In this week's weekly recap, we take a look back at last week's NCAA conference xc champs and start to get pumped for the upcoming NCAAs. The New Mexico, NC State, BYU and Colorado women all look tough to beat. Plus a look at the best celebrations, big individual wins by Wesley Kiptoo and Mercy Chelangat and a celebration of the Hasz twins.
Archived Homepage For November 01, 2021
Archived Homepage For November 01, 2021
Kipchoge News
Friend of LRC Cathal Dennehy travels to Kenya to get a behind the scenes look at Kipchoge's training and lifestyle. He learns about Kipchoge's daily routine, aversion for celebrations, views on training and if he's thinking about Paris 2024.
- More Than 1000 Runners Win Places In Paris 2024 Mass-Participation Race After Beating Eliud Kipchoge Over 5k The pursuit-style race marking 1000 days to go until Paris, saw Kipchoge take off after the masses and anyone who finished ahead of him won a free spot to the 2024 race. Kipchoge said, "This is the first time I am happy to have lost." *Discuss
More Distance News
- Viola Cheptoo Will Run Her First Marathon With Her Brother, Bernard Lagat, On The Broadcast Cheptoo, who ran 66:47 for her half debut in 2020, says, “It’s a unique thing because I don’t think a lot of people get to have a family member commentate on one of their races, let alone be there to just watch them. So, this is going to be fun.”
*Bernard Lagat And Deena Kastor To Join NYC Marathon Broadcast Team
- Francine Niyonsaba Says She Wouldn't Move Back To The 800m Even If She Could “I would never go back. ...I have forgotten about the 800m because I am now focusing on the longer distances."
- Mo Farah Wants To End His Career With A Final Summer Of Glory Next Year The article says Farah would like to try for one of the three big events next summer (Worlds, Commonwealth Games or European Champs), but Farah's quote mentions going out possibly on the roads from the 10k to marathon distance.
- Ruth Chepngetich's 64:02 Half-Marathon WR And Francine Niyonsaba's 5:21.56 2000m WR Ratified By World Athletics Granted Chepngetich’s record has already been broken by Letesenbet Gidey's ridiculous 62:52.
On The Boards
On The Boards
NCAA XC Conference Championship Weekend
NCAA XC Conference Championship Weekend
(link fixed) The USTFCCCA recaps all of the conference action for you. Watch the end of the Pac 12 men's race above. *USTFCCCA Weekend Preview
- Dyestat PAC 12 Champs Recap: Charlies Hicks Wins Over Cooper Teare; Abby Nichols Leads Colorado Women To Team Title Colorado men also won the team title, 39 points to Stanford's 52.
- Maggie Donahue's Individual Win Leads Georgetown Women To Big East XC Championship
- Butler Men Repeat As Big East XC Champs They beat Georgetown by 14-points.
- Furman Men And Women Win Sweep Ninth Straight Southern Conference XC Champs
- New Mexico Women Score Perfect 15 Points To Extend Mountain West Championship Streak To 14; Air Force Men Repeat New Mexico's Amelia Mazza-Downie and Boise State's Dario De Caro were the individual winners. *Results
- OSU Men And Women Sweep Big 12 XC Champs Iowa State's Wesley Kiptoo got the individual win in 23:32, but his team lost to OSU by 7-points who took places 2-4. It was even closer on the women's side as OSU only beat Iowa State by 1-point with West Virginia's Ceili McCabe the individual winner.
- Wisconsin Men Win Big Ten XC Champs Badgers Bob Liking and Olin Hacker went 1-2. *Results
- Minnesota Women Take Big Ten XC Title Megan Hasz took the individual win to help the team beat out Wisconsin by 6-points. *Results
- Princeton Takes Men's Ivy League Team Title, Harvard's Matthew Pereira Captures Individual Crown
- Harvard Takes Women's Ivy League Team Title, Yale's Kayley DeLay Wins Individual Race
- Lumberjack Men And Women Sweep Big Sky XC Titles Drew Bosley in 23:15.6 just ahead of Nico Young (23:16.0). Taryn o'Neill won the women's race (16:31.6). *Results
World Famous Messageboard NCAA XC Chatter
- 2021 ACC XC IS Friday!!!
- Hand them the title now? #2 NC State women CRUSH 2021 ACC champs with just 20 points
- Hand them the title now? #1 New Mexico women CRUSH 2021 Mountain West Champs, go 1-2-3-4-5-6-7
- SEC Championship Predictions
- PAC12 XC turns in perhaps the most pathetic course in all of XC. Course just loops around recreational soccer fields for 6K/8K
- COOPER TEARE GOES HOMES DEVASTATED!!!! RS freshman Charles Hicks spanks Teare at Pac 12s
- New coach Bernard Lagat goes home DEVASTATED as Arizona men DNF and women rack up 343 points at PAC12s
- Big East Championship
- Big Ten Predictions
- Big West Rankings and Prdictions
- 2021 Ivy League XC predictions...?
- XC Champs Watching
- 2021 Ivy League XC predictions...?
- GLIAC XC 2021
- Big Sky Cross Country Championships GMAC 2021
- MIAC XC 2021
- Mid-Atlantic 2021 Men's XC Thread
- NESCAC XC 2021 Thread
- My coach is pissed about guys on my team lying about their height!
- Hardest D1 XC Conferences to be All-Conference In
WTF USATF?
Two years after botching the selection process for the Pan American Games, USATF has messed up again, leaving athletes in a web of confusion and frustration. Earlier this week, they announced a radically different marathon qualifying system that is based on just four races - three of which have already been held. Go figure.
Prediction Contest Winners
Who predicted the Chicago and Boston two-step the best?
Bonus Podcast
The LRC team breaks down today's action for our SC members in our weekly bonus Friday 15 podcast. Which women's team was most impressive? Do the Notre Dame men have a chance? Are Cooper Teare's dreams of an individual crown over? How about Megan Hasz, who like her twin sister, is the 2021 Big Ten Champ.
Full ACC broadcast
Big Sky Highlights
Big East Women's Highlights
MVC Men (Epic Celebration)
Mountain West XC Highlights
SEC Men's Highlights
SEC Women's Highlights
Interesting Links That Passed Our Vetting Process
- Meet Harvey Lewis, the 45-year old Ohio social studies teacher who won the Big’s Backyard Ultra by running 354.169 miles. He broke his hand in the process but that didn't stop him from running to work the next day.
- Canadians are scratching their heads trying to figure out why some good athletes didn't get Athletics Canada funding 2:10:17 marathoner Ben Preisner didn't get nor did Olympic 9th placer Malindi Elmore.
- A closer look at the World Athletics AOY men's candidates We think it's either Crouser or Warholm and lean towards Crouser.
- A closer look at the World Athletics AOY women's candidates This is a tough one as well. We don't think it should go to Sydney McLaughlin as she barely competed. You don't give the MVP award to someone who only competes half the year.
- Here’s what we now know about how women runners should fuel their bodies differently from men.
- Unvaccinated athletes under the age of 18 may not be subject to a 21-day quarantine at Beijing 2022 Vaccines haven't been approved for people under the age of 18 in Russia and Russia pretty much gets what it wants when it comes to the Olympics.
- Here’s what we now know about how women runners should fuel their bodies differently from men.
- Brother Colm O'Connell says it is a "tremendous honour" to receive Presidential Distinguished Service Award from Irish govt "It's incredible and unbelievable that I should be selected...I often wonder sometimes how somebody who lives in a remote village in Kenya can be singled out."'
- RRW US 5k Champs Returning To NYC The Day Before the NYC Marathon - Full Elite Fields Here
- New York City Marathon Announces The Celebrities That Will Be Running This Year We've never heard of most of them but it includes Christy Turlington and Abby Wambach.
*MB: NY City Marathon announced its 2021 celebrity lineup - how many of these 'stars' have you heard of? - Valencia Half Marathon is the world's best Bother WRs were set there plus 8 of the top 10 men's times and 3 of the top 10 for the women.
- Faith Kipyegon will be guest of honor at November's Great Ethiopian Run and can't wait to meet the great Haile Gebreselassie "Haile had such a big impact on running in Ethiopia and Kenya and it is an honour for me to accept his invitation to this year's race," said Kipyegon.
- Alice Wright will be going for 1 hr track British record live on Saturday Talk about publicity stunts. The current record is a joke - it's 36:22 10k pace or 76:45 half marathon pace.
- From 3:04 to 2:29 in 3 years, a look at the incredible rise of British marathoner Rose Harvey She got 15th in London this year after running 3:04 there just three years ago.
Field / Sprint News
- Raven Saunders talks about going from being a patient at two mental health institutions to Olympic silver in the shot put A good and inspiring profile of Saunders who succinctly described some of her struggles as, “I’m black, I’m gay, I’m in Mississippi.”
- Stephen Francis on Elaine Thompson-Herah's departure - It's about the money "So I will say in summary that most athletes from what I’ve heard who have made changes, do it because of finances. Messi left Barcelona because of finances. Ronaldo left Juventus just because of finances. Everybody, athletes in general try to maximize earnings. Many times they’re unsuccessful and I would not be surprised if this was the case here.”
- Rio 4 x 400 medallist Anyika Onuora of GBR talks about how racist it was to grow up in Liverpool in the 1990s “Because we were the only black family within the area, we were always the target. We weren’t allowed to play out, eggs would get smashed on the windows, or bricks would come through the window. Then there was stuff put through the letterbox. We got robbed, the car got stolen and they basically put a firebomb in the car. Things were getting really dangerous just to even live and exist in that area, so we had to move."
- SAFP used to think she'd be too old for 2024 Paris but now says "I could definitely see it as a thing"
- 2009 World discus champion and 14-time Aussie champ Dani Stevens retires at age 33
Crazy New Details On Agnes Tirop's Murder
The craziest info in this article is that Tirop was likely killed two days before her body was found despite the fact that neighbors and her sister (who was staying in the same house) heard screams the night she was killed. The article also alleges that Tirop's husband had been transferring ownership of her property and cars to himself before her death.
- Investigator Says Tirop's Agnes Husband Left A Confession Note Tirop had apparently been staying away from the home she shared with her husband due to his abuse, but was convinced to come back, although her sister came with her because she was worried about her safety.
- Several Kenyan Athletes Share Their Memories Of Agnes Tirop Includes words from Olympic marathon champ Peres Jepchirchir, Hellen Obiri and 2016 Olympian and Bernard Lagat's sister Violah Lagat.
800m Royalty
Rogers' 2021 ended with a PB, an Olympic bronze medal, and the 4th fastest time ever by an American, not to mention a 25th birthday bash/ medal party (where Ajee' Wilson was in attendance) and being honored at the Houston Texans game. We talked to Ajee' and Raevyn separately. Listen on your favorite podcast app at the link above or in the player above.
Sprint Stuff
- Italy Is Outraged At Marcell Jacobs' And Gianmarco Tamberi's Exclusion From World Athletics' Nominees For Athlete Of The Year Italian National Olympic Committee President Giovanni Malagò has accused World Athletics of "a lack of respect."
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Isn't Counting Herself Out Of Paris 2024 Even Though She'll Be 38-Years-Old "Before I counted it (Paris 2024) out, but then after the season and just the progress, you kind of know there's more. ...Paris 2024, I could definitely see it as a thing. I definitely think 10.50 is possible."
- Sydney McLaughlin Honored By Her High School With Ceremony And Olympic Banner
Doping News: Huge Scandal In Ukraine
The report also says the Ukraine anti-doping organization reported six tests as out-of-competition when they were actually in-competition so that the athletes would meet the minimum number of out-of-competition tests required to go to Tokyo 2020.
- World Athletics Approves Applications Of Three Russian Distance Runners To Compete As Neutral Athletes 150 Russian athletes have been given neutral athlete status in 2021.
- Indonesian Olympic Committee President Fighting To Have WADA Ban Lifted Apparently there is a list of 24 items WADA has identified for them to take action on including paying a 4-year-old debt of $21,220 to the Qatar Anti-Doping Laboratory.
USATF News
- USATF Release 2022 World Championship Marathon Team Selection Procedure Preference will be given to athletes who finished top-10 at the Olympics or Chicago, Boston or NYC in 2021.
*MB: The new WC US Marathon standards are out. - USATF Foundation Board Awards Pitch Johnson Grants To 50 Athletes The athletes get $1500 each, totally $75,000.
UKA Sh*t Show
- The Telegraph: "Inside UK Athletics' Turmoil: Athletes Revolt, Outsiders Leave Sport 'In A Mess' And Shock Exits" Not many seem sad to see UKA chief executive Jo Coates and performance director Sara Symington go with GB legends including Linford Christie and Paula Radcliffe speaking out. Christie: “We need to stop employing people who have no track and field experience."
- Stephen Maguire The Frontrunner To Take Over UK Athletics After Resignation Of Joanna Coates Maguire, currently head of high performance at Sport Ireland, left UKA last year when he was controversially overlooked for the head coach job as Christian Malcolm was chosen.
LetsThrow.com
- Four-Time Australian Olympian Dani Stevens Retires She won 2009 world discus gold as well as three Commonwealth Games medals.
- RIP: Columbia University Shot Put Record Holder Albert Thompson, 89 In 1954, Thompson threw the shot 16.35m, a school record that still stands today.
- US Shot Putter Raven Saunders Talks About How She Came Back From Post-2016 Olympic Depression And Injury To Win Olympic Silver In Tokyo In 2018 Saunders says she contemplated suicide and ended up spending time in mental health institutions to get herself back on track mentally.
Trouble At Oregon?
(link fixed) Six women who recently left Oregon say they felt devalued as individuals and at risk for eating disorders because of the data-driven approach to their weight and body fat percentages. Head coach, Robert Johnson, defended the program's scientific approach and use of DEXA scans (medical imaging tests using X-rays to measure bone density and body fat percentage).
- MB: UO women track athletes alleging they felt victimized by the program's data-driven approach to weight and body fat percentage
- USATF Responds To Ken Goe's Article They give a link for anyone to report abuse, but say they do "not provide support to college athletes."
More From The Weekend
If you take out the time spent drinking, Bellmore's 400m splits were a sub-4 mile.
- AW Extensive Weekly Round-Up: GB Olympic Marathoner Jess Piasecki Runs 31:19 (#4 On UK All-Time List) To Win The Aged UK Leeds Abbey Dash 10k She beat out Charlotte Arter (31:30) and Jess Judd (31:38). Kadar Omar (28:46) won the men's race. 2:12:21 and 2:29:12 won the Venice Marathon and 2:09:43 and 2:30:27 won the Linz Marathon in Austria.
- Eritrea’s Awet Habte And Burundi’s Francine Niyomukunzi Win World Athletics XC Meet In Zornotza, Spain
- Providence's Abdel Laadjel And Central Connecticut's Angie Rafter Are NCAA DI XC Athletes Of The Week After Winning The CCSU Mini Meet
Your latest American stars share their insights.
American Record Holders
American Record Holders
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.
Best of Jon Gault
Best of Jon Gault
Take Your Love of LetsRun to the Next Level
Take Your Love of LetsRun to the Next Level
LetsRun Classics
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