And here’s the kicker – she’s not injured.
Archived Homepage For August 04, 2023
Archived Homepage For August 04, 2023
This Would Be A Big Loss For Worlds
World U18 100m record holder Christian Miller was among those kept off the team even though Americans don't need a passport to travel to Puerto Rico.
On The Boards
On The Boards
Sprint Stuff
- Outrage After Untrained Somali Sprinter Jogs 100m At World University Games Nasra Abubakar Ali ran 21.81, more than 10-seconds behind the heat winner. *Video
- Accusations Of Nepotism After It Was Revealed Slow Somalian Sprinter Is The Niece Of The Nation's Athletics Federation Chairwoman Somalia's athletics federation chairwoman Khadija Aden Dahir has been suspended after an investigation revealed she forged documents to allow her 21-second 100m niece to compete.
- MB: Femke Bol 23.05 for 200 meters for 2nd place at Dutch Nationals She ran a 22.88 PB in the heats.
Tracksmith Is Sending Six Athletes To Worlds
6 athletes representing Tracksmith qualified for Worlds this month, including men's 100m Cravont Charleston. How did it happen? An inside look at the Tracksmith Amateur Support Program.
Field Event News
- US Hammer Thrower Gwen Berry Gets 16-Month Doping Ban After Positive Test She says the positive test was the result of a topical medication cream she had a prescription for, but not a TUE. This is her second drug ban and she will miss both Worlds and the Olympics. *Discuss
- BBC: "Why The 'Crouser Slide' Is The New Fosbury Flop" Crouser says the trade-off with his new technique is it increases power, but at the expense of consistency.
- Two-Time World Heptathlon Champ Nafi Thiam Might Miss Worlds Due To Achilles Injury She pulled out after two events at the Belgium National Championships and hasn't yet confirmed her entry for Budapest.
2024 Trials Update
Are the mid-day start times great so it can be shown live on TV? Or too hot? We give you our thoughts.
Seb Speaks
Coe suggested changes could be coming after the 2023 Worlds. "There will be a laser-like focus on a lot of these questions, and particularly about the quality of product and having the athletes out there competing more."
Distance News
- Grant Fisher Is Doing A Ton Of Cross Training And Hoping To Salvage His 2023 Season Fisher says he's maintained "decent fitness" through cross training and is up to 85% body weight on the Alter-G treadmill. Fisher is hoping that he can either still race at Worlds (if Sean McGorty doesn't get into the 10,000 off world ranking) or at the Pre Classic at the end of the season.
*MB: Grant Fisher cross training 2.5 hrs a day - Gabriela DeBues-Stafford Reveals That Her IUD Was The Cause Of Her Recent Injury Which Has Kept Her In Pain The Past 5+ Weeks Recently her sacroiliac (SI) joints became inflamed and painful to the point she couldn't even walk. She spent weeks trying to figure out what was wrong (MRI and bone scans showed her sacrum was healthy) before finally removing her IUD. She says she was nearly pain free 90 minutes after removing it.
- Mo Farah Confirms His Last Race Before Retirement Will Be The Great North Run On September 10 He's also racing the Big Half in London on September 3.
College, High School. Youth News
- Dyestat: Sophia Gorriaran Looks To Cap Exceptional Prep Career With 800m Gold At Pan American Under-20 Champs This will be her last prep race before going to Harvard and she's hoping to become the fourth high schooler to break 2-minutes (her PB is 2:00.58 from the 2022 indoor season).
- A Round-Up Of Collegians Who Who Titles At Their Recent National Championships UW got two distance wins from Kieran Lumb in the 1500m (3:37) at Canadian Champs and Brian Fay in the 5000m (13:39) at Irish Champs. And OSU's Gabija Galvydyte won the Lithuania's women's 800m by over 10-seconds in 2:02.28.
- DyeStat: Baylor Thrower Gary Moore Jr. Pursuing Multiple Medals At Pan American U20 Champs He's competing in both the shot put and hammer throw.
- Day-By-Day Highlights From USATF Junior Olympic Champs
- Final Entries For 2023 European Under-20 Championships In Jerusalem August 7-10
Anti-Doping News
Reanalysis of his sample "resulted in varying expert opinions" but now his original 'A' sample has been deemed negative and the case is closed. WADA has said they are going to review their EPO procedures as a result of this case.
*MB: Sport Integrity Australia clears Peter Bol, says his A sample should have been recorded as negative
- Outside: "Shelby Houlihan Is Ruffling Feathers During Her Doping Ban" Houlihan has received a lot of attention during her ban for doing unsanctioned races like the beer mile and low-key road races. Beermile.com co-founder Chris Robertson said, “We got a lot of emails from both sides. People who loved seeing Shelby race and thought it was amazing and people who hated us for it."
Coaching News
Brosnan, who coached the greatest boys' HS distance team in history at Newbury Park, has confirmed to LetsRun.com that he won't be returning for a 2nd year at UCLA. "I'm disappointed. I'm bummed. I'm upset. I don't want to pretend like [I didn’t want to stay]. I wanted to be there. And I wish they would have kept me," said Brosnan.
More Weekend Championship Round-Up
- Andre De Grasse Bounces Back From 100m Disappointment To Win 200m Title At Canadian Champs After not making the 100m final, De Grasse ran 20.01 (his fastest time in two years) to take his first 200m national title since 2017.
- MB: Spanish National Champs 1500 Video: Adel Mechaal outkicks Mo Katir in 3:33, Distant 3rd for Mario Garcia Romo
- Sarah Healy Gets Revenge From European U23 Loss To Beat Sophie O’Sullivan In Irish Champs 1500m She won in 4:11.39 to O'Sullivan's 4:12.00.
- Issam Asinga Completes South American Champs Sprint Double With 20.19
- Saran Lavin Completes Rare 100m/100H Sprint Double At Irish Champs She won her 13th hurdle title and then completed the double winning the her first 100m flat title in 11.53. Brian Fay won the 5000m in 13:39.
- Grace Konrad Gets Upset 400m Victory At Canadian Champs She charged past the defending champion to win in 52.11.
- European National Championships Highlights/Roundup
US Results - USATF 7 Mile Champs
Simbassa won in 32:34 (4:39 pace) over Clayton Young (32:52), Reid Buchanan (32:57) and Leonard Korir (33:00). Taylor ran 36:32 (5:13 pace) to beat out Aliphine Tuliamuk (36:38) and Ednah Kurgat (36:55).
- Johnny Gregorek (3:53) And Tigist Ketema (4:28) Win The Guardian Mile This was Gregorek's third consecutive win. *Discuss
- John Reniewicki Wins Pro Mile In 4:00.86 At Under Armour Sunset Tour Baltimore Event
More Weekend Action / National Champs
- World Athletics National Champs Round-Up: World U20 Record Holder Sasha Zhoya Wins French 110H Title In 13.01
- Ben Flanagan Wins Canadian 5000m Title In 13:39, Regan Yee Wins Women's Steeple In 9:24 *Results
- GB's Eugene Amo-Dadzie Runs 10.04 To Beat Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala (10.07) In Austria
- Sarah Lavin Wins 13th National Title At Irish Champs She won the 100H in 13.13 into a strong (-5.1) headwind.
- Chile’s Martina Weil (400m, 51.11) And Brazil’s Izabela Rodrigues da Silva (Discus, 61.26m) Highlight Day 2 Of South American Championships
- Ryunosuke Omi And Yuri Yoshizumi Win Fuji Mountain Race Titles In Japan For Yoshizumi it was her 5th straight title.
Non-Distance News
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- Kenya's Injury-Free Julius Yego Looking To Reclaim His Javelin World Title Yego made history for Kenya when he won gold at Beijing 2015. He says, “I am happy, and I thank God I am free of injuries. Since 2016 I have not done well either in World Championship or the Olympics. I now feel good, strong, ready, and determined to reclaim back my 2015 world gold medal in javelin.”
- Rhasidat Adeleke Pulls Out Of Irish National Champs "Based On Medical Advice"
- Karsten Warholm, Alison Dos Santos And Rai Benjamin Will Face Off In The Zurich DL On August 31
Could He Do Something at Worlds?
The race had a tailwind and was at some altitude and converts to 9.95 in still conditions. It is the first legal sub 10 by a US high schooler. Asinga runs for Surinam internationally.
Big Drug Bust
2016 Olympic Pole Vault Champ Thiago Braz Gets Provisionally Suspended After Failing Drug Test
Braz, also the Olympic bronze medalist in Tokyo, faces a ban up to four years.
Canadian Champs
- Andre De Grasse Misses Making 100m Final At Canadian National Champs The Olympic 200m champ ran 10.21 in his semi. He'll have another chance to make the world team in the 200m on Sunday. In the 100m final, Aaron Brown won his fifth straight national title in 10.08.
- 4 Races To Watch At Canadian National Champs
Sprint News
- SAFP ran 10.82 and 10.83 but admits her knee is still bothering her: "If I'm being truthful, then it's no, it's not 100 per cent, but you know it is what it is."
- Mary Moraa and Wycliffe Kinyamal are flying to Germany as Kenya's mixed relay squad will try to qualify for Worlds this weekend in Germany Currenlty, they are #24 and the top #16 get to go. Kinyamal, the world leader in the 800, didn't make the Kenyan team in the 800.
This Week's Pod
Other Interesting Links
- A look at shock upset performances at past World Championships From Sally Barsosio winning a 10,000 medal at age 15 years 153 days, to Kim Collins' upset 100m win in 2003 to the US's Marianne Dickerson's surprise marathon silver in 1983, WA has you covered.
- Kara Goucher Q&A with milesplit about her new book
- WA publishes video talks with Usain Bolt, SML and Joshua Cheptegei You need to sign up for a WA account (free) to watch them.
- Usain Bolt says it will be harder to break his 100m record than his 200m
- Kiwi breaks women's 48-hour treadmill world record, Emma Timmis runs 340.36 km That's 211.5 miles over 48 hours or 4.4 mph.
World Championship news
- MB: Ollie Hoare pulls out of Worlds due to hernia injury "I have a small grade 1 sports hernia and significant swelling in the pubic sythnesis, athletic pubalgia," writes Hoare on Instagram.
- Ugandan paper says Jacob Kiplimo is doubtful for the 5000 at Worlds, likely will opt only for 10,000 They say he's prioritizing getting ready for World Half as compared to sticking around and doing the 5000.
*MB: Good news for Jakob: Rumor from Uganda is Jacob Kiplimo will opt out of the 5000, only do 10,000 at Worlds - Natasha Wodak crushed one of her last pre-Budapest key marathon workouts She ran 3 x 5k at marathon pace faster than she did when she ran her Canadian record of 2:23:12. *Video
- TFN profiles US steeple champ Kenneth Rooks who gained 25 lbs and could only manage a 4:55 mile in a time-trial during his Mormon mission
- Ferdinand Omanyala's running one final pre-Worlds race at the Josko Lauf Meet in Austria on Saturday
- Michael Johnson tips Omanyala to be 1st African to win 100m medal but wonders if him being so jacked prevents him from sprinting efficiently
- Czech javelin star Jakub Vadlejch hopes to win 1st global gold in 2023 at age 32 "I feel the strongest I ever have done. Everything in training is better than ever.”
News From Europe - Is WA going to do its version of Formula One's Drive To Survive?
- Daily Mail says Netflix show that is "set to focus on the top 100 metres and 200m runners" is coming soon They also say Dina-Asher Smith will star and Noah Lyles will have a big role. WA won't spill the beans. ‘As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of our World Championships, there are a number of documentary film crews following our sport and our athletes. We are not currently in a position to give out information about their projects.’
- The 1st Irish champs was 150 years ago and it was all male and all white. Now the star is a black Irish woman - Rhasidat Adeleke hoping to lean into nationals ‘buzz’ at Santry
- Sophie O’Sullivan: ‘Everyone in Ireland is always so supportive whenever I run’
- 18-year old Hungarian Gyorgy Herczeg hurls javelin to European U20 record of 84.98m That's #2 all-time in the jr rankings, only bettered by Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's 86.48m from the 2016 World U20 Championships.
- Matthew Hudson-Smith, Britain's king of the comeback, is ready to rise again at the World Championships He left the London DL in a wheelchair but says he'll be ready for Worlds after winning bronze last year. He's survived a suicide attempt in the past.
- Catching up with 2:29:26 British marathoner Philippa Bowden She's recently quit her civil service job and joined Team New Balance Manchester.
Random But Somewhat Interesting
- Meet the Rucky Chucky Raft Crew of Western States 100 The boat people volunteers who shuttle runners across the American River at mile 78 on the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run have seen it all.
- Here’s What Strava Data Says About Your New Year’s Resolution 53% of their users are on track to hit their NY's mileage resolutions.
- Thierry Henry admits he could never have been Olympic sprinter despite speed on pitch
- University of New Orleans building $13M track and field comple We enjoyed going to the US Olympic Trials there in 1992. Can we get some portable stands and have them host again?
- MB: The exercise key to lowering blood pressure: Planks? That's what new research
- Hungary’s Foreign Minister wants Russia participation at Paris 2024
Canadian Nationals Have Begun
- Sarah Mitton threw a 20.33 Canadian record and was 4th in the shot at Worlds last year, this year she won Oslo DL but she still doesn't have a single sponsor
- Andre De Grasse is at Canadian nationals and he doesn't have the 100 or 200 Budapest standards His WR is high enough in the 200 for Canada to send him if they want but his 100 isn't.
40 Yrs Ago History* Was Made
Kratochvlova ran a negative split WR and since then no woman without male levels of testosterone has come within a second of it.
*AW: The WR record that has stood the test of time: Rather than being celebrated it is mired in controversy Kratochvílová, who is now 72, has always denied knowingly taking drugs. Instead, herself and her coach, Miroslav Kvac, insisted the performances were down lots of physical work during her upbringing on a farm, huge amounts of weight training and large amounts of vitamin B12.
Kiptum to Chicago
Kelvin Kiptum, Conner Mantz, Emma Bates, and Galen Rupp were among the notable names announced by Chicago on Tuesday.
UK Athletics Won't Be Sending Full Team To Worlds Yet Again
- British athletes accuse UKA of ‘stealing’ World Championships chance At least 19 British athletes will be told they cannot take their place at the sport’s showpiece event despite qualifying through the world rankings including Joshua Zeller who was 5th at Worlds last year. “UK Athletics make us feel like the shittest athletes in the world,” said Lina Nielsen, Britain’s No 2-ranked 400 metres hurdler. “I feel like I am being robbed.”
*MB: Brits refusing to bring invited athletes to Worlds - British athletes are considering legal action against UK Athletics after missing out on a place at the World Championships due to strict selection rules
Our Written Weekly Recap
In 2023, the 5000 all-time lists are being obliterated as are many American records. But let's give some love to the Brits - both their runners and fans.
Distance News
- Andy Bayer Signs With On After Comeback From Retirement Bayer retired after he was dropped by Nike in 2021, but then announced his comeback in late 2022. He finished 9th in the steeple at USAs this year.
*MB: Andy Bayer has unretired and a LetsRun.com messageboard poster is the reason why - Two-Time US Marathon Trials Runner Jarrett LeBlanc Breaks Treadmill Half Marathon Record With 62:50 The registered diagnostic cardiac sonographer was motivated to run to raise money for a nonprofit that provides programs for children with heart defects.
- World Athletics: The Rise Of Africa At The World Championships A history lesson in how Africa went from only winning three medals at the inaugural World Champs in 1983 to dominating in some events.
- Asics Becomes Official Sponsor Of The World Athletics Athlete Refugee Team The deal gives training and race kits and shoes to the athletes and runs through 2026.
- Patrick Kamau (62:27) And Rie Kawauchi (1:13:18) Win Shibetsu Half Marathon In Japan
Sprint Stuff
- Athletics Weekly Q&A With Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Talking about still competing at 36 she said, "Gone are the days when, at 36, most if not the majority of athletes would have been retired but ageism is something that we should talk about because I hate the fact that a basketball player or football player or a NASCAR driver or Formula One driver gets to continue but why can’t I continue? It’s my job..."
- Usain Bolt Shows Up As Surprise Guest At Unveiling Of 2024 Olympic Torch The Olympic opening ceremony is in 1 year - July 26, 2024.
- Rhasidat Adeleke Headlines At This Weekend's Irish National Championships This article says she's expected to race the 100m where she is the two-time defending champ.
- Canadian Nationals are this week (July 27-30) - Schedule, Results & Streaming You can watch it on athleticscanada.tv
- USA Today Picks Sha'Carri Richardson And Heptathlete Anna Hall As Two Of Their Athletes Two Watch Ahead Of The Paris Olympics
UK News
- Zharnel Hughes Says He Predicted His British Record Again At The London DL Hughes tweeted a picture of a note he had written to himself that morning predicting the exact time (19.73) to the hundredths. He said he made the same exact prediction when he set the British 100m record (9.83) in NY.
- UK Athletics Reject World Athletics' World Invite For Their Thrower Jade Lally She gets in on world ranking, but didn't hit the stricter standard set by UKA.
*MB: Brits refusing to bring invited athletes to Worlds - Analysis Predicts Team GB Will Win 62 Medals At The 2024 Paris Olympics They won between 64-67 at the last three Olympics. For some reason the analysis (done by Nielsen Gracenote) predicts that Keely Hodgkinson will win gold in the 800m and not Athing Mu.
- BBC Analysis: Where Will Might Team GB Win Medals In Budapest? Keely Hodgkinson and Jemma Reekie in the 800m, Zharnel Hughes and Dina Asher-Smith in the sprints.
RIP
- 1999 Boston And NYC Marathon Champ Joseph Chebet Is Laid To Rest In Kenya Two-time Boston winner Moses Tanui was among those to speak at his funeral.
- University Of Wyoming Thrower Nathan Reid Dies In A Car Accident
- Soviet Union 1980 Olympic 4x400 Gold Medalist Remigius Valiulis Dies At Age 64 It is the only time the Soviet Union or Russia has won the Olympic gold in the event.
The Young And The Old
- 75-Year-Old Jeannie Rice Sets 3 Age Group World Records At USATF Masters Champs She ran 6:14 in the 1500 meters, 22:41 in the 5,000 meters, and 46:53 in the 10,000 meters. *Results
- DyeStat Recap: Kimberly Beard Headlines First Day Of USATF National Junior Olympics With Freshman Class National Hammer Throw Record
- Day 2 USATF Junior Olympics: Rylee Lydon Wins Back-To-Back Heptathlon Titles With 5208 Points
- Greater Philadelphia TC Men And Atlanta TC Women Win Team Titles At USATF Masters Outdoor Championships In the 75-79 1500m, Jeannie Rice won by almost a minute in 6:14 to set her third WR of the meet.
*Relays Highlight USATF Masters Day 3
*Two WRs And A Slew Of ARs On Day 2 USATF Masters
*Four World Records Fall On Day 1 Of USATF Masters
- Team USA Dominated The Medal Table At NACAC Champs With 49 Total Medals (24 Gold)
- A Look At How Collegians Did At The NACAC U23 Championships
- State-By-State High School Coaches Of The Year
Olympic News
- USA Today: "As Paris Olympics Near, Familiar Controversies Linger" Security, Russia, corruption. ...We'll add doomsdayers in the media to their list.
- AP: Russians Can Qualify For The Olympics In Some Sports, But That Doesn't Mean They'll Be Allowed In Paris IOC and sport governing officials are split on how to handle Russia as 2024 approaches. World Athletics has taken one of the hardest stances, not allowing Russians to compete at any international competitions, even as neutrals.
- Polls About Paris 2024 Support Contradict Each Other The poll commissioned by Paris 2024 organizers showed 72% support for the Games, but another poll found that support had dropped to 59% and that many people had concerns.
- Paris 2024 Defends Decision Not To Offer Torches To Bearers In Torch Relay They are doing it to "try and be sustainable." Instead of making around 11,000 torches, they'll only be producing 2,000 torches, some replicas and some kind of "symbolic memento" for each participant in the relay.
- InsideTheGames Talks To Olympic Torch Designer Probably more info than you ever needed to know about the Olympic torch.
- AP: "Extremist Attacks Wounded Paris. Here's Why The City Turned To The 2024 Olympics To Heal."
- Switzerland Considering Bidding For 2030 Winter Olympics
The London DL Was Fantastic
Nuguse's win was the first by a US man in a DL 1500/mile since 2011. Brit Jemma Reekie got a big 800 win in 1:57.30 after Keely Hodgkinson withdrew.
More London DL
Monson took 4 seconds off Shelby Houlihan's AR as five women broke 14:20 in the same race for the first time.
NACAC Under-23 Championships
She won the race by about 9 seconds as US's Elise Shea took the silver in 4:14.90 (also breaking the previous meet record). Mia Brahe-Pedersen won her third gold medal of these championships, taking the 200m in 23.05. In the men's 800m, Penn State’s Handal Roban (representing St. Vincent and the Grenadines) won in 1:47.43 over Villanova’s (US's) Sean Dolan (1:47.54). Will Sumner was back in 7th (1:52.79).
- Mia Brahe-Pedersen Anchors US Women's 4x100 To NACAC U23 Gold With 42.74 Meet Record The US won a slew of gold medals on day 2 including Texas A&M's Jermaisha Arnold's 50.68 meet record in the 400m.
Other Weekend Results
- MB: Molly Seidel second female at Speedgoat 28k She apparently ran under the alternate name, Molly Shapiro, like she did last year.
- Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk Continues Comeback From Broken Leg With 74.81m European Lead In Banska Bystrica Hammer Throw
- Germany’s Kai Kazmirek (8038 Points) And Austria’s Sarah Lagger (6089 Points) Win Bydgoszcz, Poland Decathlon/Heptathlon
- Patrick Kipngeno And Joyce Njeru Win La Montee du Nid d’Aigle Mountain Race
- American JavFest Recap: USAs 5th Placer Ethan Shalaway Wins (76.67m)
Sound Running
He beat out Henry Wynne by .05. Karissa Schweizer won the women's race in 4:04.35. Other winners: Ben Flanagan (13:20, m5000), Whittni Morgan (15:02, w5000), Isaiah Harris (1:44.85, m800), Sammy Watson (2:00.60, w800).
- DyeStat Meet Recap
- MB: Morgan McDonald's 5000m time at Soundrunning 13:24.54 for 4th.
WHAT. A. MILE. Kipyegon did it again and everyone else in the field ran a pb as 7 national records fell.
Hagos Gebrhiwet won a stacked 5k in 12:42, and Karsten Warholm broke the DL 400H record again with his 46.51.
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Withdrew From Monaco Due To Knee Pain Coach Bobby Kersee said it was "nothing serious."
Monaco DL Talk
- Official 2023 Monaco DL Live Discussion Thread (+ Reminder: Instant Reaction show at 4:10 pm ET)
- Faith Kipyegon Monaco mile prediction thread
- New Women's American Record in the Mile
- Male collegiate athletes slower than 4:07.64 should quit
- How Long till Kipyegon gets popped?
- You're trying to tell me this guy is 18?
- George Beamish in Monaco steeple
- Jakob would have ran 3:25 tonight
- Monaco 5000m 2023 : Aregawi VS Kiplimo + Gebrhiwet, Telahun, Katir, Ahmed, Tefera, Ndikumwenayo 3 guys ran 12:42 and records times for places 3-4-5-6 were set.
- Cranny Racing Monaco 4:16 wasn't too bad.
- Does Cooper go sub 13 in Monaco? No, just 13:19.
- Monaco diamond League men 100 m prediction thread?
Pre London-DL News
- Keely Hodgkinson Talks About Her Rivalry With Athing Mu: "It does excite me. I don't know if it excites her." Talking about the possibility of winning Worlds this year she said, "It would mean a lot. I would probably cry, actually, after two years of dedication and so much hard work. There are some really good athletes out there who are really hard to beat, so it would just be nice to finally come out on top and upgrade the silver."
- Noah Lyles Asks Zharnel Hughes Why He's "So Modest" And Says He Thinks Hughes Can Definitely Break The British 200m Record The 19.94 record dates back to 1993.
NACAC Under-23 Championships
- US Picks Up 11 Golds At Start Of NACAC Under-23 Championships In Costa Rica The US swept the men's and women's 5000m with Stanford’s Cole Sprout (14:11) and Layla Roebke (17:24) taking the titles. Mia Brahe-Pedersen ran a meet record in the 100m with 11.08. Caleb Cavanaugh won the 400H and ran a leg on the winning mixed 4x400 which also included Will Sumner.
- High Point University's Sydney Horn Sets U23 NACAC Pole Vault Record To Win With 4.41m The previous record was held by Sandi Morris.
Lucerne
Pretty good and Worlds is even more interesting. Dalilah Muhammad got beat in the 400m hurdles.
Karsten Warholm Q&A
Recently Alex Geula sat down with Karsten Warholm and his coach, Leif Olav Alnes, at the IK Tjalve club in Oslo to understand Warholm's beginnings, his career, and the sprint side of Norwegian training.
Yet Another Big Drug Bust
Amusan joins Blessing Okagbare and Michael Saruni as former UTEP stars to have been suspended in the last two years. Her and Saruni's agent has not responded to many LRC requests for comment.
- MB 100H WR holder Tobi Amusan says she is being charged with whereabouts violations
- MB: Former NC A&T sprinter Grace Nwokocha says Tobi Amsuan's suspension and hers is because people are trying to bring "Africans down""What I can sense here is that they are trying to bring Africans down because they look down on us too much,” said Nwokocha who is also suspended.
Doping News: Amusan Misses Her Third Test
(link fixed) Amusan says that she is clean and was tested within days of her third missed test. She is fighting her ban in an arbitration hearing which will decide whether or not she'll be at Worlds.
- Doping Suspect Nabbed At Kenyan Airport With Assortment Of Prohibited Substances Officers seized about 800 boxes of various drugs and injections that she was trying to bring into the country.
Rojo's Latest Exclusive
Jakob Ingebrigtsen will enter Worlds after running two straight 1500 pbs, but should he be nervous as the 1500 is often cruel to the fastest man in the field? After his latest pb, Jakob raved about his rabbits, before saying there is no difference between the Diamond League and Worlds even though Worlds doesn't have rabbits.
His Arrest Got A Ton of Pub, But the Not Guilty Verdict Almost Zero
Aden was finally cleared in Spanish court but he still may not be out of the woods with the AIU.
Kipchoge Speaks
Kipchoge addressed the media on Saturday and also said he would rather win 3 Olympic golds than all 6 World Marathon Majors.
Eliud's NYC Debut will have to wait
Kipchoge has said he wants to run all the majors but his NYC debut will now have to wait at least until 2024. Will Kipchoge ever remove the Pete Sampras-esque French Open hole on his CV and win a hilly major?
Will Eliud Kipchoge ever win NYC and/or Boston?
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Jonathan Gault's Retrospective On The 2023 USAs
Plus which distance group is the best in the US and thoughts on Sha'Carri Richardson's no-show in the mixed zone.
Day 3 MB Talk
- Official 2023 USATF Outdoors Day 3 Discussion Thread (+11 pm ET live reaction show)
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 48.74!
- Sha'Carri 21.61 in prelim!!!!!!!
- Congrats HILTZ for WINNING the 1500m not coming second
- Should we all apologize to Bobby Kersee and Athing Mu? Mu 2nd in 1500 at USAs.
- Ron Warhurst got Threshhold'd
- Will Sumner goes pro
- Centrowitz says he'll never run the 5k because there's no "glamour" or "hype" around the event
- Is Krissy Gear even clean?
- Wiley post-race interview with Jonathan Gault
- Sinclaire Johnson
- Here is the police report where it says Lauren Johnson told the cops Nick Johnson had prescriptions for both EPO and testosterone
2023 USAs
2023 USAs
Nur was great over the last 1k as Woody Kincaid's big kick was nowhere to be seen and Grant Fisher was a DNS. The women's 5000 was a carbon copy of the 10,000 with Cranny a dominant winner.
Hoppel repeated while Akins made her first team in style. Ajee' Wilson's streak of making teams ended as she finished dead last.
Day 2 USA Coverage
Day 2 USA Coverage
The Tracksmith-sponsored Charleston, who has no shoe sponsor, was running his first US final. Richardson overcame a slow start to win in 10.82.
The 800 semis always provide drama and that certainly was true on Friday night as both of Stanford's freshman phenoms failed to advance, Will Sumner got the job done, Nia Akins looked amazing and a surprise men's semi winner, Wes Ferguson, was tossed out.
Day 3 USAs
Day 3 USAs
Has the US found two new potential steeple stars? Plus learn about 31-year old journeyman who just made his first team.
Joe Waskom 2nd, Cole Hocker 3rd. Waskom doesn't have the Worlds standard but after Saturday his ranking should be high enough to go to Budapest.
Cory McGee was 3rd, edging Sinclaire Johnson by .01, but Johnson could go to Worlds if Mu focuses on the 800 only.
Day 2 MB Talk
- 2023 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships Official Day 2 Discussion Thread (+ live video show at 12 midnight ET)
- Roisin Willis pulls out of 800 semi's
- Sha’carri just let her crazy out
- I'm not back, I'm better." - Sha'Carri
- Heat of Death in Women's 800 Semis
- HS JUNIOR MIA BRAHE-PEDERSEN MAKES 100m Final
- Sha’Carri held secret meeting yesterday with the other athletes?
- WES FERGUSON DQd in 800
- OMG dismal attendance at Haywards Stadium, McDonalds refuses to stay open, Skin Head Parking Patrols
- A woman with a 34:01 10k PB will be heading to Worlds over Natosha Rogers
Day 1 at USAs
Day 1 at USAs
Kincaid and Cranny were incredible over the final 200m to win the US titles. 3rd placers Natosha Rogers & Sean McGorty don't have the standard and will have to wait to see if they're headed to Worlds.
Reigning US champ Cooper Teare was eliminated from the 1500 on day 1 in a shock upset as Matthew Centrowitz made the final and Yared Nuguse was sublime. In the women's 1500, Addy Wiley looked great and Athing Mu PR'd. Will Sumner returned to form in the 800 where Nia Akins looked fantastic. Courtney Frerichs fell but advanced in the steeple.
Richardson's time was the fastest by an American in 12 years.
Day 1 USA MB Talk
- 2023 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships Official Day 1 Discussion Thread (+ live video show at 12 midnight ET)
- Jerry S is right? Teare is a 5k guy? Cooper Teare goes home devastated!! Drew Hunter outleans Teare for final spot!!
- I HATE to admit it, but Wiley is a superstar
- Colleen Quigley DNS
- Klecker hates Kincaid
- Sorry OAC, the Bowerman Babes Still #1
- Engels is DONE
- An Ode to Nuguse's 3:35
- How early does Grant Fisher have to make the move to beat Woody tonight?
- Simeon Birnbaum had to be the one to take the pace so heat 2 didn’t run 3:55
- Men’s US 1500m Final Predictions contest:
- Bowerman sucks
- USATF.TV on runnerspace plus crashes in final two laps of women's 10k final
- Kincaid FTW
The Most Untalented 3:29 Guy Ever?
Is Nordås the least talented runner to break 3:30 in history? He thinks so, "I can guarantee you I'm the slowest sub 3:30 guy in history." Text highlights from his appearance on the LRC Track Talk podcast.
Valby Nabs Nike NIL Deal
The NCAA 5000 champ is the first female track and field athlete to sign an NIL deal with Nike.
Early Release Pod For Our SC Members
In a great candid talk, Nordås talks about his incredible breakthrough in 2023, what he thinks about the LRC doubters who say the improvement is too good to be true, his relationship with Jakob Ingebrigtsen and much more. This interview will also be put at the end of our regular podcast at the end of the week but if you want instant access, join the SC today.
Paywall lifted!
Paywall lifted!
The Latest JG Feature
What links Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the NAU cross country team, and Sebastian Coe? Double threshold training, which is having a moment in 2023. Note, most of this article is behind our SC paywall for 72 hours (until Saturday).
Doping Polls are Baaack!
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.
Doping Polls are Back
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.
How do you explain the ridiculous indoor distance times?
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.
Kipchoge loving the LetsRun Shirt in Berlin
Your latest American stars share their insights.
American Record Holders
American Record Holders
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.
Best of Jon Gault
Best of Jon Gault
Take Your Love of LetsRun to the Next Level
Take Your Love of LetsRun to the Next Level
LetsRun Classics
LetsRun Classics
