Our Ten Best Bets for Track and Field in Rio

August 11, 2016 | Brendon Desrochers | One Comment

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If betting were legal in the United States, there still probably wouldn’t be many lines for track and field at the Olympics due to general lack of interest, but at least you could find some of the … Read More

The Non-Track Fan’s Guide to the Olympics: Women’s running events

August 10, 2016 | Kevin Sully | One Comment

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Part one of the Non-Track Fan’s Guide to the 2016 Olympics, featuring the men’s events, can be found here. Today, I’m focusing on the women’s events. I included the date of the final, the key names … Read More

Looming questions before Rio: Bolt’s health, who gets the most NBC airtime and will Dibaba run?

July 20, 2016 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

From a competition perspective, the U.S. Olympic Trials answered most of the biggest questions entering Rio. We learned which American high hurdler would be left off the team. Strangely, it was the one with the American record. We also found out that … Read More

Olympic Trials Halfway Awards

July 5, 2016 | Kevin Sully

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We are halfway through the Olympic Trials in Eugene. A quick recap of what has happened so far before the action resumes on Wednesday.

Best competition: Men’s long jump

All of the following happened in … Read More

SPEED Rankings #4 Sprints and Hurdles: Bye bye Bolt

July 17, 2015 | Kevin Sully | 4 Comments

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Before you jump into the Monaco Diamond League meet, here’s the latest update of a bi-weekly tradition. Remember, these rankings are unscientific and most likely inaccurate.  They are based on the predicted finish order if … Read More

The Monday Morning Run: Bailey v. Jamaica, Stowers shines and Haile retires

May 11, 2015 | Kevin Sully | 4 Comments

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The best meet of the weekend was the Jamaica Invitational in Kingston. You probably didn’t see this meet live because in order to do so you had to pay $5 to a website that didn’t … Read More

Monday Morning Run: The rise of Tori Bowie, Gatlin’s personal best, Bolt’s 2014 schedule

July 21, 2014 | Kevin Sully

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Vacation kept me away from the Monday Morning Run the last two weeks, but it looks like I returned just in time. Last Friday, the Monaco Diamond League meet delivered its normal heaping of extremely fast … Read More

Monday Morning Run: Bowie rolls, Fraser-Pryce fades, and more competition for Mary Cain

June 9, 2014 | Kevin Sully

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We have entered the portion of the season where the professional meets happen so frequently that it is hard to keep track of results. Athletes are popping up all over the globe and world leads are … Read More

Five Things We Learned at the Prefontaine Classic

June 1, 2014 | Jesse Squire | 2 Comments

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The Prefontaine Classic, the third stop on the IAAF’s Diamond League tour, was held on Friday and Saturday at historic Hayward Field. IAAF Recap Complete results Race videos

Here are five of my reactive musings about the … Read More

National Championships preview — Women’s jumps

June 16, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 4 Comments

Could Jenn Suhr set a world record in Des Moines? Yes, she could.

In advance of this week’s USATF Championships in Des Moines and Canadian Championships in Moncton, we’re taking an in-depth look at the field events, which too often … Read More