Athletics
The +1.0 m/s line in Paris: why a track mark needs four witnesses
VPIM 2026: Pham Thi Hong Le's 2:47:52 Course Record and the Unfilled Twenty-Minute Gap
VPIM 2026: When Hanoi's 'Record' Is No Longer a Story About Performance
The Art of Athletics Analysis: Reading the Track with Data, Staying Silent Before the Unknown
Zhang Shuihua and the $700,000: When Chinese Marathons Pay for a Name, Not a RecordThe finish clock at the Xi'an Marathon stopped at 2:29:07 on 18 October 2026....
When Data Falls Silent: Lessons from an Empty Athletics AnalysisThere are days when my data room goes quiet in a way that forces you to stop....
The +1.0 m/s line in Paris: why a track mark needs four witnessesOn 4 August 2026 at the Stade de France, eight lanes of the men's 100m final...
VPIM 2026: Pham Thi Hong Le's 2:47:52 and the 21-Minute Gap to the Olympic StandardHanoi, 01:30. On the deck of Long Bien Bridge, the sound of a marathon field'...
VPIM 2026: The 2:47:52 Course Record and the Twenty-Minute Gap Nobody Is Paying ForAt 01:30, with mist still clinging to the deck of Long Bien Bridge, the...
VPIM 2026: Pham Thi Hong Le's 2:47:52 Course Record and the Unfilled Twenty-Minute GapHanoi, 01:30. The 42km wave leaves the start line before the city opens. Long...
2:47:52 and 2:31:49: When VPIM 2026's 'Record' Is Really Just a Mark on a Mass-Participation CourseHanoi in November is dry and cool. The clock above the finish gantry near Hoa...
VPIM 2026: When Hanoi's 'Record' Is No Longer a Story About PerformancePham Thi Hong Le crossed the line at 2 hours, 47 minutes and 52 seconds. One...
Opening Night in Budapest: Ingebrigtsen Wins on the Last Lap, Katzberg Eliminated by the Two-Throw RuleEthan Katzberg stepped into the circle for his second attempt of the opening...
Nairobi 2029: The First African World Championships and the Unspoken 1,795-Metre Altitude VariableOpening Last month, when World Athletics announced that Nairobi would host th...
Nairobi 2029: Kenya Wins World Championships Hosting, but the Doping File Stays OpenOn the day Nairobi was named host of the 2029 World Athletics Championships,...
The Seoul Race Collapse in the Final 500 Meters: What the Yoo Ji-won Case Still Leaves UnansweredOn the morning of October 11, in central Seoul, as the half-marathon pack...
Coe says Kenya doping fight improving ahead of 2029 World ChampionshipsWorld Athletics President Sebastian Coe made an official visit to Nairobi,...
The Death of Yoo Ji-won at Seoul Race 2026: When the Running Boom Outpaces Medical InfrastructureAt kilometer 21 of the half marathon course, less than 500 meters from the...
92.62 Metres in Rome and a Data Void: Is Rumesh Tharanga Truly Among the Javelin Elite?At Rome, the javelin left Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage's hand and planted at 92....
Kipchoge Wins Melbourne Marathon at 41: A 2-Second Course Record and an 8-Minute Gap to the PeakThe clock at the Melbourne Cricket Ground stopped at 2:09:10. The Melbourne...
Eliud Kipchoge Breaks Melbourne Marathon Course Record at 41: Two Seconds to Set a Record, Eight Minutes Away From His PeakOne beat behind, I saw the race begin at the twelfth frame. Not at the starti...
Chicago Marathon 2026: Feysa Defends Women's Title, Kipruto Runs 2:01:09Chicago, October 11, 2026. After six miles running shoulder to shoulder down...
Chicago 2026: Kipruto wins in 2:01:09, Feysa edges Lokedi in the final mileThe final straight in Grant Park held only one figure. Amos Kipruto ran alone...
Reading a Track Mark Correctly: When Wind, Altitude and Shoes Change the NumberAt the end of the 100m straight, the electronic clock flashed 10.05 seconds....
Vietnamese Women's Athletics and the Quiet Shift on the 1500m TrackOn the women's 1500 metres at the final of the national athletics...
The Art of Athletics Analysis: Reading the Track with Data, Staying Silent Before the UnknownIn a cutting room in Beijing, I freeze the frame at the third second of a...
The Pair of Shoes That Took Away an Asian Games Gold MedalThe Kazakh runner crossed the finish line ahead of everyone. The clock on the...
