Mud Sweat and Tears is Matt Ward's take on the sport he loves; getting under the skin of off-road running with lively comment, race reports, interviews and running equipment reviewed.
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sat 28 Mar '09
The 8km junior men’s race was an affair dominated by the Africans. USA athletes tried hard to stay in contention, but had to relent when the speed really picked up around the 6km mark. The pace was the fiercest of the day and young American German Fernandez can leave Jordan happy. Read more…
This guy is special. He has carried all before him on the indoor track this winter, running an unbelievable 3:55:02 for the mile, gun to tape on his own, smashing his world junior record – yet again. Read more…
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 09 Feb '09
The US XC championships act as the trials event for the World XC, so the talent on show in Mayland on Saturday was deep. Meb Keflezighi went off super-fast, and got reeled in, but managed to win by less than a second. Read more…