What2Watch: Thursday at the USA Championships

June 25, 2015 | Jesse Squire | 2 Comments

All eyes will be on Galen Rupp tonight.

The 2015 USATF Championships kick off today at Hayward Field. Here’s my usual rundown of what, why, when, how and who to watch.

Today’s events

The lion’s share of attention will go … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: A-Z Guide to the US Championships

June 22, 2015 | Kevin Sully | 3 Comments

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The Diamond League is on sabbatical and last weekend was filled with teenagers running ungodly fast times throughout the country. Recapping that is just going to make you feel slow and me feel weird, so instead … Read More

True shows champion’s kick; set to battle Rupp at USAs

June 15, 2015 | Daily Relay

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The climactic weekend of Ben True’s breakout 2013 season was something of an anti-climax. He finished a dreaded fourth in both the men’s 5,000 and 10,000 at USAs, missing out on the World Championships by … Read More

SPEED Rankings #2: Mid-Distance and Distance

June 11, 2015 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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A quick diversion from the NCAA Championships to update the professional SPEED Rankings. I wanted to post these before the Diamond League weekend kicks off today with Oslo and continues in New York on Saturday. … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: NOP investigation, Tarmohgeddon defined and a javelin controversy

June 9, 2015 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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First, the good news. Between last week and this week there are four Diamond League meets. The bad news is sandwiched in between those is a doping scandal that bridges two continents and threatens to bring … Read More

SPEED Rankings: Mid-Distance and Distance

May 14, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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Last week, I learned that there are definite drawbacks to making rankings right before a huge meet. Shorty after I posted the first edition of the SPEED rankings my top five in each event was quickly torn … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Levins doubles, Hasay kicks and Russians get suspended

February 2, 2015 | Kevin Sully | 5 Comments

Don’t let the Super Bowl, or Katy Perry, overshadow a busy week in track and field. There were upsets and world records at the Armory, a massive breakthrough in Japan and a trifecta of big name drug suspensions. For a … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Indoor Track Preview, Bekele’s future, and the biggest 5K blowout

January 26, 2015 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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A quick reminder before we begin this edition of the Monday Morning Run. For a quick recap of the week’s action, check out Jesse’s Scoreboard  every Sunday. Also, each Tuesday Jesse runs through all the NCAA results, … 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: Olympic Cuts, IAAF drama and Adrian Peterson talks track

December 15, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

You may have been thinking that track and field hasn’t been let down enough by governing bodies over the past two weeks. Bribery, corruption, charges of rampant doping seemed like enough. Then, before you even had time to Google the … Read More