September-October 2020
FOR THE RECORD — September/October
Records reported since the July/August issue. W = World; + = event not recognized by official ratifying body. MEN ABSOLUTE… Read More
FROM THE EDITOR — The Diamond League Gets Creative
THE WAY THAT DIAMOND LEAGUE CEO Peter Stastny explained his group’s long jump experiment this summer sounds perfectly logical on… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — September/October
WHEN HURRICANE LAURA roared through Lake Charles, Louisiana, in August McNeese State’s outdoor track facility wasn’t spared. “We had some… Read More
LAST LAP — September/October
HERE’S THIS MONTH’S collection of short takes on generally off-track activities that have gone a long way towards shaping the… Read More
STATUS QUO — September/October
HERE’S THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: Sweden’s Meraf Bahta, the Euro 5K champion in ’14, started… Read More
LANDMARKS — September/October
Named: Allyson Felix, 34 As one of TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” for 2020, saying, “Thank you for using… Read More
Focus On The U.S. Men’s 5000 Scene
NEVER BEFORE HAS THE U.S. had a better slate in the men’s 5000; not just the returning Olympic silver medalist,… Read More
Doha DL — The Season Ends On A High Note
DOHA, QATAR, September 25—The 2020 Diamond League season came to a close on a high note with two world-leading marks… Read More
CALENDAR — September/October
This listing is for major upcoming meets. Here’s the link to our total collection of Calendars & Timetables. Cross Country… Read More
Ryan Crouser’s Huge Collection Of Long Throws
WITH HIS UNPARALLELED consistency Ryan Crouser now totally rules the realm of collections of shot put marks at long distances,… Read More
Minnesota Men’s Program Gets The Axe
IN A SHOCK to the collegiate track world, Minnesota announced in early September that it would be dropping 4 sports… Read More
Opinion — Track & Field Is Diversity, A Value Worth Standing Up For
TRACK & FIELD has been the sport of diversity barrier-breakers: Jim Thorpe, Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson (NCAA champion in the… Read More
Paul Chelimo: “Go Hard Or Suffer The Rest Of Your Life”
THE WILD CARD of the U.S. distance scene? That would be Paul Chelimo. He’s unpredictable on the track: witness his… Read More
10K Star Lopez Lomong Not Done With The 5000 Yet
THE TURNING POINT for Lopez Lomong came after a 2016 that was one of the most difficult years in his… Read More
International News Digest — Big Names In Smaller Meets
THE DIAMOND LEAGUE meets gobbled up most of the headlines in the second half of the European summer season, but… Read More
U.S. News Digest — Record Action In The Pacific Northwest
FOR A QUARANTINE YEAR, 2020 nonetheless proved to be an exciting one on the domestic front, with World and American… Read More
Rome DL — Mondo Finally Gets The Outdoor World Record
ROME, ITALY, September 17—Four times in his last 4 meets Mondo Duplantis had tried to add the honor of the… Read More
Jeff Henderson Getting His Healthy Body Back
WITH TITLES TO DEFEND at both the Olympic Trials and Games next summer, long jumper Jeff Henderson has kept his… Read More
Great Matchups: Liquori Beats Ryun In The Dream Mile
TRACK’S HISTORY is full of great head-to-head clashes. To kick off our new series of trips to the T&FN vaults… Read More