Research shows that super spikes, scientifically described as advanced footwear technology (AFT) spikes, can give runners about a 2% edge in middle-distance track races, like the 800- and 1,500-meters ...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia won a clean sweep of golds in the men and women's 5,000 and 10,000 metres at the 2008 Olympics, but that was not enough for Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and the country ...

Jake Wightman and Donavan Brazier will tell you there is only one thing harder than reaching the top of men’s middle-distance running: staying there. Brazier was crowned 800m world champion in 2019.

Faith Kipyegon Tuesday delivered another masterclass in middle-distance running, storming to victory in the women’s 1500m at the ongoing World Athletics Championships. Kipyegon crossed the line in ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. PARIS (AP) — Despite not being on the Olympic program, where races follow metric measurements, ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The final event group in the Penn State track & field preview series is the Nittany Lion middle-distance and distance running crew. Penn State’s returning mid-distance/distance ...

Sam Ruthe, right, crosses the finish line next to Sam Tanner to become the youngest person ever to break the four-minute mile ...

Olympian Jinson Johnson announced his retirement from competitive athletics on Wednesday, bringing an end to a distinguished career that spanned nearly 15 years at the top level of Indian ...

The last two weeks for Faith Kipyegon have been a whirlwind. After months of hype by Nike, Kipyegon raced a mile on June 26 in Paris with the goal of becoming the first woman to break 4:00 in the ...