March 2025
FOR THE RECORD — March
New records reported since the February issue: W = World; A = American); C = Collegiate; AmC = American Collegiate;… 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
ON YOUR MARKS — March
THE 2:10 BARRIER: Sifan Hassan now thinks that she can break 2:10 in the marathon too, saying, “A lot of… Read More
STATUS QUO — March
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: Halfmiler Nia… Read More
LANDMARKS — March
Married: Ryan Crouser & Megan Clark He, of course, is the WR-holding 3-time Olympic shot gold medalist; before retiring she… Read More
The USATF Foundation — Crucial Athlete Lifeline
ON HIS WAY to his first World Championships in August 2023, Freddie Crittenden was filled with both pride and anxiety…. Read More
Euro Indoor — Kambundji & Skotheim Claim ERs
APELDOORN, NETHERLANDS, March 06–09 — Ditaji Kambundji stole the spotlight from her older sister Mujinga — the ’22 WIC 60… Read More
Book Review — #THEHOLLOWAY: The Unconventional Path of Mike “Mouse” Holloway
I CAN’T THINK of any coach — or athlete for that matter — who wrote an autobiography in the prime… Read More
T&FN Interview — Anna Cockrell
SUCCESS CAME EARLY for Anna Cockrell — she won the World Junior 400H in ’16 — but any careful study… Read More
Tokyo Marathon — Ex-Steepler Takele & Defender Asefa
TOKYO, JAPAN, March 02 — Converted steeplechaser Tadese Takele sped along a fast learning curve in the Tokyo Marathon as… Read More
Big 10 Indoor — Moll Twins Atop Collegiate Vault ATL
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, February 28–March 02 — Amanda Moll continued her barnstorming season at the Big 10 Championships, raising the roof… Read More
USATF Half-Marathon — Ok-Staters Surprise
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, March 02 — Who could have imagined that two former Oklahoma State All-Americans who run for the same… Read More
Euro Indoor Digest — Mondo’s 11th WR
FOLLOWING ON HIS 3-World Record 2024 outdoor campaign with two more flights above 20 feet in a short, sweet indoor… Read More
SEC Indoor Women — 400 Duel To Top Of World List
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, February 27–March 01 — Quartermilers Aaliyah Butler (Georgia) and Isabella Whittaker (Arkansas) are developing a rivalry to… Read More
SEC Indoor Men — Host A&M’s Quartermile Power
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, February 27–March 01 — Pat Henry and his Texas A&M Aggies are back. Henry’s men rolled up… Read More
Kessler Now On A Track He Knew He’d Find
IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE a more improbable athletic leap for an American middle distance runner than charging, virtually unknown, onto… Read More
Barcelona Half-Marathon — Kiplimo Cuts WR By 48 Seconds
BARCELONA, SPAIN, February 16 — Jacob Kiplimo stunned himself and the running world when he ran a masterful 56:42 World… Read More
Mile HSR Far Surpassed Powell’s Seasonal Goal
OWEN POWELL TOOK “one more shot” at the Terrier DMR Challenge, and it paid off with a 3:56.66 HSR in… Read More
