FROM THE EDITOR — Metric-Miling On My Mind
AS I WATCHED THE DL Final ring down the curtain on a blockbuster of a track season the other week,… Read More
October 2024
ON YOUR MARKS — October
WHO’S REALLY FASTEST? Noah Lyles says that he is “in talks” with representatives of NFL speedster Tyreek Hill about a… Read More
LAST LAP — October
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
STATUS QUO — October
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas ended her season after sustaining a… Read More
LANDMARKS — October
Died: Aleksandr Barishnikov, 75 On September 15, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The shot bronze medalist in the ’76 Olympics, he… Read More
Road Digest — Early Autumn Action
SEPTEMBER ROAD competition brought exciting results including a macadam mile WR: Giles Breaks Road Mile WR DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY, September 01… Read More
FOR THE RECORD — October
New records reported since the September issue: W = World; A = American; J = Junior (U20); + = event… Read More
NCAA Cross Country Preview — Overview/Schedule
WHEN ASSESSING NCAA Cross Country possibilities in September, hard data is relatively scarce. Evidence in the form of major meet… Read More
NCAA Cross Country Preview — Men’s Top 10 Teams
SURE, IT’S EARLY. And while we haven’t at this writing seen the top squads bringing their best to the line… Read More
NCAA Cross Country Preview — Women’s Top 10 Teams
LAST FALL, NC State won its third straight NCAA women’s cross country title in dramatic fashion, holding off Northern Arizona… Read More
NCAA Cross Country Preview — Men’s Top 10 Individuals
PREDICTING THE TOP individuals this far out from the Big Dance is always a big challenge (or more precisely, an… Read More
NCAA Cross Country Preview — Women’s Top 10 Individuals
PARKER VALBY has left the building. After dominating collegiate distance running during the 2023–24 school year, the Florida star has… Read More
Addy Wiley — Record Racing By First-Year Pro
AS ROOKIE PRO seasons go, Addy Wiley’s was an all-over-the-place roller coaster, but it ended in the right place for… Read More
All-Time Diamond League Winners
14 YEARS of Diamond League results (’10 through ’24, with no titles awarded in ’20) are in the books and… Read More
DL Final Women’s 400H — Bol Counters Cockrell Challenge
THOUGH SHE WON the ’19 title, the DL Final has not really been Sydney McLaughlin’s thing in recent years, particularly… Read More
DL Final Men’s 800 — Wanyonyi Off Overheated Pace
THE PENULTIMATE event of the DL Final, the men’s 800, generated plenty of potential WR buzz, an excitement encouraged —… Read More
DL Final Women’s 1500 — Trophy No. 5 To Kipyegon
WHILE THE 1500 PACERS were given some ambitious instructions — 2:04 for 800 and 2:36 for 1000 — the race… Read More
DL Final Women’s Javelin — Kitaguchi Claims Second Diamond
PARIS CHAMPION Haruka Kitaguchi is certainly a fan of Brussels. Twelve months ago, the popular Japanese thrower unleased a 221-1… Read More