September 23, 2020
Podcast with Russian Doping Whistleblowers Yuliya and Vitaly Stepanov + John Capriotti Out at Nike
Russian Doping Whistleblowers Yuliya and Vitaly Stepanov are our special guests to talk about their decision to turn on the Russian doping machine. Plus John Capriotti is out at Nike and we look at the final Diamond League meets.
January 14, 2016
Analysis And Reaction To Part 2 Of The WADA Independent Commission Report: Dick Pound’s Puzzling Endorsement Of Seb Coe, Looking For Heroes And Where Was The "Wow Factor"?
The good, the bad, and the ugly from the WADA report.
December 18, 2015
Report: Lamine Diack Has Confessed to Seeking 1.5 Million Euros from Russian Athletics Federation; Has Admitted That The IAAF Intentionally Slowed Doping Cases Involving Russian Athletes
The IAAF corruption case just got weirder as French newspaper Le Monde reports that Diack told French police he needed the money to fund opposition to Senegal's then-president, Abdoulaye Wade, during the country's 2012 elections.
*MB: Diack confesses to soliciting bribes from Russia.
November 28, 2015
Eugene 2021 Worlds Bid Being Investigated by French Police as Part of Corruption Enquiry Into Lamine Diack
Everything Lamine Diack touched should be investigated but this is the first formal news we've seen that Eugene 2012 is part of the investigation.
November 10, 2015
The 12 Most Interesting / Important Things From The WADA Report on Russian Doping
Don't have time to read all 323-pages of the blockbuster report? Don't worry. We've got you covered with the 12 best points.
November 09, 2015
It's Worse Than We Thought: LRC Reacts To WADA Russian Doping Report
The details are very amusing and depressing.
April 16, 2015
Eugene Wins Worlds 2021: Details And Three Quick Takes - USATF Thriving Under "Old School" Way Of Doing Business
March 06, 2014
Pre-Meet Press Conference: World Record Attempts For Pearson, Dibaba And Eaton? XC In The Winter Olympics? And Does The Mayor Of Sopot Read LetsRun.com?
(updated with videos) The customary pre-meet press conference was quite interesting. G. Dibaba, Sally Pearson and Ashton Eaton all revealed whether they're going for the $50,000 world record bonus this weekend. Speaking of Pearson, 8-time global hurdles gold medalist Allen Johnson said Pearson is "the best - not one of the best" and "probably the best hurdler I've ever seen in person." Bruny Surin said he thought a Brit - yes, a Brit (James Dasaolu) - would have broken the 60m WR had he not been injured. All of that plus Pentathlon world record holder Nataliya Dobrynska of the Ukraine talks politics, cross-country as a winter Olympic sport and does the mayor of Sopot read LetsRun.com?