The Monday Morning Run

July 29, 2013 | Daily Relay | One Comment

Mo Farah didn’t set a British record in winning the 3000m on day two of the Sainsbury Anniversary Games in London on Saturday, but he was still a primary newsmaker. His 7:36.85 was a bit more than four seconds off … Read More

Five Things We Learned at London, Day 2

July 27, 2013 | Pat Price

photo: Track and Field photo

Five quick thoughts on the second day of competition at the Sainsbury Anniversary Games, the London stop on the Diamond League tour…

The American Men looked strong in the 400 Hurdles

The guys … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups – London Diamond League

July 25, 2013 | Jesse Squire

Usain Bolt should have no trouble hearing the 80,000-strong crowd in London. (Photo courtesy IAAF Diamond League Facebook page.)

The main competition over this weekend is the London stop on the Diamond League tour, held over two days and dubbed … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

July 22, 2013 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

Photo courtesy of IAAF’s Facebook 

If you were playing a version of Mad Libs based on events from the last week in track and field you would have quite the array of words or phrases to choose from. … Read More

Five Things We Learned in Monaco

July 19, 2013 | Jesse Squire

Five quick thoughts on today’s Diamond League meet in Monaco…

Jenny Simpson is back.

Back in 2009, when she was known as Jenny Barringer, she ran the still-standing 1500 meter collegiate record of 3:59.90 at the Prefontaine Classic. At the … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups – Monaco Diamond League

July 18, 2013 | Jesse Squire

Stade Louis II awaits. (Photo courtesy Creative Commons.)

As the season wears on, there are fewer and fewer competitions being held and they are at a higher and higher level. This weekend there is only one major competition on the … Read More

The 4 x 1: Farah rolls, Blake’s injury, standards chasing and gambling

July 2, 2013 | Kevin Sully

In episode two of the 4 x 1 Jason and Kevin take four minutes to discuss:

 Is Mo Farah beatable this season?

What impact will Yohan Blake’s injury have on the 4 x 100 relay in Moscow?

Which American distance event … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

July 1, 2013 | Kevin Sully

Most of the major national championships have come and gone which means Diamond League meets are back at full strength.  There were also high-level competitions in Ostrava and Edmonton and injury news that could greatly impact the World Championships.  Let’s … Read More

Five Things We Learned in Birmingham

June 30, 2013 | Jesse Squire

Photo courtesy IAAF World Athletics Club facebook page.

Five quick takeaways from today’s Diamond League meet at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium…

Mo’s still got it.

Never lost it.

In past years, British stars didn’t always face top talent in … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups – June 27 to July 1

June 27, 2013 | Jesse Squire

Mo is going to to have to earn this one. Photo courtesy IAAF Facebook page.

We’re getting to the part of the season when “weekend” is a broad term. This time around we’re starting on Thursday and going through Monday. … Read More