The 102nd Millrose games (MSG) have a New Yorker Kara Goucher as the elite women's mile winner at the New York's Madison Square garden on the Friday night.
Kara Goucher's time in the women's mile was 4:33.19, which is a stunning victory as there were no other runner in her striking distance. the Runner up Marina Muncan finished in 4:37:77. And this timing is her personal best.
She has the highest finish in the last years New York City Marathon, and has broken the record of 14 years for an American woman to complete the marathon. And now she is well prepared for her ext venture for the Boston Marathon in April 2009.
Kara Goucher was born on 9 July 1978 in Queens, New York and is a middle and long distance runner. Kara Gaucher, and her husband Adam Goucher, also an American runner coached by the legend Alberto Salazar live in Portland, Oregon.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Sports Spirit Brightens From the Sports Leaders
Millions of people are great fans of sports. It is one of the oldest hobbies of many of them. There are many sports which have been followed by people from the beginning. Each one of us will be a fan of one or the other sport and will have a favorite sports leader. And accordingly each country has its own national game which is been liked and enjoyed by every citizen and has a fare knowledge about it.
Most Asians have cricket as their favorite sport and it is the national sport of England. Most of the countries have a cricket team. Some of the sports leaders of Cricket are Kapil Dev from India, West Indies where the champions in late 70's as they won The Cricket World Cup twice and Allan Border from Australia for having a tremendous runs record.
Australians are eminent for football, tennis and rugby. Football is one of the other sports which is world famous and has lots of sports leaders who have made their country proud. Jason Taylor, Champ Bailey, David Beckham, Pele, are only few of them who have made their name prominent in football. Similarly Tennis is again a very sporting game played all over the world and some sports leaders of tennis would include Steffy graph, Pete Sampras of the recent years and Pancho Segura of 1940's, Bjorn Borg the best tennis player of 1960's and many more.
Colin Montgomerie, Tony Jacklin and Tiger Woods are some of the best golfers in the world. Similarly there are many more Sports leaders in all the sports that you choose. Make time to know more about the sports leaders and try to follow them to make your name in sports.
Bring your children into sports and make them active by enrolling them into some of the sports organization which will teach your child all about their favorite game and make them one of the sport leaders in recent future. Let them not make home the game field, instead allow them to physically participate in sports like gymnastic, soccer, swimming and many such sports. Later they will choose their sport and make name in it. Bring the Sportsmanship spirit in you and your children and be like a sport leader.
Most Asians have cricket as their favorite sport and it is the national sport of England. Most of the countries have a cricket team. Some of the sports leaders of Cricket are Kapil Dev from India, West Indies where the champions in late 70's as they won The Cricket World Cup twice and Allan Border from Australia for having a tremendous runs record.
Australians are eminent for football, tennis and rugby. Football is one of the other sports which is world famous and has lots of sports leaders who have made their country proud. Jason Taylor, Champ Bailey, David Beckham, Pele, are only few of them who have made their name prominent in football. Similarly Tennis is again a very sporting game played all over the world and some sports leaders of tennis would include Steffy graph, Pete Sampras of the recent years and Pancho Segura of 1940's, Bjorn Borg the best tennis player of 1960's and many more.
Colin Montgomerie, Tony Jacklin and Tiger Woods are some of the best golfers in the world. Similarly there are many more Sports leaders in all the sports that you choose. Make time to know more about the sports leaders and try to follow them to make your name in sports.
Bring your children into sports and make them active by enrolling them into some of the sports organization which will teach your child all about their favorite game and make them one of the sport leaders in recent future. Let them not make home the game field, instead allow them to physically participate in sports like gymnastic, soccer, swimming and many such sports. Later they will choose their sport and make name in it. Bring the Sportsmanship spirit in you and your children and be like a sport leader.
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