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Alberto Salazar called Mo Farah the "weakest athlete I’d ever trained" when he joined the Oregon Project but has turned the Brit from a world-class runner to the undisputed best after Farah's 5k/10k double at the Olympics. Mo talks about Alberto's influence on his training and how the small training group atmosphere in Portland has helped his development as an athlete.

Interesting way to preview 2012 XC season:  Top 3200 times from spring 2012 of returning XC runners

Rankings based on returners only.

A new Maryland State Department of Education policy aimed at better acclimatizing student athletes to the heat during the early days of practice nearly brought teddy bears and trash cans to the football field this week. (via baltimoresun.com)

Ben Freed is the definition of a modern-day runner, using all of the tools -- physical, mental and technological -- at his disposal to get the best of his competition.

Director of Track & Field / Cross Country Patrick Henner has released the incoming class for both the men's and women's track & field cross country program. With the assistance of Head Women's Cross Country Coach / Associate Head Coach of Men's and Women's Track & Field Chris Miltenberg and Assistant Coach Jody Stewart, who specializes in sprints, Henner announces a highly-touted and accomplished class. (via www.guhoyas.com)

Athletes look back five years after Raiders won back-to-back Championships of America (via Gazette.net Gazette Maryland Community News)

Andrew Valmon understands how to compartmentalize a schedule. Coaching six different Maryland athletic teams the past seven years has ensured as much. (via baltimoresun.com)

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After 52 personal bests and 12 national records were set on Friday and more blazing times were produced in today's morning session, people are beginning to wonder what is making the Olympic Stadium track so fast. (via nbcolympics.com)

Officials at this year's Olympics in London have been using these tiny RC model versions of the MINI Cooper to load up and transport javelins, shots, hammers, and discuses around the track and field events. The tiny one-fourth scale model MINI Coopers, which are being called Mini MINIs, are about 43 inches long, 20 inches wide, and 16 inches in tall, and can carry close to 18 pounds. (via Complex)

Ex-Raider, representing Antigua and Barbuda, runs Friday in women�s 400 (via Gazette.net Gazette Maryland Community News)

Five young athletes from Harford County earned All-America honors in the National Junior Olympics of the USA Track and Field July 26-30 in Baltimore. (via baltimoresun.com)

Asbel Kiprop, the defending champion and world leader, leads a daunting Kenyan trio who will arrive in London well-armed to take home the first Olympic 1500m medal sweep in 104 years.

FYI - For anybody who cares, DelawareTrackXC put in a bid for the following services for the state XC meet:

1. Chip timing
2. Timing (FAT) 
3. Live Results (including a mobile hotspot)
4. Online registration
5. Meet Management

See how your personal best in the 100m, 10km, 100m freestyle swim and bicycle road race compares against the all-time greats - and whether your time would have ever earned you a place on the podium. You can also share your results with your friends on Facebook, become a keyboard warrior, unlock secret codes and much more. Find out how we built it

In this article, we'll take you through the steps of setting up RaceTab to score your cross country meet.