Maeve Kyle – triple Olympian, a tribute to “the Irish suffragette of Athletics”
This is a piece by Stuart Weir, quite heartfelt, on one of the immortals of Irish Athletics and Irish sport: Maeve Kyle, who passed away at the wonderful age of…
This Day in Track & Field, August 30, the Strange story of Thomas Hicks, strychnine, eggs, brandy and the 1904 St.Louis Olympic marathon! by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field–August 30 1904—The Marathon at the St.Louis Olympics, which were held in conjunction with the city’s World’s Fair, might…
2025 Summer Mileage, August 30, 2025, Week 8, Day 6, a day at the races!
2025 Summer Mileage, Week 8, Day 6, August 30, 2025, a day at the races! Saturday, warm-up well, find a hilly challenging 5k to 8k race and work those hills!…
Coffee With Larry, Episode 785, August 30, 2025, Rantings from the Larrenhalle!
This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field! August 28, 2025. Episode 785. This is episode 785 of #CoffeewithLarry, our somewhat…
Eliud Kipchoge has not won a marathon in almost two years. Sydney might just bring good tidings
Eliud Kipchoge has won 4 Olympic medals. Two were golds, in the marathon (2021 and 2024), plus a bronze and a silver at the 5,000 meters (2004 and 2008). Eliud…
Weltklasse Zürich Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI), 27-28 August 2025
Weltklasse Zürich Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI), 27-28 August 2025 Men’s 100m – Diamond Discipline – 28 AUG Final Wind: -0.4 1 Christian COLEMAN USA 9.97 2 Akani SIMBINE RSA 9.98 3…
This Day in Track & Field, August 29, Vladamir Kuts wins Euro Champs 5,000m in WR (1954), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field—August 29 1954–Two World Records were set at the European Championships in Bern, Switzerland. Vladimir Kuts…
2025 Summer Mileage, August 29, 2025, Week 8, Day 5, an easy Friday!
2025 Summer Mileage, Week 8, Day 5, August 29, 2025, an easy Friday! Friday, warm-up, 45-60 minutes of easy running, cooldown. In this hot weather, remember to hydrate. 2-3 liters…
The crown is up for grabs – Brooks XC Championships 2025 in partnership with Fleet Feet!
The crown is up for grabs – Brooks XC Championships 2025 in partnership with Fleet Feet! This event will carry the 45-year legacy of regional and national championship cross-country meets…
2025 Summer Mileage, August 28, 2025, Week 8, Day 4, a tough Thursday
2025 Summer Mileage, Week 8, Day 4, August 28, 2025, a Tough Thursday Thursday, warm-up, 60 minute fartlek workout, Ten minutes of moderate running, 4 x 5 minutes hard, 5…