Hoka One One recap, Semenya and Ayana roll and Ethiopian marathon selection

May 24, 2016 | Kevin Sully

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I spent last Friday evening at the Hoka One One Mid-Distance Classic. In prior years, this meet has hosted an exciting Mo Farah double, Mary Cain’s most impressive record and a cool back-and-forth when Nick Symmonds took a … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Indoor Track Preview, Bekele’s future, and the biggest 5K blowout

January 26, 2015 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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A quick reminder before we begin this edition of the Monday Morning Run. For a quick recap of the week’s action, check out Jesse’s Scoreboard  every Sunday. Also, each Tuesday Jesse runs through all the NCAA results, … Read More

Dubai Marathon Recap

January 23, 2015 | Kevin Sully

Photo: Dubai Marathon

It’s a course seemingly chosen because of its minimal traffic disruptions. 26 miles, four turns and two roads. Yes, two.

If you watched the webcast of the Dubai Marathon on Thursday night (and you should … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Estrada shines, Centrowitz’s double and Bekele goes for two

January 19, 2015 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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‘Tis the season for tune ups. On the roads and track this past week, the professionals ran under-distance, over-distance and, in some cases, multiple races in order to prepare for what is to come. It’s … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Olympic Cuts, IAAF drama and Adrian Peterson talks track

December 15, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

You may have been thinking that track and field hasn’t been let down enough by governing bodies over the past two weeks. Bribery, corruption, charges of rampant doping seemed like enough. Then, before you even had time to Google the … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: 26 Thoughts on the Chicago Marathon

October 13, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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In the insanely fast climate of the marathon, Sunday’s race in Chicago didn’t produce an easy headline.  There were no course records.  The world record was never threatened.  Kenenisa Bekele, the … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Chicago Marathon Preview, Athlete of the Year Controversy

October 6, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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The buzz of Berlin hasn’t even worn off and yet we are only six days away from the Chicago Marathon, the next major of the fall. There won’t be a world record in this one, … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Brits rule Euros, Bolt on the beach and Mekhissi the pioneer

August 18, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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Where did the season go? After the Diamond League break for the Commonwealth Games and the European Championships, there are less than three weeks, and four major meets, left in the 2014 season. … Read More

Future Tripping: How might World Junior Champions fare?

July 25, 2014 | Daily Relay | 4 Comments

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The mind tends to live in the future. Rather than savor a championship it prefers to guess if another is on the horizon. It’s how we’re wired. Paul Simon captured this best: Everybody loves the sound … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: Shanghai Diamond League and more

May 15, 2014 | Jesse Squire

The USATF High Performance Classic at Occidental College is the first of many great competitions this weekend. (Photo: TrackandFieldPhoto.com)

It’s almost track and field overload this weekend. College track has its conference championships, the Diamond League and World Challenge tours … Read More