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Category: Track and Field

Olympic Track and Field: A Historical Retrospective

Reader Kyle Francis brings you a fantastic historical retrospective of Olympic Track & Field uniforms through the years/eras.

Uni Watch Library: “The Sports Immortals” (1972)

Good Sunday morning, everyone! Phil and I are wrapping up our long holiday weekends. His was mostly play (looking forward to his curling updates!), mine was mostly work. I did …

Ewww: Runners Object to Advertisement on Boston Marathon Medals

For the first time ever, the prize for finishing the world’s oldest annual marathon will carry a corporate ad.

Texas Man Runs Marathon in XFL Uni, Sets Guinness World Record

If only his uni number had been 26.2.

None More Black: Oregon Had ‘Soul Brother’ Mascot in ’71

Click to enlarge I forgot to say this yesterday, so I’ll say it today: Greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be safe and well. Now …

Does Nike’s New Running Shoe Create an Unfair Advantage?

Hey there. Remember me? First and foremost, please join me in thanking Alex, Mike, and Phil for keeping the Uni Watch world spinning while I was away on vacation. They …

Logo a No-Go

The guy carrying the ball in the photo shown above is David Pocock, captain of the Western Force, a Super Rugby team based in Perth, Australia. Notice anything unusual about …

The Hy Peskin Archives, Vol. 3

Okay, one last batch of beautiful Hy Peskin pics. In previous entries we’ve covered baseball and basketball and football; this time around we’ll cover a range of other sports. Without …

Monday Morning Uni Watch

As is always the case on the first Sunday in November, the most notable athletic attire yesterday was at the New York City Marathon (lots of additional pics here and …

Punctuation Lesson (or: O Say Can You See That Apostrophe?)

First and foremost: Yes, I am aware that today’s post looks a little different. Not sure why, but we’re working on it and hope to have it fixed soon. New …