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

August 8, 2016 | Kevin Sully | 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

Geoffrey Kamworor broke the only rule of falling down in a race–and it was awesome: Monday Morning Run

March 28, 2016 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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This week the parade of March World Championships continued. The time between indoor track and outdoor track was occupied by the World Half Marathon Championships, which took place on Saturday in the United Kingdom.

Back-to-back, … Read More

World Indoor Championships Recap: Monday Morning Run

March 21, 2016 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

I was in Portland for the World Indoor Championships over the weekend. There were strobe lights, a full stadium, and a constant stream of gold medals. It’s always hard to know how to interpret indoor results. The meet seemed massively important inside … Read More

Centrowitz/Willis rivalry, American 800m depth & Dibaba world record:The Monday Morning Run

February 22, 2016 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

Millrose, Glasgow and a Genzebe Dibaba world records highlighted the week in track and field. In terms of indoor racing, this is the best we will see before the World Indoor Championships next month.

The Medalists

The top three performances … Read More

Breakfast in Beijing: Day One

August 22, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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The first of hopefully nine recaps about the day’s action at the World Championships. That is, if my alarm clock keeps working and the streams keep streaming.

-Men’s 10,000m Mo Farah is now six for seven … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: World Championships Preview Quiz

August 17, 2015 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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To help you look back on the season thus far, and get ready for the World Championships, a brief quiz. But not just any quiz, one that you would have completely failed if you took it … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Bolt returns, Farah sets world lead, De Grasse doubles up

July 27, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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If you live in the United States, I bet you were wondering why there was live track on your television during primetime last week. The Pan-American Games wasn’t the best showcase, but we’d all be idiots … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Dibaba rocks the 1500, triple jump duel, Gatlin rolls along

July 13, 2015 | Kevin Sully | 3 Comments

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Track’s endless season is beginning to show the faintest signs of a resolution. There are only three Diamond League meets, and less than six weeks, until the World Championships begin in Beijing.

By this point, most of … Read More

SPEED Rankings #3: Mid-Distance and Distance

July 10, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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Lausanne, Paris and the US Championships helped cement a few favorites for the World Championships and provoked more questions in other events. Here is the latest look at the best in world according to one man’s … Read More

SPEED Rankings #2: Mid-Distance and Distance

June 11, 2015 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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A quick diversion from the NCAA Championships to update the professional SPEED Rankings. I wanted to post these before the Diamond League weekend kicks off today with Oslo and continues in New York on Saturday. … Read More