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nightwatch at Lausanne Cathedral

The most beautiful Gothic church in Switzerland, Lausanne Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame) rises 500 ft. above Lake Geneva in the hillside of Lausanne. Construction on the cathedral began in 1175 and it was consecrated in 1275 by Pope Gregory X. It was completed in, well, never - it still remains unfinished today. ...

new bolt interview

Bolt tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy of London's Channel 4 News how long legs and "looking cool all the time" helped him become the fastest man in the world. He talks about the need for more street meet events - and confirms that he intends to break a few more records.

on the record with sean quigley

For Sean Quigley running is a way of life. It informs his decisions: where he lives, who he hangs with, and how he structures his days. His passion for the sport affects how he thinks; Sean is one positive and thoughtful guy. This past weekend Sean wanted to secure his spot ...

alpine urban street

The trend in Lausanne is Alpine Urban Street - "where alpine roots meet urban creativity." A hip mash-up of tradition and NOW that makes perfect sense looking at the history of its culture and Lausanne‘s vital street scene. the picture above is a photoshopped version of Mark Ramstead's photo 'Vintage Mt. ...

on the record with michael johnson

Michael Johnson has some interesting thoughts on Usain Bolt and the need for competition Reflecting on recent meets like Manchester and Toronto where Bolt went basically unchallenged, Michael Johnson is concerned that building events around one man is not what the sport should be about. "The biggest asset of track and ...

the Collection de L’Art Brut

Yesterday I mentioned Lausanne’s avant-garde. Decided to travel that road when discussing their visual arts. Lausanne is home to one of the most interesting museums - the Collection de L'Art Brut, an internationally renowned museum for outsider art. The museum presents artists, who live on the fringe – many of ...

in music: blue october

'jump rope' is a great summer song. this is not a music video - just the song. crank the speakers, get energized and smile while you read today's entries about Switzerland's sexiest city, and Bolt's thoughts after the Jamaican Championships. 'life's like a jump rope.'

On the record with the man

Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt secured the top spot of the world rankings with his performance at the Jamaican Championships in Kingston. In the press conference following the event he offered the following insights. On his 200m win in 20.25 ahead of runner-up Steve Mullings (20.40) and Marvin Anderson (20.63) in ...

Lausanne - Switzerland’s sexiest city

Doing some research for our trip to Lausanne, Switzerland this week and my first surprise was to learn that ice hockey and soccer are their top two sports. Who knew? Let’s get started. Lausanne is in Romandy, the French speaking part of the country, and is situated on the shores of ...

bolt wins 200

bolt won the 200m dash yesterday, the last event of the jamaican champs. so much for having "to run hard to get into shape" for the event . . . bolt let up the last 40 meters of the race, as this video shows. of note: check out ramon mackenzie ...

It’s on to the Pontaise Stadium in Lausanne on July 7

Fast History: In 1976 track and field barely existed in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Given the lack of adequate infrastructures, major national competitions rarely took place outside German-speaking Switzerland, specifically the Letzigrund track in Zurich. Former 800m runner Jacky Delapierre was asked by Stade Lausanne to help organize the inauguration ...

are you ready?

bolt victorious again

Bolt won the 100 meters on Saturday in 9.86 seconds, the fastest wind-legal time in the world this year. Running into a 0.2m/sec headwind and racing in lane four next to rival Asafa Powell, Bolt - with a finger across his lips at the finish - secured his ticket to the ...

quick update

last night sean quigley ran the 5000 in 13:31. he stayed with the lead pack until the last 500, but didn't quite have the closing speed to hang on. he finished 7th. will try to get some insight from him this week. delilah finished 5th in her heat of the 3000 ...

the rivalry reignites: Bolt vs. Gay

by Matt Taylor As a society, we have ADD. There's no doubt. Look at the last week and how our attention ricocheted from Jon & Kate to Virginia governor AWOL to Shaq to the Cavs to South Carolina governor found in Brazil to Ed McMahon dies to Farrah Fawcett dies to ...