Happy New 2018 (and some reflections from 2017)...

Happy new year! (David Eiger/AIPS photo)


I want to open 2018 by wishing all of you loyal readers of this blog a healthy and happy new year!  



I would like to take a moment to reflect back to the 2017 season. This blog, which started out in 2007 as an extension of my writing for the now-defunct Northwest Runner magazine, has now taken a more prominent role in covering the exploits of this

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WEEK IN REVIEW: Pair of Dawgs race to top-10 finishes at Canadian XC champs...

As is traditionally the case after the NCAA cross country championships, the news cycle slows down until after the new year, but we will break in news at the minimum once a week, and as necessary.



At the Canadian cross country championships in Kingston, Ontario Saturday, a pair of University of Washington freshmen ran to top-ten finishes in the under-20 category.



Thomas Nobbs (left/photo

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Nick Symmonds runs season best, but does not advance to finals at world indoors...

SOPOT, Poland--Nick Symmonds of the Seattle-based Brooks Beasts finished fourth in his heat of the men's 800 meters Friday afternoon at the Ergo Arena, and did not advance to Sunday's final.



Symmonds, the silver medalist at the world outdoor championships in Moscow last summer, wasn't a factor in his heat, as he finished in a season best time of 1:47.29, as Andre Olivier won the heat in 1:

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Symmonds and Lagat begin quest for world titles Friday in Sopot...

SOPOT, Poland--Nick Symmonds (left/photo by Paul Merca) of the Seattle-based Brooks Beasts, along with the ageless wonder Bernard Lagat begin their quest for a world title Friday as the IAAF World Indoor Track & Field championships get underway at the Ergo Arena.



Symmonds, who won a silver medal at the IAAF world outdoor championships last summer, begins his run towards a world title early

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Both WWU Vikings and SPU Falcons ranked in first national USTFCCCA D2 poll...

NEW ORLEANS--In the first regular season rankings for Division II that were released Wednesday, the Western Washington men's cross country team are ranked #10 in the USTFCCCA coaches' poll, despite a fourth place finish in last Saturday's Sundodger Invitational.

Adams State of Colorado is the country's #1 team according to the national coaches' poll.

The Falcons of Seattle Pacific, thanks to

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Brad will vault on Sunday; Bernard apparently shuts it down...

Pole vaulter Brad Walker is one of eight men on the start list for Sunday's pole vault competition at the IAAF World Athletics Final, which starts Saturday in Stuttgart, Germany.You can watch both days of the meet online at wcsn.com.Meanwhile, Bernard Lagat has called it a season, and has opted not to run in what essentially is a home meet for him, as he's based in nearby Turbingen.Although

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14 Olympic medalists, 22 World Outdoor medalists lead Team USA to World Champs

release courtesy Tom Surber, USATF Media RelationsINDIANAPOLIS - Led by superstars Jeremy Wariner, Allyson Felix, Tyson Gay, Sanya Richards, Adam Nelson and Michelle Perry, Team USA will look to continue its role as the world's #1 track and field team at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships. USA Track & Field on Monday announced the Team USA roster for the 11th edition of the

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