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The biggest news yesterday was yet another sweep. Emily Sisson ran a stunning 10k, running away from the field and achieving a great time despite 86 degree heat. She was followed by Karissa Schweizer and Alicia Monson (who ended up vomiting and being taken to a hospital, but was proud of having...

I have a different take on Nassib. Personally, I think it was a brilliant move. With this one stroke of genius, he has become a member of a protected class, even more protected than most of his teammates. He is now uncuttable. He will never be ignored by announcers again. He will never make a...

Another day (or night, actually), another sweep by three beauties. This time in the US Women's Championship, where the fabulous Emma Coburn led Courtney Frerichs and profile-in-determination Val Constien across the line. Outside the sprints (and the women's 800), this has been the best US...

Agreed, Jack. While everyone is arguing about our sucky sprinters, last night three beautiful blondes swept the US Championships in the 1500 and will represent us at the Olympics. Three other beauties swept the 5000. Meanwhile, Clayton won the 800 and Bryce Hoppel also made the squad at that...

Fingers crossed that we will see Jewell at the NCAAs. I don't see any evidence that he felt something in the 100. At the end of the race, he isn't checking himself or walking abnormally. But he pulled up almost immediately in the 200, which might well have been the better of his events. It...

For anyone who likes history, I highly recommend "Walls: A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick." It goes into how men were once trained to become warriors, but that changed with the spread of the ancient walled cities. It argues that walls made civilization possible. Lots of great stuff...

Well, someone has got to post this. Quite possibly the video of the year (and the article has some good quotes, too). The video is in the second of the two twitter links in the article. Prepare to smile...

Here's a name I don't recall. Blake Smith, 5th at USTAF indoor 60m, in a time of 6.54. Running unattached. It's a great time, but I'm sure it benefited from the altitude. More impressed by Emily Sloan's performance, as she is still in HS.

High schooler Emily Sloan finished fifth at the USATF championships (the adult championships) in the 60m, where every competitor is a threat to win an Olympic gold. Her time was the second best HS time ever and the 6th best world U20 time all-time...

(Edited: sorry, it looked like this video was only posted a few weeks ago, so I thought it was a new record. Still, I'll leave it up, because it's a feast for the eyes. Plus, the Shinnick news is new). Also, former high school phenom Zach Shinnick has been running well as a freshman at USC...

Couldn't figure out where to put this, so I created a new thread. I was just looking at track-powerhouse Oregon's recruits, and they have signed a couple of interesting sprinters: Rieker Daniel. Personal Bests: 10.66 (100m) | 21.49 (200m) | 49.66 (400m)Here is a highlight video: Christopher...

Yeah, I posted too soon. LeMaitre out. So close. But Warholm was awesome!

Guliyev in the final! Guliyev looked great yet again. Whether or not he medals will depend heavily on whether Van Niekerk recovers from all his racing. But Guliyev won his semifinal and given the time and wind, he remains, as I said weeks ago, a dark horse for the gold. Three guys posted...

Oops. Spoke too soon. The Greek guy also just made it to the semis. I would rate his chances about the same as LeMaitre and Tortu's. Looked good. Actually, gun to my head, I'd say he looked better than LeMaitre, and I'm not sure Tortu didn't also look better than LeMaitre, but I give...

Adding to that, Tortu is through! He beat out Jamaican Olympian medalist Warren Weir by the thickness of a piece of paper. Time wasn't great, though. He's an injury-free year away from making real noise. So I'll rate the chances as I did for the Olympics. 1) Guliyev. I continue to see...