Quote Of The Day
– Geoffrey Mutai talking about how he plans on proving that the wind-aided 2:03:02 he ran at the 2011 Boston Marathon wasn’t a fluke when he races the world’s best at the 2014 London Marathon.
- LA Got 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials Despite Offering $100k Less in Prize Money
- Farah's chances of winning London?
- Biggest Loser Controversy: Contestant Supposedly Lost too much weight?!
- Greatest final kick to a race? (video)
- Hypothetical: you have a HS senior 800/1600 guy who is Impervious to running-related injuries. What's his training plan?
Genzebe Dibaba Smashes World Indoor 3,000 Record With 8:16.60 In Stockholm
Just 5 days after setting the 1,500 WR, Dibaba ran at Stockholm's XL Galan to break the 8:23.72 record set by Meseret Defar in 2007. Including outdoor times, only 3 women have ever run faster: China's Wang Junxia, Qu Yunxia and Zhang Linli. Other big performances in the meet included Sweden's Abeba Aregawi running the second quickest indoor 1500 of all-time. She won by more than 10-seconds with 3:57.91 which would have broke the previous WR if Dibaba hadn't just ran 3:55. Mohammed Aman set the 800 World lead with 1:45.08 and Morocco’s Mohamed Moustaui got the win/WL in the 1500 in 3:35.0 over Ayanleh Souleiman with Silas Kiplagat and Nixon Chipseba way back. There were also several world leads in the jumps.
*MB: GENZEBE DIBABA 3000m WORLD RECORD 8.16
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*MB: GENZEBE DIBABA 3000m WORLD RECORD 8.16
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Week That Was: January 27th – February 2nd
LRCWeek In Review: Was Genzebe Dibaba's 3:55.17 The Fastest Clean 1,500 Ever Run? The Marathon Trials Go To LA, The Depth Of Japanese Road Racing And Fast Collegiate DMRs And 3Ks
We're a little bit late getting this up this week, but it's worth recapping a week that saw possibly the greatest women's 1,500m ever run, one of the greatest high school 3,000m ever run, and some crazy-fast collegiate DMR action.
Queens Of The Vault
- IAAF Q&A With Jenn Suhr, Who’s In Such Good Shape It’s Throwing Off Her Vault Because She’s Not Used To The Extra Speed/Strength She’s training in Colorado Springs this winter to avoid the harsh NY weather as she gets ready for World Indoors. She also talks about France’s Renaud Lavillenie and says she thinks he can get the WR this season.
- Yelena Isinbayeva To Return To Training In 2015 To Go For Gold #3 In 2016 She hopes to have children before Rio 2016 as well and unofficial reports earlier in the week were she was pregnant already.
Craig Virgin Calls For More Transparency With Supplements/TUEs
LRCRunning Legend Craig Virgin Calls For More Transparency Revealing The Medications And Supplements Athletes Are On: "In Sight It Must Be Right"
Two-time World Cross-Country champion Craig Virgin has called for more transparency in the legal supplements/medications athletes may be taking. LRC spoke with Virgin on his comments and with Galen Rupp’s agent Ricky Simms about Virgin’s comments and the calls for more transparency. Plus, Simms tells LRC Mo Farah has never been on thyroid medication.
- LRC Update On TUEs Of The Nike Oregon Project Only 3 of the 11 athletes in the program have received a TUE according to agent Ricky Simms after talking to Alberto Salazar about our Craig Virgin article.
Kenyan News: Anti-Doping Task Force Is Broke
- Lost Cause: Kenyan Anti-Doping Task Force Appointed To Investigate Kenyan Doping Is Out Of Money And Won’t Finish It’s Report Apparently the government is refusing to give them any more money and according to this article they’re asking for $207,000.
- Amos Mitei Wins Nike Discovery Half Marathon In 62:49Peris Chepchirchir won the women’s 10k in 31:53. Apparently one of the Mutais did poorly in the men’s race, finishing in 14th place (64:43), but based on the phrasing it’s unclear if it’s Geoffrey or Emmanuel.
- Good Blog Post:US Olympian Janet Bawcom Blogs About “Accidentally Racing” The Discovery Kenya 10k She did it as a hard workout and finished 11th in 34:27.
- Recap Of Kenyan Western Region XC Championships
Sochi 2014
- Lolo Jones Speaks Out About Bobsled Team Selection Controversy “I don’t know, just gotten to the point for some reason being popular … I don’t know how that comes across as being negative (or) how people will try to use that against you. Like, ‘She has too many Twitter followers, so now we hate her.'”
- Salty Running: What Would Your Favorite US Track Stars Be Doing If They Were In The Winter Olympics? See some funny photos of Kara Goucher curling, Shalane Flanagan on hockey skates and Mary Cain and Galen Rupp figure skating.
- List Of Top Former Track Stars That Are In Sochi For Men’s Bobsled Among the top sprinters are GB athletes Craig Pickering (10.14) and Joel Fearon (10.10).
- Sochi 2014 Found To Be Killing Stray Cats And Dogs Even Though They Had Promised Not To The owner of the company hired to kill the animals said, “Dogs must be taken off the streets even if that means putting them to sleep. … Let’s call things by their real name. These dogs are biological trash.”
- Cool:Pieces Of Russian Meteorite To Be Given To Sochi 2014 Gold Medal Winners On Anniversary Of Meteorite’s Fall
- President Obama: “Sochi safe but I can’t discount the risks.”
- Australia To Restrict Movement Of Athletes During Sochi 2014 As Safety Precaution
More International Results From Sunday
- IAAF Recap Russian Winter Meeting: Silas Kiplagat Beats Bethwell Birgen In 1,500 With World-Leading 3:35.85Mohammed Aman ran 1:15.31 in the 600 to miss the WR by .19 seconds (3rd best all-time) as Poland’s Adam Kszczot was 2nd (1:15.75) and Erik Sowinski was 5th (1:16.11). In the women’s 800 former Olympic champ Pamela Jelimo bombed with a 2:11 as the race was won by Belarus’ Marina Arzamasova in 2:01.31 as Russia’s Olympic bronze medalist Ekaterina Poistogova was 4th (2:02.34). Other meet highlights came from Natasha Hastings (400), Ivan Ukhov (HJ) and Alexandr Menkov (LJ). *Full Results
- Mark English Makes Ireland World Indoor Team, Breaking 13-Year-Old National Indoor 800m Record English ran 1:46.82 to finish second to the Netherlands’ Thijmen Kupers (1:46.78). Jakub Holusa won the 1,500 in a Czech record of 3:38.79 to beat Ireland’s David McCarthy (3:39.14).
Not-So-Super Sunday
Un-American Quote Of The Day?Nick Symmonds Isn’t Going To Watch The Super Bowl “Apparently, it is called the ‘Super Bowl,’ and several hundred million people will sit down to watch it. I know I’m in the minority, but I must be honest: I couldn’t care less about this particular game or the sport of football in general.”
2016 Trials Go To LA *2016 US Olympic Marathon Trials Coverage
RRWLos Angeles To Host 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials
The 2016 Olympic Trials Marathon will be in Los Angeles. Reportedly, a USATF panel voted 5-0 to put the Trials in Houston, but that recommendation was ignored by USATF CEO Max Siegel. One big change, likely because of the panel favoring Houston, was the date of the LA Marathon (and the Trials) being moved to the middle of February, so athletes could double back to the Track Trials.
Discuss: Olympic Marathon Trials to Be in LA
UpdatedUSA Half Marathon Champs Photo Gallery (100+ Photos) *Houston Marathon And Half Coverage
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Ed Torres Reveals LA To Pay Athletes $100,000 Less Than Houston Would Have For 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials
LA, according to Torres, is offering $100,000 less in prize money for the Trials than Houston. If LA is such a great place to offer the Trials, shouldn't that mean more publicity, more sponsorship, and more $ for the athletes. What about the athletes?
*Discuss
More US Distance News
- Down The Backstretch Profile On Ben Blankenship, Who’s Focused On Making The US World Indoor Team In The 3k Blankenship says it’s his “favorite event” even if he’s been mostly a miler in the past. He’ll run the 3k at this weekend’s New Balance Indoor Grand Prix.
- Ryan Vail Putting In 150-Mile Weeks Training To Go Sub-2:10 In The London Marathon The 2:11:45 man will tune up with the Gasparilla Half Marathon on Feb. 23 in Florida.
- Alexa Efraimson Named USATF Athlete Of The Week After Setting US Junior 3k Record
South Africa Updates
- Police Ready For Oscar Pistorius Trial, Which Starts March 2nd And Is Expected To Run Through The 20th If you live in South Africa, there will be a special TV channel with 24-hour coverage of the trial.
- South African Athletes Relieved That Suspension Of Athletics SA Has Been Lifted Otherwise they wouldn’t have been able to compete in the Commonwealth Games.
IOC Debates Changes To Olympic Bidding Process A big topic of discussion is having a country bid, rather than a city, so that the Olympics could be spread out in different venues throughout a country. While this could reduce costs, many argue that it will kill the Olympics as a unified event.
Hampden Park In Glasgow Will Host London Leg Of Diamond League As Olympic Stadium Is Under Construction This is good preparation for the facility as it gets ready to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
This Week
Stockholm PreviewWorld Champ Abeba Aregawi Says She Still Wants To Break World 1,500m Record Thursday
Sweden's Aregawi wanted to break the WR before the home crowd but that task got a lot tougher after Genzebe Dibaba lowered the WR by 3 seconds to 3:55.17 this past weekend. The men's 1,500m features the top 5 in the world in 2013, including Silas Kiplagat and Ayanleh Souleiman. Mo Aman in the 800 and more.
NBBIGCanada's Luc Bruchet Takes On Some Of World's Best This Weekend
The UBC runner has turned heads with a 7:54.57 3,000 and 3:57.71 mile last weekend. The action in Boston features the 4 x 800 American record attempt and Galen Rupp in the mile run. Full NB BIG Coverage here. Previews coming this week. Meet live on NBCSports Network.
In Case You Missed It: Galen Rupp Running New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Mile On Saturday
Yohan Blake And Warren Weir To Run 400m This Weekend
Outdoor track is here in Jamaica.
Drug/Administrative News (Don’t Forget To Vote In Our Dirty/Clean Polls)
JADCO Lawyers Unable To Decipher Drug Report On Simpson
"We have persons in house who have limited training in the field of chemistry." - Oops.Sherone Simpson Testifies Canadian Physio Zuereb Injected Her
Asafa Powell made the same claim.UK Indoor Champs To Be Streamed On YouTube This Weekend
Is the lack of TV coverage a sign of the decline of popularity of track in the UK?
NCAA Stuff
- RR: Oregon’s Trevor Dunbar Shares Running Legacy With His Family Dunbar’s mother was an All-American at Oregon and his father, Marcus, an Alaskan state record holder and US indoor mile champ with a PR of 4:00.58 and last year Dunbar broke his father’s record by going 3:59.06 while wearing his old singlet.
- Ken Goe Worried Oregon Men Might Be At Disadvantage At NCAAs Since They Rely On Distance Runners And It’s At Altitude
Not An Everyday Run
- Defending Champion Suzy Walsham Of Singapore And Runner-Up Thorbjørn Ludvigsen Of Norway Return To New York For Empire State Building Run-Up The race is February 5th.
- 57-Year-Old Ran 500 Miles From Maine To The Super Bowl To Raise Money For CharityGary Allen has a marathon PR of 2:39 and has raised almost $11 thousand for the Wounded Warrior Project.
Saturday’s US Track Action: Alexa Efraimson Breaks HS 3k Record *Results: *UW*Camel City*Penn State National*IU Relays*New Mexico*All Weekend NCAA Action
- LRC Alexa Efraimson Breaks Mary Cain’s High School And US Junior 3,000m Record With 9:00.16High school junior and 16-year-old Alexa Efraimson came in 4th place in the 3,000m at the UW Invy, breaking Mary Cain‘s 9:02.10 record. We share a few quick thoughts on Efraimson’s extremely impressive run and tell you where it stacks up compared to Cain.
- Alexa Efraimson’s Coach Said He Wasn’t Surprised By Her 9:00 3k Record He thinks she has a chance of breaking 4:30 in her race against Mary Cain and other pros at the Millrose Games. For reference, Cain recently set a mile PR of 4:24.
- University Of Washington Invy: Lawi Lalang Destroys 3k Field With 7:44Lalangwon easily with Stanford freshman Sean McGorty 2nd (7:59) and Chris Solinsky a DNF. Luc Bruchet ran 3:57.71 to take down Evan Jager and Dan Huling as Alan Webb was way back in 4:03. Amanda Winslow ran 8:56 to win the 3K and Lauren Fleshman continues comeback from pregnancy with 4:42 in the mile for 2nd.
*MB:Solinsky with another DNF - Camel City Hilton Garden Invitational: Nick Symmonds Opens Season With 1:48.64 Victory Symmonds beat a field that included Brooks Beast TC teammates Mark Wiezorek (3rd) and Cas Loxsom (4th) as Heather Kampf ran 2:04.28 to beat Phoebe Wright by .01 and Maggie Vessey was 5th. Sara Vaughn won the mile in 4:35.07.
Let Us Introduce You To The Hottest Runner In The NCAA
LRCWill Geoghegan Q & A: The Secrets Of Going From 4:05 To 3:58 In The Mile Are Revealed Will Geoghegan‘s story shows not all track stars are born overnight – it just seems like it as he went from 4:05 to 3:58 last week. The Dartmouth senior is on a roll in 2014, leading the NCAAs in the mile, but it was not an easy ride to the top. Freshman year, he quit the Dartmouth team and was flunking his courses; now he’s going to have his pick of schools for his fifth year, unless he takes an LRC internship.
*MB:Will Geoghegan to NOP?
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Rojo, Wejo and Yohan Blake performing "The Beast" is our personal LRC photo of the year. What's your 2013 running photo of the year? Submit or tweet your entries to us. Winner gets a cool $100.
Biomechanics Expert Debunks Treadmill-Running Myths: The 1% Incline “Rule” Isn’t Actually A Rule A study found that setting the treadmill at a 1% incline made it equivalent to regular running only at 7:09 pace or faster.
Sprint News
- Sherone Simpson’s Lawyer Defends Client By Attacking JADCO And Doping Control Officers Simpson’s lawyer tried to blame JADCO for not doing enough to protect and educate its athletes on banned substances.
- World 110H Champ David Oliver And Olympic 100H Champ Sally Pearson Headline Australian Meets Next Month They’ll both compete in the Marcy 15th Sydney Track Classic and March 22nd Melbourne World Challenge. Others competing include LaShawn Merritt and Mike Rodgers.
Today’s Top Distance News
Marathon Greats Haile Gebrselassie And Martin Lel To Square Off At May 4th Hamburg Marathon
Geb is going for the masters world record. Lel has won 5 World Marathon Majors.Nijel Amos Takes Part In Queen's Baton Relay, Gets 1:41.73 Tattoo On His Arm
The young 800 superstar missed most of 2013 with injury.Lukas Verzbicas Wins 10k In 32:05, Talks About His 2014 Plans
Lukas talks a little about Alan Webb moving to the triathlon and reveals he and Webb trained together last year. 1984 Olympic 800-meter gold medalist Joaquim Cruz is one of Lukas' coaches.Ezekiel Kemboi May Target Steeplechase World Record This Year
The world record would cement Kemboi's status as the best steeplechaser ever. The life of the party, Kemboi says he may DJ after he quits running.Stanley Biwott Thinks He Can Win London Marathon
Biwott was only 8th last year, but that was after he broke open the race only to fade at the end.
Saturday Live On NBC Sports Network 4:30-6pm Eastern *All NBIGP Coverage Here
Galen Rupp Running New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Mile On Saturday
Great news for track and field fans as Galen Rupp is now racing on live national television for the first time this year this Saturday at the NBIGP. It is also now official that Rupp will not try to break the American or world indoor record in the mile February 15 at Boston University.
- It’s Official: LRCGalen Rupp American Record Attempt Feb. 15 Is Off
- Alberto Salazar On Calling Off Mile Record Attempt: “I asked Galen what would he rather do, set an American record in the mile or medal in the world championships?” Salazar also said that if Rupp felt up to it after US Champs, he could always take a shot at the mile record then.
More US News: Alysia Montano Is Pregnant
- IAAF Interesting Q&A With Bernard Lagat, Who Says His Favorite Workouts Are 300s And 6-Mile Tempos, But Dreads Mile Repeats Lagat also talks about his love for golf and says his favorite TV show is House Hunters International.
- Alysia Montano Is Pregnant Alysia talks about her new “training partner” (she’s pregnant) and her decision to part ways with Red Bull.
Dibaba 3:55.17 WR *Results*Video*MBoard Thread
WRGenzebe Dibaba's 3:55.17 1,500m Crushes World Record!!!!!
Genzebe Dibaba, the younger sister of Tirunesh Dibaba, ran 3:55.17 for 1,500m in Karlsruhe, Germany to absolutely destroy the previous world record of 3:58.28 by Yelena Sobolova of Russia. Dibaba's time is arguably the greatest 1,500m ever run as it is the fastest time indoors or out since 1997. Nixon Chepseba ran 3:37.02 to win the men's 1,500m. Caleb Ndiku won the men's 3,000m in 7:36 with Augustine Choge, Yenew Alamirew and Bernard Lagat 2-4.
Mo And The Marathon
Mo Farah Accuses Kenenisa Bekele Of Taking The “Easy Route” Ducking The Competition In London “I was looking forward to [racing Bekele] but it’s up to him. If he really wanted it he could make it work. I could have chosen the easy option and gone somewhere else for my first marathon but I’ve gone straight in there because that’s what I do.”- Farah Criticized For Cliff Jumping Off 100 Foot Cliff In The Caribbean Includes video of Farah’s jump, which the LRC experts say is probably actually under 40ft.
Paula Wants To Race Again
- Paula Radcliffe Would Like To Run One More London Or NYC Marathon To End Her Career On “Her Terms” Radcliffe: “I’m not thinking I can get back and run 2hr 15min, but if I could come back and run like a sub 2hr 30min then I’d like to do it. I’m not saying I could win London or New York but I would like to just run one more and finish on my terms.”
- Radcliffe Is Healthy Enough To Run Again And Is In Kenya Training She can run once a day, 1-2 hours. She doesn’t want to push it though since she wants to be able to run recreationally later in life.
Blazing DMRs Lead Friday’s NCAA Indoor Action
- Penn State National: Penn State Runs Second-Fastest Indoor DMR In NCAA History To Win At Penn State National The team of Brannon Kidder, Robby Creese, Brandon Bennett-Green and Za’Von Watkins ran 9:26.59 as Stanford was second in 9:28.95, anchored by Michael Atchoo in 3:57.
- Stanford Women Break School Record & Post NCAA-Leading DMR Time To Win At Penn State In 10:54.04 The team was anchored by Justine Fedronic in 4:33. A distant second was Dartmouth In 11:02.21, led by Abbey D’Agostino‘s 4:32 anchor leg.
- UW Invy: Oregon DMRs Go 1-2 At UW Invy Posting The Second And Fourth Fastest Times In The Country This Year The Oregon “A” team led by Mac Fleet and Edward Cheserek ran 9:28.91 to win over the “B” team, which ran 9:31.64 and was anchored by Trevor Dunbar.
- Results In the women’s 5k, first-year pro Betsy Saina gets the win in a World leading 15:28 over Alisha Williams, Alexi Pappas and Boise State’s Emma Bates.Washington’s Megan Goethals was 7th
- MB:Penn State DMR 9:26.59
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