Birmingham Day 5, August 14, 2026, Quote of the Day, Results of the Day, Behind the Scenes
BIRMINGHAM 2026 DAY 5 QUOTE OF THE DAY “It doesn’t sting because I was beaten by a great athlete. I think I put together a pretty good race. I don’t…
Gianmarco Tamberi Dramatically Takes HJ title in Birmingham
Tamberi takes his fifth European HJ title Gianmarco Tamberi won the high jump at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham and then announced to the crowd that it was his…
Five Takeaways from Day 5 in Birmingham 2026
Five Takeaways from day 5 Medal ceremonies are boring. Well, I have always found them boring. In Birmingham, they are not in the stadium but in a plaza. A plaza…
Werro Wins Women’s 800 meters!
Editor’s note: The Women’s 800 meters was absolutely, frigging fantastic. All three medalists are class acts, compete all out, and show respect to each other. It does not mean that…
Birmingham Day 4, August 13, 2026, Quote of Day, Result of the Day, Behind the Scenes
BIRMINGHAM 2026 DAY 4 QUOTE OF THE DAY “It was quite chaotic to be very honest, even though I had quite a lead going into the last 1500m. I knew…
Five Takeaways from Day 4 in Birmingham 2026!
Five takeaways for day 4 There was controversy when Audrey Werro fell in the 800m semi-final and was then reinstated. There was criticism that it was a political decision to…
2026 European Athletics Champs, Day 3, The View from Wisconsin
Well, hello sports fans! Greetings from Wisconsin. As Stuart Weir covers the 2026 European Athletics Outdoor Championships on-site from Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England, yours truly is in the #Larrenhalle…
August 12th, 1975 – The Fifty-first Anniversary Of John Walker’s 3:49.4 World Record Mile Race!!
Editor’s Note: This year, 2026, is the fifty-first anniversary of the first sub-3:50 mile, run by Sir John Walker, 1976 Olympic champion at 1500 meters, on August 12, 1975. Walker…
August 15, 2026, Week 8, Day 6, Saturday, Eighth week of Summer Mileage, putting in the miles!
Workout for Saturday, August 15, 2026, Summer Mileage Program, Week 8, Day 6 The NIKE Outdoor and New Balance Outdoor Champs ended June 22, 2026. Time for the summer mileage…
Coffee with Larry, Episode 928, August 12, 2026, European Champs delivering, the first sub 3:50 mile
This is Coffee with Larry, Episode 928. August 12, 2026 Our topics today: 1. European Athletics champs deliver, one day after another! Jakob Ingebrigtsen takes his 4th EA title at…