Just The Facts, Ma’am

February 23, 2014 | Jesse Squire | 8 Comments

On Saturday night at the USATF Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, Gabe Grunewald won her first national title in the 3000 meters. Later that night, she was disqualified for “for clipping and impeding the stride of Jordan Hasay” on the final … Read More

Key developments from the New York City Marathon

November 4, 2013 | Daily Relay

photo: xfinity

Jeptoo is world’s best

London champion, Great North Run champion, Boston champion. Rita Jeptoo is terrific, but Priscah Jeptoo (no relation, as you know) is the best. After most of the elite women slept-walked through 15 … 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

Moscow Daily for August 15

August 15, 2013 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

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. Come back for all nine days of action from Russia.

Scoreboard Nation … Read More

Moscow Daily for August 14

August 14, 2013 | Jesse Squire

The Cain Train leaves the station tomorrow at 1:20pm Eastern Time. Nothing seems impossible now. (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) … Read More

Moscow Daily for August 13

August 13, 2013 | Kevin Sully

It was silver for Nick Symmonds    Photo Courtesy of 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