Archived Homepage For October 27, 2022

LRC The Biggest Questions Ahead of NCAA XC Conference Weekend

What will Parker Valby and Natalie Cook do for an encore? How low will #1 Stanford and #1 NC State go? And can the Wisconsin men win Big 10 title #53?

MB Talk:

Get Your Votes In

LRC Voting Closes Today - NCAA Cross Country Fans Polls - Conference and National Voting Open

National and conference voting for the 2022 conference action now open.

How Would You Attack The Doping Problem?

LRC How Can We Clean Up The Sport? - LetsRun.com Anti-Doping Proposal Challenge #1

Instead of just complaining about anti-doping it's time to try and do something about. Submit your best anti-doping proposals.

On The Boards

Links That Passed Our Human Alogorithm

Q&A with Scott Fauble who still is unsponsored heading into NYC There aren't many 2:08 marathoners in the US and there aren't any others that are unsponsored.
*MB: A 2:08 American is running New York and he's still unsponsored.... Q&A with Scott Fauble
*MB: Joe Bosshard believes in a thing called "altitude density." How much of a 'low alittude day' can you have in Boulder?
Eliud Kipchoge is given a free refrigerator as the LG Athlete of the month in Kenya If the World Marathon Majors would pay him the $250,000 he was owed, he wouldn't need to bother with such promotions.
Should athletes be required to post often on social media to keep their contracts? Our answer: No. British runner Verity Ockenden notes that Athing Mu didn't acknowledge her WC gold for 17 days.
Ajee Wilson, Joseph Fahnbulleh and many other Olympians will serve as counselors at Armory Track & Field Camp on Sunday, November 13th
Poll: 82% of Paris citizens in favor of Paris 2024

Assorted Distance News

MB: Kate Grace is pregnant
A year on from the murder of Agnes Tirop, her parents Vincent and Dinah are still desperately waiting - and hoping - for justice. Even in Kenya, they can't get a speedy trial.
Eliud Kipchoge Still Says He Wants To Run The NYC And Boston Marathons Before The 2024 Olympics He said, “Two marathon majors of New York and Boston are in my to-do list."

Sprint Stuff

Kenny Bednarek Q&A Talking About His Start In Running Through Olympics And Worlds Bednarek says his mom first put him in cross country because he had ADHD and needed a way to get rid of his excess energy. He also shares a story of a dental emergency he had two days before winning silver at the Tokyo Olympics.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Says "At This Stage Of [Her] Career" She Is "Chasing Fast Times" She already has a bunch of global titles, but wants to know she went as fast as possible before hanging 'em up.
GB Sprinter Rio Mitcham Is Also A Rapper Who Made It Through The First Round Of "The Voice" Mitcham made a rap video about Euro Champs where he was part of the GB 4x400 that won gold.
Q&A With Multi-Time Olympic Champ Elaine Thompson-Herah Thompson-Herah says she wasn't good at all in high school and was only a "reserve" for her high school team at Jamaica's "Champs."

Road News

UK Road Round-Up: Jessica Warner-Judd Wins Leeds Abbey Dash 10k In 32:29 In the men's race there was a M45 age-group record as Alastair Watson ran 29:41 for 9th place.
We've Been There: London Marathon Race Website Crashes Due To Too Much Traffic Tons of runners tried to access the website at the same time to see if they got into the 2023 race.
Athletics Weekly Q&A With Former International New Zealand Runner Roger Robinson Who Is Still Going Strong At 83-Years-Old Robinson, who is married to Kathrine Switzer (the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon), set a masters record when he ran 2:20:15 at the 1984 Boston Marathon and recently ran 1:28:57 at age-83 to win his age group at the Great South Run 10 Mile.
MB: Was the Linz Marathon course short? Ethiopia's Fikre Bekele won the race in 2:06:16, but was it a full marathon?

Negative Running News

Sad News: Ohio High School XC Runner Dies From Tragic Tree Accident After Race Our condolences to his family and team.
Statement From Team Of Japan Runner Who Fractured Her Femur During Ekiden Race The statement read, "This incident came out of nowhere, but it shows that the team management's monitoring of the fine details of her condition was inadequate. We apologize for having worried race officials and fans."
*MB: This is the most horrific running injury I've ever seen. Japanese runner breaks thigh mid-race (graphic video)

Euro Athletes Of The Year

Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Mondo Duplantis And Femke Bol Crowned 2022 European Athletes Of The Year European Athletics apparently couldn't choose between Ingebrigtsen and Duplantis so gave them both the award. *WA article
European Athletics Gives Brief Season Highlights And Quotes For Their Athletes Of The Year Ingebrigtsen says he and his fiancée Elisabeth are getting married after the Diamond League final next year. He also talks about his friendship with Mondo Duplantis.
Lithuania's Mykolas Alekna (Discus) And Greece's Greece's Elina Tzengko (Javelin) Were Named European Rising Stars Of The Year They both won European gold this summer as 19-year-olds.

Our Weekly Recap

LRC WTW: Eliud Kipchoge's ties to doping or lack thereof & Valencia delivers as always

Valencia was fantastic as usual and should we be worried about four Kipchoge pacers being popped, including one from his own training camp?

Get Your Votes In

LRC NCAA Cross Country Fans Polls - Conference and National Voting Open

National and conference voting for the 2022 conference action now open.

Doping News

10 Years Later: Russian Sprinter Natalya Antyukh Stripped Of Her 2012 Olympic 400H Gold; USA's Lashinda Demus Is Your New Olympic Champ Antyukh had already had her results stripped from 2013 to 2015, but now also loses her Olympic gold based on evidence from the Moscow lab database.
*MB: Russian runner stripped of 2012 Olympics title for doping
Athletics Kenya Admits They Are Scared To Celebrate Athletes' Achievements Because Of Doping One official said, "In the past, we arranged award galas for our athletes to celebrate their achievements. We no longer have anything to celebrate because months after we arrange these gala awards to fete certain athletes, we receive information that they have been banned due to doping."
Athletics Weekly Article On "The Kenyan Doping Epidemic" It's not just a bunch of spares testing positive. Kenya has had a concerning number of top runners and champions failing drug tests recently.
Brett Clothier Of The AIU Talks About The Recent Spike In The Number Of Kenyans Caught Doping "Sadly there is no getting around it, there is a lot of doping in Kenya. It's a very serious moment for Kenyan athletics. ...Quite frankly the job needs to be ramped up a lot in Kenya.
USADA Head Travis Tygart Blasts RUSADA For Saying They Will Keep Details From Skater Kamila Valieva's Doping Hearings Private Tygart called the process a "mockery," but Russia says it is because she is a minor and WADA says there is no obligation to make hearing details public, but they will review any RUSADA decision if necessary.

Valencia Half

Full Results

World Athletics Recap: Kibiwott Kandie (58:09) And Konstanze Klosterhalfen (65:41) Win The Valencia Half-Marathon

(link updated) Kandie won over Yomif Kejelcha (58:32) as the top-4 men broke the 59 minute barrier. On the women's side, Koko beat out Tsigie Gebreselama (65:45) in her debut. Other notable results include Edward Cheserek in 8th place (60:14), US's Biya Simbassa 60:37 and Ben Flanagan breaking the Canadian NR with 61:00 (Cam Levins finished close to him in 61:05).

MB: Valencia Half Marathon discussion

More Weekend Action

Burundi's Rodrigue Kwizera And Spain's Isabel Barreiro Take The Spoils At Amorebieta XC Race Kwizera was last year's World Athletics Cross Country Tour winner.
DyeStat: Colorado School Of Mines Men And Women Dominate NCAA Division 2 Pre-Nationals In Washington The men swept the top three spots and took six of the top nine while the women put five in the top-15.
Kenyans Levy Kibet And Lucy Mawia Win At Bydgoszcz XC Race In Poland Kibet was the 2021 world U20 5000m bronze medalist and Mawia finished second in last year's World Athletics XC Tour series.
Panasonic Pulls Off Last-Second Win At Princess Ekiden
USTFCCCA Weekend XC Recap: Top DII & NAIA Programs Square Off

Can Or Bottle?

Controversy At Beer Mile World Classic As Runners Forced To Use Cans Instead Of Bottles The venue they were at didn't allow glass, but glass bottles are generally faster for chugging so it made times slower and hurt some who couldn't adapt. Canadian Corey Bellemore won the men's race in 4:50 (his WR with glass bottles is 4:28). The women's winner was Melanie Pozdol in 6:41 after the top-2 were DQ'd.

Olympic News

IOC President Thomas Bach Defends Russian Athletes, But Says The Ban Against Them Should "Remain Firmly In Place" Bach said, "We did so with a very heavy heart - because they concern athletes and sports officials who did not start this war, who are not responsible for this war. Athletes should never be the victims of policies of their own Government. This situation puts us in an unsolvable dilemma. On the one hand, we cannot fully live up to our Olympic mission, which is to protect the athletes and to unite the entire world in peaceful competition."
IOC Discussing Summer Olympic Games Proposals With 10 Countries 2032 is in Brisbane, Australia, but 2036 and beyond is undecided.
Seoul Wants To Host The 2036 Olympics

Weekend Pod

SC Kenyan Dope, Valencia Half Marathon Preview, US Women's Olympic Marathon Trials Talk

Our weekend podcast previews the Valencia half-marathon, gets pissed about the doping epidemic in Kenya, wonders if Nike could do more to stop it, and has a little Olympic Marathon Trials talk on the women's side.

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Weekend Distance Previews

Burundi's 26:56 10k Man Rodrigue Kwizera Leads Fields For Amorebieta XC Race In Spain
LRC 2022 Valencia Half Marathon Preview: Kibiwott Kandie Leads Field with FIVE Sub-59 Men
Kenya's Lucy Mawia And Uganda's Joel Ayeko Lead Fields For Bydgoszcz, Poland XC Race
Renato Canova-Coached Emile Cairess Leads British Charge In The Valencia Half Cairess tied Mo Farah’s British 10K record earlier this year and is looking to break his 61:16 half PB.

Full Marathon News

Recommended Read Ray Treacy told Emily Sisson she would break the American marathon record way back when she was in college In this Jeff Hollobaugh profile, Sisson reveals she did see a halfway split in Chicago and that she is enjoying running more than ever. She also says she does think she can run good marathon on a hilly course.
*MB: Good news: Emily Sisson thinks she CAN excel on a hilly marathon course
2016 and 2019 Rotterdam champ plus 2018 Abu Dhabi champ Marius Kipserem (2:04:04 pb) confesses to EPO usage
Times of London: In case you are counting, that means 3 of Eliud Kipchoge's sub-2 pacers have been popped for doping There were 41 pacers total according to Matt Lawton.

Amateur Distance News of Note

Former world record holder Dave Bedford unveils plaque to mark Shrewsbury School in UK as birthplace of cross country The plaque is one of only seven across the globe, and commemorates the The Royal Shrewsbury School Hunt (RSSH) in the 'culture' category, as the birthplace of cross-country running, some 200 years ago.
*Tim Hutchings explains why it's the birthplace of xc Or click on the video above.

How this 77-year-old woman conquered 602 marathons - AW An exclusive interview with Gina Little, who recently became the oldest person to run all six major marathons.
Runners and stress fractures: why you should start taking vitamin D - Canadian Running Magazine

Non-Distance News

Pocket Rocket Foundation hands out 7 college scholarships to Jamaican high schoolers
Irish Times columnist slams former UK track captain Dalton Grant for having banned coach Toni Minichiello on his youtube channel It appears the video is no longer on youtube.
2005 UK Athletics coach of the year Mike Leonard dies at 67 after brief battle with cancer He won that UKA award in 2005 after coaching Craig Pickering to 100m gold at the European Junior Championships.

Controversies in the endurance world

Top 2 runners at Backyard Ultra World Champs both make history as 100 lap barrier is broken, Laz Lake surprisingly lets them tie for the win Running 4.167 miles every hour for 101 straight hours is super impressive. However, the rules clearly state if one runner doesn't finish an extra lap, then everyone is a DNF.
*MB: UNBELIEVABLE: Laz Lake goes soft. He allows top 2 to SHARE win at Backyard Ultra World Champs instead of listing them as DNF
MB: Fair or foul: Gustav Iden won Ironman World Champs with record marathon split achieved with 'illegal' shoes w/ 50mm stack height Triathlon's governing body doesn't care how big your shoes are but World Athleics does.
The Washington Post: Running doesn’t wreck your knees. It strengthens them but more than 50% of docs think it hurts them Studies are showing that "distance running does not wreck most runners’ knees and, instead, fortifies them, leaving joints sturdier and less damaged than if someone had never taken up the sport."

Previous Distance News of Note

Mantz was fast as 12-year-old

BYU student newspaper profiles Conner Mantz - the fastest American-born debut marathoner in history Olympic marathoner Jared Ward declares, “Conner is tailor-made for the marathon.”
*MB: Conner Mantz debuted in the half starting at age 12, guess his time. He rocked one at age 14. Guess his time.
When legendary marathoner Eliud Kipchoge is running, he is most likely listening to a Kelly Clarkson song on his ear phones. You can buy the headphones he uses here.
Yoga for runners: A simple yoga practice can help you become a more efficient, injury-free runner
10 Storylines to Follow at Mt. SAC HS XC Invitational The Great Oak boys are looking to make history and win an unprecedented 8th straight title.
10 Pac-12 xc teams are ranked nationally 4 men and 6 women.

Non-Distance News of Note

Joe Kovacs reflects on his amazing 2022 “It feels good to finally click the box and be a 23-meter [75-5½] shot putter...(but) I don’t ever care about the top-end throw, that one-time PR throw; everybody gets caught up in that. We care about raising that minimum level as much as we can. And well, heck, I think I had four or five meets at like 22.87, 22.88, 22.89.”
Voting for USATF end-of-season awards now open to public You can vote for male and female AOYs, track AOY, field AOY as well as breakthrough performer.
Tokyo prosecutors arrest another guy in Olympic bribery case This time it's the president of ad firm ADK.

Road News

LRC Lelisa Desisa, Vicoty Chepngeno, Molly Seidel, Molly Huddle Running 2022 BAA Half on November 13th

Desisa is a household name in Boston. Molly Seidel leads the Americans with Molly Huddle but they'll have their hands full with Vicoty Chepngeno who has the US all-comers record. New US citizen Teshome Mekonen headlines for the Americans.

Eilish McColgan's 30:18 European 10k Record Won't Count After The Great Scottish Run Course Found To Be 150m Short The course was not laid out correctly due to a "human error," but McColgan still has the European record at 30:19 from the Manchester 10k in May.
New hope for America? 60:02 Half marathoner Teshome Mekonen now a US citizen
Vincent Kipkemoi (60:10) And Caroline Nyaga (68:23) Win Inaugural Tokyo Legacy Half-Marathon The race was on the same course used for Japan's 2020 Olympic marathon trials.

Family News

Clayton Murphy's Wife, Ariana Washington, Gives Birth To Baby Boy, Cash Tyler Murphy Cash was born 12-weeks premature, but Murphy and Washington gave a 15-day update saying he's doing well. We wish them all the best.
Tara Davis And Hunter Woodhall Get Married In Texas Davis said the wedding was "like a real fairytale."
MB: Sage Hurta and Joe Klecker are off the market. Congrats to the newlyweds

Other News That Made The Cut

Fred Kerley Talks About Gardening, Usain Bolt's 100m WR And GB Sprinter CJ Ujah's Doping Ban On the 9.58 WR he said, “It’s very realistic. Everything is realistic; Bolt, Wayde [Van Niekerk], and all of the American greats. They put the bar up there for us to do it. If they can do it, then why not us?
NY Times: "How A Republican Could Lead Oregon: Liberal Disharmony And Nike Cash" Nike co-founder Phil Knight has donated millions to both the republican and independent candidates. He said, “One of the political cartoons after our legislative session had a person snorting cocaine out of a mountain of white. It said, ‘Which of these is illegal in Oregon?’ And the answer was the plastic straw.”
*MB: Phil Knight has had enough - he's giving big money to independent and Republican to defeat Democrat candidate for gov in OR
Silver Medal Of German Long Jumper Who Lost To Jesse Owens Sells For $488K Carl Ludwig "Luz" Long won silver behind Owens at in the 1936 Berlin Games and the two formed a friendship, walking arm-in-arm in front of Adolf Hitler.
World Athletics: Athlete-By-Athletes Highlights For All The Men's Finalists For The World Athlete Of The Year Award

Is The Elite Side Of The Sport In Trouble?

World Marathon Majors CEO Admits That They Are Less Focused On The Elites After Slashing Prize Money WMM CEO Dawna Stone said, "We remain committed to providing the best experience for the elite athletes, but we have become much more focused on the everyday runner..."
TCS New York City Marathon Announces They Are Focusing On Having Expanded "Safe Spaces" Making prize money for the wheelchair course record bonus equal to the elite runners, non-binary division with prize money and a private tent and pumping transportation for nursing mothers are some of their initiatives.
Athletics Weekly: Why Athletics Is In Danger Of Going Down The "Road To Irrelevance" Former 800m runner and head of Twin Circles marketing strategy company Gareth Balch says, “The current era of sports marketing is going to be defined by a whole bunch of sports continuing to grow faster and those who don’t innovate will fall away. If you look at the audiences for the Diamond League in London from 2012 to 2019, they were in sharp decline – and this is in an era when we saw a 22 per cent growth in attendance in sports events in the UK."

Marathon Non-Binary Coverage/Discussion

OutKick.com: "Chicago Marathon Adds Nonbinary Division, But NonBinaries Still Whining" Some lamented that there was no "elite" non-binary division and no non-binary prize money in Chicago. But prize money for a non-binary division isn't fair to biological women as it means biological men get two-thirds of the prize money/awards.
NY Times Follows The Second Place Finisher In The Chicago Non-Binary Race It sounds like the non-binary runner-up (2:58:50, 1,863rd place overall) Cal Calamia had an overall positive experience.
HuffPost.com: "Yes, Marathons Will Recognize Nonbinary Runners — But There's A Major Piece Missing" The author is unhappy that non-binary runners finishing around 3 hours "have to do the same amount of intense training and preparation" but can't win "tens of thousands of dollars" like the pros running 2:01 world records.
Chicago Sun Times: "Chicago Marathon Adds Nonbinary Division In Quiet Manner Some Runners Find 'Hurtful'"
Race Registration Software Company RunSignup Worked For Four Months To Add A Non-Binary Category Option

Doping News

National 10,000m Champ And 58:35 Half-Marathoner Keneth Kiprop Renju One Of Two More Kenyans Banned For Doping The other was Ibrahim Mukunga Wachira who with a 2:24:41 marathon PB, it's a surprise he was even in the drug testing pool.
Athletics Kenya Hold Anti-Doping Forums For Junior Athletes In collaboration with the AIU they provided information to under-20 athletes about the dangers of doping.
UK Athletics Head Stephen Maquire Says Sprinter CJ Ujah Would Still Be Considered For 4x100 Relay Selection After He Returns From His Ban Ujah's positive test at the Tokyo Games cost team GB their 4x100 silver medals.
Meldonium Positives Have Accounted For A Quarter Of Russian Doping Cases In 2022 The drug has been widely used in Russia in the past as it was legal before 2016. Tennis champion Maria Sharapova was the highest profile athlete to be banned for it after 2016.

RIP

Interesting Read: NY Times: Dan Wieden, The Man Who Coined Nike's "Just Do It" Ad Passes Away At 77 Wieden's work was simply amazing and inspired generations. Wieden was also behind the ESPN commercials.

Unrelated Nike News: Phil Knight has had enough - he's giving big money to independent and Republican to defeat Democrat candidate for gov in OR
Bill Nieder, 1960 Olympic Shot Put Champion, Passes Away At 89 He won gold for the USA at the Rome Olympics. After his career, he worked for a company helping develop artificial athletic turf and sold the first-ever synthetic track surface for an Olympics to the 1968 Mexico Games.

Week That Was

LRC WTW: Almaz Ayana is BACK baby, Parker Valby AMAZES & Genzebe Dibaba has the best range EVER

In our weekly recap, we break down Parker Valby's NCAA title chances and the top-notch Amsterdam Marathon where Almaz Ayana and Genzebe Dibaba made history.

John Kellogg and Rojo have come out of retirement

LRC Sub-5 at Age 51? Can a former 4:12 Guy Break 5:00 30 Years Past His Prime?

A 51-year-old Letsrun visitor recently dropped his second son off at college. Rather than buy an expensive car or be forced to pick up golf, his mid-life crisis is to try to get back in shape and bust 5 at age 50+. Can the former 4:12 miler do it? Rojo and JK have agreed to coach him and chronicle the quest on the SC forum.

MB: Sub-5 at Age 51? Can a former 4:12 Guy Break 5:00 30 Years Past His Prime?

Amsterdam Marathon

Almaz Ayana Runs Fastest Women's Marathon Debut Ever With 2:17:20 Victory In Amsterdam

Genzebe Dibaba also made her debut, finishing 2nd in 2:18:05. Tsegaye Getachew won the men's race in 2:04:49 over Titus Kipruto (2:04:54). The top-9 men ran sub-2:06.

MB: 2:17:22, 2:18:05 for Ayana, Dibaba in marathon debuts

Has Kenya found a new super drug? What is going on?

LRC 2021 Boston Marathon champ Diana Kipyokei suspended and her agent doesn't hold back: "Diana is completely guilty. I am sorry."

And have the Kenyans found a new super drug? Kipyokei is one of 10 athletes in the last two years to test positive for the same substance, triamcinolone acetonide, a drug once used by Lance Armstrong and Brad Wiggins. Why are they suddenly all testing positive for it now?

MB: Has Kenya found a super drug? 2021 Boston champ is one of 10 Kenyans to test positive for triamcinolone acetonide since 2021
23 Kenyans Have Been Banned For Doping In 2022 2:23:40 marathoner Betty Wilson Lempus (won the Paris Half in 65:46 last year) was also banned and both she and Kipyokei were charged with obstructing the AIU’s investigation by providing false information or documentation.

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

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?

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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History was made 20 years ago

Time flies when you are having fun. 20 years ago today, our Wejo ‘escorted’ @paulajradcliffe to her 2:17:18 marathon WR at the @ChiMarathon https://t.co/6Z60x3juuC pic.twitter.com/cEB95AD0HZ
— LetsRun.com (@letsrundotcom) October 13, 2022

MB 20 years ago today. Wejo 'escorted' Paula Radcliffe to her WR in Chicago.

And he ran his marathon PB to boot.

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

LRC An Improved LetsRun.com Forum Is Here

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LRC The Biggest Questions Ahead of NCAA XC Conference Weekend

LRC Voting Closes Today - NCAA Cross Country Fans Polls - Conference and National Voting Open

LRC How Can We Clean Up The Sport? - LetsRun.com Anti-Doping Proposal Challenge #1

LRC WTW: Eliud Kipchoge's ties to doping or lack thereof & Valencia delivers as always

LRC NCAA Cross Country Fans Polls - Conference and National Voting Open

World Athletics Recap: Kibiwott Kandie (58:09) And Konstanze Klosterhalfen (65:41) Win The Valencia Half-Marathon

SC Kenyan Dope, Valencia Half Marathon Preview, US Women's Olympic Marathon Trials Talk

LRC Lelisa Desisa, Vicoty Chepngeno, Molly Seidel, Molly Huddle Running 2022 BAA Half on November 13th

LRC WTW: Almaz Ayana is BACK baby, Parker Valby AMAZES & Genzebe Dibaba has the best range EVER

LRC Sub-5 at Age 51? Can a former 4:12 Guy Break 5:00 30 Years Past His Prime?

Almaz Ayana Runs Fastest Women's Marathon Debut Ever With 2:17:20 Victory In Amsterdam

LRC 2021 Boston Marathon champ Diana Kipyokei suspended and her agent doesn't hold back: "Diana is completely guilty. I am sorry."

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

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

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?

MB 20 years ago today. Wejo 'escorted' Paula Radcliffe to her WR in Chicago.

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

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

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