FRONT-RUNNING JOSETTE ANDREWS THRILLS FANS FROM TOKYO TO NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY, AND LOCATIONS FAR BEYOND. By ELLIOTT DENMAN As over 58,000 jammed Tokyo’s National Stadium, ready to applaud the…
Relays Deliver Thrilling Finish to Championships in Tokyo The rain poured in sheets over the Japan National Stadium, but it could not wash away the emotions that marked the final…
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field–October 2 1988—Italy’s Gelindo Bordin won the Men’s Marathon at the Seoul Olympics in 2:10:32. 2nd was Kenya’s Douglas Wakiihuri…
2025 Fall Cross Country & Racing Program, Mileage, Week 5, Day 3, October 2, 2025, Thursday is Speed Play! Our program will be built around a tempo run with some…
In one of the final articles on the Tokyo 2025, Stuart Weir expresses his consternation on the lack of medals from Team GB relay teams in the 20th World Championships.…
Andy Young suspended from coaching This is the most difficult article that I’ve ever written. Andy Young coached Laura Muir from the beginning of her career until 2023. He can…
The Team GB performances in the relays in Tokyo were disappointing. In Budapest 2023, Team GB took three relay medals. In 2024, in Paris, Team GB performances had five relay…
After all the events, athletes are asked to provide a quote. Most of them are bland: “I am pleased that I won” or “I executed my plan”. I have read…
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field–October 1 1885—Great Britain’s William Barry raised his pre-IAAF World Record in the Hammer Throw to 119-0…
RunBlogRun presents FOR SHOE GEEKS ONLY Featuring interview with Patrick Richie and Natalie Kile NIKE PLMs on Track & Field line available in Tokyo 2026 This interview was done in…