Weekend College Wrap

September 9, 2013 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

Cross country races in New York’s Van Cortlandt Park started in 1913. The 2013 season has already begun.

The biggest news in college cross country this week had nothing to do with actual race results. This isn’t exactly surprising given … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

September 9, 2013 | Kevin Sully

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The Diamond League officially concluded last Friday with the Belgacome Memorial Van Damme Memorialmeet in Brussels. I’m sure there will be a random meet in Denmark or Italy next week, but is terms of major … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups for September 6-8

September 6, 2013 | Jesse Squire

There is one last big meet left in the 2013 track season, the Ivo Van Damme Memorial in Brussels which functions as the second Diamond League final. As big as that meet is and with as many tasty matchups as … Read More

The Dual: Why No World Records in 2013?

September 5, 2013 | Kevin Sully | 12 Comments

The Dual is a two-person discussion about issues surrounding the world of running and track and field.  This week, Jesse and Kevin try to figure out why there have been no world records in track and field in 2013.  

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5 Questions with Ajee’ Wilson

September 4, 2013 | Pat Price

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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 2012 World Junior 800 … Read More

College Weekend Wrap

September 3, 2013 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

Cross country starts now.

“Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have nature and that is much better.” –Juha “The Cruel” Väätäinen

The College Weekend Wrap went on summer break on June 10. It’s been putting in the miles this … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

September 3, 2013 | Kevin Sully

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The past week was surprisingly busy even as the outdoor track season slowly winds down.  We have meets to recap, potential match-ups to preview and doping news. But let’s start on Friday–the day the … Read More

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

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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