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A Longhorn, Ducks, And A Mustache: A Wide Open Men’s 1500 Meters

This year’s IAAF World Championships will be held in Moscow, Russia, a place once forbidden for American athletes to travel to during the bellicose days of the Cold War but now is the goal for competitors.…Read More

Last Chance to Win a LG Electronics 42-Inch LED TV from FanSided and Spiked Up, Psyched Up

FanSided and Spiked Up, Psyched Up have teamed up with Deals2Buy.com to give away a LG Electronics 42-Inch LED TV!!! To enter, simply like us on Facebook and sign up for our daily email newsletter, FanSided…Read More

Chasing For The Truth

I was casually browsing the USA Track & Field website on Tuesday evening (as one does) when I stumbled upon the selection procedures for the World Championships this summer in Moscow. Unlike qualifying…Read More

What Ifs For The USC Trojans

Ron Allice ended his coaching career on Saturday after 50+ years in the sport, including the past 18 years as head coach at the University of Southern California. His last NCAA meet was a pretty darn…Read More

Des Moines 2013 Power Rankings #3: Getting To Crunch Time

It’s crunch time. With all the early and mid season races complete, we now have a good sense of who’s fit and who’s not. For those who don’t have qualifying standards out of the…Read More

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Des Moines 2013 Power Rankings #2: Mid-season Checkpoint

The early season west coast swing has concluded, and a few trends have come out of it. Athletes who…Read More

Capturing The Spirit Of The Penn Relays

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but video can often capture even more than that. For an historic…Read More

True Is True, ‘A’ Standards Are Hard To Get, Rabbits, And Other 2013 Payton Jordan Takeaways

  A few quick takeaways from last night’s Payton Jordan Invitational: Ben True is on a new…Read More

Payton Jordan Invitational Heat Sheets

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A Celebration of Human Achievement Prevails

The Boston Marathon differs from any other race out there. Unlike other marathons that use an open or…Read More

Stanford Invitational Fires Up Spring Track Season

Spring is officially here. As a native of Northern California, nothing exemplifies this fact for me…Read More

Des Moines 2013 Power Rankings #1

With the indoor season officially wrapped up, it’s time to start gazing at the horizon to bigger…Read More

Track & Field Deserves Real Journalism

A few recent events inspired this post. One was a piece written by Ben Rosario lamenting the lack of…Read More

Get Rid Of The NCAA Indoor Championships

The NCAA is instituting a new policy for qualifying to its indoor national championships. Rather than…Read More

Olympic Silver Medalist Josh Mance Leaves USC, Florida State A Likely Destination

Josh Mance, silver medalist in the 4×400 meter relay at this summer’s London Olympic Games,…Read More

Olympians Conley, Estrada Kick Off Seasons At Silicon Valley Turkey Trot

Kim Conley and Diego Estrada will awake from their post-Olympic hibernation on Thanksgiving Day to headline…Read More

Hasay’s Upward Swing Signals Promising Title Hopes

No distance runner in the last decade has entered college with expectations higher than those placed…Read More

Treating Track & Field Like A Real Sport

Sports love making big shows of athletes joining new teams. Andrew Luck was the man of the hour when…Read More

California Weekend Wrap-Up: Big Day For Stanford At Wisconsin Invite

This was the year’s biggest weekend of NCAA cross country outside of championship season. With…Read More

Four Quick Takeaways From Wisconsin Adidas Invitational

The year’s biggest collegiate cross country invitational produced some great races as usual. Below…Read More