The early season assessment was on display at Saturday’s Shanghai Diamond League in Keqiao and the order of business was a flex of seven world leads in the women’s shot put, women’s 5,000m, men’s 3,000m, women’s 1,500m, women’s 3,000m steeplechase, men’s 300m hurdles and women’s 100m hurdles. Keqiao Stadium got a taste of what the …
With bags packed and an expanded roster of goodbyes checked off the list, what comes next? Since 2021, the routine of gathering my belongings and taking the drive to Skagway, Alaska from Atlanta has been a journey of discovery, navigating thousands of miles of road — and photography. Skagway is a small town at the …
While overt whispers of the silent eulogy of a community in transformation persist, community remains a constant. Encroaching forces of gentrification and the loss of local soul seem evident — and change is expectant. But on the pavement of the historic Crenshaw District in Los Angeles, a different kind of movement is taking root. Ahead of …
Early outdoor meets are the testing ground for proving what can be launched later in the season. At The Ten in San Juan Capistrano closing out the month in the last weekend of March meant descending on the track at JSerra Catholic High School in a deep — and lengthy — schedule of more than 50 …
After surging to a course-record 1:06:33 win at Sunday’s NYC Half, Hellen Obiri was stoic and soft spoken. “I trained for this. I’m good.” And at the 10k mark with seemingly endless stretches of highway ahead, she shifted gears on Agnes Ngetich, who remained locked beside her. Half of the race remained but Obiri had …
Two days of action at the Ocean Breeze Sports Complex last Sunday marked an exit point of the indoor season, with slots on Team USA’s world championship roster ripe — and later claimed. For the athletes, an assessment of early year fitness revealed itself as a reminder that there were no guarantees at the finish …
Behind the veil, a delicate exhibition of choreography goes through its final checks, balances and approvals on the track. At practice for the 2026 USA Track and Field Indoor Championships last weekend in New York, the calm to competitors testing the surface one last time before the big show was only interrupted by the loud …
From the sound of the starter’s pistol, race after race, the united gaze of the action on the track was a signal on Sunday that it was time to join the running hive mind. And through another iteration of the Millrose Games, anticipation was converted into raw competition as emerging talents put existing stars on …
The luster of a busy 2025 season faded a bit more at the 2026 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix last Sunday in Boston as the tone for the year was set in the form of a pair of world records by Josh Hoey and Hobbs Kessler along with several world leads. The following day, just …
Nearly every road, trail, path and patch of land in the collegiate cross country landscape led to Columbia, Missouri on Saturday as individual and team champions were decided at the 2025 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. Gans Creek Cross Country Course laid itself bare and silently challenged the best in the sport to surge …