"Breaking 2:18, that might be possible at some point...And I think if I can do that, definitely some of these other [Americans] – Keira [D'Amato], the people that are running well – can do that too," said Hall who thinks she has some "secret weapons" in training that help her excel at age 38.
Emmanuel Bor, 33, was getting ready for his track Worlds, but has been pulled from Team USA. “We greatly respect the talent and dedication of all our Soldier athletes. Sgt. Bor’s safety is our number one priority," said the WCAP.
It was a good day for front-runners and favorites in the mid-d and distance events as Mario Garcia Romo of Ole Miss, Brandon Miller of Texas A&M, and Abdihamid Nur won NCAA titles by controlling things from the front.
Butler, DeGenero, and Roe all won their first NCAA titles as Florida won its first team title since 1992.
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Yaseen Abdalla anchored the Longhorns to the win; Notre Dame was 2nd as Yared Nuguse proved mortal.
Katelyn Tuohy and Mercy Chelangat made it interesting in the 5k but Wayment was too good. All four of Arkansas’ DMR legs just missed qualifying individually but came together to win as a team.
8 things to know from Day 1 of the 2022 NCAA Indoors Texas Julien Alfred set a new 60m CR at 7.04. *Video
Ann Arbor Pioneer ran 8:51.93 to break the previous record of 8:53.67 which had stood for 20-years. On the other end of the spectrum, the Flower Mound girls (lead by Natalie Cook's 4:43 anchor leg) ran 19:37.78 to break the one-day-old national record of 19:49.10 set by Saratoga Springs at Nike Indoor Nationals.
(link updated) They beat the previous record by 32-seconds and actually put themselves #8 on the US all-time list.
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(link updated) They beat the record set by the 2005 Saratoga team by 10-seconds. And their team is so deep that their 'B' team ran the 15th fastest time in high school history. *DyeStat Video Interview
The time is the second-fastest ever in a women-only marathon. Israel's Lonah Chemtai Salpeter was 2nd in 2:18:45 while Yuka Ando was the first Japanese woman in 3rd (2:22:22).
America's newest superstar joined us to talk his American records, how tough it is to join the Bowerman Track Club, what's next, and a whole lot more.
Grant Fisher has run 12:53 and 26:33 in the last two weeks. What should we expect of him now?
Gatlin won global 100m titles 13 years apart and retired last month as the fifth-fastest man in history. He also served a four-year ban for doping and his reluctance to discuss it has made discussing his legacy a complicated issue.
"I really want to race the mile -- like that's where my passion is at right now," said Sahlman in a Q&A with LetsRun after being named the 2021 Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. Sahlman also said he'd "love" to do the Pre Classic mile like former HS teen sensations Alan Webb and Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
Fisher ran a 13:10 2nd half and came from behind in the final 200 to edge Mo Ahmed (26:34.14) for the win.
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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.
