Hurdle shockers, men’s 1500m strategy, Grunewald’s spikes and Jager’s tiger

July 8, 2016 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

The hardest team to make has now been reclassified as an impossible team to make — at least for the world’s leading women’s 100m hurdler. American record-holder Keni Harrison won’t represent the United States in Rio after she finished sixth in … Read More

USA Championships Saturday Report: McCorory wins, Richards-Ross returns

June 28, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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After all the medals she’s won,  Sanya Richards-Ross isn’t one to be happy with a loss.  But Saturday’s 400-meter at the US Championships in Sacramento tested that theory.

One year after an injury-shortened season and up against fierce … 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 Monday Morning Run: Bekele debuts, Florida Relays recap and London Marathon preview

April 7, 2014 | Kevin Sully

We are halfway through our tale of two debuts. Kenenisa Bekele delivered in his first attempt at the marathon yesterday and now Mo Farah will take his turn this weekend. Those two athletes bookend our weekly recap.

The Medalists

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The Monday Morning Run

August 26, 2013 | Kevin Sully

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Welcome to the off-season, or to be more accurate, the post-World Championships exhibition season (not to be confused with the pre-World Championships exhibition season).  Even after Thursday’s Diamond League meet in Stockholm, there are … Read More

World Championships Preview: Hurdles

August 6, 2013 | Jesse Squire

The hurdles are where you go if you want to see an American win, a fast time, or a close finish. But don’t ask “Where’s Lolo Jones?”

The first of our running event previews takes a look at the hurdles. … Read More

Five Things We Learned Saturday at USA Outdoors

June 23, 2013 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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Five quick thoughts on Saturday’s action from US Championships in Des Moines….

Brianna Rollins’s 2013 is looking an awful lot like Aries Merritt’s 2012

Last year, Merritt found his rhythm early in the summer … Read More

National Championships preview – Hurdles

June 19, 2013 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

The hurdles are the USA’s greatest strength. (Photo courtesy Trackandfieldphoto.com.)

Our 2013 National Championships coverage continues here with a preview of the men’s and women’s hurdles. All of the other event previews can be found on our 2013 USA Outdoor … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

April 29, 2013 | Kevin Sully

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Welcome to the first installment of the Monday Morning Run.  Each week, I’ll recap the news and results in the professional world of track and field.  For a look at the NCAA goings … Read More