The Monday Morning Run: Diamond League winners, world record in the hammer, Brussels Preview

September 1, 2014 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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With Zurich in the rear view mirror, we are halfway through the Diamond League finales. All that is left of the 2014 track and season is the the Brussels meet on Friday and then a … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Bolt says farewell, Simpson surprises, Farah cruises

August 25, 2014 | Kevin Sully

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There are only four sentences in the Usain Bolt’s Wikipedia page about 2014. Barring another early morning trip to the dentist, there won’t be anything left to add about this year. Bolt called it a … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Brits rule Euros, Bolt on the beach and Mekhissi the pioneer

August 18, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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Where did the season go? After the Diamond League break for the Commonwealth Games and the European Championships, there are less than three weeks, and four major meets, left in the 2014 season. … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Willis and Wilson star, Euro Champs preview and Bolt’s night out

August 11, 2014 | Kevin Sully

It turns out you miss a lot of track and field if you don’t have the internet. I discovered this the last few weeks when a crosstown move left me unable to get online and, as a … Read More

Monday Morning Run: The rise of Tori Bowie, Gatlin’s personal best, Bolt’s 2014 schedule

July 21, 2014 | Kevin Sully

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Vacation kept me away from the Monday Morning Run the last two weeks, but it looks like I returned just in time. Last Friday, the Monaco Diamond League meet delivered its normal heaping of extremely fast … Read More

Monday Morning Run: Taking aim at records

July 7, 2014 | Daily Relay | One Comment

With no major championship in 2014, much of the drama of the outdoor track season revolves around chasing records – personal records, national records, perhaps even world records. Several of those records came under direct challenge or were threatened by … Read More

Monday Morning Run: Devon Allen ups the ante, Simpson beats Cain, Spearmon’s future

June 30, 2014 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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I spent the weekend sweating through multiple shirts at the USA Outdoor Championships in Sacramento.  Today’s edition of the Monday Morning Run runs through some of the highlights from Sunday.

-In the span of a … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Mid-Season Diamond League Review

June 23, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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You know it is a slow week in track and field when Jesse’s Weekend’s Best Match Ups post only goes five deep. The Diamond League was off last week, the Europeans were competing in their … Read More

Monday Morning Run: High jumpers flirt with world record, Blake stumbles, Rudisha wins

June 16, 2014 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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Like the rest of the sport’s world, last week was very busy for track and field.  We experienced maximum overload on Saturday when the NCAA Championships and the New York Diamond League overlapped for an … Read More

Monday Morning Run: Bowie rolls, Fraser-Pryce fades, and more competition for Mary Cain

June 9, 2014 | Kevin Sully

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We have entered the portion of the season where the professional meets happen so frequently that it is hard to keep track of results. Athletes are popping up all over the globe and world leads are … Read More