Welcome to the View from Lane 9 Blog

I want to make this the site for the most innovative and cutting analysis into the professional and collegiate track world. It is my view that track reporting in the US is characterized by overly simplistic recapping that adds little to those who watch the sport. This blog will go beyond the statistics and results and into the races, and moreover, the races within races to bring you the deepest analysis you can find anywhere. My "Cooldown" columns inspired by Peter King and Gregg Easterbrook are a work in progress and any suggestions and input will be sincerely taken into account. Thanks for reading, and enjoy and let's continue to love and support our sport