– Ken Goe agreeing with LetsRun.com. USATF still has a lot of work to do. #USATFChange
Komon was pretty spectacular and wanted even more - the World Record - as he went out with the wind in 13:39 (57:36 pace). LetsRun.com wind geniusJohn Kellogg estimates the wind might have cost Komon around 17 seconds. *Results
*Ken Nakamura:List Of Fastest Half Marathon Debuts In History*Chronological List Of All Sub-60 Half Marathons In History
*MB:Official 2014 Carlsbad Live Discussion Thread: Bleasdale & Gebremeskel Win – Lagat Gets American Record
Don’t Forget:Carlsbad 5k Live at 1:15 pm ET Rewatch both men’s and women’s races in their entirety. Toni Reavis on the broadcast.
*MB:Oh crap! Grunewald vs Hasay rematch at the Carlsbad 5k, who’s gonna win?
Geoffrey Kipsang is a name you had better remember. The 2011 World XC junior champ got his first global senior title with an impressive 59:07 win without a rabbit as he led 30,000 runners to the finish line in the first time ever that the World Half Marathon Champs were a mass participation race. Tiny Eritrea got gold in the team competition.
The Kenyan women were perfect and the American women almost got the bronze.
Steve was given unprecedented access to a workout session of the famed Racers Track Club and learned the sprinters actually work their asses off. Afterwards, he celebrated in style at Usain Bolt‘s sports bar. Steve loved the establishment – the only problem is track was only being shown on the TV in the bathroom.
More In Our LRC Goes To Jamaica Special Section
Baylor Frosh Trayvon Bromell Sets Texas Relays And Baylor Record Of 10.02 (.9 m/s) He of course famously broke 10.00 last year but with an illegal wind. *Video
*MB:Leo Manzano’s 2014 outdoor campaign begins well with 1:47.34 win
*Ryan Crouser Sets Texas And Texas Relays Record Of 69’9″*Rotich 8:38 Steeple
The LRC take is it was not new or conclusive. And if it was, then Grunewald should still be DQed.
RRW Seeking Marc Davis’ American Road Record Of 13:24, Bernard Lagat Is Pumped For 5k Road Debut The record will be easier to get than the win as Dejen Gebremeskel is looking for victory #4. The women’s race will feature a rematch of the women’s 3k from USAs: Grunewald vs. Hasay II.
Valerie Adams, Who Has Won 44 In A Row, Is Pumped For Men’s Shot Battle Between Gill And Walsh At NZ Champs: “It’s almost like I’m the warm-up before the big game comes along.” “I’m not going to rip my undies up to throw some massive throw.”
*Val Adams: “I’m just the curtain-raiser.”
*MB:Who you got in NZealand shot put showdown – Gill or Walsh?
The crowd went absolutely nuts as two high schoolers ran 10.12 and 10.16. LRC on site with video and more.
LRCJamaica Day 3: Lifting With Yohan Blake; Hanging At The Car Wash With Warren Weir; Getting Pumped Up With Calabar High; And A 1 AM 10-Mile Run In KingstonSteve Soprano went inside the weight room with sprint stars Yohan Blake and Warren Weir and then had lunch at the car wash with Weir, who later gave a crazy “Champs” pump-up speech to Calabar High. Before the night was done, Steve decided he absolutely had to go for a 10-mile run at 1 am on the streets of Kingston.
LRCJamaica Day 3: Lifting With Yohan Blake; Hanging At The Car Wash With Warren Weir; Getting Pumped Up With Calabar High; And A 1 AM 10-Mile Run In KingstonSteve Soprano went inside the weight room with sprint stars Yohan Blake and Warren Weir and then had lunch at the car wash with Weir, who later gave a crazy “Champs” pump-up speech to Calabar High. Before the night was done, Steve decided he absolutely had to go for a 10-mile run at 1 am on the streets of Kingston.
Track And Field Association Is Irate USATF Keeps Blowing Them Off About ABQ DQs“It is unacceptable for the collective voice of the athletes to be disrespected and dismissed.” We agree. USATF’s FIRST priority should be to insure the integrity of competition.
*MB:USATF Responds to DQ: “Public suggestions to the contrary, the topics related to Albuquerque are not quick fixes.”
*Andrew Bumbalough’s Agent Tom Ratcliffe Still Hasn’t Received A Response From USATF “It’s very frustrating. I haven’t let it drop. I’m not going to let it drop.” In case you missed it, here is what happened initially with Bumbalough: The Inside Story Of The Andrew Bumbalough DQ.
11.90% of people got accepted. Almost as hard as getting into an Ivy League school.
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