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

The Monday Morning Run: 26 Takeaways from the Boston Marathon

April 21, 2015 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

Photo: Jon Terzenbach

The Monday Morning Run is a day later to accommodate the Boston Marathon. Boston alone would have been enough to discuss, but there are also results from the track and the surprise announcement of Eugene … Read More

Monday Morning Run: Boston and London announce elite fields

January 12, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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The Boston and London marathons each announced portions of their elite fields last week.  No surprise, Meb Keflezighi will defend his title and Shalane Flanagan will headline the women’s competition in Boston against the Rita … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: 2014 Marathon Awards

November 10, 2014 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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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: Ben True’s World Lead, Santos upsets Merritt, Gay’s suspension

May 5, 2014 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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Sprinters in Kingston, distance runners in Palo Alto, but first a few more words about Meb. These are the last ones, I swear. Until he wins New York City in the fall.

This week, Amby … Read More

Monday Morning Run: Meb stuns in Boston, Jeptoo dominates, Eaton’s newest challenge

April 22, 2014 | Kevin Sully

Photo via Kevin Morris

For the second straight year, I had difficulty processing what was taking place in Boston. There was Meb Keflezighi on my television screen hanging on to a lead as the final miles ticked away.

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Boston Marathon: Picks and Predictions

April 20, 2014 | Kevin Sully

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The Daily Relay staff looked in the crystal ball and made their predictions for the 2014 Boston Marathon.  Be sure to follow the Daily Relay Twitter account for all the updates from Monday’s race.

Jim

Men’s winner: … Read More

The Boston Marathon, Then and Now

April 20, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Somewhere along the line, I came into possession of a flyer for the 1974 Boston Marathon. The changes that have taken place in the last 40 years are remarkable. I’m having scanner issues at the moment, so a photo will … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: Boston Marathon, Mt. SAC Relays, and more

April 18, 2014 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

The Wall of Honor at Mt. San Antonio College says it all.

There is so much going on this weekend that I can’t possibly rank the best matchups. I’ve broken them into three categories: Boston Marathon, Mt. SAC Relays, and … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Kipsang and Kiplagat triumph, Farah struggles

April 14, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

Wilson Kipsang and Edna Kiplagat were the big winners at the London Marathon, but much of the talk centered on Mo Farah’s debut. We being the Monday Morning Run with 26 takeaways the biggest race thus far in 2014.

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