Athletics
AthleticsGlobal Gate Ha Long ESG++ Marathon 2026: 15,000 Bibs, 21 km, and a "Marathon" Label Worth Re-reading2026-10-17Three distances. 3 km, 10 km, 21 km. No 42.195 km. I read the technical sheet...
AthleticsKevin Ociepka's Burpee Broad Jump Marathon: 155 Hours, 30,000 Jumps and a Verification Gap2026-10-17The clock at Parkstadion Baunatal, in the German state of Hesse, stopped at 1...
AthleticsThe Kiss at Mile 18 and the Cardiac-Screening Gap in Mass-Participation Marathons2026-10-10At mile 18 of the Portland Marathon, roughly kilometre 29 on the course, his...
AthleticsMile 32 and the Screening Gap: A 25-Year-Old Heart and the Limits of Mass-Participation Marathon2026-10-10At mile 29 of the Portland Marathon, Trey Lara stopped. His wife stood in the...
AthleticsAsiad 20 Closes: 348 Athletes, 3 Golds, and the Gap Named Athletics2026-10-05On the closing night of Asiad 20 in Aichi-Nagoya, the organisers announced th...
VPIM 2026: A Course Record Set in the Dark, and the Gap It Doesn't Show1:30 a.m. The start gate for the 42.195km opens and the lead pack spills acro...
2:47:52 and 2:31:49: When 'Records' at VPIM 2026 Are a Verdict of the Course, Not the LegsIn the last three seasons I have spent reading results from Vietnam's...
VPIM 2026: The 2:47:52 Course Record and Vietnam's Marathon Depth ProblemThe clock on the ramp up Long Bien Bridge read 01:30 when the first wave of t...
A 200-Metre Wife-Carry in Cần Giờ: 1.1 m/s, 45 kg and a Race With No Record BookThe finish line in Cần Giờ registered just over three minutes for 200 metres....
92.62 Metres in Rome: Auditing a Sri Lankan Record That Has No Birth Certificate92.62 Metres in Rome: Auditing a Sri Lankan Record That Has No Birth...
Global Gate Ha Long ESG++ Marathon 2026: 15,000 Bibs, 21 km, and a "Marathon" Label Worth Re-readingThree distances. 3 km, 10 km, 21 km. No 42.195 km. I read the technical sheet...
Kevin Ociepka's Burpee Broad Jump Marathon: 155 Hours, 30,000 Jumps and a Verification GapThe clock at Parkstadion Baunatal, in the German state of Hesse, stopped at 1...
The Track Without a Medical File: Vietnam's Athletics Data GapOn the evening of May 9, 2026, at Morodok Techo Stadium in Phnom Penh, Nguyen...
Kenya 2029: An Unclosed Risk-Governance AuditIn October, when World Athletics announced that Nairobi would host the 2029...
Tragedy at Seoul Race 2026: When Personal Limits Exceed PreparationOn the morning of October 11, 2026, at Seoul Plaza, thousands of amateur...
Sri Lanka's javelin thrower and the 92.62 m mark: a record waiting for a wind gaugeIn the sixth round at the Ultimate Championship in Budapest, with the standin...
92.62 Metres in Rome: A Record Awaiting VerificationIn Rome, a javelin struck the runway and the stadium fell silent for a fracti...
Chicago Marathon and Seven World Records: When a Flat Course Does Not Make a LegendOn the night of October 8, 2026, Kelvin Kiptum crossed the finish line in...
The Mile 20 File: A 25-Year-Old Heart and the Screening Gap in Mass-Participation MarathonsAt mile 18, his wife stopped at the side of the road and kissed him. Two mile...
Mile 20 and the Heart That Gave No Warning: What the Portland Marathon Reveals About the Mass-Running BoomAt mile 18, he stopped to kiss his wife. Two miles later, at mile 20, he...
Mile 20 and the Cardiac Screening Gap in Mass-Participation MarathonsAt the twentieth mile of the Portland Marathon, roughly ten kilometres from t...
Mile 20 and the Cardiac Screening Gap: Decoding the Death of a 25-Year-Old Marathoner in PortlandAt mile 18 of the Portland Marathon, Trey Lara stopped and kissed his wife. T...
The Kiss at Mile 18 and the Cardiac-Screening Gap in Mass-Participation MarathonsAt mile 18 of the Portland Marathon, roughly kilometre 29 on the course, his...
Mile 32 and the Screening Gap: A 25-Year-Old Heart and the Limits of Mass-Participation MarathonAt mile 29 of the Portland Marathon, Trey Lara stopped. His wife stood in the...
2:47:52 and 2:31:49: When 'Records' at VPIM 2026 Are a Verdict of the Course, Not the LegsIn the last three seasons I have spent reading results from Vietnam's...
VPIM 2026: The 2:47:52 Course Record and Vietnam's Marathon Depth ProblemThe clock on the ramp up Long Bien Bridge read 01:30 when the first wave of t...
A 200-Metre Wife-Carry in Cần Giờ: 1.1 m/s, 45 kg and a Race With No Record BookThe finish line in Cần Giờ registered just over three minutes for 200 metres....
92.62 Metres in Rome: Auditing a Sri Lankan Record That Has No Birth Certificate92.62 Metres in Rome: Auditing a Sri Lankan Record That Has No Birth...
Global Gate Ha Long ESG++ Marathon 2026: 15,000 Bibs, 21 km, and a "Marathon" Label Worth Re-readingThree distances. 3 km, 10 km, 21 km. No 42.195 km. I read the technical sheet...
Kevin Ociepka's Burpee Broad Jump Marathon: 155 Hours, 30,000 Jumps and a Verification GapThe clock at Parkstadion Baunatal, in the German state of Hesse, stopped at 1...
The Track Without a Medical File: Vietnam's Athletics Data GapOn the evening of May 9, 2026, at Morodok Techo Stadium in Phnom Penh, Nguyen...
Kenya 2029: An Unclosed Risk-Governance AuditIn October, when World Athletics announced that Nairobi would host the 2029...
Tragedy at Seoul Race 2026: When Personal Limits Exceed PreparationOn the morning of October 11, 2026, at Seoul Plaza, thousands of amateur...
Sri Lanka's javelin thrower and the 92.62 m mark: a record waiting for a wind gaugeIn the sixth round at the Ultimate Championship in Budapest, with the standin...
92.62 Metres in Rome: A Record Awaiting VerificationIn Rome, a javelin struck the runway and the stadium fell silent for a fracti...
Chicago Marathon and Seven World Records: When a Flat Course Does Not Make a LegendOn the night of October 8, 2026, Kelvin Kiptum crossed the finish line in...
The Mile 20 File: A 25-Year-Old Heart and the Screening Gap in Mass-Participation MarathonsAt mile 18, his wife stopped at the side of the road and kissed him. Two mile...
Mile 20 and the Heart That Gave No Warning: What the Portland Marathon Reveals About the Mass-Running BoomAt mile 18, he stopped to kiss his wife. Two miles later, at mile 20, he...
Mile 20 and the Cardiac Screening Gap in Mass-Participation MarathonsAt the twentieth mile of the Portland Marathon, roughly ten kilometres from t...
Mile 20 and the Cardiac Screening Gap: Decoding the Death of a 25-Year-Old Marathoner in PortlandAt mile 18 of the Portland Marathon, Trey Lara stopped and kissed his wife. T...
The Kiss at Mile 18 and the Cardiac-Screening Gap in Mass-Participation MarathonsAt mile 18 of the Portland Marathon, roughly kilometre 29 on the course, his...
Mile 32 and the Screening Gap: A 25-Year-Old Heart and the Limits of Mass-Participation MarathonAt mile 29 of the Portland Marathon, Trey Lara stopped. His wife stood in the...
