60 Years Ago Today: The First Indoor Sub-4:00
On the T&FN website on February 10, 60 years to the day after history’s first indoor sub-4:00 mile, we published… Read More
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25 Years Ago Today: The 5K’s First Indoor Sub-13
AMID THE SHOES & TRACKS rewrite of the all-time lists we’re watching currently, sub-13:00 for the indoor 5000, while head-scratching… Read More
Book Review — The Villanova Track Story: 1966-1981
TAKE A TRIP down memory lane: back to the days of Villanova middle distance excellence, back to the days when… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — March
NO ROOM AT THE INN: Not a surprise that housing during the World Championships will be tight in the Eugene/Springfield… Read More
LANDMARKS — March
Retired: Justin Gatlin, 40 On February 10. The ’04 Olympic 100 champ announced the end of his long career on… Read More
STATUS QUO — March
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: Swiss sprinter Ajla Del Ponte has had her indoor season ended… Read More
LAST LAP — March
HERE’S THIS MONTH’S collection of short takes on generally off-track activities that have gone/will go a long way towards shaping… Read More
FOR THE RECORD — March
Records reported since the February issue: W = World; A = American; J = Junior (U20); Y = Youth (U18)… Read More
Focus On The U.S. Men’s Decathlon
WITH THE RELEASE of the 2021 World Rankings in the January issue, we saw U.S. men claim 3 spots in… Read More
A Shot At The NFL Was Beneficial To His Decathlon Career
PERHAPS IT’S A CASE of absence making the heart grow fonder for OT decathlon winner Garrett Scantling, the Tokyo 4th-placer…. Read More
Double Z Is Getting The Hang Of The Decathlon
THE DECATHLON’S LEARNING CURVE, it stands to reason, is longer than for any other event: 10 events, 10 different skill… Read More
Steven Bastien Breaks With Conventional Wisdom
SOMETIMES BOLD INNOVATION and self-belief lead to the biggest breakthroughs. Run that by Olympic decathlete Steven Bastien if you’d like… Read More
2022 High School Boys Absolute Top 25 Lists
THESE LISTS CONTAIN the leading U.S. high school boys marks — Top 25s in standard events, fewer for others —… Read More
Collegiate Leader Ross Challenging The World’s Best
“BEING ONLY 20 and running against the best in the world is a blessing.” Truly. These were the words that… Read More
Lausanne DL — A 200 Summit Meeting
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, August 25-26 — The finale event of the Athletissima DL, the men’s 200, brought together the world champions… Read More
Kentucky Sprinter Abby Steiner Is Back
WITH A COLLEGIATE RECORD 300 of 35.80 to open her junior indoor season in December, Kentucky’s Abby Steiner served notice… Read More
2022 High School Boys Top 20 Eligibles
AS WITH THE COLLEGIATE ELIGIBLES LISTS, we’re back at 20-deep prep listings instead of having to hold them to just… Read More
2 National Records For High Schooler Will Sumner
IT’S ALL ABOUT SPEED. Recordsetting prep star Will Sumner (Woodstock, Georgia) figures he will end up an 800 specialist like… Read More
2022 High School Girls Top 20 Eligibles
AS WITH THE COLLEGIATE ELIGIBLES LISTS, we’re back at 20-deep prep listings instead of having to hold them to just… Read More
