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Olympics
Noah Lyles Wins The 100-Meter Gold By A Skin Cell
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Samer Kalaf
August 5, 2024
The Great Outdoors
I Hate Running. I Miss Running.
193
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Owen Lewis
June 26, 2024
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Olympics
Olympian Helen Stephens Suffered Through An Anti-Queer Panic That Still Reverberates
37
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Michael Waters
June 5, 2024
Olympics
At The Olympic Trials Marathon, DFL Means Pain Over Regret
134
Comments
Dennis Young
February 22, 2024
Negative Splits
Embrace The Second-Dumbest Running Watch You Can Find
101
Comments
Dennis Young
January 31, 2024
Negative Splits
‘Limits’ Is Funnier Than Any Movie About Running Has A Right To Be
58
Comments
Dennis Young
November 1, 2023
Negative Splits
Freak Athletes And Freakier Technology Have Tamed The Marathon
202
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Dennis Young
October 10, 2023
Track And Field
American Track Now Has Its Most Electric Sprinters In Years
86
Comments
Dennis Young
August 22, 2023
Life's Rich Pageant
Sprinter’s Slothful Stroll Scandalizes Somalia
94
Comments
Dave McKenna
August 3, 2023
They Can’t Take The “Rocky Run” Away From Us
107
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Dan McQuade
August 1, 2023
Track And Field
At Penn Relays, It’s About The Vibe
71
Comments
Dan McQuade
April 28, 2023
Ultra Runner Rides In Car During Race, Finishes Third, Uploads Data To Strava
208
Comments
Dan McQuade
April 20, 2023
Lead Runner Collapses During NYC Marathon Amid Record-High Temps
121
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Laura Wagner
November 6, 2022
Eliud Kipchoge Breaks Own Marathon World Record. No Not That One, The Other One
145
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 27, 2022
Track And Field
A Maddening Attempt To Figure Out Why So Many Runners Broke Records In One Event At The Track World Championships
81
Comments
Patrick Redford
July 26, 2022
Track And Field
I Will Miss Watching Allyson Felix Run
42
Comments
Diana Moskovitz
July 26, 2022
Track And Field
Hey Man … You Can’t Be Here
106
Comments
Tom Ley
July 19, 2022
Track And Field
Fred Kerley Moved His Speed Down, And It Worked
90
Comments
Dan McQuade
July 18, 2022
Track And Field
Please Enjoy Some Mondo Duplantis
125
Comments
David Roth
July 6, 2022
What The Hell Happened To The LA Marathon?
171
Comments
Adam Conover
May 19, 2022
Track And Field
Grant Holloway Is A Hurdler To Watch
52
Comments
Dan McQuade
March 21, 2022
The Great Outdoors
Nobody Finished The Barkley Marathons, Yet Again
123
Comments
Patrick Redford
March 10, 2022
Running Towards Nothing
175
Comments
Nicholas Russell
October 27, 2021
Olympics
The U.S. Men’s Relay Woes Continued
83
Comments
Lauren Theisen
August 5, 2021
Olympics
An Interview With Throwing Expert Dan McQuaid, By Me, Dan McQuade
96
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Dan McQuade
July 29, 2021
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