Category Archives: 1500m / Mile

What Fisher’s Sub-4 Means

by Jeff Hollobaugh At 8:15 in the evening, a little more than a half hour before the start of the elite race at the Festival of Miles, the U.S. flag above the field goes still. The sun has set and … Continue reading

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How Grant Fisher Did It

by Jeff Hollobaugh He made it look so easy. That’s what has confounded the media about Grant Fisher. Sometimes the running media takes on the echo chamber qualities that we see in the political media. We write for the sake … Continue reading

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1973 Hayward Field Restoration: Prefontaine takes on Wottle

by Jeff Hollobaugh Tardis, anyone? Surely there are other track fans that fantasize about time travel—not just to pick winning lottery numbers, but to drop in on track meets they wish they had seen. The 1973 Hayward Field Restoration Meet … Continue reading

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2014 Continental Cup Men’s 1500: Why guts will not help you win that race

by Jeff Hollobaugh Ron Warhurst, who coaches Nick Willis, told me last year, “All milers think they’re kickers. It’s just that some are better than others.” That is a true statement in a general sense, but there is a greater … Continue reading

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2014 Weltklasse Women’s 1500 – Was It Or Wasn’t It A Dive?

by Jeff Hollobaugh Running is not baseball. Let’s start there. In baseball, sliding into the plate and diving for the catch are fundamental elements of the game. Players learn those moves when they are children, and they practice them in … Continue reading

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2014 Stockholm Women’s 1500: Dibaba’s Bold Gamble vs. Simpson’s Grit

by Jeff Hollobaugh Rarely do the fans who watch a Diamond League middle distance race get to see a truly brave competitive effort. Nothing is more difficult than crafting your own work of art when someone else–namely, the rabbit–is holding … Continue reading

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2014 European Championships Women’s 1500 – Hassan Wins From Last Place

by Jeff Hollobaugh Two women had hopes of winning gold in the European Championships 1500 on the fabled Letzigrund track in under overcast skies in Zurich. Ten other women lined up, and while none of them would have terribly minded … Continue reading

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2013 World Champs Women’s 1500 – Simpson Dares to Lead

by Jeff Hollobaugh Jenny Simpson makes it clear: “Leading the race was not planned.” Sometimes, though, things happen. “A funny combination of events,” as she puts it. An armchair coach–or even this author–might have said only a fool would lead … Continue reading

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1989 Golden Gala Men’s 1500: Abdi Bile’s World Record Lost

by Jeff Hollobaugh As the world’s best runners converge upon Europe for the remainder of the Diamond League season, much of the focus will be on records. Especially in the middle distances and beyond, records are forged on the fastest … Continue reading

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2014 NCAA Men’s 1500: Were Other Outcomes Possible?

by Jeff Hollobaugh When the script for a race has already been written, how much flexibility does an athlete still have? We’re talking about the NCAA Final, and everyone involved seemed to act as if the top two already had … Continue reading

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