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Play 2015 Fantasy Diamond League with the Daily Relay!

May 12, 2015 |

Photo: TrackTownPhoto

The Diamond League begins Friday with the season’s first meet taking place in Doha, Qatar.  With it comes the promise of five months of high quality track and field, the presence of some marquee names like Mo Farah and, … Read More

5 Takeaways from Nick Symmonds new book, “Life Outside the Oval Office”

October 1, 2014 |

Nick Symmonds has a new book coming out later this month and it’s quite entertaining. Symmonds comes off as he always does; honest, thought provoking, and a little brash. Here’s a quick insight into what’s in store for the reader.

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Goodbye Diamond League, Hello Battle of the Sexes

September 10, 2014 | | One Comment

Photo via TrackTownPhoto

In 1976 ABC aired a new show, Battle of the Network Stars. ABC, NBC and CBS each chose 10 of their top actors and actresses, outfitted them in classic 70’s gear, and asked them to … Read More

Mixed Zone: Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton Photoshop

September 9, 2014 |

The 2015 edition of the Pan Am Games will be hosted in Toronto and multi-event stars Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton are doing their part to promote interest and ticket sales for the event.

Javelin Thrower Nails 75m Marker at 2014 European Athletics Championships

August 14, 2014 |

Swedish javelin thrower Kim Amb impales the 75m marker at 2014 European Athletics Championships.

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Fantasy Track and Field Returns

May 6, 2014 |

The 2014 Diamond League season begins on Friday, which means the return of fantasy track and field is upon us. If you’ve played before, welcome back. If you haven’t, let me take this opportunity to lower your expectations.

The … Read More

College Track Bracketology: The Final Four

March 30, 2014 |

Over the last two weeks I’ve been running a virtual college track tournament of sorts.

I started with the bracket for this year’s basketball tournament. Each “game” matches up great track and field athletes in each university’s history, with … Read More

New Bannister Documentary

March 28, 2014 |

In advance of this May’s 60th anniversary of the first sub-4:00 mile, a new documentary about the race is in the works. Tentatively titled Bannister: Everest on the Track, the KIMbia Athletics creative team of Tom Ratcliffe and Jeremy Mosher … Read More

Bracketology: Cutting Down to the Elite Eight

March 26, 2014 |

Beginning during last week’s NCAA basketball tournament, I came up with a simple idea: what if this matched up great track athletes from each university? I’ve now gone through two rounds and have a sweet sixteen.

This is how it … Read More