Eliud Kipchoge, the 39-year-old two-time Olympic champion and the only man ever to break two hours in the marathon, and Sifan Hassan, the 30-year-old star from the Netherlands, will take part in the 17th running of the Tokyo Marathon on March 3, with both aiming to set records and tackle the 26.2 mile distance.

The World Athletics World Indoor Tour makes its next stop in Lievin, France on Tuesday with strong fields featuring Olympic champions and world record holders.  

Track and field has attempted to solve the challenges of racing while social distancing with remote match races, which pits competitors against each other simultaneously in separate locations. While the method is far less entertaining than the real thing, the sport has had fun with the circumstances by racing over unfamiliar distances. The Impossible Games and the OTC/ATC dual have gotten the format off to a good start, but I have some ideas for other virtual races I’d love to watch as we wait for the sport as we know it to return.

Track and field, like all sports, is hibernating at the moment, giving plenty of room for idle thoughts. The present situation is dire, but I’ve tried to periodically distract myself with what the running world will look like when the racing resumes. One concept that’s always been interesting to me is round number records. The most famous of which, the four-minute mile, is run with such regularity now that its significance is lessened with each passing decade. Instead, I’m looking at that next set of barriers that help usher in a new digit to an event. 

I miss track already. 

Below are FloTrack’s top five professional female performers of 2019:

In just two days, the Queen Of Range will try to do what no one—man or woman—has ever done before at a world championships: win both the 10,000m and the 1500m.

The 14th and final Diamond League meeting of the 2019 season went down on Friday in Brussels, Belgium, as 16 more Diamond trophies were awarded in the second of two final events. The results in the Belgian capital affirmed much of what we already knew heading into the final major competition before the World Championships, including more dominance from Noah Lyles, Timothy Cheruiyot and Sifan Hassan.

The IAAF World Indoor Championships are going down this week in Birmingham, England. The FloTrack crew will be on-site to provide updates and coverage of your favorite Team USA athletes, but for now let's check out the top storylines for the women's distance events.