Cook won at RunningLane last week and will try to win a second national title on Saturday in San Diego. Sherry broke the VCP course record but will face stiff competition from Zane Bergen, Riley Hough, and others.
*MB: The 2021 Eastbay XC champs are Saturday. Who you got?
LA Times Appreciation: Al Franken, innovative and entertaining track and field promoter, made sports fun He was most famous for his southern California indoor meets including the Sunkist Invitational, he attracted the sports biggest stars including Wilma Rudolph, Bob Beamon, Jim Ryun, Prefontaine, Sergey Bubka, Eammon Coghlan, Evelyn Ashford, Gail Devers, JJK, etc.
Scott Reid: "If track and field, as is often suggested, is a three-ring circus, then Franken was one of its leading ringmasters for parts of four decades." Reid also describes Franken as "one of the most influential figures in American track and field’s golden era from the 1950s through the 1970s."
Sports Examiner: An under-appreciated legend in his own time: remembering track promoter Al Franken
A great read as for a long time Trewogy, who was coached remotely by Bill Dellinger, wasn't recognized as the WR holder and Trewogy herself didn't make a big deal about it.
*MB: Great read: 50 Yrs Later: Cheryl Treworgy—Shalane Flanagan’s Mom—Reflects on Being the First Woman to Break 2:50 in the Marathon
Zátopek - the film - is Czech Republic’s submission for Academy Awards Best Foreign Film TFN reviews the biopic and says it will be out in 2022.
Nick Willis talks to Doug Binder about his New Year's Eve sub-4 mile attempt If Willis does it, it will be a record 20th year in a row that he's gone sub-4. "The event is a fund-raiser for the Tracksmith Foundation, which seeks to address issues of diversity and inclusivity in the sport with an emphasis on assisting Russell Dinkins' efforts to protect collegiate track teams."
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Conner Mantz pro debut was a victory in 1:00:55 over Sam Chelanga as Keita D'Amato dominated in 1:07:55.
There were also NZ, Irish, and South African records in the race, while NCAA XC champ Whittni Orton was upset by BAA pro Annie Rodenfels in the women's 5,000, 15:08 to 15:09.
The top-3 women broke 2:30 while there were three men sub-2:13. *Results
NP's Colin Sahlman (14:03.29) was the individual champion, while twin brothers Leo Young (14:05.07) and Lex Young (14:05.49) went 2-3. Newbury Park scored 28 points to win.
Prerace: LRC The 2021 Newbury Park Boys Are the Greatest High School Cross Country Team in US History
Hansons-Brooks (w) and Tinman Elite (m) won the team competitions.
Your latest American stars share their insights.
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.
‒excerpt from an appreciation column by the LA Times' Bill Dwyre on track and field promoter Al Franken, who has died at age 96.