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Chaos Reigned: An Oral History of the 2008 800m Olympic Trials Final
June 27, 2016 | Kevin Sully | 5 CommentsPhoto: Randy Miyazaki / TrackandFieldPhoto.com
As the noise descended from the bleachers at Hayward Field and penetrated underneath the west grandstand, Tom Pappas abandoned his warm-up. Pappas was minutes away from the last event of the decathlon at … Read More
A-Z Guide to the US Championships Part 2
June 23, 2015 | Kevin SullyPhoto via TrackTownPhoto
If you missed Part 1 of the preview, (letters A-M), click here. For a deeper preview on the women’s steeplechase field, check out this story on Emma Coburn, Ashley Higginson and the rest of the contenders. … Read More
The Weekend’s Best Matchups: Pre Classic
May 30, 2014 | Jesse SquirePhoto: TrackTown Photo
The Prefontaine Classic will be held tonight and tomorrow at historic Hayward Field and it totally dominates the weekend’s news in track and field.
There are other competitions this weekend–NCAA prelim rounds, the Gotzis decathlon and … Read More
The Monday Morning Run
February 10, 2014 | Kevin Sully | 2 CommentsPhoto Via TrackTownPhoto
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
The Weekend’s Best Matchups
February 7, 2014 | Jesse SquireDuane Solomon and Nick Symmonds lead off two evenly matched 4×800 relay teams, and the winner might break the world indoor record.
The first really big domestic meet of the weekend will be on Saturday, the New Balance Indoor Grand … Read More
Daily Relay’s 2013 Best of List
December 18, 2013 | Daily Relay | 3 CommentsBelow is the Daily Relay’s “2013 Best Of” list, as compiled by Jesse, Kevin, and Pat. You can also check out some of the categories that didn’t make the list in Kevin’s most recent “Monday Morning Run.” And if you missed … Read More
Moscow Daily for August 13
August 13, 2013 | Kevin SullyIt was silver for Nick Symmonds Photo Courtesy of TrackTownPhoto
Our Moscow Daily recaps the day’s action at the IAAF World Championships, offers up some analysis, and tells you what (and how) to watch the following day. … Read More
World Championships Preview: 800 meters
August 9, 2013 | Pat Pricephoto: Track And Field Photo
The Men’s 800 heats start tomorrow morning in Moscow (or evening in the US)!
Men’s 800
Heats: August 10th, 3:20am ET Semifinal: August 11th 11:35pm Final: August 13th, 1:10pm
2011 World Champion: David Rudisha 2012 Olympic Champion: David … Read More
Five Things We Learned at London, Day 1
July 26, 2013 | Jesse Squire | One CommentFive quick thoughts on the first day of competition at the Sainsbury Anniversary Games, the London stop on the Diamond League tour…
Jenn Suhr is no longer the Worlds favorite.
Suhr is the reigning Olympic pole vault champion and broke … Read More
The Weekend’s Best Matchups – London Diamond League
July 25, 2013 | Jesse SquireUsain Bolt should have no trouble hearing the 80,000-strong crowd in London. (Photo courtesy IAAF Diamond League Facebook page.)
The main competition over this weekend is the London stop on the Diamond League tour, held over two days and dubbed … Read More