The Monday Morning Run: 26 Thoughts on the London Marathon

April 28, 2015 | Kevin Sully

Photo: Chicago Marathon

Due to results overload, we are splitting up the Monday Morning Run this week (not to mention posting it on Tuesday……). The London Marathon recap is on tap for today with the full review of … Read More

An Archetypal London Marathon Preview

April 24, 2015 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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Predicting marathons is hard. If you rely on form charts and personal bests then the unpredictability of 26 miles spits you out and makes you look like a neophyte. If you get too cute … Read More

Monday Morning Run: 26 Thoughts on the Berlin Marathon

September 29, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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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 Weekend’s Best Matchups: London Marathon and more

April 11, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Does the world record get broken this weekend? There’s a lot of money to be made if it does.

1. Everybody vs Everybody

Women’s race, Virgin Money London Marathon Sunday, 9:15am local time (4:15am ET) Race website Live webcast from … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

November 11, 2013 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

Photo via TrackTownPhoto

Last week, the IAAF announced the finalists for the World Athlete of the Year. No surprise, the nominees are Usain Bolt, Mo Farah, Bohdan Bondarenko, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Zuzana Hejnova and Valerie Adams. Bolt and Fraser-Pryce … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

October 21, 2013 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

Ashton Eaton will try his hand at the 400-meter hurdles next season

Photo courtesy of TrackTownPhoto

 

Track fans received their first bit of positive non-championship season news when Ashton Eaton’s coach Harry Marra said that … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

October 14, 2013 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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In honor of the Chicago Marathon, 26 thoughts on the race and the wins by Dennis Kimetto and Rita Jeptoo.

1) After a subdued 2012, the marathon is back to its preposterous ways. 2011 … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups for October 11-13

October 11, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 3 Comments

26.2 magnificent miles await a small city’s worth of runners moving through the Second City. (Photo by Creative Commons)

There are a few big college cross country meets this weekend (mostly D-II and NAIA) and some overseas road racing, but … Read More

Jason’s London Marathon Live Blog

April 22, 2013 | Jason Halpin | One Comment

Editor’s Note:  Our own Jason Halpin was so excited about the field at this year’s London Marathon that he stayed awake past 4:00 a.m. to watch it.  The following are his musings:  

1:24 a.m. It’s almost 1:30, do you … Read More

London Marathon Odds

April 19, 2013 | Jason Halpin | One Comment

With the most loaded field in the history of marathons (I’m just assuming this is the case I am 29 and have only been paying really close attention since we started the podcast), I’ve never had a harder time putting … Read More