October 22, 2024

Q&A: Mark Coogan on New Balance Boston's Big Year and Coaching Parker Valby
Coogan's team earned two medals at World Indoors in 2024 (including gold for Elle St. Pierre), put two women on the US Olympic 1500 team, and last week signed NCAA superstar Parker Valby.
August 06, 2024
Women’s 1500 Prelims: All Three Americans Cruise As Jessica Hull Opens Up On Her Dramatic Improvement & Nikki Hiltz Talks About Being A Non-Binary Icon
For the most part, the runners' post-race comments were more interesting than the racing on the track, although it should be noted that 3:53 runner Birke Haylom was awful and ended up in the repechage round. Hull has an interesting theory as to how she’s been able to improve so much and Robert Johnson asked Nikki Hiltz some nuanced questions about how Hiltz’s participation in sport as a trans athlete differs from Lia Thomas’.
July 06, 2024

Highlights and Lowlights of the 2024 US Olympic Track and Field Trials + How to Make the Team
We take one final look at yet another riveting US Olympic Trials and wonder - What do most of the Olympians have in common, which pro groups had the best and worst Trials, why were tv ratings up but attendance down? Plus some free advice to USATF on how to make the Trials more entertaining.
HOw to make, pro team
February 03, 2022

LetsRun.com Pro Coaches Tour: New Balance Boston's Mark Coogan
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.
June 27, 2016

An Oral History Of The 2012 Olympic Trials Women's 5,000, Part II: The Race
Four years ago today, the women's 5,000 final at the US Olympic Trials was a race that no one who watched it or ran in it will ever forget. Over the span of three days, we're giving you the full story of the race - how the main protagonists got to the start line, their thoughts during the race and how those 15 minutes have affected the rest of their lives.
June 26, 2016

An Oral History Of The 2012 Olympic Trials Women's 5,000, Part I: The Road To The Trials
Four years ago, the women's 5,000 at the US Olympic Trials was a race that no one who watched it or ran in it will ever forget. Over the next three days, we'll give you the full story of the race - how the main protagonists got to the start line, their thoughts during the race and how those 15 minutes have affected the rest of their lives.
March 13, 2014

Abbey D'Agostino Looks For History To Repeat Itself, Laura Roesler Looks For Individual Glory And A Wide Open Women's Mile
Last year, Abbey D became the first American to ever win NCAA indoor crowns in the 3,000 and 5,000 in a career, let alone the same meet. She looks to repeat that feat as Laura Roesler looks to move out of Jordan Hasay's shadow. And a wide-open women's mile is there for the taking; might a steepler like Colleen Quigley win it?
January 16, 2014

Three Thoughts About The Nike Oregon Project's Record Assaults In Boston In 2014
Galen Rupp and his teammates are going after two American records on Thursday night. Will they get it? We give you our thoughts.
January 14, 2014

Mary Cain Loses, Excitement For Desi And Ritz In Boston (And Bekele In Paris), Garrett Heath's Scalps And The Underpaid UK Athletics CEO?
This week, we don't panic about Mary Cain's loss in her pro debut, we get excited for Ritz and Desi to run Boston, praise Garrett Heath for taking the ultimate two scalps, and we note an ignominious anniversary for Ryan Hall. Plus talk of Geoffrey Kipsang, John Trautmann, Mark Coogan, Kenenisa Bekele, Chris Derrick and more.
January 07, 2014

Mark Coogan Talks About His Move To New Balance
We caught up with the 1996 Olympian this afternoon to ask him about his move. Who's coaching Abbey D and Dartmouth this spring? Is Abbey following him to New Balance? What happens to Ben True and Sam Chelanga? How hard was it to say good-bye?