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Things you'll only find in track & field: Fair weather (literally) athletes

13 April 2022 George 0 Comments

Successful sports and teams sometimes worry that their fans are fair weather. Track & field won't have to worry about that problem as long as the athletes are literally fair weather.

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What track & field can learn from rodeo and the Professional Bull Riders

07 January 2022 George 0 Comments

Niche sport recognizes value of city-based teams and team-based competition.

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On Al Franken: Track & field must learn from its greats before we have to remember them

12 December 2021 George 0 Comments

A fair number of people in track & field were saddened by the death of Al Franken. I wasn’t. I was angry.

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What's the matter with Kansas Relays? Cancellation makes little sense

03 December 2021 George 0 Comments

It’s almost hard to believe that it’s been one year and one day since our first article about colleges taking a break from cutting track & field programs to start cutting track & field meets and seasons. Then, as now, the level of independent risk...

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R tutorial with pole vault and high jump results: Clearing a new bar

16 November 2021 George 0 Comments

This post was written and submitted as part of an entry into RStudio’s Table Contest: 2021 Edition. If you’re not interested in an R tutorial, check out any of our other posts or just read the beginning and the end to get an idea of...

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US track & field Olympians sent home for positive COVID tests

29 July 2021 George 0 Comments

Old and busted, 2020: Tracking the college track & field programs cut due to COVID-induced budget restrictions. New hotness, 2021: tracking the US track & field Olympians cut due to COVID testing protocols.

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Betting on Olympic track & field 101: Primer for T&F fans

28 July 2021 George 0 Comments

The Tokyo Olympics are the first Summer Games since sports betting became widely legal across the United States. With US sportsbooks offering lines on Olympic track & field, here’s a primer for track & field fans who may not be familiar with how the whole...

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Will the COVID Olympics push track & field athletes to question if it's all worth it?

27 July 2021 George 0 Comments

One question that’s long intrigued and motivated us is: What will it take for track & field athletes to realize that none of this is worth it? “This” being the whole Olympic-centric or, one step below, Team USA-centric career goals and hoop dreams.

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How to find a place to do long jump, shot put or any other field event

19 July 2021 George 0 Comments

Finding a running track is pretty easy: go to the nearest high school. If you’re not picky, maybe even a middle school. You can try a nearby college, but most reserve their tracks exclusively for their track & field teams (especially at Division I schools)....

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Rule 40 says more about track & field's problems than the IOC's

14 July 2021 George 0 Comments

The Rule 40 blackout period for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games started on July 13. This should be a non-issue for a properly activated sponsorship, so of course it’s a source of angst for track & field.

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Track & field vs. soccer: Coke, weed and a bag of chips

06 July 2021 George 0 Comments

Track & field doesn't need any original ideas of their own to improve their sponsorship, branding and commercial standing. They just need to read the room and follow the leaders.

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Sha’Carri owned Oly Trials on the track and YouTube; demand for more throwers?

29 June 2021 George 0 Comments

For the number-crunchers at NBC Sports digging into the YouTube analytics, the US Track & Field Olympic Trials must look like the Sha’Carri Richardson show. Maybe they'll go even deeper, as we did.

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