An Open Letter From Gwen Berry
Gwen Berry is no stranger to controversy. Last year after winning Pan-Am hammer gold she earned the wrath of the… Read More
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A Formal Launch For The Athletics Association
LAST NOVEMBER, in the wake of sweeping changes to the Diamond League setup, Christian Taylor announced the formation of The… Read More
Allie Ostrander Making The Most Of Break In Action
WHEN THE C19 PANDEMIC forced the postponement of basically all the ’20 outdoor season, Allie Ostrander decided to use the… Read More
Tim Mack Takes Over At SPIRE
ONLY A 13-6 VAULTER as an Ohio prep, one who neither held his school record nor qualified for the State… Read More
Race By Race With Bobby Morrow
[GARNER ROBERTS was the Sports Information Director at Abilene Christian for 26 years. He provided us with this remembrance after… Read More
Book Review — Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
I CAN’T IMAGINE there are many still alive who were there, but if I had to pick one historical non-Olympic… Read More
FROM THE EDITOR — What Kind Of Fan Are You?
STOP ME IF YOU’VE HEARD this one before: It’s not an easy year in which to be a track fan…. Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — July/August
BUSTED: former IOC president Avery Brundage, always a polarizing figure, has been demoted 45 years after his death by San… Read More
LANDMARKS — July/August
Awarded: Jim Ryun, 73 The legendary miler received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Trump during a July White… Read More
STATUS QUO — July/August
HERE’S THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments, with whereabouts violations very much in the news, particularly for… Read More
TRACK SHORTS — July/August
ANOTHER SAMPLING of what major players are up to in this year of the pandemic: Surfing the club scene: ex-Penn… Read More
LAST LAP — October
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 — July/August
Records reported since the March/April issue (there were none to report in the May/June edition). W = World; + =… Read More
CALENDAR — July/August
This listing is for major upcoming meets. Here’s the link to our total collection of Calendars & Timetables. Diamond League… Read More
Seb Coe Talks Track After COVID-19 — Part 1
OUR SPORT WILL RISE AGAIN. As every one of us, track fan or not, knows all too painfully, the COVID-19… Read More
Seb Coe Talks Track After COVID-19 — Part 2
WORLD ATHLETICS PRESIDENT SEB COE took a respite from managing a colossal reassembly of the championships calendar over the next… Read More
Mondo & Lavillenie Tie As Virtual Vault Comp Takes Off
MAY 3—IT WAS BILLED as The Ultimate Garden Clash but the smart bet is we will see more web-streamed competitions… Read More
Stefanídi Takes Ultimate Garden Clash 2
MAY 16—AFTER THE NOVEL SUCCESS of the livestreamed men’s Ultimate Pole Vault Garden Clash two weeks ago, Olympic champion Ekaterína… Read More
Focus On The U.S. Men’s 110 Hurdles Scene
AFTER BEING SHUT OUT of the Olympic medals in Rio—something that had happened at no previous Games—and then not making… Read More
