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June 23, 2024

Olympic 1500m Qualifying Explained: Which Men Need the Standard in the Trials Final?

We explain what all 12 men in the field for Monday's final need to do in order to qualify for the Olympic 1500 meters.
June 21, 2024

Matthew Centrowitz Withdraws from 2024 Olympic Trials Due to Hamstring Injury

The 2016 Olympic 1500m champion had been seeking to make a fourth straight Olympic team and is in Eugene, but felt he was not in a position to be competitive due to the injury.
May 23, 2024

2024 Pre Classic Preview: Gudaf Tsegay Goes For History, Sha'Carri v Elaine, Kenyan 10K Trials, & More

With just four weeks to go until the Olympic Trials, America and the world's best will descend on Eugene this weekend.
May 09, 2024

2024 Doha DL Preview: American 200m Showdown, Dos Santos Debuts, Kenyan Stars vs Nordas in 1500

Americans Courtney LindseyKenny Bednarek have been in fine form in 2024 but only one can win the 200 in Doha. Plus Timothy CheruiyotReynold Cheruiyot, and Abel Kipsang against Narve Nordas in the 1500.
April 17, 2024

Dear Distance Gurus: What Are Your 3 Favorite Mile Workouts?

LetsRun.com has launched a new coaching advice column. In column #2, John Kellogg and Robert Johnson share their favorite mile workouts.
March 03, 2024

2024 World Indoors W1500: Freweyni Hailu Wins Gold As Americans Hiltz & Mackay Go 2-3

These were the first US medals in the event since Regina Jacobs in 2003
March 03, 2024

Geordie Beamish Wins Indoor 1500m Gold as Americans Cole Hocker and Hobbs Kessler Get Silver and Bronze

It is now officially impossible to outkick Geordie Beamish as he went from 7th to 1st the final 200m to win the World 200m gold medal as Americans Cole Hocker and Hobbs Kessler got silver and bronze.
February 27, 2024

Ranking America's Mid-D/Distance Medal Hopes at 2024 World Indoors

Over the last 5 World Indoors, the US has averaged 3 mid-d/distance medals per meet, and with Yared NuguseCole HockerElle St. Pierre, and Bryce Hoppel, the US should add to that total in Glasgow.
August 31, 2023

6 Thoughts on 2023 Zurich DL: Nuguse's Incredible Diamond League Season, Fisher Is Back, & More

Yared Nuguse has now gone 2nd, 3rd, 1st, 1st in 4 DL appearances while Grant Fisher impressed with a 12:54 5k in his return from injury.
August 30, 2023

Thursday's Track Meet in Zurich Looks Incredible - 2023 Weltklasse Preview

We hope you are recovered from Worlds as an incredible Weltklasse meet takes place on Thursday. It features Sha'Carri Richardson, Shericka Jackson, Noah Lyles, a 1500 with everyone not named Jakob Ingebrigtsen and a 5000 with Lamecha Girma and Grant Fisher.
August 23, 2023

Josh Kerr Follows His Instincts to Incredible Upset in 1500m at 2023 World Championships

For the second year in a row, a runner from Edinburgh AC upset Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the world final as Kerr replicated Jake Wightman's race from a year ago to take gold.
August 22, 2023

Faith Kipyegon Wins 5th Global 1500m Title With Ridiculous 56-Second Final Lap

Kipyegon blasted the field over the final 200 as Diribe Welteji and Sifan Hassan rounded out the podium.
August 20, 2023

Women's 1500 Semifinals: McGee Into Final, Hiltz, Johnson Eliminated, Kipyegon 3:55.14

Cory McGee made the final and Faith Kipyegon ran 3:55 to drag her heat to historically fast times.

 
 
 
August 12, 2023

2023 Worlds Men's 1500 Preview: Is There Any Way to Beat Jakob Ingebrigtsen?

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?
July 23, 2023

2023 London DL: Yared Nuguse Earns First DL Win as Noah Lyles Wins 200 Thriller in 19.47

Nuguse's win was the first by a US man in a DL 1500/mile since 2011. Brit Jemma Reekie got a big 800 win in 1:57.30 after Keely Hodgkinson withdrew.
July 14, 2023

Joe Waskom's Big Kick Travels Well, Waskom Runs 3:34.64 PB To Win 1500 in Lignano, Italy

Waskom just missed the 3:34.20 Worlds standard but still earned a bunch of ranking points and should have no problem making Budapest.
July 14, 2023

2023 Silesia DL Preview: Are You Ready for Sha'Carri vs Shericka SHOWDOWN? + Jakob vs The Clock

Plus Cravont Charleston vs Fred Kerley in the 100 & Alison dos Santos makes his season debut against Wayde van Niekerk in the 400.
July 10, 2023

Athing Mu scratches from 1500, will focus soley on 800 at 2023 World Championships

Sinclaire Johnson, the top US finisher in the 1500 at Worlds in 2022, will take her spot.
July 09, 2023

Nikki Hiltz Wins US 1500 Title As Athing Mu Runs 7-Second PB for 2nd

Cory McGee was 3rd, edging Sinclaire Johnson by .01, but Johnson could go to Worlds if Mu focuses on the 800 only.