james li, olympic track and field coach

The Beijing Olympics are just six weeks away! This is an interesting New York Times piece on track and field coach James Li, manager of the United States Olympic track team, who is training runner Bernard Lagat for this summer's games. Lagat, who won medals for Kenya at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Games, is now competing as a United States citizen: On Coach’s Turf, Lagat Aims for Olympic Gold.