The Monday Morning Run

September 24, 2013 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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A little late here on the Monday Morning Run, but only because it took me a day to fully process the “Italian athlete used fake penis to dodge doping test” headline. Creative evasion techniques aside, … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

September 16, 2013 | Kevin Sully

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On the first of several “dead weeks” after the track season, running fans were treated to a match-up of three different eras of distance running dominance. Mo Farah, Kenenisa Bekele and … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

September 9, 2013 | Kevin Sully

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The Diamond League officially concluded last Friday with the Belgacome Memorial Van Damme Memorialmeet in Brussels. I’m sure there will be a random meet in Denmark or Italy next week, but is terms of major … Read More

The Dual: Why No World Records in 2013?

September 5, 2013 | Kevin Sully | 12 Comments

The Dual is a two-person discussion about issues surrounding the world of running and track and field.  This week, Jesse and Kevin try to figure out why there have been no world records in track and field in 2013.  

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The Monday Morning Run

September 3, 2013 | Kevin Sully

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The past week was surprisingly busy even as the outdoor track season slowly winds down.  We have meets to recap, potential match-ups to preview and doping news. But let’s start on Friday–the day the … Read More

Gender Gaps in World Championships

August 27, 2013 | Ben Enowitz | One Comment

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Why have Kenyan males outperformed their female counterparts at the World Championships whereas Ethiopian females have performed at a relatively similar level to that of Ethiopian males?

There have been fourteen World Championships in … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

August 26, 2013 | Kevin Sully

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Welcome to the off-season, or to be more accurate, the post-World Championships exhibition season (not to be confused with the pre-World Championships exhibition season).  Even after Thursday’s Diamond League meet in Stockholm, there are … Read More

Coach Brad Hudson cuts ties with Adrienne Herzog

August 16, 2013 | Jon Gugala

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BOULDER, Colo. – So Brad Hudson, Pat Rizzo, and Molly Pritz sit down for coffee with Adrienne Herzog.

It sounds like the start of a joke, a nationally known coach and two prominent American athletes sitting … Read More

World Championship American Medal Odds

August 9, 2013 | Jason Halpin

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Below are my percentages for an American medal in the running events at the World Championships.  The strength of the American team, competition, injuries and the tactics of the particular event all played a … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

July 22, 2013 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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If you were playing a version of Mad Libs based on events from the last week in track and field you would have quite the array of words or phrases to choose from. … Read More