January 2026

IT WAS A BUSY YEAR for the all-time lists. Masai Russell produced history’s No. 2 time and Tia Jones &… Read More

THE LONG HURDLES really could use another Femke Bol/Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone matchup. Would you believe that they’ve only gone head-to-head 3… Read More

SHE’S STILL ONLY 25, but Beatrice Chebet first appeared on the fringes of world class in ’17. Very little of… Read More

5000-METER SEASONS don’t come much better than the one that Beatrice Chebet essayed this year. (Just half the reason she… Read More

IN A BID TO run her streak of No. 1s to 3 years in a row Winfred Yavi cranked out… Read More

HO-HUM: JUST ANOTHER year at the office for Faith Kipyegon, who racked up her record-tying fifth No. 1 in a… Read More

ON FIRST BLUSH Lilian Odira looked like the best choice for No. 1, but a closer look at the world… Read More

WHILE SML SEEMS pretty clear as the year’s best, one shouldn’t overlook the impact that Marileidy Paulino had on the… Read More

NOBODY HAS EVER GONE 1-2-3-4 before (indeed, there had been only a single 1-2-3, that by East Germany in ’84)… Read More

OBVIOUSLY THE PEAK POSITION belonged to Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, who moved up 2 spots from last year. The undefeated world champ… Read More

HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I, December 13 — The race comes at a typically quiet time of the year for middle distance runners,… Read More

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, December 13 — At first glance, the results of the first Brooks XC Championship bear an eerie… Read More

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, December 13 — It would have been easy for Jackson Spencer to get a little panicky at… Read More

WITH NONE OF THE CONTENDERS going undefeated, the task became juggling the qualities of each’s wins vs. losses. WC fave… Read More

THE SPEAR HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNIZED as one of the toughest events in which to display a high level of… Read More

LAST YEAR, Ethan Katzberg became the first Canadian ever to be honored with the event’s top spot; this year he… Read More

THE COMETHROUGH performance of the year was unleashed by Daniel Ståhl in winning WC gold. That wasn’t the farthest throw… Read More

CUBAN ALUMNI didn’t match their 1-2-3 of ’24, but Pedro Pichardo (now Portugal) and Andy Díaz (now Italy) did score… Read More

THE YOUNGEST OF OUR LJ rankers, Mattia Furlani was great in the big meets, winning golds at both the World… Read More

RYAN CROUSER PROVED that he’s still the best shot putter on the planet. He also rated only No. 9 on… Read More