Articles

Analysis

Analysis

February 11, 2023

What Impressed Us Most at Millrose: 9 Notable Moments Including Alicia Monson's American Record at 3000

Josh Kerr had a big run and Chase Ealey a big throw, but when this was all over we were wondering, "Is the OAC the top group in America?"
December 02, 2022

Alicia Monson and Edwin Kurgat Win 2022 Sound Running FitnessBank Cross Champs

Monson and Kurgat got the big wins at Cross Champs just like they did at the 2019 Nuttycombe Invitational.
October 09, 2022

Benson Kipruto Wins 2022 Chicago Marathon in 2:04:24 as Conner Mantz Runs 2:08 in Debut

Kipruto got his second major win as Conner Mantz recorded the fastest debut by an American-born athlete ever (2:08:16).
October 09, 2022

Emily Sisson Breaks American Marathon Record, Runs 2:18:29 To Finish 2nd in Chicago

Emily Sisson was absolutely brilliant, going out on AR pace (69:26) and then she picked it up and ran her fastest at the very end of the race.
October 03, 2022

Upon Further Review, Yalemzerf Yehualaw Did Not Run A Record-Breaking 4:43 Mile In The 2022 London Marathon

Yalemzerf Yehualaw is incredibly good at the marathon but her record-breaking 4:43 split in London was mismeasured according to marathon expert Helmut Winter. *MB:Y2 is a marathon superstar!!! Yalemzerf Yehualaw throws down 4:43 23rd mile to win 2022 London.
October 02, 2022

Amos Kipruto Breaks Through With 4:21 25th Mile to Win 2022 London Marathon

Kipruto won his first major in grand style, ripping apart the field with one of the fastest miles in marathon history.
October 02, 2022

Yalemzerf Yehualaw Runs 4:59 24th Mile and 5:02 25th Mile To Break Open 2022 London Marathon, Wins in 2:17:26

That's not a typo people. Y2 recorded the fastest mile split in women's marathon history en route to becoming the youngest London women's winner ever.
September 25, 2022

Eliud Kipchoge (2:01:09) Smashes World Record; Tigist Assefa (2:15:37) Stuns World at 2022 Berlin Marathon

Kipchoge shocked the world by going out in 59:51 while Assefa shocked the world by running  a 19-minute pb in her 2nd marathon.
September 08, 2022

World Leaders by Ingebrigtsen & Korir Highlight 2022 Diamond League Final

Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran 3:29.02 to win the 1500 and Emmanuel Korir 1:43.26 to win the 800 on a star-studded night in Zurich.
September 07, 2022

2022 DL Final Day 1: Kenyans Nicholas Kipkorir & Beatrice Chebet Kick to 5K Wins as Kovacs Moves to #2 All-Time

Americans Grant Fisher and Alicia Monson were 3rd and 6th, respectively. Kovacs (23.23m) became just the fourth man to throw 23+. *MB: Official Zurich DL Finale Day 1 Discussion Thread
September 02, 2022

2022 Brussels DL: Mageean Stuns 1500 Field, Wightman PRs to Win 800, & Knighton Claims First DL Win

Ireland’s Ciara Mageean ran a four-second pb of 3:56 at age 30 to earn the first-ever DL win by an Irish athlete while Jake Wightman beat Emmanuel Korir to win the 800 in 1:43.65. Plus the win streaks for Mondo and SAFP were ended but not by Sha'Carri Richardson.
September 02, 2022

Grant Fisher Runs 12:46.96 to Smash American 5000m Record

Grant Fisher obliterated Bernard Lagat's American record at 5000, but had to settle for 2nd as Jacob Krop ran a 12:45 WL.
August 26, 2022

2022 Lausanne DL: Alicia Monson Almost Wins the 3K as Jakob Ingebrigtsen & Soufiane El Bakkali Dominate

Monson was steps away from winning but had to settle for 2nd in 8:26 as Francine Niyonsaba edged her because Monson let up ever so slightly and didn't lean at the line. Ingebrigtsen ran a world-leading 3:29.05 for 1500.
August 10, 2022

Wightman, Lyles, & Fraser-Pryce Win Fast Battles of World Champs at 2022 Monaco Diamond League

Wightman (2:13.88), Lyles (19.46), and Fraser-Pryce (10.62) all set meet records as the action was great in Monaco once again.
August 01, 2022

Devon Allen DQ Update: We've Got Even More Data Showing Something Was Drastically Different With The Reaction Times At Worlds

Are you still no convinced there was something massively different with the reaction times at Worlds? This should be the nail in the coffin.
July 23, 2022

Gudaf Tsegay Closes in 59.95 To Win Her 1st World Title In Women’s 5000

Sifan Hassan gave it a go and had the lead at 700 but Tsegay is your champion. It was a tough night for the Americans.
July 22, 2022

The American 800 Stars Go 3 for 3, The Men's 800 Final Is Set, and Abdihamud Nur Goes Pro & Beats The World Leader

Plus, we explain why Sam Parsons was the happiest man at Hayward Field and why Woody Kincaid has been cursed in 2022.
July 20, 2022

Norah Jeruto Wins Her 1st Steeplechase World Title In Style - 8:53.02 Championship Record

In a historically fast race, no one was faster than Norah Jeruto of Kazakhstan.
July 19, 2022

Faith Kipyegon the GOAT Wins Global 1500m Title #4 at 2022 Worlds

Kipyegon sprinted away from silver medalist Gudaf Tsegay to win in 3:52.96. Laura Muir took bronze as Sinclaire Johnson was the top American in 6th.