College Weekend Wrap

The road to the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute began this weekend.

After four weeks of tune-up meets we’re finally in the part of the season where winning and losing matters. Beginning this weekend, teams can accumulate points towards NCAA … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups for September 27-29

The World Marathon Majors fall season begins at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate.

Fall is finally here and that means cross country and marathons are getting serious. This weekend’s top matchups are still early in those seasons but awfully good. Let’s take … Read More

Weekend College Wrap

How were this weekend’s college cross country meets like the NFL preseason? Read on.

College cross country will get off to a rousing start…next weekend. That’s when teams can begin accumulating points towards NCAA Championships qualification, making it effectively the … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups for September 20-22

Nick Symmonds may or may not have a chance at winning the Fifth Avenue Mile, but he’ll certainly draw attention.

We’re getting to the time of year when good matchups are harder to find. Track is done for the year … Read More

College Weekend Wrap

Harvard won their 100th meeting with Yale. (Photo by Harvard Track/XC twitter.)

From a team perspective, the top men’s battle of the weekend was at BYU’s Autumn Classic, where the #4 Cougars faced off against the #8 Portland Pilots. The … Read More

Thoughts on CGI’s Withdrawal

It’s been two weeks since Competitor Group, Inc., decided to withdraw its elite athlete support in its Rock N’ Roll race series. (I assume you’re well aware of what happened; if not, educate yourself here.) The shock waves are still … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups for September 13-15

Mo Farah will get the lion’s share of attention at the Great North Run, but the women will have the best race of the weekend.

Several years ago, ESPN ran a promo for the Pro Bowl with the graphic “one, … Read More

Weekend College Wrap

Cross country races in New York’s Van Cortlandt Park started in 1913. The 2013 season has already begun.

The biggest news in college cross country this week had nothing to do with actual race results. This isn’t exactly surprising given … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups for September 6-8

There is one last big meet left in the 2013 track season, the Ivo Van Damme Memorial in Brussels which functions as the second Diamond League final. As big as that meet is and with as many tasty matchups as … Read More

College Weekend Wrap

Cross country starts now.

“Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have nature and that is much better.” –Juha “The Cruel” Väätäinen

The College Weekend Wrap went on summer break on June 10. It’s been putting in the miles this … Read More