Category Archives: Pro Runners

Team U.S.A. Dominates Indoor Worlds

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Jon Waldron

Whether you think “Team USA” is shorthand for overbearing and jingoistic national pride, or find yourself cheering on every American athlete with unquestioning patriotic fervor, the news from Oregon has likely intensified your feeling. That’s because no country has ever … Continue reading →

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Human and Super-Human

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Jon Waldron

It was an extraordinary last few days for Indoor Track and Field in the United States. In New York City from Friday to Sunday the Armory hosted the New Balance National Indoors, a national championship meet for high schoolers that … Continue reading →

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I Thought I was a Serious Runner…

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Jon Waldron

I guess most dads try to pass on life lessons to their kids. In the case of my dad, I don’t remember him lecturing us much, but I do remember many stories, jokes, and off-hand observations that contained a wealth … Continue reading →

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Amy Cragg Wins, and it’s Complicated

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Jon Waldron

In all likelihood, four years from now at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, someone not named Amy Cragg, Desi Linden, Shalane Flanagan, Kara Goucher, or Janet Bawcom will finish in the top five. But here in 2016, that change … Continue reading →

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The Awesome Uncertainty of the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Jon Waldron

Pete Pfitzinger leading the 1984 Olympic Trials Marathon At 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning in Los Angeles, the United States will select three men and three women to compete in the marathon at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Prestige marathons … Continue reading →

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Thanks, Teg

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Jon Waldron

Teg, we hardly knew you.

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Is Rupp the Favorite?

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Jon Waldron

“I think he’s the best marathoner in America right now, though he has never even run one.” – Toni Reavis (“Rupp is In!“) What was only a tantalizing possibility has become a reality: Galen Rupp, America’s best 10K runner and … Continue reading →

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Ryan Hall isn’t worried about what you think

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Jon Waldron

“I reflect on these achievements not with pride, but with humility, for I know that I was only faithful to the gift I had been given.” – Ryan Hall Ryan Hall isn’t worried about what you think

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From the Archives: Bolt vs. Bekele

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Jon Waldron

As the 2015 World Championships, were concluding, I heard one commentator speculate about how 100 and 200 gold medalist Usain Bolt would fare against 5k and 10k gold medalist Mo Farah in a 600m race. (Or maybe it was 500m, but … Continue reading →

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World Class

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Jon Waldron

  The 2015 IAAF World Championships ended Sunday in Beijing — finally — and what a strange, exhilarating, frustrating eight days it was.

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