August 08, 2024
Paris Thursday Recap: WR for Sydney, Gold for Holloway & Tebogo, Lyles Gets Bronze with COVID
SML did it again with WR #6, running 50.37 to win the 400 hurdles as Femke Bol got bronze. Letsile Tebogo ripped a 19.46 for 200m gold as a COVID-stricken Noah Lyles was 3rd.
May 09, 2024
2024 Doha DL Preview: American 200m Showdown, Dos Santos Debuts, Kenyan Stars vs Nordas in 1500
Americans Courtney Lindsey & Kenny Bednarek have been in fine form in 2024 but only one can win the 200 in Doha. Plus Timothy Cheruiyot, Reynold Cheruiyot, and Abel Kipsang against Narve Nordas in the 1500.
August 30, 2023
Thursday's Track Meet in Zurich Looks Incredible - 2023 Weltklasse Preview
We hope you are recovered from Worlds as an incredible Weltklasse meet takes place on Thursday. It features Sha'Carri Richardson, Shericka Jackson, Noah Lyles, a 1500 with everyone not named Jakob Ingebrigtsen and a 5000 with Lamecha Girma and Grant Fisher.
August 25, 2023
Noah Lyles & Shericka Jackson Repeat as 200m World Champions in Budapest
Jackson set a championship record of 21.41 (#2 all-time) while Lyles ran 19.52 to complete the 100/200 double.
August 23, 2023
Worlds Day 5 AM Recap: Athing Mu Runs & Wins Prelim; Richardson & Lyles Breeze in 200 Prelims
Mu won her 800 heat in 1:59.59 while Sha'Carri Richardson led all 200m qualifiers in 22.16.
July 23, 2023
2023 London DL: Yared Nuguse Earns First DL Win as Noah Lyles Wins 200 Thriller in 19.47
Nuguse's win was the first by a US man in a DL 1500/mile since 2011. Brit Jemma Reekie got a big 800 win in 1:57.30 after Keely Hodgkinson withdrew.
August 24, 2022
2022 Lausanne Preview: Lyles & SAFP Chase Fast Times; Ingebrigtsen & Hassan Lead Distance Fields
The DL is back with a big one. We can't wait for the men's 200 (Lyles, Knighton, Michael Norman), women's 100 (SAFP, Jackson, Thompson-Herah) and men's 1500 (Ingebrigtsen, Cheruiyot, Hoare & more). For the record, the women's 100 WR is 10.49 and the men's 200 WR is 19.19.
August 09, 2022
2022 Monaco DL Preview: World Champs Square Off, and Is the Women's 1500 WR Under Threat?
What a meet. When this meet is over the American 3000 record may be history as well as the women's 1500 WR. Plus we get Noah Lyles vs Michael Norman and Erriyon Knighton in the 200, Emmanuel Korir vs Jake Wightman in the 1000, SAFP vs Shericka Jackson in the 200.
*MB: Offiical 2022 Monaco DL Discussion thread: Will Grant Fisher break the 3000 AR, Will Faith Kipyegon break the 1500 WR?
July 22, 2022
Noah Lyles (19.31) Breaks Michael Johnson's 200m American Record to Lead US Sweep at 2022 Worlds
Lyles ran the bend of his life to bury the field as Kenny Bednarek (19.77) and Erriyon Knighton (19.80) completed the sweep.
July 06, 2022
Counting Down the 10 Most Exciting Stories at the 2022 World Championships
Can Grant Fisher medal? Can Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce win global titles 14 years apart? And how about a Noah Lyles-Erriyon Knighton rematch? Worlds is going to be sick.
* MB: It's less than 10 days to 2022 Worlds. Here are JG's top 10 storylines. What events are you most into?
June 26, 2022
Noah Lyles Three-Peats as US 200m Champion, Sending a Message to his Doubters – and to Erriyon Knighton
Lyles and Knighton were both brilliant, but it was the veteran Lyles who prevailed in the US 200m final in 19.67 to Knighton's 19.69, pointing across Knighton's chest on the way in.
July 08, 2021
2021 Monaco Preview: Cheruiyot v Ingebrigtsen, Kipyegon v Hassan, Coburn Chases Sub-9 & Olympic Previews Galore
As usual, Monaco is LOADED. Some of these fields are better than the Olympic final (men's 800) and you almost certainly won't find a two-hour stretch in Tokyo as good as this. Stars are everywhere (Karsten Warholm, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Trayvon Bromell...the list goes on). You need to watch this meet.
June 28, 2021
Day 10 Recap: 17-Year-Old Erriyon Knighton Makes Olympic Team in 200, JuVaughn Harrison Completes HJ-LJ Double
HS junior Knighton broke the world U20 record again (19.84) as Noah Lyles won the 200 in 19.74. Harrison PR'd in the long jump (8.47 meters) after clearing 2.33m to win the high jump.
June 26, 2021
Day 9 Recap: Gabby Thomas (21.61) Moves to #2 on All-Time List to Win 200, Erriyon Knighton Runs 19.88 World U20 Record, DeAnna Price 80.31m Hammer American Record
The track was hot in Eugene on Saturday (99 degrees), and so were the performances in the track and the field.
July 07, 2020
Weltklasse Zürich Inspiration Games Preview: Lyles Runs His First 200 of 2020, Muhammad Chases a World Best, & More
Noah Lyles has looked great in limited action so far in 2020; what can he do over his specialty distance? Plus Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Christian Taylor, & Sam Kendricks are all in action.
July 06, 2020
Donavan Brazier "Jogs" a 3:35, Trayvon Bromell Is BAAAACK, What You Missed this Weekend
In separate meets in Oregon & Florida, Brazier made closing in 52 look way too easy, Trayvon Bromell ran his fastest 100 since 2016, and Kenny Bednarek & Sha'Carri Richardson impressed.
October 01, 2019
Noah Lyles' Plan (Mostly) Comes Together As He Wins His First World Title
Lyles planned to run faster but he ended up running the slowest he's run in any 200 final all year but it doesn't matter as he's the 200m world champ.
August 22, 2019
2019 Paris DL: Conseslus Kipruto & Taoufik Makhloufi Return, Grant Holloway Makes DL Debut, & the Noah Lyles Show Rolls On
Two final regular season DL of the season looks like a dandy as two Olympic champs will return to the DL after a long hiatus. Plus will Jakob or Filip Ingebrigtsen win their first DL 1500?
August 15, 2019
2019 Birmingham DL Preview: British Teen Phenoms, Craig Engels Tries for First Euro Win, & Christian Coleman
Engels has never run a DL race in Europe, and though this isn't a DL points race, there are three guys who have run 3:31 or fast this year. Plus Ajee' Wilson, Kate Grace, and Melissa Bishop in the women's 800 but the highlight of the meet may be a loaded women's 200.
July 10, 2019
Monaco Preview: Lyles vs. Gatlin in a 100m Showdown, How Fast Will the Men's 1500 Go, and Sydney McLaughlin Returns
Can Lyles dip under 9.80? Can Timothy Cheruiyot break 3:30 for the second time in 8 days? Plus we tell you why Michael Saruni didn't race for 5 months after running 1:43 indoors.