In a nod to its spiritual predecessor — the Red Hook Crit — Bandit’s Grand Prix showcase at the Brooklyn Storehouse on July 5 was a post-holiday clash of 3K and 5K races that were equal parts culture and grit. The format: battle 200-plus competitors in a pair of 5K open men’s or women’s races, …
Rain soaked streets were merely a footnote as the Boston 10K added another lane of summer racing as the roads lead to a busy fall marathon season and world championships. The mix of elites and the general field trekked the same course that cruised along the Charles River and passed through the Boston Marathon finish …
Nearly 15,000 participants lined up on the street outside of Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium on June 7 for the Los Angeles stop of Nike’s After Dark Tour as daylight stepped aside for night — the looming guest of the event. What awaited was a half marathon packed with music, miles, high energy and competition as Doechii …
Decades removed from its first race that hosted a field of a few dozen women in the 1970s, the Mini 10K is now deeper than ever as some of the top professionals used the competition as an early summer testing ground. Saturday’s race brought heightened intensity to match humid temperatures, as the elites led the …
From a vantage point that rivals riding in the back of the media truck on race day, the photo bridge is a castle guardtower of sorts that looms over the finish line in plain sight — with none of the fanfare that’s occurring down below. Still, so many of the winning moments, down to the …
If the inaugural Grand Slam Track meet in Kingston, Jamaica in April felt like a polished rehearsal, then the Miami-area event was a demonstration in hitting a well-executed stride — even as the league finds it footing in its infancy. But on May 2-4, the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar was a solid setting that …
The final day of events at the 129th Penn Relays on April 26 was marked by driving rain, but the remainder of the schedule defied the forecast. In the second part of his series from Franklin Field, Justin Sorensen trained his lens on the obvious action on the track but also how the crowd, race …
The oldest track and field meet in the country barely showed signs of age at the 129th running of the Penn Relays during three days of seemingly endless events to pull April to a close. Justin Sorensen combed historic Franklin Field in Philadelphia to gather a polished collection of raw prep talents, a glimpse of …
With the clock rapidly running out on the spring marathon majors season, Sunday’s London Marathon picked up where Boston left off just a week prior — and a stacked field of elites helped put a pause on long distance until the fall. Tigst Assefa shattered the women-only world record in 2:15:50 but 41 other records …
Records are meant to be set — and broken — so by the end of the London Marathon on April 27, the world record for the largest ever marathon set on Sunday at the Paris Marathon might be a thing of the past (again). But for now, the record stands as 56,950 participants hit the streets …