Bovada is offering lines on the race now and we'll see if others step up to the plate.
Bovada is offering lines on the race now and we'll see if others step up to the plate.
There will be five sub-2:18 women and 16 sub-2:21 women on the start line in Hopkinton -- both all-time records for a women's marathon.
We preview the top US entrants from Conner Mantz and Scott Fauble to Sara Hall, Emma Bates, Aliphine Tuliamuk, and Des Linden.
Kipchoge will have his hands full with the last two Boston champs, Benson Kipruto and Evans Chebet.
Experts said it wasn’t possible. They set out to prove otherwise: Inside the quest to run a sub-two-hour marathon. The Boston Globe article extensively quotes our Jonathan Gault.
Chebet, who used to never win (0 wins in his 1st 10 marathons with six 2nd place finishes), has been winning everything of late including in 2022 when he became the 5th man to win Boston & NYC in the same year, says those wins changed his life but he's excited about facing Eliud Kipchoge.
The GOAT in the marathon - Eliud Kipchoge - is the first current men's marathon world record holder to run Boston since 1954. How will he do in his first hilly marathon? If you consider yourself a sports fan, you owe it to yourself to see him in person if you live nearby.
Who wins 2023 Boston?
Who wins 2023 Boston?
In this week's recap, we put Sha'Carri's windy 10.57, the crazy Arcadia 3200m times, as well Norah Jeruto's bust in perspective for you.
We've got our first look at Boston, talk about everyone's most talked about sprinter, and chat with Camille Herron about her crushing the 48-hour-world record, her incredible ultra marathon career, and the early days of LetsRun.com.
Richardson blasted a field that included reigning US champ Melissa Jefferson. Her time converts to 10.77 in still conditions.
*Discussion: Sha'Carri windy 10.57!!! (+4.1) in Miramar
Birnbaum beat out Daniel Simmons by .04 as 16 boys broke 8:50. Riggs won over Hanne Thomsen (9:55.31) with nine girls going sub-10.
Jeruto's ABP violation allegedly occurred in 2020. Why did the AIU wait until 2023 to suspend her, letting her dominate in 2021 and 2022?
Kenya's Vincent Kipkemoi won the race in 28:11.
When track and field fans walk into a bar or go on a run, doping is often the topic of conversation. With that in mind, we want your thoughts on which current track and field stars you think are clean and which you think are dirty.
"I think if there's a word for it yes desperation, desperation definitely comes to mind."
Marcell Jacobs
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Fred Kerley
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The Kiwi star, who had expressed his frustration with the amount of doping in the sport in 2016, was banned for 8 years after testing positive for EPO and "providing false documentation in his defence" as Robertson allegedly provided fake documents showing he went to a hospital for a Covid-19 vaccine but got EPO instead.
Brazier isn't currently running as Jonathan Gault has learned Brazier had to get a follow-up surgery in February (his 3rd surgery in 20 months) following surgery to correct a Haglund's deformity in July 2022.
One of the worst things about track and field is you're not sure what you're watching is real. We polled you whether you think the world records are dirty or clean.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.