Midseason Diamond League Analysis

July 10, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 2 Comments

(Photo courtesy IAAF Diamond League Facebook page.)

There is no Diamond League meet this week. It is the longest break in the top pro tour aside from the USATF Championships weekend, and gives us a chance to take a just-past-midseason … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

July 8, 2013 | Kevin Sully

Photo courtesy of the IAAF World Athletics Club Facebook

It is one of the many idiosyncrasies in professional track and field that the Diamond League schedules two meets in one week and then leaves the schedule completely open … Read More

Five Things We Learned in Paris

July 6, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 2 Comments

There may be a good reason that Usain Bolt is hiding from Tyson Gay. (Photo courtesy IAAF Diamond League Facebook page.)

Five quick thoughts on today’s Diamond League meet in Paris…

Gay has a chance at Bolt.

In my preview … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups – July 4 to 6

July 3, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 3 Comments

Usain Bolt holds the championship title belt. His big match with Tyson Gay is yet to come. This weekend is another escalation in the war of performances leading up to the championship of the world. Photo courtesy IAAF World Athletics … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

June 3, 2013 | Kevin Sully

Photo courtesy of trackandfieldphoto.com 

 

Both in the United States and abroad, the focus of the weekend was on the Prefontaine Classic. On Saturday, I recapped some of the takeaways (including Mary Cain’s record, Sanya Richards-Ross’s health and … Read More

Five Things We Learned At The Prefontaine Classic

June 1, 2013 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

Photo courtesy of trackandfieldphoto.com

Five quick lesson from today’s Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon.

Don’t put the crown on Kirani James yet:

The 400 season looked all but over two weeks ago in … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups – Prefontaine Classic – May 31-June 1

May 31, 2013 | Jesse Squire

The eyes of the track and field world will be on Hayward Field for this weekend’s Nike Prefontaine Classic. Every single one of the 26 events not only has a high-quality field but an interesting one to boot. There are … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

May 20, 2013 | Kevin Sully

What do you get when you mix the carefree attitude of a teenager, the poise of a veteran and a whole bunch of talent? For the last couple months the running world has learned the answer is Mary Cain.

Friday … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

April 29, 2013 | Kevin Sully

Photo Courtesy of TrackandFieldPhoto.com

 

Welcome to the first installment of the Monday Morning Run.  Each week, I’ll recap the news and results in the professional world of track and field.  For a look at the NCAA goings … Read More