Quantcast

You are here: Sports : Track & Field

Track & Field, Running and Cross-Country Videos from FloTrack:

TRACK & FIELD Articles and Blog Posts

The Weekend’s Top Track & Field Matchups (March 15th)
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 15, 2013 at 7:15pm

This is a week for which track is in a bit of a “holding pattern”. Next week is the big IAAF World Cross Country Championships, college track is just barely starting up and not yet at all serious, and road racing is still a few weeks out from...more

The pregnancy symptoms I can help you out with (theoretically)-via @le_diable
by Lesley Higgins: Running Before, During and After Pregnancy
posted March 13, 2013 at 8:11am

I am about to throw out some very theoretical information. I am not a doctor, or a nutritionist. What I am is either very lucky to have avoided some crappy pregnancy symptoms, or very lucky to have had my ducks … Continue reading → ...more

NCAA Track and Field Championships , dot dot dot
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 10, 2013 at 7:13pm

Random thoughts, news and views on yesterday’s action… The 4×400 relays are often a microcosm of the meets as a whole. On the men’s side, Florida was very good, nearly breaking the collegiate record, but Arkansas was even better...more

NCAA Track and Field Championships, dot dot dot
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 9, 2013 at 5:03pm

Random thoughts, news, and views in the Larry King style from the first day of the NCAA Championships… The Arkansas men are in a strong position to win their first team title since 2006, and their first under head coach Chris Bucknam… The ...more

2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Indoor Track & Field Preview
by carabyrd
posted March 9, 2013 at 12:07pm

  A/N: Thanks again goes to Scott Jedlicka (@scottyj512) for writing up this piece. He is getting his PHd in sports so he knows what he is talking about.    All times CST.   Day 2 Pentathlon (First event: 11:45 a.m.; rolling sche...more

NCAA Track and Field Team Scoring Projection Updates
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 9, 2013 at 11:57am

You’re watching at ESPN3.com and following the live results, right? UPDATE #4 Through the end of day 1… WOMEN Team On the board Projected Oregon 9 51 Kansas 20 47 LSU 10 46 Arkansas 8.5 43.5 Georgia 0 ...more

NCAA Heptathlon updates
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 8, 2013 at 10:22pm

Shot Put: Lazas had another good event and pulls further ahead in terms of final projected score. Wisconsin now has a second athlete (Ziemek) in a good scoring position, and Oregon has one (Keys) ready to score as well. Rank Athlete, team Pts Behin...more

NCAA Championships projections
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 8, 2013 at 10:19pm

The NCAA Championships kick off in about an hour with the heptathlon. Follow the link for info, live results, webcasts and more. My projected final team scores are as follows… Men 1 Arkansas 60 2 Florida 54 3 Texas A&M 33 4 Wisconsin 27 5 LS...more

2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Indoor Track & Field Preview
by carabyrd
posted March 8, 2013 at 1:15pm

Author's Note: I had great help from Scott Jedlicka on this post and just want to give credit where credit is due.  All times CST.   Day 1 Weight Throw (12:30 p.m.) The favorite has to be senior Felisha Johnson (Indiana State), who finished...more

Does a pregnant chick wear racing flats?
by Lesley Higgins: Running Before, During and After Pregnancy
posted March 7, 2013 at 10:26am

This is more of a dilema that it should be and it has been on my mind all week. As a way of refusing to let my running life become stagnant for the next six months, I am still entering a few races that I love and don’t think I should have to miss ju...more

Preview of the MAC at the NCAA Track and Field Championships
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 7, 2013 at 9:06am

As part of my quest to bring track coverage to a wider audience, I previewed the NCAA Championships for HustleBelt.com, the Mid-American Conference website. Check it out. ...more

Thoughts on the USATF Indoor Championships
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 4, 2013 at 7:51am

Random thoughts, news and views on the USATF Indoor Championships… The Three Stars In the mode of professional hockey, here are my Three Stars of the USATF Championships… 3. Mary Cain The high school junior won the mile off an extremely ...more

The Weekend’s Best Track and Field Matchups
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 1, 2013 at 8:26pm

What to watch for in the coming weekend, in chronological order… Distance Medleys vs the Bubble Alex Wilson Invitational Loftus Center, South Bend IN Friday, 8:00 PM ET Qualifying to the NCAA Indoor Championships is by time, the same as always, bu...more

Forest for the Trees - or Who the Heck is K.V. Switzer?
by TJ's Turf
posted February 27, 2013 at 9:27pm

In the 1980s, I was deep in the throes of track & field fever. The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles had only solidified my burgeoning love of this new (to me, at least) sport.I was in high school at the time and went back to school in the Fall stil...more

Weekly Track and Field College Awards — Women
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted February 27, 2013 at 8:38am

Yesterday I posted my men’s awards, today we go to the women’s awards. This was the Conference Championship weekend, and virtually everyone was competing and going all-out. Let’s get to it! Athlete of the Week Awards Sprint/hurdle at...more

Diversifying Coverage
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted February 25, 2013 at 8:05am

We all know that track and field struggles to get much attention at the levels between high schools and the Olympics. It’s an endemic problem. I try to do my part to address that problem here, and others reach larger audiences: Track and Field New...more

The Weekend’s Best Matchups
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted February 23, 2013 at 10:56am

This weekend has two kinds of big matchups: college meets and road races. Here are the ones to watch. Mo Farah vs Martin Lel Sunday’s Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Half Marathon has a lot of star power. Farah is the reigning Olympic champ...more

Tomorrow is not promised….(via @wineberg400)
by Mary Wineberg: I'm Back....for my 2012 Olympic Quest
posted February 20, 2013 at 8:28am

  Hey everyone, I am just so blessed right now and I am thankful! I was just sitting here thinking about how after the Olympic Trials in June last year I was ready to proclaim my retirement. Yes that’s right I was going to Retire….I ...more

Track and Field Weekly College Awards — Women
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted February 19, 2013 at 8:29am

As with the men, there wasn’t as much collegiate competition this weekend, but the small quantity still had very high quality. Let’s get to it! Athletes of the Week Sprint/hurdle athlete of the week: English Gardner, Oregon Gardner won the 6...more

My Track Fan Bucket List
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted February 18, 2013 at 8:56am

Last Monday, two-time Olympian Nick Symmonds posted his “Running Bucket List”. It’s something he first formulated in 2005. Since then, others have offered up their own list of things to do before they die. Just two days before Symmond...more

The Toledo Scandal
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted February 17, 2013 at 10:22am

We all have chapters of our lives we’d rather keep unpublished. –Lord Grantham in “Downton Abbey”, the BBC’s smash-hit Edwardian soap opera On Tuesday, Deadspin.com published enough to fill a book on former University of Tol...more

The Weekend’s Best Track & Field Matchups
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted February 16, 2013 at 10:08am

There’s a lot going on this weekend, but unlike previous weekends it’s fewer meets and a lot higher caliber. Here are the upcoming matchups I’m looking forward to seeing, in no particular order. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce vs. Carmelita Jeter (60 meter...more

Jump to page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72