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

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 Monday Morning Run: Another Rupp Record, Rudisha Struggles, Vessey’s Outfit

June 2, 2014 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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All Prefontaine Classic, all the time.  If you missed any of the races, the videos are archived here.  There were two American records, David Rudisha and Asbel Kiprop both looked human, Kirani James and Lashawn Merritt … Read More

Daily News Roundup: Asafa Powell’s Hearing

January 15, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Last June, former 100 meter world record holder Asafa Powell tested positive for a banned stimulant (oxilofrine). His hearing in front of an anti-doping panel began yesterday and continued today. It has been interesting to say the least.

Besides Powell, … Read More

Moscow Daily for August 17

August 17, 2013 | Kevin Sully

Russia pulls the upset in front of the home crowd (Photo courtesy TrackTownPhoto.)

Our Moscow Daily recaps the day’s action at the IAAF World Championships, offers up some analysis, and tells you what (and how) to watch the following day. … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

June 24, 2013 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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It was a busy weekend in track and field with national championships taking place in the United States and Jamaica. Let’s hand out some awards!

Best performance:

Brianna Rollins (100 hurdles)

Rollins set … Read More

National Championships Preview – Sprints

June 19, 2013 | Kevin Sully | 3 Comments

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

The Monday Morning Run

June 3, 2013 | Kevin Sully

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Both in the United States and abroad, the focus of the weekend was on the Prefontaine Classic. On Saturday, I recapped some of the takeaways (including Mary Cain’s record, Sanya Richards-Ross’s health and … Read More

Five Things We Learned At The Prefontaine Classic

June 1, 2013 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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Five quick lesson from today’s Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon.

Don’t put the crown on Kirani James yet:

The 400 season looked all but over two weeks ago in … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

May 28, 2013 | Kevin Sully

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The Adidas Grand Prix dominated the track and field headlines over the weekend. If you haven’t already, check out Daily Relay’s recap of the rainy, wet conditions in New York and the story of … Read More