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July 22, 1987: Said Aouita becomes the first man under 13:00 for 5,000 meters
Aouita remains among the few at his level whose desire to win included a willingness to defy the supposed limitations on his own competitive range
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Kevin Beck
The 2023 New Hampshire Divisional Championships featured six meets, all of which belonged to the Coe-Brown boys
Aidan Cox closed out his final points-scoring high-school day with two state-meet records
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Kevin Beck
Sha'Carri Richardson gets lots of attention. How good is she really?
That she's an incredible sprinting package is obvious; that she and others are being carefully groomed may not be
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Colorado State Champs: Stutzman puts on a show, a nation-leading (sort of) 45.36, and a dramatic state record in the long relay
This might just be the best way to stage a high-school track and field state-championship meet, given the resources
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Kevin Beck
Women's Running continues to push the "novelty" of over-35 superstars while offering all but the likeliest explanation
Producers of dubious content could at least learn some real history while generating it
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The Colorado State Championships are almost here
Putting the state's historically fast contingent of 3,200-meter girls into perspective
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A preview of tonight's Track Fest, a state-recordish performance in the mile by Aidan [---], and a terse GNAC wrap-up
Katelyn Tuohy has the NCAA 5,000-meter record in her sights; Hayden grabs a conference title, and the Baystate Running Mile sees another jump from a…
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