
Inside Track

Why Noah Lyles Might be Right: Should the NBA Title be Considered a World Championship?
The World Championships were amazing this season as the USA dominated the medal count. Stories of redemption, heartbreak and amazing accomplishments pushed viewership on the NBC Sports YouTube digital platform to groundbreaking levels lending credence to recent comments by Noah Lyles about why Track and Field is truly representative of the world and the…

Puma’s Flight School Triumvirate Takes All Three Medals at Budapest World Championships 2023
Tamberi edges USA’s Harrison for gold in epic men’s high jump duel at Worlds | NBC Sports – YouTube NBC Sports broke down the high jump into a viewable segment for Peacock and followed up with a highlight reel of the pressure packed Men’s High Jump championships. (This is extremely important as the channel had…

PumaATL: American Track League – Ed Murphey Classic 2023 Highlight
The Ed Murphey Classic at Rhodes College was loaded with amazing track and field stars and allowed younger athletes to compete on the same bill as the athletes they admire. The beautiful campus of Rhodes did very little to stifle the heat on and off the track, but the event was seamless and allowed Memphis…

Was the Diamond League 1500m Race in London Emblematic of Shifting Running Culture?
Erik Sowinski quickly moved out creating distance between the pack and himself. As a pacesetter, he won’t win the race. His job is creating the tempo. Watching him is like seeing a chef make the perfect plate. The chef creates the meal, lays it out to amplify the experience and then continues to create never…

PUMA’s Harrison and Barshim Take Flight in London Wanda League Battle
American JuVaughn Harrison took down Tokyo gold medalist Mutaz Barshim with a clutch final jump of 2.35 meters to win the London Diamond League high jump. Puma completely dominates men’s high jump. In a previous post I discussed Mutaz leaving Nike for the Cat. I also shared the battle of the 2022 Wanda League Championship…

Which Brands Won Championships at the USATF 2023 Championships?
Rant: The USATF event was marred by possibly the worst viewing situation in all of sports. The livestream on Peacock was last minute and arrived at the conclusion of the afternoon. No thought was placed into how viewership of track and field has evolved and grown. YouTube remains the best opportunity to catch parts of…