After sifting through the weekend's results, Jonathan Gault breaks down the performances of Bowerman TC and Pete Julian's group at the Portland Track Festival, hands out his locks for the Olympic team, and is amazed by teens Erriyon Knighton and Jaylen Slade.
Joe Klecker comes from a running family. His mom won the 1992 Olympic Marathon Trials and his dad set the 50 mile world best. Can he continue the family tradition at the Trials?
He expected a 10.87 for the US born athlete.
*2018: Briana's says she chose to run for Jamaica as track in US is 'boring' She loved attending the Champs.
She fired her agent (now represents herself), got a new sponsor, a new coach and is training on her own.
Which high school phenom was most impressive?
Rojo admits that Kessler is a supreme talent, but is still more impressed by Alan Webb's 3:53.43 mile from 2001. Here's why.
That time broke Usain Bolt's record of 20.13 from 2003.
Elle Purrier only ran 2:03 in the 800 on a rainy night, losing to Julia Rizk, as Emily Sisson cruised to a 14:59 win in the 5k. Plus a 19-year-old American you may have never heard of, Graham Blanks, ran 13:27 to scare Nico Young's US U20 record.
Your latest American stars share their insights.
Keira D'Amato, the new American record holder in the marathon, was joined by Deena Kastor, who held the record for 15 years.
Sisson was the guest on the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast after she became the first American to go sub 67 in the half marathon on a record-eligible course. Podcast highlights above. Full pod here.
Woody Kincaid joined us after he broke the American record indoors at 5000. He talks above why he left the Bowerman Track Club. Podcast highlights and link to full podcast here.
Coogan's New Balance Boston team had 3 Olympians in 2021 and 2022 could be the biggest year yet for the program with 2 new additions and the TRACK at New Balance coming on March 1st.
Danny Mackey has taken the Brooks Beasts from an unproven club to the Olympic podium in its first decade.
Dathan Ritzenhein is the first of the top pro coaches to sit down and talk about his club heading into the 2022 campaign.
‒Cole Hocker talking to Podium Runner about something he believes is a key to his success - the fact he often only ran 30 mpw in hs.
MB: Cole Hocker: A key to my success was that I barely ran in HS (30 mpw)