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.

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’.

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

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.

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.

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.

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?

Galen Rupp and his teammates are going after two American records on Thursday night. Will they get it? We give you our thoughts.

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.

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?