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The Non-Track Fan’s Guide to the Olympics: Men’s running events

August 8, 2016 | | 10 Comments

If you haven’t paid attention to track the last four years, then this post is for you. If you do pay attention to track, but are interested in the education of your friends, relatives and acquaintances who will dabble in … Read More

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

July 20, 2016 | | 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

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

March 8, 2016 |

Photo via TrackTownPhoto

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

26 thoughts from Olympic Trials Marathon

February 16, 2016 | | One Comment

Some leftover thoughts from Saturday’s Olympic Trials. Be sure to check out Jesse’s takeaways from the race, Brendon’s look at social media and our recap podcast featuring Sports Illustrated’s Tim Layden.

1) I know a good number of you thought Rupp … Read More

Monday Morning Run: No, Galen Rupp’s not running the marathon

December 14, 2015 | | One Comment

As 2015 starts its bell lap, we enter the “what if” point of the season.  Meaningful results are spare this time of year, which creates a wondrous array of speculation about what might, or might not, happen in 2016.  Some of … Read More

Stanley Biwott: The right man for the job in New York City

November 1, 2015 |

Stanley Biwott’s winning performance at Sunday’s TCS New York City Marathon served as testimony to two foundational traits of top runners: speed and perseverance.

Leading up to his victory in New York City, Biwott’s career had been characterized by unfulfilled … Read More

What the athletes are saying at the New York City Marathon

October 30, 2015 |

We liked Kevin Sully’s New York City Marathon storylines so much that we figured we’d find out what the athletes thought. Here’s athlete perspective on Sully’s six storylines heading into marathon weekend.

Who challenges Kipsang?

Now that Gebre Gebramariam has … Read More

New York City Marathon Preview: Who challenges Kipsang? Kenya or Ethiopia in women’s race? What about Meb?

October 27, 2015 | | One Comment

Ahead of Sunday’s New York City Marathon, here are six questions that I hope to get answered.

Who challenges Wilson Kipsang?

Kipsang hasn’t won a marathon in a year, but still enters as the favorite. The man he beat in … Read More

Kiplagat & Chumba prevail without pacers, Puskedra becomes the marathoner America’s been waiting for: 26 thoughts on the Chicago Marathon

October 13, 2015 | | One Comment

Photo: Chicago Marathon

After a brief sabbatical, the Monday Morning Run is in full force. It’s on a Tuesday this week, but hey this was the first step in getting back to a semi-regular schedule after my wife … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: 26 Takeaways from the Boston Marathon

April 21, 2015 | | One Comment

Photo: Jon Terzenbach

The Monday Morning Run is a day later to accommodate the Boston Marathon. Boston alone would have been enough to discuss, but there are also results from the track and the surprise announcement of Eugene … Read More