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

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Bromell/Prandini win, top vaulters square off and when a world record is not a world record: Monday Morning Run

January 25, 2016 | Kevin Sully

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The indoor season is picking up steam and the international marathon year began in earnest last week. Still, the major running headlines were fixed on:

 

-Adidas wanting to end their sponsorship deal early … Read More

Monday Morning Run: Prefontaine Classic Recap

June 1, 2015 | Kevin Sully | 13 Comments

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I was in Eugene this past weekend taking in the Prefontaine Classic. If you are reading this site, I’m assuming you watched, or were there in person, and are all caught up on the results. … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: World XC recap, Dibaba misses record, fast times in Texas

March 30, 2015 | Kevin Sully

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Road, track and cross country meets top this week’s headlines in running.  Kenya and Ethiopia dominated in cross country (as expected), the wind blew in Texas (as always) and Genzebe Dibaba didn’t … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Indoor Track Preview, Bekele’s future, and the biggest 5K blowout

January 26, 2015 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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A quick reminder before we begin this edition of the Monday Morning Run. For a quick recap of the week’s action, check out Jesse’s Scoreboard  every Sunday. Also, each Tuesday Jesse runs through all the NCAA results, … Read More

Monday Morning Run: World Champs bidding heats up, NYC Marathon look ahead and Symmonds’s world record

October 21, 2014 | Kevin Sully

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The Monday Morning Run waited until Tuesday this week to make way for Jesse’s comprehensive NCAA recap with news and notes from two mammoth races on the collegiate slate. For the professionals, it was a slow … Read More

The Dual: Who is the Athlete of the Year?

September 9, 2014 | Kevin Sully

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The Dual is a two-person discussion about issues surrounding the world of and track and field. This week, Jesse and Kevin debate who should be the men’s and women’s Athlete of the Year.

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The 4 X 1: Dibaba and Lavillenie’s records, World record vs. World indoor and US Preview

February 19, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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Jason and Kevin take four minutes to discuss:

 

-Both have set world records, but who has had the better 2014, Renaud Lavillenie or Genzebe Diababa?

-Was Lavillenie’s post-record injury worth the trade-off?

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Daily News Roundup: Celebrity Pacemakers

February 17, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Few runners ever become so popular that they are professional celebrities. This guy might be one of them.

The pacemaker as a feature of distance running has been part of the landscape since before Roger Bannister first broke 4:00 for … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

February 17, 2014 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

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World records were the story of the weekend in track and field.  There were three in total, one on the roads, one in the field and one on the track.  Not to be outdone, the … Read More