What2Watch: Saturday at the USATF Championships

June 27, 2015 | Jesse Squire

If you only watch one race today, it should be the men’s 1500 meter final. And if you only watch one race today, there is clearly something wrong with your priorities.

The USATF Championships continue today at Hayward Field in … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Half marathon world record, Centrowitz rolls and Eaton flies

February 16, 2015 | Kevin Sully

Photo: TrackTownPhoto

The Millrose Games in New York, a world record on the roads and Ashton Eaton’s unintentional athletic exploits highlight the week in professional track and field.  For a quick look at the action, check out Jesse’s Scoreboard, … 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: Estrada shines, Centrowitz’s double and Bekele goes for two

January 19, 2015 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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‘Tis the season for tune ups. On the roads and track this past week, the professionals ran under-distance, over-distance and, in some cases, multiple races in order to prepare for what is to come. It’s … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: Pre Classic

May 30, 2014 | Jesse Squire

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The Prefontaine Classic will be held tonight and tomorrow at historic Hayward Field and it totally dominates the weekend’s news in track and field.

There are other competitions this weekend–NCAA prelim rounds, the Gotzis decathlon and … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Ben True’s World Lead, Santos upsets Merritt, Gay’s suspension

May 5, 2014 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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Sprinters in Kingston, distance runners in Palo Alto, but first a few more words about Meb. These are the last ones, I swear. Until he wins New York City in the fall.

This week, Amby … Read More

Five Things We Learned at London, Day 2

July 27, 2013 | Pat Price

photo: Track and Field photo

Five quick thoughts on the second day of competition at the Sainsbury Anniversary Games, the London stop on the Diamond League tour…

The American Men looked strong in the 400 Hurdles

The guys … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups – Monaco Diamond League

July 18, 2013 | Jesse Squire

Stade Louis II awaits. (Photo courtesy Creative Commons.)

As the season wears on, there are fewer and fewer competitions being held and they are at a higher and higher level. This weekend there is only one major competition on the … 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

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