Quote Of The Day
– Ryan Hill talking about his 3,000m race at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix where he challenged for the lead the last 400m and set a big PR to run 7:34.87, finishing right behind two of the best 5,000m runners on the planet in Hagos Gebrhiwet and Dejen Gebremeksel. After an amazing start to his first pro season, we ask, “Might Hill be the US’s top men’s distance runner right now?”
LRCWhat A Race: 4 X 800 Record Falls In Tremendous Battle To The Line
This one lived up to the hype. The US All-Stars anchored by Erik Sowinski just held off Michael Rutt's NY/NJ Track Club team as both teams broke the previous world record. Recap, analysis and post-race video from the 4 x 800 record setters and Robby Andrews and Nick Symmonds.
RRWWorld Record For USA In 4 X 800, World Junior Record For Cain Highlight 2014 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
The US All-Stars anchored by Erik Sowinski set the world record in the 4 x 800 just ahead of Michael Rutt's NY/NJ Track Club team that broke the previous WR as well. Tremendous race. Mary Cain improved her 1,000m world junior record, Jenny Simpson kicked a lap early in the 2-mile and missed the American record as a result, Nick Willis won the mile, and Galen Rupp dropped out with a minor injury, Kim Conley dominated the 2k, and Ryan Hill placed third in the 3,000 and showed he's the real deal.
Post-Race Videos:Galen Rupp Dropped Out, Mary Cain WJR, Erik Sowinski After 4 X 800 World Record, Michael Rutt Just Misses, Jenny Simpson Kicked A Lap Early, Nick Willis Winner, Leo Manzano Last,Ryan Hill 8:35 *18 MORE Post-Race Videos
*USATF Recap According to the USATF, Solomon’s “all-star” team gets the World Record, but the NJ-NY Track Club will officially hold the American record “because all members of a relay team breaking an AR must be members of the same recognized club.”
*Quotes From Top Athletes
Weekend College Action *All NCAA Action
- BU Valentine: Full Results From 2014 BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational Highlights/victories included Harvard’s Maksim Korolev (7:51.52) over Darthmouth’s Will Geoghegan (7:51.57) in the 3k, BU’s Rich Peters in the mile (3:57.27), Harvard’s James Leakos in the 5K (13:51). Oiselle’s Amanda Winslow running the #3 time in 2014 in the mile (4:26.28) and Providence’s Emily Sisson winning the 3k in 9:00.76.
- Armory:RRW: Solid Debut By Mo Ahmed Highlights Day Two Of Armory Collegiate Invite University of Wisconsin’s Mo Ahmed ran 7:55 to win the 3k and lead Wisconsin to a team victory.
*RRW: Distance Medley Relays Highlight Day One Of Armory Collegiate Invite The women of Arkansas set a new school record of 10:57.15 to claim victory, while Wisconsin relied on the speed of Reed Connor to come from behind and win the men’s crown in 9:39.09.
*DyeStat HS Highlights From Armory
*Results - Diego Estrada Wins Mile In Flagstaff In 4:08.59 (About 3:59.56 With Altitude Conversion)
- Notre Dame Meyo Invitational Results Notre Dame’s Jeremy Rae (3:57.25) and Amanda Eccleston (4:33.24) won the men’s and women’s miles.
Fan Twitter Q&A With US 5K Record Holder Molly Huddle Huddle says she’d like to run a marathon before 2016.
University Of Oregon’s Pepsi Team Invitational Gone Without Explanation The invy is a quadrangular meet that has been a “centerpiece of Oregon’s home track & field regular season since 1987,” but is now gone and in an interview, head coach Robert Johnson refused to explain why. Ken Goe points out that this was always the key home meet and one of the rare scored meets in the NCAA.
Russian Athletes Prepare For Russian Indoor Champs Feb. 17th – 19th Coach of Olympic HJ champ Ivan Ukhov says Ukhov didn’t hit the WR in his last meet because he was “over motivated.”
#comeonUSATF
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
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.
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.
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
LRC6 Thoughts On The Men's Action: Is Ryan Hill The US's New #1? Nick Willis Might Be In Form Of His Life, Galen Rupp Thinks He's Fine
Nick Willis won the mile as Galen Rupp dropped out and Leo Manzano got last place. Hagos G won the 3k, but the big news wasRyan Hill has officially arrived.
LRC6 Thoughts On The Women: Mary Cain Wants More, Jenny S Kicks Too Early, Kim Conley Dominates And Let's Don't Forget Chanelle Price
Mary Cain keeps rolling, Jenny Simpson entertained, Treniere Moser is going for it, Chanelle Price keeps improving and Kim Conley is crushing everyone. Analysis and video interviews.
US Mid-D News
- Recommended Read:Oregonian: Alan Webb Moves Forward At Peace With His Decision To Leave Track For Triathlon Webb: “Some guys move up and run marathons. This is my way of moving up.” He also indirectly referred to the LRC message boards as a “blessing” as it gave him notoriety and helps “niche sports like running.”
*Webb’s Close Friend, Portland State Distance Coach Jonathan Marcus, Says He Wouldn’t Rule Out Webb Going Back To The Track Eventually - Nick Symmonds Interview With Radio Free Europe About Speaking Out Against Russia’s Anti-Gay Laws
IAAF Weekend Indoor Roundup: Russian High Jumpers Ivan Ukhov And Alesky Dmitrik Both Clear 2.40m At Arnstadt HJ Meet In Germany Ukhov, the Olympic champ, won on countback and this was the first time ever a HJer cleared as high as 2.40m and lost.
UK News
- James Dasaolu Beats Dwain Chambers In British Indoor Champs 60m There seems to be some animosity between the two GB sprinters, but that might be exaggerated by the media.
- Katarina Johnson-Thompson Breaks British HJ Record With 1.96m
- GB’s Holly Bleasdale Sets PV World Lead To 15-6¼ (4.73m)
- Glasgow 2014 Organisers Reveal Marathon Route
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 withSilas 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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*European Athletics Recap: Aregawi’s 3:57 Was A New European Record
*MB: GENZEBE DIBABA 3000m WORLD RECORD 8.16
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*European Athletics Recap: Aregawi’s 3:57 Was A New European Record
More International Racing
- Flanders Indoor Meeting:Alberto Rop, World Indoor 1,500m Champ Abdalaati Iguider & Paul Kipsiele Koech Lead Deep 3k Field Poland’s Adam Kszczot faces two sub-1:43 Kenyans in the 800 in Olympian Anthony Chemut and 2010 world junior champion David Mutua. World steeplechase silver medallist Lidya Chepkurui is in the women’s 3k.
- Uganda’s Moses Kipsiro Making His Half Marathon Debut This Weekend At Ugandan National Champs
- Charles Ndirangu And Rosemary Wanjiriu Return To Defend Their Titles At Chiba Cross-Country Race
- IAAF Preview ING Eurocross XC Race In Diekirch,
GermanyLuxembourg - Japan Running News Weekend Preview: Nobeoka Marathon And Yuki Kawauchi Racing A 10-Miler
Two-Time World Champion Edna Kiplagat Isn’t Worried About Tirunesh Dibaba Making Her Debut At The London Marathon Kiplagat said, “It’s good we are having Tirunesh as a debutante but it will not be easy for her. Marathon is four times what she has been running, 10,000m. She has to make a lot of sacrifice to make sure she is going to handle the marathon.”
- 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.
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.
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?
Galen Rupp AR Photo Gallery, Mary Cain Near WJR Miss (100+ Photos)
Upcoming
- Elite Fields Announced For 2014 RAK Half-Marathon On February 14th The ridiculously deep fields include 11 men who have gone under 60 minutes and 7 women who have run under 68:00. Men’s side includes Bernard Koech (58:41), Stanley Biwott (58:56), Chicago Marathon champ Dennis Kimetto, former Half Marathon world champ Wilson Kiprop and 2011 10,000m world champ Ibrahim Jelian. On the women’s side, there is London/NYC Marathon champ Priscah Jeptoo, Boston champ Rita Jeptoo and former 10k world champ Linet Masai making her half debut.
- Olympic And World Championships Medalists Highlight 107th NYRR Millrose Games A look at the elite fields for next weekend’s Millrose Games.
- Abdi Abdirahman, Ryan Vail, And Bobby Curtis Lead Deep Field For Publix Gasparilla Half Marathon In Florida In Two Weeks Also on the men’s side is Fernando Cabada and Shadrack Biwott, while the women’s field includes Jen Rhines, Mattie Suver and Adriana Nelson.
- 2003 World 5,000 Champ Eliud Kipchoge Announced For April 13th Rotterdam Marathon Kipchoge was 2nd at last year’s Berlin Marathon in 2:04:05.
NB Pre-Race
LRCLeo Manzano Reveals He’s Now Self-Coached, Hoping To Represent USA At 2014 World Indoors We flew up to Boston a day early and are glad we did as the pre-race press conference certainly was informative. Ryan Ponsonby is no longer coaching Leo, who is looking to hit it hard in indoors this year. Guess what he ran recently for 1k in practice?
- LRCGalen Rupp, Leo Manzano And Nick Willis Talk About Where They Keep Their Silver Medals
- LRCJenny Simpson Talks About Genzebe Dibaba’s World Record And Her Own Fitness Prior To 2014 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Simpson thinks she’s in real good shape, but reveals she won’t be doing World Indoors.
- LRCMary Cain Talks About Alexa Efraimson And A Possible American Record In The 1,000 Tomorrow Cain reveals she’s willing to skip graduation to run, but not her AP exams.
- LRCKim Conley Says She Won’t Do World Indoors, Is Focused On Running Fast 10,000 At Stanford
- LRCEmma Coburn Is Hoping To PR In Mile Next Week At Millrose
Major Drug Scandals?
- Did Former IOC President Jacques Rogge Help Cover Up Two Positive Doping Tests From
1984 LA Olympics2004 Salt Lake Olympics?Don Catlin, the former head of the U.C.L.A. Olympic Analytical Laboratory, said two biathletes from those games tested positive, but the IOC chose to ignore it because “it would raise a huge stink around the world” and they couldn’t handle fighting 2 more court cases in addition to the 3 they already had. - The Economist: Russian Athletes Using Xenon Gas To Stimulate EPO Production And Enhance Endurance Author claims that the use of Xenon gas has the government’s blessing and it isn’t yet specifically banned by WADA, but probably should be since they ban anything that artificially raises EPO levels.
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.
UK News: GB Indoor Champs This Weekend
- 1976 Olympic 10,000 Bronze Medalist Brendan Foster Angry That UK Education Secretary Has Proposed Using Running Laps As A Form Of Punishment In Schools Foster: “This is an absolute disgrace and a real step backwards in terms of education and health. … Mr Gove is sending out a clear message that [running] is bad – a form of punishment on a par with picking up litter or doing 100 lines.”
- Athletics Weekly Preview Of This Weekend’s British Indoor ChampionshipsHannah England is in the 3,000, and in the 800, it’s Olympic finalist Andrew Osagie vs. Guy Learmonth, who recently ran 1:16.48 for 600.
- UK’s 2009 World 800 Bronze Medalist Jenny Meadows On The Comeback After 2 Years Of “Physical And Mental Torture” After two year’s of injuries, the 32-year-old says one more setback and she’ll be done. She opens her season at British Indoor Champs this weekend.
- Sub-10 Sprinter James Dasaolu Says It’s Time To Move On From Dwain Chambers Being The Forefront Of British Sprinting Dasaolu is the second-fastest ever for the UK at 9.91, but has only broken 10 twice in his career. He’ll face Chambers in the 60m this Saturday at the British Indoor Champs.
- Recently Retired Discus Olympian Abdul Buhari Says The UK Lacks Enough Good Throwing Coaches, Not Throwing Talent It also probably doesn’t help when you lose your best discus thrower to the 49ers.
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.
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