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

The Monday Morning Run: Simpson grinds out an American record, records aplenty in Boston and Barshim soars

February 9, 2015 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

Photo: TrackTownPhoto

If you enjoy middle-distance races, then the indoor season is for you. At Saturday’s New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, there were six races between 1,000 and 3,218 meters. Not all of them panned out, but in … Read More

The Michigan Track Classic: A Surprise Success

August 11, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Photo via Run Michigan twitter

Last night I attended the Michigan Track Classic, a meet that has gone from nonexistence to a major event within the span of barely over a year (and just three races). About five thousand excited … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Willis and Wilson star, Euro Champs preview and Bolt’s night out

August 11, 2014 | Kevin Sully

It turns out you miss a lot of track and field if you don’t have the internet. I discovered this the last few weeks when a crosstown move left me unable to get online and, as a … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: Diamond League, road races, and more

May 8, 2014 | Jesse Squire | 2 Comments

This weekend features the return of the Diamond League, a bunch of road races, and some interesting college matchups. Instead of ranking them, this week I put all twenty matchups (twenty!) in chronological order, starting with tonight’s Medtronic TC road … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: Boston Marathon, Mt. SAC Relays, and more

April 18, 2014 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

The Wall of Honor at Mt. San Antonio College says it all.

There is so much going on this weekend that I can’t possibly rank the best matchups. I’ve broken them into three categories: Boston Marathon, Mt. SAC Relays, and … Read More

Daily News Roundup: Teams Matter, part 3

January 8, 2014 | Jesse Squire | 2 Comments

There’s a reason the Brits go bonkers for this guy, and it’s not because he runs for Nike.

Over the last two days I’ve talked about how team identity and team competition is where track and field and road racing … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups

November 22, 2013 | Jesse Squire

Terre Haute loves cross country. (Photo: XCTownUSA.com)

The NCAA Cross Country Championships, the culmination of the fall season, will be run on Saturday in Terre Haute, Indiana. What matchups should you be watching? Let’s take a look.

1. Oklahoma State … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

October 28, 2013 | Kevin Sully

Photo via Creative Commons

The Daily Relay will have on-site coverage from the New York City Marathon, including a comprehensive race preview later in the week. Before the press conferences, I wanted to start this edition of The … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

September 24, 2013 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

Photo Courtesy of TrackTownPhoto

A little late here on the Monday Morning Run, but only because it took me a day to fully process the “Italian athlete used fake penis to dodge doping test” headline. Creative evasion techniques aside, … Read More