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Monday Morning Run: Boston and London announce elite fields
January 12, 2015 | Kevin SullyPhoto via TrackTownPhoto
The Boston and London marathons each announced portions of their elite fields last week. No surprise, Meb Keflezighi will defend his title and Shalane Flanagan will headline the women’s competition in Boston against the Rita … Read More
Kipsang’s streak, Felix in the 400, a high jump world record and other reasons to be excited for in 2015
January 6, 2015 | Kevin SullyPhoto via TrackTownPhoto
Yesterday I went through five stories and topics I’m interested in following during the 2015 track and field season. If you missed it, it’s not too late to catch up.
Today, I’ll trot out five … Read More
The Monday Morning Run: 5 Things I’m Excited for in 2015
January 5, 2015 | Kevin Sully | One CommentThe new year is the time for resolutions, predictions and prognostications. Here is a brief list of things I’m excited to see in the world of running in 2015. I’ll post my first five today and then finish off the … Read More
The Monday Morning Run: Olympic Cuts, IAAF drama and Adrian Peterson talks track
December 15, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One CommentYou may have been thinking that track and field hasn’t been let down enough by governing bodies over the past two weeks. Bribery, corruption, charges of rampant doping seemed like enough. Then, before you even had time to Google the … Read More
The Monday Morning Run: Russian doping, the return of a world record holder, NXN winners
December 8, 2014 | Kevin SullyPhoto via TrackTownPhoto
The Monday Morning Run is back after the winter sabbatical. Upon our return we don’t get much actual running news. Instead, we are greeted with our usual themes of massive doping scandals and bureaucratic bungling!
First, … Read More
The Monday Morning Run: 2014 Marathon Awards
November 10, 2014 | Kevin Sully | 2 CommentsPhoto via Chicago Marathon
Last year in November, I tried to select the men’s and women’s marathoners of the year. The World Marathon Majors does award an overall champion, but they base their standings on a two-year cycle. … Read More
The Monday Morning Run: Kipsang’s kick, Keitany conquers the Park and the maxim of Meb
November 3, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One CommentPhoto via Creative Commons
New York’s weather on Sunday would have ruined any other fall marathon. With wind gusts between 30-40 mph, any hope of a fast time was gone before the elites even got off the bus … Read More
The Monday Morning Run: New York City Marathon Over/Unders
October 27, 2014 | Kevin SullyPhoto via Wikimedia Commons
We waited through the pacers of Berlin and the wind of Chicago to finally arrive at the end of the fall marathon season. The New York City Marathon is Sunday, with the women starting … Read More
Monday Morning Run: World Champs bidding heats up, NYC Marathon look ahead and Symmonds’s world record
October 21, 2014 | Kevin SullyPhoto via TrackTownPhoto
The Monday Morning Run waited until Tuesday this week to make way for Jesse’s comprehensive NCAA recap with news and notes from two mammoth races on the collegiate slate. For the professionals, it was a slow … Read More
24 Hours ‘Til 26 Miles: Craig Leon and the Chicago Marathon
October 15, 2014 | Kevin SullyPhoto via @CleonRun
The first floor of the Chicago Hilton is a flurry of activity. Professional athletes, regular runners and race staff are mixed together, all seemingly walking in different directions. Some are heading out into the morning for … Read More