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 Read More...
The CHill Zone of T&F: Conway's View From the Finish Line
Hot Relay Weekend – Post Meet Thoughts
Apr 5th, 2023
7:41 am PDT
7:41 am PDT
The stars came out this past weekend and track and field shined brightly as a result. That's the verdict of fans everywhere that watched either of the Texas or Florida Relays. Two of the hottest relay meets of the spring, and annually the coming out party of many of the sport's domestic stars. Results are readily available Read More...
NCAA Regionals and Pre
May 29th, 2022
7:28 pm PDT
7:28 pm PDT
Well that was one Hell of a weekend. Basically three high level meets, since the NCAA treats the first two rounds of its National Championships as two separate meets. Thoughts on that in another post. Either way, this past weekend was hot hot hot. In spite of two of the competitions having inclement weather! That's how good the sport is right now - sizzling hot Read More...
The Chill List
May 14th, 2022
3:29 pm PDT
3:29 pm PDT
It seems that everyone has a "list" these days. There's the Bowerman for collegiate athletes. And I've noticed several podcasts attempting to put together lists. The problem that I have with these lists however. It's that it's basically impossible to separate say 10 athletes from the pack in this sport Read More...
Early Season Thoughts
Jan 18th, 2022
3:41 pm PST
3:41 pm PST
Hear ye, hear ye. The 2022 season has begun! A slew of indoor invitationals have got things finally going. And while we're a couple of weeks away from the "elite" invites. We've away gotten some pretty outstanding results coming in. Enough for me to say that 2022 could be an even better year statistically than last year! Some thoughts from this weekend Read More...
Prefontaine Highlights
Aug 22nd, 2021
7:16 am PDT
7:16 am PDT
This was easily the most anticipated single meet of the year outside of championships and it lived up to the hype! Nike put its considerable wallet into play, producing Olympic quality fields across the board. Oh to have Nike’s money. That said, let’s discuss the elephant in the room. The matchup between Sha’Carri Richardson and “The Jamaican Medalists” Read More...
It’s Prediction Time – US Trials Relays…
May 30th, 2021
6:06 pm PDT
6:06 pm PDT
This season has been moving along so quickly, that it's been too fast to keep up with - pun intended. Literally every few days something extraordinary has occurred. Athing Mu, Trayvon Bromell, Allyson Felix, Kenny Bednarek, Gabby Thomas, Terrance Laird, and this is just the tip of the iceberg! It's now mere weeks from the NCAA Championships and the Olympic Trials - and time to start to spec out who's going to be taking that trip to Tokyo Read More...
MtSAC and the Journey Begins
May 10th, 2021
8:15 pm PDT
8:15 pm PDT
I've been quiet for a bit. Just watching all of the exciting results pour in. After all, its been “early” in the season, and while it's been fun to watch, the real running hasn't quite begun. Now however, college conferences are beginning - signaling that the end of the collegiate season is just around the corner Read More...
Happy 202One
Jan 9th, 2021
8:00 am PST
8:00 am PST
I've started several posts to be ready for the new year, because I think that on the heels of 2020, we're all going to find joy in what transpires in 2021! There's no need to replay last year. It only takes one word to describe 2020 - Covid. Because it defined the entire year. Enough said. With that, my first post of the year is going to be about the things that I'm looking forward to in the world of track and field this year Read More...
Prediction – US 100, Women
Nov 20th, 2020
2:36 pm PST
2:36 pm PST
Since I've put my neck out there on the men, I may as well give the women a shot. This will not be nearly as easy however, because it seems like every year the names change on the women's lists here in the US. I can tell you right now who'll be lining up for every other country that's a major player in the sprints Read More...