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

Observations From Paris

Aug 12th, 2024
10:07 am PDT

It's over. The Paris Olympic Games has ended. Easily one of the greatest Games ever, from a track and field standpoint. Just fantastic competition. We haven't seen anything like it since the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. Which means that for a lot of fans, this is the best meet they've ever witnessed Read More...

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...

Two Weeks Until Trials

Jun 10th, 2024
11:15 am PDT

As the NCAA Championships end. The European Championships begin to hit their stride. And the New York Grand Prix is in the books. We sit two weeks away from the Olympic Trials! Usually by now, things are pretty solidified as far as who the strong contenders for Team USA are. As I look at my own notes, and graphs, etc however, I'm still hesitant on many many spots for this team Read More...

A Solid US Team is Headed to Budapest

Jul 11th, 2023
10:54 am PDT

Another Championships is in the book. The American team has been selected, for this year's World Championships and it looks to be pretty strong. Our depth across the board is pretty amazing. As we have world leading athletes in most disciplines, both men and women. In many events we will be leaving athletes at home that are capable of standing on the podium in Budapest 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...

2022 – One Outstanding Season

Sep 12th, 2022
12:53 pm PDT

Just as the letter Z closes out the alphabet. Zurich and Zagreb have closed out the 2022 track season. And what a season it's been. More Championships than ever in one season with NCAA's, Nationals, Worlds, U20's, Commonwealth, NACAC, and Europeans! That's enough to fill an Olympic cycle, let alone one year Read More...

Trials Preview

Jun 15th, 2022
11:07 am PDT

Now that we've gotten past the first big championship meet of the year (NC's) we're days, not weeks, away from US Trials. Days as in about 10. A meet that many consider as tough as Worlds. Given its depth and cutthroat nature. This year should be no different with several high level matchups on the horizon 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...