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\"\"THE TRACK WORLD has only so much room for ranting and raving, so T&FN<\/em> doesn’t allow its editor, E. Garry Hill, to run off at the fingers every month. But perhaps you’ll enjoy hearing the babble he puts up several times a year. The opinions he expresses\u2014needless to say\u2014reflect his personal point of view, not necessarily that of the rest of the editorial staff, and are in no way meant to be construed as company policy.<\/p>\n

The editor unabashedly admits that he’s an elitist (the higher the level of achievement the more he likes it) and that his prime interest in the sport is for the professional side of things. And more than anything else, he seeks to ensure that the presentation of the sport keeps it a viable entity on the crowded modern sporting field. Recent, and not so recent, pontifications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Issue<\/td>\nTopic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2023<\/a><\/td>\nHappy Birthday To Us! (in which, gh steps down as Editor)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2023<\/a><\/td>\nRemembering Bob Hersh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2022<\/a><\/td>\n10 Ways To Enhance Your Enjoyment Of The Sport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2022<\/a><\/td>\nDid \u201922 Confirm The Feasibility Of An Even-Year Worlds?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2022<\/a><\/td>\nThey Call It TrackTown USA For A Reason<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2022<\/a><\/td>\nIt\u2019s Time To Fill Those Empty Lanes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2022<\/a><\/td>\nA Look At The World Champs Meet Records<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2022<\/a><\/td>\nThe False Start Rule Revisited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2022<\/a><\/td>\nAnd With The First Pick In The 2022 gh Draft\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2022<\/a><\/td>\nWhere Are The Best Seats At A Track Meet?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2022<\/a><\/td>\nUSATF\u2019s Split Nationals Is A Good Thing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2022<\/a><\/td>\nThe Jesse Owens Challenge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2022<\/a><\/td>\nThe Return Of The Rankings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2021<\/a><\/td>\nWhat Am I Thankful For?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2021<\/a><\/td>\nRandom Thoughts From An Olympic Year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2021<\/a><\/td>\n2021 To 2025: A 5-Year Thrill Ride<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2021<\/a><\/td>\nWatching The Games From Afar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2021<\/a><\/td>\nIt\u2019s Time To Fill Those Empty Lanes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2021<\/a><\/td>\nAn NCAA Anniversary That Wasn\u2019t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2021<\/a><\/td>\nWA\u2019s Hall Of Fame Still Stuck In Neutral<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2021<\/a><\/td>\nWhat\u2019s Your Favorite Olympic Men\u2019s 1500?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2021<\/a><\/td>\nWhy Does WA Undervalue NCAA Competition?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2021<\/a><\/td>\nHigh-Tech Shoes: Evolution Or Revolution?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2021<\/a><\/td>\nT&FN\u2019s Publication Schedule Returns To Normal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2021<\/a><\/td>\nWhat? There\u2019s No 2020 World Rankings?!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November\/December 2020<\/a><\/td>\nWho Makes This Year\u2019s Podium?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September\/October 2020<\/a><\/td>\nThe Diamond League Gets Creative<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July\/August 2020<\/a><\/td>\nWhat Kind Of A Fan Are You?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May\/June 2020<\/a><\/td>\nWhat If All The Olympics Were Shunted By A Year?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March\/April 2020<\/a><\/td>\nSo What\u2019s Up With T&FN?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2020<\/a><\/td>\nIs Shoe Technology Moving Too Fast?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2020<\/a><\/td>\nThe Decade\u2019s World Records Revisited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2019<\/a><\/td>\nLandmark! This Is T&FN Edition No. 900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2019<\/a><\/td>\nThoughts On The Diamond League Contraction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2019<\/a><\/td>\nThat\u2019s How A Season Should End!\u2026 Or Is It?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2019<\/a><\/td>\n4 Decades Of World Championships Memories<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2019<\/a><\/td>\nTiming Of U.S. Trials Meets Still Not Right<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2019<\/a><\/td>\nThe U.S. Still Needs Summer Meets In 2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2019<\/a><\/td>\nSay Farewell To IAAF, Hello To\u2026 WA?!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2019<\/a><\/td>\nIn Praise Of The Legendary RLQ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2019<\/a><\/td>\nThe 400 Is A Great Race\u2026 But It Could Be Better<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2019<\/a><\/td>\nCall me a heretic, but the IAAF\u2019s Diamond League
\ntightening might actually be the right move<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2019<\/a><\/td>\nSo who is the G.O.A.T. of men\u2019s track & field?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2019<\/a><\/td>\nIs the IAAF being innovative in the right places?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2018<\/a><\/td>\nAfter 50 years, my favorite Annual Edition ever<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2018<\/a><\/td>\nThe IAAF rankings run into a roadblock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2018<\/a><\/td>\nThe dichotomy that was Mexico \u201968<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2018<\/a><\/td>\nThe mixed-sex relay, firecracker or fizzle?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2018<\/a><\/td>\nThe U.S. needs summer meets in 2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2018<\/a><\/td>\nMaybe you can<\/em> tell the players without a program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2018<\/a><\/td>\nAs always, the athletes ride to the rescue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2018<\/a><\/td>\nI missed a major anniversary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2018<\/a><\/td>\nA leaner, meaner fighting machine? Is that what we might see
\nfrom Diamond League 2.0?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2018<\/a><\/td>\nMy first track memory is of Roger Bannister<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2018<\/a><\/td>\nWhen a record isn\u2019t a record\u2026 or is only sort of a record<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2018<\/a><\/td>\nWelcome to a brave new (digital) world, episode 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2017<\/a><\/td>\nWill we be singing the off-year blues in 2018? (aka, why not
\na World Champs?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2017<\/a><\/td>\nThe state of the sport: maybe it is broken, and those fixing
\nit deserve recognition for it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2017<\/a><\/td>\nTo keep track & field viable, presentation is everything<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2017<\/a><\/td>\nHeretical thought: is it more fun watching track on your computer?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2017<\/a><\/td>\nThe IAAF\u2019s Hall Of Fame still doesn\u2019t have nearly enough members<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2017<\/a><\/td>\nSeb Coe wants innovation & bravery? How about the sprint
\nstraightaway on the infield?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2017<\/a><\/td>\nI too was in favor of a new World Records list\u2026 17 years ago<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2017<\/a><\/td>\n2017 is not going to be one of those dreaded Olympic Hangover
\nyears: here\u2019s 6 reasons why<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2017<\/a><\/td>\nUsain Bolt has had multiple triples, but think about Carl Lewis\u2019s
\nquads, both real and potential<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2017<\/a><\/td>\nIn the Diamond League, all events are no longer created equal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2017<\/a><\/td>\nWith the 2016 version, T&FN\u2019s World Rankings are now 70
\nyears-old. Here\u2019s a look back at \u201956, \u201966, \u201976, \u201986, \u201996 & \u201806<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2017<\/a><\/td>\nWhen did \u201ctactical\u201d become a dirty word?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2016<\/a><\/td>\nMy favorite women\u2019s races ever, event-by-event<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2016<\/a><\/td>\nMy favorite men\u2019s races ever, event-by-event<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2016<\/a><\/td>\nAre field-event rounds 4 & 5 really necessary? Well, yes
\nand no\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2016<\/a><\/td>\nThe 8 Questions I Most Want Answered In Rio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2016<\/a><\/td>\nSomebody actually listened to me for once! (An upgrade in signboard
\npresentation)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2016<\/a><\/td>\nIt\u2019s time for another look at the false start rules<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2016<\/a><\/td>\nThis restaurant features healthy doses of speed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2016<\/a><\/td>\nMeets tend to be unkind to those who think of our sport as field
\n& track<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2016<\/a><\/td>\nIf ever a sport needed a Darwinian pruning, it\u2019s ours\u2014 sorry
\nabout that<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2016<\/a><\/td>\nWhat to do about track & field\u2019s demographics problem?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2016<\/a><\/td>\nThe OT & OG qualifying standards aren\u2019t doing athletes any
\nfavors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2016<\/a><\/td>\nMy story and I\u2019m sticking to it: I\u2019m 1-0 lifetime in races against
\nSeb Coe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2015<\/a><\/td>\n10 ways to increase your enjoyment of the sport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2015<\/a><\/td>\nTeam USA’s stunning lack of seasonal bests in Beijing points
\nyet another finger at the bad timing of the USATF Championships<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2015<\/a><\/td>\nI can\u2019t remember the last time I was so excited for the summer
\nseason<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2015<\/a><\/td>\nBoth of the IAAF presidential candidates are talking about calendar
\nreform\u2026 yesss!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2015<\/a><\/td>\nThe best part about going to a track meet is visiting with your
\nlike-minded friends<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2015<\/a><\/td>\nWill the split-sex NCAA Championships dramatically improve the
\nproduct?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2015<\/a><\/td>\nI’m still in favor of 3 World Championships in every quadrennium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2015<\/a><\/td>\nIs there a way to transfer the magic of the vertical jumps to
\nthe other field events?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2015<\/a><\/td>\nThe IAAF’s new World Championships qualifying system: are we
\nactually going to end up missing the old hell of A-B qualifiers?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2015<\/a><\/td>\nSo what if we had no choice but to cut Olympic events?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2015<\/a><\/td>\nIt’s already time for USATF to be thinking about the timing
\nof its 2019 Nationals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2014<\/a><\/td>\nEugene\u2019s biggest strength for a WC bid? The locals actually
\ncare<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2014<\/a><\/td>\n2015 Diamond League: 5 meets in 14 days in May\/June? 0 meets
\nin August?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2014<\/a><\/td>\nA big-league sport can\u2019t survive if its biggest names aren\u2019t
\ngoing head-to-head<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2014<\/a><\/td>\nIs it time to revisit the no-false-start rule?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2014<\/a><\/td>\nThe World Relays was awesome, but it can be awesomer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2014<\/a><\/td>\nDo you remember your first sub-4:00 mile viewing?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2014<\/a><\/td>\nIncomprehensibly, the IAAF has made the spectacle of the jumpoff less likely to happen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2014<\/a><\/td>\nYou can disrespect the rights of the athletes for only so long<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2014<\/a><\/td>\nAfter Albuquerque, is it time to start thinking about a separate
\nfederation for the pros?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2014<\/a><\/td>\nHang in there, U.S. throwers\u2014the USATF Foundation cavalry is
\non the way!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2014<\/a><\/td>\nThoughts on how our Athlete Of The Year process works<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2014<\/a><\/td>\nThe IAAF & USATF Halls Of Fame need more members<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2013<\/a><\/td>\nIf we thought the IAAF\u2019s A\/B qualifying system was confusing,
\nmight the new A-only be worse?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2013<\/a><\/td>\nPersonal highlights of each of the 14 World Championships to
\ndate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2013<\/a><\/td>\nThe stuff of dreams: Adam Nelson got a do-over of his \u201904 Olympic
\nvictory ceremony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2013<\/a><\/td>\nReflections on seeing the NCAA Champs in 5 decades<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2013<\/a><\/td>\nIt\u2019s not easy to be a fan of NCAA track & field<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2013<\/a><\/td>\nNew\/upgraded U.S. meets: a ray of hope for domestic competition
\nfor U.S. pros?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2013<\/a><\/td>\nYou might be a hardcore track fan if\u2026 part 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2013<\/a><\/td>\nYou might be a hardcore track fan if…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2013<\/a><\/td>\nWhy Usain Bolt & Allyson Felix didn\u2019t end up as T&FN\u2019s
\nAthletes Of The Year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2013<\/a><\/td>\nFor the first time in a long time, London\u2019s Olympic Games felt
\nlike a World Championships meet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2012<\/a><\/td>\nThe ink-stained wretches of the world struggle to remain relevant
\nin an electron-driven era<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2012<\/a><\/td>\nAre track\u2019s biggest stars getting enough Diamond League exposure?
\nI think not\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2012<\/a><\/td>\nTeam USA\u2019s men and women were on elevators going in opposite
\ndirections in London<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2012<\/a><\/td>\nHeresy coming from me, I know, but it is time to rethink the
\nOlympic Trials format?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2012<\/a><\/td>\nA new way to stage separate-sex NCAA Champs at the same time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2012<\/a><\/td>\nThe greatest meet on the planet? Not the OG, not the WC\u2014it\u2019s
\nstill the OT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2012<\/a><\/td>\nWhich problem should USATF\u2019s new CEO Max Siegel tackle first?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2012<\/a><\/td>\nFor post-collegians, the pre-OT U.S. schedule is a farce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2012<\/a><\/td>\n11 ways to increase your enjoyment of the sport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2012<\/a><\/td>\nUh-oh! Is there nobody who’s the face of U.S. track & field?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2012<\/a><\/td>\nWhy the IAAF’s 3-per-nation rule is surely here to stay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2011<\/a><\/td>\nThere\u2019s clearly frustration with the IAAF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2011<\/a><\/td>\n19 days in August\u2026track goes into stealth mode<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2011<\/a><\/td>\nThe August issue marked the 800th edition ever published. A
\nlook at what happened in all the other 100th-issue markers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2011<\/a><\/td>\nWords fail me in trying to describe the NCAA Regionals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2011<\/a><\/td>\nWhat if they didn’t give any track meets?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2011<\/a><\/td>\nTwo different NCAA meets?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2011<\/a><\/td>\nIs the Diamond League cursed like King Tut’s tomb?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2011<\/a><\/td>\nDo you still enjoy T&FN when we get into depressing reality?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2011<\/a><\/td>\nWould you believe a T&FN without ink or paper?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2011<\/a><\/td>\nAural abuse at a meet is aural abuse, whether you love or hate
\nthe music in question<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2010<\/a><\/td>\nNo More ‘Off-Years’ for the World Championships<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2010<\/a><\/td>\nWas the Diamond League\u2019s first year a success or failure?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2010<\/a><\/td>\nGoing back to some old rules might actually be good for the
\nsport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2010<\/a><\/td>\nMight the radical changes in the \u201911 World Champs schedule backfire?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2010<\/a><\/td>\nWRs are the currency that keeps the sport alive: are we floating
\ncounterfeit money?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2010<\/a><\/td>\nWhy aren\u2019t Americans peaking at the Olympics and World Champs?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2010<\/a><\/td>\nDoes track & field need a touch of the X-Games mentality<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2010<\/a><\/td>\nOK, that was the best 4 decades of my life\u2026 so far<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2010<\/a><\/td>\nAs Cordner Nelson liked to ask, “What kind of fan are you?”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2009<\/a><\/td>\nWithout a Chicago Games, when will the U.S. host the World Champs?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2009<\/a><\/td>\nIs it possible that superstars might actually be bad for the
\nsport?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2009<\/a><\/td>\nWiser heads appear to have prevailed in the 2012 Trials schedule
\ndecision<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2009<\/a><\/td>\nPrograms! You can\u2019t tell the players without a program! But
\neven then\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2009<\/a><\/td>\nWhen will U.S. teams start wearing uniforms that are distinctive?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2009<\/a><\/td>\nJust where did they find all the athletes who hate the 10-day
\nTrials?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2009<\/a><\/td>\nA single-weekend Olympic Trials? Bad-bad-bad!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2009<\/a><\/td>\nI\u2019m biased on the subject, but I like the Olympic Trials just
\nas they are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2009<\/a><\/td>\nEAA presentation tweaks: inspiration or pure panic?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2008<\/a><\/td>\nForget the dropped Olympic batons! What about the ongoing U.S.
\nmen\u2019s field-event meltdown?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2008<\/a><\/td>\nTwo of the all-time greatest words in the English language:
\nRoad Trip! (gh & dj head to Des Moines in tornado season)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2008<\/a><\/td>\nThe greatest meet on the planet? Not the OG, not the WC\u2014it\u2019s
\nthe OT my friends<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2008<\/a><\/td>\nWatching 3 rounds of dash prelims is as good as a cliff-hanging
\nserial at the Saturday matinee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2008<\/a><\/td>\nA column dedicated to Willi Krause, who epitomized all that
\nwas great about coaches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2008<\/a><\/td>\nHappy 60th Birthday To Track & Field News!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2007<\/a><\/td>\nSome think the World Champs is held too often; I don\u2019t think
\nit\u2019s held often enough<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2007<\/a><\/td>\nCan\u2019t anybody run a scoreboard properly at a track meet?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2007<\/a><\/td>\nHow about making the NCAA Champs a finals-only meet?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2007<\/a><\/td>\nWould you believe an NCAA meet that\u2019ll be done in time to go
\nhave a beer after the meet and it\u2019s not even noon?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2007<\/a><\/td>\nSacrilege! Maybe the finishline isn\u2019t the best place to sit
\nand watch a meet?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2006<\/a><\/td>\nWhich of the 8 kinds of track fan are you?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2006<\/a><\/td>\nIt\u2019s time for the rulesmakers to revisit the lane-draw procedures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2006<\/a><\/td>\nWouldn\u2019t it be nice to be able to tell where sprinters are relative
\nto each other during a race?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2006<\/a><\/td>\nThere\u2019s a simple solution to the logjam that is Nationals scheduling\u2014some
\nevents have to go<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2006<\/a><\/td>\nI say take the relays out of the NCAA Championships<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2006<\/a><\/td>\nDoes the idea of a new set of World Records still have real
\nmerit?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2005<\/a><\/td>\nThe worst year of track is better than the best year of just
\nabout any other sport you can name<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2005<\/a><\/td>\nThe final rounds in field events deserve their own private window
\non big-meet schedules<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2005<\/a><\/td>\nThere aren\u2019t too many tries in the field events; it\u2019s just that
\nthe wrong people are taking too many<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2005<\/a><\/td>\nAs affiliations go, is \u201cunat\u201d the University of Nat?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2005<\/a><\/td>\nWould it be too much to ask to have a uniform uniform-policy?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2005<\/a><\/td>\nOnly a hard mile relay leg can turn you from Michael Johnson
\ninto Michael Jackson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2005<\/a><\/td>\nThe sport has suffered this year from the rash of young collegians
\ngoing pro early<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2005<\/a><\/td>\nMeets tend to be unkind towards those who think of the sport
\nas field & track<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2005<\/a><\/td>\nHaving Craig Masback and Bill Roe set for additional terms at
\nUSATF is a big plus for the sport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2004<\/a><\/td>\nThe 500lb gorilla on T&FN’s back: how can we remain relevant
\nin today’s Internet world?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2004<\/a><\/td>\nIs it wrong to stand up for the sport we all love so much?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2004<\/a><\/td>\nMy dictionary doesn’t seem to define the NCAA’s ‘honest effort’
\ndictum very well<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2004<\/a><\/td>\nIt’s getting hard to appreciate out-of-the-blue performances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2004<\/a><\/td>\nWhat’s the most popular event in the sport, the mile or the
\n100?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2004<\/a><\/td>\nPictures really are better than a thousand words<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2004<\/a><\/td>\nThe Olympics\u2014just like Christmas, only way better<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2003<\/a><\/td>\nThe latest rounds of drug revelations have left ugly fingerprints
\non the World Rankings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2003<\/a><\/td>\nParis\u2014more proof that the U.S. Trials meets need to be moved
\nlater<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2003<\/a><\/td>\nIf T&FN doesn’t speak out for the track fans of the world,
\nwho will?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2003<\/a><\/td>\nLittle things can mean so much in increasing spectator enjoyment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2003<\/a><\/td>\nIt’s time for the rulesmakers to leave the pole vault alone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2003<\/a><\/td>\nPaula Radcliffe vs. U.S. men\u2014ugh!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2003<\/a><\/td>\npresentation\u2014presentation\u2014presentation!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2003<\/a><\/td>\nLandmark issues of T&FN: Nos. 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600,
\n700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2003<\/a><\/td>\n2003–the year collegiate track came back to life<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2003<\/a><\/td>\n2003 is shaping up as a truly vintage year for the sport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2002<\/a><\/td>\nMore bang for your T&FN buck!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2002<\/a><\/td>\nIt\u2019s time for me to be mean to the Hall Of Fame again<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2002<\/a><\/td>\nRabbits on the Euro Circuit: is this a race or a damned parade?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2002<\/a><\/td>\nWhy the year 1971 should inspire you in 2003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2002<\/a><\/td>\nAdam Nelson helped show why the sport can be field & track<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2002<\/a><\/td>\n10 ways to increase your enjoyment of the sport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2002<\/a><\/td>\nThe most successful track meets are successful because they\u2019re
\nmore than just track meets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2002<\/a><\/td>\nWhen you crank the tunes during a race, you remove the most
\nviscerally satisfying part of the sporting experience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2002<\/a><\/td>\nQuestion: are the timetables at the Nationals hampering the
\nU.S.\u2019s international efforts?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2002<\/a><\/td>\nThe significance of an experimental Millrose Games high jump
\n(a jump mandated every 45 seconds, only 3 misses total) was missed by many<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2002<\/a><\/td>\nThe \u201camateur\u201d label continues to hurt track\u2019s development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2001<\/a><\/td>\nUltimately, the World Rankings belong to you, the readers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2001<\/a><\/td>\nI\u2019d rather watch a tactical\u2014aka slow\u2014race than an El Guerrouj
\nWorld Record attempt any day. Death to all rabbits!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2001<\/a><\/td>\nEdmonton is the perfect kind of city in which to stage a World
\nChampionships<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2001<\/a><\/td>\nThe answer to the Maurice Greene wild card problem is a simple
\none<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2001<\/a><\/td>\nWould it be premature to declare we\u2019re seeing a renaissance
\nfor track in the U.S.?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2001<\/a><\/td>\nAre sprinters cheating when they try and second-guess the starter?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2001<\/a><\/td>\nProposed new IAAF rule changes range from the ridiculous to
\nthe sublime<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April & May 2001<\/a><\/td>\nStanding up during track meets: a way to alienate longtime fans
\nof the sport?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2001<\/a><\/td>\nSadly, field-event presentation hasn\u2019t kept pace with the technological
\nrevolution<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2000<\/a><\/td>\nHow Jesse Owens came to be our Trackster Of The Century even
\nthough he wasn\u2019t our choice for top athlete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 1997<\/a><\/td>\nThe track world has undergone a lot of changes in my half-century
\non the planet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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