Typically Nationals is one of the two hottest meets of the year behind only the World Championships or Olympics. This is an "off season" however, that once every four years non championship season. So the full complement of elites looking to make a global team is a bit lighter than usual. My biggest disappointment in this regards is the Men's 100 which is missing Justin Gatlin and the new kid on the block Trayvon Bromell, as neither of the year's two fastest Americans is entered in the competition Read More...
The CHill Zone of T&F: Conway's View From the Finish Line
NCAA Championships
Jun 17th, 2014
10:46 am PDT
10:46 am PDT
This was a very busy week of track and field for the true fan of the sport. Oslo, the NCAA Championships, and the New York Grand Prix were all contested within a four day period, with some form of media broadcast available for all four days of action! Finally, technology and track providing fans with serious coverage of the sport Read More...
Perhaps the Youth Will Lead
Jun 11th, 2014
10:28 pm PDT
10:28 pm PDT
It's early June and the "elite" track season is about to hit high gear. Pre last week; Oslo today; NCAA Championships started today; and the New York Grand Prix on Saturday. It doesn't get much better than that if you're a track fan - or does it? Well, on the flip side of the coin, the high school athletes here in California are just winding down their season Read More...
My Thoughts on the World Relay Championships
4:21 pm PDT
Focusing on coaching my high school kids, I missed discussing the early season to date, primarily the Diamond League and the World Relays Championship. That's a lot of action/discussion, so will tackle one then the other and will start with the World Relays Championships since the subject has already come up Read More...
Tags: Championships, Commentary, Relays
Posted by CHill | 15 Comments »