The CHill Zone of T&F: Conway's View From the Finish Line
Jun 22nd, 2013
7:40 am PDT
We're halfway through the US Trials and those gusts of wind that have been howling through the stadium seem to be the winds of change as veterans have been dropping like flies in Des Moines. Jeremy Wariner out in the first round. Ditto Angelo Taylor. Walter Dix a semifinal casualty. Doc Patton a DNS Read More...
Tags: Anderson, Championships, Freeman, Gardener, Gatlin, Gay, Silmon, USATF
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Jun 6th, 2013
11:08 pm PDT
If you're a true fan of the sport then you are in Heaven like me, because we have wall to wall track and field –highlighted by the NCAA Division I Championships and today's Golden Gala in Rome. So far both have been full of surprises, for different reasons. I'll start with Rome, the fourth entry in the Diamond League Read More...
Tags: Ahoure, Bolt, Felix, Gatlin, NCAA, Rome
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May 18th, 2013
9:33 am PDT
Perhaps Doha raised the bar a bit high, but I didn't come away from Shanghai with the same WOW factor that I had following the Diamond League opener. A nice set of marks were turned in, but that special something was missing in most of the events on the track. One running event that hit on all cylinders however, was the men's 400 as both LaShawn Merritt and Kirani James showed up to compete Read More...
Tags: Fraser, Gatlin, Hejnova, Isinbayeva, James, Jeter, Kiprop, Merritt, Okagbare, Richardson, Weir
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May 16th, 2013
10:25 am PDT
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...
Tags: Borlee, Demus, Fraser, Gatlin, Gordon, Hejnova, James, Jeter, Makusha, Merritt, Okagbare, Oliver, Patton, Phillips, Richardson, Rutherford, Saladino, Spearmon, Spencer, Tarmoh, Watt, Weir, Young
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May 8th, 2013
11:04 pm PDT
OK, now that we've had our first sub10 of the year, it finally feels like track season. And right on time we get the first of the Diamond League meets in Doha on Friday, which means a lot more elite athletes should be competing. While I have many issues with the way the DL has been set up - chief among them the lack of promised head to heads with the upper tier elite sprinters - this series of meets does run through some of the sport’s best venues Read More...
Tags: Aman, Carter, DeLoach, Doha, Felix, Fraser, Gatlin, Gipson, Hastings, Kiplagat, Kiprop, Kitum, Komen, Mekonnen, Montsho, Ohuruogu, Okagbare, Osagie, Reese, Rodgers, Rudisha, Taylor
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Apr 22nd, 2013
9:50 pm PDT
We're a weekend away from the Penn Relays, which is typically the meet that sets things off for the outdoor season. After this weekend's performances however,I think things were set of just fine and we're on our way to one hot track season. Things started off on a down note with word that Yohan Blake won't be competing until the Jamaican championships in June Read More...
Tags: Bailey, Eaton, Gardener, Gatlin, Gay, Goule, Harris, Kynard, Leer, Lendore, Locke, Martinez, McQuay, Merritt, Moline, Nellum, Okagbare, Rodgers, Roesler, Tinsley, VCB, Verburg, Wariner, Webb, White
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Dec 12th, 2012
11:28 am PST
I’m going to try something different this year, in that I’m going to go five deep for events as I rank them and present both the men & women simultaneously. Five Deep because in general that’s really where the top athletes are in any given event. After that things usually get rather fuzzy. And since the lists will only be five deep, it should make for more interesting reading to include both genders at the same time – essentially presenting a top ten athletes for each event Read More...
Tags: Bailey, Blake, Bolt, Felix, Fraser, Gatlin, Gay, Jeter, Madison, VCB
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Aug 12th, 2012
8:46 am PDT
Saturday was the final day of action on the track, and the meet closed out in style with a surprise or two; outstanding performances; and another world record. The field events led the way in the surprise department. First in the women's high jump several big names made early exits, including Emma Greene Tregaro (SWE), Chaunte Lowe (USA); and defending champion Tia Hellebaut (BEL) Read More...
Tags: Bailey, Barrett, Blake, Bolt, Chicherova, Farah, Gatlin, Gay, London, Olympics, Walcott
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Aug 6th, 2012
5:18 pm PDT
Good news, bad news. The good news is that I got to see the final of the men’s 100 meters last night. The bad news is that once again I had no luck seeing any of today’s evening session online. I saw the morning session just fine, but didn’t see one complete event of the evening session. The feed kept freezing, dropping, and was blurry when it was up Read More...
Tags: 100, Bailey, Blake, Bolt, Gatlin, Gay, London, Olympics
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Jul 22nd, 2012
9:07 am PDT
The men's 100 meters. Perhaps THE marquee event of the Olympic Games. Most of the world will remember who won the 100 long after the Games are over. Jesse Owens, Jim Hines, Hasely Crawford, Valery Borzov, Carl Lewis, Donovan Bailey, Linford Christie, Maurice Greene. Names that resonate still long after retirement, because they won 100 meter gold at the Olympics Read More...
Tags: 100, Blake, Bolt, Gatlin, Gay, Olympics, Powell
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