Wow, we’re in the middle of what will be the hottest week of elite track and field this side of the Trials and Games and I nearly forgot that the NCAA Championships are also this week! So this week we get treated to Oslo, New York, the NCAA’s and I’ll throw in the Golden West Invitational out here on the West Coast for high school fans Read More...
The CHill Zone of T&F: Conway's View From the Finish Line
Pre–Outstanding Results, Lots of Questions
Jun 3rd, 2012
8:17 am PDT
8:17 am PDT
Trying to put something together on this meet has been giving me fits. Once again the Pre Classic was the best non championship meet on US soil. From the distance races Friday night (streamed live thank you) to the Bowerman Mile that closed out the NBC broadcast, the fields were top notch across the board Read More...
What Happened to Track?
Jun 1st, 2012
8:48 am PDT
8:48 am PDT
There is much conversation these days about the impending death of track and field, and with good reason. After all here in the US, we've seen a once thriving sport wither down to a handful of elite meets - with embarrassingly poor attendance, and poor television coverage. A far cry from the golden era of the sport from the 60's thru the 80's Read More...