5 Questions with Deborah Maier

February 7, 2014 | Pat Price

photo: Phil Bond

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 Deborah Maier, as she comes off a … Read More

Daily News Roundup: National Signing Day

February 5, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Today is national letter of intent signing day for several college sports, track and field (and cross country) among them. It’s a relatively minor happening in our sport as compared to what happens with football or men’s basketball, and I’m … Read More

Daily News Roundup: Another thought on college dual meets

February 4, 2014 | Jesse Squire | 6 Comments

Last April’s Oregon vs Arkansas dual was an awesome meet. (Photo by TrackTownPhoto.)

Not everyone is a fan of collegiate dual meets, but I am. Duals were commonplace up through the 1970s and then began a long, slow decline in … Read More

College Weekend Recap

February 3, 2014 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

(Photo: Razorbacks.com)

Last week’s college action was mostly about the individuals, while two weeks ago it was mostly about the teams. This week it’s a bit of both.

 

Razorback Team Invitational

Results “#1 Arkansas wins Razorback Invitational, … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

February 3, 2014 | Kevin Sully

Photo Via TrackTownPhoto

With just over a 30 days until the World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland the indoor season has somehow already reached the halfway point. Though a month has passed, the bona fide professional action in … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups

January 31, 2014 | Jesse Squire

College track gets a classic #1 vs #2 showdown this weekend in Fayetteville.

Instead of trying to rank these matchups as I often do, I’ll instead put them in chronological order.

Arkansas vs Florida

Razorback Invitational Randal Tyson Track Center, … Read More

Daily News Roundup: First Big Pro Meet

January 30, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Poland’s Adam Kszczot won the 800 meters in a world-leading 1:45.42

The first pro indoor meet of much importance was today, the PSD Bank Meeting in Dusseldorf, Germany.

World leading marks were established in five events. No surprise there–like I … Read More

Nonelite US Marathoners Are Getting Faster

January 29, 2014 | Jesse Squire | 7 Comments

Even while the nation is getting fatter and unhealthier, more men are breaking 3:00 in US marathons now than in several decades, and more women are breaking 3:30 than ever before.

Last April’s Boston Marathon saw one of the most … Read More

Daily News Roundup: College Rankings

January 28, 2014 | Jesse Squire

The various college team rankings are out today.

The USTFCCCA released its rankings for Division I and Division II plus D-I regional rankings.

Yours truly compiled Track and Field News’ dual meet rankings for men and women.

This afternoon … Read More

Daily News Roundup: Short list of best US distance runners?

January 27, 2014 | Jesse Squire | 12 Comments

Does this person leap to mind when you think “greatest American runners?” She should.

You may have heard that Galen Rupp broke the American Record for the indoor 2-mile over the weekend. It led SI’s Tim Layden to tweet the … Read More