– IAAF President Lamine Diack talking at the pre-World Junior Champs press conference about the future of track and field in the United States. The US hasn’t hosted an IAAF championship in 22 years (World XC in Boston, 1992).
LRC 2014 World Juniors Preview: Mary Cain Is the Favorite For Gold In The 3,000; Alexa Efraimson Could Medal In The 1,500; Does Anyone Else Have A Chance? Why is Mary Cain running the 3,000 and not the 1,500? We think we’ve got the answer. And it has nothing to do with ducking Alexa Efraimson or Elise Cranny but rather with avoiding the world #2 at 800 and world #7 at 1,500. With Ethiopia’s Senbere Teferi entered in the 1,500 and not the 3,000, the door is open for Cain to win the U.S.’s first-ever medal at a distance greater than 800 meters – and it could be gold. Efraimson and Cranny are seeded 3rd and 5th in the women’s 1,500 and could sneak a medal, but it’s going to be difficult for the rest of Team USA in the distances.
*RRWMary Cain Savoring (Second) Home Field Advantage for IAAF World Junior Championships
England 400 Hurdler Meghan Beesley Pulls Out Of CGs With Stress Fracture
Interesting:Study Looks At The Effects Of Music Before, During And After Running Study supports listening to pump-up music pre-run and suggests post-run music can help speed recovery.
Welsh 800 Runner And British Olympian, Gareth Warburton, To Miss Glasgow 2014 After Doping Positive Tilastapaja says he was a 1:50 guy at age 25, 1:48 guy at age 26 and 1:44 at age 29.
*MB: Who is 1:44.98 Gareth Warburton??? Brit kicked off of Commonwealths for doping positive.
*Gareth Warburton denies ‘knowingly taken any banned substance’ after he’s suspended for anti-doping offence
We span the globe in The Week That Was.
It’s time the IOC put the athletes interests first.
LRC One Of The Greatest 1,500s Ever: Silas Kiplagat Fastest Time In 10 Years, World Junior Record, 7 Men (Including Nick Willis) Sub-3:30, Leo Manzano And Matt Centrowitz PR
The world record of 3:26.00 remains safe, but the much-hyped men’s 1,500 delivered, producing one of the greatest races in the history of the event. *IAAF Recap
Discuss: What a 1500!!! Kiplagat 3:27.64. 5 guys break 3:30. Leo the Lion roars again – Manzano over Centro in 3:30.98!!!
*MB: Nick Willis!!! 3:29.91! Greatest non African since the Brits !
*MB: Time for people to start worrying about Ronald Kwemoi
LRCWhat An 800: Nijel Amos Takes Down King David As Five Men Run 1:42This was historically good and brought back memories of the fantastic men’s 800 Olympic final from 2012. The 800 is now a “must-watch” event.
MB:Amos wins in 1:42.45. 1:42.53 LIKE A BOSSE!!! Rudisha was only 5th!
Good Analysis: Science Of Sports’ Ross Tucker Blogs About Long-Term Implications Of Powell’s & Simpson’s Bans Being Cut To 6 Months Along the way, he wonders what the hell were the athletes thinking when they took something called “Epiphany.”
IAAF Recap Of Lucerne:Valerie Adams won #52 in a row, Michelle-Lee Ahye won the 100 and 200 but pulled up injured after 200. Here is a video of Ahye pulling up in the 200.
*Distance:Andy Bayer 12-Second PR To 8:25!! Donn Cabral 8:22, Forys 8:24, Torrence 1:46, Grunewald 15:33
Lots Of US 800 Men In Liege On Wed. – Rutt, Wieczorek, Martin, Loxsom, Abda, Greer, Andrews
US’s 4 X 800 World Indoor Record And Mary Cain’s 1,000 World Junior Record Ratified By IAAF So too was Jamaica’s 4 x 200 from World Relays.
LRC Molly Huddle Runs 14:42.64 To Lower Her 5,000m American Record As Genzebe Dibaba Gets World Leader Molly Huddle lowered her American record and Genzebe Dibaba got the world-leading win.
On The Boards:Thank you Molly Huddle: 14:42 AR
*MB:Betsy Saina Drops Her PR from 15:12.05 to 14:39.49
LRCIt Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This: Ajee’ Wilson Snaps Eunice Sum’s Unbeaten Streak, Wins Her First Career DL Title In World-Leading 1:57.67Eunice Sum came in having won 14 in a row. Sum ran the 2nd fastest time of her life – and lost to an American. Congrats Ajee’ Wilson.
*MB:Ajee takes down Sum in 1:57.67 looking relaxed!
The Rest Of The Meet:
LRCMonaco Full Wrap-Up: Jairus Birech Wins Again In Steeple, Justin Gatlin 19.68 Into A Headwind, Bondarenko Over 2.40 Again And Torie Bowie 10.80 WLThis was by far the best track meet of the year. Pascal Martinot-Lagarde joined the sub-13.00 club, there was a massive mark in the women’s TJ and world leaders in the men’s 200 and women’s 100. But it wasn’t a good day for Evan Jager.
*Bohdan Bondarenko Over 2.40m Again In Monaco
*Ibarguen’s Terrific Triple Jump Of 15.31m In Monaco
*Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Still Struggling On Comeback From Injury As She Only Finishes 6th In 100 She still set a SB, though, with 11.01.
*Two French NRs Went Down: Pascal Martinot-Lagarde’s 12.95 And Pierre-Ambroise Bosse’s 1:42.53
Sounds Awesome: Documentary Film That Has Been Following David Rudisha Since He Was 16 Will Air On Tuesday On BBC We love the title: 100 Seconds to Beat the World: Father, Son and the Holy Coach.
Finally:Ashton Eaton Gets A Nice Feature In UK’s Independent Before His Long Jump On The Mall This Weekend Eaton is enjoying track a lot this year: “It’s like I’m not even competing like a professional track and field athlete. There’s no mental stress, just traveling around the world having fun.”
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