Eliud Kipchoge the Great: Examining the best performances of his career
Eliud Kipchoge’s 2:00:25 marathon is the fastest marathon of all-time but where does it rank among the greatest races of his career?
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Watch Drake Relays online: Live stream, TV channel, race schedule, results
How to watch the 2017 Drake Relays live online, on television, on your phone and more. Results, schedule and start lists available.
Watch Penn Relays online: Live stream, TV channel, race schedule, results
How to watch the 2017 Penn Relays live online, on television, on your phone and more. Results, schedule and start lists available.
Feast your eyes on the best male athlete portraits in track and field (Part V)
Picture day is something to look forward to every year. These runners surely made the most out of their respective roster portraits. Part V.
Generations of memories at the Penn Relays for the Byrne family
Kevin Byrne grew up listening to stories from his grandfather and father about competing at the Penn Relays. Then he made his own. Now his sister will too.
Mary Keitany breaks women’s-only marathon world record, proves us wrong
Days after we believed that no woman would come close to Paula Radcliffe’s marathon world record, Mary Keitany proved us wrong.
Watch London Marathon 2017 live: Online streaming, TV information, runner tracking
How to watch the 2017 London Marathon online, live streaming and TV information for Sunday, April 23.
Feyisa Lilesa and Kenenisa Bekele: London Marathon brings Ethiopian politics into the court of public opinion
The London Marathon is more than just a footrace for the Ethiopian and Oromo communities. Feyisa Lilesa and Kenenisa Bekle represent different Oromo states.
Feast your eyes on the best male athlete portraits in track and field (Part IV)
Picture day is something to look forward to every year. These runners surely made the most out of their respective roster portraits. Part four of our new weekly series.
A way too early look at the 2018 Boston Marathon women’s race
Imagining a 2018 Boston Marathon race that could end the American women’s drought while also bringing together all of the best U.S. marathoners.
Watch Boston Marathon 2017: Live, online streaming, TV information, runner tracking
How to watch the 2017 Boston Marathon online, live streaming and TV information for Monday, April 17.
Reader submission: I ran a beer half marathon in 1:43. Here’s how it went
13 miles & 13 beers. On a whim, a reader decided to test out his running and drinking capability by completing a beer half marathon in one hour, 43 minutes.
Feast your eyes on the best male athlete portraits in track and field (Part III)
Picture day is something to look forward to every year. These runners surely made the most out of their respective roster portraits. Part three of our new weekly series.
Welcome to Boston Marathon Week!
This week on the site, we’ll be dedicating our coverage to providing a look at the history, figures and iconic races from 121 years of the Boston Marathon.
Feast your eyes on the best male athlete portraits in track and field (Part II)
Picture day is something to look forward to every year. These runners surely made the most out of their respective roster portraits.
Feast your eyes on the best male athlete portraits in track and field
Picture day is something to look forward to every year. These runners surely made the most out of their respective roster portraits.
The epic, sad conclusion to the 2017 Barkley Marathons
Inside the epic and sad conclusion to the 2017 Barkley Marathons. John Kelly becomes the 15th finisher. Gary Robbins misses the cut-off by six seconds.
Examining the U.S. outdoor track record books before the start of the season
This week, we’ll take a look at records and which ones we believe could be broken in the 2017 outdoor track season.
Kampala 2017 World XC Championships: Aidan Reed reflects on his Team USA debut
Aidan Reed, a freshman at Southern Utah, reflects on wearing the Team USA kit for the first time and competing at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
Re-visiting Carl Lewis’ National Anthem mishap
Carl Lewis is an legend but others just know him as one of the worst national anthem performers in history. Look back at the performance and what happened.
2017 World Championships to be held in Jamaica…sorta
Why go to London when you can watch all the sport’s biggest stars in Jamaica in June.
Cartoon short: “New Shoes” by Scott Allison
Loyal reader Scott Allison sent along a cartoon strip as we welcome all sorts of reader submissions at Citius Mag. Shoot us an email.
Watch: Ahmed Bile vlogs life in Doha, training with Jama Aden
Catch up on Ahmed Bile’s vlog as he chronicles life in the desert of Doha and training with coach Jama Aden. Bile was an accomplished runner at Georgetown.
Footrace Fever: Olympic Races Regional Breakdown (Voting)
Enter the Footrace Fever Bracket Challenge and help us determine what is the greatest race ever. Vote now for your favorite Olympic races.
Malcolm’s Picks (Episode 2): 2017 NCAA Indoor Track and Field
Malcolm the Cat predicts whether Edward Cheserek will be able to pull off the triple at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track Championships.
Wake up to Sheila Reid vs. Jordan Hasay in the 2011 NCAA Indoor 3,000m
Jordan Hasay won the mile. Sheila Reid out-kicked her as the anchor leg of the DMR. The women’s 3,000 at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships was there to settle the score.
You can watch the race above but the final 800 meters are the best.
“Fantastic last lap for this tiny stick of dynamite from the University of Oregon.” Never change, Larry Rawson.
USATF Indoor crowns several first-time national title holders with Shelby Houlihan, Paul Chelimo
The 2017 U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships crowned several first-time winners on Day 2. Shelby Houlihan won the mile. Paul Chelimo won the two-mile. The 300s saw records fall.
Sammy Watson sets new U.S. High School record in the 1,000m
A brilliant indoor season continues for Sammy Watson of Rush-Henrietta High School as the senior ran 2:43.18 to set a new U.S. high school record and advance to the 1,000 meter finals.
The previous record was held by Sarah Bowman 2:43.40 in February 2005.
Back in 2014, a 17-year-old Mary Cain clocked a 2:35.80 but was a professional with Nike at the time so it is not listed as a U.S. high school record.
Watson’s time was the fifth fastest of the day.
So your nine qualifiers are presented below in lovely chart form! #USATFIndoors pic.twitter.com/UlfzZjWJne
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If you’re keeping up with Watson’s indoor campaign, she’s set high school indoor records in the 600m (1:27.13), 800m (2:01.78) and now 1,000m.
2017 USATF Indoor Championships: Distance previews
The 2017 USATF Indoor Championships are upon us. We preview all of the major distance races and share our predictions. We will be live from Albuquerque.
Malcolm’s Choice: Episode 1 – Predicting USA Indoor Championships
Malcolm the Cat makes his fearless feline forecasts for the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Introducing Malcolm’s Choice!
Meet Malcolm, a three-year-old bombay who resides in central Indiana, and enjoys being taken for walks. He’s going to predict all the big races ahead of major track meets.
Wake up to young Nick Symmonds winning at 2007 USA Indoors
Watch a young Nick Symmonds start to emerge as one of the United States’ rising middle distance stars as he wins the 2007 U.S. Indoor Championships 800 meter final.
2017 Tokyo Marathon: Wilson Kipsang misses world record (splits, results, notes)
Wilson Kipsang missed the world record in his 2:03:58 win in Sunday’s Tokyo Marathon.
Why I love Heps: Former Ivy League athletes share stories
Former Ivy League track and field athletes share their memories from competing at the Ivy league championships. Welcome to the Heps.
What we learned about Alberto Salazar, alleged drug infusions and an email to Lance Armstrong
What we learned from the Sunday Times report that says Alberto Salazar used prescription drugs to boost athlete performance. Mo Farah mentioned in the report.
Harvard’s Heps hype video will make you want to run through a brick wall
Heps is a big deal for those in the Ivy league. We’ve explained why but get a real feel for why it matters with a new hype video from Harvard.
Wake up to Rosie Ruiz winning the Boston Marathon and not breaking a sweat
Everyone’s talking about marathon cheater so let’s look back at Rosie Ruiz and the Boston Marathon.
Tell a sad story using only three words: Running tales
Tell a sad running story using only three words. Here are 20 by our staff.
Wake up to a Galen Rupp look-alike performing on-stage with Bruce Springsteen
Did a Galen Rupp look-alike take the stage with Bruce Springsteen in Australia last week?
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