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Berlin Marathon

Results

Result Tigst Assefa 2:11:53 World Record

Tigst Assefa took the women's world record to another stratosphere as she skipped the 2:12s and 2:13s and ran 2:11:53 to shatter Brigid Kosgei's world record. Story coming. Eliud Kipchoge got the men's win as no Americans hit the Olympic standard.

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Next up. A honeymoon in the Maldives.

Pre-Marriage: LRC Jakob Ingebrigtsen Is Getting Married on Saturday - Here's What It Will Be Like The world's fastest miler is getting married on Saturday and thank to the Norwegian press, we have all of the details.

On The Boards

Weekend XC Action

NAU Men And Women Sweep Virginia Invitational

NAU got individual wins from Drew Bosley (23:20) and Elise Stearns (16:18 for 5k) to lead their teams to dominant wins over the BYU men and Stanford women. *Results

Cal Poly Men And BYU Women Win Bill Dellinger Invy LSU's Davis Bove (23:40) and Oregon State's Kaylee Mitchell (19:37 for 6k) won the individual titles. Oregon freshman Simeon Birnbaum (competing unattached) finished 3rd in his collegiate debut (23:44).
*MB: Simeon Birnbaum 3rd!!!
USTFCCCA Weekend XC Round-Up: California Baptist Men And Women Take College Team Titles At Roy Griak
DyeStat Recap: Stevens Point Boys And Wayzata Girls Win At Roy Griak Invy

How Fast Will Fauble Run In Berlin?

LRC Scott Fauble Is Aiming for the Olympic Standard at Berlin Marathon

"I don’t think that me running in the 2:07s is a huge stretch of the imagination," said Fauble who also took a shot at the USATF leadership.

2024 Olympic Trials

LRC Eugene Will Host 2024 US Olympic Track & Field Trials, Again

Eugene fatigue is real but don't tell that USATF. This will be the fourth straight US championships at Hayward Field and the fifth straight US Olympic Trials. Eugene paid them at least $3 million for the last Trials and we all know that USATF needs at least $3 million just to pay Max Siegel. Ridiculous.

MB: It's Official: Eugene Will Host 2024 US Olympic Trials, Again

Ingebrigtsen Wants ALL of the WRs

LRC Jakob Ingebrigtsen Wants It All: "If Some People Can Do Something, I Believe I Can Do It Better"

After his double victory at Pre, Ingebrigtsen shared advice for those attempting double threshold and why he believes he can break every WR from 1500 through the marathon.

MB: Jakob Ingebrigtsen wants ALL of the WRs - 1500 through marathon: "If Some People Can Do Something, I Believe I Can Do It Better".

Distance News

Street art portrait of Eliud Kipchoge in full stride is unveiled on the streets of Berlin It's located at clubhouse of Berlin-based running club Berlin Braves.
Recommended Read Despite having won Worlds, Marco Arop will go into 2024 Olympics with a "bit of a chip on his shoulder"
Update on Zane Robertson arrest. Kenyan papers says he was arrested for "offence of attempted rape and being in a possession of firearm without a license" He'll be detained for 5 days so police can continue to investigate.
Ben Blankenship to make marathon debut at McKirdy Micro on October 14 The course in Rockland Lake State Park in New York "is a flat 2.94-mile loop, and it is geared toward athletes trying to run qualifying times for the 2024 Olympic Marathon Trials."
What are isometric exercises, and why should runners do them? Isometric exercises are time-efficient, need no equipment and can both prevent and rehabilitate injuries

Book News

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has written a book - 'Far Beyond Gold: Running from Fear to Faith'comes out January 30, 2024 SML shares her pesonal story of struggles and victories, of faith and transformation. *Read the introduction here *Pre-order now. *Discuss
Toni Reavis will be doing a book reading at the school his mother taught at on November 11th in St. Louis

Administrative News

World Indoors in Scotland is 5 months away and they need volunteers We sure hope Kerr and Wightman race but it's concerning they weren't involved with the press activities today.
Tenative 2024 and 2025 Diamond League dates are released
WADA launches call for proposals for 2024 social science research grant program

Better Running Shoes a Click Away

LRC The New and Improved LetsRun.com Shoe Review Site Is Here

Want to know what running shoes real runners like best? We've got some answers for you as our Better Running Shoe review site is now open to the public. Real reviews, from real runners, with data science.

Interesting Reads

LRC WTW: Counting Down the 7 Biggest Storylines From the 2023 Pro Track Season

Who were the biggest winners of the 2023 track season? Noah Lyles, Niels Laros, Faith Kipyegon, Sha'Carri Richardson, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Lamecha Girma, and Yared Nuguse all make the list, but in what order?

MB: Counting down the 7 biggest storylines from the 2023 pro track season: What do you think of this list?

Marathon News: Berlin Is Sunday

Berlin Marathon Preview: Eliud Kipchoge And Tigst Assefa Return To Defend Their Titles Their main challengers will be London winner Amos Kipruto (2:03:13) and Sheila Chepkirui (2:17:29).
*MB: Official BERLIN MARATHON 2023 predictions
Olympic 10,000m Silver Medalist Paul Tanui Making His Marathon Debut At The Buenos Aires Marathon This Sunday The article calls it his debut, but he did previously start a marathon, but was a DNF.
GB's Charlotte Purdue Hoping To Get Her Marathon Career Back On Track In Berlin She ran 2:23 in London 2021 and 2:25 in Boston 2022, but she's been a DNF and DNS in her last two marathons.
Eliud Kipchoge Ahead Of Berlin: "I have been putting in the work together with the team, doing all my training, and trusting the process. I am ready to go back to my special place, back to Berlin to take on the challenge again."

This Week's Pod

LRC Pre! Jakob, Yared, Athing, Grant, Gudaf + 2023 Big Thoughts + Berlin Marathon This Weekend

What an end to the 2023 track and field season at the Pre Classic. The LRC breaks it all down. No resting this week as Berlin is Sunday!

This Week's Pod

LRC Pre! Jakob, Yared, Athing, Grant, Gudaf + 2023 Big Thoughts + Berlin Marathon This Weekend

What an end to the 2023 track and field season at the Pre Classic. The LRC breaks it all down. No resting this week as Berlin is Sunday!

Sprint Stuff

Tobi Amusan's Whereabouts Case Headed To CAS As AIU Files Appeal A previous report said that the deadline had passed to file an appeal, but the AIU says they filed last week.
Ferdinand Omanyala Challenges Faith Kipyegon To A 400m Race In a lighthearted video, the two are seen joking and laughing about who would win. Omanyala was very confident saying he'd win even if he "walked the last 100."
Olympic 100m Champ Marcel Jacobs Parts Ways With His Coach Less Than A Year Ahead Of Paris 2024 Jacobs said, "I realized that I needed to completely change things... I want to be in a new place, find athletes who can train with me, push me, and above help me with the more difficult work of winter training.
Sha'Carri Richardson Wants To Be On Top In The 200m Next Year Too "I want to be competitive. I'm not one of those athletes that just runs the 100m. I'm a 1-2 runner."

NCAA / HS XC News

NAU Men On Top In Week 1 NCAA XC Rankings OSU, BYU and Stanford are ranked 2-4. *Regional Rankings
NC State Women Are #1 In Week 1 NCAA National XC Rankings NAU, OSU and Notre Dame are ranked 2-4. *Regional Rankings
Vin Lananna’s Coaching Contract A University Of Virginia Extended Through 2028
NC State Dominates At Adidas XC Challenge The men swept the top-6 spots lead by John Malach while most of the women's team ran unattached (so they didn't actually score), with Leah Stephens leading a 1-3 sweep. *Results
Southern Utah Men And Utah Valley Women Win At UC Riverside Invy Unattached runner Habtamu Cheney won the men's race in 23:35; Utah Valley's Ari Trimble won the women's race.
Jane Hdengren Edges Elizabeth Leachman 15:32.5 To 15:32.6 At Woodbridge XC Classic As They Run Top Two 3-Mile XC Times In US Prep History Sadie Engelhardt was 3rd in 15:37.4.
Evan Noonan Wins Woodbridge XC Classic Sweepstakes Race In 13:41.3 (Third Fastest Time In Meet History)

Running Meets Heat Wave

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UK Marathon Cancels Race Due To Extreme Heat With 1000 Runners Still On Course Some water stations ran out of water and 10 runners were sent to the hospital.
26 Sydney Marathon Runners Were Hospitalized In Australian Spring Heat Wave

Day 2 Pre

LRC World Records, American Records, & More: 8 Thoughts on a Wild Day 2 of the 2023 Prefontaine Classic

Gudaf Tsegay surprised with a 5000 WR as Athing Mu surprised with an American record and win. Grant Fisher got an AR but was beat while Mondo was Mondo and a whole lot more. *WA Recap

Pre Discussion

Day 2 Video Highlights (Need a VPN? Get the VPN we use)

Athing Mu AR

Athing Mu after her 1:54.97 AR

Women's 5k WR

Mondo WR

Super finish in men's 3k

A new WL in men's 800

Parchment over Holloway

Shericka 21.57

Day 1 Pre

FULL Jakob Ingebrigtsen (3:43.73) Tops Yared Nuguse (3:43.97) in Epic 2023 Bowerman Mile

Both men narrowly missed Hicham El Guerrouj's WR of 3:43.13 as Nuguse smashed Alan Webb's 3:46.91 American record. *Race video (Need a VPN to see it? Get the VPN we use)

LRC 5 Thoughts on Day 1 at Pre: The Stars Delivered and We Can't Wait for 2024

Day 1 of the 2023 Pre Classic started and ended with a bang. We break it all down and give our thoughts on everything except the mile, Rai Benjamin's big win, Christian Coleman making 2024 very interesting, Sha'Carri getting beat, Faith Kipyegon capping what may have been the greatest season ever by a distance runner, and the ~~529th performance all-time~~ American record in the women's shot put.

SC Prefontaine Classic Day 1 Podcast: Jakob and Yared 3:43, Kipyegon 3:50, Benjamin Over Warholm, Coleman over Lyles - We Can't Wait for 2024

The LRC crew breaks down Pre day 1 and Yared Nuguse's American record in the mile in this Supporters Club podcast.

Pre Day 1 Talk

Day 1 Live Thread

JAKOB INGEBRIGTSEN - 3:43:73 - THE KING HAS SPOKEN

YARED MFING NUGUSE 3:43.97

Tuohy spotted at Pre - Bowerman Recruiting Trip?

7 Nuguse threads already

APOLOGIZE TO NUGUSE

Foot speed still MATTERS: Jakob’s Achilles Heel

JAKOB WAS RIGHT "Just stick with me and you'll get your 3:46"

More Pre Discussion: Jakob can run 7:18 3000

Sha'carri Appreciation Thread

Rojo talks Lyles into running Eugene....Lyles runs Eugene and goes home DEVASTATED

Could Faith K breaking 4 at BU?

Rai Benjamin ends the season as the fastest American man in both the 400h and the 400m

Will Cory McGee ever break 4 for 1500?

Nike, please stop dressing EVERY runner in a race in the same singlet

Empty stands..

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Yared and Jakob 3:43

Coleman over Lyles

Shericka Over Sha'Carri

Yared Nuguse New American Record Holder in Mile

Jakob after 3:43

MB: Adidas Unveils Its Newest Racing Shoe & It Costs $500

Despite being massive in size, the Adizero Adios Pro Evo 1 somehow weighs just 4.8 oz (138g). It weighs 38% less than their previous lightest shoe.

MB: Chris Fox, who led Syracuse to the 2015 NCAA XC title, returns to Syracuse as an assistant coach Fox had been coaching the Reebok Boston Track Club. Remember kids, A level coaches hire A level assistants. B level coaches hire C and D level assistants
*MB: So if Fox is going to Syracuse, that means he's not going to be the HOKA NAZ Elite coach so who is? rojo
MB: Brazilian man quits IBM job, runs a marathon for 366 straight days. 2,000 fans show up for last one

XC Super Fan

LRC Super Fan Mike Mahon Attends His 2,000th Cross Country Meet

Mahon, 61, has been to more than 52 meets a year over 38 seasons and has no plans on slowing down.

MB: We've found our sport's greatest fan. Mike Mahon just attended his 2,000 cross country meet.

Max Siegel & USATF Are Getting Sued

LRC USATF Board Member Jim Estes Suing USATF & Max Siegel for Negligence & Defamation

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.”

MB: USATF, Max Siegel being sued by Board Member Jim Estes for defamation

XC Video Game

LRC XC Cross Country Racing Now Free To Play On Both Iphone & Android

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!!

MB: Good News: XC Cross Country Racing Now Free To Play On Both Iphone & Android .

Justyn Knight Joins The BTC

LRC Justyn Knight Talks About Why He's Joined The Bowerman Track Club

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?

MB: JUSTYN KNIGHT BOWERMAN

The Latest LRC Feature

LRC From NAIA to Beating Kipchoge: The Zouhair Talbi Story

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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?

Kipchoge loving the LetsRun Shirt in Berlin

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Result Tigst Assefa 2:11:53 World Record

MB Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Elisabeth Arreson Have Wed

NAU Men And Women Sweep Virginia Invitational

LRC Scott Fauble Is Aiming for the Olympic Standard at Berlin Marathon

LRC Eugene Will Host 2024 US Olympic Track & Field Trials, Again

LRC Jakob Ingebrigtsen Wants It All: "If Some People Can Do Something, I Believe I Can Do It Better"

LRC The New and Improved LetsRun.com Shoe Review Site Is Here

Interesting Reads

Recommended Read Gudaf Tsegay was pissed she didn't win two medals in Budapest and that fueled her to the 5000 WR in Eugene Did you know that her 17-year old training partner, Birke Haylom, led her through 3k in a World U20 record time of 8:26.03.

LRC WTW: Counting Down the 7 Biggest Storylines From the 2023 Pro Track Season

LRC Pre! Jakob, Yared, Athing, Grant, Gudaf + 2023 Big Thoughts + Berlin Marathon This Weekend

LRC Pre! Jakob, Yared, Athing, Grant, Gudaf + 2023 Big Thoughts + Berlin Marathon This Weekend

LRC World Records, American Records, & More: 8 Thoughts on a Wild Day 2 of the 2023 Prefontaine Classic

Pre Discussion

FULL Jakob Ingebrigtsen (3:43.73) Tops Yared Nuguse (3:43.97) in Epic 2023 Bowerman Mile

LRC 5 Thoughts on Day 1 at Pre: The Stars Delivered and We Can't Wait for 2024

SC Prefontaine Classic Day 1 Podcast: Jakob and Yared 3:43, Kipyegon 3:50, Benjamin Over Warholm, Coleman over Lyles - We Can't Wait for 2024

MB: Adidas Unveils Its Newest Racing Shoe & It Costs $500

LRC Super Fan Mike Mahon Attends His 2,000th Cross Country Meet

LRC USATF Board Member Jim Estes Suing USATF & Max Siegel for Negligence & Defamation

LRC XC Cross Country Racing Now Free To Play On Both Iphone & Android

LRC Justyn Knight Talks About Why He's Joined The Bowerman Track Club

LRC From NAIA to Beating Kipchoge: The Zouhair Talbi Story

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

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

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

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

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

Webb, Ritz, and Hall

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

LRC New Balance Boston's Mark Coogan

LRC Brooks Beasts' Danny Mackey

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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