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Early Returns

I think of the early season races, especially in a marathon build-up, as kind of like the early returns on election night. They can tell

Ramblings on Cross Country and Teams

As a young kid, I ran summer track, mixed in with Little League baseball, tennis, basketball, and probably a bunch of other sports that I

A Brighter Future for NCAA Track & Field? Maybe…

Latest Update on August 28, 2026Originally posted on June 29, 2026 Update (8/28/26): Public outcry surrounding professional athletes attempting to return to college sports—supercharged by

How She Did It: A Conversation

originally posted June 7, 2022 Molly Huddle and Sara Slattery’s book How She Did It published on March 8, 2022, inspiring women across the world

Best Race You’ve Ever Witnessed?

originally posted March 13, 2022 A conversation over a beer between two track geeks often leads the question of “what’s the best race you’ve ever

Catching Up with Laura Roesler

originally posted January 31, 2023 If you’ve been around the sport for at least the past decade, Laura Roesler might very well be a household

Meb’s First Mile

originally posted March 21, 2024 In celebration of Meb Keflezighi’s 10 year anniversary of his 2014 Boston Marathon victory, we will be featuring a Celebration of

Bob Beamon: A Lifetime of Peak Experiences

originally posted on August 18, 2022 Bob Beamon knows he’s getting old. The 75-year-old can’t play full-court basketball with his friends like he used to;

Remembering Robin Williams

Originally posted on August 11, 2022 Eight years after Robin Williams’ death, we celebrate him not only as a beloved actor and comedian, but also

Even More from the Hub

Millrose Games Preview

The Millrose Games return for their 114th edition this weekend after a one-year layoff. A packed schedule of high school, college and pro events runs

The Start of a New Season

It has been awhile since my last update! To wrap up last season, I finished 4th at the US Olympic Team Trials last June, one

Dudince

Well, this race was very different than my last race in California.  It was my first time traveling internationally since Covid.  I was headed to Slovakia, but

1 Corinthians 9

A friend asked me if I as an athlete would share my thoughts on 1 Corinthians 9 for a Bible study group that she is

35 KM Nationals

I have been having a hard time coming up with what to say about this last race.  My 2020 season concluded with two races, a

Racing in 2020

It has taken me a bit to unpack this last race, my first race since covid cancelled my regular season.  My only other race this year

2017: My Quickest National Championship

Here it goes, throwback to the USATF 2017 Outdoor Nationals.  I was traveling to Sacramento, CA, to compete in the 20km race walk.  I had done my

Portland Marathon 2016

When I started this blog last year, I thought I would have all kinds of travels and races and excitement and setbacks to write about