One and done, that’s what we fans of the sport call the “new” false start rule. Simply put, it means that if you false start you’re done, thrown out of the race. There’s no “oops”. No do overs. You can’t wobble, flinch or shake. You can’t say you heard a camera click, it was too noisy near the track, or the plane flying overhead distracted you Read More...
The CHill Zone of T&F: Conway's View From the Finish Line
Worlds Opening Day – All Kenya
Aug 27th, 2011
7:11 am PDT
7:11 am PDT
The opening day of every major is filled with qualifying rounds, and day one in Daegu was no different with only two finals on the docket. If there’s such a thing as making a statement on opening day however, the Kenyan women did just that in those two finals as they swept the medals in both the marathon and 10,000 meters – and added a non medaling fourth place in the 10K! In the marathon the Kenyan’s set the stage for the day, and possibly this championships, as they went to the front early on and worked as a team, methodically burning away the competition Read More...
Daegu – a Final Peak before the Gun
Aug 26th, 2011
5:20 am PDT
5:20 am PDT
It starts tomorrow – the year’s biggest meet. So what are we looking at as we get ready to name the sport’s champions? For starters we’ll be missing some big names in the sprints. Injury took out Tyson Gay (USA, 9.79) at the U.S. Trials. Drug bans this summer have taken out Steve Mullings (JAM, 9 Read More...