As if it wasn't enough that the New York City Marathon lottery was taking place (today, in fact), this week also marks two of the country's premier (and longest-running) track and field meets: The Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa and the Penn Relays in Philadelphia.
The Penn Relays
The 2011 Penn Relays will take place April 28th to the 30th. Follow them online from Franklin Field at thepennrelays.com (at this site you'll also find a link to a live blog that's updated during the meet results). You can get the schedule and results at pennrelaysonline.com, and view the schedule by day, level (high school, college, etc.), and school, and follow the meet on Twitter at @thePennRelays.
The Drake Relays
The action at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa also takes place April 28th to 30th (though some events began today, and the Grand Blue Mile was held last night). You can find out all about the competitors, the meet schedule, tickets, and more at the Drake University athletics website. Follow Drake Relays updates on Twitter at @DrakeRelays.
You'll find the Drake Relays general meet information here, and the final meet schedule (PDF document) here.
Among the elite athletes competing at the event will be Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones, who is a native of Des Moines. She'll be competing in Saturday's 100-meter hurdles invitational, which she won four straight times from 2005 to 2008. You can follow her from the event at her often-entertaining Twitter page, @FollowLolo.
Tickets for the Drake Relays can be purchased at the Drake University website, GoDrakeBulldogs.com.
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