The Monday Morning Run: NOP investigation, Tarmohgeddon defined and a javelin controversy

June 9, 2015 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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First, the good news. Between last week and this week there are four Diamond League meets. The bad news is sandwiched in between those is a doping scandal that bridges two continents and threatens to bring … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: Pre!

May 29, 2015 | Jesse Squire

The first biography of Steve Prefontaine, released back in the ’70s, was written by Tom Jordan and titled “Pre!”. Jordan is now the meet director of the meet named after Prefontaine, and it’s hands-down the best meet in the western … Read More

SPEED Rankings: Mid-Distance and Distance

May 14, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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Last week, I learned that there are definite drawbacks to making rankings right before a huge meet. Shorty after I posted the first edition of the SPEED rankings my top five in each event was quickly torn … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Farah fights the tape and the tape wins, Rudisha goes 1:44

March 23, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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Due to the slow week in track and field, the Monday Morning Run is shorter this week. Fortunately, the action will pick up shortly. April is a sneaky good month for running and it might even … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: 8 Things We Learned This Indoor Season

March 9, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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Last weekend’s European Championships in Prague was the last major meet on the professional indoor schedule. More on that at the bottom of the Monday Morning Run. First, let’s look big picture and discuss some takeaways … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Rowbury sweeps, Centro again, Montano returns

March 2, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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If the main purpose of indoor track is to serve as a teaser for what is to come in the spring and summer, then this truncated professional season fulfilled its obligations. The American pro circuit came … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Farah and Dibaba set records, Barshim and Collins win again

February 23, 2015 | Kevin Sully

It didn’t take long for Genzebe Dibaba or Mo Farah to get going. Both set world records in their first race of the season–defying conventional wisdom and signifying that we are in for a fast and exciting year. Indoor meets … Read More

Monday Morning Run: Boston and London announce elite fields

January 12, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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The Boston and London marathons each announced portions of their elite fields last week.  No surprise, Meb Keflezighi will defend his title and Shalane Flanagan will headline the women’s competition in Boston against the Rita … 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: Russian doping, the return of a world record holder, NXN winners

December 8, 2014 | Kevin Sully

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The Monday Morning Run is back after the winter sabbatical. Upon our return we don’t get much actual running news. Instead, we are greeted with our usual themes of massive doping scandals and bureaucratic bungling!

First, … Read More