What a week. The NCAA conference action was HOT, particularly on the track at the SEC Champs and we break it down for you. Might a guy who didn't even make NCAAs indoors be the 1500 favorite? Plus meet the latest teen phenom and more.
What a week. The NCAA conference action was HOT, particularly on the track at the SEC Champs and we break it down for you. Might a guy who didn't even make NCAAs indoors be the 1500 favorite? Plus meet the latest teen phenom and more.
After a night that saw him win two races, Grijalva called out Mo Katir for his whereabouts violations. Plus Val Constien looked good in her return to the steeple (Evan Jager was 8th in the men's race) and Craig Engels talked big after finishing last in the 800. The women's 10k ended up being a huge letdown as anyone thinking of going for 30:40 was a DNS - D'Amato, Henes, Kurgat, Infeld, and even China's WuGa He even though some of them warmed up.
Gill, who just turned 17 two weeks ago, ran 2:03.34 at age 15 and had a 2:01.50 pb coming in. She's also run 4:05 for 1500.
World leads were put up by Rushell Clayton (53.72) and Tobi Amusan (12.40) in the women's hurdles. Alexis Holmes (50.31) and Daniel Roberts (13.17) were the only US track winners. Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith won the women's 100 in 10.91 in her season debut at 100m.
Estrada ran 1:13:00 to win over Nico Montanez (1:13:30) while Saina (1:22:32) beat out Annie Frisbie (1:22:37) and Olympic Marathon Trials third placer Dakotah Lindwurm (1:23:08). *Results *Men's video highlights *Women
Kenny Bednarek and Alison dos Santos earned statement victories, while Kenya may have a new 1500m contender in Brian Komen made his first DL appearance count as he got the win.
Also Oli Hoare, Cole Hocker, Hobbs Kessler, Jake Wightman, Matt Centrowitz and many more.
The NAU Star talks about his breakout 2024 outdoor campaign.
Korir, who was in strong position to qualify, looks set to be bumped from the field after World Athletics awarded an unexpectedly high number of universality places, but his coach Scott Simmons isn't giving up hope.
Kipchoge said it also impacted his performance at March's Tokyo Marathon (where he finished 10th) because he didn't sleep for the three days before.
The 34-year-old Centrowitz is gaining momentum as he pushes for one final Olympic team but should he be worried that he doesn't have the standard? Plus Japanese teen Kazuma Maeda ran 27:21, breaking his 5000 pb in both the first and 2nd halves of the Japanese 10,000 champs.
In case you didn't have 7 hours to watch some fantastic relay action over the weekend, we've got you covered. Gabby Thomas earned two golds as the Americans won four of the five finals at the revamped World Relays in the Bahamas.
Their press release says, "USATF has received reassurance of sufficient safety measures that will be in place at the event and has made the decision to field a team to represent Team USA." What about the other supposed reasons USATF wasn't going to send a team?
A super impressive win for the 10,000 Olympic hopeful. And to everyone who thought there was no chance Centro could make the Olympics again, are you so sure now? Watch the last lap above.
Colin Sahlman has been on fire this outdoor season. The NAU star talks about his breakout year and his thoughts on the Olympic Trials.
Last year, Cooper Lutkenhaus set the US middle school record of 1:54.20. He's way better this year. Check out his kick above. A 25.5 final 200. Sick.
Eliud Kipchoge will go for unprecedented third straight gold. Brigid Kosgei was stunningly given the final women's spot over Sharon Lokedi.
Discussion: MB: BREAKING Kenyan marathon team announced Kipchoge, Kipruto, Mutiso, Obiri, Jepchirchir, Kosgei
Benson Kipruto is pumped to represent Kenya for 1st time and says he'll dedicate race to Kelvin Kiptum "I will be running in honour of Kiptum. He was a great friend of mine, we shared and talked a lot and was looking forward to the Olympics."
In track and field, did you know you can win when you lose and lose when you win? We explain. Plus Nico Young and Colin Sahlman remain on fire. And why are the men's 100 guys so slow?
LetsRun.com has launched a new coaching advice column. In column #3, John Kellogg and Robert Johnson share their favorite 800 workouts.
Gjert Ingebrigtsen is accused of striking one of Jakob's younger siblings with a towel in the face. His lawyer says he denies any criminal wrongdoing.
Sahlman won, Young was third.
It wasn't a good day for Sha'Carri Richardson or Letesenbet Gidey but Selemon Barega got the win in the 5000 and 17-year-old Biniam Mehary really caught our eye. Plus 22-year-old Brit Megan Keith ran in the 14:40s. You can watch our video recap show above as well. *Full results
UVA was second and Georgetown took third, even though the Hoyas made history with all 4 legs under 4:00.
The team of Sophia Gorriaran (3:30.36), Chloe Fair (53.20), Victoria Bossing (2:02.54) and Maia Ramsden (4:21.47) beat Villanova's outdoor CR of 10:48.38 by 10+ seconds and UW's indoor (10:43.39) by 5+ seconds. Providence also got under the old record in 2nd by running 10:39.04. In the men's race, the teams jogged around and Liam Murphy anchored Nova to glory in a pedestrian 9:35.90.
You can watch the race at the link above.
The highlight was Emmanuel Wanyonyi's 3:54.5 WR in the road mile with Hobbs Kessler roughly two seconds back. The other male winners were Arop (1:45), Kejelcha (13:00), and Kimeli (27:04). The women's winners were Jepchirchir (4:32), Eisa (14:38), and Ngetich (30:03).
LetsRun.com has launched a new coaching advice column. In column #2, John Kellogg and Robert Johnson share their favorite mile workouts.
History says 1 out of 2 people who made Team USA in 2023 WON'T make it in 2024. In our weekly bonus SC podcast, we tell our Supporter's Club members who will miss out on the Olympics.
What does Noah Lyles think about the doping problem in the sport? He tell us.
Noah Lyles and his coach Lance Brauman have their eyes set on golds in Paris. They believe Lyles can possibly break Usain Bolt's world record in the 200m, but they know first comes the most brutal meet in the sport - the US Olympic Track and Field Trials. Article and podcast.
In the year 2024, there are all sorts of advice columns all over the Internet, but we’ve never seen one for distance running. There is one now as Robert Johnson and John Kellogg are here to answer your questions in our Dear Distance Gurus (DDG) column.
A doctor, nuclear engineer, and D1 runner won our Marathon Trails contest and one of the top online coaches triumphed in our NCAA XC contest to become the king of LRC contests.
Want a shoe for your faster runs? Want the #2 rated Brooks, the Brooks Hyperion Tempo on sale for $64.95.
Rono achieved legendary status in 1978 when he set four world records in four different events in 81 days. Robert Johnson, who has an autographed poster of Rono on his office wall, pays his respects.
Past MB Talk On Rono
In just three races, Kiptum turned the marathon world upside down, setting a world record, and running the three fastest second halves ever in a marathon. Jonathan Gault recaps his life and career.
Stavanger Aftenblad's Erlend Nesje went to Jakob's house to catch up with one of the sport's biggest stars who is on the comeback trail from injury. After finishing up an hour-long run, Jakob had some interesting comments to say about fame, Josh Kerr, and Jake Wightman.
We present to you the LetsRun.com Shoe Awards for 2023. What is the best shoe of 2023, the supershoe of 2023, the newcomer of the year and more?
Kelvin Kiptum, Faith Kipyegon, Keely Hodgkinson and everyone in the OAC are among the stars who experimented with Maurten Bicarb System in 2023 ($65 for 4 doses). The big question: does it work? (paywall lifted)
We think most of you could guess the #1 brand, but the #2 might be a surprise. We break down the most popular brands overall, and for road, trail, and racing.
Running shoe construction has changed a lot in the last decade. Runners are still looking for more durable running shoes, but we take a look at some of the most durable shoes and what makes them stand out.
Stack heights on shoes are getting bigger and bigger. Runners are liking these shoes more and more. We try and make sense of the cushioning revolution.
Kiptum, who regularly runs 150+ miles a week, runs so hard in training that his coach Gervais Hakizimana wants him to slow down: "I told him that in five years he would be done, that he must calm down to last in athletics."
Want to know what running shoes real runners like best? We've got some answers for you as our Better Running Shoe review site is now open to the public. Real reviews, from real runners, with data science.
What links Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the NAU cross country team, and Sebastian Coe? Double threshold training, which is having a moment in 2023. Note, most of this article is behind our SC paywall for 72 hours (until Saturday).
Are all the fast times merely a product of supershoes? Or is it something more? We spoke to coaches Dathan Ritzenhein, Jason Vigilante and Dave Smith to figure it out.
Your latest American stars share their insights.
Keira D'Amato, the new American record holder in the marathon, was joined by Deena Kastor, who held the record for 15 years.
Sisson was the guest on the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast after she became the first American to go sub 67 in the half marathon on a record-eligible course. Podcast highlights above. Full pod here.
Woody Kincaid joined us after he broke the American record indoors at 5000. He talks above why he left the Bowerman Track Club. Podcast highlights and link to full podcast here.
Coogan's New Balance Boston team had 3 Olympians in 2021 and 2022 could be the biggest year yet for the program with 2 new additions and the TRACK at New Balance coming on March 1st.
Danny Mackey has taken the Brooks Beasts from an unproven club to the Olympic podium in its first decade.
Dathan Ritzenhein is the first of the top pro coaches to sit down and talk about his club heading into the 2022 campaign.
‒Frank Dick, talking to Athletics Weekly, about how it's important for coaches to always keep learning.
MB: Coaching and aspiring coaches, you must read this piece on Frank Dick