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...adopted an equally idiosyncratic approach to preparing for the 110-m hurdles. "Plenty of mushrooms and seafood," the Shanghai native confides. "In traditional Chinese medicine, these foods are famous for giving you extra energy." With the aid of fish and fungi, Liu beat American multiple-world-title holder Allen Johnson with an Asian-record time of 13.06 seconds at a Grand Prix event in Osaka in May, and he continued his mastery with a pair of victories in Europe a month later. Liu's triumphs even persuaded the Chinese Track and Field Association last month to change its official view...
...nickname track and field's rising young stars apply to their veteran counterparts. "They are the elders," says Justin Gatlin, 22, who will run in the 100-m and 200-m sprints in Athens. "The heads of the pack. It's a term of respect." Hurdler Sheena Johnson, 21, who ran a world-leading 52.95 sec. in the 400 m at the trials, isn't as polite. Says Johnson: "We feel it's time for them...
...Staff writer Evan R. Johnson can be reached at erjohns@fas.harvard.edu...
...campaign trail is studying, studying, studying, studying and newspapers and studying. I've been reading the Life of Pi [Yann Martel] and Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight [Alexandra Fuller], little chapters here and there, and A History of the American People by Paul Johnson. And that's all the books I can read right...
...Staff writer Evan R. Johnson can be reached at erjohns@fas.harvard.edu...