FROM THE EDITOR: How’s The New Calendar Working Out For Ya?
THE TOKYO WORLD CHAMPS are coming in 8 days as I write. I can’t wait! Before I know it I’ll… Read More
September 2025
FOR THE RECORD — September
New Absolute Records reported since the August issue: W = World; A = American; § = mark inferior to official… Read More
STATUS QUO — September
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: Plenty of big names will be forced to miss the WC,… Read More
LAST LAP — September
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
Valarie Allman Finding “Joy In These Great Battles”
DURING THE ’21 OLYMPIC GAMES in Tokyo, athletes held tight to their phones, praying they would not ring. “Every day,”… Read More
LANDMARKS — September
Named: Eric Rahe To the USATF Foundation Board. The finance specialist, co-president of J.C. Flowers & Co., was a co-captain… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — September
MARATHON OLYMPIAN Conner Mantz showed nice progress in his build-up to Chicago this fall with an American Record win at… Read More
Book Review — 4 New Titles In The T&F Canon
“THE FRONTRUNNER,” by Brad Fawley. I rarely read track & field fiction, knowing that usually there will be a lack… Read More
Sydney Marathon — Hassan Course Record After Kamikaze Start
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, August 31 — The 23rd running of the Sydney Marathon was something special as the 42.2K legacy to… Read More
New 300-Footer Weber Catching Fire At Right Time
THE FANS WHO CRAM themselves into the standing room section along the south curve of Letzigrund Stadium every year at… Read More
DL Final Day 2 Women — Brown Battles Into Tokyo Slot
ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND, August 28 — The U.S. contingent contesting the Tokyo furlong grew from a trio to a quartet after… Read More
DL Final Day 2 Men — Patient Lyles Finish Downs Tebogo
ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND, August 28 — The shuffling of the World Athletic calendar to move the Diamond League Final to a… Read More
From One Prodigy To Another — Seb Coe On Lutkenhaus
THE TRACK SHOCK of the summer so far, it is safe to say — certainly for dyed-in-the-wool U.S. fans —… Read More
DL Final Day 1 Men — Kovacs Wins Big, Awaits WC Fate
ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND, August 27 — This was perhaps Tokyo for Joe Kovacs. The 2-time DL champion had finished just 4th… Read More
DL Final Women Day 1 — Olyslagers Flies High
ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND, August 27 — Nicola Olyslagers proved to be the virtuoso performer in a superbly entertaining and top-quality high… Read More
Sandi Morris — The Signature Of A Warrior
AS AN ATHLETE who has collected 4 silver medals in global outdoor championships, and is coming off her first U.S…. Read More
Brussels DL Men — Nuguse Keeps Tokyo Hopes Alive
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, August 22 — In a thrilling DL 1500 Yared Nuguse could only finish 3rd but kept alive his… Read More
Brussels DL Women — Another Jefferson-Wooden Blowout
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, August 22 — Melissa Jefferson-Wooden continued her blistering form to blow away her 100-meter rivals with a win… Read More
