– Alberto Salazar talking about Mary Cain‘s 2014 racing schedule and how they have to plan it around AP tests and proms. He says that she is “completely healthy” and will definitely race the Pre Classic at the end of May. Drake Relays, Payton Jordan, World Relay Champs and World Juniors are all on the table.
Stretti – Link FixedKenenisa Bekele Talks About His First Marathon: “(For) my first marathon, it was not bad … I was not tired … If my muscles (didn’t cause me trouble), it would be possible to run even under 2:04 or something (like that).” Alberto Stretti has catches up with Bekele. What words of advice does he have for Mo Farah?
*Kenenisa Bekele Says He Made Mistakes In His Pacing Which Cost Him Some Time, Thinks He Can Challenge WR Eventually He said he wanted to do Paris so he could run an even pace and win his debut. Bekele also talked about Farah’s debut and said that his race should give Farah confidence.
LRCKenenisa Bekele Runs 2:05:03 – Breaks Course Record And Smashes Debut Times Of Past Legends Gebrselassie, Tergat And WanjiruThe debut marathon of Kenenisa Bekele, the 5,000 and 10,000 world record holder, did not disappoint as he made a big move just after 25k and crushed the field as well as the debut times put up by past legends Gebrselassie, Tergat and Wanjiru. *AFP *IAAF
*Flomena Cheyech won the women’s race in 2:22:41.
*Toni Reavis Puts On The Stats Goggles And Thinks Bekele Can Run A WR In The Future: 2:03:02-2:03:08
*MB:Official 2014 Paris Marathon Live Discussion Thread – Kenenisa Bekele Makes His 26.2 Debut
UKA Performance Director Neil Black Says He’s Confident About Mo Farah’s Fitness Ahead Of London After Visiting Him In Kenya Black said, “Alberto’s very happy. The type of phrases being used are ‘best shape’ and ‘best athlete in the world.’ Everything is positive in terms of what Alberto is seeing and understanding. … [Farah is] in absolute peak physical shape to approach the marathon.”
Interesting:You Think Breaking A WR Is Tough? It’s Even Harder For Horses Human WRs have dropped significantly in the last 50 years, but horse times haven’t got much faster. This article looks at some of the reasons why.
Oscar P’s Defense Lawyers Expected To Call Pathologist As First Witness Pistorius himself is expected to take the stand eventually.
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
LA Times:Distraught Oscar Pistorius Testifies At Murder Trial, Apologizes Pistorius says he is on anti-depressants and troubled by nightmares. “I was simply trying to protect Reeva. I can promise you that when she went to bed that night she felt loved.”
*AP: Oscar Pistorius Trial Resumes As Defense Opens Case
Janet Bawcom was very good as was Sara Hall, but no one could stop 2:21 marathoner Mamitu Daska in the overall race.
Christo Landy dominated the US race as Matt Tegenkamp struggled. Former Arizona star Stephen Sambu continues to thrive as a pro.
*MB:Official 2014 US 10 Mile Champs Thread – Bawcom sets AR!! Christo Landry dominates in 46:41!
RRW:Joyce Chepkirui Becomes 18th Woman To Break 67:00 (Runs 66:19) – Peter Kirui PRs At 59:22 To WinJoyce Chepkirui dominated from the start, whereas Kirui took his time warming up before winning a race where 3 men broke 60:00.
Pre-Race: Recommended Read: Peter Kirui, Who Paced Patrick Makau To A World Record While Sleeping On The Floor, Now Hopes To Set The World Record Himself Kirui seemed on the cusp of greatness after his 2012 NYC Half win but saw his training derailed while studying for the Kenyan Police force. That is now over and he’s just set a PR.
High Fitness Associated With High Brain Function Later In Life New study shows that cardio fitness has long-term effect on several key cognitive functions.
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Book Review: The Science Of Running By Steve Magness – “One of the best books I have read on the topic of distance running.”
Stats Guy Says Michael Johnson Should Have Broken 43.00 Based On His 19.32 PR
This week we give Galen Rupp fans reason to believe a victory over Bernard Lagat at 5,000 is possible, are amazed that even Kenyan phenoms are sometimes embarrassed to run, wonder why Kenya rules Ethiopia in quantity but not quality, and go crazy with our quotes of the week.
LRCDejen Gebremskel And Julia Bleasdale Win 2014 Carlsbad 5,000 – Bernard Lagat Sets New American Record Of 13:19 Gebremeskel turned the tables on Lagat from World Indoors but Lagat left with a nice consolation prize. In the women’s race, no one came close to Bleasdale, who became the first non-African born winner since 2002. Brenda Martinez was the top American – not JordanHasay or Gabriele Grunewald.
*MB:Official 2014 Carlsbad Live Discussion Thread: Bleasdale & Gebremeskel Win – Lagat Gets American Record
*MB:Oh crap! Grunewald vs Hasay rematch at the Carlsbad 5k, who’s gonna win?
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