FROM THE EDITOR — Weighing In On “The Shoes”
PERHAPS THE HEADLINE for this column should be “Stepping In It.” Having by now exchanged views over the last 3… Read More
July 2023
LAST LAP — July
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
ON YOUR MARKS — July
USAIN BOLT wants to play a role in reviving the sport, reports CNN, quoting the Jamaican speedster as saying, “I’m… Read More
STATUS QUO — July
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: With 3 nationalities to choose from — born in the USA,… Read More
LANDMARKS — July
Died: Klaus Beer, 80 On June 08. Beer, competing for East Germany, won long jump silver in the ’68 Olympics… Read More
FOR THE RECORD — July
New records reported since the June issue: W = World; A = American; C = Collegiate; JC = Junior College;… Read More
NYC Grand Prix Men — Hughes Stuns With Brit Record
RANDALLS ISLAND, NEW YORK, June 24 — An upset win by Zharnel Hughes in the 100 was the standout men’s… Read More
NYC Grand Prix Women — Mu Rolls In “Rust-Buster”
RANDALLS ISLAND, NEW YORK, June 24— In her first race in 11 months, Athing Mu returned to dominant form, comfortably… Read More
Arkansas GP — Tinch Joins The Sub-13 Club
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, June 23 — Finally, Cordell Tinch got an opportunity to race the hurdles with a legal wind. At… Read More
Josette Andrews’ Dream Is Clicking
MAJOR LIFE CHANGES can be hard on athletic careers, but Josette Andrews has only gotten better in the months since… Read More
High School Digest — More Record Action
JUNE’S TYPICAL CRUSH saw plenty of action at the “shoe company nationals” as our stories on the Brooks, New Balance… Read More
Will WA’s Short-Track Concept “Grow The Sport”?
BACK IN THE EARLY ’70s, T&FN pioneered the concept of melding indoor marks with those made outdoors to create “absolute”… Read More
Collegiate Outdoor Athletes Of The Year — Jaydon Hibbert & Julien Alfred
A PAIR OF CARIBBEAN ISLANDERS have emerged as T&FN’s Outdoor Collegiate Athlete Of The Year award winners for ’23. Jamaican… Read More
Julien Alfred‘s Last NCAA Won’t Soon Be Forgotten
COULD TEXAS HAVE WON the NCAA women’s championship without Julien Alfred — subsequently named T&FN’s Women’s Collegiate Athlete Of The… Read More
Nike Nationals — Busy Brahe-Pedersen & Birnbaum Shine
EUGENE, OREGON, June 15-18 — After taking a loss in her Brooks PR matchup with Shawnti Jackson, Mia Brahe-Pedersen traveled… Read More
Michaela Rose Blossoms No Matter The Event
SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE Michaela Rose’s biggest problem is that there’s not enough time in the day to focus on… Read More
New Balance Nationals —Asinga Scares 100 Record
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, June 15-18 — There may have been no new High School Records to dictate the headlines during the… Read More
Lightfoot’s AR Was A Blur Yet His Focus Is Sharp
SOMETIMES IN LIFE’S important moments, you remember everything in hyper detail, almost watching the scene in slow-mo, high-definition video. Other… Read More