Blazin’ Brazier Now Just A 10th Away From 800 AR
JOHNNY GRAY’S American Record of 1:42.60 celebrated its 34th birthday just a few days ago, having been set way back… Read More
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Zürich Diamond League Women’s Reports
ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND, August 29—Half of 2019’s women’s Diamond League winners were chosen at the Weltklasse meet. Prize money was given… Read More
Brussels Diamond League Men’s Reports
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, September 06—The second half of 2019’s men’s Diamond League winners were chosen at the Van Damme Memorial. As… Read More
Brussels Diamond League Women’s Reports
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, September 06—The second half of 2019’s women’s Diamond League winners were chosen at the Van Damme Memorial. As… Read More
Yulimar Rojas Scares World TJ Record
ANDÚJAR, SPAIN, September 06—Inessa Kravets has reigned atop the all-time triple jump list for more than 20 years now, her… Read More
The U.S. Comes Off Second-Best In Clash With Europe
MINSK, BELARUS, September 09-10—“The Match,” the first-ever outdoor clash between superpowers Europe and the United States, couldn’t quite live up… Read More
International Dual Meet Records
“THE MATCH” in Minsk, which pitted the U.S. against Europe, made for some significant changes in the best marks ever… Read More
5th Avenue Mile Titles To Old Regulars Simpson & Willis
NEW YORK CITY, September 08—Nobody is more at home on 5th Avenue than Jenny Simpson and Nick Willis. The Olympic… Read More
Copenhagen Half-Marathon — World Record For Kamworor
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, September 15—Under cloudy skies, and despite one intense bout of rainfall, Geoffrey Kamworor smashed the half-marathon World Record… Read More
Miler Nikki Hiltz’s Parallel Success Stories
LAST YEAR, when Arkansas alum Nikki Hiltz embarked upon a post-collegiate career with promising PRs of 2:05.16 and 4:09.14, immediate… Read More
Christian Coleman Escapes Missed-Test Suspension
DOHA DASH FAVORITE Christian Coleman very nearly had to sit out the World Championships—and perhaps more—after an apparent third violation… Read More
Who’s On Team USA For The World Championships?
MAKING THE U.S. team for Doha wasn’t quite as easy as 1-2-3, although in many events the first 3 finishers… Read More
World’s Fastest Miles Annually
(Sub-4:00 Era)
compiled by Howard Willman (as of September 08, 2019) WR = mark was a World Record i = mark made… Read More
2019 Collegiate Cross Country Preview
ALTHOUGH HIGH SCHOOL cross country unambiguously gets up and running in September, at the collegiate level it’s not so much… Read More
NCAA Cross Country Preview Part 1: Men’s Top 10 Teams
THERE IS NEVER a lot of fresh data to go on when making XC predictions for the slow-in-September-slam-bang-in-October/November NCAA harrier… Read More
NCAA Cross Country Preview Part 2: Women’s Top 10 Teams
WITH SOME OF the top NCAA women’s programs having to rebuild after significant roster losses, sorting out who the favorites… Read More
NCAA Cross Country Preview Part 3: Men’s Top 10 Individuals
OUR WOMEN’S individual picks are full of familiar faces. That’s far less true of the men, decidedly influenced by the… Read More
NCAA Cross Country Preview Part 4: Women’s Top 10 Individuals
WHEN BOISE STATE’S Allie Ostrander (6th last year) turned pro, that affected this fall’s odds immensely. However, the field will… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — September
PLENTY OF DOHA TESTS. To help in keeping tabs on “biological passports,” the Athletics Integrity Unit plans to collect more… Read More
LANDMARKS — September
Died: Norma Crocker, 84 In Brisbane, on August 21. A member of Australia’s gold medal-winning 4×1 at the ’56 Olympics,… Read More
