Day Four of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials had moments of great happiness and one moment, in particular, that ended in sadness for two favorites to run in Rio. Kylee O’Connor hit the highlights for Run Blog Run.… Continue Reading
By Kylee O’Connor In last year’s world championship 10,000-meter run, Molly Huddle celebrated too early. Fellow American Emily Infeld moved past Huddle as she raised her arms in celebration and took the bronze medal. This year, Huddle made sure to… Continue Reading
By Kylee O’Connor Shot putter Ryan Crouser is used to competing at Hayward Field, so the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials was not uncharted territory for him. The 23-year-old went to Barlow High School in Gresham, Oregon, and has… Continue Reading
By Kylee O’Connor After falling headfirst into Hayward Field’s steeplechase water barrier at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships last year, Mason Ferlic was looking to prove himself. One year later, at the NCAA championships 3,000-meter steeplechase on Friday,… Continue Reading
By Kylee O’Connor After two uncharacteristic losses at Hayward Field this season, which led to lingering questions of unknown injuries, Edward Cheserek said that he was 90 percent as he won the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track and… Continue Reading
By Kylee O’Connor Veteran experience prevailed as Americans Michael Tinsley, Kerron Clement and Bershawn Jackson, all over the age of 30, swept the 400-meter hurdles at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday. With a strong final 100 meters, Tinsley won in… Continue Reading
By Kylee O’Connor This year’s Prefontaine Classic has arguably the most competitive field of athletes in the event’s vast history. Even with recent dropouts of premier competitors such as Allyson Felix and Genzebe Dibaba, this year’s meet will likely produce… Continue Reading
By Kylee O’Connor Oregon Track Club board member Todd Bosworth has had the idea of a Sub-4 Reunion in the back of his mind for over 20 years. It wasn’t until the past few months that his idea finally came together… Continue Reading
A day before the Oregon Twilight Meet, Edward Cheserek was nowhere to be seen on the entries list. Just hours before the men’s 3,000 meters was to be run, GoDucks.com editor Rob Moseley announced on Twitter that Cheserek would, in… Continue Reading
As Justin Smith crossed the finish line in the 2016 Eugene Half Marathon, he knew that this would be his last race in Eugene, a place where he came to play baseball, but will leave with a burning desire to… Continue Reading