Tracksmith
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Tracksmith
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For runners, for the sport, for the love
- In a new model for athlete partnership, we have hired distinguished middle distance runners @runmarycain and @nickwillis as full-time employees. They will also compete as Tracksmith athletes in their build up to Tokyo 2021. for-the-love.tracksmith.com
- 3:58.63. Every year since 2003, @nickwillis has broken 4 minutes for the mile. He ran his first when he was 19, his 19th, last night, at 37. Nick’s run sets a new world record, previously held by fellow Kiwi, John Walker, who ran 18 sub-4 miles from 1973-1990. Race day is sacred.
- Mason Ferlic!
- "If you want to know how fast someone is, put them on a track. If you want to know how tough they are, put them on a cross country course." New on the Journal from Amory Rowe journal.tracksmith.com/tough-off-the-…
00:00- "And you runners, you are the only light the only sound the only life for miles around." An ode to winter running, written by @andywaterman and read by Dr. Julia Chase-Brand
00:00 - "NCAA schools send a clear message when they discard the one sport where their Black athletes are not revenue generators."In the NCAA, Black athletes are only in 3 sports in large numbers: football, basketball, and track. So when schools like @UMNews cut track and field, they are cutting their Black athletes who don't make them money. Read my piece in the @StarTribune here: startribune.com/college-sports…
- Today, we’re introducing the Tracksmith Fellowship: grants for emerging creatives in running, offering both the funds and mentorship needed to pursue a project that will elevate the sport, drive conversation and empower new perspectives. Learn more: tracksmith.com/pages/tracksmi…
- Great read from @ScottCacciola @nytimes on @nickwillis sub-4 streak. “There is a tendency in sports to celebrate the next best thing, the prodigies who burst onto the scene. But January has been quite a month for runners of a different vintage.” nytimes.com/2022/01/30/spo…
- Here's to the amateurs. To another year of devotion. To running for the love.
00:00 - Cutting collegiate Track & Field programs weakens the foundation of our sport & harms our most promising athletes @ the pinnacle of their careers. Now’s the time to act to support programs in jeopardy & establish a precedent. A letter from our founder journal.tracksmith.com/save-college-t…
- "Don’t just run for Maud, fight for him." - Gavin Smith (@Gav0) is a member of our Boston running community. He shared his piece “More Than a Run of Solidarity" with us, now on the Journal. We hope you'll read, reflect and share. #irunwithmaud journal.tracksmith.com/more-than-a-ru…
- "Can @nickwillis Break Four Minutes in the Mile for 20 Straight Years?" @GQMagazine goes deep on the story behind Nick Willis' longevity in running
