Archived Homepage For August 13, 2023
Archived Homepage For August 13, 2023
Sydney Out Of Worlds

A minor knee injury that won't require surgery is keeping one of the sport's biggest stars out of Worlds. And it comes just two days after she committed to racing Bol in the 400h in Brussels.

Worlds Starts Next Saturday and It's Time To Get Informed
Worlds Starts Next Saturday and It's Time To Get Informed

Ingebrigtsen has been magnificent in 2023 but history says it is very hard to win a global 1500 title from the front. Plus can Yared Nuguse earn the US's first medal since Centro in Rio?
*MB: Will Ingebrigtsen win the 1500? Official 2023 Worlds Men's 1500 Discussion Thread 

World champ/WR holder Letesenbet Gidey faces Olympic champ Sifan Hassan but both women may be underdogs to 5k world champ Gudaf Tsegay.

The main obstacles standing between Cheptegei and a 3-peat are Olympic champ Selemon Barega and 12:40 5k man Berihu Aregawi. Can Woody Kincaid medal?
*Jacob Kiplimo pulls out of Worlds with right hamstring injury Woody Kincaid's medal odds just went up. It remains to be seen if the half-marathon WR holder will run the World Half on Oct. 1.

Will Jakob Ingebrigtsen win the 1500 at Worlds?

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Who will win the steeplechase at Worlds?

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The Latest LRC Feature

Zouhair Talbi has had an unconventional path to 2023 Boston Marathon where he became one of a handful of men who can say they beat Eliud Kipchoge in the marathon.

Keely's A Go For Worlds - What About Athing?

British Vogue puffs up Keely Hodgkinson The 21-yr old reveals she loves showdowns with Athing Mu, vacationing in Spain, strong perfume (Maison Francis Kurkdjiana), Chanel and the Wolf of Wall St.

Laros is the real deal / These Are Some Interesting Distance Links

Who wins 2023 NYC?

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Non-Distance News
Worlds Teams Are Announced

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

This is what the athletes are aiming for

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

Latest Pre-Worlds News
Distance Drama
Pan American U20 Champs
More Recent Results
Doping News
Pre-Worlds News
Road Action

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
*MBMantz pushed into fence

MJ on Sydney and WR
MJ Loves Noah
Athing May Not Run Worlds

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Early Worlds Betting Odds
Sprint Stuff
Coaching News
Lots of big names competed in this one - Some were great, some not so great

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


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

A legend speaks

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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
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?
Kipchoge loving the LetsRun Shirt in Berlin


Your latest American stars share their insights.

Three legends of the sport.

One of the greatest US runners ever.

We chatted with Frank on the 50th anniversary of his Olympic Marathon gold

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
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