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A photo finish of the 100-meter at the 2024 Olympics, with Noah Lyles winning.

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Noah Lyles Wins The 100-Meter Gold By A Skin Cell

Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and co-founded the website <a href="http://popcorntennis.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://popcorntennis.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0PFWw6PL-FUqaCMME5TLqP">popcorntennis.com</a>. He wrote 63,000 words about the Novak Djokovic-Rafael Nadal rivalry that can be accessed for free at <a href="https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2OjAHpo4PVIhkx8Xd21lRJ">thegoldenrivalry.substack.com</a>.

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Owen Lewis

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The Great Outdoors

I Hate Running. I Miss Running.

Michael is a writer who has worked with The Atlantic, The New Yorker, WIRED, Vox, The New York Times, and other publications. His first book, The Other Olympians, which uncovers the stories of several European athletes who transitioned gender in the 1930s, is now available for purchase.

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Helen Stephens running in the 1936 Olympics

Olympische Spiele 1936 in Berlin – 2. Vorlauf 100-m Damen, Zieleinlauf

Olympian Helen Stephens Suffered Through An Anti-Queer Panic That Still Reverberates

Dennis Young is the news editor at Front Office Sports.

Dennis Young

Amy Cragg from Portland, Oregon, celebrates at the finish line after winning the US Women's Marathon Olympic Team Trials with a time of 2:28:27 in Los Angeles, California on February 13, 2016. Highlighted Joanna Zeiger behind her, who finished last, the image is a GIF and zooms into her

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At The Olympic Trials Marathon, DFL Means Pain Over Regret

A runner (2nd R) looks at his watch as he stands at the start line during the 2015 Shanghai International Marathon in Shanghai on November 8, 2015. Shanghai marathon kicked off in the morning of November 8, with 35,000 runners starting their race from the Bund, local media reported.

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Negative Splits

Embrace The Second-Dumbest Running Watch You Can Find

A white man in running gear clutching his right quad while laying on the sidewalk.

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‘Limits’ Is Funnier Than Any Movie About Running Has A Right To Be

Kelvin Kiptum celebrates after winning the Chicago Marathon

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Freak Athletes And Freakier Technology Have Tamed The Marathon

Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates her 100-meter final win at the 2023 track and field world championships.

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Track And Field

American Track Now Has Its Most Electric Sprinters In Years

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Somali sprinter Nasro Abukar Ali jogs to the finish line.

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Life's Rich Pageant

Sprinter’s Slothful Stroll Scandalizes Somalia

Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.

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They Can’t Take The “Rocky Run” Away From Us

A wide shot of the Penn Relays at Franklin Field

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At Penn Relays, It’s About The Vibe

Joasia Zakrzweski runs in the Taipei 48-Hour Run, holding a UK flag

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Ultra Runner Rides In Car During Race, Finishes Third, Uploads Data To Strava

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Lead Runner Collapses During NYC Marathon Amid Record-High Temps

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TOPSHOT - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line to win the Berlin Marathon race on September 25, 2022 in Berlin. - Kipchoge has beaten his own world record by 30 seconds, running 2:01:09 at the Berlin Marathon. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)

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Eliud Kipchoge Breaks Own Marathon World Record. No Not That One, The Other One

EUGENE, OREGON - JULY 24: Tobi Amusan of Team Nigeria crosses the finish line in the Women's 100m Hurdles Final on day ten of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 24, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

World Athletics Championships Oregon22 – Day Ten

A Maddening Attempt To Figure Out Why So Many Runners Broke Records In One Event At The Track World Championships

Investigations Editor. You can reach her at diana@defector.com or, if you prefer protonmail, dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. If security is a concern, download the Signal app and send her a text at 929-251-8187.

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Allyson Felix of Team United States competes in the Women's 4x400m Relay heats on day nine of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 23, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon.

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I Will Miss Watching Allyson Felix Run

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Tom Ley

EUGENE, OREGON - JULY 18: Athletes in the Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final run around a cameraman on the track on day four of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 18, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

World Athletics Championships Oregon22 – Day Four

Hey Man … You Can’t Be Here

Fred Kerley leans over the line to win the 100m Final at the World Athletics Championships

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Fred Kerley Moved His Speed Down, And It Worked

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Mondo Duplantis setting an outdoor pole vault world record in Stockholm on June 30.

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Please Enjoy Some Mondo Duplantis

Adam Conover is a comedian, writer, and television host. His new series&nbsp;The&nbsp;G Word&nbsp;is out now on Netflix.&nbsp;

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A photo of comedian Adam Conover after he finished the LA marathon.He's wearing a yellow marathon tank top, with a medal around his neck. He's making a "this sucked" face and giving the bird. There's also a receipt showing the fees the marathon charged him for participation. In the background wallpaper, there's scattered $100 bills.

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What The Hell Happened To The LA Marathon?

BELGRADE, SERBIA - MARCH 20: Grant Holloway of The United States USA, Pascal Martinot-Lagarde of France FRA and Wilhem Belocian of France FRA compete during the Men's 60 Metres Hurdles Final on Day Three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 at Belgrade Arena on March 20, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia.

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Grant Holloway Is A Hurdler To Watch

Competitors psych themselves up before the race starts

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Nobody Finished The Barkley Marathons, Yet Again

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

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Nicholas Russell

Neighborhood Sports and Social Center Turns Into a Market To Survive During Quarantine

Running Towards Nothing

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Lauren Theisen

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The U.S. Men’s Relay Woes Continued

Ryan Crouser throws. Dan McQuaid insert photo. Dan McQuade insert photo.

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An Interview With Throwing Expert Dan McQuaid, By Me, Dan McQuade