2014 World Indoors *Live Results / Schedule *TV/Streaming Info *LRC Day 1 AM Photos

LRC Flash RecapW 1500 Final: Aregawi Dominates for Gold, Treniere Moser Misses the Medals, and Heather Kampf Falls

LRC An Insider’s Account Of Day 1 Of 2014 World Indoors: 10 Behind-The-Scenes/Interesting Stories From Day 1 We tell you what happened deep in the bowels of the Ergo Aren, where we were embedded deeply for 14 hours on Day 1. The action off the track was pretty amazing. We had our gossipy ears on full volume and heard it all –  discussion of Abebe Aregawi‘s sham marriage, talk of Nick Symmonds finding a Polish Paris Hilton and talk of Nick Willis‘ tweet about Galen Rupp. Along the way, we fought off jet lag by eating Polish lard and causing a justified temper tantrum by a teen phenom.

LRCM3k: What A Final We’re Going To Have! The Stars, Including Americans Lagat And Rupp, Advance(updated with video interviews)All the favorites advanced, but the 3,000 qualifying was very interesting. Caleb Ndiku wore a winter cap, Dejen Gebremeskel went from 2nd to last to 2nd, Galen Rupp ran composed, and Bernard Lagat did what you expected. Recap and a look ahead to the final.

LRCW800 Drama Packed: Ajee Wilson, The World’s Fastest In 2014, Bombs Out, Chanelle Price Dreams Of Gold, Muir In Tears, Iceland Teen Phenom DQed It was an intense day in the women’s 800m qualifying. #1 seed American Ajee’ Wilson was a total non-factor, #3 seed Laura Muir got bumped around and was in tears after, Chanelle Price made the final and dreams of gold, and a Swiss runner you’ve never heard of stormed into the final. Recap, results and post-race video.
*MB:Why does Chanelle Price take her turns so wide?
*MB:Ajee Wilson Goes Out – What Happened?

LRCWomen’s 3,000: A Pointless First Round Leaves Us Exactly Where We Were 24 Hours Ago The women’s 3,000m heats were a waste of time as only 3 runners were eliminated, but Gabriele Grunewald and Shannon Rowbury made the final and we talked to them and got some insights for the final. *Genzebe Dibaba And Gabriele Grunewald Get 3k Publicity By IAAF

LRCMen’s Shot: 20-Year-Old Stephen Mozia Fails To Advance To Final, But Turns Heads With A Long Foul

Elite News At Home

• “The Alan Webb Story” – USATF.tv Does Short 12-Minute Documentary On The Career And Final Race Of Webb We don’t know if a 12-minute video can do justice to the great career of Webb, but think people should watch remember him as a 3:53 high school miler and the American record holder that he is.
• Steve Prefontaine Wins An Oscar – Well, The Actor Who Played Him DidJared Leto, the actor who starred in the movie, Prefontaine, won an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in Dallas Buyers Club as a HIV-positive transgender woman living in Texas in the 1980s.
• Woodlands Marathon And Half Marathon Elite Race Thriving After Not Being Held For 20 Years Three years into its comeback, the race was held in hot and humid conditions with Lamech Mosoti and Dehininet Jara coming out victorious in 2:19:30 and 2:44:57. Both were doubling back from winning the Cowtown Marathon (which LRC’s Wejo also ran) 6 days earlier. *Full Results *Race Site
• Emily Infield Got Cut From The Track Team At Age 10 And Started Her Track Career As A Race Walker, Which She Called “super nerdy and weird.”
• David Torrence Named USATF Athlete Of The Week For Setting US 1,000m Record

• 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships Accepted Entries – Men
  *Accepted Entries – Women (link fixed)
• Florida’s Men And Women Take Over #1 Rankings Ahead Of NCAA Champs Arkansas men and Oregon women both moved down to number 2.
• Oregon State Receives $2 Million Anonymous Donation For Phase 2 Of Their Track Construction

• Colm O’Connell Hopes David Rudisha Will Be Competing Within 6 Weeks But Says Progress May Come Slowly
• World 800m Champion Eunice Sum Leads Strong Kenyan Contingent In Melbourne In Two WeeksMercy Cherono and Isaiah Koech are also competing. Koech will face Aussie Collis Birmingham and Ben St.Lawrence in the 5,000.

Oscar Pistorius Trial

• Day 2: Neighbor Said She Heard Screams From Reeva Steenkamp Before She Was ShotShe also heard cries from Pistorius – possibly mocking the victim.
• Oscar Pistorius Buries His Head In His Hands And Wipes Away Tears As Details Of His Girlfriend’s Autopsy Were Recounted
• Judge Warns Media After Local Television Station Leaked Photo Of First Oscar Pistorius Witness She specifically didn’t want her photo displayed on TV.
• Day 1 Oscar P Prosecution Calls First Witness Who Says She Heard “Bloodcurdling Screams” Then Four Shots The witness also said she heard a man yell for help three times.

It’s Official – The Whole Point Of Competition Has Been Forgotten By Governing Bodies Across The Globe

• Australia:Former Marathon Great Robert de Castella Slams Australia’s Focus On Medals – Not Excellence He’s right on the money when he says making the Olympic final in the 100 is a lot bigger accomplishment than a medal in some sport no one cares about.
• UK: After 9:00 3k And 2nd At English XC Trials, Steph Twell Says, “I still feel I’ve got my best years ahead of me.” – Blasts UK Athletics For Dropping Her From Funding How a 24-year-old with PRs of 4:02 and 14:54 can get dropped is absurd. The article states “… it’s incredibly disheartening that British Athletics seem to be more interested in preventing athletes from going to major championships rather than giving them the opportunity to perform.”
• Germany: So Much For The Olympic Spirit: German Banned For 1 Year For Loaning Bobsled To Double Gold Medal-Winning Russian Rival Alexander Zubkov  

A Busy Monday For The Nike Oregon Project

LRCMary Cain Pulls Out Of 2014 World Indoors – Worried About “Discomfort” In Her Lower Calf Cain was a near-lock for a medal. Now America’s #1 medal prospect without a doubt is fellow teen phenom Ajee’ Wilson, who is ranked #1.Update: Ken Goe Of Oregonian: “If this were the Olympics, she probably would run.” – Alberto SalazarMB: Mary Cain injured, pulling out of World Indoors. Heather Kampf goes as alternate!!!Dathan Ritzenhein Pulls Out Of 2014 Boston Marathon With Groin Injury – Moses Mosop Out As Well – Ryan Hall And Abdi Are In We had kind of wondered if Ryan Hall would start training for his next marathon and only tell people he was doing it when things had been going well. That seems to be the case. *Ritzenhein Says He’s Training Now But A Sports Hernia From Work In The Weight Room Put Him Too Far Behind*Statement On Moses Mosop’s Withdrawal From 2014 Boston Marathon Mosop has a right knee injury and hopes to be in sub-2:06 shape 4 weeks after Boston.

LRCMatthew Centrowitz Goes On Twitter To Say "I'll be racing in the outdoor season as normal." And Deny "Ugly Rumors"

Solinsky Doing The Marathon

LRCChris Solinsky Is Moving Up To The Marathon