Berlin, Germany is a global city of 3.4 million,with inhabitants coming from 180 countries. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, and the breakdown of the BerlinWall in 1989, a united Berlin became thecapital of a united Germany. Berlin does not walk away from its past—there are constant reminders of the past and the present woven on each street.

IAAF  - 27 December 2009 - Monte-Carlo - A. Lennart Julin (SWE) and Mirko Jalava (FIN) continue with their annual look back at past season with a focus on the Long Distance action on the track.

From IAAF -Monte-Carlo - In the fifth of their eight part season review, Statisticians A. Lennart Julin (SWE) and Mirko Jalava (FIN) highlight the key action on the Roads - long distance running and the Race Walks.

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from USATF - INDIANAPOLIS - Defending women's team champions Boulder Running Company/adidas and two-time men's national team titlists ZAP Fitness (Blowing Rock, N.C.) will join more than 100 USATF clubs Saturday at the 2009 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships at Masterson Station Park in Lexington, Ky.

Cross country: Dowling's Flood 1st at Nike Nationals - BY MATT YBALTOWSKI • SPECIAL TO THE REGISTER • DECEMBER 5, 2009 - Portland, Ore. - Last year at this time, Katie Flood remained hobbled by two sore knees as a 4-inch growth spurt kept her from competing for a national championship.