USA Track & Field (USATF) is the national governing body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States.  The USATF Niagara Association territory includes Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Jamestown, Ithaca, and Binghamton, which represents the State of New York west of and including counties of Oswego, Onondaga, Cortland, and Broome.  USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.

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February 6th, Boston, MA., Alex Hatz of Fayetteville-Manlius High School runs 4:12:08 and wins the Boy's Junior Mile at 2010 Boston Indoor Games .  Hatz ran a 2 second victory over a very talented field - they ran 64 seconds for each of the first 3/4 mile and kicked in 60 last 400.  See Flotrack video interview, Alex Hatz 1st Junior Mile 2010 BIG.  The Boston Indoor Games will be aired on ESPN2 between 2-4 pm, Sunday, February 7th.

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Niagara Association is once again very proud to announce the new addition of more athletes to our blogs, former University of Pittsburgh distance runner Maureen McCandless and 2009 USA Outdoor Championships 5th place finisher in shot, Sheldon Battle.  Maureen and Sheldon join our growing team of bloggers: triathlete and marathoner Kristin White of Syracuse, Fayetteville-Manlius High School track & field standout Alex Hatz, Syracuse steeplechaser Kyle Heath, Rochester's new running hero Neal Holtschulte , 2:14:32 marathoner Jeffrey Eggleston, and 5,000 meter 2008 Olympic Trials qualifier Anthony Gallo of Harpursville.   Please read along with us and follow what these outstanding athletes have to say about training, fitness, racing, and life as an athlete.  Please post your questions or comments at our Forum.

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