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Wow! Did you guys just see Hortelano? He was running way out in lane eight, looked to his right twice, eased up at the finish, and STILL beat Yohan Blake!!!!!!! In the previous heat, Talbot finished a strong second to advance, but the Greek guy finished third and will have to wait on the...

Incredible UK record run for Laura Muir yesterday. She has quietly become the best clean miler in the world, and if the arrest of Jama Aden makes Dibaba mortal again and/or the Kenyans get scared of doping from the arrests, Laura could win gold this year. She already has two Diamond League...

Oh, it's not just you, Sprintstar. I could watch those ladies all day.

I probably should have posted the news here instead of in the general 2016 thread, but a lot of people have been detained by the police now in Kenya--some doctors, along with the aforementioned Rosas (who are agents). But the big news is the video evidence of PEDS all over the top training...

I've really been enjoying the races this past weekend. Too many to post, but they're all on Youtube: Euro men's 800--Kszscot and Lewandowski 1-2. Euro women's 800--Ukrainian woman wins Euro men's 1500--the less well known Ingrebritsen beats his older brother Henrik, et al, for the...

Yet another day of negativity. Devon Allen hugged his family after the race. No "mystery" that I could see. Dafne is a babe. Hortelano is a champion. Rooney is a champion. Sheesh. Some of you guys can't appreciate anything. And in some unreported good news, HUGE new doping revelations...

Can't believe the negativity on this board. Anyway, Devon Allen just blew away the entire field, winning by a full 2/10's in the hurdles and just missed going under 13. He now has to be considered the favorite for Olympic gold.

Hey, how about that 1-2-3 in the men's 200 Euro champs? Originally, it looked like 2--3-4: but then there was a dq leading to this awesome FEEL GOOD video: Meanwhile, Martyn Rooney wins the 400 with a fast-closing Pavlak second:

Not as exciting as the middle distances, but some new sprint results: In Euro champs, Christophe opted out. Guliyev has the best time in a heat (10.21). Kilty also moves forward with a 10.24. The very young Tortu also won his heat in 10.25.

Interesting sprint results, for sure, but let's talk about some great victories in other areas: National Champion in men's 800: Clayton Murphy, a youngster who could only get a scholarship at Akron. After making the world champ squad as a freshman, he came back this year and showed tactical...

Thanks, Jack. I'd forgotten about Tortu. Videos of both: Two races by Hale this weekend, one is a wet track: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/athletics/teenager-jack-hale-breaks-australian-100m-junior-record-20160626-gps1tz.html...

Interesting results from the young runners in Mannheim: Jack Hale, the stupendous teenager from Aus, smoked a wind-legal 10.21 in the heats. He has a 1998 birthday, not sure if he's even 18 yet. He also won the final in 10.38 with an adverse wind. Young Englishman Oliver Bromby finished...

I won't get into all of the details, but this is big, as in really big. The dirtiest coach in distance running, Jama Aden of Somalia, was just arrested in Spain, where they found all sorts of used syringes, EPO, and steroids in his hotel room. It has been common knowledge for years that he...

Okay, adjusted for wind, I'm guessing 10.13 in the 100. For the 200, I'm going to be optimistic that his indoor time is more indicative of his current ability than his recent outdoor form. So I'll go 19.99, assuming he's pushed by Vicaut (like Sprintstar, I couldn't care less about Vicaut's...

20.34. The same sort of race we've gotten used to. He beats a bunch of stiffs running in the cold and rain of France. Here's the video:

I don't want to get our hopes too high, but Jeremy Wariner ran in the 4 by 400 at Penn yesterday, and his leg (44.5) was the fastest of any runner on any team, despite his having to fight his way around a crowd. I'm cautiously optimistic, but that's really fast for a cold day this early in the...

Well, while the board has continued to engage in yet more repetitive arguments over Christophe LeMaitre (ad nauseum), a future star has emerged unnoticed. Michael Slagowski, a high school senior from Idaho. First, he ran a sub 1:50 800m completely alone, which is rare in high school, then he...

Katie Rainsberger, still in high school, beat the professionals in the mile at Oregon. She's definitely becoming one to watch: http://www.oregonlive.com/trackandfield/index.ssf/2016/04/prep_star_katie_rainsberger_ma.html#incart_article_smal In CA, Austin Tamagno ran a 4:03 mile. He could be...

If only Prandini and Cunliffe could have been teammates. Maybe for the Olympics? Even on that little video, it's interesting to see how different their styles are. Prandini is lithe and slender and bounces down the track. Cunliffe ("the body"--her photos in tight dresses will make your...

Turns out Zach Shinnick comes from a McCaffrey-type family: http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-shinnick-arcadia-sondheimer-20160408-column.html He's running the short sprints at the big Arcadia meet this weekend. The rival that he talks about in the video is a year older than him...

I'm surprised that no one has noticed what Zach Shinnick has been doing. To refresh your memories, he's a skinny hs junior in California. As a soph, he was a phenom in the 400 who also ran well at shorter distances. So far this year, he dominated California in winter track, smoking a 6.76...

Just when you thought the divine Daphne was done, she went out a broke the 100m record for the Great Northern Games street 100 today. Evidently, she doesn't get as worn down by racing as some sprinters do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_eXXBOKN9w

Turns out your post was sadly prophetic. Today brought the ignominious end to a season that started on a promising note. Not for the faint of heart--Christophe finishes a laboring seventh against a field of plodding mules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=148&v=gml0wNaEEYw

Schippers beats Felix! This was the big battle. Alyson Felix was supposed to prove that Schippers was just lucky she hadn't run in the 200 at the WC. Nope! Schippers beat her decisively. Here's the video...

Sure looks that way to me. There is a thread discussing him, and he was also included in the BYU 2015 thread.