World Championships Day 1: What to Watch (and How)

August 9, 2013 | Jesse Squire

Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium is ready for action. (Photo courtesy IAAF World Atletics Club Facebook page.)

Early tomorrow morning (or late tonight, depending on where you are) the IAAF World Championships in Athletics finally get underway in Moscow. Here’s a handy … Read More

Five Things We Learned at London, Day 2

July 27, 2013 | Pat Price

photo: Track and Field photo

Five quick thoughts on the second day of competition at the Sainsbury Anniversary Games, the London stop on the Diamond League tour…

The American Men looked strong in the 400 Hurdles

The guys … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups – Monaco Diamond League

July 18, 2013 | Jesse Squire

Stade Louis II awaits. (Photo courtesy Creative Commons.)

As the season wears on, there are fewer and fewer competitions being held and they are at a higher and higher level. This weekend there is only one major competition on the … Read More

The dot US Championships to crown top distance runners in America?

July 5, 2013 | Pat Price

photo courtesy Track and Field Photo

The dot US Road Racing Championships could provide a true “best of the best” race for the top echelon of distance runners in America. It’s a great concept, that leans a little … Read More

Des Moines 2013: A 50-point retrospective

June 27, 2013 | Pat Price | 13 Comments

My view all weekend (when I wasn’t running back and forth to the Mixed Zone)

Now that we are almost a week past what were the 2013 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, I had a few thoughts … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

June 24, 2013 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

Photo courtesy of trackandfieldphoto.com

It was a busy weekend in track and field with national championships taking place in the United States and Jamaica. Let’s hand out some awards!

Best performance:

Brianna Rollins (100 hurdles)

Rollins set … Read More

The Dual: Should Mary Cain Go Pro?

June 11, 2013 | Kevin Sully | 8 Comments

The Dual is a two-person discussion about issues surrounding the world of running and track and field.  This week, Jesse and Kevin discuss whether distance prodigy Mary Cain should run professionally or compete in college.

Kevin

Disclaimer: First, I think … Read More

From the Stands: Oxy High Performance Meet

May 20, 2013 | Morgan Gonzalez

By all accounts, the Oxy High Performance Meet was a success. The fields were bigger and better than last year, there were more races and most encouragingly, there were far more fans. You could get a sense of that by … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

May 20, 2013 | Kevin Sully

What do you get when you mix the carefree attitude of a teenager, the poise of a veteran and a whole bunch of talent? For the last couple months the running world has learned the answer is Mary Cain.

Friday … Read More

The Morning Run

May 6, 2013 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

Photo courtesy of  Trackandfieldphoto.com

 

The Diamond League doesn’t begin until Friday, but the professional season began to get serious over the weekend.  Tyson Gay showed he is still very much a factor in the 100, Veronica Campbell-Brown … Read More