The CHill Zone of T&F: Conway's View From the Finish Line

Pre Paris Thoughts

Jul 14th, 2024
7:59 pm PDT

August 1st, the opening day of track and field in the Paris Olympics. We're that close. Yet with nine Diamond League events done - one left before the opening ceremony. A full NCAA season completed. Numerous meets across the globe in the books. And every country's selection process complete. The only thing that's certain, is that we know who's headed to the Paris stadium Read More...

Texas and Florida Signal Start of the Season

Mar 29th, 2023
8:03 am PDT

This year's indoor season was as good as I've ever seen. Personally I much prefer outdoors, but the marks that were churned out this year, were nothing short of stellar. Especially on the women's side. This coming with most "elite" athletes either not competing at all indoors, or only making a brief appearance Read More...

Sydney’s Mission, Should She Accept It

Oct 19th, 2022
12:27 pm PDT

Sydney McLaughlin has become a major force in the 400 hurdles. At the tender age of twenty three, she's won an Olympic title, a World title, and set three world records! Oh, she's also run seven of the top ten times ever run in the event. All in the two seasons since Covid. Her most recent record of 50 Read More...

The Best of 202One

Nov 30th, 2021
2:01 pm PST

We had to wait two years for 202One. The athletes had to adjust to what amounted to the craziest circumstances ever faced in an Olympic build up. After all was said and done however, and the Olympic season was one of the best ever! ! Hats off to the athletes who performed most admirably. Literally every week of the season produced performances that could stand on their own in any year of competition Read More...

Tokyo Recap

Aug 14th, 2021
11:53 am PDT

I have to admit, I didn’t realize just how tough it would be to watch the Olympics live! Here on the West Coast, that meant getting up at 3:00am. Watching the Games. Then a full day of work. Then more track and field. Then bed long enough to get some rest before repeating - for a week and a half. Literally track and field Nirvana Read More...

Up and Coming

Mar 14th, 2021
7:18 am PDT

One of the hottest indoor seasons in recent memory, is coming to a close. As we get ready to head outdoors, I wanted to take a look at a few athletes that have proven worthy of being on someone's watch list - mine. Every Olympic year, there are athletes that emerge that no one thought about the year before that become good enough to go to the Games Read More...