Archived Homepage For October 12, 2022

Doping News

Kenyan 2:05 Marathoner Philemon Kacheran Lokedi Gets 3-Year Doping Ban Kacheran was supposed to race at the Commonwealth Games, but was pulled off the team after his positive test. He only received a 3-year ban because he admitted to doping and accepted his ban.
*MB: Another Kipchoge 'teammate' popped for dope!
Yet Another Kenyan Gets Doping Suspension Marathon and mountain runner Mark Kangogo actually tested positive for two illegal drugs. He is the 21st Kenyan this year to get a doping ban.
Independent Audit Of Russian Track Federation Anti-Doping Changes Will Report To World Athletics By End Of November This will be affect if and when Russia could be reinstated.

Our Weekly Recap

LRC WTW: Women's Marathoning Has Gone CRAZY + Could Newbury Park Run 2:05 For The Marathon?

Women's marathoning has gone beserk in 2022 but is the best yet to come? And how would Newbury Park stack up against Japan's top HS team?

MB: A 7-person Japanese HS team ran a marathon relay in 2:05:11 - Could Newbury Park do this?

On The Boards

More Road News From The Weekend

Recommended Read: Molly Huddle Walks Through A Day In The Life Of Emily Sisson's Ahead Of Her American Marathon Record Some good insights into Sisson's training and mentality ahead of Chicago. Huddle also reveals that Sisson was still debating what shoes to wear a week before the race, splitting her workout between two different pairs.Kenyans Philimon Kipchumba (2:07:28) And Agnes Keino (2:23:26) Break Munich Marathon Course Records This was the first time in 20-years that the organizers brought in an elite field.
Burundi’s Celestine Ndikumana Beats Out Euro 10,000m Champ Yemeneberhan Crippa At Night Of The Stars 10k Road Race In Italy 29:09 to 29:12.
Athletics Weekly Recap Of English Autumn Road Relays

Japan Distance News

Ritsumeikan Uji Girls And Kyushu Gakuin Boys Win Kurayoshi Joshi / Nihonkai Ekiden Brett Larner describes it as "the traditional first big race of the high school ekiden season."
*MB: A 7-person Japanese HS team ran a marathon relay in 2:05:11 - Could Newbury Park do this?
Japan's Niigata City Marathon Returns After Four Years Away The 2019 race was cancelled because of a typhoon and the 2020 and 2021 races due to COVID.
Komazawa University Breaks Izumo Ekiden CR

2022 Chicago Marathon

LRC Ruth Chepngetich Runs 2:14:18 to Win 2022 Chicago Marathon after Crazy 65:44 First Half

Chepngetich is now #2 all time, 14 seconds shy of Brigid Kosgei's world record.

LRC Emily Sisson Breaks American Marathon Record, Runs 2:18:29 To Finish 2nd in Chicago

Emily Sisson was absolutely brilliant, going out on AR pace (69:26) and then she picked it up and ran her fastest at the very end of the race.

LRC Benson Kipruto Wins 2022 Chicago Marathon in 2:04:24 as Conner Mantz Runs 2:08 in Debut to Lead 4 Americans Sub 2:10

Kipruto got his second major win as Conner Mantz recorded the fastest debut by an American-born athlete ever (2:08:16).

LRC Conner Mantz Runs 2nd Fastest American Debut Marathon - 2:08:16

Mantz has a big week ahead. He has his marathon debut today and he gets married on Saturday.

More Road Results

Jenny Simpson Wins Army 10 Miler In Her First Race Sponsored By Puma She won the race by almost two minutes in 54:15 (5:25.5 pace). Luke Peterson won the men's race in 49:59. *Results
*MB: Jenny Simpson pro career with Puma has begun, she won today's Army 10 miler in a time of......
CJ Albertson Runs 50k World Record In San Francisco He ran 2:38:43 (5:06 pace) to break the previous mark (2:40:13 by Stephen Mokoka from earlier this year) by 90 seconds.
Bostonian Erika Kemp Wins the 2022 Boston 10K for Women in 32:15 Erica picked up $9000 for the win. Molly Huddle 9th in 33:32 in return from maternity leave.
Kenyans Philimon Kipchumba and Agnes Keino Smash Course Records as Pro Fields Return to Munich Marathon 2:07:28 and 2:23:26 are the new course records as Keino defeated former World Champ Mare Dibaba

Doping News

GB Sprinter CJ Ujah Banned For 22 Months, But Cleared Of Intentionally Taking Drugs He took a contaminated supplement which lead to him and the GB 4x100 team losing their 2020 Olympic silver medal. He had the ban reduced by 2-months because he "promptly admitted to the violation."
The Guardian Interview With CJ Ujah Talking about his ban and losing his Olympic silver Ujah said, “The hardest moment was when I first saw my family. My mum was crying. My dad was very upset. And then I started crying too, because my mum was crying. Suddenly I had this stain against my name. It hurt so much and it still does.”
Athletics Kenya Starts Inspecting Training Camps For Doping AK is in the process of registering all the camps, coaches and agents to try and "clean their system."

More Sisson

LRC Emily Sisson on Her 2:18:29 American Marathon Record: "I had no clue what pace I was running..."

Emily Sisson was joined by American legends Deena Kastor and Joan Benoit Samuelson after she entered the record books and revealed that she had no idea she was going so fast.

Conner and Emily after Chicago

Field Event News

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Teaser Trailer For Mondo Duplantis Documentary, "Born To Fly" It's already out in Sweden, will eventually be released worldwide.
World Athletics Looks At The Evolution Of The Javelin Interesting look at how the javelin design went through major controversial changes over the years and why they needed to change the design. (Despite popular belief, it's not because they were throwing it too far.

Chicago Warmup

MB: CENTRO BACK IN ACTION AT CHICAGO MARATHON 5K Matt Centrowitz ran 15:37 for 5th place in his first race since surgery. Abdi Abdirahman finished 3rd in 15:19 in the race won in 14:48. *Results

Weekend XC Results

Leo Young, Lex Young And Aaron Sahlman Go 1-3 To Give Newbury Park The Win At Asics Clovis Invitational Leo Young won in 14:25.9 over Lex Young (14:31.7) and Sahlman (14:52.4). Young's time is the second fastest on the course behind only German Fernandez (14:24 in 2007). Hanne Thomsen dominated the girls race in 17:04.2.
Devan Kipyego And Karrie Baloga Win At Manhattan Invitational #2 ranked CBA NJ dominated the Boys Eastern States race while Assumption (KY) won the girls'.
Weekend Collegiate Cross Country Recap
DyeStat: Jesuit, Oregon Gets Another Sweep In Washington At Nike Hole In The Wall Invy

Jenny to Puma

Jenny Simpson Signs with Puma

European News

Men's European Athletes Of The Year Finalists Announced Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Mondo Duplantis and Miltiadis Tentoglou.
Women's European Athletes Of The Year Finalists Announced Femke Bol, Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Nafissatou Thiam.
What's Next For Birmingham After Hosting The Commonwealth Games? They want to host the 2026 European Championships.

Good luck

LRC Former ESPN/NBC Sports Exec Rob Simmelkjaer Named New York Road Runners CEO

He's a big-time sports fan, a runner, a former lawyer, and a soccer dad.

News of the Day

MB: Molly Seidel wants you to know that she still struggles and even struggled at the Olympics: "I was bulimic in Tokyo." The Olympic medallist tells Runner's World she has struggled with bulimia, anxiety, depression, a fractured sacrum, OCD, ADHD and more.
Huntington University places head cross country coach and assistant on leave after two former runners claim in a federal lawsuit they were doped, sexually assaulted and raped
New Balance HS Nationals Indoor Championship Is Moving To Boston In 2023 NB has built one of the best indoor tracks in the nation on its headquarters and The TRACK at New Balance will be the host.
Washington Post: 10 ways to start running when you hate running

Olympic Marathon (and Mass Participation) Course is Here

LRC Super Cool (Eiffel Tower x 2, Versaille) + Hilly Paris 2024 Olympic Marathon Course Revealed

If Eliud Kipchoge is going to win a third straight, he'll have to prove he can handle hills as the Olympic marathon course looks amazing as it goes from Paris to Versailles and back and has some hills. Plus there is a FREE mass participation marathon and 10k as well.

Olympics-Paris 2024 marathon course to trace path of French Revolution The course is designed to salute women and trace one of the pivotal historic events of the French Revolution. It is modelled on the path of the October 1789 Women’s March on Versailles when thousands, mainly female market traders furious over the price of bread marched to the lavish palace of King Louis XVI, and for the 1st time ever the women's marathon will end the Olympics.
Discussion: Hilly Paris Olympic Marathon Course Revealed + Free Mass Participation 10k and Marathon

Disturbing Stuff

LRC Allegations of Coach-Athlete Sex, Rape and Doping Rock Huntington University Track and Field Program

Allegations regarding the Huntington University track and field team where Nick Johnson used to coach and his wife Lauren Johnson now coaches continue to come out thanks to the great reporting by David Woods and continue to get more grim. Two national champions for Huntington claim their coach gave them unknown injections and have asked that their national titles be invalidated. One claims she was raped by Nick. Police reports show Nick, who had already pled guilty to a felony after admitting to impersonating a University of Oregon staffer so he could take a teen recruit on a trip where the teen told police many sexual acts took place, has admitted to having sex with two other athletes and his wife admitted she didn’t tell anyone at Huntington as she didn’t want them to lose their jobs. She’s now the head coach. If that’s not bad enough, there are now allegations of PED usage. Did PEDs cause the Johnsons to leave the Oregon Track Club?

David Woods' Indy Star Expose: Christian college coach created a culture of doping and sex, star runners allege.
Gregg Doyel Indy Star: Coach goes to prison, so Huntington hired his wife
Huntington University places head cross country coach and assistant on leave
MB: Coach-athlete sex, rape and PEDs at Huntington University? Nick Johnson scandal gets grimmer thanks to David Woods

2022 Review

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Diamond League Earnings And Analysis - Who Made The Most In 2022? Shericka Jackson won the most prize money this year with $99,500. That's $500 more than the second most which was Alison Dos Santos. Femke Bol won the third most prize money with $80,000.
*MB: Diamond League earnings: Full table, breakdown and analysis
2022 Diamond League Season Highlights - Part Three Includes written and video highlights from Paris through Silesia.
Best Photographs Of 2022 To Be Recognized At World Athletics Awards Renaud Lavillenie and Valerie Adams are part of the five-person panel that will choose the winner.

An Iconic Olympic Moment

RIP Jim Redmond, Father Of Derek Redmond, Who Famously Jumped On The Track During The 1992 Olympics To Help His Injured Son Finish His Race Derek was limping to the finish after suffering an injury during his 400m semi-final and Jim jumped onto the track to help him to the line. At the time Jim said: “Whatever happened, he had to finish – and I was going to help him finish… We started his career together and we were going to finish it together.”
The Telegraph: "This Picture Remains The Perfect Expression Of Fatherly Love - Jim Redmon Did HIs Boy Proud"
BBC: Tributes Paid After Death Of Derek Redmond's Father

RIP To An Internet Running Legend

DyeStat Tribute Remembering Founder John Dye

Josh Rowe writes, "Before there was Instagram, Snapchat or Tik Tok, there was DyeStat. Before there was RunnerSpace, LetsRun or MileSplit there was DyeStat."

2022 TCS London Marathon

LRC Amos Kipruto Breaks Through With 4:21 25th Mile to Win 2022 London Marathon

Kipruto won his first major in grand style, ripping apart the field with one of the fastest miles in marathon history.

MB: Amos Kipruto sends Ethiopia home DEVASTATED by winning the London Marathon in 2:04:39 A lethal 4:21 25th mile destroyed the field.
MB: Amos Kipruto ran a 4:21 25th mile today to win London. Is that the fastest mile in marathoning history?
MB: Kenenisa Bekele gets another WR. 2:05:53 masters WR in London. Bekele led at 20k and stayed in the lead group until almost 35k before finishing 5th

LRC Final Yalemzerf Yehualaw Runs 4:43 24th Mile To Break Open 2022 London Marathon, Wins in 2:17:26

That's not a typo people. Y2 recorded the fastest mile split in women's marathon history en route to becoming the youngest London women's winner ever. Updated with post-race analysis and interviews.

MB: Official 2022 London Marathon Live Discussion Thread
MB: Y2 is a marathon superstar!!! Yalemzerf Yehualaw throws down 4:43 23rd mile to win 2022 London. After the fastest debut in history, she now has recorded the fastest split in women's marathon history. 2 marathons, 2 2:17s and 2 wins.

London Update

LRC Upon Further Review, Yalemzerf Yehualaw Did Not Run A Record-Breaking 4:43 Mile In The 2022 London Marathon

Yalemzerf Yehualaw is incredibly good at the marathon but her record-breaking 4:43 split in London was mismeasured according to marathon expert Helmut Winter.

MB: Y2 is a marathon superstar!!! Yalemzerf Yehualaw throws down 4:43 23rd mile to win 2022 London.

Recent Threads of the Day

Assefa Rocked Berlin Last Week - Find Out How Here

SC The Story Behind The MOST SHOCKING 2:15 Marathon In History

Learn how Tigist Assefa went from an 800-meter also-ran to one of the world's greatest marathoners after almost giving up the sport to move to the US for a job.

MB: The Story Behind The MOST SHOCKING 2:15 Marathon In History - How Tigist Assefa went from 800 also-ran to 2:15 in the marathon

Guest Post

LRC Eliud Kipchoge: What, me worry? - The Story of Kipchoge Running 10 Minute Miles with Boston Champ Amby Burfoot

Long before Eliud Kipchoge was running 2:01:09 in the marathon he was running 10 minute miles with a former Boston Marathon champion.

LRC Editorial World Marathon Majors Slashes Series Elite Prize Money by 69%; Are The Majors Dead?

The series used the elites to build themselves up as the majors in our sport but now is forsaking the pros once the image is established. In the process, they just screwed Eliud Kipchoge out of $200,000 after the fact as the cut is effective immediately. Wow.

MB: World Marathon Majors SLASHES series prize money by 69% effective immediately, costing Eliud Kipchoge 200k and we aren't happy.

Kipchoge loving the LetsRun Shirt in Berlin

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NCAA XC Predictions

LRC Why I'm Picking Nico Young & Katelyn Tuohy to Win It All & More Thoughts as 2022 NCAA XC Season Begins

20-year-olds rarely win NCAA XC, but Jonathan Gault says Young and Tuohy will changing that in 2022.

MB: Former teen phenoms Katelyn Tuohy and Nico Young will be your NCAA xc champions.

NCAA XC Previews

LRC 2022 NCAA XC Men's Top 10: NAU Chases Second Three-Peat; Can Stanford or OK State Finally Knock Them Off?

NAU is loaded once again. But so is Stanford, and OSU should be dangerous on its home course. Who will win it all in '22?

MB: Jonathan Gault unveils his top 10 men's NCAA xc teams. Agree or disagree?

LRC 2022 NCAA XC Women's Top 10: NC State Is Still the Team to Beat

NC State loses two of its top five but could still be better than they were in 2021.

MB: Jonathan Gault unveils his top 10 women's NCAA xc teams. Agree or disagree?

The Best of the Forums

Why Female Sport Exists

LRC Everything I Learned This Week on the LetsRun.com Forums

We look at some of the gems of knowledge we got this week on the forums including why female sport exists (sorry Atlantic), a reminder many of you really don't like Shelby Houlihan, but love Jakob Ingebrigtsen and some very simple advice.

50 Years after 1972 Olympic Marathon Gold

Podcast: Frank Shorter Joined Us Live to Celebrate His 1972 Olympic Marathon Gold

Frank Shorter joined us for a fascinating talk about his 1972 Olympic gold, his training, the massacre at the 1972 Olympics, Steve Prefontaine's snow skiing abilities and a lot more.

Guest Post

Guest Contributor On 50th Anniversary of Marathon Gold, Frank Shorter Reflects On Impact of Munich Massacre

Shorter was asleep on the balcony of his Olympic Village apartment when he heard the first gunshots. Why was sleeping out there? Ask Dave Wottle.

2024 Will Be Here Before You Know It

LRC The 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials Still Don't Have a Host. Why?

The Trials were supposed to be awarded by July 14. USATF's Adam Schmenk told us why that decision has been delayed.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen listens to the Letsrun podcast. Why don't you?

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Ross Tucker Speaks

LRC Sports Scientist Ross Tucker Weighs in on the Shelby Houlihan Case

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.

Discussion: Sports Scientist Ross Tucker breaks down the Shelby Houlihan case for us

Are The Marathon Trials In Trouble?

SC Are the US Olympic Marathon Trials Broken? Examining the Business Model of America's Greatest Marathon

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?

LRC An Improved LetsRun.com Forum Is Here

The new and improved LetsRun.com forum is here. Read about the new features. Or just check them out yourself.

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LRC WTW: Women's Marathoning Has Gone CRAZY + Could Newbury Park Run 2:05 For The Marathon?

LRC Ruth Chepngetich Runs 2:14:18 to Win 2022 Chicago Marathon after Crazy 65:44 First Half

LRC Emily Sisson Breaks American Marathon Record, Runs 2:18:29 To Finish 2nd in Chicago

LRC Benson Kipruto Wins 2022 Chicago Marathon in 2:04:24 as Conner Mantz Runs 2:08 in Debut to Lead 4 Americans Sub 2:10

LRC Conner Mantz Runs 2nd Fastest American Debut Marathon - 2:08:16

LRC Emily Sisson on Her 2:18:29 American Marathon Record: "I had no clue what pace I was running..."

Jenny Simpson Signs with Puma

LRC Former ESPN/NBC Sports Exec Rob Simmelkjaer Named New York Road Runners CEO

LRC Super Cool (Eiffel Tower x 2, Versaille) + Hilly Paris 2024 Olympic Marathon Course Revealed

LRC Allegations of Coach-Athlete Sex, Rape and Doping Rock Huntington University Track and Field Program

DyeStat Tribute Remembering Founder John Dye

LRC Amos Kipruto Breaks Through With 4:21 25th Mile to Win 2022 London Marathon

LRC Final Yalemzerf Yehualaw Runs 4:43 24th Mile To Break Open 2022 London Marathon, Wins in 2:17:26

LRC Upon Further Review, Yalemzerf Yehualaw Did Not Run A Record-Breaking 4:43 Mile In The 2022 London Marathon

SC The Story Behind The MOST SHOCKING 2:15 Marathon In History

LRC Eliud Kipchoge: What, me worry? - The Story of Kipchoge Running 10 Minute Miles with Boston Champ Amby Burfoot

LRC Editorial World Marathon Majors Slashes Series Elite Prize Money by 69%; Are The Majors Dead?

GET YOUR 1:59:40 Shirts today!

LRC Why I'm Picking Nico Young & Katelyn Tuohy to Win It All & More Thoughts as 2022 NCAA XC Season Begins

LRC 2022 NCAA XC Men's Top 10: NAU Chases Second Three-Peat; Can Stanford or OK State Finally Knock Them Off?

LRC 2022 NCAA XC Women's Top 10: NC State Is Still the Team to Beat

LRC Everything I Learned This Week on the LetsRun.com Forums

Podcast: Frank Shorter Joined Us Live to Celebrate His 1972 Olympic Marathon Gold

Guest Contributor On 50th Anniversary of Marathon Gold, Frank Shorter Reflects On Impact of Munich Massacre

LRC The 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials Still Don't Have a Host. Why?

LRC Sports Scientist Ross Tucker Weighs in on the Shelby Houlihan Case

SC Are the US Olympic Marathon Trials Broken? Examining the Business Model of America's Greatest Marathon

LRC An Improved LetsRun.com Forum Is Here

American Record Pod: Yared Nuguse and Wood Kincaid Open Up

Webb, Ritz, and Hall

Madeline Manning Mims

Frank Shorter

LRC American Marathon Record Podcast: Keira D'Amato and Deena Kastor

LRC Emily Sisson - The Next US Marathon Superstar?

LRC Woody Kincaid - On His American Record and Leaving Bowerman

LRC New Balance Boston's Mark Coogan

LRC Brooks Beasts' Danny Mackey

LRC OAC's Dathan Ritzenhein

The Rise of Syracuse: How a Cross Country Powerhouse Was Built From Scratch in 10 Years

26:59: The Story of Chris Solinsky's American Record and Upset of Galen Rupp

The Summer of Webb: An Inside Look at Alan Webb’s Magical 2007 Season

Dreams Become Reality: Jake Wightman Stuns Jakob Ingebrigtsen to Win World 1500m Title

Wejo Speaks: Why I Sucked in College

Escorting Paula - How LRC Co-Founder Weldon Johnson Paced Radcliffe To Her 1st World Record

American Strong: How American Teamwork Helped Meb Keflezighi Win Boston

LRC's Robert and Weldon Johnson Named as Two of “The 50 Most Influential People in Running”

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