Emily Sisson has navigated the track, the road and found her way to the Olympic stage. After making a statement in last year's marathon trials in Orlando and punching her ticket to Paris with a second place finish (2:22:42), Sisson is poised to ride a running wave in 2025 that is loaded. Outdoor track season …
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.
This week, Christian brings us up to speed on an already stunning month of May. First, the SEC Outdoor Championships set the stage for a wicked fast NCAAs in June with Christopher Morales Williams and Nickisha Pryce coming in hot with new world leads in the 400m, Parker Valby setting the meet record in the …
This week Christian covers the results of the World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas with spotlights on the emerging tension between Noah Lyles and Letsile Tebogo, Gabby Thomas’ adeptness on and off the track and Rhasidat Adeleke’s impressive 4x400m split. Stateside at the Oxy Invitational, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone returns to the 100m hurdles, Michael Norman makes …