USA Championships Friday Report: Bumbalough close, but Lagat prevails again

June 28, 2014 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

Photo via TrackTownPhoto

With 200 meters remaining in his race, Andrew Bumbalough is smiling. Not a broad or triumphant smile, but one that sneaks onto his face mostly by habit. It’s his form of a grimace. Some runners’ … Read More

World Championships Preview: Men’s Jumps

August 4, 2013 | Jesse Squire

Erik Kynard leads a strong US team in the jumps. (Photo courtesy TrackTownPhoto.)

Our series of World Championships previews wraps up the field events with the men’s jumps.

Men’s High Jump

Qualifying: August 13 (Tuesday), 1:50am ET Final: August 15 … 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

National Championships – What to Watch Sunday

June 23, 2013 | Jesse Squire

The highlight events to watch today are all of them! Nine running event finals and six field event finals, all of which offer the highest levels of the human drama of athletic competition.

For everything you need to know about … Read More

National Championships preview — Men’s jumps

June 18, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 5 Comments

Kansas State superstar Erik Kynard won an Olympic silver medal and was on David Letterman’s show but hasn’t won a USATF title. Yet. (Photo courtesy TrackTownPhoto)

We continue with our series of national championship event previews with the men’s jumping … Read More