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
September 2026
FOR THE RECORD — September
New absolute records reported since the July issue: W = W = World; A = American; J = Junior (U20);… Read More
STATUS QUO — September
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: Florida’s former NCAA 400 champion Emmanuel Bamidele, a Nigerian native, is… Read More
Bigger Things Ahead For TJ HSR-Setter Nesmith
DON’T BE MISTAKEN. It’s not that Miles Nesmith didn’t appreciate winning silver in the men’s triple jump at the World… Read More
LANDMARKS — September
Selected: Eugene, as ’28 OT host For the sixth consecutive time the bulk of the U.S. Olympic team will be… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — September
WHO’S THE FASTEST combo 400/400H performer of all-time? Not surprisingly, it’s Rai Benjamin, with PRs of 43.83 and 46.17 that… Read More
FROM THE “ME” — High Hurdling Is Riding High
FOR ME, THIS YEAR of the high hurdles kicked off locally. I announce some nearby track meets, and I got… Read More
Alison dos Santos — Third Wheel No Longer
THOUGH HE ALREADY had a World Championships gold medal to his credit and was the third-fastest man in… Read More
Russell — “I Can Breathe A Little Bit” After WR Chase
AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL says you were the best on one particular day. A World Record says no one has… Read More
Zürich DL Men — dos Santos Fells Warholm WR
ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND, August 27 — Something special was clearly brewing in the 400H at the Weltklasse meet when Alison dos… Read More
Zürich DL Women — Russell Rockets Flawlessly To WR
ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND, August 27 — She’s been warning us all year that she had a World Record in her legs,… Read More
Small School Standout — Franklin Thriving At Samford
“ACTUALLY, I’M REALLY GLAD that you asked about that. I’ve been thinking about that a lot.” One might be inclined,… Read More
Youthful WR Man Tharp Chasing Consistency, Not Perfection
WITH APOLOGIES TO Charles Dickens, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times for hurdler Ja’Kobe… Read More
Jamal Britt — Perseverance Is Paying Off
EVERY TIME THIS SPORT knocks Jamal Britt down, he shows up again, even better. The arc of his career embodies… Read More
Kejelcha Reclaims Half-Marathon WR
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, August 23 — Perhaps it was only a matter of time, a stunningly fast time achieved with… Read More
Jaslene Massey Throwing For “All The Hardware, All the Smoke”
IF INTENSITY COULD BE MEASURED on a 1-to-10 scale, Coach Mike O’Dell might be an 11. No matter the challenge,… Read More
Chorzów DL Women — Jefferson-Wooden Stays On Hot Streak
CHORZÓW, POLAND, August 23 — Melissa Jefferson-Wooden hasn’t had many century outings in ‘26 but every time the ’25 WC… Read More
Chorzów DL Men — Strand Serves Up Big Surprise
CHORZÓW, POLAND, August 23 — The Skolimowska Memorial 1500 script had a duel between Cole Hocker and Jakob Ingebrigtsen as… Read More
