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Kara Goucher Drops Nike For Skechers, Revolution Continues
Kara Goucher, America's Marathoning Mom and one of the more dynamic personalities in the sport, has announced today she's signed with Skechers. The revolution continues....
Runner Takes Lead In Race, Is Trampled By Cows
As any high school coach will tell you, when you take the lead, never look back. And the reason is obvious: COWS AHEAD!...
British Man Running Marathon With Giant Teddy Bear
When John Alway completes the Haywards Heath leg of the Mid Sussex Marathon (UK) this morning, a huge weight will be lifted from his shoulders. No, not the weight of running in a marathon: a giant, stinky teddy bear. ...
This Mother's Day, Get Wet And Wild With Your Mom
God, just so many things:...
The 2012 Olympic Relay Team Just Lost Their Silver Medals
When Tyson Gay was busted for doping last June, and then immediately fessed up to his transgressions, everyone expected that he'd cooperate with USADA in exchange for a lighter punishment. What they did not expect was that he'd sell out his relay teammates from the 2012 Olympics....
Jeffrey Eggleston Really Will Answer Any Question You Might Have
If you're like me, 90% of the people you follow on Twitter are elite runners, most of whom are kind enough not to post anything halfway interesting. So you can imagine the delight when I fired up the old iPhone last night and saw the following at the top of my feed:...
Ex-USATF CEO Doug Logan: New Nike Deal Shows "Lack Of Judgment"
Doug Logan, the former Chief Executive Officer of USA Track & Field, has responded to his former employer's massive new deal with Nike, calling it a "lack of judgment of its current leadership."...
Meb Keflezighi Returns To Semi-Action
Meb Keflezighi, the winner of that race in Boston, is returning to the roads, but in a limited capacity....
Rio Olympics Shaping Up To Be Complete Crap
In a Guardian story on Tuesday, International Olympic Committee vice president John Coates called Rio de Janeiro's prep for the 2016 Olympics "the worst" he's ever seen, and no, there is no Plan B....
Counterpoint: I Will Run Wherever The Hell I Want To Run
Before dawn some five or six years ago, I shut the door to my Orlando-area non-Disney golf resort vacation destination villa, and set off on my usual Sunday long run. Having no intention of using the resort's three-quarter mile "fitness trail", I headed for the front gate, and began a search for a ...
The Footage USATF Doesn't Want You To See Doesn't Show Much
Earlier this morning, USA Track & Field accidentally released 37 minutes of footage used to disqualify, then un-disqualify, Gabe Grunewald at the 2014 USA Indoor Championships in February. For a video so important, it doesn't show much....
Is USATF The Batch Of Idiots They Appear?
Is USA Track & Field the batch of bumbling idiots they appear? Or are they simply inept liars? That's on track and field's mind this morning....
Liliya Shobukhova Gets Two-Year Doping Ban For Dirty Blood
Liliya Shobukhova, the second-fastest woman ever at the marathon, is now not. RusAthletics, the Russian national governing body of sport, announced today that she is a dirty, dirty cheater. ...
Why Races Are Better Without Pacers
Did you not holler at the screen when wraith-like Meb struck out on his own only eight miles into the Boston Marathon? No! Don't do it man! And when loping Wilson Chebet (Finally! Idiot! Why did you wait so long?) closed to within six seconds—almost touchable—could you not, like Meb, feel the Keny...
Beer Mile World Record Smashed By Canuck
James Nielsen, a two-time NCAA 5,000-meters champion and Canadian, smashed the beer mile world record over the weekend with a time of four minutes, 57 seconds. He is 34....
Turn Your Boston Marathon Finishing Medals Into Cash
A Boston Marathon finisher's medal is just going to sit around your house anyway. Why not sell it on eBay? ...
Running Apparel Company Oiselle Sponsors Baseball Team
The Bend Elks Baseball Club, a college summer team with comical proofreading skills, announced on Saturday that women's running apparel company Oiselle had become its "Tiitle sponsor."...
USATF Takes Lack Of Transparency To Next Level
USA Track & Field, which has already sold unborn Olympians to Nike, takes its lack of transparency to the next level, all for only $75. ...
Annie Bersagel Wins Dusseldorf Marathon, Other U.S. Women Fear
People already asked the question "Who the hell is Annie Bersagel?" before she won the 2014 Dusseldorf Marathon on Sunday, per journalist Alberto Stretti. ...