Every year at some point in the season, the endless loop of the track finds its end. And the field is suddenly barren. But the beasts of the road quickly pick up the scraps and power down the pavement in the caliber of races that require anxiety, preplanned stress — and speed. Copenhagen proved it …
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 …
As the season unfolds, the reality of the buildup means going to where the podium lives. But at the fifth Diamond League meeting in Stockholm, taking the next steps meant the prospect of world leads, upsets and inching up the rankings. Trackside and from the confines of the field, photographer Donald Reynolds took liberty in …
Finding the sport where it thrives can sometimes be a matter of perception, luck or even meeting the action halfway — and agreeing to connect on the other side of the world. Tens of thousands a miles removed from the scene of his prior Chronology, photographer Donald Reynolds found himself in Rome and wandered along …