The Monday Morning: Yelp reviews for 2015

December 28, 2015 | Kevin Sully | 4 Comments

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In the last installment of The Monday Morning Run of 2015, my House of Run co-host Jason and I mashed up two things we love–track and field and Yelp–to review athlete’s seasons. We only covered … Read More

Monday Morning Run: No, Galen Rupp’s not running the marathon

December 14, 2015 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

As 2015 starts its bell lap, we enter the “what if” point of the season.  Meaningful results are spare this time of year, which creates a wondrous array of speculation about what might, or might not, happen in 2016.  Some of … Read More

The Monday Morning Run:De Grasse’s contract is way bigger than you thought

December 7, 2015 | Kevin Sully | 3 Comments

Something extremely rare happened on Friday in the track and field universe. Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse signed a professional contract with Puma, foregoing his senior year at USC.

That wasn’t the strange part though. Collegiate runners leave NCCA running … Read More

Monday Morning Run: 6 questions about the Russian doping scandal

November 16, 2015 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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Unlike the other doping controversies since the London Olympics, the Russian cheating scandal entered the mainstream and gained more juice. The presence of Russia and Vladimir Putin (I honestly never thought his name would come up … Read More

Monday Morning Run: The storm before the other storm + leftover NYC Marathon thoughts

November 9, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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Depending on when you read this, track and field is somewhere between in shambles and a sinking ship. Or maybe a sinking ship in shambles. WADA on Monday will give an independent report on the … Read More

New York City Marathon Preview: Who challenges Kipsang? Kenya or Ethiopia in women’s race? What about Meb?

October 27, 2015 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

Ahead of Sunday’s New York City Marathon, here are six questions that I hope to get answered.

Who challenges Wilson Kipsang?

Kipsang hasn’t won a marathon in a year, but still enters as the favorite. The man he beat in … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Kenyan Marathon Trials, Bromell Goes Pro, De Grasse Says Put

October 19, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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Two topics this week: Athletics Kenya’s attempt to concoct an Olympic Trials race for the marathon and the professional ambitions of sprinters Trayvon Bromell and Andre De Grasse. First, a few things I learned this … Read More

Kiplagat & Chumba prevail without pacers, Puskedra becomes the marathoner America’s been waiting for: 26 thoughts on the Chicago Marathon

October 13, 2015 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

Photo: Chicago Marathon

After a brief sabbatical, the Monday Morning Run is in full force. It’s on a Tuesday this week, but hey this was the first step in getting back to a semi-regular schedule after my wife … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Beijing rematches, Zurich in slow motion and the one week too late club

September 8, 2015 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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Zurich hosted the first half of the Diamond League’s two-part finale last week. It’s the post-script on a season that reached its climax over a week ago in Beijing. Most people looked in slow motion … Read More

From the Stands: Beijing World Championships

September 4, 2015 | Ben Enowitz

Although it was work that brought me to Beijing, I still found a way to experience the World Championships, both from inside and outside the Bird’s Nest. I was not able to attend most of the sessions, but the full-access … Read More