– Brigid Kosgei speaking after running her 2:14:04 world record about how she initially didn’t want to wear Nike’s ZoomX Vaporfly Next% shoe, but was convinced after watching the INEOS 1:59 Challenge.
LRC FinalBrigid Kosgei Runs 2:14:04, Shatters Women’s Marathon World Record At 2019 Chicago MarathonPaula Radcliffe‘s legendary 2:15:25 world record is history after 16+ years.
LRC FinalLawrence Cherono Sprints To 2019 Chicago Marathon Title, His 2nd Straight Major Win Just as he did in Boston earlier this year, Lawrence Cherono won a thrilling sprint finish for the title today in Chicago. Meanwhile, former NOP teammates Mo Farah and Galen Rupp both struggled but 10 Americans broke 2:12.
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LRC Report Card Time: From A+ To F, We Grade Team USA At Worlds From the very best (A+: Brazier, Schweizer, Groner), to the very worst (F: Colleen Quigley), we hand out the grades to Team USA at Worlds.
USOPC Relaxes Rule 40 Guidlines For Athletes Ahead Of Tokyo 2020 The controversial rule has always had very rigid restrictions on what athletes and their sponsors could do during the Olympics. Now for example athletes are allowed to thank their sponsors and receive congratulatory messages from their sponsors during the Games.
*Full USOPC Release
*British Olympic Association Also Revising Restrictions On Personal Sponsors During Olympics
LRC Final Timothy Cheruiyot DOMINATES Men’s 1,500 And Wins First World Title In 3:29.26 Timothy Cheruiyot outran the world’s best 1,500 runners from start to finish and when it was all said and done he had the achieved the largest margin of victory in WChamps history (2.12 seconds).
LRC Final Joshua Cheptegei Outkicks Yomif Kejelcha To Join The Great Kenenisa Bekele As World XC And 10,000m Champs In Same Year Cheptegei held off a stiff challenge from Kejelcha on the final lap to get the 10,000m crown to go with his World XC crown.
*MB: THAT WAS A GREAT 10000
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Sara Hall And Futsum Zienasellassie Kick To Victory At USATF 10 Mile Champs Hosted At The Medtronic TC 10 Mile Just a week after running 2:22 for 5th in Berlin, Hall ran 53:11, six seconds ahead of Makena Morley. Zienasellassie finished in 46:55, two seconds in front of Abbabiya Simbassa. *Results
Daniel Herrera (4:05) And Emily Lipari (4:33 – CR) Win At The Navy Mile This was the finale of the BBTM Grand Prix with Herrera and Heather Kampf (4th place) finishing as the series overall winners.
*Low-Key Pre-Race Interview With Kampf
LRC Questions & (Some) Answers: Galen Rupp Meets The Press Ahead Of 2019 Chicago Marathon Jonathan Gault has a hard time believing one key answer Rupp gave at today’s press event. When asked when did he learn that Salazar had been charged by USADA, Rupp said, “I read about it on the news, I think like everybody else.” Hard to believe as Rupp was a witness in the Salazar case. As for what type of shape Rupp is in, Rupp himself wants to know. “I’m kind of wondering about it too, to be honest,” Rupp said.
*Rupp’s Official Statement On Salazar*Rupp Video Interview
LRC Mo Farah & Jordan Hasay Speak, Emma Bates Tries Not To Throw Up, & More From 2019 Chicago Marathon Media Day American record alert. Jordan Hasay says she’s going out in 70 flat.
*Jordan Hasay Says She’s Going Out In 70 Flat
*Emma Bates Wants To Run 2:24
*Stephanie Bruce Wants A Big PR
*Parker Stinson Shooting For 2:10
Farah Addresses Salazar’s Ban In Chicago
Mo Farah: “There is no allegation against me. I’ve not done anything wrong. Let’s be clear – these allegations are about Alberto Salazar.” Farah also urged the authorities to “test me any time.”
*Farah Reminds Everyone In 2015, He Flew Over To Confront Salazar Over BBC/ProPublica Allegations And Salazar Promised Him They Weren’t True
*Farah Refuses To Say If He Feels Let Down By Salazar But Does Say He Feels Let Down By Press Coverage
*Farah Suggests There Was A Racial Element In Coverage Of Him
Ex Nike Star Michael Johnson Had Little Sympathy For Sifan Hassan When She Cried And Said She Was Clean On The BBC “Running fast, if you’ve been under some kind of doping cloud, doesn’t make you clean, it doesn’t prove to people that you’re clean. They are going to say, ‘Yeah, that’s what I mean.'”
Irish 1,500 Runner Ciara Mageean Goes On Irish Radio And Doesn’t Sound Like A Fan Of Sifan Hassan “If you associate with a coach who is known to have doping offences, you are opening yourself up to questions. … The fact that she ran the 10k with a sub four-minute 1,500m to finish it and then 3:51 gun to tape [in the 1,500m], yeah, it’s an interesting one.”
LRC What Does It All Mean? Four Thoughts On Eliud Kipchoge’s 1:59:40 Marathon Be inspired by Kipchoge’s greatness and the unifying power of the feat even if it won’t count as a World Record. That being said, the shoe technology needs to be fair to all moving forward. *NYTimes*BBC*WSJ
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NOP Is Done – Nike CEO Mark Parker Shuts Down The NOPCalling the situation a “distraction” that is “compromising (the athletes) ability to focus on their training and competition needs”, Parker had made the decision to “wind down the Oregon Project.” He, however, reiterated his support for Alberto Salazar, writing, “we will continue to support Alberto in his appeal as a four-year suspension for someone who acted in good faith is wrong.”
If Kipchoge Fails To Break 2, Will He Lose The Status As The #1 Marathoner To Bekele? TFN: How Kenenisa Bekele Returned To World-Beating Form Bekele: “After achieving this time, I am confidant that I am back.”
LRCPodcast: Doha Worlds Recap, INEOS 1:59 And Chicago Marathon (Rupp Vs. Farah) Preview, Alberto Salazar Ban The World Track and Field Champs are in the books and the Chicago Marathon and INEOS 1:59 Challenge are here and Alberto Salazar is still banned. Subscribe today on your favorite podcast platform.
Watch the INEOS 1:59 Challenge Live
LRC In The End, The Doha Worlds Ended Up Being Pretty Spectacular World Cup fans breathe easy. 5 years ago when the track and field world champs were awarded to Doha, dire predictions were made. In the end, the championships ended up being fabulous, particularly from a performance standpoint. Air-conditioned outdoor stadiums really do work.
LRC/RRW Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa Wins World Title And Says Bekele Can Go Sub-2 In The Marathon Desisa is the first man to ever win Boston, NY and Worlds.
LRC Final Sifan Hassan Completes Historic 10,000/1,500 Double In Style With A 3:51.95!!! Hassan completed an epic double with an epic front-run that resulted in a 3:51.95 win.
LRC Final Hellen Obiri Returns To Her Winning Ways, Defends 5,000 Title With 14:26.72 Championship Record Obiri hasn’t had the smoothest of seasons but she front-ran her way to gold tonight.
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