Notebook: Demus too fast for kids, competition - Universal SportsAfter giving birth to twin sons in 2007, one might have expected
Lashinda Demus to hang up her spikes and become a stay-at-home mom. But instead, she took the kids to work. When
Demus trains in Palmdale, Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles, her boys, ... "I can tell you making the team feels a whole lot better than not making it,"
Demus said. "I had to do it this year and this is when I caught baby power. I think I had more
workouts with the twins then I did on the track. ...
Notebook: Yoder-Begley, Rupp kick to 10K wins - Universal SportsI was always scared of doing speed
workouts and speed races because it's hard to gut down and get that. The 10K is easier because you don't have to get that gutting for the whole race like you do in a 1500 or an 800.
..... Lashinda Demus, who won her heat in 55.48, also cited the strong winds as a factor in her race. ""The race was fine, it was just really windy out there," she said. "I just wanted to get through with one of the top times so I could get through to the ...
Rivals High - Carter eyes senior year for recordsHer next goal is not only sub-40 in the 300 hurdles, but also breaking the all-time high school record (39.98) currently held by fellow Californian
Lashinda Demus (Wilson, Long Beach, 1991). ... Carter's 100-hurdle
workouts include short sprints and moving the hurdles closer than regulation to improve turnover and quickness. "For the 300s and 400s, I concentrate on finding a rhythm since they're a little less aggressive," Carter said. Mix in jump rope, repeat 300s and 800 ...
Sports Jamaica:: World-leading Stewart on target:: Track And Field"My coach wanted me to double so it could help me with my seasonal progress and so it is a good
workout," she said. "I feel good and I am proud of my time and I just have to go back home and start working hard again." ... Jamaica's Nickiesha Wilson took the women's equivalent in 55.20 seconds, well off the 54.17 world-best set by American
Lashinda Demus in Guadeloupe on Friday night. "I am really not pleased with the time because my aim was to run in the 54s. ...