The pivot from the classroom to lining up with the top pro runners in the world was an adjustment Graham Blanks had to quickly figure out after announcing last December that the signed with New Balance. His remaining time at Harvard was still a priority, but Blanks knew a portion of the bigger stage was …
Humble beginnings and major childhood challenges kept Alison dos Santos well aware that guarantees were not easy to come by in his native São Joaquim da Barra, Brazil. Still, he found his way, navigated toward track and field, and a bronze at the 2018 World U20 Championships proved to be a breakout moment. The next …
Emily Sisson has navigated the track, the road and found her way to the Olympic stage. But with a packed 2025 season fully underway, she opens up about the current generation of American distance running, her ten years with New Balance and finding ways of keeping the feeling of fun in the sport.
In this first episode of Axel's Personal Best, we chat with Olympic 800-meter silver medalist Marco Arop — who has a 1:41.2 PB and Canadian national record — about blazing the track in Grand Slam Track's inaugural season, the state middle distance running and the nuances of training for the 1,500 meter.
Christian returns from break to give a synthesis on how the Olympic field is taking shape. Julien Alfred, Sasha Zhoya, Nickisha Pryce…who are the athletes poised to make a mark at Paris? Plus we put the spotlight on Keely Hodgkinson and Matthew Hudson-Smith. The Paris Olympics are just days away.
The hurdles deliver fireworks with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Rai Benjamin and Masai Russell. Tara Davis-Woodhall books her ticket in the long jump. Meanwhile, Kenny Bednarek is “on his case” to Lyles in an unforgettable 200m race as the rest of the Paris Olympic team is set.
Sha’Carri Richardson wins gold in a new world lead, while the excitement in the 400m for women’s and men’s builds up for Kendall Ellis, Quincy Wilson, Michael Norman and Quincy Hall. Noah Lyles secures his ticket to Paris in the 100m as his triple crown hopes remain alive. On the distance side, Cole Hocker delivers …
This week, a breakdown of the Euro Championships: Marcell Jacobs’ 100m gold, Karsten Warholm with another sub-47 second 400m hurdles performance, Femke Bol’s new world lead and is Alexander Doom a medal favorite in Paris? Next up is a look at two high schoolers with promising Olympic team potential: Quincy Wilson and Christian Miller. Finally, …
The second part of the power rankings continues, touching on who is favored to win Olympic medals in the sprints. Christian recaps notable performances from the NYC Grand Prix and NCAAs including Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone scaring the American record, Noah Lyles’ 200m debut, Nickishia Pryce’s collegiate record and McKenzie Long’s triple crown in the 100m, 200m …
This week, Christian comes back from the break to give us his power rankings for likely medalists in the Paris Olympics in the middle distances (1,500m and 800m) followed by the hurdles. To round it out, a preview of this weekend’s big track events with the NCAA Championships and NYC Grand Prix on the schedule.