Book Review — The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends From Tennessee State
1960. The city of Nashville is an epicenter of the burgeoning civil rights movement. Lunch counter sit-ins, marches and demonstrations,… Read More
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Mantz, Young Run Oly Standard In Chicago
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, October 08 — In the wake of Kelvin Kiptum’s inspired WR-breaking run around the Windy City four US… Read More
News Flash! Kiptum WR In Chicago, Hassan To No. 2 A-T
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, October 08 — At the Chicago Marathon today Kelvin Kiptum rushed, looking fresh as he finished, to a… Read More
Book Review — Lauren Fleshman’s “Good For A Girl’’
THIS IS A FINE BOOK, an important book. Every track fan should read it. I was reluctant to review the… Read More
World Road Champs Men — Kessler Kicks To Gold
RIGA, LATVIA, October 01 — The road mile enjoys popularity in the United States, but is rarely run elsewhere. So… Read More
World Road Champs 2023 Stats Preview
AHEAD OF THE 2023 World Road Running Championships (Rigat, Latvia, October 01), statistics maven K. Ken Nakamura has crafted some… Read More
Berlin Marathon Women — Assefa Sub-2:12!
BERLIN, GERMANY, September 24 — Stunning herself, her coach and the marathon community, Tigist Assefa ran an astonishing 2:11:53 World… Read More
The “Old Rai” Steps Out Toward Paris
AS DARKLY SELF-CRITICAL as he can be, Rai Benjamin offers this ray of optimism. Asked about the Paris Olympics, he… Read More
Kilometer Splits For Tigist Assefa’s 2:11:53 WR
SHOCKING HERSELF, her coach and the marathon community, Tigist Assefa ran an astonishing 2:11:53 World Record at Sunday’s Berlin Marathon…. Read More
Eliud Kipchoge 2:01:09 World Record Race Map
AS THE 2023 EDITION of the Berlin Marathon draws near (Sunday, September 24), check out this rewind. Last year in… Read More
Tigist Assefa Berlin Marathon Course Record Race Map
AT THE 2022 Berlin Marathon, Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa dropped the course record for the venerable German race to 2:15:37. Click… Read More
Pre/DL Final Day 2 — A Pair Of World Records!
EUGENE, OREGON, September 17 — The Prefontaine Classic’s first performance in the role of Diamond League series capper played out… Read More
Pre/DL Final Day 1 — Oh, What A Mile!
EUGENE, OREGON, September 16 — A pair of American Records late in an action-packed session that began on the track… Read More
5th Ave Mile — Scots Stand Their Ground
NEW YORK CITY, September 10 — Scotland’s superiority in Manhattan continued with a sweep of the 5th Avenue Mile titles,… Read More
Brussels DL Women — Jackson Keeps Rolling
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, September 07–08 — Eight minutes after Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s demolition of the men’s 2000m standard, Shericka Jackson stepped to… Read More
Brussels DL Men — Ingebrigtsen Mows Down El G WR
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, September 08 — After a World Championships where he complained of not feeling well (albeit with two medals… Read More
Xiamen DL — Coleman Shows His Speed Again
XIAMEN, CHINA, September 02—Finally, after years of pandemic-related postponements in this southeast Chinese city of 4 million, the Diamond League… Read More
Zürich DL Women — Budapest Winners Still Hot
ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND, August 31 — With the stadium packed and buzzing on post-WC energy, women’s Budapest champions found success more… Read More
Zürich DL Men — Upsets Beset World Champions
ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND, August 31 — Cool weather may have dampened some of the speed at the Weltklasse, but a stunning… Read More
Tausaga-Collins Learned To Believe
THERE WERE MOMENTS she wondered if she should be doing this at all. This, being to throw the discus. Laulauga… Read More
