The Weekend’s Best Matchups

February 21, 2014 | Jesse Squire

The biggest event of the weekend is the USA Indoor Championships, and Daily Relay will be there for live coverage.

Key links: Meet website Meet schedule Entries

Complete coverage of the meet will be offered up through a combination … Read More

Athletech: Martin Bingisser – Thrower, Coach, Lawyer (HMMR Media)

February 20, 2014 | Jim McDannald | 3 Comments

Welcome to Athletech, where we discover the gear and technology the running and track & field community uses to get stuff done. If there is someone who you’d like us to feature, tweet their name to us @DailyRelay with the … Read More

5 Questions with Marvin Bracy

February 20, 2014 | Pat Price | 2 Comments

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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 Marvin Bracy, as he comes off a win … Read More

The 4 X 1: Dibaba and Lavillenie’s records, World record vs. World indoor and US Preview

February 19, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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Jason and Kevin take four minutes to discuss:

 

-Both have set world records, but who has had the better 2014, Renaud Lavillenie or Genzebe Diababa?

-Was Lavillenie’s post-record injury worth the trade-off?

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College Weekend Recap

February 18, 2014 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

This weekend was all about speed. Who ran the fastest, and what does it tell us about next month’s NCAA Championships?

The weekend’s college action was centered around big meets and fast times. Most of the top teams traveled to … Read More

The Mount Rushmore Milers

February 18, 2014 | Ben Enowitz | 2 Comments

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“The mile has a classic symmetry. It’s a play in four acts…” – John Landy

 

With the retirement of Alan Webb, it seems appropriate to reflect on the great milers in U.S. history. While … Read More

Daily News Roundup: Celebrity Pacemakers

February 17, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Few runners ever become so popular that they are professional celebrities. This guy might be one of them.

The pacemaker as a feature of distance running has been part of the landscape since before Roger Bannister first broke 4:00 for … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

February 17, 2014 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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World records were the story of the weekend in track and field.  There were three in total, one on the roads, one in the field and one on the track.  Not to be outdone, the … Read More

The 4 x 1: Rupp’s DNF, Simpson’s finish, best 4 x 800 team and Millrose match-ups

February 12, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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Jason and Kevin take four minutes to discuss:

 

 

-After dropping out of the mile in Boston, is Galen Rupp still the favorite in the 3,000 at the USA Indoor Championships?

-Could Jenny Simpson have … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

February 10, 2014 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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The American professional indoor season started with a bullet. Two obscure world records, shoe issues, lap miscalculation and the blossoming on a new sprint star. Plenty of discussion below about the highs and lows from … Read More