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In the span of 60 minutes on Sunday, six meet records fell in the track events, including Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's 50.65 WR in the 400 hurdles. Jonathan Gault puts it in perspective for you.

Fisher won a great duel with Abdihamud Nur and Parker Wolfe dueled with Graham Blanks for the third spot. After it's over, Robert Johnson wonders if Fisher really is at a new level in 2024? And will Wolfe or Blanks go to Paris?

Bryce Hoppel entered the exclusive 1:42 club as training partner Hobbs Kessler made the Olympics in his second event and Brandon Miller got 3rd.

The race was historically fast by American standards and makes us think all three US Olympians have a shot at a medal in Paris.

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Video of race if you haven't seen it.

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There were six track finals on Sunday and al six produced a championship record win.

Saturday Trials Coverage
Saturday Trials Coverage

Kelati, who won her first US track title, is guaranteed a spot at the Olympics while Valby & Schweizer are likely to qualify via world ranking.

Men's 200

Christian Coleman who ran 9.93 and 19.89 in Eugene but was 4th in both races and didn't make the 100m or 200m teams.

Women's 200

The US has been utterly dominant in the 200m this year as the top 9 women in the world are all Americans and the leader of that group is Gabby Thomas.

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We recap Saturday's action where Noah Lyles and Gabby Thomas won the 200s and Weini Kelati won the 10,000m with Parker Valby 2nd.

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James Corrigan's Dreams Become Reality

What a run for the guy who was only 9th at NCAAs. The bad news is the Olympics is a zero-sum game and it means Evan Jager won't be going to a 3rd Olympics.

Jamaican Champs Day 2

Last year's Jamaican champion Oblique Seville was second in 9.82 and Ackeem Blake third (9.92).
*MB: Kishane Thompson runs an easy 9.77 WL to win Jamaican Trials

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Despite hitting the 8th hurdle, Holloway ran 12.86 in the first race where three men broke 13.00.
*All Hail The Big Flamingo 
*Post-race interview with Holloway

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It's been a busy few days for Jakob Ingebritsen
British Champs

The 2022 world champion withdrew from the Britis trials on Friday and will need a lot of help to make it to the Olympics. "It’s all completely out of his control now," Geoff Wightman to LRC. "It depends on results on the weekend. For 1500, there’s almost no chance because it’s first two plus Josh and the first two are very likely to have the standard."

Previous Trials Coverage
Previous Trials Coverage
Steeple for the Ages

Everyone who thought the US steeple was in a bad place is wrong. Val Constien got the in in 9:03 as PRs were set left and right behind her.

Day 2 MB Talk & Live Reaction Show

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This Week's Pod

Centro confirms he has run his last track race and helps us break down the Trials so far. Plus, he tell us who is the 2024 Olympic favorite.

Jamaican Trials

The oft-injured super talent appears to be in supreme form. Can he stay healthy?

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This means Wightman's chances of competing in Paris could be slim. The British system gives one discretionary spot (already going to Josh Kerr in the 1500m and world bronze medalist Ben Pattison in the 800m) and then first two across the line get automatic selection if they have the standard. So Wightman has to hope someone finishes top two who doesn't have the standard and then he could possibly be given another discretionary spot.
*MB: Josh Kerr running the 800m instead of 1500m at the UK Olympic Trials

Time Dubs Paris 2024 "The Noah Lyles Games"

Time does a lengthy profile/interview with Lyles where they write that Paris is "set to go down as the Noah Lyles Games." If he can repeat his performance from 2023 Worlds, he'll be the first man since Usain Bolt to pull off the Olympic sprint triple gold and the first American since Carl Lewis 40 years ago.

Trials Preview

We preview the women's 1500, 10k, and steeple and men's 800 and 5k as the second half of the Trials kicks off on Thursday.

The Jamaican Trials Start Thursday

Thompson-Herah injured her Achilles at the NYC Grand Prix earlier this month (she says it's a small tear) and won't race the Jamaican Trials.
*MB: ELAINE THOMPSON-HERAH OUT OF OLYMPICS

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The Joy of the Trials

Thanks to Nuguse, the times were fast as places 3-8 all ran PBs but Hocker owned the last 250m.

The Agony of the Trials

What a crazy night at the Trials. Quick recaps, results, and video.


    Elle St. Pierre edged Elise Cranny for the win as Karissa Schweizer got 3rd as the top 3 all broke the championship record leaving NCAA phenom Parker Valby 4th despite a PR.
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    The End Of An Era

    Associate head coach Heather Burroughs is also out. This a year after there were complaints about and an investigation into Wetmore and the program's use of body composition analysis. During his time at Colorado, Wetmore has lead the team to eight NCAA XC titles and had five individual XC champions.

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    Day 3 at The Trials

    Lyles tied his pb by running 9.83 with Kenny Bednarek (9.87) and Fred Kerley (9.88) joining him on the team to Paris, while Coleman was 4th in 9.93.

    Kenneth Rooks in the king of the US steeple now, Matthew Wilkinson is a real life Cinderella, and so may be James Corrigan who stunned everyone to get third with Evan Jager likely still going to the Olympics in 4th. Hillary Bor had a devastating fall.

    Kenneth Rooks put on an impressive performance in the steeple, Quincy Wilson set another high school record in the 400 and made the final, Kendall Ellis captured the 400m, and Athing Mu and Raevyn Rogers made the 800 final but Ajee' Wilson didn't for the first time since 2012

    LRC Live Reaction Show w Ed Eyestone Joining Us- Noah Lyles 9.83 FTW as Bednarek and Kerley make the team and Coleman goes hom DEVASTATED.

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      Day 2 at the Trials

      There is more to the Sha'Carri Richardson of 2024 than greatness and joy. There is growth, there is understanding, there is appreciation. "I’ve grown [into] a better understanding of myself, a deeper respect and appreciation for my gift that I have in the sport," Richardson said.

        Yared Nuguse tied the Olympic Trials record in the 1500 to lead qualifying for the final as Cole Hocker looked sharp to setup a mouth watering final.

          Noah Lyles looked amazing, so did Yared Nuguse and Cole Hocker, as the high school kid Christian Miller struggled with his start but showed some poise.

          Day 1 at Trials
          Day 1 at Trials

          After finishing 2nd, 2nd, and 4th the last three years, Fisher finally won the US 10k title, taking off with 1k to go and using a 4:06 final 1600 to break the field, as Woody Kincaid was 2nd and Nico Young held off a gutsy run by Drew Hunter to finish third. The battle for 3rd was anti-climatic as Paul Chelimo fell off over the final mile so the battle for 3rd meant nothing thanks to there not being quota allocation spots on the track.

          Wilson took down a 42-year-old record and won his heat with the second-fastest time of the day. He also broke Justin Robinson's world U18 record of 44.84.

        • LRC Live Blog From The Interns The message board thread has the most details but the interns are keeping you up to date on the big stories.
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            • Valby races the pros
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              His agent Ricky Simms told LetsRun it was due to a hamstring injury. "He tried to do some strides yesterday, but it’s just not letting him go," Simms said.

              We share the 6 biggest storylines for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials — Track & Field. Who is the fastest man and woman in America? Can SML and Grant Holloway break the WRs? How do Athing Mu and Ryan Crouser look in their 2024 outdoor debuts? And what happens in the greatest event in track - the men's 1500?

              Parker Valby has dominated the NCAA level in 2024 but can she run away from everyone at the pro ranks? If not, does she have the kick needed to make the team?

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              OT 100m Preview

              Right now, Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles are favorites for Olympic gold. Will that still be the case after this weekend's 100s? Could 18-year-old Christian Miller really make the team? What shoes will Fred Kerley wear?

              OT 10k Preview

              The first final of the 2024 US Olympic Trials features four studs -- Fisher, Young, Woody Kincaid, Paul Chelimo -- vying for three spots to Paris.

              The Latest on Knighton
              • WADA says it hasn't decided if it will appeal Knighton being cleared to run "Once Wada has the full reasoned decision, it will study that, along with the case file, with its usual scepticism and diligence," a Wada spokesperson BBC Sport.
              • WADA rips Travis Tygart & Tygart fires back WADA is still pissed Tygart ripped them for clearing 23 Chinese swimmers and said, "If this had been an athlete in China, we dare to think that Mr Tygart would be singing a different tune, and very loudly," but Tygart was having none of it and responded, "Unlike the China TMZ 23, in this case, as the rules required, we provisionally suspend the athlete, presented the issues before an independent arbitrator, and publicly announced the outcome. It is sad to see but Wada has truly lost it and is crumbling before the world’s eyes."

              Knighton had been provisionally suspended since April 12 after testing positive for the banned substance trenbolone -- the same substance for which Jarrion Lawson was banned (and subsequently cleared). Article includes statements from USADA head Travis Tygart as well as Knigton's lawyer Howard Jacobs.

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              From Kara Goucher to Clayton Murphy, Evan Jager to Andrew Wheating, dozens of US Olympians have the Olympic rings on their body. Here are their stories.

              Michael Johnson's Plan

              The league has signed up Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who has only run 4 Diamond Leagues in her life, to commit to doubling at 4 meets a year. There will be six event groups per sex (no field events) with 48 athletes getting base contracts to double in all four meets (one in LA, other locations TBD). Winners of the combined events scoring will get $100k per meet down to $10k for 8th. The first meet is scheduled for April 2025. What's surprising is the events groups are totally siloed off. So with this format, Michael Johnson would never have faced his 200m rivals Frankie Fredericks or Ato Boldon in the 200 as Johnson would be in the 200/400 group and Boldon/Fredericks in the 100/200 group. So Sydney will never face Marileidy Paulino or Athing Mu in the 400 as they'll be in the 200/400 and 800/1500 groups while she'll be in the 400h/400 group.

              RIP

              Competing against legends Kipchoge Keino and Ron Clarke in the 1964 Olympic final in Tokyo, Schul used a 38.7-second final 300m to win an iconic gold medal. His daughter confirmed his death to LetsRun.

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              That's passes Seb Coe for #3 on the all-time list and fastest since David Rudisha ran his WR in 2012. Wycliffe Kinyamal was runner-up in 1:42.50.

              Pre Pre Classic News

              If you turned into the broadcast portion of the pre-race conference expecting fireworks, you left disappointed but things got a bit spicy when LRC talked to them individually afterwards as Ingebrigtsen clearly was bothered by Kerr's podcast criticisms of him, calling them a "coward move."

              Workout Analysis

              Jakob's recent 12 x 400, 10 x 200 workout has generated a lot of buzz. What do the LRC coaches think about it? They are most impressed by something hardly anyone is talking about.

              10 Years With LRC

              This weekend's Prefontaine Classic marks 10 years since Jonathan Gault's first meet for LetsRun.com. He reflects on what he learned from his first trip to Eugene to cover David Rudisha and Galen Rupp in 2014.

              Time Flies When You Are Having Fun

              After a decade with LetsRun.com, Jonathan Gault counts down his 10 favorite races he has seen in-person. Usain Bolt, Matthew Centrowitz, and Jakob Ingebrigtsen all make appearances - who claims the #1 spot?

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              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).

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              Keira D'Amato, the new American record holder in the marathon, was joined by Deena Kastor, who held the record for 15 years.

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