The results are in, and after watching the Rome leg of the Diamond League I think I learned a few things. Prefontaine is only two days away, so things could change a bit over the next 48 hours. Results of the meet can be found here, so without going into each and every race and result, here are my thoughts on what happened in Rome Read More...
The CHill Zone of T&F: Conway's View From the Finish Line
D.oha A.thletes M.ake N.oise!
May 11th, 2012
10:09 pm PDT
10:09 pm PDT
D.A.M.N.! If today's meet in Doha was the"opening act" of the Olympic year, I can hardly wait for the denouement in London - it's going to bring down the house! Today's events were Olympic in quality across the board and began to fuel plot lines that will only be answered by a gathering of all the world's best into one stadium Read More...
Video Review – New Balance Boston Indoor
Feb 6th, 2012
4:13 pm PST
4:13 pm PST
It’s often interesting to review results online, then later have an opportunity to watch video of a race – or in this case two hours of a meet on television. While times and distances certainly have meaning, sometimes it’s how those results are derived that tell a completely different story. Such is the case with this weekend’s New Balance meet in Boston Read More...
Weekend Action, Feb 4/5
Feb 5th, 2012
9:34 am PST
9:34 am PST
It’s Super Bowl weekend and football and food are on most people’s minds. The track world seems to have had that in mind when scheduling meets, because the slate was rather sparse. Even so there were still some outstanding performances on the small ovals this weekend. It’s only the first weekend in February, but the field events are already on fire this year, and the event that is leading the way is the women’s pole vault Read More...
New Balance Indoor GP Preview
Feb 2nd, 2012
5:37 pm PST
5:37 pm PST
The indoor season really got rocking last weekend, and looks to pick up stream with the World Indoor Championships just a tad over a month away (Mar 9-11). One of the next steps towards Istanbul is this weekend’s New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston. This year’s meet is focusing on the middle and long distance events, and there is no shortage of solid matchups Read More...
Potential 2012 Match Ups to Watch For
Jan 3rd, 2012
5:33 pm PST
5:33 pm PST
Things should start heating up pretty quickly now. The U.S. Marathon Trials are in less than two weeks, and the indoor season will be going strong by the end of the month. So we’ll be full gear into the buildup for London in just a few weeks. Of course one of the big questions in any Olympic year is: who will the major players Read More...