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

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: 2014 Marathon Awards

November 10, 2014 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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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

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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

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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 New York City Marathon a trial for the Trials

November 1, 2014 | Daily Relay | 2 Comments

Deep elite fields of American men and women will have their feet planted on the New York City pavement for Sunday’s marathon, but you’ll have to forgive them if the back of their minds are somewhere in the cloudless skies … Read More

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

October 27, 2014 | Kevin Sully

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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

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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 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

5 Questions with Leo Manzano

May 1, 2014 | Pat Price

Welcome back to 5 Questions, where we pick the brains of people from all areas of the running scene. Today, we were lucky enough to catch up with 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist in the 1500 meters, Leo Manzano. Check out his … Read More