April 22, 2024
WTW: Picking the Kenyan & Ethiopian Olympic Marathon Teams, Graham Blanks Is Back, A 17-Year-Old Runs 9.93 & Should Faith Kipyegon Be Scared?
Blanks ran 13:37 in his first race since December while Christian Miller became the youngest person in history to break 10.00 for 100m.
April 08, 2024
WTW: Teenage Excellence at Arcadia & in Australia, Plus Hillary Bor (Sort of) Smashes the US 10-Mile Record
Plus did you know there is a new world's richest marathon and it was held last week? Also Ajee Wilson opened up her 2024 campaign disappointingly and more.
March 25, 2024
WTW: Simeon Birnbaum Debuts, Cam Myers PRs, 4x100 Mania In Texas, & A Woman Finishes Barkley
It's official. Simeon Birnbaum is a Duck as he race for UO for the first time and while the men of Oregon have had a rough start under Jerry Schumacher's tenure but Rojo wonders if they could actually podium at NCAAs in the near future. Gary "Laz" Cantrell once said women "are simply not tough enough" to finish the Barkleys Marathons but that quote didn't age well. Plus Cam Myers continues to rock down under and two Texas teams led by LSU signees broke the HS 4 x 100 record.
March 18, 2024
WTW: One Final Look at The TEN, Where Nico Young & Lauren Ryan Were Big Winners
The incredible form of Nico Young continued at The TEN but he was far from the most improved runner at the meet -- that honor goes to Australia's Lauren Ryan.
March 11, 2024
WTW: Putting Nico Young & Parker Valby's NCAA Doubles in Perspective, HS Records Galore, and Why Noah Lyles Needs to Do More to Run Olympic 4x400
Young and Valby were incredible in Boston but we offer a dose of perspective before the hype trains get out of control. Sifan Hassan is running World XC, remember the name Quincy Wilson, and Footlocker Champs Drew Griffith and Elizabeth Leachman broke high school records as did Daniel Simmons.
March 06, 2024
WTW: Should Eliud Kipchoge Be Left Off Kenya's Olympic Team?
No man or woman has ever won 3 Olympic marathon golds, but will Kipchoge even get the chance to go for the 3-peat? Plus Tsige Duguma and Georgia Bell inspire young girls who are stagnating in the sport.
*MB: If you were Athletics Kenya, would you put Eliud Kipchoge on the 2024 Olympic Marathon team?
February 28, 2024
WTW: Canada Has a 400m Threat (But His WR Won't Count), Arkansas Has A New Distance Star, A 97-Pound Japanese Man Runs 2:06 & More
Meet the two NCAA superstars most of you had never heard of before Christopher Morales-Williams and Peter Haru.
February 20, 2024
WTW: Noah Lyles is better than ever but so is Letsile Tebogo, Josh Kerr & Yared Nuguse are ready, & BYU alums and Aussie teens impress
Oh what a year 2024 is going to be. Josh Kerr vs Yared Nuguse is on! Noah Lyles looks like he's ready to make a statement but so does Letsile Tebogo. And how about those Australian teenagers and BYU alums.
February 13, 2024
WTW: Josh Kerr & Elle St. Pierre Are Better Than Ever, Ethiopian Women Are On Fire, and Galen Rupp Is Erased From the Record Books
In our weekly recap, we hand out Millrose Grades, urge the Ethiopians to hold a 1500 Olympic Trials, and rave about Sweden's Andreas Almgren.
February 05, 2024
WTW: Zach Panning was super brave (but foolish), Femke Bol & Noah Lyles love to compete, and how fast is BU?
Last week, Zach Panning put on a performance that would have made Steve Prefontaine and Sammy Wanjiru smile, Noah Lyles and Femke Bol returned the sport they love in a big way and we found out how much faster the BU track is than other tracks.
January 22, 2024
WTW: Teare > Hocker (at 10k XC), Time To Get Pumped For Yared Nuguse and Nico Young + How To Exploit the WA XC Rankings Like the US Tax Code
The USA xc meet is in the books and we have 6 takeaways. Plus indoor track gets started this way with a big men's 5000 in Boston. How fast will Yared Nuguse run and might Nico Young become the first collegian to break 13:00?
November 27, 2023
WTW: Japanese Teen Sensation Does It Again, Fast Horse Gets Hurt & 2024 Is Going To Be Amazing
It's going to be a great week in running and we get you ready for it. Migh a 10th grader win NXN? Plus can a Fast Horse turn around Oregon's distance struggles and meet Keita Sato the Japanese teen who trains with the OAC and has every Japanese U20 record from 1500 through 10,000.
October 24, 2023
WTW: Grant Fisher Dumps Bowerman, Ethiopia Finally Rocks The Half Marathon, & Violence in the Ingebrigtsen Camp?
Instead of asking, "What's wrong with the Bowerman Track Club?" Rojo asks, "Can we appreciate how well Grant Fisher and Elise Cranny have done at the BTC?" Plus what should be done with Gjert Ingebrigtsen?
October 17, 2023
WTW: Parker Valby Impresses, Nike Rocks The Japanese Olympic Trials & More
The OG weekly recap is back and better than ever.
October 11, 2023
WTW: Sorry, Eliud Kipchoge, Kelvin Kiptum Is The Greatest Marathoner On Planet Earth
No one has ever started their marathon career like Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya. Plus are USA marathoners getting soft by requesting a 6 a.m. start time for the Olympic Trials?
October 04, 2023
WTW: My Simple Solution To Save The Sport of Track & Field
Has Robert Johnson found the Holy Grail in terms of making track and field relevant again? He thinks he has
*MB: My simple solution to save the sport of track & field: Crown 3 world champions at each Diamond League event
September 27, 2023
WTW: Is Tigst Assefa's 2:11:53 Marathon Really That Shocking? Are The US Men's Marathoners in Trouble for Paris?
A woman has run 2:11:53 for the marathon - that's equivalent to a 3:56.21 mile according to WA - which seems shocking but Rojo tells you why it may not really be that crazy if you think about it.
September 19, 2023
WTW: Counting Down the 7 Biggest Storylines From the 2023 Pro Track Season
Who were the biggest winners of the 2023 track season? Noah Lyles, Niels Laros, Faith Kipyegon, Sha'Carri Richardson, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Lamecha Girma, and Yared Nuguse all make the list, but in what order?
September 13, 2023
WTW: Mo Farah Has Retired - Where Does He Rank Amongst the All-Time Distance Greats?
The Brits say he's their greatest ever but might he actually be behind Paul Tergat? Plus let's hope Addy Wiley takes a lesson from the Mo Farah playbook.
September 05, 2023
WTW: Why Are We Obsessed With Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Why Noah Lyles Should Be Worried, & Shericka Jackson > Flo-Jo
In this week's WTW, Rojo shares his three biggest thoughts on the 2023 season. Did you know that before Jakob Ingebrigtsen arrived on the scene that African-born men had gone 64-0 at Worlds in distance events. Now they've lost 2 out of 4. Yes, Noah Lyles was spectacular at Worlds but there are some eerie parallels between Erriyon Knighton and Usain Bolt. And did you know Shericka Jackson's run in Budapest was better than Flo-Jo's WR?
*MB: Heading into last year's Worlds, African-born-runners had won 64 straight men's distance finals, they've now lost 2 of 4, why?