The track season is over and cross country is under way. So it's time to take a look back at 2013 while it's still fresh - because a lot happened this year. So much so that I've started several different posts over the past week and each time decided that I really wanted to address something else! Topics I've considered have included Doping; College v Elite Track; The Structure of the Sport; and The predicament that Justin Gatlin Puts the Sport In, just to name a few Read More...
The CHill Zone of T&F: Conway's View From the Finish Line
My Favorite All Time Sprinters
Sep 28th, 2012
5:54 pm PDT
5:54 pm PDT
It’s that time of year for lists - typically “Top Ten” lists. And I am in the process of doing research to put together my end of the year lists. While I’m doing that however - there is lots of data to go over - I thought I would start by sharing some of my “Favorites” in list form. Favorite hurdlers, middle distance runners, field event athletes, etc Read More...
The Sprints Post London
Aug 18th, 2012
11:28 am PDT
11:28 am PDT
The first Post London weekend is here and I finally have a minute to just sit and think track. Since many of the biggest moments at the Games revolved around the sprints, seems like a good talking point today. It's what's on most people's minds anyway: Bolt, the Jamaicans, the relay records. So, what did we learn in London, and where are the sprints headed from here? First of all there is no doubt that right now two nations define the sprints: the United States and Jamaica Read More...