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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Niagara Association is very proud of our growing blogs pages; Triple Jumper Michael McCandney of Rochester and masters distance runner Elizabeth Randell of Buffalo recently joined us. Our bloggers are Syracuse Chargers Amanda LoPiccolo, distance runner Jordan Davis of Clinton, and Penn State standout Dennis Pollow,  former University of Pittsburgh distance runner Maureen McCandless, 2009 USA Outdoor Championships 5th place finisher in shot put, Sheldon Battle, 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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