Stars like Geoffrey Kamworor and Ruth Chepngetich are running. Who will win? With ideal conditions, could the times actually be fast? And can Galen Rupp medal? Plus meet one of the coolest stories of Team USA - Colin Mickow - the financial analyst who works a full-time job and runs 140-150 mpw.
Archived Homepage For July 17, 2022
Archived Homepage For July 17, 2022
Marathon is Sunday at 9:15 am ET
Day 2 PM Recap
A trio no one would have predicted three years ago led the first US sweep of the men's 100 in 31 years, but Friday night's action was much less kind for Cooper Teare and Elle St. Pierre.
1500 Recaps: Johnson & McGee make 1500 Final, Gregorek & Thompson make semis
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On The Boards
On The Boards
Day 1 AM Full Recap
Letesenbet Gidey now has a gold medal to go with her 2 world records as she won a super tight women's 10,000m where the top three were separated by .13. But should she have been DQd? Plus all three American women advanced in the steeple and Karsten Warholm showed he's healthy. In the 110h, Devon Allen returned to action as Grant Holloway ran fast but Daneil Roberts bombed out.
Both men were set to compete this weekend. Cherono tested positive for trimetazidine, while Ross, whose father was banned as part of BALCO, was banned for tampering following an unsuccessful test attempt on June 18.
*MB: LAWRENCE CHERONO and RANDOLPH ROSS
Day 2 Video Highlights
Day 2 Video Highlights
W 10k Highlights
M100 Highlights
W Shot Highlights
Cooper Teare Had Stress Reaction
Worlds Day 1
Worlds Day 1
Fred Kerley asserted himself as the 100m favorite with a historically fast prelim while the US coughed up the lead in the 4x400 on the final leg.
Evan Jager and Conseslus Kipruto turned back the clock to make the steeple finals at Worlds
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Day 1 MB Talk
- Day 1 Discussion Thread *US Blows it in 4x400
- Jager is BACK, BABY! *Evan Jager Should be disqualified
- Kerley 9.79 *Hey Canada De Grasse is nearly half a second behind Kerley
- What does the USA have to do to get their A+ to participate in the relay?
- Big respect for Marcell Jacobs
- Death Heat in Women's 1500 Semi-Final
- Racewalking is still moronic
- Unofficial Announcers Evaluation
Sound Running Sunset Tour #3
Charlie Hunter was 2nd in 3:34.32. Isaiah Jewett (1:45.68) won the men's 800m while Sabrina Southerland (1:59.63) beat out Nia Akins (2:00.11) in the women's. Nikki Hiltz won the women's 1500m in 4:04.12. Lauren Hurley won the 5000m in 15:18.76 over Eleanor Fulton (15:19.19).
More Athletes Missing Worlds
- GB 41-Year-Old Marathoner Chris Thompson Will Miss World Champs Due To Visa Delays World Athletics said that 374 visa-related cases have been reported for athletes and officials trying to make it to Eugene. *BBC article
*MB: Immigration experts, who the hell is to blame for these Visa issues regarding Eugene Worlds? Omanyala & others may miss out - Steeplechase WR Holder And Defending World Champ Beatrice Chepkoech Missing Worlds Due To Stress Fracture
- Seb Coe On Visa Issues: "We will work right up to the last minute but will we be able to resolve all those issues in time for the start of competition? No, we won't be."
- GB Pole Vaulter Holly Bradshaw Forced To Pull Out Of Worlds After Pole Snaps The Olympic bronze medalist was injured when her pole snapped in practice, leading her to hurt her neck, back and arm.
Felix Hangs 'Em Up
- USA Today: Allyson Felix Wins Her 30th Major International Medal With Mixed 4x400 Bronze
- The Guardian: "No Fairytale Ending But Magical Memories As Allyson Felix Says Farewell"
- The Oregonian: "In 50 Seconds, Allyson Felix Shows Why Eugene Is Perfect Place For World Champs"
- MB: US Blows it in 4x400
- MB: Google Allyson Felix
- MB: Someone at USATF should be FIRED for this mixed 4x4 team
- NY Times: "Allyson Felix's Victory Lap Wasn't About The Medal"
- BBC: Five Reasons Allyson Felix Will Forever Be A Legend
- Video: Michael Johnson Praises Allyson Felix As She Runs Her Last Race
W10k Final is at 3:20 pm ET on Saturday
Sifan Hassan is entered but there are doubts about her fitness. Plus how will Hellen Obiri and US champ Karissa Schweizer run?
Want to make some money? Or at least try to make some money? Our betting guide tells you where the gambling value is for Worlds.
Noah Lyles said Team USA has been practicing more than ever and the team won't lose with him on it.
*Noah Lyles is pumped to have his brother on the 4 x 100 team with him How someone who was 5th in the 200 got on the 4 x 100 is something we'd like to know but we are happy they are practicing. "It’s an exact 180, I would say, one being on home soil, two having my brother, three having my whole family here. Everything that I didn’t have in Tokyo, I now have here at this world championships,”
Stars like Geoffrey Kamworor and Ruth Chepngetich are running. Who will win? With ideal conditions, could the times actually be fast? And can Galen Rupp medal? Plus meet one of the coolest stories of Team USA - Colin Mickow - the financial analyst who works a full-time job and runs 140-150 mpw.
World XC is coming to the USA for the first time since 1992 as Tallahassee, Florida was selected as the 2026 host.
Team USA took home two 800 medals in Tokyo but with Ajee' Wilson back in form can they make an unprecedented sweep of all three on home soil in 2022?
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NON-LRC WORLDS COVERAGE
NON-LRC WORLDS COVERAGE
A great piece. Lewis said he wanted to break the LJ WR at the 1991 Worlds and never jump again. Lewis also reveals that his favorite Hayward Field moment was making the Olympic team in 1980 as an 18-yr old.
*Carl Lewis to be named new Houston head track coach - Will Blackburn to be the Director
- Marcell Jacobs and his Italian 4 x 100 teammates are ready for an encore in Eugene “I showed (with his world indoor 60m win) that my Olympic gold was not a fluke,” says Jacobs. “It was very important to show that my win in Tokyo was the result of years of dedication."
- Karsten Warholm says it's been challenging to recover from his injury but he's ready "I can say that I feel good to go. And when I feel good to go, I’m going to go 100%," said Warholm who has been training as Cal-Berkely and returns to Eugene for the first time since 2014 when he competed in the U20 decathlon.
- It's official: Elaine Thompson-Herah signs with Puma
“It is a challenge of course, to ensure that I have shaken off the jet lag and all. But I thrive under pressure and I love challenges. I am sure I will get over this.
- Hassan decides on 5,000-10,000 double
- A look at the NCAA athletes competing at Worlds - Texas leads the way with 10 The full list of collegians can be found here.
- Pat Butcher rips Worlds Athletics for picking Eugene as Worlds host "Doha was bad enough, ridiculously high temperatures and pathetically low crowds; following that with Eugene, aka Nowheresville, Oregon is compounding a felony..."
An American has medalled at each of the last 4 global outdoor championships but Americans Emma Coburn and Courtney Frerichs have been a bit under the radar so far in 2022. Can they get the job done on home soil?
Sifan Hassan is entered but there are doubts about her fitness. Plus how will Hellen Obiri and US champ Karissa Schweizer run?
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The LetsRun.com crew breaks down the 2022 World Track and Field champs from Eugene, Oregon
More Non LRC Worlds Coverage
- Max Burgin was only 10 when David Rudisha won his London gold but he hopes to emulate his front-running style and success in Eugene Burgin, who was coached by Grandpa is now coached by his dad, and admits they quarrel at times. "It's a natural thing to clash with your dad sometimes, I think!"
- Reuters: Sifan Hassan dials down expectations for Worlds as she meets with Dutch media "I have trained this time but not as much as previous years. That means I can’t really expect that I will be at the highest level. But I have no regrets and I’m really pleased with how I’m feeling now," said Hassan.
- Kenyan marathoners are oozing with confidence
- After finishing top 10 in NY and Boston, Elkanah Kibet is ready for Worlds marathon
- Katarina Johnson-Thompson explains why she dumped former Georgia coach Petros Kyprianou in June "Looking ahead to Paris [2024], I wanted to make these decisions sooner rather than later," she said.
- Erik Boal's Pre-Worlds video chat with Emma Coburn
- Washington Post: "What to know about the track and field world championships"
- Track and Field News' Top 10 Women's Predictions
- Track and Field News' Top 10 Men's Predictions
Mo Farah documentary aired Wednesday night in Britain
- Independent Review: The Real Mo Farah: This jaw-dropping documentary will leave you bruised and bewildered
- Met Police open investigation into Sir Mo Farah trafficking revelation
- Mo Farah: All I ever wanted as a kid was to be with my parents
- Sir Mo Farah's mum explains decision to send him away while twin didn't come to UK
- MB: Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to the UK as a child
- MB: Not everyone totally believed Mo Farah's trafficking story, but the documentary aired Wed night, what do you think now?
More Non-Worlds News
- Residents of Ethiopian town of Bekoji - which has produced so many stars - are trying to figure out why the newest generation isn't as good Perhaps it's because the Dibaba sisters are all grown up.
*Why did one Ethiopian town produce so many athletic stars? - Leonard Korir, Connor Mantz, Emmanuel Bor, Shadrack Kipchirchir, headline stacked field at USATF Men's 8 km Road Championships this weekend It's being hosted by the Crazy 8s 8K Run in Tennessee.
Previous LRC World Previews
The star power for the men's 10,000 is super high and the drama will be great as the 10,000 world record holder, the half marathon world record holder, the Olympic champ, and a guy who won Pre by 15+ seconds by soloing a 12:50 will all battle, as will American Grant Fisher.
Going wire-to-wire to win a global title is incredibly tough but Jakob Ingebrigtsen just might be good enough to do it.
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Some Big Names Are Missing Worlds
The 2012 Olympic 800m silver medallist tested positive for GW1516, a banned metabolite.
*MB: Nijel Amos Tests Positive
- Kenya's 9.77 Second Sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala Could Miss Worlds With A Visa Delay The 100m starts Friday and Omanyala and several other Kenyans still haven't been approved to travel to the US.
- Olympic Marathon Champ Peres Jepchirchir, Olympic 400m Champ Steven Gardiner And Francine Niyonsaba All Out Of Worlds All three will miss worlds with injury.
A Brit, the guy behind the Super Shoe Study, and an anonymous college coach triumphed in the USAs Prediction Contest and will represent Team LetsRun at Worlds.
Pre-Worlds Distance News
- Runner's World: How Olympian Elise Cranny Saved Her Season She was dealing with RED-S (relative energy deficiency in sport), but was able to recover by resting and eating a lot.
*Olympic Marathoner’s Jake Riley's Struggles Show RED-S Affects Men, Too - Courtney Frerichs Has Been Balancing Training With Grad School Ahead Of Worlds She's been working towards a master’s degree in nutrition through online classes at Auburn University.
- Glasgow Times: Laura Muir Got The Monkey Off Her Back By Winning Her First Global Medal In Tokyo
- Japan Under-20 And Collegiate 10,000m Record Holder Seira Fuwa Going To Watch Worlds In Person Despite Missing Out Due To Injury She was a favorite to make the Japanese world team, but couldn't compete at nationals due to an Achilles injury.
- Japanese Team Worlds Preview Women 10,000m runner Narumi Kobayashi was asymptomatic, but will miss Worlds as she tested positive for COVID at the airport.
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- Olympic 100m Champ Marcel Jacobs Will Run At World Champs Jacobs has been dealing with an injury since May, but his coach says, "The physical problem has been resolved, he does not feel any pain at all."
- 49-Year-Old Australian Race Walker Kelly Ruddick To Become Oldest Female Competitor Ever At World Champs It will actually be her first time ever at a World Championship.
- Seb Coe Hoping Worlds In Eugene Can Help Give Track A Higher Profile In The US Coe: "This is a very important market place for us, it's the largest sports market in the world..."
- Looking For A Place To Run While You're At Worlds? Video With The Best Running Trails In Eugene
- World Athletics Oregon22 Statistics Handbook
Sprint Stuff
- Olympic Champ Elaine Thompson-Herah Is Reportedly Dropping Nike For Puma She was seen at the Jamaican airport wearing Puma lifestyle gear including footwear.
- Good Read: Isaac Makwala Has "Unfinished Business" At World Champs Makwala has Olympic, Commonwealth Games and African Champs medals, but no World Champs medals. He was a favorite to medal in 2017, but officials controversially forced him to skip the final because he was sick. The 36-year-old plans on retiring after this season, so this is his last chance.
- Northern Ireland Sprinter Leon Reid Banned From Commonwealth Games Due To "Security Risk" Assessment Reid was named in Northern Ireland's team, but denied entry for Birmingham 2022. Reid was given a suspended sentence earlier this year for allowing his home to be used to produce cocaine.
High School Athletes Of The Year
- Cade Flatt Wins Gatorade National Boys Track Player Of The Year Award Talking compares the debate between him and Michael Granville for greatest ever prep 800m runner to the "Jordan and LeBron debate."
- Juliette Whittaker Earns Gatorade National Girls Track Player Of The Year Award She ran 1:59.04 to break Mary Cain's HS record.
The Real Farah Story
Farah says he was brought to the UK illegally as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. He was given the name Mohamed Farah with fake travel documents; his real birth name is Hussein Abdi Kahin.
Just A Flesh Wound
Teare did visit the hospital on Sunday after cutting his finger but will be fine for Worlds.
Schumacher To Oregon
Oregon will once again be led by a distance-oriented coach - and a very successful one - as Jerry Schumacher will be returning to the collegiate ranks after a 14-year absence.
- MB: SC members, and the next University of Oregon xc/track coach is.....Update. My source has new names and they are WILD!!! The wild names we gave to our SC members on June 23rd - Jerry Schumacher and Shalane Flanagan.
- MB: Jerry Schumacher, new Head Coach of Oregon XC/Track and Field
- DyeStat article
More Oregon-Centric Pre-Worlds News
- Galen Rupp Says The Goal Is To Compete For The Win In Eugene Despite His Recent Setbacks Rupp dropped out of the NYC Half in March with a herniated disc and pinched nerve in his back. He also had a mild case of COVID in June.
- The Oregonian: "Galen Rupp Fueled By Family Time As He Prepares For World Champs Marathon"
- Recommended Read: The Oregonian: "How Living Legends, Tragedies And Championships Made Eugene The 'Track Capital Of The World'" A good history lesson on how Eugene and Hayward Field became "Track Town, USA."
- Ryan Crouser Owns World Records And Olympic Gold Medals; But Still Seeking An Elusive World Shot Put Title Crouser: “It’s been kind of a joke, that you can’t win a world championship."
- Ken Goe: "New Hayward Field Is Big In Flash But Short On Function"
More LRC Worlds Coverage
The medal hopes for Sinclaire Johnson and Grant Fisher just went WAY down. Studs Selemon Barega, Berihu Aregawi, Letesenbet Gidey, and Ejgayehu Taye will all double in the 5k/10k and Gudaf Tsegay has moved to the 1500.
- MB: Ethiopia re-announces World Championships Team (multiple doubles permitted)
- MB: Rough Week: Grant Fisher Now Under 50-50 to Land a Medal?
There's been a clear 1-2 in the steeple this year, but reigning world champ Conseslus Kipruto, finally healthy, could be a factor once again.
Worlds Is Less Than 10 Days Away
Can Grant Fisher medal? Can Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce win global titles 14 years apart? And how about a Noah Lyles-Erriyon Knighton rematch? Worlds is going to be sick.
Meet Gary Martin's Coach
Streleckis was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March but didn't let that stop him from engineering one of the most memorable seasons in prep mile history.
Looking Ahead To The Rest of the Year
From world record chases to era-defining rivalries, here are the eight stories Jonathan Gault will be following closely throughout the 2022 track season.
Are The Marathon Trials In Trouble?
As USATF searches for a bidder for the 2024 Trials, those in charge of recent Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston and Atlanta believe the Trials' financial model is unsustainable. Will anything change?
Ross Tucker Speaks
We paid one of the top sports scientists in the world to analyze the Shelby Houlihan doping case and CAS ruling. He has 2 pieces for us, the piece above is an opinion piece where he answers our questions. In a 2nd more technical piece, Ross goes through the CAS decision step by step and outlines in clear terms exactly what Houlihan argued and why he thinks CAS ultimately (correctly) ruled against her.
The new and improved LetsRun.com forum is here. Read about the new features. Or just check them out yourself.
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
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Take Your Love of LetsRun to the Next Level
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