June 18, 2024
The Casual Fan's Guide To The 2024 US Olympic Track & Field Trials
We share the 6 Biggest Storyline For The 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials — Track & Field. Who is the fastest man and woman in America? Can SML and Grant Holloway break the WRs? How do Athing Mu and Ryan Crouser look in their 2024 outdoor debuts? And what happens in the greatest event in track - the men's 1500?
December 18, 2023
Faith Kipyegon & Kelvin Kiptum Crowned 2023 LetsRun.com Athletes of the Year
Noah Lyles pulled off an incredible double, Mondo Duplantis and Ryan Crouser had record-breaking years, but there is no need to split this award: Kelvin Kiptum is our 2023 Men's Athlete of the Year. Faith Kiypegon (duh) wins our women's award.
December 13, 2023
Introducing the Nominees for 2023 LetsRun Athlete of the Year
After World Athletics chose not to name a single athlete of the year, we're stepping in and handing out our own award. Meet the finalists and give us your vote. Our two winners - one man and one woman - will be announced on Monday.
*MB: World Athletics won't name an AOY but we will - Let's here your 2023 LetsRun Award nominations
May 27, 2023
2023 LA Grand Prix: Crouser Breaks WR as the Stars No-Show in Women’s 100
Richardson, Ta Lou, and Hobbs all DNSd the women's 100 final but the stars that did compete in LA brought it and produced 7 world leads including Crouser's WR.
May 27, 2023
2023 USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix Results: Crouser's WR (23.56) leads way as meet produces 7 world leads
The meet produced 7 world leads including a world record. Ryan Crouser led the way with another WR in the men’s shot put (23.56). World leads also came in the women’s shot (Maggie Ewen 20.45), men’s pole vault (Mondo Duplantis 5.91), women’s 100h (Jasmine Camacho-Quinn 12.31), women’s 1500 (Diribe Welteji 3:57.84), men’s 1500 (Timothy Cheruiyot 3:31.47), and women’s 400 (Marileidy Paulino 48.98).
January 29, 2022
Ryan Crouser DID NOT Break the Shot Put World Record at Millrose
An embarrassing moment for the sport as a measurement error was not conveyed to the crowd, the national tv audience or even the results system.
August 04, 2021
Tokyo Day 7 Morning Recap: Crouser Earns USA’s First Men’s Gold, Holloway Upset in Hurdles, & Men’s 4x100 Fails to Qualify for Final
Ryan Crouser DELIVERED big time and became the first male Rio Olympian to defend his crown while the US men's 4 x 100 came up short yet again. Jamaica's Hansle Parchment earned a shock gold in the men's 110 hurdles in 13.04 as Holloway took silver in 13.09.
June 18, 2021
Men’s Shot Put: Ryan Crouser SHATTERS 31-Year-Old World Record
The first world record at the newly-renovated Hayward Field has fallen on the first day of the 2020 US Olympic Track and Field Trials -- and it was set by an Oregon native. Ryan Crouser crushed the men's shot put world record by 25 centimeters (9+ inches).
January 31, 2021
American Track League #2 Recap: Bryce Hoppel Runs 1:44.37; Ryan Crouser Unleashes Another Monster Series
Hoppel stole the headline at the 2nd American Track League meet even though Ryan Crouser broke the old shot world record once again. Plus wins for Heather Maclean and Sammy Watson.
January 25, 2021
WTW: Crouser Gets His WR, Walmsley Just Misses; Patrick Mahomes Gets His Super Shoes and Michigan Gets Cancelled
We hope you were entertained over the weekend. We try to tell you what it all means in our Week That Was column.
January 24, 2021
Ryan Crouser Shatters Indoor Shot Put World Record With 22.82m (74'10.5") Heave
Randy Barnes' 32-year old record is history. Several others set world leads including Grant Holloway (7.35 AR in 60h), Trayvon Bromell (6.48 in 60), Fred Kerley (45.03in 400), Tonea Marshall (7.86 in w60h) and Quanera Hayes (51.76 in w400). Gabby Thomas moved to #6 all-time in the rarely run women's indoor 300 (35.92).
*MB: Ryan Crouser SHATTERS indoor shot put world record on 1st throw at American Track League meet
September 08, 2020
2020 Ostrava Golden Spike Recap: Jacob Kiplimo Comes From Behind to Stun Selemon Barega in Thrilling 5,000 as Both Men Break 12:50
No world records fell today in Ostrava but there was plenty of great action as a ton of BIG names picking up wins as the likes of Laura Muir, Faith Kipyegon, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Ryan Crouser, Karsten Warholm, Christian Taylor and Sifan Hassan all vanquished the competition.
February 06, 2020
Ranking the Top 10 Events at the 2020 NYRR Millrose Games
From Allyson Felix and Grant Holloway in the sprints, to Joe Kovacs and Ryan Crouser in the throws, to Donavan Brazier, Filip Ingebrigtsen, and new phenom Jemma Reekie in the middle distances, studs will be everywhere in NYC on Saturday.
*MB: Official 2020 NYRR Millrose Games Discussion Thread
April 26, 2018
Relays Weekend Preview: Jenny Simpson Goes for 2-Mile AR, Sydney McLaughlin Set for 400H Debut, & Andre De Grasse Is Back
It's relays week - normally one of the greatest weekends of the year for college track fans - but this year's calendar has us a little depressed as the big guns aren't competing with each other. Instead of everyone going to Penn or Drake, some are now going to Arkansas, others to LSU and others aren't going anywhere. Still, there are a few amazing races that we are really excited about but most of them are individual races ironically.
April 12, 2018
World Champ Tom Walsh Will Take On Americans Ryan Crouser And Ryan Whiting At Drake Relays Shot Put
February 01, 2018
Drake Relays 2018 Announces Addition Of Elite Shot Put Competition
More interesting than that though is that Olympic champ Ryan Crouser will go against high jumper Ricky Robertson in a dunk competition during halftime of a Drake basketball game.
May 25, 2017
2017 Prefontaine Classic Saturday Preview: What A Meet - Is This The Greatest Pre Classic Ever?
Some of the events at the 2017 Pre Classic are without a doubt better than the 2017 Rio Olympic finals. We're so excited we even preview the men's pole vault and women's 200 but we also will see a loaded women's 1500 with Faith Kipyegon, Laura Muir and Jenny Simpson and possibly the youngest sub-4 mile in history.
August 19, 2016
Ryan Crouser's Got a PhD (and Gold Medal) in the Shot Put
Crouser threw the shot 4 feet further than he did a year ago thanks to being able to focus on it being done with his masters in finance.
March 10, 2016
Press Conference Highlights: The Birmingham CrossPlex Facility Is Spectacular, Edward Cheserek Likely Won't Anchor The DMR and Donavan Brazier Doesn't Rule Out A Collegiate Record in the 800
There is a buzz in the air in Birmingham as several collegiate marks could fall this weekend.
March 02, 2016
Week That Was: A U.S. Star Shares Their "Red Flags For Doping," Penn State's Latest Mid-D Star, Super-Fast NCAA Times (2 X 3:53), And Two Distance Schools Win Big Conference Crowns
Great collegiate action, some big doping news, and a US pro's "red flag" guide to dopers.