Sam Martin

Assistant Track Coach at Shenandoah University, Writer, nature lover, Hyper-competitive, Sport Fanatic, CNU TFXC Alum #PalacesOutOfParagraphs

[Sam Martin @samwise_thebard]

This is the best response to last night!

[Washington Nationals @Nationals]

Victory is ours, victory is ours, great day in the morning, people, victory is ours.

We drink from the keg of glory, Donna...

BRING US THE FINEST MUFFINS AND BAGELS IN ALL THE LAND!

#WorldSeries // #STAYINTHEFIGHT

[Benji Naesen @BenjiNaesen]

I do not understand the sport of speedwalking. If you're allowed to have both feet off the ground, which happens all the time in this race, then where does speedwalking end and running start? #SpeedWalking

[D3 Glory Days @D3GloryDays]

HIM

The D3 200m record holder is now the D1 200m Champion!

Congrats @traoxe!

[Katie DiPietro Rees @CoachKatieRees]

NYC Grand Prix blocks are a major issue.
Indoors, the men's 400m WR was nullified cuz of illegal blocks.
Wouldn't USATF-hosted meet have legal blocks in case world record occurred? What if Syd broke SRR's 400m record? It would have been a forced nullification due to equipment.

[Ashton Eaton @AshtonJEaton]

Same 4/5 cities should host Olympics on 16/20yr cycle. Results in less infrastructure investment and more financial and logistic predictability (for hosts and guests), not to mention plenty of lead-time for prep. New city can join rotation if it meets criteria.

[Brandon Sanderson @BrandSanderson]

For those wondering, I did get to see Wemby play when he came by Utah last month!  He made time for us after the game, and was just as gracious and eloquent as everyone says.  (Plus, he was awesome to watch play.)  What a class act.  @wemby

[David M @davidmellyruns]

I am once again BEGGING marathon broadcasters to replicate even 1/10th of the visuals in your average cycling race

[Benji Naesen @BenjiNaesen]

Massive respect to how Carlton Kirby & Brian Smith handled the commentary during the 20 unnecessary replays of riders that barely moved. #Itzulia2024

[Sam Martin @samwise_thebard]

@BenjiNaesen It’s not right, but I think it’s because of who was involved (Remco, Roglic, Jonas). If only domestiques were involved, there would be less “interest”. The racing stopped so the TV producers will turn to other spectacle to keep eyes on the race. It’s not the right thing to do.

[Kyle Merber⏱️ @TheRealMerb]

Mississippi banned a freshman for the rest of the year for competing unattached at the high school national meet because the state’s outdoor season already started. Are you kidding?

What a backwards and insane rule.

Let Andrew Brown run!

https://t.co/62DgNgkrBL

[Jay Johnson @coachjayjohnson]

Athletes: If you're stuck at a particular performance (time) and can't break through, do three things...

• Commit to enduring more discomfort in the next race
• Don't worry about failure
• Beat people in front of you

Need a word that encapsulates these points?

"Compete!"

[D3 Glory Days @D3GloryDays]

In 2019, Dhruvil Patel of @NCCMensXCTF became the 6th Man in D3 History to run under 14:10 Indoors.

In Friday's Final, 14:09.53 was 9th place.

[Coach Jamie Norton @jpnorton8]

@D3GloryDays @NCCMensXCTF Fun fact (credit @Ethan_Adlfinger) only 12 schools in the country have school records that would have placed in the top 8 on Friday 🤯. Including the 5 schools that took those 8 spots.

[Coe College XC/TF @CoeXCTF]

Great two days of recruiting at the IATC meet! Awesome to see one of our women's T&F commits become an indoor state champion as part of a relay! No trip to Ames is complete without Hickory Park. Made it there both days! Now ready to hit two meets in one day in IL on Saturday!

[Carl Lewis @Carl_Lewis]

It's nice to see that even with 30 percent of his jumps being fouls, it was still an outstanding competition that the audience loved. Case closed.

[Track & Field Gazette @TrackGazette]

From D3 to D1 giant!!🔥🔥

Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 @traoxe smashed the Ivorian National Record, running 20.30s to finish 2nd in the men's 200m final at the NCAA Indoor Champs!!

The Penn State athlete competed in Division 3 till last year, when he set records at 200m indoors & out.

[Katie Moon @ktnago13]

@MBHINNJ @espn @NCAATrackField I just don’t understand why they don’t split screen during those races so we can watch everything 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Katie Moon @ktnago13]

In all seriousness, the fact that the live stream won’t show any of the field events in between the running events, is appalling. @espn @NCAATrackField do better.

[Sam Martin @samwise_thebard]

@EIbadin For me, it’s like watching someone hold a thunderstorm in their hand and they don’t really know how to release the lightning bolts accurately. You can see the power, but they can’t intentionally hit a target yet.

[David Monti 🥑 @d9monti]

Reminder: Graham Blanks may be the first Ivy League *man* to win an individual #NCAAXC title, but it was @abbey_dags of @DartmouthTFXC who was the first athlete to accomplish that feat back in 2013 under coach @mark_coogan.

2013📷@d9monti for Race Results Weekly

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

Note to coaches: Put the egos aside. Learn from each other. There are no secrets. No one truly has all the answers.