Every four years it seems the same controversy arises when some star, a sure bet to win the Gold, fails to advance through the trials process. I know it seems cruel and heartless but so be it. There is no other fair way to do it. Could you imagine picking by committee – what a mess that would be, I know enough about the personalities and biases of the people who would probably be the decision ma [...]

If you didn't hear or see, Usain Bolt handily broke the 100m world record today with a 9.72 at ICAHN stadium. A couple things make this performance especially impressive:The performance verifies Bolt's previous 100m performance from earlier in the year (9.76).Up until this point, Bolt had primarily been thought of as a 200m runner.He held back World Champion Tyson Gay.He's now faster than his c [...]

The indoor season has officially started and I'm sad to say that even though it's only been a week long, I've already witnessed some very poor cases of race distribution. Some of them were my athletes, some were not. Perhaps it because it's the early season and athletes aren't truly race fit for the events they've been placed in? Perhaps it's because some athletes don't fully comprehend th [...]

How many of these age phenoms have we seen come and go?Schoolgirl, 11, smashes Freeman's 24-year recordBy Alex MurdochOctober 24, 2007 02:00amArticle from: Herald SunIS pint-sized powerhouse Amber Rowlandson the next Cathy Freeman?Rowlandson, 11, has smashed the Olympic gold medallist's Queensland 11-year-old girls' 200m record at the primary school aths championships in Cairns.And, as [...]

Here's a recent press release from USATF:INDIANAPOLIS -- The 200 meters has gone from an event considered anafterthought to the most exciting event on the track. Luckily for fans,all the men behind the glam factor in the 200 will take the track atthe 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, heldJune 21-22 at Mike Carroll Stadium on the campus of IUPUI.TysonGay ended the 2006 season r [...]

Here's some of my favorite quotes from CBS's tv coverage of today's Prefontaine Classic:"So far she hasn't had a great season....because she hasn't raced yet."-Carol Lewis speaking of Sanya Richards before the start of the women's 400m."It all comes down to the size of your balls."- Craig Mottram in post race interview about what it takes to win against [...]

Just a quick reminder that the Prefontaine Invite will be on TV today at 4pm EST. The meet features incredible lineups in the pole vault (7 guys entered who've jumped 19+) and the 200m. As they say, "Check your local listings." [...]

Check this out:Eugene will never be known as Speed City. But it will be home to some of the world's best sprinters on June 10 at the 33rd edition of the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field. A star-studded field in the 200 meters was announced by meet director Tom Jordan on Wednesday. Jamaica's Asafa Powell, the world record-holder in the 100, and American Jeremy Wariner, the reigning [...]

Onrunning.com is reporting that sprint wunderkind, Xavier Carter will be opening his season in London on February 17...."X-Man" Xavier Carter, the world's second fastest-ever 200 metres runner will compete at the Norwich Union Grand Prix in Birmingham on February 17.Carter shot to global prominence during the summer after running 19.63seconds for the distance in Lausanne, a time only [...]

Yesterday afternoon I saw that Peter Norman had died of a heart attack in Australia at age 64. Most of you probably have no idea who Peter Norman was; he was a 200 meter sprinter who won the Silver medal in the 1968 Olympics. The time that he ran that day 20.06 is still an Australian record. That is all incidental to what happened on the victory stand. The winner Tommy Smith and the bronze medalis [...]