David Rudisha opens season with a sizzling 1:43.15 run in Melbourne Australia! Coming off of his 45.50 400 PR in Sydney, Rudisha blazed to a 1:43.15 to start his 800 season off in fine style. Rudisha reportedly easily followed the leader through a first lap of 50.0 before demolishing the field over the second lap. Rudisha appears on pace to run under 1:42 and perhaps seriously challenge Kipketer’s twelve year old WR. For more information on the Melbourne meet click here.
Already the new false start rule is causing controversy - and the sport is barely under way this year! During the women's 60 meters at the US Indoor Championships this past weekend we saw an athlete (Lisa Barber) DQ'd but allowed to run the race under protest. Not completely unheard of, but something that we should expect to see much more of with the new false start rule Read More...
This past weekend was a very busy one, with lots of selection meets for the upcoming World Indoor Championships. But as I was scanning the results there was one result that stood out to me from the others - from an outdoor meet in Sydney Australia.In the men's 400 in Sydney the results were actually quite outstanding for this time of year Read More...
The biggest US indoor competition of the year takes place this weekend as the US Indoor Championships run Saturday and Sunday in Albuquerque New Mexico. On the line will be berths to this year's World Indoor Championships in Doha Qatar next month. So for many we will be seeing the culmination of their indoor preparation Read More...
With the championship portion of the indoor season at hand, we will finally get to see the best of the best going head to head. At least the best of those that have decided to participate during this indoor season.This is the point in the season where we look forward to sizzling times. With the spotlight typically falling squarely on two headline events - the short sprint (60) and the mile/1500 Read More...
I read a series of comments from former athletes regarding the 1980 Olympic boycott and their opinions of then President Jimmy Carter and his decision not to send an American team to the Moscow Olympics. While I can respect these individuals for trying to give politically correct answers, it's clear that they were all unwilling pawns who were asked to give up their life long dreams as sacrifices in a political move that was of no consequence politically! They were effectively lead to slaughter as casualties of a war they never signed up to fight in Read More...
With US Indoor Nationals looming and World Indoors just a few weeks away, I find myself once again asking if the indoor season is worth the time and money that is put into it?Not that I haven't enjoyed watching the couple of meets that have been televised - because I am a track junkie at heart. But when I look at the results of the season so far I'm split down the middle on this season Read More...
Another busy indoor weekend - with a bit of outdoor action thrown in. The big mark was once again laid down by Torrin Lawrence. Previously Lawrence set a collegiate record in the 300, this time around he ran a sensational 45.03 in the 400. Not quite a record, but the mark makes him the #5 performer all time behind Kerron Clement (44 Read More...
Former British Junior Athlete of the Year Richard Davenport has recently brought a lawsuit against his former coach. The reason? Well he says that his former coach, David Farrow, ignored his complaints of back pain, which in turn caused him to have surgery that in effect has put his career in jeopardy Read More...
Wallace Spearmon, a long time Nike athlete, just announced that he has signed with Saucony. Yes I said Saucony. Known more for making distance shoes, they've made a major leap by going with one of the world's top sprinters. This is the second shoe company in a week to make a major signing in track and field following on the heels of New Balance signing Jenny Barringer Read More...
