breath while several of her peers wandered the grounds around the finish line dizzy, leaning over with their hands on their thighs, at war with lactic acid and digestive uncertainty. Its pretty crazy to look back on it.It was a breakout performance, but nothing new to track fans who have been watching closely. Huddle has won bundles of national titles in cross country, road and track races, making her greatest challenge replicating that success on the international stage. Many at Hayward Field wondered: Can Americas great hope in womens distance running bring home a rare Olympic medal?Since it was added as an Olympic event for women in 1996, no American woman has made the podium in the 5,000 meters, as nearly half of the medals in the event have gone to Ethiopians. In that same time frame in the 10,000, only one American woman won a medal -- Shalane Flanagan -- who received a bronze at the 2008 Beijing Games.Huddle, though, has decided not to run the 5,000 in Rio and will compete only in the 10,000, even though she calls the shorter distance her favorite event. (Huddle became the American record holder in the 5,000, running 14:42.64 in Monaco two years ago.) It came down to scheduling and preserving her body.In addition to her ambitious double win in Eugene, Huddle has announced that after the Olympics, she will run the New York City Marathon, one of the most anticipated marathon debuts in recent memory. The training regimen for an Olympic 10,000 better fits the lead-up to a marathon, but Huddle knows even that is cutting it close, with only a couple of days to rest after Rio before she will start preparing for New York, which is scheduled for Nov. 6.I try to take it one event at a time, Huddle said of her regular scheduling conundrums.Huddle has wasted no time using her podium to champion for a fascinating, off-beat cause: the adoption of a female runner emoji. (All the sports characters look like dudes! she told Runners World magazine.) Huddle said that she submitted her proposal to Unicode (the company being emojis) and said that she heard via two tweets from its CEO that theyre working on a way to modify emoji genders for a few characters, including the runner, but she hasnt heard about a timeline or anything specific yet. In June, Huddle won a partial victory when Facebook announced it would launch a female runner option. Huddle supports a designer who sells a T-shirt and a coffee mug with her proposed design (the latter of which is paired comically with a coffee and poop emoji, echoing an agony known by many distance runners), the proceeds of which go to support youth running efforts in Rhode Island, where she trains.Emoji activism aside, some track fans also hope that Huddle can bring a fresh face to a sport that has been enshrouded in scandal. While the Russians are banned from track and field at the Olympics, in February came reports that nine Ethiopian runners were under investigation for alleged doping. Antidoping officials in the United Kingdom are investigating reports that British athletes had used EPO while training in Kenya and there continues to be criticism that testing efforts in the East African distance running powerhouses have been lackluster to nonexistent.Looking at the results of what I assume are the Ethiopian trials, its frustrating because theres not a lot of talk about that country, Huddle said. But we have to get as fit as possible and just trust that rules will be followed in August.Huddles start with the sport was an unusual one. Her high school in Elmira, N.Y., didnt have a cross country team, so she ran as a one-girl team her senior year with her father as her coach. At the University of Notre Dame, Huddle was a 10-time All-American and, upon graduating in 2006, began running as a professional. She remained competitive but got lost in the pack as she regularly landed in the top 10 but seldom on the podium. At the 2008 U.S. Olympic trials, she finished ninth in the 10,000 meters and 10th in the 5,000 meters as other big names like Flanagan and Kara Goucher beat her to the Olympic berths.She won a silver medal in the 5,000 at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and that same year set an American record in the event as her performances started to break out in road races. Two years later, she finished second in the 5,000 at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and in 11th at the Games in London.But it wasnt until 2013 that her breakthrough really began. At the world championships, Huddle finished sixth, the highest American female finish in that event ever. She finished fourth in 10,000 meters at the 2015 worlds, heartbreakingly close to the podium. American Emily Infeld beat Huddle for the bronze after Huddle appeared to celebrate a stride too soon.With the success has come sponsorship, chiefly from Saucony. In 2015, Huddle won the most prize money of any American, earning $151,700 -- a small kitty compared to her counterparts in other individual sports like golf or tennis, but impressive in the lower-paying world of professional track and field.Often the narrative of Olympians is one of extraordinary power and exceptionalism, that their bodies somehow can do something the rest of us can only dream of, that they were born to be on that track. But its a false one, and its not how Huddles brain is wrapping around her greatest forthcoming opponents from East Africa. Her finish in Eugene of 31 minutes, 41.62 seconds is strong, but she knows she still has work to do to shave seconds off her time if shes to contend. In March this year, she beat Kenyan star Joyce Chepkirui at the New York City Half Marathon, when she ran 1:07:41, setting an American record for a women-only race and beating out Chepkirui by a mere 0.08 seconds.It would be tempting to see Huddles performance at the trials, the New York City Half, or upcoming run at Rio as coming out of nowhere, breakthroughs in the ever-competitive sport. Shes trying to hedge expectations with low-key commentary, but given her recent performances, its not off-base to think she could shatter them as if no one had been paying attention.But the reality is: Huddle has been there all along.Having seen some of the Ethiopian and Kenyan results, Huddle said that to medal in Rio, she would need to be in shape to hit a time that would be an American record.Im going to get as fit as I can for that race, she said. But I could have a great day and finish eighth. You just never know. Cheap Vikings Super Bowl Jerseys . 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CLEVELAND -- Browns safety Jordan Poyer has been discharged from the hospital after one of his kidneys was lacerated by a vicious hit.Poyer was taken to Nashvilles Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital by ambulance during Sundays 28-26 loss to the Tennessee Titans. The Browns said the 25-year-old Poyer, in his fourth season with the team, will return to Cleveland.Poyer was injured on a nasty blindside hit by Titans running back Antonio Andrews while covering a punt in the second quarter. Andrews had an unobstructed run at Poyer before delivering his violent blow, which was penalized.Browns coach Hue Jackson does not think Andrews hit was malicious.I think he was trying to do his job, which was block him, and he did, Jackson said. He blocked him. He might have led with his head a little bit, but that is what he got flagged for. That is part of this game.Andrews received a personal foul and will be fined by the NFL.Poyers serious injury is the latest for the Browns, who have placed 12 players -- including quarterback Robert Griffin III -- on IR this season. The team can bring one player off IR after eight games.The team said starting left guard Joel Bitonio underwwent foot surgery on Monday.dddddddddddd The Browns expect Bitonio, who got hurt on the final play of the first half against New England on Oct. 9, to make a full recovery and be ready for the 2017 season. Bitonio is one of Clevelands best players and his loss has forced Jackson to again re-shuffle his offensive line.Also, Browns center Austin Reiter underwent reconstructive left knee surgery Tuesday in Cleveland. Reiter tore his anterior cruciate ligament on Oct. 2 against the Washington Redskins, his former team.Because of the rash of injuries, the Browns have started three quarterbacks and played five this season. Theyve also had three centers, lost their starting kicker and before the season started, they lost defensive end Desmond Bryant, their sacks leader in 2015, with a chest injury. In addition, wide receiver Josh Gordon entered rehab just days before he was to return from a four-game league drug suspension.---Online: AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL coverage on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys Wholesale NFL Womens Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Stitched Jerseys Cheap NFL Black Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys 2020 ' ' ' |
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