NEW YORK - Last year the storylines swirled fast and furious around Erin Finn, Dior Hall, and the girls of Grosse Pointe South (Michigan). Can they rekindle the magic this year? (Photo by Don Rich)
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Mary Cain wins the Mile with a huge kick of 58.6 for 400m, but 5:05.68 for the time as the pace was tactical. Ajee Wilson powered away with the 800 with the win in a PR 2:02.64. (Photos by PhotoRun.net)
In his final season of high school track, the West Virginia standout hopes to join an elite group
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – SPIRE Institute has been officially designated a U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site, one of only three facilities nationally with this distinction, as announced today by the United States Olympic Committee.
3rd times the charm for Finn at Brooks PR! Check out all the great Brooks PR and State Meet action from the weekend!!
A few records were challenged in Stockholm, but one important mark was broken. In the men's 3000m, Galen Rupp’s winning time of 7:30.16 broke Bernard Lagat’s previous American record of 7:32.43. Finally. After falling short in his last two American record attempts, the third time was the charm for Rupp. In two consecutive weeks, Rupp missed two records in Boston (the American indoor mile and 3000m) and was then unable to run the 5000m in Birmingham after the race was cancelled. Unnerved Determined, Rupp decided to travel to Stockholm and take another shot at the 3000m. Rupp tucked himself... (via FloTrack)
The girls action is going to be smoking this year at the Brooks PR meet, from 60 meters of fury to 2 miles of tactical savvy.
Mary Cain crossed the line with a new HS Record of 4:28.25! Cheserek 8:39.15 HSR. Fast relays and much more from the Armory! (Photo by Don Rich)
Dior Hall rocked a college meet with a US#2 All-Time clocking of 8.17 over the 60m Hurdles! That's blazing!! (File Photo by Alan Versaw)
A first-person account by a former Nike Oregon Project member. (via Runner's World)
In ESPN The Magazine - The Music Issue, runner Delilah DiCrescenzo describes how a Grammy-nominated song dedicated to her changed her life and affected her career, forever. (via ESPN.com)
The contest is over, the entries have been uploaded, and the Brooks council has chosen two winners.
National Signing Day is here!! Send us your photos and college commitment choice and we will feature them here!
Mary Cain just rewrote the history books, running a stunning 9:38.68 for 2 miles to finish 3rd only behind a world record holder (Tirunesh Dibaba) and a Canadian star (Sheila Reid)!! Hard to beleive she is only 16 years old! Much more inside! (Photo by NewtonSports)
Official teaser for an upcoming short film about Anton Krupicka (via Runner's World)
BI-COASTAL COACHING TEAM HELPS CAIN BE HER BEST By David Monti (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Used with permission. NEW YORK (27-Jan) -- When Alberto Salazar took over coaching high schooler Mary Cain last October, he knew that he would only be able to see the 16 year-old star from Bronxville, N.Y., intermittently; Salazar lives 2900 miles away in Portland, Ore., and already has a full plate coaching superstars Mo Farah and Galen Rupp. So, the three-time ING New York City Marathon champion enlisted the help of another Olympian, New Zealander John Henwood, who works... (via FloTrack)
Mary Cain shatters the high school record with a blistering 4:32.78 clocking!! Cheserek rolls in the Mile to a 4:10.92 clocking with a 2:00.9 last 800! (Photo by Don Rich)
In its 28th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Sarah Baxter of Simi Valley High School (Simi Valley Calif.) as its 2012-13 Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.
Regan Ward will have set a record before she ever steps onto the famed Armory oval on Saturday at the New Balance Games. She will have traveled further to try to qualify for the Millrose Mile than anyone before her. (via Armory Track)
Two-time Foot Locker champion Edward Cheserek — who was mentioned on ESPN SportsCenter today — will run the mile at Saturday's New Balance Games and the two-mile at the Millrose Games on Feb. 16. (via Armory Track)
BOSTON (Jan. 24, 2013) – The Patriots and the Giants will be watching the Super Bowl on television but the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix will keep alive the sporting rivalry between Boston and New York with featured New England vs. New York boys’ and girls’ relays on February 2, organizers have announced. And true to the sport’s roots, the country’s top high school indoor milers will once again descend on Boston to try to claim a victory in what is the top event of its kind each year. (via www.nbindoorgrandprix.com)
Edward Cheserek won the GOY for 2012, adding to an incredible athletic resume during his prep campaign! (via MileSplit)
Edward Cheserek won the Gatorade ROY for 2012, adding to an incredible athletic resume during his prep campaign! (Photo courtesy of Gatorade)
Check out the deepest HS rankings in the country right here on MileSplit! See where you stand and use it as motivation to keep movin' on up!
Check out the deepest HS rankings in the country right here on MileSplit! See where you stand and use it as motivation to keep movin' on up!
As the New Balance Games' fields are announced, it is hard not to focus on Mary Cain's chase of a 40-year-old national high school record in the mile. At Saturday's Games she will certainly have a field that can help her get there. (via Armory Track)
A great weekend of track and field is upon us. Keep checking back for more! (Photo by Alan Versaw)
Darryl Brown made Scarlett Geunes-Boyer's first trip to The Armory a special one at the NYRR Thursday Night at the Races. Shortly after she finished her 3k, he proposed. Doug Binder caught up with the couple and the answer was "yes." (via Armory Track)