Baysa goes stealth to win Boston, brewing Semenya storm and saying goodbye to the best nickname in T&F

April 19, 2016 | Kevin Sully

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Here’s the good news track and field– doping might not be the main story hanging over the sport heading into the Olympics. This seems like an impossibility with Russia currently suspended, Kenyan … Read More

Harrison joins all-time hurdle list, Grenada’s 4 x 400, Boston Marathon sans Americans and Walter Dix!

April 12, 2016 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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I’m a day late this week. A healthy reminder never to name a recurring column after a day of the week.

Twitter questions from readers at the bottom, but first a quick review of the … Read More

Who’s ready for Kenyan marathon selection drama? Track’s Justice League and early world leads: Monday Morning Run

April 4, 2016 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

A few questions to begin…..

-Did anyone take a break after indoors?

Many athletes who competed two weeks ago at the World Indoor Championships are already competing outdoors. Shawn Barber cleared 5.91 in the pole vault at the Texas Relays, … Read More

Geoffrey Kamworor broke the only rule of falling down in a race–and it was awesome: Monday Morning Run

March 28, 2016 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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This week the parade of March World Championships continued. The time between indoor track and outdoor track was occupied by the World Half Marathon Championships, which took place on Saturday in the United Kingdom.

Back-to-back, … Read More

World Indoor Championships Recap: Monday Morning Run

March 21, 2016 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

I was in Portland for the World Indoor Championships over the weekend. There were strobe lights, a full stadium, and a constant stream of gold medals. It’s always hard to know how to interpret indoor results. The meet seemed massively important inside … Read More

Sunday’s Best Matchups at the World Indoor Championships

March 20, 2016 | Jesse Squire

The World Indoor Championships conclude today at Portland’s Oregon Convention Center. It’s been a great meet so far, and today’s action promises to be the best yet.

How and when to watch

A handy visual schedule is on the left … Read More

US medal projections for WIC, smart tactics from BTC and a high jumping Mary Cain: Monday Morning Run

March 14, 2016 | Kevin Sully

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The US Indoor Championships occupied the main headlines in the professional ranks. For a recap of the NCAA Championships stay tuned to this space for Jesse’s recap.

The Medalists

The top three performances of the week…..

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Whose career would you rather have, Meb or Rupp? Biggest World Indoors favorite, and other reader questions

March 8, 2016 | Kevin Sully

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Let’s the start with the bad news, over the past week there have been a string of positive drug tests including, world champion 1500m runner Abeba Aregawi, Tokyo Marathon champion Endeshaw Negesse and Olympic silver medalist Gamze … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Recapping the College Conference Championships

February 29, 2016 | Jesse Squire

Is Ryan Crouser finally over his injury problems just in time for an Olympic buildup?

The Monday Morning Run is usually about pro track and field action, but there wasn’t much of that this weekend.

What we did have a … Read More

Centrowitz/Willis rivalry, American 800m depth & Dibaba world record:The Monday Morning Run

February 22, 2016 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

Millrose, Glasgow and a Genzebe Dibaba world records highlighted the week in track and field. In terms of indoor racing, this is the best we will see before the World Indoor Championships next month.

The Medalists

The top three performances … Read More