Birmingham: *Results Bekele Breaks 2000m World Record, Bernard Lagat Gets American 3000m Record This may be the year Lagat smashes most of the American 3k-5k records. The indoor 3k record was soft (Ireland's Alistair Cragg ran faster while in college), but even Bob Kennedy's 12:58 has looked like low hanging fruit for Lagat for 2 years now. Lagat had a superb kick to get the win. *Jo Pavey Fades Badly in World Record Attempt But Hangs On For Win and British Record in 2 Mile Independent *Jason Gardener Shows He's Back After Winning 60 in Birmingham *Xavier Carter DQd in 400 in Birmingham
More Indoors: Otto Improves to 5.90 - German Indoor Championships Day 1 RecapI AAF
Collegiate: Big East Day 1 Results
Reebok Boston Games:
Tirunesh Dibaba 14:27.4 5k WR, Shalane Flanagan 8:33.25 AR story updated with photos *Results
The Reebok Boston Games had it all once again. Tirunesh Dibaba may have
gotten the world record but the biggest surprise was American Shalane
Flanagan challenging one of the greatest distance runners in the world,
Meseret Defar, over the final laps in the 3k, and setting an
American record of 8:33.25. Nick Symmonds showed he is the real deal
and that he runs to win, as did Alan Webb in the mile. Craig "Buster"
Mottram, destroyed the 3k field, with a 55 last 400, in his first time
on a track since September. Not to mention Australian records in
the women's mile, and men's pole vault. Photos: *Victah Sailer Reebok Boston Photo Gallery *LetsRun.com Photo Gallery *On the boards: If You Watched the Reebok Boston Indoor Games on TV Posts Your Comments More Coverage *Boston Herald Recap of Reebok Boston Games (Much Better than the Globe's General Recap) *Craig Mottram Turns Race into a Route Boston Globe *Boston Globe Recap of Reebok Boston Games The author calls an indoor 14:35 women's 5k "relatively slow". *Tirunesh Dibaba Smashes World 5k Recrod at Reebok Boston Games *More Quotes from Reebok Boston Games
*LetsRun.com 2007 Reebok Boston Indoor Preview
59:43 for RYAN HALL
Yep, sub 1 hour in the half marathon for an American on American soil on
a certified course. One of the best American distance performances ever
as Ryan Hall won the US Title, the Aramco Houston Half, picking up
$21,000, to become the 9th fastest ever on a record certifiable course.
*Photo
from Victah Sailer of PhotoRun.net
*Videos
of the Race From the Flocast Guys Here
The Legend of
Nick Symmonds: The
DIII Star You Had Never Heard Of Until 7 Months Ago Opens Up in 3:56 Maybe he'll go undefeated
this year. His time
dropped a second overnight without him running a step.
Photos Kip Keino Comes to Ithaca The
legendary Kip Keino came to Ithaca, NY, the east coast home of
letsrun.com. See photos of the event including Olympic champ Peter
Rono, Keino's son, Ian, and
LetsRun.com's Wejo, Rojo, and even JK.
Dean
Karnazes Profile in the LA Times Quotes from
LetsRun.com's Wejo, and message board poster, John
Morelock.
NCAA
XCs:
Women: Sally Kipyego Dominates, Stanford Survives
Recap: Sally
Kipyego Dominates, Stanford Wins With Highest Point Total Ever
*Individual results
*Team Results
Kipyego dominated the individual field and the Cardinal repeated, but
just narrowly over Colorado, as the Cardinal scored 195 points, the
highest ever for a winning team (that total on the men's side would
have been 2 points from 7th). Mark Wetmore almost
did the unthinkable again (with a squad that was only 6th at PreNCAAs),
leave Terre Haute with 2 titles, but the Buffaloes' 5th runner finished
165th.
*Ivy
League Women Have Top 3 Finisher for 5th Straight Year
*Women's
Recap from Terre Haute Newspaper
LetsRun.com Classic
Emails #1
We share with you some of the classic emails from our site's visitors
and give you valuable knowledge at the same time. You'll read conclusive
proof Lance Armstrong dopes, learn AJ Acosta is not
as much an a**hole as you thought, and much more.
A
Legend Passes: "I
don't train never have. I don't think of running as training. I just
go out and run each day, and let the racing take care of itself"-
Jack Foster of New Zealand, who
ran a 2:11:17 marathon at the age of 41 to win silver at the
Commonwealth Games in 1974. He died in a bike accident yesterday at the
age of 72.
In case you
missed it:
Todd Williams Hangs them up
In our lengthy 3 part interview, Todd Williams, the premier 10,000m
runner in the US, talks about his illustrious career and the sport of
running in general.
Part I
here,
Part II
here, Part III
here
Also
take a look at Amby Burfoot's look at Todd Williams' incredible American record
at 15k in 1995, the
same year he finished 9th
at World Cross Country.
More
isn't always better:
"I had over-trained. I put too much pressure on myself because I wanted
that gold medal too much. If I had trained 15 per cent less, I would
have won. I was training like a crazy person. There was a lack of
self-confidence and a lack of maturity. An athlete does not only train
with his body. He trains with his mind."
-Hicham El Guerrouj on
why he didn't win Olympic gold in 2000
JK Speaks: Progressing
To Peak Fitness LetsRun.com coaching guru John Kellogg talks
about progression runs and the art of the sport versus the science of
the sport.
LetsRun.com
Book Reviews 2 Good Reads on Milers 50 years apart:
Sub 4:00 and The Perfect Mile
"Paul
Maurer, in The Gift, not
only presents an interesting and captivating story, but he explores the
deeper questions of why runners run, why we compete, and what makes
such a simple sport, running, so rewarding to those of us who do it. The
Gift is one of the best running books
I have ever read. "
-LetsRun.com's Weldon Johnson
on
a new Running novel,
The Gift
(The
Gift is now available from Amazon.com)
Paul Tergat
*"As the holy scriptures say, 'for whoever much is
given, much is
expected,' it is, therefore, my duty and privilege to help in any small
way in giving back to society."
-Marathon
world record holder, Paul Tergat, speaking after
founding a sports foundation that will help disadvantaged youths.
*Tergat's
hamstring injury has healed and he
says he's ready to go at NYC: "I expect good results as I am in good shape"
but he's
out of next week's Half Marathon in Britain, but
interestingly Gezahegne Abera (remember him,
formerly the greatest marathoner in the world) is running. www.registerguard.com
And the
winner is:
Best
Running
Movie of All-Time: Fire on the
Track
After
sitting on the results for months, we're proud
to announce that the best running movie of all-time as selected by our
viewers is a not an academy award winner, Chariots
of Fire, or a
highly publicized film produced by Tom Cruise (Without
Limits),
but rather a running documentary,
Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine
Story. Read all about the
voting and see
the 10 best running
movies of all-time as selected by our viewers.
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Tokyo Marathon: Daniel Njenga Wins Tokyo Marathon in 2:09 *Brief Results
Down Under Outdoor Action: John Steffensen Takes it To LaShawn Merrit in 400 in Sydney Steffensen is coached by John Smith. IAAF *Shawn Crawford Runs 10.16 to Win in Sydney *Craig Mottram Trying to Make African Domination a Thing of the Past *Sydney Results S. Africa: Hardus Pienaar Books Ticket to World Champs in Javelin at S. African Meet
Sweden Has Become an Athletics Power after Bankruptcy of Hosting 2005 World Champs BBC
One of Lornah Kiplagat's Athletes Was Kidnapped Last Week in Kenya There is a state department advisory on travel to Kenya. Help LetsRun.com's Wejo decide if he should go. *Kenyan Team Not Planning at Training at Low Altitude in Heat Before Worlds *Lornah Kiplagat Says World's Course Favors Ethiopians
LetsRun.com Boulder XC Coverage *Results Kastor Dominates, Culpepper Upsets A NewDay for US Cross Country It was a momentous day in US cross country history as 10,000 spectators poured onto the Boulder golf course to witness the return of a single champion at the US championships. Alan Culpepper got the come from behind victory that could define a career, and Deena Kastor put on a clinic, showing she is still the best cross country runner in America by a longshot. *Splits from all the races Video: *LetsRun.com Video of the Men's Finish nd Culpepper Pumping His Fist Great Flocast Videos: *Men's Race *Women's Race Photos: Women's Race Photos (Other races coming soon) Denver Post Coverage: *Culpepper, Kastor Get Titles *Boulder Running Reputation Solid *Incredible: 10,000 Fans Turned Out *Support of Fans Touches Kara Goucher Boulder Daily Camera Coverage: *Boulder Does it Self Proud *Culpepper Feels Right at Home *Deena Kastor Dominates *Race Results Weekly Recap of 2007 USATF XC Nationals *LetsRun.com Boulder 2007 Preview No more hype, no more talking. It's time to lace them up and race so we've got our prerace preview and picks. *Boulder 2007 LetsRun.com Fan Predictions *Jordan Hasay Ready for Junior Race Friday: Wejo in Boulder: The Buzz In Boulder? 'Who's Going to Win' That's what everyone wants to know and it's refreshing to be in a town where people actually care. *Alan and Shayne Culpepper Balancing Family and Running
Thusrday: Gouchers Ready To Go
*Adam Goucher Profile: In an in-depth LRC profile, Adam Goucher talks about his current fitness level, his thoughts on 2006, his goals for 2007, the end of 4k xc, his relationship with Mark Wetmore and even what it's like to pass Cragg Mottram in a race. (Goucher is 31, not 32 as re originally said in the article)
*Kara Goucher Interview: The American set PRs at 1,500, 3k, 5k and 10k last. She has since upped her training by at least miles per week and is expecting big things in 2007. *Meb Issues Statement on Pulling Out He got a cold and London is the focus. *Ritz Ready to Rumble, Says the Course is In Great Shape *Jorge Torres Ready for Battle in Boulder *Meb Keflezighi is Out Wednesday: Alan and Shayne Culpepper Speak Alan talks about the showdown in Boulder, the most disappointing year of his professional career, returning to the track, the economics and professionalism of the marathon, Mary Wittenberg, and the good 'ole days of American distance running- which are now. Shayne talks about 10 minute miles, the 1500m, the advantages, (and disadvantages) of being forced to take time off from the sport, and the incredibly strong women's field assembled for the US champs this weekend. *If somehow you're not excited about this weekend's race watch this: Trailer for Showdown Race DVD Released (click on trailer) *AJ Acosta Running Junior XC Nationals This Weekend Tuesday: LRC Deena Kastor Excited to Return to Her Roots Before she was America's greatest marathoner, she was America's greatest cross country runner and she's returning to her XC roots this weekend. In an depth LetsRun.com profile of America's greatest female runner, Deena explains why she was 'disappointed' with 2006 despite being #1 in the world in the marathon, and how she is training harder than ever. Plus she talks about the Boston Marathon, Shalane Flanagan, Ryan Hall and even letsrun.com. *Deena Kastor Profile in Ventura Newspaper Racing more is the plan in 2007. *Gouchers Ready for Happy Return to Boulder for XC Champs It's hard to believe, but Adam says he didn't really become a pro until moving to Oregon and training under Alberto, "One of the main changes for us was becoming professional athletes". Boulder Daily Camera *Pete Julian, The Man Behind Boulder 2007 If everyone in the world was like Pete Julian it would be a much better place. Monday: LRC Ritzenhein Ready to Battle in Boulder One of the greatest American XC hopes ever is ready to take on all comers in Boulder at the US championships. He talks about the race in Boulder, his 2006 season, his marathon debut, running more mileage, his relationship with Mark Wetmore, Ryan Hall, his plans for 2007 and whether he intends to run the Olympic Marathon trials. Upcoming: Interviews with the Culpeppers, the Gouchers, Sara Slattery (who is now officially out of the race with a hot spot on her foot. *Meet website here. *The snow is melting (photos of the course from Brad Hudson's Boulder Performance Trainng website) and the forecast is for warmer temps for the middle part of the week but possibly more snow on the weekend. *Other LetsRun.com Boulder Profiles: Abdi Abdirahman and Shalane Flanagan
A Staff of
One:
"Perhaps the most valuable gift from
Letsrun.com is a friendly
willingness to share lessons learned by their editorial staff, which
includes successful college coaches and highly competitive athletes. "
-Gary Droze, writing about
letsrun.com in the Tallahassee
Democrat
Married
Thanks to LetsRun.com:
"I don't want to say it. It sounds crazy but it was a dream come true"
-John Stiner, on getting married to his
wife, Sarah, who he met on the LetsRun.com message
boards. Read about their incredible story.
"Everybody in
Kenya is trying to come to America. I had
no dream about coming because I knew this was impossible. It was a
miracle," Kiplagat said. "That is why I take advantage of
every
opportunity. I came here, graduated in three years, and count myself
blessed"- Richard Kiplagat who graduated from Iona in 3 years and had a
3.75 GPA
"This
is not coming out of retirement, this is just me showing that
if you just enjoy what you are doing and stay in there and set little
goals. I do a lot of speaking, I've spoken to every group in Australia
and I
tell them back when I ran I set little goals and I think here I am
telling these guys, but I've got to do it myself and tonight was really
a chance to walk the walk"
-Steve Moneghetti, who at age 43, broke the world
best for the 1 hour run for master's, averaging sub 5 minute pace the
whole way as Ron Clarke, John Landy, and Robert
De Castella watched him run.
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