It's time for the second installment of the Diamond League, and if Doha was any indication of how the year is going to go then Shanghai should be a real humdinger! Looking at the start lists, things should once again be exiting from start to finish. As usual however, there are some events that I am especially looking forward to: Men's 110 Hurdles Aries Merritt, David Oliver, Jason Richardson This is one of those wonderful events where the best compete head to head quite often - and the anticipation never drops Read More...
The CHill Zone of T&F: Conway's View From the Finish Line
2012 400 Meter Rankings – Men/Women
Dec 26th, 2012
10:18 am PST
10:18 am PST
While the short sprints have been on fire since 2008, the 400 has struggled a bit. The previous two men's Olympic champions - and sub 44 performers - have suffered injuries at the wrong times. While several emerging stars have been up and down, and injury prone. on the women's side, we seem to have difficulty getting out of the 49 second zone - a barrier broken back in 1976! There was good news on the men's side in 2012 however, as we saw the first non American run under 44 Read More...
2011 in Review – Men’s 400 Meters
Oct 28th, 2011
4:58 pm PDT
4:58 pm PDT
2011 proved to be a year of “old v new” as the old guard struggled to maintain and find form, while the young guns searched to find themselves. And in the backdrop of it all the biggest story of the year was the impending return to competition of defending World and Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt Read More...