In the men's race, Kincaid and Klecker hit the Worlds standard but neither broke 27:00.
In the men's race, Kincaid and Klecker hit the Worlds standard but neither broke 27:00.
Cam Levins had the lead at 40k and ran a North American record of 2:05:36. Betsy Saina ran the #8 time in US history - 2:21:40.
He controlled the race from start to finish to win over Spain's' Adel Mechaal (7:41.75). That's European title number for 11 Ingebrigsen.
They each had comfortable wins as Bor won by 40 seconds over Leonard Korir and Sisson won by 1:38.
Romania's Claudia Bobocea was a close second in 4:03.76.
He lead almost wire-to-wire, running his last lap in 27.84 to hold off Neil Gourley 3:33.95 to 3:34.23. It was a German 1-2 in the women's 3000m as Hanna Klein outsprinted Konstanze Klosterhalfen for the title, 8:35.87 to 8:36.50.
Are all the fast times merely a product of supershoes? Or is it something more? We spoke to coaches Dathan Ritzenhein, Jason Vigilante and Dave Smith to figure it out.
But things weren't comfortable for 3:50 miler Amos Bartelsmeyer of the UAC/Germany and Andrew Coscoran, who ran the Irish record in Birmingham on Saturday, as both were eliminated. Plus Mark English withdrew with injury. Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchik survived a big scare in HJ qualifying.
It was a crazy fast and wacky week of track and field and we break it down and joined by Jacob Thomson, the guy who packed his bags with no sponsor and moved to Flagstaff at the end of 2020. Now he's a US national champion.
Also Parker Valby, who didn't run SECs, is entered in the 3K, while Georgia phenom Will Sumner just made it in the 800. Plus find out what it took to make the meet. *Accepted entries: Men & Women
Texas' and Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke has already surpassed her 2023 400 goals but now realizes a lot more is to come “Even though I do run 50.4 and 50.3, I don’t feel like I was at max capacity. I finish the race and I feel fine, so I definitely do feel there’s a big jump to come.”
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In this week's weekly recap, we give out some love to Elija Godwin, Rhasidat Adeleke, Talitha Diggs, Will Sumner, Julien Alfred, Katelyn Tuohy, Neil Gourley, Keely Hodgkinson, Andrew Coscoran, Luke McCann, Jacob Thomson, and Aliphine Tuliamuk. Plus we wonder what's up with Parker Valby and Molly Seidel and introduce you to Cornell senior Perry Mackinnon who PRd on the track, ran world xc and then PRd on the track on 3 straight weekends.
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
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.
‒Jakob Ingebrigtsen speaking after winning the Euro Champs 3000m to complete his 1500m/3000m golden double.