Sisson ran 66:52 to take 18 seconds off her own record but finished 2nd to Ethiopia's Hiwot Gebremaryam. Tirunesh Dibaba was never a factor in her return and was 16th in 71:35. In the full marathon, Hitomi Niiya (2:19:24) nearly broke the Japanese record. Plus the LRC singlet set a new pb.
Wilson ran 1:25.16 to break Mu's 1:25.80 record from 2021. She finished second behind 2015 world 400H silver medalist Shamier Little who won in 1:24.65 (#7 on the world all-time list).
*MB: Britton Wilson Breaks Athing Mu's Collegiate Indoor 600m Record
His story is the Dreams Become Reality type we all hope for. From high school band member to baseball player, to finding himself unsponsored out of college and working at Walmart, could he really make the 2024 Olympics (he was 4th at the last Trials).
Could we witness the emergence of America's next great marathoner on Sunday in Houston? "[2:07], that is reasonable. 2:09 maybe for him is going to be underperformance." says coach Haron Lagat. "I feel like he’s 2:07:30."
In 2022, Simpson parted ways with sponsor New Balance, rehabbed a serious injury, and had to rebuild her home after a devastating fire. On Sunday, she makes her half-marathon debut in Houston.
*RRW Q&A Jenny Simpson In Advance Of Her Half-Marathon Debut In Houston
TFN catches up with Kersee who in addition to coaching is working to promote the LA Grand Prix.
Speaking of LA: Plans for a gondola ride to transport fans at the 2028 Olympics face an uncertain future "The seven-minute, 1.2-mile ride would ferry up to 5,000 people an hour from Union Station to Dodger Stadium in an attempt to reduce traffic."
Investigation launched after millions of dollars reportedly went missing from an account belonging Usain Bolt. According to the Gleaner an SSL employee has been implicated in widespread fraud at the company, and may have been involved in the the developments surrounding Bolt.
A super Boston field just got even more super. Tanzania's Gabriel Geay (2:03:00), Brazil's Daniel Do Nascimento (2:04:51) and others including two top Americans join a field that already included Eliud Kipchoge, Evans Chebet, and Benson Kipruto.
Kessler opened 2023 with a win, NCAA 800 record holder Michael Saruni was suspended, and world 1500 champ Jake Wightman was outkicked by a 2:12 marathoner.
The race will take place in exactly on month (Feb. 11th) and it will be well worth the price of admission.
*MB: Wanamaker Mile is going to be hot.
NPR Interviews Lauren Fleshman About Women's Issues In Running and Her New Book "Good for A Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World" She talks about puberty changes, weight gain/loss, and the transgender debate. Purchase the book here.
*MB: Lauren Fleshmen: NPR Interview
We break down the running world like no one else as the indoor circuit and turf heated up in 2023.
Doping is one of the dark sides of the sport and it's time to bring back our LetsRun.com Doping Polls. We explain why they are back and open up voting for the world records on the track.
The 2023 Boston Marathon will feature a RECORD 5 sub-2:18 women and 16 sub-2:21 women on its start line.
Previous 2023 Boston Coverage:
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Athing Mu, and Jakob Ingebrigtsen could all be interested in doubling up in Paris. We run the numbers to see how feasible each double/triple is. We've got good news - almost any double/triple you want to see is very doable.
He was among several Kenyans to be suspended. Others included 29:53 10,000m runner Alice Aprot and Kenyan HJ record holder Mathew Sawe.
*MB: Michael Saruni gets pinched
25 Kenyan athletes were sanctioned by the Athletics Integrity Unit or ADAK in 2022. We spoke to agents and AIU head Brett Clothier to figure out what's going on.
From "Poopgate" to the Abbott World Marathon Majors screwing over Eliud Kipchoge to Devon Allen's DQ to Max Siegel's salary, 2022 was a wild year on and off the track.
2022 was a year that saw Grant Fisher break out, Sydney McLaughlin explode, and Eliud Kipchoge break the WR (again). Here's what else stood out according to Jonathan Gault.
The Year's Not Over: Japensese New Year's Corporate Ekiden Will Be Broadcast at 7pm ET New Year's Eve - Watch It Live/Race Preview
In a decade, Valencia has gone from afterthought to host of some of the world's fastest races. How did the third-largest city in Spain emerge as a global capital of running? Jonathan Gault journeyed to Spain's Mediterranean coast to find out how.
A 17-year-old made an app that has a race calculator and uses AI to measure wear and tear on running shoes.
Coe didn't share full details about the new event but said a focus will be on prize money and keeping the spotlight on the stars during the off year of 2026.
Teshome Mekonen became a US citizen in August and beat Conner Mantz by a minute earlier this year at the NYC Half. Learn about his story from Tigray to Harlem.
For nearly 40 years, the NYC Marathon has been known for being a trailblazer that paid its male and female athletes the same prize money. Sadly, that changed on Sunday. Guess what sex dominated the new non-binary gender division at Sunday's 2022 New York City Marathon? Olympian Mara Yamauchi joins Robert Johnson in this guest column.
What will the course be like? What type of weather can we expect? We break it down for you.
The good news is the Brazilian star is recovering well after going to the hospital. His agent explains what he thinks happened.
Engels says he enjoyed his time with UAC but needed to train in a place where he either had consistent training partners or a coach with him every day.
Instead of just complaining about anti-doping it's time to try and do something about. Submit your best anti-doping proposals.
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?
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?
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.
And he ran his marathon PB to boot.
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.
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.
