TrackandField

105-year-old Julia Hawkins breaks 100-meter dash record, and my back hurts from sleeping wrong

Back in the summer of 2017, 101-year-old Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins set a couple of world records when she competed in the USA Track and Field Outdoors Masters Championships. The sprinter became the …

Sun Nov 14, 2021

'Athletes are told to shut up and play': Gold medalist helps mothers pay for child care to compete

Six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix recently took the kind of stand for mothers that should be duplicated by companies throughout the country. The track and field standout is using her …

Sat Jul 17, 2021

I failed a drug test once, but I got a second chance. My heart aches for Sha’Carri Richardson

In another lifetime, nearly two decades ago, I took my first and only drug test for a job. By any standards, I failed it; in a bout of desperation, I’d smoked a couple bowls with one of my best …

Sat Jul 3, 2021