Cross Champs is Thursday, NXN is Saturday, and most of the NCAA's best will be in Boston trying to run fast 3ks and 5ks. Plus the men's 5 and 10,000 WR holder will make his marathon debut on Sunday.
*MB: Cross Champs - WA Gold XC in USA - is Thursday at 8:30 am. Official Discussion Thread
- WA Champs XC Preview: Kurgat seeks redemption on return to Austin
- Pulse Sports Kenya: Mercy Chelangat braces up to face familiar foes at Cross Champs in the US
- Joshua Cheptegei reveals his goals for his marathon debut Sunday in Valencia "My target is to run a good race because it is my first time and I’m still learning. We’ve been sharing a lot with my mentor Kipchoge as I venture into marathons and that will keep me going to the end."
‒Alex Hutchinson writing in Outside in a column entitled, "The Mysterious Case of the Asthmatic Olympians." The topic of asthmatic distance studs has long been a topic of fascination on LRC.
*2023: MB: Alex Hutchinson: Don't be alarmed so many Olympians take asthma meds - they need it as they train harder than you
*2014: MB: INHALERS=UNFAIR!!!!
*2009: MB: Does any tough runner call themselves asthmatic?
*2005: MB: Athletes using asthma to cheat