World record holder and three-time Olympic champion is the best...
High school senior sets absolute U.S. high school record as well as...
“This was probably my favorite goal I’ve reached... It was...
Top two finishers also qualify for 2025 World Athletics Road...
World record holder and three-time Olympic champion is the best ever, but the numbers, and the physiology, just don’t add up
By Amby Burfoot, Editor-At-Large, Marathon Handbook
I wish I knew something about online sports betting. I don’t. But someone could clear a nice chunk of cash on the...
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Top two finishers also qualify for 2025 World Athletics Road Running Championships; top five women under previous U.S. record; 11 men sub-4 at Grand Blue Mile
From USATF & Drake Relays with BBTM support
DES MOINES, Iowa – The 2025 USATF 1 Mile Championships hosted by the Grand Blue Mile...
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Native Iowans - Schweizer & Houlihan - showdown set in women's races, including Drake Relays Mile; deep fields to vie for $50,000 national championship prize purse & Team USA berths
From Drake Relays
DES MOINES, Iowa – The stakes have been raised heading to the 115th Drake Relays for a...
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“This was probably my favorite goal I’ve reached... It was absolutely magical to cross with my training partner Sam, one of the nicest feelings ever."
By Cameron McMillan, NZ Herald
New Zealand’s middle distance prodigy Sam Ruthe has become the youngest person in history to break the coveted...
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