Which are the NCAA’s best conferences?

April 7, 2015 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

The Big Ten proved it’s still big in the money sports, but how does it stack up in track and cross country?

Last night’s NCAA men’s basketball championship game was a classic. Wisconsin pushed Duke all the way until the … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: World XC recap, Dibaba misses record, fast times in Texas

March 30, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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Road, track and cross country meets top this week’s headlines in running.  Kenya and Ethiopia dominated in cross country (as expected), the wind blew in Texas (as always) and Genzebe Dibaba didn’t … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Farah fights the tape and the tape wins, Rudisha goes 1:44

March 23, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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Due to the slow week in track and field, the Monday Morning Run is shorter this week. Fortunately, the action will pick up shortly. April is a sneaky good month for running and it might even … Read More

Monday Morning Run: Bolt/Rudisha return, Q & A with Jared Ward and Huddle rolls

March 16, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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It was a very busy week in the world of running. There were three major road races in the United States, and appearances on the track from David Rudisha and Usain Bolt.

The Medalists

The … Read More

Predicting the NCAA Men’s Mile

March 13, 2015 | Ben Enowitz

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“Numbers can ruin a good story.” –Fred Wilson

     Most of the stories going into this weekend’s NCAA indoor mile national championship race have highlighted the matchup between Edward Cheserek and Cristian … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: 8 Things We Learned This Indoor Season

March 9, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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Last weekend’s European Championships in Prague was the last major meet on the professional indoor schedule. More on that at the bottom of the Monday Morning Run. First, let’s look big picture and discuss some takeaways … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Rowbury sweeps, Centro again, Montano returns

March 2, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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If the main purpose of indoor track is to serve as a teaser for what is to come in the spring and summer, then this truncated professional season fulfilled its obligations. The American pro circuit came … Read More

#DrakesRelays

February 25, 2015 | Jim McDannald

A deep, world-class field of athletes was announced yesterday for the 2015 edition of the Drake Relays. While there are a couple of Canadian athletes listed, one glaring omission appears to be everyone’s favorite Canadian rapper, Drake. Sure he’s a … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Farah and Dibaba set records, Barshim and Collins win again

February 23, 2015 | Kevin Sully

It didn’t take long for Genzebe Dibaba or Mo Farah to get going. Both set world records in their first race of the season–defying conventional wisdom and signifying that we are in for a fast and exciting year. Indoor meets … Read More

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

February 16, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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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