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So you've hired an agent. Now it's time to secure a shoe deal. Do you go for the biggest offer, or the one that lets you work with your preferred coach? Do you chase bonuses or go with a smaller, more secure contract? And what about that reduction clause thing? We explain it all in Part II.

So you've hired an agent. Now it's time to secure a shoe deal. Do you go for the biggest offer, or the one that lets you work with your preferred coach? Do you chase bonuses or go with a smaller, more secure contract? And what about that reduction clause thing? We explain it all in Part II.

Symmonds' longest run has been 15-miles and he's only been doing 25-30 miles a week. He says he'd like to break 3:30.

Mackey said Symmonds will increase his mileage by 25% to at least 70 miles a week.

It was an ordinary ending to a extraordinary career as Nick Symmonds could only manage a 1:51 800. But Nick has a new goal - the 2017 Honolulu Marathon in December.

Thanks to that bronze medal around his neck.

The TrackTown Summer Series is back for year #2. We give you the details.

The Trials are here and the LRC crew is on the ground in Eugene. We give you the highlights from our conversations with Symmonds, Mackey, Vashti Cunningham, Keni Harrison and more.

Some great fields set for the Portland Track Festival with top US star competing including Galen Rupp, Matt Centrowitz, Nick Symmonds, Kim Conley, Hassan Mead, Kate Grace, Jordan Hasay and many more. *Full Start Lists *Schedule *Meet Home

We span the track and field globe and ponder if Edward Cheserek is now an underdog at NCAAs while discussing fashion choices and intersex athletes.

Tell the kids there Saturday morning cartoons will have to wait as the Saturday morning action is bound to entertain. Other headliners include Hyvin Kiyeng (steeple), Justin Gatlin (100), Joe Kovacs (SP), Tianna Bartoletta (LJ), Renaud Lavillenie (PV) and Omar McLeod (110H).

It's official. Twitter is not the place to try to carry on a constructive dialogue.

Settling the lawsuit is a win for athletes (they can try and monetize the small log on their jerseys), a win for USATF (it costs them nothing but pride and the controversy is gone), and a win for the entire sport.