Further Recaps Of Chicago With Athlete Quotes
- Wanjiru Talks About The Mid-Race Decisions In Chicago A lot of good quotes from Wanjiru in here.
- Goumri Says Wanjiru Will Have To Change His Tactics To Get More Records Goumri and Wanjiru are very close in time but run with very different styles.
- Track Star Shobukhova Outsprints Veterans To Win Chicago To us, Chicago was the beginning of a new era in women's marathoning. Deena, Irina, Berhane, Constantina, Mara and Catherine seem to be over the peaks of their careers. Perhaps we'll be seeing a lot of new winners in the next year or two, like Shobukhova and World Half champion Mary Keitany.
- Good Recap Of The Women's Chicago Marathon
US Women's 10k Road Champs *Results
Molly Huddle Repeats at Tufts 10k for Women $11,050 payday for Huddle
Other Road Racing Results Of Note
- Geoffrey Mutai Sets Course Record 2:07:01 In Eindhoven Thanks To 14:24 5k Between 35 And 40k
- Melbourne Marathon Winner PRed By 13 Minutes
- It's Not Good When 25-Minute 5kers Are ANGRY: Melbourne Fun Runners Ticked To Learn That 5k And 10k Courses Were Probably Short
- Women's Winner Nets Course Record And 25Gs - Baltimore Marathon Recap
Name: Sammy Wanjiru, 22
Profession: Marathoner, 2007-present
Resumé
Fukuoka: CR 2:06:39
Olympic Games: OR 2:06:32
London: CR 2:05:10
Chicago '09: CR 2:05:41!
*Wanjiru Sets US Soil Marathon Record By 1 Second In Chilly Chi-Town Phil Hersh writes for the Chicago Tribune.
*LRC PhotoRun's Race Photos
*Science Of Sport Got Almost Every Km Split
*Chicago Results
- 9 US Men, Led By Sergio Reyes, Break 2:20 Both Shackleton brothers not only
broke 2:20, but they got Olympic Trials qualifiers, running three seconds apart in 2:17:5x! Early leaders like Tadese Tola and Ben Maiyo absolutely blew up (first half in 62, second half in 73).
*Chicago Marathon Highlight Video
*Announcers Said Deena DNFed But Really She Was Battling
Bathroom Problems Deena Kastor had another rough day, while World #1 Irina Mikitenko couldn't put Russia's Liliya Shobukhova away early in the race like she
did in London.
*LRC MBoard Thread: Is Kastor all hot air? Kastor is anything but hot air, but her last several marathons have not gone well.
Sammy Wanjiru threw down after 21 miles to drop Charles Munyeki and Vincent Kipruto to win and break Khalid Khannouchi's course record by 1 second. The early pace was ridiculously fast
and Abderrahim Goumri was smart, laying back and charging late to get 2nd place AGAIN!
On the women's side, Liliya Shobukhova followed her 3rd in London this year with her first big marathon win ahead of aging stars Irina Mikitenko (2nd) and Deena Kastor (DNF) 6th
(the announcers said she DNFed but really she made a pit stop at a toilet).
We got an email saying Shobukhova closed the last 2.2k faster than Wanjiru and Goumri ... more on that coming in the Week That Was.
Various Other News And Results
- Martin Fagan And Gebre Win B.A.A. Half Marathon Fagan ran 62:21 to miss the course record by 1 second.
- 2:25 Wins Scranton's Steamtown Marathon Dwight Schrute and Michael Scott volunteered at the second water stop.
- Preview Of Izumo Ekiden - Apparently You Can Watch It Online Wejo, Rojo and Employee #1 are all alums of the great Izumo Ekiden. This year's Ivy team may be the best ever sent, anchored by Ben True.
- Writer Remembers When Bill Rodgers Won "The Big M" Melbourne Marathon
Chicago '09: Men Out Fast, Women Out Slow - 6 Men 18:41 through 4 miles (4:40 per mile!) *Official Chicago Marathon Thread *Science Of Sport Live Splits
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4.8%*Wanjiru Talks About Running 2:04-2:05 In Perfect Conditions But Also Talks About Sub-62 Opening Half We ask the announcers, please don't make the entire race about whether Wanjiru gets the world record or not (40 degrees and windy is the forecast).
How about this for the storyline instead of the highly improbable record: If Wanjiru, who has never been to America or seen the course, is able to win, he will have the junior 10,000m world record, the amazing world half marathon record and marathon titles in Fukuoka, Beijing, London and Chicago all before he turns 23. And if someone (like Abderrahim Goumri, or debutante Tadese Tola) beats him, it will make their career and be a gigantic upset. See our realistic
race previews and more on Sammy Wanjiru below.
*Kastor Hoping For Rejuvenation In Return To Chicago
*LRC MBoards: Deena has ZERO chance of winning Chicago Deena Kastor and coach Terrence Mahon would be happy with a podium finish and to us it sounds like rejuvenation might be hard to come by for America's fastest-ever marathoner. After searching all day and finding nothing, we wonder why has almost no attention been paid to Irina Mikitenko, the best marathoner
in the
world over the past two years?
LRC: Men's Bank Of America Chicago Marathon Preview Both the men's and women's races have clear favorites in Sammy Wanjiru and Irina Mikitenko, who are looking to win their debut American marathons. Wanjiru might be the greatest marathoner the world has ever seen, but we don't want to hype a WR attempt, despite new talk of a sub-1:02 opening half. We do talk
about all the main contenders, give you our predictions on Sunday morning's race and talk about the expected cool weather conditions.
LRC: Women's Preview - How Much Do Mikitenko, 37, And Deena K, 36, Have Left In The Tank? Deena Kastor's latest race was a disaster in New York City but she says she's fit and ready to go. Will road warrior Teyba Erkesso perhaps be a bigger threat to Mikitenko after her win in Houston earlier this year and impressive summer tour?
Three Interesting Articles On Man Of The Hour - Sammy Wanjiru
*Chicago Tribune's Phil Hersh Sits Down With Sammy Wanjiru After His Long Trip To The US Wanjiru, still short of his 23rd birthday, tells Hersh the story of how he ended up in Japan as a 15-year-old and how he transitioned to the marathon at age 20.
*Dick Patrick Article Discusses Potential 1:01:5x Opening Half Pace
*Wanjiru Says He Must Believe He Can Break 2 Hours In The Next Five Years
Chicago Was Sunday
- Sammy Wanjiru Coming To America For The First Time, Says He Doesn't Even Know Who Is In The Race Wanjiru was scheduled to arrive yesterday in Chicago.
- Recommended Read: Kyle And Drew Shackleton Run For "Team Fox," Their Grandfather And Themselves At Chicago On Sunday We found this press release very inspirational and it will make us a lot more interested in seeing who gets under 2:20. The twin brothers are going for sub-2:20 and if they get it are going to donate all the winnings to help fight Parkinson's.
- Profile Of Former Eastern Michigan NCAA Champion Boaz Cheboiywo, Who Runs Chicago This Weekend
Amy Yoder Begley Profile Leading Up To World Half Marathon Champs
*British Press Complain About Paula Missing Another Chance To Represent GBR We didn't hear them complaining about how hard she worked when she was setting all those world records ... but we can understand the disappointment.
*Brief Chat With One Of The Most Focused Athletes In The World - Paula Radcliffe
LRC The
Week That Was This week, we decided to recap the last week in running a little bit
differently. LetsRun.com co-founder Robert Johnson and Employee #1
recapped the week that was from Chicago to the World Half in a gchat
conversation. Along the way, they pondered who is better? Ritz or Hall? And is this the beginning of the end for Deena Kastor? Plus they talked about Alan Webb, Jason Hartmann and Sammy Wanjiru.
Latest News From World Half
Excellent USA Today Article On Dathan Ritzenhein Dick Patrick got quotes from Al Sal, Mary Wittenberg and Ritz after his "breakthrough." Wittenberg had some interesting
quotes including this one on Ritz's most recent race: "I'd like every high school kid to see what I saw today. He didn't
panic, just calm under pressure combined with a relentless drive to
medal." And then she went on to say that she wants Ritzenhein back in New York to win the Marathon, perhaps in 2010.
*From Kenya: Keitany Performs Dominantly Mary Keitany is a huge talent, winning the race by over a minute.
*Andrew Lemoncello Moving Up To The Marathon After 63:00 Performane In Birmingham
Big News From The Prep Ranks
NJ's Joe Rosa Breaks Solomon Haile's 2.5m VCP Record With 12:03 Joe's twin brother Jim Rosa ran the 3rd-fastest time ever on the slightly altered course. It looks like they're going to put an asterisk next to the record because of construction. Rosa also broke the Holmdel record last weekend, running 15:04.
100-Year-Old Great Grandmother Breaks Shot Put World Record - Credits Not Eating Vegetables Thanks to Fox News for covering this important story. Of course the woman is Australian.
World Half: Tadese Gets 4th Title, Ritz Runs UNBELIEVABLY Tough Race For First American Medal
*USA Today's Dick Patrick On Ritz's Performance
*Watch Ritz's Race On Demand Employee #1 got up early to watch the race and Ritz made it well worth it with his aggressive, inspiring run that almost nabbed him second. He beat a ton of good guys and handled Zersenay Tadese's surges better than anyone, only getting passed at the end by Kenya's Bernard Kipyego.
*Tadese "Man For All Surfaces" After '09 World Cross-Country, Track And Road Medals Tadese won bronze in Amman, silver in Berlin and gold in Birmingham. For non-marathoning distance runners, he's got to be the #2 guy on the planet behind Kenenisa Bekele.
American Men, 4th Team (Best-Ever Team Finish) *Results
Dathan Ritzenhein, 3rd, 60:00
Andrew Carlson, 20th, 62:50
James Carney, 38th, 64:00
Brett Gotcher, 64th, 65:43
Scott Bauhs, 70th, 66:07
*Home Team Britons Perform Terribly
*Keitany, Ritz And Kitwara Got Stuck In An Elevator For Over An Hour On Saturday
*World Half Women's Recap *Results Mary Keitany absolutely obliterated the field and just missed the world record. She won the race by over a minute in 66:36, just missing the world record on the fairly hilly course. Amy Begley
finished 11th. Keitany may be the next great female marathoner, as she is absolutely head and shoulders above the rest at the half.
Will Ritz Break An Hour? LRC MBoards *Ritz and Kitwara stuck in an elevator for an hour! *Predictions: World half Thon
IAAF Previews Men's World Half Marathon Championships The World Half Marathon Championships should be a great race between Eritrean Zersenay Tadese and Kenya's squad of Sammy Kitwara and 3 other sub-59:10 guys, including Bernard Kipyego. American Dathan Ritzenhein got a mention in the IAAF preview, but they didn't talk about his alleged
45-minute 10-miler in practice. Is there any way Ritz can hang with the lead pack? We're
not sure, especially considering what 3-time champion Tadese was able to do in the 10,000m in Berlin this year and Kitwara's ferocious
running style. To see Provisional Entries, click this link.
*LRC: Team USA Men And Women Have Potential For First-Ever Individual Medals And Highest Team Finishes At World Half Marathon Champs We give you a little information about each of the 10 Team USA members, including their lifetime 10,000m and half marathon PRs. It's great to see the USATF sending such solid teams to Birmingham, ENG.
*World Half Medal Table Shows 0 Medals For US, 56 For Kenya That's like Michigan playing Appalachian State. Oh wait. Maybe Ritz CAN get a medal!
Salazar Talks About Ritz And Webb With Dick Patrick A definite LetsRun.com Recommended Read
Paying Tribute: Kerryn McCann's 12-Year-Old Son Benton Fires Starter's Pistol To Commence Melbourne Marathon
NCAA XC - No Northeast Bias Here As All The News Comes From Out West
*Recap Of Oregon Ducks' Disappointing Early Season Meet At Dellinger
*Running Times Interviews Jenny Barringer
*Nice Photos From Notre Dame Invitational, Where Washington Went 1-4 And New Mexico's Jacob Kirwa Won The Men's Race
*Article On Unanimous #1 Washington Husky Women, Who Return 4 All-Americans
LRC Special American High School Student Travels To Addis And Trains With The Ethiopians - Entry #6 - Gelete Burka's EZ Day In this episode, Neb meets Gelete Burka in the forest and is treated to a song sung by tiny young shepherds. This is one of our favorites.
Interesting Story On Lauren Jesperson, Who Was Oregon State XC Champ In High School And Ran 4:00 At Stanford Jesperson, who ran "a race for the ages" against Galen Rupp in high school, ran 2:35 recently as he got back into running while getting his MBA.
"Son Of Billy Konchellah" Welcomed Home To Kenya As World Champion Yusuf Saad Kamel is still known as "Son of Billy Konchellah" around his hometown in Kenya.
Marathon News
- First And Second Place Runners In Lakefront Marathon Disqualified For Different Infractions The first place runner took water from a friend on the course and the second place runner pulled out her iPod for the final miles to pump her up. If the rules aren't enforced, there is no sense in having them, but being DQed from a marathon really stinks.
- 81-Year-Old Man Gets Miracle Spare Catheter, Allowing Him To Finish Twin Cities! You've got to read this story. Who knew there were so many spare catheters around?
- Walmart Announces Sponsorship Of Bentonville Half Marathon Walmart gives back to the community.
Spain Tries To Sneak Onyia Through After 2 Drug Positives, But IAAF Bans Her For 2 Years That's right, hurdler Josephine Onyia failed two separate drug tests for different substances (one was clenbuterol) and Spain pardoned her each time. The IAAF again had to step in and reverse the decision.
Sign Of The Times: Usain Bolt Seen As Second Most Influential Male In The World In Huge Male Vote It must say something about Employee #1's manhood that he doesn't even know who the #1 guy is. Of course he had never heard of "askmen.com" either.
Sad News Again: Two Deaths Occurred At San Jose Rock n Roll Half A 34-year-old and a 35-year-old both died in what was described as ideal running weather.
Brief Chat With Nick Willis The injured Kiwi is coming back from hip surgery. He talks about his training, why Asbel Kiprop needs to rethink his tactics and why India is a great place to host the Commonwealth Games. Good read from the surprise 2008 Olympic 1,500 medalist.
LRC's First Men's NCAA XC Top 15 Rankings Of The Year See where Employee #1 ranks your favorite team after the first semi-important weekend of racing. Also, you can see most of the big results at our condensed Results Page.
*Free Locker Room Material For Oklahoma State! Cowboys ranked 4th by America's XC coaches, tied with Colorado. No offense to the Buffs, but we'd put money (not really) on Ok State putting 5 guys in before Colorado's #2 at NCAAs. Stanford is #1 despite not beating anyone yet and running a glorified time trial at home.
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