Archived Homepage For August 9, 2023

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Quote Of The Day

“We are taking some measures around Narve. He is accompanied by his own accredited person for warm-ups and training. We have made an agreement with Gjert, that one of the people Narve trains with (Per Svela who has run 7:51, 13:22 this year) gets accreditation as a personal trainer.”

‒- Erlend Slokvik, an employee of Norway's Athletics federation talking about how Narve Nordas' training partner will be accredited at Worlds to help him out but his coach, Gjerft Ingerbrigtsen (Jakob's father) will not.

*MB: Gjert snubbed once again - no coach accreditation for Budapest 2023

The latest distance news

Gjert Ingebrigtsen won't receive a coaching credential at Worlds but Norve Nordas' training partner has been given a trainer's pass
Jakob Ingebrigtsen will double at Worlds but his brother, 2017 medallist Filip didn't qualify while Henrik is in the 5000
2023 world xc champ Beatrice Chebet praises her grandmother, Hellen Obiri and her parents for her big success
Former Seoul Marathon champ and Bosotn marathon 3rd placer, Franklin Chepkwony, drops dead after training run He was just 39.
Mary Moraa warns opponents to expect a fierce battle in Budapest
After setting records at Hardrock and Western States, Courtney Dauwalter is ready for UTMB in quest to keep her senational summer going
Scientfic study reveals ultra-marathoners brains get really good at foraging mid-race They found that runners who lost weight during those events showed 'significant adaptation of cognitive function to promote foraging ability'. It would seem our hunter-gatherer past is never too far away.

Non-Distance News

USTFCCCA Coaches Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Announced and It Includes Wes Kittley and Martin Smith Can we admit there are WAY too many HOF coaches? The full list is John Homon, Wes Kittley, Phil Lundin, Donna Ricks, Martin Smith and Victor Thomas.
West Texas track & field legend James Segrest died over the weekend He led Odessa College to 11 NJCAA National Championships as a coach after setting WRs as an athlete.
*Segrest was also a WR holding sprinter He ran on the first sub-40 440-yard relay team for ACU, breaking the NCAA, American and world records with a time of 39.9 in 1957.
Sept 2nd Chinese Diamond League in Xiamen looks like it's actually a go as tickets just went on sale yesterday
After finishing 4th in 2021 and 2022, Julian Weber thinks he can finally medal in 2023 The German is #2 in the world in the javelin this year.
Did you know no one has ever broken 20.00 for 200m in lane 1? Or 44.00 for 400 or 47.5 for 400h? TFN has publsihed "By-Lane World Records In Events Around A Curve ".
Indian HJer and decathlete, Tejaswin Shankar, 'accepts reality', skips World Championships as he thinks he can medal in multi at Asian Games "You have to be honest with yourself and I am very honest and clear about my chances. My outdoor season's best this year is 2.21m, so how can I expect to jump 2.30m at the Worlds? When I haven't practiced enough, how can I expect to perform there? I see no point in going to the World Championships and jumping 2.16 or 2.20m and coming back empty-handed. I would rather prepare for the Asian Games because I have a realistic chance of a medal there."

On The Boards

Our Weekly Recap

LRC WTW: Will Athing Mu Really Just Walk Away, Addy Wiley Rocks It Again & Conner Mantz Gets Shoved

In his weekly recap, Rojo points out that lots of GREATS - Michael Jordan, Bjorn Borg, Simone Biles - have taken a break in their prime, but the good news is most of them come back. Will Athing Mu be the latest?

Worlds Teams Are Announced

LRC USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster

Sean McGorty is double-entered in the 5k/10k but there's still an outside chance Grant Fisher could run Worlds.
*MB: Team USA Roster announced

4 months post pregnancy, Shaunae Miller-Uibo entered for Bahamas on Worlds team
UK team finalized *Australia *Japan *Hungary *India
Why UK Athletics' selection decisions for Budapest are wrong On the eve of reporting on my 13th World Athletics Championships, Steve Smythe argues the British governing body’s choice to send a stream-lined team benefits nobody apart from rival nations. Our outrage is directed towards them picking the 5th placer in the women's 800 at the UK champs, Isabelle Boffey, over the Olympic finalist Alex Bell in the 800 who was 3rd . *Bell gives UK Athletics the double bird after running 1:59.28 sb.
Pole vaulter Lavillenie misses worlds due to painful hamstring

This is what the athletes are aiming for

Stunning, one-of-a-kind medals for Budapest Worlds are unveiled

On one side of the medals, the central figure is the logo of the WCH Budapest 23: the Statue of Liberty atop Gellért Hill, a prominent and recognisable landmark in Budapest.
*MB: History will be made in Budapest. For 1st time ever at Worlds, coaches will now get medals. Good idea or not?

More Administrative News: Sept 2nd Chinese Diamond League in Xiamen looks like it's actually a go as tickets just went on sale yesterday

Sprint News

Noah Lyles says he will accept two medals at Worlds, but his dream is 100 gold and a 200 WR You can learn much more about Lyles plans the day before Worlds as a documentary will be aired on him on Peacock.
*MB: Noah Lyles has big plans for Hungary - get his nails done and get a hair-cut are #1 & 2, win the 100 and set 200 WR are #3 & 4

Noah Lyles frustrated with lack of motivation to improve track and field: "What’s wrong with track and field? How much time you got?,” said Lyles. "What’s wrong with track and field? How much time you got?,” said Lyles. “Let’s just say I’m a very ambitious individual. When I see growth in other areas of my life or places where I want it to be better, I’m very eager to be like, ‘how can I help?’
Belarus sprinter who refused to be shipped home from Tokyo Olympics is now freed to compete immediately for Poland 'I’m sure my career would be over if I was in Belarus now,' says Krystsina Tsimanouskaya
Despite being born and raised in Michigan, Stanford's NCAA 200m champ Udodi Onwuzurike is proud to run for Nigeria “I'm very happy to go back and see what it's like living in Nigeria and see what they're doing there. It takes you away from what is going on in the U.S. and it makes you feel grateful for what you already have. It really humbles me to be able to go back home.”
Omanyala is confident he'll medal at Worlds this year for 1st time ever

Latest Pre-Worlds News

We love it: Olympic Finalist Alex Bell Sticks It To UK Athletics After World Championships Snub She stuck out her tongue and stuck up her middle fingers after running 1:59.28 to hit the Olympic qualifying standard a day after it was announced she was left off the team for Budapest.
World Athletics: What's New At The 2023 World Championships? This year there will be a "q room" for non-auto qualifying athletes to wait and see if they advance on time. There will be TV cameras so fans can watch their reactions. Also a change to rules for running under protest that probably has to do with Devon Allen's controversial DQ last year.
Four More GB Athletes Get Into Worlds After World Athletics Ranking Invites Many more could have got in on world ranking, but UK Athletics controversially rejected invites for athletes that didn't meet their stricter standards.
MB: Australia announces World champs squad.
Full Kenyan Squad For Budapest Worlds
*Kenyan Men's 4x100, Men's 4x400m And Mixed 4x400m Get Nod For Worlds

Distance Drama

Norwegian press: It wise to scrap Gjert: Jakob Ingebrigtsen must be protected. It came out a few days ago that Gjert Ingebrigtsen will not receive a coaching credential for Worlds even though he's Narve Nordas' coach and a Norwegian columnist says it's the right move.
*MB: Gjert snubbed once again - no coach accreditation for Budapest 2023
Conner Mantz Confronts Beach To Beacon 10K Winner Addisu Yihune For Unsportsmanlike Move Mantz called him out on social media saying, “With less than 200m to go, I made a big surge to pass him again. There was a lot of room on the left, but he saw me passing him and ran me into the fence. My momentum was gone. I will look forward to my next chance to race Addisu Yihune.” *Video
*MB: Mantz pushed in to fence

Pan American U20 Champs

Day 3: Shawnti Jackson And Ellie Shea Each Win Their Second Gold For The US On Final Day Of Pan Am U20 Champs She won the 3000m in 9:05, breaking the meet record from 1989. while Jackson took the 200m in 22.35. The US also swept the women's and men's 800m thanks to Sophia Gorriaran (2:04.68) and Daniel Watcke (1:48.86). Simeon Birnbaum won 800m silver in 1:49.31.
Day 2: Shawnti Jackson Anchors US To Gold And New US Under-20 4x100 Record Their time of 42.88 is #3 on the world U20 list.
Day 1: Ellie Shea Takes 1500m Title In 4:16.61 As US Wins 12 Golds On First Day Of Pan Am U20 Champs Other distance golds for the US were Notre Dame's Ethan Coleman in the 5000m (14:44) and Michigan’s Caleb Jarema in the steeple (9:05).
World Athletics Recap: USA, Costa Rica And Nicaragua Make History At Pan American U20 Championships

More Recent Results

MB: Cole Hocker 7:42 3k FTW at Flanders Cup in Belgium *Results
MB: Elzan Bibic takes down Cooper Teare (and George Mills) in Switzerland 1500m Bibic won in 3:34.20; Mills and Teare were 3rd and 4th (3:34.58 and 3:35.81). *Results
Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji Runs European U23 Record 12.47 100H To Win In Berne, Switzerland It was also a Swiss national record.
*Ireland's Sarah Lavin Smashes Her 100H PB With 12.67 For 5th In Bern She was just .02 off Derval O'Rourke's Irish record. In the 1000m, Australia's Abbey Caldwell won in 2:34.63.
Morocco And Romania Sweep Athletics Gold Medals At Francophone Games The Francophone Games are basically the French version of the Commonwealth Games - an event every 4-years for mostly French-speaking nations and former colonies of France.
World Athletics Recap: Championship And National Records Fall At World University Games
USTFCCCA: Collegians Continue To Star At International Championships A list of collegians who medaled at the recent World University Games and the Pan Am U20 Champs.

Doping News

South African 100m Record Holder Carina Horn Gets Six Year Doping Ban This was the second doping ban for South Africa's first sub-11 sprinter. She'll be 40-years-old when her ban is up which means her elite career is effectively over.
AIU Provisionally Suspend 60:58 Kenyan Half-Marathoner Charles Kamau For Doping
AIU Reprimands Banned Kenyan Runner For Attending World Athletics' Online Courses He said he didn't know he wasn't allowed to take World Athletics online courses since you didn't have to attend in-person.

Pre-Worlds News

Mo Katir Chasing Historic 1500m/5000m Double In Budapest Katir has had a great season running 3:28 and 12:45, but he'll face Jakob Ingebrigtsen at both distances.
Injury-Plagued Emmanuel Korir Ready To "Fight" To Defend His World Title Despite His Poor 2023 Season Korir: "I’m very hungry. I am not going to let it (the title) go to someone else."
*Previous: Emmanuel Korir banking on past form ahead of World Championships
Recent HS Grad Hana Moll Selected To Compete For Team USA At World Champs She finished 3rd at USAs, but needed to get in on world ranking.
Irish Sprinter Phil Healy Skipping Worlds And Ending Season To Recover "Mentally And Physically" Ahead Of Next Year's Olympics She said it's been a very tough 16 months with the diagnosis of her autoimmune disease and she questioned whether she'd continue in the sport.
Irish 400 Hurdler Thomas Barr Withdraws From Worlds With Injury
Athletics Canada Reveal Their 2023 World Squad They announced a team of 50 with and have others who might still get a World Athletics invite based on world ranking.

Road Action

Hellen Obiri Wins Beach To Beacon 10k In 31:37

She just beat out Ethiopia's Fotyen Tesfay (31:38) and Keira D'Amato was 3rd (31:58). On the men's side, Ethiopia's Addisu Yihune won in 27:56 over Conner Mantz (27:58) and two-time world 5000m champ Muktar Edris (28:06). *Results
*MB: Mantz pushed into fence

Addy Wiley Wins Beale Street Murphey Mile In 4:37.7 Vincent Ciattei won the men's race in 4:04.6 while Sam Kendricks (5.82m) and Bridget Williams (4.58m) won the street pole vault event.
*MB: Addy Wiley wins Beale Street Mile in 4:37.7

MJ on Sydney and WR

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Sprint Stuff

NY Times Profile On Ivory Coast Sprinter Marie-Josée Ta Lou Who Is Hoping To Finally Win A Gold Medal In Budapest Ta Lou has a lot of painful medal misses as she has two world championship silvers and was 4th in the 100m and 200m at the Rio Olympics and 4th and 5th in Tokyo.
Tori Bowie's Death Is Part Of A "Birthing Epidemic" Which Has Seen A 40% Rise In Maternal Deaths In The US The numbers are even higher for black women and many top athletes, such as Allyson Felix and Tianna Madison, have experienced traumatic childbirths.
Sha'Carri Richardson Shares That She Tried To Commit Suicide When She Was In Junior High She says her aunt saved her by bringing her to the hospital to have her stomach pumped.
RIP: Former University Of Texas Sprinter Wally Wilson, 86 Wilson was part of two world record relay teams in the 440-yard and 880-yard relays.

Coaching News

1988 Men's 800m Olympic Champion Paul Ereng Named To Texas A&M Coaching Staff Ereng was previously at UTEP where he coached top 800m runners Michael Saruni and Emmanuel Korir.
Q&A: Tommy Nohilly Hired As New Head Coach Of Atlanta Track Club Nohilly leaves the Empire Elite TC which he helped establish after he previously worked under legendary coach Frank Gagliano at the NJ-NY Track Club from 2009 to 2020.

Lots of big names competed in this one - Some were great, some not so great

LRC 2023 Ed Murphey Classic Results - Addy Wiley Runs 1:59.00

Other impressive results included Marvin Bracy-Williams 9.93 & 9.96, Henry Wynne 3:34.67, Dani Jones 4:02.83 pb, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn 12.43 and much more.

Sir Walter Miler

Results

Amon Kemboi (3:57.84) And Abby Nichols (4:26.80) Win Sir Walter Miler In Raleigh, NC Nichols won over US steeple champ Krissy Gear who ran 4:27.51 for second.

Switzerland: MB: Bibic takes down Teare (and Mills) in Switzerland All three ran 3:34.

A Doping Bust From Joshua Cheptegei's Camp

A legend speaks

LRC MJ Speaks: Michael Johnson on Noah, Sydney, Sha'Carri, His Double Gold, and Pursuing Greatness

Michael Johnson was the guest on the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast on the anniversary of his 19.32 double gold world record to share his thoughts on the sport and its current crop of stars.

This Would Be A Big Loss For Worlds

LRC LA Times: Athing Mu Considering Sitting Out 2023 Worlds

And here’s the kicker – she’s not injured.

MB: Athing Mu may skip 2023 World Championships to focus on 2024

Admin Red Tape Hurting Athletes

LRC Some Top American Athletes Will Miss 2023 Pan American U20 Champs in Puerto Rico Due to Passport Issues

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.

Countries Name Their Teams For World Champs

Sifan Hassan Entered In The 1500, 5000 And 10,000 For World Champs
Kibiwott Kandie Will Miss Worlds Due To Hamstring Injury Kandie is replaced on the team by Commonwealth Games 10,000m silver medalist Daniel Ebenyo.
Britain Announces Slimmed-Down Team For World Championships It's their smallest squad since 2005 after UK Athletics controversially denied places for around 20 athletes
*Previous: Technical Director Stephen Maguire Stephen Maguire Defends Selection Policy, Says It's Not About Cost He says they only want to bring athletes who can challenge for finals and medals. We would respond that if every country only brought athletes that they thought could make the top-8, it'd be a very small championships and there would be a lot less crazy surprise stories.
Defending Champions Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce And Shericka Jackson Lead Jamaican Team For Budapest
Rhasidat Adeleke And Ciara Mageean Lead Ireland’s Largest-Ever Squad For Worlds They are sending 23 athletes.
Ukrainian Team Prepares For Budapest World Champs With Financial Support From World Athletics

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. *Discuss
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

LRC How Tracksmith Conquered the 100m at USAs: The Amateur Support Program

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.

2024 Trials Update

LRC Orlando Unveils 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials Course, Announces Race Will Start at 12:10 and 12:20 pm ET

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

LRC Sebastian Coe on UK Athletics Snubs, the Bye at Worlds, and How He'd Race Jakob Ingebrigtsen

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."

Anti-Doping News

Australia's Peter Bol Cleared Of Doping

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

LRC Sean Brosnan is out after one year at UCLA

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.

Karsten Warholm Q&A

LRC An Inside Look at Karsten Warholm's Revolutionary Training

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.

MB: An inside look at Karsten Warholm's mind-blowing training.

The Most Untalented 3:29 Guy Ever?

LRC Meet Narve Nordås, 24-Year-Old Norwegian 1500m Runner That Went from 3:36 to 3:29 in 1 Season

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

LRC Q&A With Parker Valby On Her Historic NIL Deal With Nike

The NCAA 5000 champ is the first female track and field athlete to sign an NIL deal with Nike.

Paywall lifted!

The Latest JG Feature

SC From Norway to Flagstaff: How Double Threshold Training Is Taking Over the World

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).

MB: The secrets of double threshold training are revealed. From Norway to Flagstaff: How Double Threshold Training Is Taking Over the World

Doping Polls are Baaack!

LRC Male Track and Field Stars Doping Polls: "Clean" or "Dirty"?

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

LRC 2023 Track & Field World Record Holders Doping Polls Results

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?

LRC Super Spikes? Raised Expectations? A Look At How The NCAA & American Distance Running Record Books Have Been Rewritten in Just 4 Years

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.

MB: What do some of the top coaches in the USA think of the ridiculous times? Is it just the shoes? Or is someting else going on?

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Quote Of The Day

LRC WTW: Will Athing Mu Really Just Walk Away, Addy Wiley Rocks It Again & Conner Mantz Gets Shoved

LRC USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster

Stunning, one-of-a-kind medals for Budapest Worlds are unveiled

Hellen Obiri Wins Beach To Beacon 10k In 31:37

LRC 2023 Ed Murphey Classic Results - Addy Wiley Runs 1:59.00

LRC MJ Speaks: Michael Johnson on Noah, Sydney, Sha'Carri, His Double Gold, and Pursuing Greatness

LRC LA Times: Athing Mu Considering Sitting Out 2023 Worlds

LRC Some Top American Athletes Will Miss 2023 Pan American U20 Champs in Puerto Rico Due to Passport Issues

LRC How Tracksmith Conquered the 100m at USAs: The Amateur Support Program

LRC Orlando Unveils 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials Course, Announces Race Will Start at 12:10 and 12:20 pm ET

LRC Sebastian Coe on UK Athletics Snubs, the Bye at Worlds, and How He'd Race Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Australia's Peter Bol Cleared Of Doping

LRC Sean Brosnan is out after one year at UCLA

LRC An Inside Look at Karsten Warholm's Revolutionary Training

LRC Meet Narve Nordås, 24-Year-Old Norwegian 1500m Runner That Went from 3:36 to 3:29 in 1 Season

LRC Q&A With Parker Valby On Her Historic NIL Deal With Nike

SC From Norway to Flagstaff: How Double Threshold Training Is Taking Over the World

LRC Male Track and Field Stars Doping Polls: "Clean" or "Dirty"?

LRC 2023 Track & Field World Record Holders Doping Polls Results

LRC Super Spikes? Raised Expectations? A Look At How The NCAA & American Distance Running Record Books Have Been Rewritten in Just 4 Years

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American Record Pod: Yared Nuguse and Wood Kincaid Open Up

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Madeline Manning Mims

Frank Shorter

LRC American Marathon Record Podcast: Keira D'Amato and Deena Kastor

LRC Emily Sisson - The Next US Marathon Superstar?

LRC Woody Kincaid - On His American Record and Leaving Bowerman

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LRC OAC's Dathan Ritzenhein

The Rise of Syracuse: How a Cross Country Powerhouse Was Built From Scratch in 10 Years

26:59: The Story of Chris Solinsky's American Record and Upset of Galen Rupp

The Summer of Webb: An Inside Look at Alan Webb’s Magical 2007 Season

Dreams Become Reality: Jake Wightman Stuns Jakob Ingebrigtsen to Win World 1500m Title

Wejo Speaks: Why I Sucked in College

Escorting Paula - How LRC Co-Founder Weldon Johnson Paced Radcliffe To Her 1st World Record

American Strong: How American Teamwork Helped Meb Keflezighi Win Boston

LRC's Robert and Weldon Johnson Named as Two of “The 50 Most Influential People in Running”

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