Category Archives: Pro Runners

Chasing a Ghost

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Jon Waldron

(I’m feeling guilty that I didn’t attend the USATF Indoor Track and Field championships this weekend, even though they were less than ten miles from my house and plenty of tickets were available. To assuage my guilt, I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Mo Farah, the 2-Mile, and ‘Real’ Records

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Jon Waldron

(Photo credit: The Guardian) In my day job, my colleagues are vaguely aware of me as a running fanatic, and so they’ll occasionally draw me into a conversation or ask for my opinion about some running-related matter. For instance, after … Continue reading →

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Millrose Games 2015

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Jon Waldron

The Millrose Games is one of the best and longest-running indoor track meets in the world. From 1914 to 2011, the Millrose Games was held at Madison Square Garden with most races contested on an 11-laps-to-a-mile banked track. In 2012, … Continue reading →

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Lagat the Master

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Jon Waldron

Is Bernard Lagat about to “ruin” masters track? Here’s how I thought world-class open runners were supposed to graduate into the masters ranks. Approaching their fortieth birthday, they become less and less competitive and more and more “inspirational.” They observe … Continue reading →

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Love for the DMR

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Jon Waldron

On Saturday, at the Armory Track Invite in the Bronx, four American professional runners representing Team USA set a new world indoor record for the distance medley relay (DMR), running 9:19.93, just over six seconds faster than the previous mark. … Continue reading →

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Friday Morning Lions

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Jon Waldron

I didn’t MEAN to watch all two hours and six minutes of the Dubai Marathon last night. But the fact that it started at such a convenient time (7 a.m. Dubai time, 10 p.m. EST), that I just happened to … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Wariner and the 800m

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Jon Waldron

From 2004 to 2007, Jeremy Wariner was da bomb.

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Enduring Shame: Marita Koch and the GDR

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Jon Waldron

Photo: Wolfgang Kluge via Wikipedia I am haunted by the photo of East German sprinter Marita Koch smiling in the midst of a group of young fans. The photo was taken in 1986 when Koch was 29 years old and … Continue reading →

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Looking for Scapegoats

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Jon Waldron

PHOTO: JESSICA TEZAK/CHICAGO TRIBUNE When Rita Jeptoo’s “A” sample tested positive for synthetic EPO at the end of October, the shock wave was felt well beyond the insular world of running fanatics. Even people who knew little about running, and … Continue reading →

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Drug Cheating Then and Now

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Jon Waldron

I’ve been thinking a lot about drug cheating recently. I don’t mean that I’ve been looking for Xenon to inhale or contemplating shady Internet purchases for myself, I mean that I’ve been thinking about two recent news items, one that … Continue reading →

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