Tuohy did not get the repeat individual title but today's gutsy run may have been her finest hour in what may have been her final race for NC State. Our Jonathan Gault breaks it down in 3,000+ words.

Are all the fast times merely a product of supershoes? Or is it something more? We spoke to coaches Dathan Ritzenhein, Jason Vigilante and Dave Smith to figure it out.

In this week's recap, we share some great coaching advice from Dave Smith - less can sometimes be more.

The NCAA XC champs will be held on March 15, just two days after NCAA Indoors. Jonathan Gault spoke to several top NCAA coaches to figure out why the schedule turned out that way -- and how they're adjusting. Many coaches indicated they are likely to blow off one of the championships entirely.

Smith says the long break due to Covid-19 has taught him a lot as he's thrilled by how good his men look. "This team is amongst the best groups I've ever had, including or equal to some teams who’ve won national championships. I'm excited about that. I think they're excited."

NCAA XC practice is underway and the biggest one day track meet of 2020 is here.

With the race mere hours away, we pass on what we learned this afternoon.

The Portland Pilots have six guys who have run under 29:30 for 10,000 on the track and thus have good reason to believe this is the best Portland team ever. Oklahoma State lost its top 2 from last year but Dave Smith hopes an increase in focus helps the Cowboys, who will be led by 13:27 man Kirubel Erassa, contend. 

This week we throw our British visitors a few bones by handing out Commonwealth Games awards and showing the Brits exactly where they are superior to Americans, before reversing course and saying how Ryan Vail > Mo Farah. Along the way, we wonder if Shalane Flanagan is too old to get the AR and talk a lot about Steve Hooker's wife / a Russian beauty getting busted.

What did Mark Wetmore, Dave Smith, Eric Heins, James Li, Karen Harvey, Kennedy Kithuka, Abbey D, Colleen Q and a slew of others have to say about Saturday's race?

Dave Smith's Cowboys return 4 of last year's top 5 and are looking to become a true dynasty but Smith says they are the underdogs.