Grandma's, Gophers, Goucher, USATF Champs form Charts, What's in a Name, Junk Food

LA Times Grandma's info story is HERE.

Hibbing Daily Tribune story on sisters running Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon is HERE.

Duluth News Tribune story on race co-founder and former race director now tends his garden HERE. Article on women's race defending champ Sarah Kiptoo is HERE, men's contender and 2013 Medtronic TC Marathon's Nick Arciniaga is HERE. Travel woes for Duluth's Cheryl and Hugh Reitan a blessing for elite runner Gisela OlaldeHERE.

Strib story on Richard Schletty and his quest to finish the goal his brother Joe set of running 200 marathons.   Grandma's this weekend will be #189.  The story is HERE.

Minnesota Daily story on the Gopher men's best finish at the NCAAs since 2004 is HERE.

Kara Goucher to run a Fall marathon HERE.

Form charts for USATF Championships starting June 26 are HERE(men) and HERE(women).
Entry status listed by event are HERE.

In Europe and elsewhere track & field is called Athletics, much the same as in Europe what we call soccer is called football.  Interesting piece in the NYT on the name issue in football is HERE.  A question for the historians out there, does track & field/Athletics have a similar story?

Are "junk food" ads associated with sports events, such as the Olympic and world Cup Football "a direct attack" on eforts to address the obesity issue in society?  HERE