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LRC Meb Is Running Boston, Alan Webb Is Not It was a stunning 24 hours for the Boston Marathon. They were on the brink of signing American mile sensation Alan Webb to run this year's Boston Marathon when Webb dumped marathon star Alberto Salazar as coach. Boston then got cold feet on Webb and signed Meb, a guy who has actually done tremendously well nearly every time he has toed the line in the marathon.

LRC It's Official: Tegenkamp Moving Up To 10,000m Despite finishing fourth in the world at 5,000m once and making the last 3 World Championships finals, Matt Tegenkamp has concluded he's not very good at 5,000m and, like everyone else, is moving up in distance.

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Third Brojo Found More info Here and Here. Until last year, he was Mojo. Now he is called Menjo.

Employee #1 Joins Record Number Of Unemployed The first-ever LetsRun employee was let go for two many typos on the front page.

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We were threatened with a lawsuit for our 2004 edition.

LRC LetsRun.com's Rojo Arrested After Breach Of Professional Decorum At Fairfax, VA Eatery We cannot publish too much on this story due to the legal case now pending. The main points are LetsRun.com's Rojo, upon hearing Alan Webb was looking for a new coach, got in touch with Chris Lear (who was also Rojo's college roommate), the author of Alan Webb biography Sub 4. Lear set up a clandestine meeting between Rojo and Webb at a dining establishment called Five Guys. After Webb shot down Rojo's coaching entreaties, Rojo basically lost it and had a ~~tantrum~~ breach of professional decorum. More details here, including what Webb ordered for dinner.

April 1st, 2011 - Truth Is Sometimes Stranger Than Fiction

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LetsRun.com's Weldon Johnson gives his top 10 training tips in this letsrun.com classic when the site first launched. They helped him knock 1:22 off his 10k pr in one race and will definitely help you too.

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LetsRun.Com coaching consultant John Kellogg outlines his basic coaching approach and gives the four principles to correct training for elites. LetsRun.com co-founder Robert Johnson translates Mr. Kellogg's approach so that it is beneficial for the masses.

Wejo Speaks:

Why I Sucked In College Perhaps Wejo's most popular training article ever. Wejo explains why he was only a mediocre college runner, yet ended up running 28:06 for 10k.

"In running however, there are not bonus points for running 'hard.' The point is to run fast. There is a difference. Don't forget that."
- Letsrun.com's Wejo explaining "Why He Sucked In College" but went on to be 4th in the country in the 10k.

The LetsRun.com Party Archives

The Party Scene In Eugene We got way back in the archives to relive the 2001 USATF Nationals party scene.

2006 USATF LetsRun.com/Reebok XC Post-Race Bash We upped our game a bit and sponsored the official post-race party after the biggest race in Boulder's fabled running history.

Highlights From Our Archives

Best Running Movie Of All Time We opened it up to our esteemed viewers and they picked the best running movie of all time and the top 10 running movies of all time.

Inspirational Running Poem

Kenya:

LetsRun.com's Wejo went to Kenya for the World XC Championships and then he toured the country and explored the secrets of some of the Kenyan greats. See some of his insights on this incredible country.

Controlled Chaos Read about incredible one-of-a-kind 2007 World XC Championships in Mombasa, Kenya. Tens of thousands of people packed like sardines, hanging in trees, in oppressive heat, all to see the Cross-Country Championships for the first time in Kenya. There will never be a party like this one again.

Kenyan Distance Running Part I: Kenya, The Land Of Opportunity You've seen the highly praised photos, read the incredible race recap, now learn about the Kenyan distance phenomenon. In this article, Wejo looks at the motivations of Kenyan runners. Running in Kenya is by-and-large about one thing: money opportunity.