The Weekend’s Best Matchups

Sunday’s Cross Internacional de Itálica runs through ancient Roman ruins near Seville.

The track and road racing seasons are both beginning to gear up. Here are my top ten matchups to watch over the next three days.

1. Texas vs … Read More

Daily News Roundup: Records tonight?

Tonight, several members of the Nike Oregon Project will be racing at Boston University. They will run in special sections during the BU Multi-Team Meet, a women’s 1,000 meters at 7:30pm and a men’s 5,000 meters at 7:40pm. You can … Read More

Daily News Roundup: Asafa Powell’s Hearing

Last June, former 100 meter world record holder Asafa Powell tested positive for a banned stimulant (oxilofrine). His hearing in front of an anti-doping panel began yesterday and continued today. It has been interesting to say the least.

Besides Powell, … Read More

Daily News Roundup: First College Team Rankings

The year’s first college team rankings were released yesterday and today.

The USTFCCCA released its pre-season rankings yesterday, with Arkansas and Texas as the #1 men’s and women’s teams. Those rankings seek to predict national championships scoring potential.

Track and … Read More

Daily News Roundup: Whither the Marathon Olympic Trials?

Leading into December’s USATF Annual Meeting, it was expected that the host site of the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials would be announced by the end of the weekend (December 9). USATF’s official twitter account announced that it would be (a … Read More

Weekend College Recap

Canadian record holder Shawn Barber led his Akron Zips to victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats. (Photo courtesy Zips Athletics)

This weekend was the first real weekend of competition after Christmas break–some teams didn’t even compete this weekend–and as such it … Read More

Daily News Roundup: College Season Begins

It starts for real now. (Photo by arkansasrazorbacks.com)

There were some meets before Christmas break and a small handful last weekend, but this is the first real weekend of the collegiate track season.

As such it’s still a little … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups

Saint Margaret’s Loch in Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park awaits runners on Saturday morning.

We’re still very early in the year and things are still ramping up, so the list is not very long. But the first of the weekend’s best matchups … Read More

Daily News Roundup: Cain shooting for a World Junior Record?

Mary Cain holds no World Junior records…yet. (Photo by TrackTownPhoto)

The New Balance Indoor Grand Prix announced a few of their star entries yesterday, and one of them was young Mary Cain. She’ll be running an odd distance, the 2000 … Read More

Daily News Roundup: Teams Matter, part 3

There’s a reason the Brits go bonkers for this guy, and it’s not because he runs for Nike.

Over the last two days I’ve talked about how team identity and team competition is where track and field and road racing … Read More