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Diana Moskovitz is Defector&#8217;s investigations editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

Diana Moskovitz

Allyson Felix of Team United States competes in the Women's 4x400m Relay heats on day nine of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 23, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon.

I Will Miss Watching Allyson Felix Run

Tom Ley

EUGENE, OREGON - JULY 18: Athletes in the Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final run around a cameraman on the track on day four of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 18, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Hey Man … You Can’t Be Here

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

Fred Kerley leans over the line to win the 100m Final at the World Athletics Championships

Fred Kerley Moved His Speed Down, And It Worked

David Roth

Mondo Duplantis setting an outdoor pole vault world record in Stockholm on June 30.

Please Enjoy Some Mondo Duplantis

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Adam Conover

A photo of comedian Adam Conover after he finished the LA marathon.He's wearing a yellow marathon tank top, with a medal around his neck. He's making a "this sucked" face and giving the bird. There's also a receipt showing the fees the marathon charged him for participation. In the background wallpaper, there's scattered $100 bills.

What The Hell Happened To The LA Marathon?

BELGRADE, SERBIA - MARCH 20: Grant Holloway of The United States USA, Pascal Martinot-Lagarde of France FRA and Wilhem Belocian of France FRA compete during the Men's 60 Metres Hurdles Final on Day Three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 at Belgrade Arena on March 20, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Grant Holloway Is A Hurdler To Watch

Patrick Redford

Competitors psych themselves up before the race starts

The Great Outdoors

Nobody Finished The Barkley Marathons, Yet Again

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

Nicholas Russell

Running Towards Nothing

Lauren Theisen

The U.S. Men’s Relay Woes Continued

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An Interview With Throwing Expert Dan McQuaid, By Me, Dan McQuade

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Chris Thompson

Sha'Carri Richardson reacts after competing in the Women's 100 Meter Semi-finals on day 2 of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials.

Well This Is Stupid As Hell

This photo taken on May 22, 2021 shows rescuers assisting people who were competing in a 100-kilometre cross-country mountain race when extreme weather hit the area, leaving at least 20 dead, near the city of Baiyin in China's northwestern Gansu province. - China OUT (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Extreme Weather At Ultramarathon In China Kills 21 Runners

Smith contesting the 2020 half marathon championship.