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By Parker Navarro - MileSplit

The most decorated athlete in University of New Hampshire history transitioned smoothly into the professional ranks since graduating last year.

Before the start of his junior year in 2019, Florida’s Grant Holloway had already established himself as arguably the greatest hurdler in NCAA history. His four straight NCAA titles, a 60m hurdles collegiate record and a No. 2 all-time 110m hurdles performance made him a NCAA track and field legend in just two short years.

Two-time Olympian, U.S. champion, American record holder, NCAA champion. Pattisue Plumer has done it all and then some as a middle-distance runner. But this fall marks a new chapter—she moved from her long-time home in the Bay Area, where she spent the last five years coaching Gunn High School and the Stanford Running Club, to steamy Austin, Texas, where she joined the University of Texas staff as assistant cross country and track coach for the women’s distance team. She’s resigned herself to the fact that fall doesn’t begin until late October, but above all, is pleased to rejoin forces with Longhorns head coach Edrick Floreal—with whom she worked for several years as an assistant at Stanford. We talked about “glistening” Texas summers, her goals for the women’s cross country team, and the first story she tells new student-athletes about her athletic career.

Between Clayton Murphy and Donavan Brazier, Drew Windle and Isaiah Harris, Erik Sowinski and Boris Berian, the United States is rich in men's 800-meter runners. But there's still no easy replacement for the charmingly candid, chronic pot-stirrer that is Nick Symmonds, who has now enjoyed a full year of retirement from track and field. 

With her spring track and summer racing in the books we caught up with Gwen Jorgensen of the Bowerman Track Club to get her assessment of her transition from the triathlon and what lies ahead in her pursuit of gold in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic marathon.

By David Monti, @d9monti(c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved

One year ago, four-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan was sidelined from contending for the win at her hometown race, the Boston Marathon, with a devastating back injury. Instead of competing, she helped the local news station commentate on the race. The 36-year-old inconceivably won her first Abbott World Marathon Major seven months later at the New York City Marathon as the first American woman to do so in 40 years, and is now a favorite to break the Americans' 33-year title drought at the 2018 Boston Marathon. 

By Stephen Mazzone, MileSplit

Two weeks ago the 12th season of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia came to an end. A few of the staff members here at FloTrack are diehard 'Always Sunny' fans so it caught our eye when we saw a tweet from professional runner Lauren Kleppin earlier this year.

Michigan native Erin O'Mara shocked the world last December with her women's world record at the FloTrack Beer Mile World Championships. Armed with Bud Light Platinum, O'Mara ran 6:08--nine seconds faster than the previous record and 30 seconds ahead of last year's runner-up Kirsty Jahn. We checked in with O'Mara as she prepares to return to Austin to defend her title on December 17.

This week, the delegates of USA Track & Field will meet in Orlando to vote for their choice to be the next President of USATF. This year's race features Jackie Joyner- Kersee vs Vin Lananna, both high profile figures within our sport. 

Mary Keitany knows from experience that the secret to success in the TCS New York City Marathon rarely has anything to do with achieving a fast time goal. That is why the 34-year-old says she is focused solely on tactics as she looks to become the first woman to win three consecutive titles since the late Grete Waitz, who won her sixth, seventh and eighth NYC Marathon crowns from 1984-86.

Tatyana McFadden is the most dominant wheelchair racer in history, having swept all of the Abbott World Marathon Major titles an unprecedented three times and with 10 Paralympic medals to her credit, including six this summer in Rio.