From The Editor — March 2009: I’m biased on the subject, but I like the Olympic Trials just as they are
IF I COULD GO TO ONLY ONE MEET every four years, it would be that glorious 10 days that serves… Read More
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From The Editor — January 2009: EAA presentation tweaks: inspiration or pure panic?
FACED WITH DWINDLING TV NUMBERS and fearful of losing the next generation of fans, the European Athletic Association (EAA) has… Read More
Goucher’s Great Debut
(from in the January 2009 issue of T&FN) WHEN THE TOPIC of Kara Goucher’s pending marathon debut made the rounds… Read More
From The Editor — August 2008: Two of the all-time greatest words in the English language: Road Trip! (gh & dj head to Des Moines in tornado season)
AS I HEAD TO EUGENE FOR THE OLYMPIC TRIALS, it seems only fitting that I channel the cult classic Animal… Read More
From The Editor — July 2008: The greatest meet on the planet? Not the OG, not the WC—it’s the OT my friends
I’VE HEARD SAVVY EUROPEANS CALL IT “The greatest meet on the planet.” These are people who get the GP Circuit… Read More
From The Editor — May 2008: Watching 3 rounds of dash prelims is as good as a cliff-hanging serial at the Saturday matinee
“AMERICA’S NEED FOR SPEED” is the title of this issue’s lead article, which segues into the previews of both Olympic… Read More
From The Editor — March 2008: A column dedicated to Willi Krause, who epitomized all that was great about coaches
I’VE LONG DREADED the day when I’d have to write this column, but at the same time I take no… Read More
From The Editor — February 2008: Happy 60th Birthday To Track & Field News
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! The first edition of T&FN rolled off the presses in February of 1948 (see p. 37)…. Read More
From The Editor — September 2007: Some think the World Champs is held too often; I don’t think it’s held often enough
WILL OSAKA REALLY BE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS No. 11? I musta been having an awful lot of fun since ’83, because… Read More
From The Editor — August 2007: Can’t anybody run a scoreboard properly at a track meet?
I HATE TO REPEAT MYSELF, but after seeing the NCAA Championships up close and personal (as the TV guys like… Read More
From The Editor — May 2007: How about making the NCAA Champs a finals-only meet?
TRACK ISN’T BASKETBALL, but every time I watch the three-week thrillfest that is the NCAA’s March hoops climax, I wonder… Read More
From The Editor — April 2007: Would you believe an NCAA meet that’ll be done in time to go have a beer after the meet and it’s not even noon?
FROM THE NCAA GUIDE: “The American people have shown a fondness for sports events that can be completed in the… Read More
From The Editor — February 2007: Sacrilege! Maybe the finishline isn’t the best place to sit and watch a meet?
WHERE’S THE BEST PLACE TO SIT AT A TRACK MEET? I suspect that most of you would say “right on… Read More
From The Editor — December 2006: Which of the 8 kinds of track fan are you?
WHAT KIND OF TRACK FAN ARE YOU? Founding Editor Cordner Nelson, in a fascinating analysis that originally appeared in our… Read More
From The Editor — November 2006: It’s time for the rulesmakers to revisit the lane-draw procedures
WHICH FOUR PERFORMANCES most captured your attention in the now-completed season? For me, I’d have to say, in chronological order… Read More
From The Editor — August 2006: Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to tell where sprinters are relative to each other during a race?
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY if I told you that with a can of spray paint, a tape measure and 10… Read More
From The Editor — July 2006: There’s a simple solution to the logjam that is Nationals scheduling—some events have to go
I’M SURE REGULAR READERS OF THIS COLUMN have noticed that I spend an extensive amount of time talking about meet… Read More
From The Editor — April 2006: I say take the relays out of the NCAA Championships
I’M ALMOST AFRAID to tackle this subject, given what an impassioned response—negative response, that is—we have gotten since Bret Bloomquist’s… Read More
From The Editor — January 2006: Does the idea of a new set of World Records still have real merit?
WORLD RECORDS. Is there anything more important to track & field than the ultimate level of performance in each event?… Read More
From The Editor — December 2005: The worst year of track is better than the best year of just about any other sport you can name
DESCRIBE THE WORST YEAR OF TRACK & FIELD you have ever seen. If somebody asked me that question, the answer… Read More
