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 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
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY if I told you that with a can of spray paint, a tape measure and 10… Read More
I’M SURE REGULAR READERS OF THIS COLUMN have noticed that I spend an extensive amount of time talking about meet… Read More
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
WORLD RECORDS. Is there anything more important to track & field than the ultimate level of performance in each event?… Read More
DESCRIBE THE WORST YEAR OF TRACK & FIELD you have ever seen. If somebody asked me that question, the answer… Read More
LAST MONTH’S COLUMN ended with this paragraph: “And if the IAAF is eager to improve field-event presentation, why aren’t specific… Read More
IN LAST MONTH’S LETTERS TO THE EDITOR a subscriber chided me for supporting what he perceived as a plan that… Read More