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Early Season Track Q & A
Finally. The indoor season is done and we’re outdoors. We’ve had Penn, Texas, and Florida. The World Relays just ended, and the Diamond League is ready to begin. Time to look at a few questions facing the speed events as we get serious outdoors. So, I’m going to address some questions I’ve seen floating around on the internet, as well as some issues raised at the close of l last year. Is Botswana now the team to beat in the 4×4 relay? The answer is no. Botswana is definitely a global power in the event, having run 2:54 in two different seasons. They also pulled off a rare win over…
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Budapest Was As Good As Advertised
Prior to the start of Budapest 2023, I foresaw this as potentially one of the greatest championships ever. The losses of several top athletes didn’t deter me from this thought. Now that the meet has been run and the results are in, I would say that my original assessment was correct. The depth of talent in this sport is greater than it’s ever been. From late 30 year old veterans to young 19 and 20 year olds, I don’t think the sport has ever been better talent wise from top to bottom. Things started quite excitedly as the finals of the mixed relay and women’s 10,000 provided both tragedy and…
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Sydney’s Mission, Should She Accept It
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 50.68 is considered Beamonesque by most. Meaning it’s so good, that it could be decades before anyone else will be able to approach it. So, when you are that good, what do you do next? Well, prior to the World Championships, her coach, Bobby Kersee, said that if she put the record…