Quote Of The Day
– UK 800 runner Lynsey Sharp talking about how she still hasn’t received her 2013 European Championships gold medal from Russia’s Yelena Arzhakova 6 months after her doping ban. Arzhakova initially finished ahead of Sharp, but then tested positive.
LRCTen Thoughts About The Marathon For 2013
2013 was quite an amazing year in the men's marathon. Guest columnist David Graham takes a look back and gives you the top 10 rankings for 2013 (which have WR holder Wilson Kipsang only at #4), marvels at the fact that guys have now run 2:03 and lost and run 2:04 and finished fifth, wonders whatever happened to Evans Rutto and Duncan Kibet and looks ahead to 2014 and a possible masters WR for the great Haile G.
Mid-D News
Mohammed Aman Wants To Break The 600m Indoor World Best When He Races In Moscow On February 2nd The record is 1:15.12 held by Germany’s Nico Motchebon from 1999 (Aman’s best is 1:15.60). Aman will face Poland’s Adam Kszczot and US’s Erik Sowinski.- Six Months Later, Lynsey Sharp Still Waiting For Her European Outdoor Champs Gold Medal Sharp finished 2nd in the 800 behind Russia’s Yelena Arzhakova, but was moved to first when Arzhakova got a doping ban.
- IAAF Q&A With Duane Solomon, Who Says His Least Favorite Workouts Are 10-Mile Distance Runs And Mile Repeats
Despite Dallas Marathon Cancellation, Some Runners Do It Anyway
Twenty-five did either the full or half in what was referred to as the "Icepocalypse Marathon."
NXN High School Nationals *Boys Results*Girls Results
LRCNXN Girls Results: Alexa Efraimson Ends Sara Baxter's Perfect XC Career, Manlius's Streak Of 7 National Titles Ends
Alexa Efraimson appeared to be dropped, but battled back with a great kick the final 400m to kick past Elise Cranny and Sarah Baxter to win. Baxter ended her high school XC career with her only loss as the Fayetteville-Manlius amazing streak of 7 national team titles ended with a runner-up finish to Wayzata.
LRCNXN Boys Results: Mark Wieczorek's Team Wins, Kai Wilmot Wins Individual Title
Kai Wilmot of North Spokane won the individual title in 15:00 as 5 others finished in a close battle for 2nd, as Wilmot’s teammate Tanner Anderson was third. Wilmot’s a big talent who ran 8:57 2 years ago as a soph, but has been battling injures since. He was 4th at his state meet this year and picked the perfect time to put it all together. In the team competition, Gig Harbor, coached by 1:45:36 800m man Mark Wieczorek and 800m pacer Matt Scherer, got the win over CBA NJ.
*DyeStat’s NXN By The Numbers Some interesting stats from NXN.
*Hometown Coverage On Efraimson’s NXN Victory
*DyeStat Girls Recap
*DyeStat Boys Recap: Gig Harbor Credits Team Win With Big Race From 5th Man
*Girls Race Video Replay
*Boys Race Video Replay
*Interviews: Alexa Efraimson *Wayzata Girls *Kai Wilmot *Gig Harbor Boys
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Marathon News
Kenenisa Bekele Focused On His Training For His Marathon Debut
It's likely he could face Mo Farah in London, but says, “I don't know (where I will run my first Marathon). Of course there is respect for my past results and I should be paid as one of the good paid athletes. ... I don't want to crack my bones over there for small money.”Good Watch: Nick Arciniaga Talks About Bouncing Back From Disappointing Races To Win The US Marathon Championships
NAU All-American Matt Mcelroy put together this profile piece on Arciniaga who trains full-time at altitude in Flagstaff.Injury Forces Abdi Abdirahman Out Of Honolulu Marathon
Abdi pulled out with a knee injury.
Post-NXN Stuff From DyeStat
- Five Things Kai Wilmot Did Right At NXN
- Alexa Efraimson Talks About Sometimes Relying On Her Kick Too Much And How She Almost Wasn’t Eligible To Race For Her Team This Year She was originally ruled ineligible to race regular season HS meets after she ran in an open college race where she beat Emma Bates.
- Wayzata Girls Team Won Despite Projections Largely Due To 2nd Runner (6th Overall) Anna French French missed the regional meet with sickness. Also interesting that her and 3 teammates roller skied during the season as they do XC skiing in the winter.
Other XC News
- IAAF Global Seminar On Cross-Country Takes Place In Belgrade The discussion, led by Seb Coe, talked about the challenges facing the future of cross-country and how to encourage elite participation and increase the fan base.
- RunColo.com USATF Club Cross-Country Championships Preview This year’s course in Bend, Oregon was designed by trail/mountain/steeple great Max King and will be a difficult European-style course.
- Ugandans Dickson Huru And Rebecca Cheptegei Win “Cross Internacional Ciutat de Granollers” In Spain
2013 European XC Champs Are In The Books *Full Results *Photo Gallery
Spain’s Alemayehu Bezabeh And France’s Sophie Duarte Claim European Cross-Country Titles GB’s Gemma Steel was 2nd woman while Ireland’s two-time reigning champion Fionnuala Britton was only 4th. Spain won the men’s team competition while Great Britain won for the women. In the Under-23 race Iona’s NCAA 3rd placer Kate Avery was 4th. Oklahoma State’s Tom Farrell was 12th in the men’s senior race.- InsideTheGames Headline: Spanish Drug Cheat Alemayehu Bezabeh Wins European Cross-Country Title By Biggest Margin In 9 Years (21 Seconds) Bezabeh recently returned from a drug suspension after being implicated in Operación Galgo.
- BBC: Gemma Steel Helps GB Win Team Golds; Andy Vernon Gets Individual Bronze In Men’s Race
- BBC: Ireland’s 2-Time Defending Champ Fionnuala Britton Only Fourth In Belgrade
- UK’s Emelia Gorecka Defends Individual Title In Junior Euro XC Race
- European-Athletics Recaps: *Senior Men *Senior Women *U-23 Men *U-23 Women *Junior Men *Junior Women
- IAAF Recap
- Stats From The 2013 European Cross-Country Championships
Olympic News
Jesse Owens' 1936 Olympic Gold Medal Sells For $1.46 Million
Pittsburgh Penguins co-owner Ron Burkle paid the highest ever price for a piece of Olympic memorabilia. The medal will be part of an educational tour of historical pieces organized by Burkle.
Lolo Jones Competing With Fellow Former Sprinter Lauryn Williams For Spot On Olympic Bobsled Team
The team will be announced after the World Cup race in Igles, Austria on Jan. 19.
Usain Bolt And Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Are Jamaican Athletes Of The Year Again
Glen Mills was named coach of the year.
Spikes-Mag's "Best Quotes Of 2013"
Alberto Salazar said, "I never want to talk about the exact workouts because someone will think that they also should do that, and they will get hurt. They don’t know what we did to get to that point."
Other Weekend Action: Honolulu And CIM
Ehitu Kiros, Gilbert Chepkwony Win Steamy Honolulu Marathon
Kiros won in 2:36:02 and Chepkwony 2:18:47 in the very humid conditions. Martin Lel made it to 30K with the lead pack, but then struggled, finishing in 2:21,and said, "There is something wrong" while rubbing his lower back and hip on his left side.Results: 2013 California International Marathon
Weldon Kirui won the men's race in 2:14:34 as Scott Smith was the first American in 4th (2:16:04). Becky Wade won the women's race in 2:30:41.Nicholas Togom And Philies Ongori Win Safaricom Imenti 15K Race In Kenya
Togom is the younger son of Kenya's first World Cross-Country medalist, the late Some Muge, and Ongori is the 2009 World Half silver medalist.
Track's Heisman Trophy: 10 Days Left Until The Bowerman Is Awarded
Women finalists are Bianna Rollins, Brigetta Barrett, Kori Carter and Derek Drouin, Lawi Lalang and Julian Wruck for the men.
Other Pro News
- Mo Farah Is Resigned To Most Likely Finishing Runner-Up In British Sports Personality Of The Year Award To Wimbledon Champ Andy Murray
- Yuki Kawauchi Spends Day Attending Events Supporting Reconstruction Of Kawauchi Village From The 2011 Fukushima Disaster
- Even After An Olympic And 2 Worlds Gold Medals, UK 400m Sprinter Christine Ohuruogu Says She’s Still Motivated She says, “I have my goals and push on with those. Sometimes you stop and celebrate too much then get passed and I don’t want to do that … Take Moscow. I don’t really think about it that much. Maybe I should think about it more. It’s not that I didn’t, that I don’t enjoy it but I can think more about it when I retire.”
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