Posted by Stephanie on June 29, 2011
I am back in Lausanne again for the Diamond League meeting Athletissima to be held on June 30. The wind has picked up today and I hope it can work in our favor tomorrow too. Last year the weather was a bit wet so we can only hope for sunny skies. The hotel is right [...]
Posted by Stephanie on June 22, 2011
I had a chance to hang with Patty and Steph in Roseburg today. They were nice enough to let me use the ring for my premeet practice. It was super hot but we got to cool off at the pool and eat hamburgers. The kids had a few questions about prepping for USA champs and [...]
Posted by Stephanie on April 23, 2010
I just landed in Des Moines for the 101st Drake Relays. The volunteers at the airport directed the many athletes to thier hotels and the gentleman who drive our group to the hotel was the same guy who helped me out last year in Des Moines. He gave me a ride to a local high [...]
Posted by Stephanie on March 10, 2010
I’m headed off to a clinic called “Gathering of Champions” in Dayton, Ohio. This Saturday, March 13 will most likely be my last clinic for the 2010 season. This week I have just started throwing the heavy discus…..I’m kinda anxious because I want to get out and throw some big marks but I know that [...]
Posted by Stephanie on November 26, 2009
I hope everyone is doing well on Thanksgiving weekend. I am blessed to be spending the weekend with my husband’s family up in beautiful Lake Tahoe. We had Jerry’s famous breakfast cassarole this morning and watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade on TV. It’s funny to watch all of the singers lip-syncing to thier pop tunes. [...]
Posted by Stephanie on September 11, 2009
Here’s a great article that documents my visit to the St Albans Athletic Club. It was published earlier this week in the St Albans & Harpenden Review. * * * Olympic gold medallist visits St Albans If the athletes of St Albans AC needed inspiration ahead of this weekend’s Eastern Young Athletes League final, it [...]
Posted by Stephanie on August 31, 2009
I’ve been working hard and playing a bit too while visiting my family in England. Staying with Jonathan and Anne has been great, they are such a loving family and Anne cooks the best soups ever! Jon and Sarah, my cousin, have the same wacky spontaneous personality that I do and we could get into [...]
Posted by Stephanie on August 17, 2009
Here’s an article we came across from UniversalSports.com: =============================================================== Stephanie Brown Trafton was among a delegation of American coaches and athletes invited to take an official walk-through of the Olympic Stadium here this morning, the first time Team USA has done so since the 1936 Games. The structure is, in a word, colossal. When you [...]
Posted by Stephanie on July 23, 2009
I am gearing up for the World Championships in August and what better way to prepare then take a quick trip to Portland for the World Championships Preview! Of course this is the first year that this meet has been around so its more like a USA Championships rematch because they have not been able [...]
Posted by Stephanie on July 5, 2009
I had an awesome time in Eugene where I won my first National Title at USA Outdoor Championships. We had so much support from the Trafton clan including the McFarlands, Scruggs, and Guererros. There was an entire cheering section and I was gratefull for the support. Tony Mikla came up for the meet and helped [...]
