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Episode 16: NYC Marathon Preview
The Big Apple is buzzing over the return of the marathon, and in Episode 16 we get multiple perspectives on the race. Sam Grotewold, who manages the pro field for New York Road Runners, gives us his inside info on… Read More ›
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Team USA Marathon Women: The Silver Medal That Wasn’t
It’s too bad that the IAAF eliminated the team competition known as the World Marathon Cup prior to this year’s World Championships. If it hadn’t, the gutty performances in the heat by Deena Kastor, Dot McMahan and Jennette Faber would… Read More ›
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The Season of the Kick
A year after Mo Farah won double Olympic gold with explosive final laps in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, the world’s best track runners seem obsessed with showing off their closing speed. It looks as if the elites are trying… Read More ›
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Lighting Up The Webb
There were a slew of eye-popping performances last weekend on the track, from Jenny Simpson‘s dominant wire-to-wire win in the 1,500 at Drake to an American record in the women’s 4×800 at Penn Relays anchored by Alicia Montano (memo to… Read More ›
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London Marathon Preview & Picks
Race organizers and many previews are calling Sunday’s London Marathon “the greatest field ever assembled.” We have no reason to dispute the claim – the men’s field has 10 sub-2:06 runners, a total of 15 World Marathon Majors wins, and… Read More ›
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Two takes on the Boylston Street tragedy
Gregg: I’m often asked why I keep running marathons. The truth is there are many reasons, but here’s one that’s as important as any other: the marathon is an overwhelmingly happy event. Watch the finish line of any marathon, and… Read More ›
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Boston Marathon Predictions
Shalane for the win? … … It won’t be easy. The list of runners who have withdrawn from this year’s Boston Marathon would make a deep field in itself. Originally, all six U.S. Olympians in the marathon at last… Read More ›
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In Stunner, U.S. Men Beat Kenya For Silver at World Cross
An amazing performance by the U.S. men, as they finished second to Ethiopia and beat Kenya to take second place at the World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It was the highest U.S. finish in the senior men’s race… Read More ›
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Ten Things to Know About World Cross
The World Cross Country Championships are this Sunday in Bydgoszcz, Poland. In lieu of a full preview, here are 10 ticklers: Bydgoszcz (pronounced “Bid-goshch”) is worth 36 points in Scrabble — but there are three different kinds of Zs in… Read More ›