March 2024
FROM THE EDITOR — About WA’s Long Jump Proposal
THE TASK OF BLOWING hot air into this column space is easier when a topic serves itself up. It happens… Read More
Tokyo Marathon Women — Sutume Asefa Course Record
TOKYO, JAPAN, March 03 — Sutume Asefa’s speedy start to the Olympic year continued at the Tokyo Marathon and she… Read More
LANDMARKS — March
Died: Don Catlin, 85 On February 16, in Los Angeles; of a stroke. Considered to be the father of modern… Read More
FOR THE RECORD — March
New records reported since the February issue: W = World; A = American; AmC = American Collegiate; C = Collegiate;… Read More
STATUS QUO — March
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: British 60 champ Jeremiah Azu pulled out of the World Indoor… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — March
GLASGOW TREASURE CHEST: WA says it distributed a total of $2,464,000 in prize money at the World Indoor… Shot putters… Read More
LAST LAP — March
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
Tokyo Marathon Men — Kipruto Burnishes Résumé
TOKYO, JAPAN, March 03 — Benson Kipruto kicked away from Timothy Kiplagat at 38K and stepped into the void created… Read More
St. Pierre “A New Athlete” Post-Maternity
SHE HAD GIVEN notice that she was a runner to watch out for when she ran 8:25.25 to finish 2nd… Read More
Lamara Distin — High-Flying Collegian Is Consistent Too
A LONG TIME COMING. That’s how Texas A&M’s Lamara Distin felt about her 6-6¾ (2.00) high jump to win her… Read More
WA’s Long Jump Experiment — Folly Or Fan-Pleaser?
ARE FOULS killing the long jump? That’s the notion behind a recently announced WA plan to experiment with a new… Read More
World Indoor Champs — USA Back On Top
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, March 01-03 — After the paltry haul of just 3 gold medals in Belgrade two years ago —… Read More
World Indoor Champs — Women’s Track
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, March 01–03 — Our coverage of World Indoor Championships XIX is presented in four composite articles: men’s track,… Read More
World Indoor Champs — Men’s Track
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, March 01–03 — Our coverage of World Indoor Championships XIX is presented in four composite articles: men’s track,… Read More
World Indoor Champs — Men’s Field/Heptathlon
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, March 01–03 — Our coverage of World Indoor Championships XIX is presented in four composite articles: men’s track,… Read More
World Indoor Champs — Women’s Field/Pentathlon
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, March 01–03 — Our coverage of World Indoor Championships XIX is presented in four composite articles: men’s track,… Read More
Fast Finisher Morales Williams Is Just Getting Started
NO ONE SAW IT coming. Not the insiders, not the media, no one. Not even Christopher Morales Williams, who says,… Read More
SEC Indoor Men — Shock 400 WR From Morales Williams
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, February 23–24 — Fans at the SEC Championships got a lot more than they bargained for, as Georgia’s… Read More