– Bob Kennedy talking about rediscovering running as an amateur runner, 10 years after DNFing in his marathon debut at the 2004 NYC Marathon. After that race, he didn’t run a step for years and gained 50 lbs., but now at 44 years old, he’s back at it now looking to run in the 3:20-3:30 range on Sunday.
LRC 2014 New York City Marathon Men’s Preview: 2-Time Defending Champ Geoffrey Mutai Takes on Wilson Kipsang, Stephen Kiprotich, and Meb Mutai (2:03:02 pb) and Kipsang (2:03:23) are the big names but there’s plenty of talent behind them, including Olympic/World champ Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda, 2013 Boston champ Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia and 2013 NYC 3rd-placer Lusapho April of South Africa. Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi will also be running his 10th marathon of the year in NYC.
LRC American Men’s Chances: Can Meb Do It Again? What about Ryan Vail or Puskedra? Boston champ Meb Keflezighi is the big American name in New York. Ryan Vail (2:10:57 pb) and Nick Arciniaga (2:11:30 pb) will be looking to battle Meb for top American honors alongside debutants Luke Puskedra and Aron Rono.
LRC The Good, The Bad And The Ugly From Last Year’s New York City Marathon Broadcast on ESPN2 We take a look back at the first live national broadcast of the NYC Marathon in 25 years and give you our thoughts. A few easy solutions would vastly improve the broadcast – including starting the men, not the women first.
How 5 DL Winners Are Planning To Spend Their $50,000 In Prize Money Christian Taylor, Reese Hoffa, Michael Tinsley Fabiana Murer and Novlene Williams-Mills share their big payday plans.
Japan: Kenya’s Jackson Limo (2:11:43) And Belarus’ Maryna Damantsevich (2:33:04) Win Osaka Marathon
RRW Remembering Mbulaeni Mulaudzi – South Africa’s Greatest 800 Athlete, Who Has Died At Age 34 The six-time global medalist and two-time world champ (once indoor) who beat the great Wilson Kipketer in the Olympics and David Rudisha at Worlds will be missed. RIP at age 34.
*MB: R.I.P 2004 800m Olympic Silver Medalist – Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
Half A Million $$$ On The Line: Former WR Holder Wilson Kipsang Will Need To Cross The Line First In NYC To Win The Overall World Marathon Majors Series Right now Kipsang is 3rd in the standings behind Dennis Kimetto and Tsegaye Kebede.
LRCACCs Preview: Syracuse Men Could Nearly Be Perfect; Florida State Women Go For 7 Straight The #3 Syracuse men should have no problem winning their second straight ACC title on Friday as they dominated the Wisconsin meet. #12 Florida State will have a harder time defending its title as it’s one of five ACC women’s squads ranked between #12 and #18. Syracuse’s Martin Hehir and Boston College’s Liv Westphal lead the individual fields.
LRCPAC-12 Preview: Can Anyone Stop Colorado Or Cheserek? What About Shelby Houlihan Or The Oregon Women? The PAC-12 meet is the best XC conference meet in the country and we break it down for you.
On The Boards: Pac 12 Predictions
LRCXC Fan Polls: Who Are Your Top 10 In The Nation And In The Power Conferences? We want your votes.
South African Prosecutors Will Appeal Oscar Pistorius Trial Conviction And Sentence In South Africa, an appeal does not involve a retrial or the submission of any new evidence. Prosecutors want a 10-year sentence instead of the 5 Pistorius got.
NYT: 1/3 Of Elite Women In NYC Are Mothers Including Kara Goucher: “I watched Paula win New York, basically leading from the starting gun to the finish tape, and afterward she picked up her baby. I realized I can do both. And I want to do both.”
Kate Grace Is Inspired By Her Mom Kathy Smith – A Fitness Icon Who Sold 16 Million Videos “My mother also taught me the value of the full-body workout of strength, flexibility and mobility.”
AP: Unpaid Volunteers Worth Millions To Olympics An estimate said it would cost at least $100 million to pay Rio’s 70,000 volunteers a minimum wage to work two weeks at the games.
MB:Austin Tamagno Breaks Famed Mt. SAC Course Record – Runs 14:23! Tamagno could be America’s next great miler as he’s already run 4:09 as a frosh, 4:06 as a sophomore.
*MileSplit High School XC Weekend Recap
Ticket Prices For IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 Unveiled On 300-Day Countdown Make your travel plans now. Tickets range from US $8.00 to US $163.50.
Columnist Asks How Will Asafa Powell Be Judged By History? “With all his setbacks, Asafa Powell is one of Jamaica most resilient athletes in its history.”
Study Finds That Running In The Cold Can Reduce Your Body’s Immune Function However, the study also said that “low intensity pre-exercise shivering” helped boost immune function.
Problems With Roof Increase 2012 Olympic Stadium Conversion Costs By $57.5 Million The extra money will either need to be paid by taxpayers or West Ham United.
We recap the week of pro track and field: "Look at Mills, Look at Mills!," the marathon world record is dropping faster than ever,the Canadian marathon record lives on, a big week for Nick Symmonds, a bad week for Jeff Demps, and what about the OSU runner who flipped off Justin Gatlin?Plus we talk about Steve Scott's manhood battle with cancer.
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