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

Photo via Creative Commons

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

The Monday Morning Run: 2014 Marathon Awards

November 10, 2014 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

Photo via Chicago Marathon

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

Sunday a reminder that, even for elites, marathoning hurts

November 4, 2014 | Daily Relay

Photo: New York City Marathon Facebook

The sheer number of people who complete marathons every year – 541,000 Americans in 2013, according to Running USA – can obscure how difficult the task is. All of the runners in … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Kipsang’s kick, Keitany conquers the Park and the maxim of Meb

November 3, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

Photo via Creative Commons

New York’s weather on Sunday would have ruined any other fall marathon.  With wind gusts between 30-40 mph, any hope of a fast time was gone before the elites even got off the bus … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: New York City Marathon Over/Unders

October 27, 2014 | Kevin Sully

Photo via Wikimedia Commons

We waited through the pacers of Berlin and the wind of Chicago to finally arrive at the end of the fall marathon season. The New York City Marathon is Sunday, with the women starting … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Spearmon’s positive test, Fall marathon preview

September 22, 2014 | Kevin Sully

Photo via TrackTownPhoto

There is only a one week break between the end of the track and field calendar and the beginning of the fall marathon season. Catch your breath because the three majors this fall are shaping … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: BAA 10k and Euro Team Championships

June 20, 2014 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

Can Germany win for the home fans in Braunschweig? Or will the Russians maintain their chokehold on the European Team Championships?

With the USATF Championships coming up next week here in the states and the World Cup garnering big attention … Read More

1:00 a.m. on the West Coast: A London Marathon Live Diary

April 18, 2014 | Jason Halpin

Photo via @RunEmilyERun

OK, I’m up!

Since I decided not to do a preview of this race with my odds and whatnot I will give a quick rundown of what I thought the odds should be compared to … 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