January 2026

THE 2025 T&FN WORLD RANKINGS

The 78th T&FN World Rankings are here! If you ask us, this edition covers a banner year. Not necessarily what we’d have expected as the last season in a 5-year post-Covid stretch of a World Champs or Olympics every summer. The world’s athletes proved themselves more than up to the challenge. Coverage Begins Here… If you’d prefer to cut to the chase, the event Rankings pages begin here.

News

The 2025 T&FN World Rankings Explained

Analyzing The 2025 T&FN Rankings

2025 T&FN Men’s Athlete Of The Year — Mondo Duplantis

2025 World Men’s Top 10 Voting

2025 T&FN Men’s World/U.S. Rankings

2025 Men’s 100 World Rankings

2025 Men’s 200 World Rankings

2025 Men’s 400 World Rankings

2025 Men’s 800 World Rankings

2025 Men’s 1500 World Rankings

2025 Men’s Steeplechase World Rankings

2025 Men’s 5000 World Rankings

2025 Men’s 10,000 World Rankings

2025 Men’s 110 Hurdles World Rankings

2025 Men’s 400 Hurdles World Rankings

2025 Men’s Marathon World Rankings

2025 Men’s 20K Walk World Rankings

2025 Men’s 35K Walk World Rankings

2025 Men’s High Jump World Rankings

2025 Men’s Pole Vault World Rankings

2025 Men’s Long Jump World Rankings

2025 Men’s Triple Jump World Rankings

2025 Men’s Shot World Rankings

2025 Men’s Discus World Rankings

2025 Men’s Hammer World Rankings

2025 Men’s Javelin World Rankings

2025 Men’s Decathlon World Rankings

Men’s Performance Of The Year — Mondo’s Tokyo WR

U.S. Men’s AOY Top 10 Voting

2025 T&FN Women’s Athlete Of The Year — Beatrice Chebet

2025 World Women’s Top 10 Voting

2025 T&FN Women’s World/U.S. Rankings

2025 Women’s 100 World Rankings

2025 Women’s 200 World Rankings

2025 Women’s 400 World Rankings

2025 Women’s 800 World Rankings

2025 Women’s 1500 World Rankings

2025 Women’s Steeplechase World Rankings

2025 Women’s 5000 World Rankings

2025 Women’s 10,000 World Rankings

2025 Women’s 100 Hurdles World Rankings

2025 Women’s 400 Hurdles World Rankings

2025 Women’s Marathon World Rankings

2025 Women’s 20K Walk World Rankings

2025 Women’s 35K Walk World Rankings

2025 Women’s High Jump World Rankings

2025 Women’s Pole Vault World Rankings

2025 Women’s Long Jump World Rankings

2025 Women’s Triple Jump World Rankings

2025 Women’s Shot World Rankings

2025 Women’s Discus World Rankings

2025 Women’s Hammer World Rankings

2025 Women’s Javelin World Rankings

2025 Women’s Heptathlon World Rankings

Women’s Performance Of The Year — McLaughlin-Levrone’s Sub-48

U.S. Women’s AOY Top 10 Voting

Absolute Records Broken In ’25

Colyear-Danville Opener — Hedengren 5000 CR, Hoey 600 WR

Valencia Marathon Men — Trademark Kipkosgei Second-Half Surge

Valencia Marathon Women — Jepkosgei & Jepchirchir Sub-2:15

USATF XC Champs — Kelati Back Up Front, Wolfe Wins His First

Parker Wolfe Eyes First International Test At World XC

NXN Boys — Favorite Spencer Makes All The Right Moves

NXN Girls — Patient Dudek Rallies Late, Sprints Best

Brooks Boys XC — Spencer Joins Verzbicas As Nationals Doubler

World Champs Are “The Next Thing” For Double XC Champ Spencer

Brooks Girls XC — Dudek Essays A Double

Dudek Ramped Up Cautiously, Finished XC As Nationals Doubler

Kalakāua Merrie Mile — Johnson Front-Runs To AR

Book Review — Mary Cain’s This Is Not About Running

January 2026

In This Issue:

News

Departments

COVER — January (Takeshi Nishimoto)

COVER — January Women’s (Kevin Morris)

FROM THE EDITOR: Coe Sees A Golden Age

ON YOUR MARKS — January

LANDMARKS — January

STATUS QUO — January

FOR THE RECORD — January

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