Kevin Liao
Kevin Liao is your typical running nerd, following the sport for years before starting Spiked Up, Psyched Up. Kevin was previously the cross country and track & field correspondent for Capital One Cup. When not writing, watching Flotrack videos and reading Letsrun.com, Kevin also finds time to run fairly competitively with PR's of 4:12 (1500) and 15:23 (5k) and more famously winner of the 2009 Marshall Clark 4 Mile road race. He is a graduate of UC San Diego (explaining the site color scheme) and current resident of Sacramento, Calif. Among his other sporting interests are rooting for his hometown teams, the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Golden State Warriors.
A letter to NBC Olympics executive producer Jim Bell:
Dear Jim Bell,
Please fire Tom Hammond.
I’m not expert on broadcasting or television production. Heck, the biggest race I’ve called is…Read More
The weekend was busy with loads of running action. Without a significant American presence at the Berlin Marathon, our focus turns to collegiate cross country where many of the top teams in the Pac-12…Read More
Entries for the college/open races of Saturday’s Stanford Cross Country Invitational
ACADEMY OF ART
2800 Benson Thomas FR Academy of Art M 2
2801 Howard Shaquile FR Academy of Art M 2
2802 Kammer…Read More
California is the most dominant state in the nation in track and field/running, but with meets upon meets going on every weekend, it can be difficult to keep track with all that’s going on. With…Read More
Newbies and veterans alike tested the waters at the half marathon distance this past weekend at two of the world’s premier road races - the Great North Run and Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia…Read More
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Lolo Jones has become America’s sweetheart in the past months as her story of Olympic heartbreak,…Read More
LONDON — There were many doubters this time around, but Usain Bolt dismissed all the talk and defended…Read More
LONDON — The hype for British athletes around the 2012 London Olympics sat squarely behind heptathlete…Read More
The magic of the 100 meters is in its simplicity. The race is a single straightaway and will be completed…Read More
LONDON — Allyson Felix and Sanya Richards-Ross have been two of the most accomplished U.S. sprinters…Read More
New research from Michigan State University supports the Kohler motivation effect, which shows how less…Read More
Paula Radcliffe, the British world record holder in the marathon, has officially been ruled unfit to…Read More
This week we saw Evan Jager, a newcomer and natural (no offense Robert Redford) to the steeplechase,…Read More
USATF spokesperson Jill Geer announced Sunday that the 100 meter dead heat between Allyson Felix and…Read More
Tianna Madison has been a popular subject of discussion among members of the media.
The Elyria, Ohio native…Read More
Vin Lananna will step down from his position as Director of Track & Field at the University of…Read More
UC Davis grad Kim Conley finished third in Thursday’s 5000 meter final at the U.S. Olympic Trials,…Read More
The increased professionalization of track and field has made it increasingly difficult for college…Read More
Video of statement from Jill Geer, USATF spokesperson:
Watch more video of 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials,…Read More
Most team sports go to overtime when a ballgame is tied after regulation.
Track and field, however,…Read More
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