DeBues-Stafford says that while she has no reason to believe anyone on BTC is taking performance-enhancing drugs, the uncertainty surrounding the specifics of Bowerman and coach Jerry Schumacher's continuing relationship with the banned Shelby Houlihan was a "critical reason" for her departure.
Plus Japanese sensation Ryuji Miura says red-hot and Sam Parsons runs a historic sub-4 in Delaware.
If you are running Boston this year, we hope you are ready to run fast as the forecast looks close to ideal.
Every sprint final was run into an enormous headwind, topping out at 5.6 m/s for the men’s 100, where Jerome Blake upset Noah Lyles and Erriyon Knighton. Grant Holloway DNS’d due to the wind. The men's 1500 with Kamar Etiang and Amos Bartelsmeyer ended up being wildly entertaining.
Allen recently ran 4.35 for the 40-yard dash at the Oregon's Pro Day (a time that would have put him 10th fastest in the recent NFL Combine).
It was the farthest throw in the world for almost 30-years (but only puts her 15th on the all-time list).
The New Balance all-star team (plus high school star Willis) will try to break it indoors at The TRACK over Boston Marathon weekend.
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"Mark crossed the finish line last night at 11:23 p.m.," Kelly Conover, Mark's wife, wrote on Caring Bridge. In addition to his wife, he is survived three triplets (now 14), girls Audrey and Marley, and a boy, Cordell. *Cal Poly *RW
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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.
‒Gabriela DeBues-Stafford explaining to LetsRun why she has left the Bowerman Track Club despite running better than ever as part of the group.