Peter Gambaccini
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The Best and Worst of Runners Celebrating Early
Lonah Chemtai Salpeter thought she had won silver—but still had 400 meters left to run. → Read More
The Best and Worst of Runners Celebrating Early
Here are videos of runners celebrating too early - and other runners passing them at the last second. → Read More
Jordan Hasay Wins USATF 10 Mile Championships
Americans Sam Chelanga, Noah Droddy, Gwen Jorgensen, Emily Sisson, Aliphine Tuliamuk, and Jared Ward were also in action during a busy weekend of fall racing. → Read More
How a Long Break from Running Led Clint Wells to Masters Excellence
The 41-year-old is chasing a new marathon PR at Chicago this weekend. → Read More
These Are the Seven Olympic Races We Can’t Wait to Watch
Action on the track starts in Rio in two weeks, and these events promise plenty of close finishes. → Read More
Who Will Win in Rio?
We pick the medal winners—and tell you how to watch—24 track races at the Olympic Games. → Read More
Molly Ludlow, Katie Mackey Rebound in Monaco Following Olympic Trials
Americans who fell short of making Team USA are setting personal bests in Europe. → Read More
Shalane Flanagan Showing Top Form Ahead of Olympics
At the B.A.A. 10K, the marathoner cut 11 seconds off her own American record. → Read More
Teen Outruns the Pros, Qualifies for Olympic Trials
Kate Murphy of Virginia ran the third-fastest high school 1500 meters in Boston on Friday night. → Read More
A Record Falls After Five Decades
The weekend included a history-making NCAA outdoor championships in Eugene, an Olympic Trials warm-up in Portland, plus fast performances on the roads in New York. → Read More
Brianne Nelson Is One Fast Mama
In 2015, emerging star Brianne Nelson won more prize money than all other U.S. women but Olympian Molly Huddle. → Read More
True Love in Pursuit of Olympic Goals
He’s the American road 5K record-holder and two-time top American at world cross country championships. She placed fourth at the 2012 Olympics in triathlon. Together, Ben and Sarah True want to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Games in August—a feat few athletic couples ever achieve in the same year. → Read More
Just One More 26.2
Lawyer Ian Burrell swears this year’s Boston Marathon will be his farewell to elite competition. → Read More
Watch: Shannon Rowbury Discusses Doping on YouTube
Turkey’s 2012 Olympic 1500-meter silver medalist Gamze Bulut has irregularities in her biological passport and is suspended from competition pending further investigation, the Associated Press reported from Ankara. She has been ordered by the International Association of Athletics Federations to submit a defense of those irregularities to the Turkish Athletics Federation. → Read More
How Tainted Was the Women’s 1500 in London?
On Monday, the IAAF announced that Sweden’s 2013 world 1500-meter champion, Abeba Aregawi, had tested positive for a banned substance and has been suspended from competition pending the examination of her “B” urine test sample. → Read More
Update: How Tainted Was the Women’s 1500 in London?
Editor’s Note: This story, which was originally published on March 4, has been updated to include new information. According to an Associated Press report published on March 7, Turkey’s 2012 Olympic 1500-meter silver medalist, Gamze Bulut, has irregularities in her biological passport and is suspended from competition pending further investigation. → Read More
Jenny Simpson Says She’s "Grieving" As World 1500-Meter Champion Fails Drug Test
Abeba Aregawi, who beat American Jenny Simpson for the 2013 world championships gold medal, has tested positive for a banned substance. → Read More
Matt Centrowitz Blisters the Wanamaker Mile at Millrose Games
No American records were broken at the 2016 Millrose Games, but American athletes proved they are deep in many events. → Read More
Genzebe Dibaba Sets World Indoor Mile Record of 4:14.31
Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia set a new world indoor mile record of 4:13.31 in Stockholm on Wednesday, taking nearly four seconds off the previous mark of 4:17.14 set by Romania’s Doina Melinte in 1990. → Read More
Molly Huddle to Chase U.S. 5,000 Meter Record at Millrose Games
Molly Huddle, currently America’s fastest woman in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, is finally making an appearance this weekend at the New Balance Track & Field Center at The Armory in New York. It will be her first time competing at the Millrose Games. → Read More