Athletics
Reading athletics results the right way: wind, altitude, shoes and the data traps
Shanti Pereira into the Asian Games 100m semi-finals: the 11.43 rhythm and the 200m fuel problem
The Data Gap in Women's Athletics: The Races Nobody Counted
Nairobi 2029: World Athletics Changes Course, and the Shadow of 1,795 Metres
Kipchoge and the 2-Second Record: When a Legend Runs for Something Bigger
Vietnam's 4x400m relay: victory and defeat hinge on the baton exchange
AthleticsReading athletics results the right way: wind, altitude, shoes and the data trapsIn athletics, a beautiful number always has great appeal to fans. A 100 metre...
AthleticsVan Trang and the 4:26 on Lao Than: when the trail answers the gossipThe clock at the finish gate stopped at 4 hours 26 minutes. Behind Van Trang,...
AthleticsShanti Pereira into the Asian Games 100m semi-finals: the 11.43 rhythm and the 200m fuel problemHeat four of the women's 100m at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Shanti...
AthleticsThe Bend and Winter's 45 Seconds: Amy Hunt's 22.16 in BrusselsBrussels, at night. Amy Hunt crosses the line in the women's 200 metres and t...
AthleticsMahnoor Fatima, 32:32.40 and the Missing 20km: Decoding Pakistan's Athletics SystemThe electronic board at NED University stopped at 32 minutes 32.40 seconds....
AthleticsFormer nurse Zhang Shuihua, 2:29:07 and $700,000: what is the marathon market actually pricing?On 18 October 2026, at the finish line of the Xi'an Marathon, the clock stopp...
Athletics2:29:07 and $700,000: An Audit of Zhang Shuihua's LegsHarbin, late August 2026. The morning in northeast China was cold enough that...
AthleticsSeven Layers of Noise Between the Track and the Results BoardLate afternoon at a domestic athletics meet, the electronic board flickers a...
AthleticsVPIM 2026: The 2:47:52 Course Record and the 20-Minute Gap Behind ItThe Long Bien bridge deck at 01:30 was dark enough that I had to switch on my...
AthleticsOne 21.0975 km loop in Donostia: reading Amber Heard's 1:39 by pace and by ageThe road in Donostia had been wet since the night before. Umbrellas opened...
AthleticsVan Trang and the 4:26 on Lao Than: when the trail answers the gossipThe clock at the finish gate stopped at 4 hours 26 minutes. Behind Van Trang,...
AthleticsShanti Pereira into the Asian Games 100m semi-finals: the 11.43 rhythm and the 200m fuel problemHeat four of the women's 100m at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Shanti...
AthleticsThe Bend and Winter's 45 Seconds: Amy Hunt's 22.16 in BrusselsBrussels, at night. Amy Hunt crosses the line in the women's 200 metres and t...
AthleticsMahnoor Fatima, 32:32.40 and the Missing 20km: Decoding Pakistan's Athletics SystemThe electronic board at NED University stopped at 32 minutes 32.40 seconds....
AthleticsFormer nurse Zhang Shuihua, 2:29:07 and $700,000: what is the marathon market actually pricing?On 18 October 2026, at the finish line of the Xi'an Marathon, the clock stopp...
Athletics2:29:07 and $700,000: An Audit of Zhang Shuihua's LegsHarbin, late August 2026. The morning in northeast China was cold enough that...
AthleticsSeven Layers of Noise Between the Track and the Results BoardLate afternoon at a domestic athletics meet, the electronic board flickers a...
AthleticsVPIM 2026: The 2:47:52 Course Record and the 20-Minute Gap Behind ItThe Long Bien bridge deck at 01:30 was dark enough that I had to switch on my...
AthleticsOne 21.0975 km loop in Donostia: reading Amber Heard's 1:39 by pace and by ageThe road in Donostia had been wet since the night before. Umbrellas opened...