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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
The Monday Morning Run: 26 Thoughts on the Chicago Marathon
October 13, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One CommentPhoto Via Bank of America Chicago Marathon
In the insanely fast climate of the marathon, Sunday’s race in Chicago didn’t produce an easy headline. There were no course records. The world record was never threatened. Kenenisa Bekele, the … Read More
The Monday Morning Run: Chicago Marathon Preview, Athlete of the Year Controversy
October 6, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One CommentPhoto via TrackTownPhoto
The buzz of Berlin hasn’t even worn off and yet we are only six days away from the Chicago Marathon, the next major of the fall. There won’t be a world record in this one, … Read More
Monday Morning Run: 26 Thoughts on the Berlin Marathon
September 29, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One CommentPhoto via Creative Commons/Flickr
Dennis Kimetto set the world record of 2:02:57 and Shalane Flanagan came up short in her quest to break the American record. Sunday’s Berlin Marathon, the first major of the fall, was chocked full … Read More
The Monday Morning Run: Spearmon’s positive test, Fall marathon preview
September 22, 2014 | Kevin SullyPhoto via TrackTownPhoto
There is only a one week break between the end of the track and field calendar and the beginning of the fall marathon season. Catch your breath because the three majors this fall are shaping … Read More
The Monday Morning Run: Barshim goes higher, Gatlin doubles, Keitany returns
September 8, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One CommentPhoto via TrackTownPhoto
The Diamond League finale in Brussels spanned the entire 2014 professional track and field season in two hours. The high jump was spectacular, the men’s 100 was controversial, an American woman shined in the mid-distances … Read More
