From The Editor — September 2009: Wiser heads appear to have prevailed in the 2012 Trials schedule decision
CAN YOU TAKE ONE MORE COLUMN about Eugene and the 2012 Olympic Trials? That contentious subject came to life again… Read More
CAN YOU TAKE ONE MORE COLUMN about Eugene and the 2012 Olympic Trials? That contentious subject came to life again… Read More
IN LAST MONTH’S SCREED I went off on the mind-numbing drabness of the U.S.’s international uniforms. I’m glad to see… Read More
THIS JUST IN! THIS COLUMN IS NOT ABOUT THE OLYMPIC TRIALS! After three straight months of ranting about the expected… Read More
CUE BROKEN RECORD: gh is about to rant on the Olympic Trials for the third issue in a row. Hey,… Read More
WHEN I WROTE ABOUT THE OLYMPIC TRIALS last month, I never dreamed I’d still be on that subject in this… Read More
IF I COULD GO TO ONLY ONE MEET every four years, it would be that glorious 10 days that serves… Read More
FACED WITH DWINDLING TV NUMBERS and fearful of losing the next generation of fans, the European Athletic Association (EAA) has… Read More
(from in the January 2009 issue of T&FN) WHEN THE TOPIC of Kara Goucher’s pending marathon debut made the rounds… Read More
AS I HEAD TO EUGENE FOR THE OLYMPIC TRIALS, it seems only fitting that I channel the cult classic Animal… Read More
I’VE HEARD SAVVY EUROPEANS CALL IT “The greatest meet on the planet.” These are people who get the GP Circuit… Read More
“AMERICA’S NEED FOR SPEED” is the title of this issue’s lead article, which segues into the previews of both Olympic… Read More
I’VE LONG DREADED the day when I’d have to write this column, but at the same time I take no… Read More
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! The first edition of T&FN rolled off the presses in February of 1948 (see p. 37)…. Read More
WILL OSAKA REALLY BE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS No. 11? I musta been having an awful lot of fun since ’83, because… Read More
I HATE TO REPEAT MYSELF, but after seeing the NCAA Championships up close and personal (as the TV guys like… Read More
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 NCAA GUIDE: “The American people have shown a fondness for sports events that can be completed in the… Read More
WHERE’S THE BEST PLACE TO SIT AT A TRACK MEET? I suspect that most of you would say “right on… Read More
WHAT KIND OF TRACK FAN ARE YOU? Founding Editor Cordner Nelson, in a fascinating analysis that originally appeared in our… Read More
WHICH FOUR PERFORMANCES most captured your attention in the now-completed season? For me, I’d have to say, in chronological order… Read More