Catching up with 1993 Foot Locker Cross Country champion Erin Davis

August 30, 2013 | Pat Price | 3 Comments

Today we have a special edition of 5 Questions. First off, it’s actually nine questions. And secondly, there’s some history here! Back before the days of the Internet, it was hard to tell what was going on in the prep running … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups for August 29-September 2

August 29, 2013 | Jesse Squire

Zurich’s “Letzi” awaits the Weltklasse.

This is an unusually long weekend, starting with Thursday’s Diamond League final in Zurich and stretching out to Monday’s USATF 20k Championships. Let’s take a look at the best matchups coming your way over those … Read More

Gender Gaps in World Championships

August 27, 2013 | Ben Enowitz | One Comment

Photo courtesy of TrackTownPhoto

Why have Kenyan males outperformed their female counterparts at the World Championships whereas Ethiopian females have performed at a relatively similar level to that of Ethiopian males?

There have been fourteen World Championships in … Read More

Preseason All-Track Football Team

August 27, 2013 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

College football’s fastest sprinters, such as St. Augustine’s Jermaine Jones, do not compete in Division I. (Photo courtesy St. Augustine’s sports information.)

The college football season begins on Thursday night, and we have our own take on it here at … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

August 26, 2013 | Kevin Sully

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Welcome to the off-season, or to be more accurate, the post-World Championships exhibition season (not to be confused with the pre-World Championships exhibition season).  Even after Thursday’s Diamond League meet in Stockholm, there are … Read More

US Worlds Team Performance Analysis

August 20, 2013 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

The hurdles remain the USA’s greatest strength.

Five years ago the US track and field team performance at the Beijing Olympics was perceived as a flop, underscored by the abject failure of the men’s and women’s 4×100 relays. In the … Read More

Monday Morning Run

August 19, 2013 | Kevin Sully

A few weeks prior to the World Championships I wrote about a potential malaise in Moscow. With a rash of injuries to the sport’s superstars and several doping controversies still swirling the highlight of the 2013 season looked to be … Read More

Moscow Daily for August 18

August 18, 2013 | Jesse Squire

This is the last of our daily reports on the World Championships, so the scoreboard is expanded to include the top 25 nations.

Scoreboard Nation Gold Silver Bronze Points* United States 6 14 5 308 Russia 7 4 6 201 … Read More

Moscow Daily for August 17

August 17, 2013 | Kevin Sully

Russia pulls the upset in front of the home crowd (Photo courtesy TrackTownPhoto.)

Our Moscow Daily recaps the day’s action at the IAAF World Championships, offers up some analysis, and tells you what (and how) to watch the following day. … Read More

Moscow Daily for August 16

August 16, 2013 | Jesse Squire

Mo won yet again, but this may have been his toughest victory yet. (Photo courtesy TrackTownPhoto.)

Our Moscow Daily recaps the day’s action at the IAAF World Championships, offers up some analysis, and tells you what (and how) to watch … Read More