Kenya's Judith Korir was a close second in 2:18:20 while Israel's Lonah Chemtai Salpeter was 3rd (2:20:18). Sara Hall was first for Team USA in 5th (2:22:10).
Archived Homepage For July 18, 2022
Archived Homepage For July 18, 2022
Women's Marathon
Grant Holloway repeated as 110 hurdles world champ as the US went 1-2-3 in the men's shot put with Ryan Crouser claiming his first world title. Plus Jakob Ingebrigtsen reveals he listens to the LetsRun podcast.
- Tola was Kipchoge-esque today
- NBC Announcer - "Kerr is out of it..." Kaboom, he wins the heat
- RUPP IN HIS LATE 30S WITH BACK PAIN IS STILL THE USA'S BEST MARATHONER
- Is Shelly Anne Fraser Pryce the Goat?
- Fisher: "It felt like a real sport"
- World indoor champ Tefera goes home DEVASTATED
- Ollie Hoare goes home DEVASTATED
- Men's Shot *Warholm is DOPING
"In this track-mad town, they have waited decades for a night such as Sunday," writes Adam Kilgore as golds went to Ryan Crouser as the Americans went 1-2-3 in the shot, Grant Holloway (pv) and Katie Nageotte (PV) and Brooke Andersen (hammer).
- SAFP makes history as she wins record 5th World 100 title as Jamaicans sweep In addition to becoming first person to win five world titles in an individual running event, she also at 35 is the world champion an individual event on the track.
- AP: US's 9 medals on a single day was a record at Worlds
On The Boards
On The Boards
Sunday night discussion: DEVON ALLEN ROBBBED. .09999?
- Why do sprinters get punished for “reacting too fast”?
- Holloway and Cunningham should have refused to run
- Wow, Wonder why no one watches track
- What are the rules about “running under protest”? 1
- Sprint guys, explain the .10 rule. Is the tolerance on the machine even .001?
- Wow, Wonder why no one watches track
- Devon Allen — incredible class
- Just canceled my trip to Eugene because of Allen DQ
10000m
Joshua Cheptegei is back on top as the king of the 10,000m avenging his Olympic loss by outkicking 7 other guys on the final lap to get World title #2.
Worlds Marathon
Tamirat Tola put a gold on his impressive resume as Ethiopia went 1-2 at the Worlds and Cam Levins was a surprise 4th.
- MB: Unofficial Day 3 Eugene World Championships Thread
- World Men's Marathon Discussion Thread
- RUPP IN HIS LATE 30S WITH BACK PAIN IS STILL THE USA'S BEST MARATHONER
- Where does Rupp go from here? I'm thinkin' retirement
- CAM MF LEVINS
- CAMERON MF LEVINS!!!
- Team USA marathon uniforms
- Why is Eliud Kipchoge not racing the marathon at the world championships?
Sunday Videos
Sunday Videos
Men's 10k Highlights
Fisher 4th
Rupp Comes Up Short
Cam Levins Race of Life
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.
*Recommended Read: Tim Layden: Fred Kerley stakes his claim to Usain Bolt's throne in Eugene - NBC Sports
1500 Recaps: Johnson & McGee make 1500 Final, Gregorek & Thompson make semis
Day 2 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.
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Worlds Sprints, Jumps And Throws
- Chase Ealey Wins USA's First Gold Of Eugene 2022 And USA's First Women's World Shot Put Title Ever
- Ryan Crouser Wants To Try The Discus After 2024 Crouser: “Before COVID, [the off-year to try the discus] would have been 2022. Everything getting pushed back a year has kind of eliminated that opportunity for an off-year. But I do want to give the discus an honest effort at some point in my career.”
- SAFP Is Glad Jamaican Fans Are In Eugene Because They "Are Planning To Dominate"
- GB's Dina Asher-Smith Posts Fastest Time In Women's 100m Heats She won her heat in 10.84 as all three US sprinters also advanced to the semis.
- DyeStat: Fred Kerley, Marvin Bracy And Trayvon Bromell, All Shaped By Hardship, Rise Together To Sweep The Men's 100m
- China’s Jianan Wang Wins Men's Long Jump Gold On His Final Attempt
- Poland's Pawel Fajdek Wins Fifth Successive World Hammer Title
Major Doping Busts
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.
USATF Men's 8k Champs
Kipchirchir ran 22:41 to beat out Mantz by less than a second. Apparently there was an issue with cars that drove on the grass to get onto the course and Mantz said he "ran into the side of the four-wheeler" at 4k. Ednah Kurgat dominated the women's race in 25:53.
More Worlds Distance Coverage
- NY Times: "The Impossible Task of Keeping Up With the Ingebrigtsens" The sub-headline actually refers to them as "the Kardashians of Norway."
- Runner's World Profile: US Marathon Record Holder Keira D’Amato On Running And Having Fun D'Amato was first shocked by her improvement when she ran as fast as her college PR (16:09) for a 5000m rep in practice in 2017.
- BBC: "Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman And Neil Gourley - The Three Scottish Men Eyeing World 1500m Gold" All three are in Sunday's semi-final.
- Eilish McColgan Reveals Injury Struggle After 10th Place World 10,000m Disappointment Athletes should really divulge this information beforehand so it doesn't mess with fans' prediction contests.
- Elevation Profile And Other Details From The World Champs Marathon Course
- BBC: Experts Give Their "Events To Watch" At Worlds Paula Radcliffe picks the women's 800m.
Assessing Eugene / Hayward
- Belgians Including Former NCAA Champ Kevin Borlée Are Unhappy With Dorm Accommodations In Eugene "We land in the United States, we expect everything is big and on top and we find ourselves in a tiny room with uncomfortable mattresses."
- Michael Johnson Column: "World Championships will be great - but the track needs more to crack US." "Anyone who thinks the mere fact of staging the World Championships in Eugene will catapult athletics into that top five (sports in the US) is deluded. We are light years away."
- Alan Abrahamson's Bashes Worlds In Eugene: "Underway at Spaceship Hayward, and ... oh, we're in Eugene" "Eugene is a remote college town and thus unsuitable for an event of this level. Bluntly, and as the world is now discovering, perhaps to its considerable dismay, it is Nowheresville, USA."
- The Oregonian: "What is the tower at Hayward Field?" "Inside the tower, there are offices for the UO track and field coaching staff, interpretive exhibits, an observation deck and viewing areas."
Ultra News
- Kilian Jornet And Courtney Dauwalter Smash Course Records To Win Hardrock 100 Jornet ran 21:36:24 (12:39 mile pace) while Dauwalter won in 26:44:36 (15:39 mile pace). (Note: The course was apparently actually 102.5 miles and included 33,000 feet of elevation gain and loss.)
- Japan's CR Holder Yoshihiko Ishikawa Wins Badwater 135 For The 2nd Time Ishikawa won in 23:08:20 (10:17 mile pace), about an hour and a half slower than his CR from 2019. Ashley Paulson (who is coached by Ryan Hall) set a CR on the women's side in 24:09:34 (10:44 mile pace).
*MB: Half marathon course cutter Ashley Paulson, who served 6 month contamination suspension, wins coveted Badwater 135.
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).
What's UP With The Marathon Trials?
- MB: It's July 15. The Olympic marathon Trials were supposed to be awarded by July 14. Might there not be a men's Trials race RW's Sarah Lorge Butler reports that Chattanooga and Orlando are interested.
*LRC Archives: Are the US Olympic Marathon Trials Broken? Examining the Business Model of America’s Greatest Marathon
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?
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..."
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.
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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
LetsRun Classics
‒Adam Kilgore writing in The Washington Post about a wild Sunday night in Eugene.