He narrowly missed becoming the youngest sub-4 miler in history as he's only 9 days older than Ingebrigtsen was when he did it in 2017.
There is a new scientific paper out looking at the training of Marius Bakken, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and the Olympic and Ironman triathlon champs.
In this week's recap, we share some great coaching advice from Dave Smith - less can sometimes be more. Plus lots of sub-4 talk and is Arkansas down, or better than ever? Plus how bout some love for UMASS Lowell.
Kerley's debut in Asics kit went well. It also was a great night for the U20 xc champs who both won the 3ks. Things were so-so for Heather Maclean and Emma Coburn in the 1500 as both ran 4:10 and the mile was disastrous for Matthew Centrowitz (4:06) and Ryan Gregson (4:14). *Kerley race video
(Updated with interviews and race video) Nuguse went out fast, then let Mo Katir take the lead before crushing him late, 3:33.69 to 3:34.62. Grant Fisher was 5th in an outright pb of 3:34.99, good enough to move him to #5 on the all-time US list. Remember the altitude is worth just over 2 seconds. *Full Race Replay
*MB: Official 2023 Madrid World Indoor Tour Live Discussion Thread
*MB: Yared Nuguse 3.33.69 Madrid
*Fisher is BAAACK 3:34.99 PB at altitude
*WA Madrid recap Daniel Roberts almost broke Grant Holloway's world lead.
Babington is the man who assaulted Lynn Jennings and former world junior record holder Darlene Beckford Pearson. "Criminals go undetected among us all the time, and part of what makes them dangerous is their ability to blend in and earn our trust," writes Wade. Here is the NY Times article that inspired Jennings to out Babington.
Foster won four 110H world championship golds and an Olympic silver medal at the 1984 LA Games.
Jarmila Kratochvílová's 49.59 is the indoor WR no more as Bol ran 49.26. Is it time for Sydney M to get a little nervous?
Beatrice Chebet, Jacob Kiplimo, and the sport of cross country were the big winners Down Under as Letesenbet Gidey was meters away from a win, collapsed and was DQd after her coach ran out on the course. *Video of Gidey
Ellie Shea led the Americans to their first-ever U20 girls medal as she finised in 10th and they had 4 in the top 19.
The US junior team executed a great race across the board and ended up with the bronze, its first medal since 1982.
Sam Prakel made the most of USA indoors, 11 new champions were crowned, and Aleia Hobbs ran really fast.
"I wasn’t expecting to throw a lifetime personal best, but I guess for me sometimes when I have high expectations, I tend to get a little bit tight. I was loose and relaxed and I connected on that ball with a feeling that I really haven’t had in, in the past," said Crouser. Video of throw above.
The Aussies won only the 4th Australia medal ever at World xc and were pumped to do so as Kenya took the gold. *WA Recap
We also were able to talk to women's champ Beatrice Chebet, Ednah Kurgat (18th),Weini Kelati (21st), Ky Robinson (23rd), and the mixed relay teams from Australia (3rd) and USA (5th) before being forced to evacuate as a crazy storm rolled in. *All interviews here.
Craziness Down Under. 2 videos of the chaos at the finish. *Video
The unsponsored Constien won in a facility record of 8:48 (subtract 14 seconds for altitude) thanks to a 30.32 final 200 while Prakel closed an 8:12 race with a 25.75.
Day 1: Anna Hall DESTROYS US record, misses WR by 9 points in the pentathlon She needed a 2:05.10 in the 800 and ran a 2:05.71.
What a masterclass performance on how to negative split and win a race by Girma.
"I looked at the schedule and said, where do the best guys go?" Fisher said of his plan to open his 2023 in the best 3000m race in the world.
Jakbo said he's still the best, Keely tried to run really fast, and we're not sure what they were trying to do in the women's 1500m.
Nuguse's 3:33.22 en route split was faster than Bernard Lagat's 3:33.34 from 2005.
We recap the winners of our NCAA XC contest. We had trouble tracking down one of them but they've got cool stories and win Coros Pace 2 watches.
Woody Kincaid is charting his own path in the running world for the first time as a professional. He opens up why he left Bowerman, his desire for American records, and a lot more including Shelby Houlihan.
Yared Nuguse surprised the world by getting one American record last weekend. By the time, the winter is over, he may have 3. Nuguse joined the LRC podcast to talk about his dreams, goals, training with the OAC, and his unorthodox start in the sport.
On Athletics Club head coach Dathan Ritzenhein talked to LetsRun.com about a great weekend for his club and how they are exceeding his wildest expectations.
Kincaid says BTC coach Jerry Schumacher advised him not to leave the team but Kincaid told him, "Hey, I can do this and I think it's what I have to do."
Some picks were easy (Eliud Kipchoge in the marathon), others were impossible. Here's where we ranked the world's best distance runners in 2022.
Some choices for World #1 were easy (Athing Mu in the 800, Faith Kipyegon in the 1500), others much tougher. Find out where we ranked all your favorites in 2022.
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.
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.
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.
