Book Review — Mary Cain’s This Is Not About Running
ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO, an op-ed appeared in the New York Times entitled “I Was the Fastest Girl in America,… Read More
January 2026
FOR THE RECORD — January
New Records reported since the November issue: W = World; A = American; C = Collegiate; J = Junior; i… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — January
MAJOR SIGNING NEWS: prep 400 phenom Quincy Wilson surprised many by committing to Maryland… Olympic gold medalist Athing Mu-Nikolayeva has… Read More
LANDMARKS — January
Died: Anatoliy Bondarchuk, 85 On December 23, in Kamloops, British Columbia. The ’72 Olympic champion in the hammer throw for… Read More
STATUS QUO — January
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: Marathoner Emma Bates has been diagnosed with hemochromatosis, a disorder where… Read More
FROM THE EDITOR: Coe Sees A Golden Age
A NEW TRACK SEASON is here. Our 78th World Rankings issue lies before you, and chronicles a thrilling 2025 now… Read More
2025 T&FN Women’s World/U.S. Rankings
By clicking on the following by-event links — represented by the No. 1 woman in each discipline for ’25 —… Read More
2025 T&FN Men’s World/U.S. Rankings
By clicking on the following by-event links—represented by the No. 1 man in each discipline for 2025 — you’ll be… Read More
Parker Wolfe Eyes First International Test At World XC
“I DON’T THINK there’s a race out there that’s as tough and gritty as cross-country is,” says Parker Wolfe, who… Read More
Absolute Records Broken In ’25
THIS IS A LISTING of all the Absolute (indoor and outdoor combined) Records set during calendar 2025. For a listing… Read More
U.S. Women’s AOY Top 10 Voting
ON THE STRENGTH of No. 1 Rankings in the 100 and 200, with Worlds golds in both events, 24-year-old Melissa… Read More
U.S. Men’s AOY Top 10 Voting
NOW A 5-TIME presence among the Top 10 in U.S. Athlete Of The Year voting, Rai Benjamin repeats as No…. Read More
Women’s Performance Of The Year — McLaughlin-Levrone’s Sub-48
WHILE THE MEN’S POY process yielded no fewer than 26 performances which received votes in our 5-4-3-2-1 scoring system, the… Read More
Men’s Performance Of The Year — Mondo’s Tokyo WR
LAST YEAR IN THIS SPOT we wrote, “It’s not uncommon for the AOY to also nab POY honors, which Mondo… Read More
Analyzing The 2025 T&FN Rankings
IN THE PAGES THAT FOLLOW you’ll find all kinds of facts & figures relating to each of the 44 individual… Read More
2025 Women’s 35K Walk World Rankings
THE HISTORY OF THE long women’s walk is little bit twisty-turny. There was no long race until ’17 when HM… Read More
2025 Women’s Marathon World Rankings
FUN STUFF! A trio of high-end performers, each with a win and a loss. The amusing part comes in in… Read More
