June 30, 2024
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Women's 10K: Weini Kelati Wins Olympic Trials; Parker Valby, Karissa Schweizer Looking Good for Paris
Kelati, who won her first US track title, is guaranteed a spot at the Olympics while Valby & Schweizer are likely to qualify via world ranking.
June 26, 2024
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Olympic Trials Week 2 Preview: Is It Kelati's Year? New Faces in Steeple, Can Fisher or Hocker Complete the Double?
We preview the women's 1500, 10k, and steeple and men's 800 and 5k as the second half of the Trials kicks off on Thursday.
March 30, 2024
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13 Thoughts on World XC: Has the Decline Begun for Cheptegei? American Drought Continues, Kenyan Women Live up to Hype
March 29, 2024
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Friday at 2024 World XC: How to Navigate the "Hay Maze", Weini Kelati Is Fearless, Jacob Kiplimo Is Ready
The top athletes and your intrepid correspondent experimented with methods for hurdling the hay bales in Belgrade. Plus hear how Anthony Rotich ran 27:08 while running less than 70 miles per week.
March 27, 2024
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With an American Record Under Her Belt, Weini Kelati Is Ready for the Big Stage of World XC
Kelati ran 66:25 at the Houston Half and 30:33 at The TEN and is looking to become the first US woman to finish in the top 10 at World XC since Shalane Flanagan in 2011.
*MB: An American woman hasn't finished in the top 10 at World XC in 13 years, will Weini Kelati end that streak in 2024?
March 17, 2024
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The TEN: Grant Fisher Wins As 8 Men Break 27:00 & Nico Young Runs 26:52
Young was sensational and DESTROYED the collegiate record but Alicia Monson's AR attempt went south really quickly and she dropped out. Tsigie Gebreselama fan the first sub-30:00 women's 10,000 on US soild as Weini Kelati got the standard as did Britain's version of Parker Valby, Megan Keith.
January 22, 2024
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WTW: Teare > Hocker (at 10k XC), Time To Get Pumped For Yared Nuguse and Nico Young + How To Exploit the WA XC Rankings Like the US Tax Code
The USA xc meet is in the books and we have 6 takeaways. Plus indoor track gets started this way with a big men's 5000 in Boston. How fast will Yared Nuguse run and might Nico Young become the first collegian to break 13:00?
January 20, 2024
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Cooper Teare & Weini Kelati Win 2024 USATF Cross Country Titles
Teare became the first man in 56 years to win US titles in the 1500 and XC while Kelati won by 37 seconds just six days after setting the half marathon AR.
January 18, 2024
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2024 USA XC Preview: Hocker & Teare v the Bor Brothers, Kelati Tries to Keep Rolling
Cole Hocker, Cooper Teare, & Drew Hunter are among the notable names challenging defending champ Emmanuel Bor and his ace steepler brother Hillary.
*MB: 2024 USATF Cross Country Champs - Hocker, Teare, Kelati and more!!
January 14, 2024
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Weini Kelati (66:25) Breaks American Record at 2024 Houston Half; Galen Rupp 14th in 62:37
It's the third straight year the women's AR has gone down in Houston. Ethiopians Jemal Yimer (60:42) and Sutume Kebede (64:37) won the overall titles.
January 11, 2024
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2024 Houston Half Marathon Preview: Galen Rupp Tunes Up & Weini Kelati Debuts
How will Rupp and Sara Hall look with the Olympic Trials just 3 weeks away? Boston/NYC Marathon champ Hellen Obiri leads the women's field where Weini Kelati will make her debut. Coach Stephen Haas is pumped as he thinks Kelati will eventually be "world-class" in the marathon.
May 19, 2023
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The 4 Events You Need to Watch This Weekend: Lyles v Coleman, Chelimo & Kelati Tackle the 10K, & More
In chronological order, we get you ready for this weekend's pro action which is taking place all over the globe. It includes $8,000 800s in NYC and world champ Fred Kerley running his first 100m of 2023 in Japan.
February 18, 2023
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Letsenbet Gidey Collapses Meters from Finish, Is DQd, Beatrice Chebet Wins World Cross Country
January 19, 2023
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2023 USA XC: Weini Kelati, Lex & Leo Young, Among Athletes Chasing World XC Berths
Kelati, Bor, the Youngs, NXN champ Irene Riggs, and FL champ Karrie Baloga will all be racing USA XC in Richmond this weekend.
MB: 2023 USA XC is Saturday and it's LOADED (in the jr races). Official discussion thread
November 05, 2022
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Four Thoughts from the 2022 USATF 5K Road Champs
Abdihamid Nur (13:24) won the men's title despite a late wrong turn. Weini Kelati (15:16) won the women's race as both athletes broke the course record.
February 27, 2022
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USATF Indoors Women's Recap: Ajee' Wilson x 8, Elle Purrier St. Pierre Crushes Monson on Final Lap
Elle Purrier St. Pierre ran like she had something to prove and Ajee' Wilson made another USA title look too easy.
January 06, 2022
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2022 USA XC Preview: Could Weini Kelati vs Alicia Monson Become US Distance Running's Next Great Rivalry? Plus Molly Seidel Is Entered!
Between Kelati, Monson, Seidel, Emily Infeld, and Natosha Rogers, the women's race should be spectacular. On the men's side, can ADP/WCAP extend its win streak to five years?
*MB: Offiical 2021 USA XC Discussion Thread: Kelati vs Monson XVIII - Who you got? Does ADP continue to DOMINATE?
December 02, 2021
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Weekend Preview: Newbury Park Chases Immortality, Geoffrey Kamworor Chases a Marathon PB, & Conner Mantz (Maybe) Chases the Half Marathon AR
There is so much distance action going on this weekend it's wild. Get out your popcorn as we break it down for you here. Between the RunningLane Cross Country Championships, the Cross Champs at Mt. SAC, the first BU meet, the Valencia Marathon, and the US Half Champs, it's going to be a busy weekend of racing.
November 30, 2021
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WTW: Why Weini Kelati May Be America's Next Great Distance Star And Is Sean Brosnan Great Or Just Lucky?
Shhh. We think we may have found America's next distance star. The similarities between Weini Kelati and Molly Seidel are striking.
*MB: Shhhh... Rojo thinks Weini Kelati may be the next great American distance runner + Is Sean Brosnan great or lucky?
November 06, 2021
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Drew Hunter and Weini Kelati Win 2021 USATF 5k Road Champs in New York
Drew Hunter is back and Weini Kelati showed she's a level above everyone else.