The Weekend’s Best Matchups: USA & European Cross Country, Honolulu Marathon

Our sport really does not have an off-season. At almost any time of year, you can find competition at the highest levels, and this weekend is no exception. Three events in particular merit attention: cross country championships both at home … Read More

College Cross Country: Issues and Answers

I went to the NCAA Cross Country Championships this weekend. Here are my random thoughts, news and views.

If it’s championships recaps you want, the Running Times has you covered.

My musings…

Fan Experience

If you’ve never had a chance … Read More

Five Questions: Linh Nguyen

Welcome back to 5 Questions, where we pick the brains of people from all areas of the running scene. Today I’m talking to Linh Nguyen, who is in his second year as head coach at the University of Toledo. His … Read More

College Cross Country: Issues and Answers

We are down to one big meet left in the college season. The NCAA Division I Championships will be held on Saturday in Terre Haute, Indiana, the self-pronounced “Cross Country Town USA”.

Nine regional meets were held on Friday in … Read More

Eastern Michigan On the Bubble

Eastern Michigan coach John Goodridge talks to (left to right) “Ice” Andresson, Willy Fink, Nick Raymond, and Warren Witchell.

Ann Arbor is one of America’s great college towns. Home to the University of Michigan, a so-called “public Ivy”, the walkable … Read More

College Cross Country: Issues and Answers

Photo: Dane Schubert for Daily Relay

This more or less weekly column has gone through a lot of changes over the years and will have another right here.

When I originated it at my old site, tracksuperfan.com, it was … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: NYC Marathon and College Cross Country

Can Geoffrey Mutai win in New York again?

This is the best weekend of the fall for running fans. We have dozens of college conference championships (and state high school championships too), plus the biggest media event in all of … Read More

NCAA XC Championships History, Visualized

I’ve produced a couple of handy documents that give you a visual representation of the top ten teams at every NCAA Cross Country Championships, from the meet’s inception in 1938 until today. Each team is shown in their school colors.

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College Recap: Topsy-Turvydom

College cross country is still wide open. (Photo: Dane Schubert for Daily Relay)

This last weekend saw the two biggest invitational meets of the year, the Pre-Nationals at Indiana State and the Adidas Invitational at Wisconsin. Virtually every top team … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: Cross Country and Marathons

It’s not NCAAs yet, just Pre-Nationals. But it’s getting closer. (Photo: XCTownUSA.com)

This is the biggest weekend so far in college cross country because everyone who is anyone will be racing at one of two meets, the Adidas Invitational at … Read More