Track and Field Articles By Nathan Haskins

Now with the colliegate season almost out of the way and the DI NCAA Championship being the only race left its now time for the pros to shine.  This weekend will be packed full of action with two major track events taking place, the Nike Prefontaine Classic in Eugene and the Bislett Games in Oslo.  Though these two events are thousands of miles apart from each other they both have one thing in common and that is the potential for world records to be broken.  These two meets have brought together some of the greatest fields ever assembled to try… more »

The summer has officially started and that means two things: first NCAA Track and Field Championships are right around the corner and second the Pro track season is under way. This weekend will be full of action as NCAA DI Regions, the Reebok Grand Prix, and the DKB-ISTAF (IAAF Golden League) meets will be raced.

This weekend our nation's top collegiate teams will compete in their respective regions with hopes of making it to the big show. For those that don't know there are four regions, which are comprised of the East Region (Florida State),MidEast Region… more »

Though the end is near for the most college track and field athletes pro athletes are just starting their bid for a top three spot on this year's Olympic team. For college athletes this weekend is for all the bragging rights as a majority of conference championships will be held. Track is not like football in that each team in every conference will be able to compete against each other at the same time for their championship. After this weekend teams/individuals will then set their sites on regional meets in hopes of qualifying for nationals. This has been a long… more »

This Olympic year has been chock full of too many amazing accomplishments to mention them all right now. However, credit needs to be given to this past weekend's Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational where Scott Bauhs got the Olympic "A" standard in the 10k, Sally Kipyego ran an amazing 31:25.45 10k collegiate record, and Shalane Flanagan proved she is on top by winning the Kim McDonald 10k in an American record time of 30:34.49. That just so happened to be the first time that Shalane has ever run the 10k and breaking the women's AR by 17 seconds, I do believe… more »

The time has finally come this weekend will host two of the biggest track meets in the country. Yes, there will be other meets and events going on, but by far the Penn and Drake Relays will headline this weekend. They are some of the biggest if not the biggest track meets held each year in our country. Every year athletes have to make the tough decision on, which one to go to, but if your a fan don't worry they both will still be stacked. The Drake Relays will start a little earlier on Wednesday, but both meets will… more »

Get ready because this weekend will be crazy. I am sure that you have all heard about this week at Mt. SAC where you the viewer will not only be able to see the race live, but will also have the opportunity to interact with the announcers. This is just another example of how Flotrack is taking the coverage of track and field to another level. Make sure to log on and be apart of history this weekend. Not only will you be watching history, but you will be making it. Thanks Mark and the crew!

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The Week Ahead is bound to be a big one with the Flora London Marathon and a multitude of college track meets on tap. We are definitely in the swing of things with top performances happening all over the country by high school, college, and pro athletes. At the high school level Southlake Carroll’s boys went 10:02 in the DMR (Colby Lowe 4:06 1600 meter leg) and I was there to see 18-year-old Jeffery Demps’ 10.17 in the 100 meters. The collegiate athletes are not far behind how about Lisa Koll’s CR of 32:11.13 in the 10,000 meters and Richard… more »

The Week Ahead is one that you should circle on your calender, because it is sure to be one to remember. The pros had their time in the spotlight last week but this weekend will be the collegiate runners' opportunity to shine. The competition this weekend is intense now that we are in the middle of an up in the air outdoor season. As you have seen Flotrack will be covering action all over the country from the west coast to the east coast and everywhere in between. Isn't it awesome to see how Flotrack has grown so much over… more »

The Week Ahead will end one season and will continue an already fast outdoor season. The 2008 Team U.S. World Cross Country squads will be heading to the 36th annual IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, Great Britain. There our top runners will face the greatest cross country runners in the world and with names like Zersenay Tadese, Kenenisa Bekele, and Craig Mottram its sure to be a tough job. So, I would like to once again announce the U.S. qualifiers on there great accomplishment. Please bare with me as I announce all of the names.

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The week ahead will be action packed with six major events the NCAA Division I, II, & III Indoor Track & Field Championships, USA 8k Championships, National Scholastic Indoor Track & Field Championships and Nike Indoor Nationals. Basically if you' re a fan of running there will be something this weekend for you.

For those that are ready for the collegiate outdoor season to begin hold your horses, because this weekend will officially wrap-up the indoor season. On the Division I side it truly will be an exciting event to watch with both the men's and women's… more »

The 2008 Indoor Track and Field season has just crested the hill and starting to come to an end. This weekend and the next will be huge in determining who is the fastest in the country. In the professional circuit this weekend will be the last stop of the Visa Championship Series. “The Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College will host the 2008 AT&T USA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 23-24. The concluding event of USATF's Indoor Visa Championship Series, the AT&T USA Indoor Track & Field Championships is the world's oldest indoor track… more »

I want to recap a few times Kim Smith’s 4:24 mile and Yelena Soboleva’s 1.56:49 800m and 3.58:05 1500m WR are just amazing! This year will be one for the record books. Look for more of these top performances in the near future.

Last weekend I had the opportunity to go down to Tallahassee, Florida to interview Zap Fitness and other pro runners. Listening to what they had to say about running was amazing and inspiring at the same time. Here is a group of men and women coming together to keep the dream alive and three… more »

This past week was filled with action in all of the levels of track and field. The Millrose Games were a hit with Adam Nelson and Bernard Lagat stealing the show in to completely different fashions. Lagat took his six consecutive Wanamaker title, while Adam Nelson entertained as always and threw a meet record of 72ft 5in. On the women’s side Kara Goucher out lasted Sara Hall in the women’s mile to prove she is the whole package. If this stuff doesn’t get you excited than I don’t know what would. From the look of things from these first couple… more »

Wow things are really starting to heat up! In both the pro and college scenes records are falling and times are dropping. Athletes like Meseret Defar, Kim Smith and Craig Mottram have set the bar high for this up coming weekend of track and field. This weekend will be highlighted by the 101st Millrose Games(A New Century Begins) the second stop of the VISA Championship Series.

After breaking the USA all-comers record in a time of 7:34.50 Craig Mottram is heading to New York City hoping to win his second title this season. However this time he… more »

I know that this is a sad way to start off but I know that everyone has heard about the violence in Kenya. I personally have some friends from Kenya and it is sad to see how much it grieves them. This is a horrible situation so please keep the people over here and there in your thoughts and prayers.

On a lighter side there are reports that Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will be running the Boston Marathon. This is not just some publicity stunt this will actually be his fifth marathon! "I'm signed up for… more »

Hey Flotrackers! Here we go into the 2008 collegiate indoor season. It will be packed with historic performances and bitter disappointments. Already Virginia Tech’s Women’s 4x200-meter relay team has set a new collegiate record with a time of 1:36.43 and we are only a few weeks into the season! Speaking of getting out fast how about last year 60-meter national champion Travis Padgett from Clemson getting an automatic qualifying mark in the 60-meter dash in his first meet of the season with a 6.62? Well we have all heard about the American resurgence in distance running already one of these… more »