Looming questions before Rio: Bolt’s health, who gets the most NBC airtime and will Dibaba run?

July 20, 2016 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

From a competition perspective, the U.S. Olympic Trials answered most of the biggest questions entering Rio. We learned which American high hurdler would be left off the team. Strangely, it was the one with the American record. We also found out that … Read More

Who’s ready for Kenyan marathon selection drama? Track’s Justice League and early world leads: Monday Morning Run

April 4, 2016 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

A few questions to begin…..

-Did anyone take a break after indoors?

Many athletes who competed two weeks ago at the World Indoor Championships are already competing outdoors. Shawn Barber cleared 5.91 in the pole vault at the Texas Relays, … Read More

World Indoor Championships Recap: Monday Morning Run

March 21, 2016 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

I was in Portland for the World Indoor Championships over the weekend. There were strobe lights, a full stadium, and a constant stream of gold medals. It’s always hard to know how to interpret indoor results. The meet seemed massively important inside … Read More

Whose career would you rather have, Meb or Rupp? Biggest World Indoors favorite, and other reader questions

March 8, 2016 | Kevin Sully

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Let’s the start with the bad news, over the past week there have been a string of positive drug tests including, world champion 1500m runner Abeba Aregawi, Tokyo Marathon champion Endeshaw Negesse and Olympic silver medalist Gamze … Read More

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: A World Championships in 15 nouns

August 31, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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Before we begin this week, a hearty congratulations to all track fans

…….for getting up early, staying up late and generally disrupting your normal life patterns to watch a track meet in China.

…..for your ability … Read More

Breakfast in Beijing: Schippers shines, more US struggles, Eaton sets world record

August 28, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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The 2015 World Championships will not be included on USA track’s greatest hits list.  The compilation of falls, fouls, false starts and under-performances continued on Friday.  No event was that clearer than the women’s 100m … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: Pre!

May 29, 2015 | Jesse Squire

The first biography of Steve Prefontaine, released back in the ’70s, was written by Tom Jordan and titled “Pre!”. Jordan is now the meet director of the meet named after Prefontaine, and it’s hands-down the best meet in the western … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: National records aplenty, trouble for US quarter milers and another Kenyan star

May 25, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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With no Diamond League meets on the schedule, we got to catch our breath last week. The next six days should be cracking with Usain Bolt running on Tuesday and the Prefontaine Classic and the Gotzis … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Bailey v. Jamaica, Stowers shines and Haile retires

May 11, 2015 | Kevin Sully | 4 Comments

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The best meet of the weekend was the Jamaica Invitational in Kingston. You probably didn’t see this meet live because in order to do so you had to pay $5 to a website that didn’t … Read More