Just finishing is simply not sufficient if the feeling was always that the podium was promised. And on the final day of USATF Outdoor Nationals on Sunday, a New York flavored ending in gold is what was truly on the line. The day’s schedule of all finals left no room for error and when the …
Pressure always finds those qualified to take it into custody. How one responds is up to the individual. The third day of action at Icahn Stadium proved that national champions are a multi-year build of rare metals, elements typically reserved for knowing when to own the moment — and choose between glowing and a fresh …
The start of August is that symbolic mental crossing when it’s time to hold on to what’s left of summer. But on the streets of Williamsburg, the BKLYN Mile is that moment to rip down one of the fastest stretches in the city on the first Sunday of the month in a corral of the …
There’s no expectation of privacy out in the wild. Every lens is free to roam. Or capture. But on the track and in the field, the mission was to claim. And Friday’s session at the USATF Outdoor Para & National Championships in New York guaranteed that medal chasers would see a solo attempt to link …
W hen the commotion competition finally cleared in New York this summer after a long-awaited NBA title and World Cup — track and field arrived to turn the temperature up in the city. The opening day of outdoor nationals on Thursday nudged Icahn Stadium into for days of competition as the first national champions were …
B efore any sprinter could blaze the track at Stade Charléty last week, a heatwave had Europe in its grasp and Paris was not exempt. Days before the eighth Diamond League meet in the city, local police lobbied to have the event canceled as temperature continue to soar. But organizers persisted and implement extra precautionary …
A point arrives when an early season build is an afterthought and crossing the line first, leaping higher and a toss beyond every competitor is a prerequisite. And now the outdoor campaign is suddenly roaring city to city, racking up world leads, personal bests and fortifying rankings points. The Bislett Games in Oslo last were …
A single image and the photographer behind the scene. Hear their words in their voice.
New winners were crowned in both men’s and women’s Wanamaker Mile races, but before the finish line tape was broken, the trophy found a small — but admiring — audience.
At the finish line, triumph gives way to emotions after realizing a win is possible at Nike Cross Regionals.
Basking in the radiance of the sport is only part of the tale of Nike Cross Nationals.
Claudel Chery found victory in a last second dash and grabbed his piece of Nike Cross Nationals glory.
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