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It gets better. Not sure if it was in a heat, but Kevin ran 44.56 in the 400, which puts him up there with the best in the world. No one is really running 43's anymore. His brother Jonathan ran a 20.51 200, which is solid for a 400m runner...

I can't quibble with this time. Relative to another outstanding runner (he beat Vicaut by a full tenth of a second), it wasn't bad. Interviewed afterwards, LeMaitre said he didn't feel 100%, but felt a bit heavy at the start. Yesterday, he ran the 4 by 100 relay, which his club naturally won...

It was a good weekend for prodigies. England's 17-yr-old Jessica Judd ran an unreal 2:01:09. That's one of the ten fastest times ever run by a junior in the world. Canadian high school junior Tyler Smith ran away from all of his adult competitors to win his heat of the Harry Jerome Classic in...

That's a good run. He's showing quite a lot of consistency for his young age. I think we'll see a breakthrough soon as the weather warms.

Thanks for posting this, lactatking. I can't ever find anything on Simon, so I hope you'll keep posting his results. I'm predicting greatness for this kid.

On the women's side, Laura Roesler is on fire. She just ran a 51.76 relay leg that saved Oregon when they looked to be in trouble. Yesterday, she ran a brilliant 2:02.09 800 meters to qualify for the final. In that run, she ran the fastest last 400 of any competitor in any heat. In other...

Wow. You guys should have seen Brady Gehret about ten minutes ago. Incredible. Semifinals of the NCAA 4 by 400 relays. Gehret takes the stick way back, 15 meters or so behind the leaders. Bides his time. Swings wide on the last turn, takes it into lane two, then blows past everyone so...

And I can't resist a Laura Roesler article. Interestingly, it mentions here that she doesn't even train as an 800 runner. She's so fast, and so important to the 4 by 400, that she trains with the sprinters. They think someday she'll move up and train as an 800/1500 runner. When that happens...

As if we didn't have enough great young 800 guys in the US, as if Bosse from France wasn't enough, as if Rogestedt from Sweden wasn't enough, now Ireland is insisting on having 800 prodigies: Article: What are they putting in the water up in Donegal? Last Sunday in the Belgian town of...

Remember Devon Allen (if not scroll back a few posts)? Seems he's still at it: Allen revs it up another level in the hurdles Brophy Prep's Devon Allen won the Caribbean Scholastic Invitational 110-meter high hurdles Saturday in 13.41 seconds in Puerto Rico. If there was...

WL, you're right: that S****nkov time is spectacular (and notice the huge distance between S****nkov and the American in second place), but LeMaitre tends to be the only athlete anyone wants to actually discuss, as we both well know. As for past hurdlers--I highly recommend you look up monsieur...

Yep, same old story. Nearly in last place for first third of race, outruns most of the others (as always, excluding Bolt and Powell) in the second half. Respectable time, but no indication he's pointed towards Olympic 100m glory. I'm not saying he's peaking at 100m, but, watching that first...

Definitely a name to remember. The articles say his 46.7 was the sixth fastest in the country this year--but this is year has seen some of the most phenomenal hs 400 times ever. Not too shabby for a junior. I'm glad he's skinny, because it will keep him in track rather than football.

With no competition to push him, J. Borlee blistered a 44.88 400 in Belgium a few days ago. And today, Martyn Rooney yet dipped under 45 yet again, running 44.97. Both of these guys are running great times. Like the middle distance guys, they seem unconcerned with weather conditions, time...

A US high school kid just ran TWO FULL SECONDS faster than that in the 200. I wonder if we have any girls that run that fast? I wonder who would win a race between Guliyev and Hannah Cunliffe? Pathetic. The sprinters are just not getting it done, and, while I appreciate the news, those...

Guliyev, without a doubt, if he stays healthy and is able to train consistently. Andrew Robertson is my dark horse. If we're willing to wait a few years, I'm most impressed by that 15-yr-old German kid, Simon Sch---- (can't recall the spelling of his last name, Schottze or something?). His...

Here's a roundup of some recent running I don't believe has been discussed: 1). At the Loughborough meet in England, Martyn Rooney split 44.7 on a 4x400 relay leg. Every time he's run this year has been excellent. 2) Also at Loughborough, Andy Pozzi continued to dominate the hurdles. And...

You may be on to something about Niit. He didn't run in the 4 by 400. Maybe he's sick? Unfortunately, the relay didn't go well (it was hard to see, but I believe the second leg--Akheem Gauntlet--must have gotten caught up in the mess when the Mississippi runner tumbled, because they were...

Gehret, Loxsom, and Nadolsky key Penn State to the Big Ten championship 4 by 400. Fine time of 3:04.78, even after Gehret had run two finals and Loxsom one. More on Gehret: After running that absolutely blazing 400 (for first), he came back quickly and ran a fine 20.62 200 for second...

The good news just keeps coming. Laura Roesler just won the Pac-10 800 championship. FWIW, Elijah Greer, who is on the same level as Andrews, Loxsom, and Martin, won the Pac-10 Men's 800. And, as expected, Loxsom was on the Big 10's winning 4 by 400.

Hell, yeah! He's now in the same neighborhood as Wariner! We've been pulling for him since high school, and he's really coming through. Meanwhile, Braddy and Niit have already won the SEC 4 by 100. My money is on them to take the 4 by 400 at the end of the meet, too. If anybody finds videos...

Awesome--those are great times! I would love to see those two make the Olympic team. Loxsom has been having a dreadful season, so his 1: 46.12 is very welcome. As for Martin, he's showing last season is no fluke. Now if only he can stay at his peak longer than he did last year, when he laid...

Yeah, I don't know what happened in the 400 open prelims. Is it possible the coach told them not to go all out, intending to save their legs for the 4 by 400? College racing is exciting, but it makes it really difficult to figure out who the best runners really are. Guys like Niit, Braddy...

By itself, that time tells us little. Without a video, we don't know if he jogged it in or strained to finish. Hopefully, someone can post one shortly.

Well, technically, it's a world record, smashing the one set in 2008 by some unknown from Cameroon. However, it's a distance no one ever runs. Unofficially, Bolt and M. Johnson were both timed for 250m splits while running 300 (where Bolt couldn't quite break the roid-era king's record), and...