2014 End-of-Year Review – Women’s 800m
Kenya’s Eunice Sum rose to the world-leading position in 2013 and she was also the main player in the 800m...
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2014 End-of-Year Review – Men’s 1,500m
Monaco was also the place for the fastest 1500m race of the season and it produced the top seven marks...
2014 End-of-Year Review – Men’s 800m
One two-lap race stood out over the others this season. The IAAF Diamond League meeting in Monaco produced the five...
2014 End-of-Year Reviews – Road Running
Just like in 2013, the marathon world record was broken again in Berlin. The 30-year-old Dennis Kimetto, with a previous...
Aselefech Mergia returns to Dubai Marathon
Ethiopia’s two-time Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon winner Aselefech Mergia will bid for her third victory at the 2015 race on...
Meb’s U-T San Diego Sportsman of Year
By Chris Jenkins, U-T San Diego Turning off Park Blvd., the vehicle brakes to a speed slower than Mebrahtom Keflezighi...
2014 End-of-Year Reviews – Long Distance
Statisticians Mirko Jalava and A Lennart Julin look back at the best long-distance running performances of the year. Men’s 5000m...
After breakout 2014, Almaz ayana is ready to amaze in Beijing
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The athletics world is accustomed to seeing Ethiopian women winning 5000m or 10,000m titles, but no one...
An athlete-cum-cobbler
By Mark Jenkin Beneath the mountains of Addis Ababa, the elements needed to produce elite athletes are clear to see....