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

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: London Marathon and more

April 11, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Does the world record get broken this weekend? There’s a lot of money to be made if it does.

1. Everybody vs Everybody

Women’s race, Virgin Money London Marathon Sunday, 9:15am local time (4:15am ET) Race website Live webcast from … Read More

Daily News Roundup: Celebrity Pacemakers

February 17, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Few runners ever become so popular that they are professional celebrities. This guy might be one of them.

The pacemaker as a feature of distance running has been part of the landscape since before Roger Bannister first broke 4:00 for … Read More

Daily News Roundup: National Signing Day

February 5, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Today is national letter of intent signing day for several college sports, track and field (and cross country) among them. It’s a relatively minor happening in our sport as compared to what happens with football or men’s basketball, and I’m … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

October 7, 2013 | Kevin Sully

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With no major competitions over the weekend, we begin with doping news. The Veronica Campbell-Brown case has turned into one of the most convoluted drug cases of the last few years. If you haven’t … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

September 16, 2013 | Kevin Sully

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On the first of several “dead weeks” after the track season, running fans were treated to a match-up of three different eras of distance running dominance. Mo Farah, Kenenisa Bekele and … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups for September 13-15

September 12, 2013 | Jesse Squire

Mo Farah will get the lion’s share of attention at the Great North Run, but the women will have the best race of the weekend.

Several years ago, ESPN ran a promo for the Pro Bowl with the graphic “one, … 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

The Worlds’ Most Memorable Moments, part 1

July 28, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 2 Comments

The 14th edition of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics will begin in Moscow in less than two weeks. Three days before that, the Worlds will have their 30th anniversary.

I have watched all editions but the first (I … Read More