The Monday Morning Run: Kiprop rolls, Obiri destorys Dibaba, American sprint struggles

May 12, 2014 | Kevin Sully

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If you were to look at a list of marks from this weekend’s professional track meets, you would probably think the times came from a meet in July or August.  From the Doha Diamond League … Read More

Five Things We Learned in Pro Track’s Opening Weekend

May 11, 2014 | Jesse Squire | 2 Comments

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This was the first full weekend of international-level pro track. The Diamond League kicked off on Friday in Doha, the second-tier World Challenge tour had a meet in Tokyo on Sunday, and there were minor pro meets … Read More

Doha Diamond League GIF Highlights

May 9, 2014 | Daily Relay

Ivan Ukhov won the high jump with a clearance of 2.41m. Three other competitors cleared 2.37 (Drouin, Kynard & Barshim) making for a great competition.

 

Asbel Kiprop ran a crazy fast 1500m, leading 6 guys under 3:31.

Ezekiel … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: Diamond League, road races, and more

May 8, 2014 | Jesse Squire | 2 Comments

This weekend features the return of the Diamond League, a bunch of road races, and some interesting college matchups. Instead of ranking them, this week I put all twenty matchups (twenty!) in chronological order, starting with tonight’s Medtronic TC road … Read More

Fantasy Track and Field Returns

May 6, 2014 | Kevin Sully

The 2014 Diamond League season begins on Friday, which means the return of fantasy track and field is upon us. If you’ve played before, welcome back. If you haven’t, let me take this opportunity to lower your expectations.

The … Read More

5 Questions with Cal head coach Tony Sandoval

May 6, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Welcome back to 5 Questions, where we pick the brains of people from all areas of the running scene. Today, I’m talking to Tony Sandoval, head coach of the Cal Golden Bears. His men’s team was just named the 2014 … Read More

College Track Recap: The Year in Dual Meets

May 5, 2014 | Jesse Squire

The 1973 USC-UCLA dual took place in front of 12,000 fans.

The collegiate dual meet season ended with yesterday’s USC – UCLA meet. The final dual meet team rankings (compiled by yours truly) will be released tomorrow at the Track … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Ben True’s World Lead, Santos upsets Merritt, Gay’s suspension

May 5, 2014 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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Sprinters in Kingston, distance runners in Palo Alto, but first a few more words about Meb. These are the last ones, I swear. Until he wins New York City in the fall.

This week, Amby … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups

May 2, 2014 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

Here’s a look at the top ten matchups coming your way this weekend.

1. American Track League vs success

Billy Hayes Track, Bloomington IN Friday, 7:00pm ET Series website

The brand-new American Track League holds its inaugural meet this weekend … Read More

5 Questions with Leo Manzano

May 1, 2014 | Pat Price

Welcome back to 5 Questions, where we pick the brains of people from all areas of the running scene. Today, we were lucky enough to catch up with 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist in the 1500 meters, Leo Manzano. Check out his … Read More