We thought Mu's 2023 season was over but she is entered at Pre, which would be her first Diamond League since June 2022, and she'll take on Mary Moraa, and Keely Hodgkinson.
The LRC crew breaks down Jakob's WR in Brussels and Josh Kerr's win at 5th Ave but spends a lot more time on Kerr not running the DL final.
The mile is on Saturday and the 3000m on Sunday.
World Champion Josh Kerr dominated the end of the men's race and Jemma Reekie got her 2nd win.
She crushed Gesa Felicitas Krause's mark of 5:52.80 from 2019. Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu won the men's 3k in 7:33.95 over Henrik Ingebrigtsen (7:34.80). Spain's Esther Guerro won the women's 1500m in 4:02.88 over Linden Hall (4:03.83). GB's Dan Rowden won the 800m in 1:44.96.
Farah fell off the pace early and finished well behind the top-3 as Bashir Abdi (61:20) and Muktar Edris (61:54) finished 2-3. Olympic marathon champ Peres Jepchirchir won the women's race in 66:45 ahead of Sharon Lokedi (67:43).
Ingebrigtsen ran his final 1600 in 3:46 and closed with a 54.9 final 400. *Race videoe
We break down the final regular season DL of the year where Jenny Simpson's 14-year old 3:59.90 US collegiate record fell by the wayside. Plus should Elise Cranny switch to the 1500?
The LetsRun.com crew broke down Jakob Ingebrigtsen's 2k world record and Addy Wiley's collegiate record in the 1500m.
Estes lawsuit stems from USATF's decision to disqualify Chattanooga's bid for the 2024 Olympic Marathon Trials because Estes worked as a consultant on Chattanooga's bid. The idea that Siegel cited that conflict of interest as a deal breaker is laughable to us considering "under (Max) Siegel’s watch, USA Track and Field has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of business to an Indianapolis marketing firm that once advertised itself as “a Max Siegel company.”
Fisher's time of 7:33.32 was a meet record. *WA Recap
In this week's WTW, Rojo shares his three biggest thoughts on the 2023 season. Did you know that before Jakob Ingebrigtsen arrived on the scene that African-born men had gone 64-0 at Worlds in distance events. Now they've lost 2 out of 4. Yes, Noah Lyles was spectacular at Worlds but there are some eerie parallels between Erriyon Knighton and Usain Bolt. And did you know Shericka Jackson's run in Budapest was better than Flo-Jo's WR?
The 19-year-old finished second in the race to Jamaica’s Natoya Goule-Toppin (1:57.53) and moved to #11 on the US all-time list. She also became the only collegian ever to go sub-1:58 in the 800m and sub-4:04 in the 1500m.
Walmsley had the lead, got passed then got it back. *Results
*Video highlights of Walmsley's historic win
*Video highlights of Dauwalter's win
The XC video game that former Wisco runner Ryan Craven spent time developing during much of the Covid lockdowns is now available to play on your phone and it's free!!
Nuguse stole the 1500 from Kerr at the line while Fisher ran 12:54 in a 5k dominated by Kejelcha. Plus Yavi over Chepkoech again in the women's steeple and Laura Muir FTW in the women's 800. In other sprint action, Shericka (21.82) won by 0.43, Noah Lyles (19.80) edged Knighton, Sha'Carri (10.88) won again but ETH improved & more. *WA Recap
The former NCAA star announced earlier today and he is now a Nike and BTC man. We talked to him before it was announced about why he made the move and what does he have think he has left in the tank?
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.
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.
Are the mid-day start times great so it can be shown live on TV? Or too hot? We give you our thoughts.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
