“It’s not just what you’ve done, it’s what you’re going to do. They have to really believe that the future is bright for an athlete like Sara to make that investment.”
By Alison Wade, Runner’s World
At last June’s USA Track & Field Championships, Sara Vaughn stormed from ninth place to third...
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“I’ve always seen him as my coach [his father] because he knows me better than I do. He knows exactly what works.”
By Cathal Dennehy for the IAAF
The Las Vegas Strip, at 6:00am on a Saturday morning, is not the kind of place you expect to find a world class athlete.
At that time, it’s...
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"When you get to that level, equipment and a salary is always nice, to free up money for things like massage. (But) the upside of not having a shoe contract is that it gives her the freedom to do things the way she sees fit."
By Mike Sandrock, Daily Camera
Darkness is descending and a chill...
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“What people say of me that makes me feel the best about my career is when they talk about how consistent I’ve been."
By John Meyer, The Denver Post
If there was any argument against the notion that Jenny Simpson is the greatest female American 1500 meter runner ever, it may have been settled...
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“The moves he makes in races are almost violent. They are so sudden and decisive.”
By Liam Boylan-Pett, SB Nation
For once, Matthew Centrowitz didn't know what to do when he crossed the finish line.
He had copied a LeBron James celebration after winning the U.S. title in the 1500 meters in...
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Simpson secures silver medal, her third World metric Mile medal (also 2011 gold and 2013 silver)
Emily Moss for the IAAF
With six women having run faster than four minutes in 2017, the women's 1500 meters at the IAAF World Championships London 2017 had been billed as one of the events of the...
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“We do a lot of under and over distance stuff. We’ll go 4-5 miles at a time, maybe 6, a lot slower than race pace. And then we do a lot of repetitions of 800m, 1000m at race pace – over and over.”
By Sam Burke, Runner's Tribe
“My bottom end speed is usually pretty good, so like 200s, 300s,...
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Breaking 4 minutes, as well as lowering my PR to become the fastest duo along with my father, was a great feeling.
By Stephen Mazzone, MileSplit MA
For 10 days beginning on Aug. 4, some of the best athletes in the world will be competing in London at the IAAF World Track & Field Championships....
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“We had moments where we didn’t really have enough money to pay for food. It’s like 10 years of hard work after college going into that moment.”
By John Meyer, The Denver Post
BOULDER — Capturing major life events within the limited constraints of Twitter posts isn’t easy, but a pair over the...
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This year, in my eyes at least, there is a bigger emphasis on running fast. I think the Worlds will take care of themselves.
By Jon Hendershott, Track & Field News
He may be the Olympic gold medalist in the metric Mile, but Matthew Centrowitz admits he is still learning how to run the 1500.
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