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Bring Back the 100
Two of the sports most exciting events are the “mile” and the 100. I put the mile in quotation marks because there are two versions of the mile. In addition to the actual mile, there is the 1500 meters, often called the metric mile. That’s actually kinda cool, because it provides some flexibility when meets are being put together. It keeps the event fresh, because it enables promoters to run it on back to back meets without running the exact same event. It also enables promoters to run both events in the same meet and double up on middle distance runners. Taking maximum advantage of the available talent pool. As…
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Pulling Up the Last Leg of 2018
This has been a very interesting season. We knew that it would be, given that it’s an off year and off seasons are usually marked by change – and 2018 has seen lots. As a matter of fact, we’re looking at a nearly wholesale revamping on the men’s side. I can’t remember this great a reboot since BALCO laid waste to the landscape back just after the turn of the century. This time however, it’s not so much about people leaving the sport as we’re looking at a serious youth movement taking place. Possibly the largest of the professional era of the sport. Sprints, hurdles, jumps, distances, everywhere you look…