Now that we've had a couple days to let our heads stop spinning, let's take a moment to appreciate the awesomeness that was the 2016 Payton Jordan Invitational. Dave Keifer of Stanford Communications did a great job of breaking down the "depth of talent" in the fields. 

Alexi Pappas has had the week of her life.

In the 2016 Olympic year, the Payton Jordan Invitational did not disappoint. 800m through 10,000m, some of the world’s best distance runners assembled in Palo Alto, California, for an evening of fast track and field.

Editor's note: I was interviewed Friday by John Walters of Newsweek who is writing a piece on Chris Solinsky's 10,000 meter race (properly named the Kim McDonald 10,000 Meter Run) from the 2010 Payton Jordan Invitational. The story follows the recent announcement of Solinsky's retirement. In the middle of the interview, I had to catch my flight to Stanford so while I was flying I started to jot down some notes for our call and the notes eventually became my personal account of that evening. With it being the six-year anniversary of that American record race, I thought I'd share my reflection with the audience that watched the race with us that evening. Read the Newsweek story from Walters here

BERKELEY, California — Alysia Montano makes powerful, controlled strides down the backstretch of the Edwards Stadium track. To prepare for her 400m race at the Payton Jordan Invitational this weekend, she's sprinting back-to-back laps separated by merely 90 seconds.

It’s finally here! The historically fast distance races at Payton Jordan Invitational are less than one week away, and we’ve got the scoop on the hottest races to watch live this Sunday on FloTrack. 

Bernard Lagat will run his first ever 10,000m on the track at the Payton Jordan Invitational on May 1, his coach James Li confirmed to FloTrack.