Friday’s Best Matchups

June 27, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Can anyone challenge Bernard Lagat in tonight’s 5000 meters? If so, who?

For this weekend’s USATF Championships, I’m abandoning my usual format of previewing the best matchups of the entire weekend and instead doing it one day at a time.

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The Weekend of Their Discontent

February 25, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

They came one by one to the microphones and tape recorders. Eager to talk about their race, but also more than willing to take a swipe at the organization that runs their sport.

The critiques were sharp, frequent and done … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups

February 7, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Duane Solomon and Nick Symmonds lead off two evenly matched 4×800 relay teams, and the winner might break the world indoor record.

The first really big domestic meet of the weekend will be on Saturday, the New Balance Indoor Grand … Read More

Daily News Roundup: Simpson running cross country

January 21, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Today saw a lot of entrant announcements by races and meets, and many of them look like they’ll be great fun to watch. One of them struck me as highly unusual. And in a good way.

Jenny Simpson, the USA’s … Read More

The 4 x 1: Gay/Powell test positive, World Championship withdrawals, coed time trials

July 16, 2013 | Kevin Sully

Photo courtesy of Track and Field Photo

In episode four of the 4 x 1 Jason and Kevin take four minutes to discuss:

 

-Whose positive drug test is the bigger hit to track and field, Tyson Gay or … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups – July 12-15

July 12, 2013 | Jesse Squire

The Kenyan Championships steeplechase is as good a race as at any Diamond League meet. (Photo courtesy Tracktownphoto.) This weekend is a bit short on top-level clashes, so I’ve got just five matchups for you this time around. There … Read More

The 4 x 1: Farah rolls, Blake’s injury, standards chasing and gambling

July 2, 2013 | Kevin Sully

In episode two of the 4 x 1 Jason and Kevin take four minutes to discuss:

 Is Mo Farah beatable this season?

What impact will Yohan Blake’s injury have on the 4 x 100 relay in Moscow?

Which American distance event … Read More

Des Moines 2013: A 50-point retrospective

June 27, 2013 | Pat Price | 13 Comments

My view all weekend (when I wasn’t running back and forth to the Mixed Zone)

Now that we are almost a week past what were the 2013 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, I had a few thoughts … Read More

National Championships preview – The 10,000

June 19, 2013 | Pat Price | 2 Comments

photo courtesy: Track and Field Photo

Our 2013 USA Track and Field Outdoor National Championships coverage continues here with the Men’s and Women’s 10,000 preview. Make sure and bookmark the Daily Relay Coverage of the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and … Read More

Year-end College Awards

June 10, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 4 Comments

The college season is over, the stadiums are empty. Let’s take a look back.

Every Monday during the college season, I recap the weekend’s action and hand out weekly awards. Now that the season is over, I’m going to hand … Read More