The Weekend’s Best Matchups: Pre Classic

May 30, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Photo: TrackTown Photo

The Prefontaine Classic will be held tonight and tomorrow at historic Hayward Field and it totally dominates the weekend’s news in track and field.

There are other competitions this weekend–NCAA prelim rounds, the Gotzis decathlon and … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: Shanghai Diamond League and more

May 15, 2014 | Jesse Squire

The USATF High Performance Classic at Occidental College is the first of many great competitions this weekend. (Photo: TrackandFieldPhoto.com)

It’s almost track and field overload this weekend. College track has its conference championships, the Diamond League and World Challenge tours … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups for September 6-8

September 6, 2013 | Jesse Squire

There is one last big meet left in the 2013 track season, the Ivo Van Damme Memorial in Brussels which functions as the second Diamond League final. As big as that meet is and with as many tasty matchups as … Read More

Monday Morning Run

August 19, 2013 | Kevin Sully

A few weeks prior to the World Championships I wrote about a potential malaise in Moscow. With a rash of injuries to the sport’s superstars and several doping controversies still swirling the highlight of the 2013 season looked to be … Read More

Moscow Daily for August 12

August 12, 2013 | Jesse Squire

Our Moscow Daily recaps the day’s action at the IAAF World Championships, offers up some analysis, and tells you what (and how) to watch the following day. Come back for all nine days of action from Russia.

Scoreboard Nation … Read More

World Championships Preview: 400 meters

August 7, 2013 | Jesse Squire

LaShawn Merritt has regained the form that won the 2009 gold medal–but will it be enough to unseat the 2011 champion, Kirani “King” James?

(Photo courtesy TrackTownPhoto.com)

Our next set of previews for the upcoming IAAF World Championships … Read More

Midseason Diamond League Analysis

July 10, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 2 Comments

(Photo courtesy IAAF Diamond League Facebook page.)

There is no Diamond League meet this week. It is the longest break in the top pro tour aside from the USATF Championships weekend, and gives us a chance to take a just-past-midseason … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups – July 4 to 6

July 3, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 3 Comments

Usain Bolt holds the championship title belt. His big match with Tyson Gay is yet to come. This weekend is another escalation in the war of performances leading up to the championship of the world. Photo courtesy IAAF World Athletics … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

July 1, 2013 | Kevin Sully

Most of the major national championships have come and gone which means Diamond League meets are back at full strength.  There were also high-level competitions in Ostrava and Edmonton and injury news that could greatly impact the World Championships.  Let’s … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups – June 27 to July 1

June 27, 2013 | Jesse Squire

Mo is going to to have to earn this one. Photo courtesy IAAF Facebook page.

We’re getting to the part of the season when “weekend” is a broad term. This time around we’re starting on Thursday and going through Monday. … Read More