Cayla Hatton went US#7 AT in the 5000m in 16:14.99 while Ajee Wilson won the 800m with a time of 2:05.28. (Photo by Charles Stone)

  Live tweets from the 2012 Kansas Relays.  

  We added a new feature that allows anyone (must be logged in) the ability to submit videos to us. Once you do so, they are instantly posted on the meet page. This allows you to help us supplement our coverage by shooting some video at the meets you attend, show off your creativity, and share your videos with the flrunners.com community.

Universal Sports Network will provide live television and online coverage of the 2012 Boston Marathon on Monday, April 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. The marathon will air on Universal Sports Network, with live streaming presented free by TIMEX GPS® available on UniversalSports.com and through a link on BAA.org. The television and online coverage will showcase more than 20,000 runners tackling the historic 26.2 mile course, including many of the world’s elite marathoners. (AP Photo/Stew Milne) (via universalsports.com)

OMAHA — Papillion-LaVista may have reigned as team champions Thursday afternoon at the Millard South Invitational, but Danny Aldaba was (via FremontTribune.com)

MileSplit, the nation's leading destination for high school track & field coverage, announced today that they have launched a channel for the Roku device. The Roku is a small three-inch set top box that connects to any modern television, allowing a wide range of video content to be streamed to the big screen via a wireless internet connection.

If you have a High Jumper on your track team then you need this information.   Some of the most spectacular athletes to watch at a track meet are the high jumpers who seemingly have no limits.  Have you ever wondered how these athletes get to the point where they are so explosive and graceful to make every jump look as though it was the easiest thing in the world to accomplish? 

This episode of The Fit Runner takes us to RDV Sportsplex in Maitland, Florida where we meet with physical therapist Laura Podschun to learn about stride mechanics, stretching and plyometrics drills.

Download - Released March 15, 2012 Whoa! This looks different! Please forgive the fact that this update is in a transitional change. We are in the pro… (via racetab.milesplit.com)

What are some of the characteristics of great sprinters?  This is a small list:   powerful, explosive, strong, high levels of coordination and body control.   Now let’s look at some of the characteristics of great Olympic Style Weightlifters.  Things that you will notice about this group are their power, explosiveness, their strength, coordination, and body control.  It’s easy to see how these two groups are similar regardless of their performance application.  

  We are now one of the most widely used online registration system for high school meets in Nation. Wanna know why? Because we provide a convinient way for coaches to enter right from the MileSplt calendar and save meet directors HOURS of time. Online Meet Registration by MileSplit is the most affordable, easy-to-use way to handle your online meet entry exclusively for cross country and track & field. AND, it helps to keep your MileSplit state site strong. Launched in fall of 2008, countless meet directors and a number of timers across the country are using it as their go-to online registration system. It is flexible, as well, working with both HyTek and our own FREE meet manager, called RaceTab.  

Roger Bannister remembers those fabled four minutes as if they were yesterday, still as vivid in his mind today as that blustery late afternoon more than half a century ago. (via www.universalsports.com)

In this second episode of The Fit Runner our host is Tara Gidus, aka the "Diet Diva" and nutritionist to the Orlando Magic. She gives us some solid meal and hydration ideas for before, after, and during a run. This is the latest episode in our series on being a fit runner.

Click on the “Nike Cross National Qualifiers, from Heartland Regional” title for more.    

Click on the “Charting the NXN Heartland Regionals, 11/13” title for more.

Fort Bluff Camp is known for championship tournaments with many of the fall sports, but November 12th will mark the first ever NACA Cross Country Championship meet.

Ideal tool for track & field coaches and athletes. Convert marks/times/pace. This is a nice, easy tool for any fan, coach, or athlete of cross country running, road racing, or track & field.

Josh Ripley didn't have to stop. Running in a recent cross country meet for Andover (Minn.) High, the junior varsity runner was making his way through the trail at the Applejack Invite when he heard a loud scream during the first mile of a two-mile race. Most of the other kids running didn't pay much attention to Lakeville South runner Mark Paulauskas, who was writhing in pain at the time, as they passed by. (via Yahoo! Sports)

This first episode covers core training techniques. These workouts will apply to you whether you are already on an elite level or just the beginning. For beginners they may serve as an intense workout to build your core muscles. If you're already in shape they are crucial for you to maintain and sharpen that core strength and to prevent injury by helping you stabilize your movement.

We're proud to introduce the "The Fit Runner," a new series from MileSplit. Each month a new episode will be published related a fitness or wellness topic geared towards the runner.

Universal Sports has complete coverage of the 2011 World Track and Field Championships from Daegu, South Korea. Watch all of your favorite athletes, including Jamaica's Usain Bolt, Americans Bernard and Allyson Felix and Croatia's Blanka Vlasic. Sign up now to watch livestreams of both sessions on all nine days of the competition.(via www.universalsports.com)

  INDIANAPOLIS, IN (August 23, 2011) — Participation in high school sports increased for the 22nd consecutive school year in 2010-11, according to the annual High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Based on figures from the 50 state high school athletic/activity associations, plus the District of Columbia, that are members of the NFHS, sports participation for the 2010-11 school year reached another record-breaking total of 7,667,955 participants. Boys and girls participation figures also reached respective all-time highs with 4,494,406 boys and 3,173,549 girls participating in 2010-11 – an overall increase of 39,578 participants from 2009-10. “While the overall increase was not as much as we’ve seen in the past few years, we are definitely encouraged with these totals given the financial challenges facing our nation’s high schools,” said Bob Gardner, NFHS executive director. “The benefits of education-based athletics at the high school level are well-documented, and we encourage communities throughout the nation to keep these doors of opportunity open.  

 Joe Newton, at 82 years old, is still coaching cross-country today.  Since 1956, at Elmhurst York High School in Illinois, Newton has been the architect of the greatest high school sports dynasty in history.He remains the only high school cross-country coach to ever be selected onto the United States Olympic track and field staff when he was awarded a position in 1988.  KYTrackXC.com caught up with Coach Newton this afternoon as he was working in his office for the upcoming cross-country season. (Picture from coachnewton.com)  

  Award-winning journalist Marc Bloom has been compiling high school cross-country rankings for more than 20 years. His most recent books are “God on the Starting Line” (Breakaway, 2004) and “Young Runners” (Simon & Schuster/Fireside, 2009).

Todd Grasley interviews author Gary Cohen in the MileSplit Studio about the dangers of dehydration and how to keep yourself safe. They also discuss a "disorder" facing runners that Gary calls CDS, cumulative dehydration syndrome, that can have a great impact on your ability to train at a high level.

The people on this cross country starting line don't belong to teams. They're simply taking advantage of an open race at a cross country meet. Colorado Track XC file photo.

Dr. Gideon J. Lewis and physical therapist Cayce Hurley discuss hamstring injuries and the best way to prevent them. Winter Park High School senior Kira Soderstrom demonstrates stretches.

Track Chat with Ciarra Brewer, James Logan CA, who boasts a 43-04.25 PR for the Triple Jump, good for US#7 All-Time.

On-Site Coverage of Saturday's Action at the 2011 Kansas Relays.

MileSplit is on location in Lawrence Kansas for the 2011 KU Relays. Check back often for coverage throughout the day.

 Sign your team or individual up now to have a chance to complete for a spot in the meet in June!

   The top ten times are getting quicker as the season advances.  This week we filtered out the wind aided marks in a few events.

The outdoor season is in full swing.......please send results in a flat html format to the webmaster in your state (located at the bottom of the home page).  We do not want to leave anyone out of the rankings!

 Each week Milesplit will be highlighting the top athletes across the nation.  Please make sure the results from meets in your area are sent to your state webmasters so we can keep our rankings accurate and up to date.  We don't want to leave anyone out!

  The series continues with Part 3: Defining the Moment.  This week Aron Taylor spotlights Craig Virgin, Thom Hunt, Greg Meyer, Ed Eyestone, Steve Plasencia and George Malley.

Each week Milesplit will be highlighting the top athletes across the nation.  Please make sure the results from meets in your area are sent to your state webmasters so we can keep our rankings accurate and up to date.  We don't want to leave anyone out! 

  Each week Milesplit will be highlighting the top athletes across the nation.  Please make sure the results from meets in your area are sent to your state webmasters so we can keep our rankings accurate and up to date.  We don't want to leave anyone out! 

 The first in a 4 part series by Aron Taylor.  Part 1 spotlights Andrew Bumbalough, Molly Huddle, Blake Russell, Hannah Valenzuela (Apple Valley, CA), Ammar Moussa (Arcadia CA) and Craig Lutz (Flower Mound, TX).

  In a re-affirmation of its longstanding opposition to national championships in high school sports, the membership of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) defeated a proposed amendment to the NFHS Bylaws that would have allowed the NFHS to conduct national championships in golf and cross country.

 Many athletes sometimes get anxious when they play against a tough opponent. They get nervous on who they are competing with and they get so worked up that they lose focus on playing their sport. In the end, they make mistakes and end up beating themselves up if they do not win. As a result, here is a list of techniques that an athlete can use to help manage the stress of playing against the competition.     The first step is to learn as much as you can on your opponent. Although this may seem obvious, some athletes may think they already know what they need to know. Remember there is always something to learn about your competition. Read the reports about your opponent and watch him or her performance. Try to figure out an angle on how you can beat your competition. The more you know about your competition the better your chances are you will win. This will also help to reduce your worries in the future.    

 At times, our worries and anxieties can overwhelm us. In addition, our worries can distort our perception of what is reality and what is not. As a result, this may interfere with your sport of track and field. Here is a brief list of techniques that a track and field athlete can use to help gain a better perspective on things during their anxious moments.   Sometimes we get stressed out when everything happens all at once. When this happens, a person should take a deep breath and try to find something to do for a few minutes to get their mind off of the problem. A person could read the newspaper, listen to some music or do an activity that will give them a fresh perspective on things. This is a great technique to use right before your next game.  

  Lukas Verzbicas, IL, has clearly established himself as the best high school XC harrier of 2010 with an impressive Nike XC Nationals win in the mud and a dominating win in the sun at the Foot Locker Nationals.  Lukas became the first harrier to win both the NXN and Foot Locker titles in the same year and just the 3rd harrier ever to win 2 Foot Locker titles.  These stats should establish a foundation for considering him as one of the best high school harriers of all-time.  

The 2010 Foot Locker Nationals are in the books!  Aisling Cuffe and Lukas Verzbicas have put their stamp on history with equally dominating performances with winning times of 16:53 and 14:59.

   We are now one of the most widely used online registration system for high school meets in Nation. Wanna know why? Because we provide a convinient way for coaches to enter right from the MileSplt calendar and save meet directors HOURS of time.    

BOSTON, MA, December 8, 2010 – Global athletic leader New Balance is pleased to announce an official multi-year partnership with the National Scholastic Sports Foundation (NSSF) and the New Balance Track & Field Center at the Armory in New York City in the New Balance Indoor Nationals. The event will bring together the best indoor track and field high school athletes from across the country for a weekend of intense competition.  

Manlius XC Club (Fayetteville-Manlius, NY) made history by winning their 5th straight NXN girls title with a mere 27 points!

Participate and vote in our polls on who will win the 2010 Nike Cross Nationals individual and team titles this weekend at Portland Meadows in Oregon. The Fayetteville-Manlius girls are heavy favorites, while American Fork boys appear to be a very slight favorite in most pre-meet predictions and rankings. Meanwhile, Foot Locker Midwest and NXN Midwest champions Lukas Verzbicas (IL) and Allie Woodward (WI) are the top ranked individuals heading into Saturday's national championship race.   NXN Boys Team Poll NXN Girls Team Poll NXN Boys Individual Poll NXN Girls Individual Poll

    The 7th annual Nike Cross Nationals will be held on Saturday, December 4th, at Portland Meadows on the north side of the city of Portland, Oregon. The meet has served as the unofficial yet virtually legitimate national high school cross country team championships since NXN's inception in 2004. A total of 22 of the nation's best cross country teams representing nine regions across the country will be racing alongside each other on the three loop course inside the horsetrack within the infield area of Portland Meadows.  The 5K course layout has traditionally been muddy and slick footing as a result of the area's regular rainfall. The Nike experience is an unforgettable few days for the athletes and coaches starting with the all-expense paid trip to Oregon as well as plenty of free gear and other perks showered upon them as they arrive on the Nike Campus.

A virtual meet preview of the championship girls' race for the 2010 Nike Cross Nationals based on current season best 5K performances in the MileSplit database. No individual qualifiers are included in this virtual meet preview and only runners on the 22 team qualifiers. Any corrections or missing times, please email to bmiles@milesplit.us.

A virtual meet preview of the championship boys' race for the 2010 Nike Cross Nationals based on current season best 5K performances in the MileSplit database. No individual qualifiers are included in this virtual meet preview and only runners on the 22 team qualifiers. Any corrections or missing times, please email to Brandon Miles at bmiles@milesplit.us.

 The 10th release of the MileSplit XC Super 50 rankings comes amidst the thick of the post-season.  The NXN Nationals are held this weekend in Portland, Oregon and the Foot Locker West Championships are held in Walnut, California.  The following weekend in San Diego the best individual harriers take to the historic stage of the Foot Locker National Championships to crown a new girls and boys champion.  We are getting ever closer to seeing who the best harriers truly are, the only way possible, through head-to-head racing!

New harriers make rank, while the top of the guys rankings is as tight as ever!  Here comes the post-season!

The Papillion-La Vista South girls used pack running strategy with their top five scorers taking places 8th through 12th individually in an 11 second spread to claim the Nebraska Class A state team title with 45 points and a 61 margin of victory over runner-up Millard West (106 pts).   Norfolk senior Melissa Parks won the Class A girls individual title in 14:52 at the 4K course in Kearney, but the fastest time of the day belong to Class B state champion Aubree Worden of Scottsbluff in a 14:22 performance. Worden's performances breaks the state meet record previously set by Emily Sisson in 2007 at 14:25. Worden who broke 5 minutes in the mile last spring at the Arcadia Invitational, earlier this season set the Nebraska-Kearney 4K course record with a 14:20 run at the Nebraska-Kearney Invitational.   The Fremont boys put 4 in the top 15 in the Class A race to win the team title with 43 points, while Kearney junior duo of Jacob Olson (16:04) and Nolan Zimmer (16:05) went 1-2 on their hometown course in the Class A race for the fastest times of the day.   Nebraska State Championships Meet Page w/ Complete Results

KEARNEY - A 3.1-mile race came down to a few hundred yards. (via Kearney Hub)

KEARNEY - Kearney High's Nolan Zimmer had the finish line, and a state cross country championship, in his sight. (via Kearney Hub)

KEARNEY — The Kearney High boys cross country team would like to bring home some hardware from the Nebraska High School State Cross Country Championships scheduled for Friday at Kearney Country Club. (via Kearney Hub)

The last of eight races at Friday's State High School Cross Country Championships at the Kearney Country Club will likely (via JournalStar.com)

KEARNEY - Franklin Ibarra celebrated his 18th birthday with a gold medal. (via Kearney Hub)

  Carson, a sophomore, placed 74th in last year's Class B state meet. Mahon, a senior, finished 42nd in 2008, but was unable to qualify as a sophomore.  

Three years after hiring its first editor to provide weekly coverage from a national perspective, MileSplit.US–-the national portal of the 50-state MileSplit Network-–has received a long-overdue makeover.

A few changes and a few editions, but look for the action to heat up in the coming weeks!

Few changes as most are idle, but there are a handful of new editions to the national roster.

One of the most hotly debated discussions on any cross country discussion board (including our own) is the accuracy of courses.  This article will not attempt to dive into that debate or the exact method you should use to measure the course. We will debunk one thing and one thing only: why GPS readings have no place in the discussion.

What aspects are unique to the world of men's track and field scholarships?

  Participation in high school sports increased for the 21st consecutive school year in 2009-10, eclipsing the 7.6 million mark for the first time. Based on figures from the 50 state high school athletic/activity associations, plus the District of Columbia, that are members of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), participation for the 2009-10 school year reached a record-breaking total of 7,628,377 participants, according to the 2009-10 High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the NFHS.

 

What considerations are unique to the world of women's track and field scholarships?

In this installment, we take a look at a few questions to help you dig inside what the personality of your potential college coach is like.

An updated look at several issues the college-bound athlete wants to take into consideration.

 Photo Above:  Aron Taylor, left and David Taylor, right.  

MileSplit has a huge database of performances nationwide that numbers in the tens of millions.  We love to utilize this data to generate various rankings, virtual meets, and scoring systems.  Many people feel that time-based cross country rankings are worthless. I would disagree with those people and feel it is a valuable tool when used in context.  However, obviously is is hard to get an accurate picture by just looking at times with so many variations between courses.  We are in the process of deriving a scoring system, the first step of which is to design a statistically sound rating system of thousands of courses nationwide.

 

Kendall Baisden, MI, and Kamaria Brown, LA, set AAU National Records in the 400's.  (Photos by John Herzog, MileStat.com)

ArmoryTrack.com's Christopher Hunt and Tim Fulton went to Warwick, NY to sit in on The Hudson Valley Flying Circus Pole Vault Camp on July 21, 2010.

  Several of the 15 new rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Track and Field and Cross Country Rules Committee have more lenient penalties than in the past, including a team warning for the first jewelry violation when observed during competition. The changes, which were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors, will take effect with the 2010-11 school year.

Final Nike Elite story on Bryan Clay continues our Elite coverage as we get closer to the Nike Track Nationals on June 2nd.  One more video interview to go! (Photo by Vic Sailer, PhotoRun.net)

Kenny Krotzer, Auburn Riverside WA, has run 4:07 for the 1600 meters.  But he has plans for a much faster result by season's end.  Read on to learn more about this talented athlete...

In addition to the video interviews, Reese Hoffa kicks off a series of stories on Elite Nike athletes as we get closer to the Nike Track Nationals. (Photo by Vic Sailer, PhotoRun.net)

Galen Rupp and Chris Solinsky both went under the old US record with Solinsky the victor in 26:59.60.  (Photo by Andrew McLanahan, PhotoRun.net) 

4/28/10 Weekly Update

Enjoy our first installement in a series of interviews & stories leading up to the 2010 Nike Track Nationals in Eugene, OR on July 2nd. (Photo by Victah Sailor, PhotoRun.net)

4/21/10 Weekly Update

Gunnar Nixon, Sante Fe OK, won the boys decathlon with a US#2 A-T 7573 pts.  Jake Hurysz, Eastern Alamance NC, won the boys 3200 with a time of 8:49.76.  (Photos by Margot Kelly)

  Today Nike opened registration and announced details for the Nike Track Nationals competition, the first ever national championship competition to name the best high school track and field program in the United States.

       

 

  Manage your meets, or just prepare & distribute your meet results, with RaceTab. Click on the “RACETAB, Free Meet Management Software” title for further information.