Penn And Drake Relays Have Started *Drake Live Results/Start Lists/Schedule (Update: Watch live at 7:40 pm Fri., 3-5 Sat.) *Penn Live Results/Start Lists/Schedule (Watch live 12:30 – 3 pm ET Sat.)

Live Now Drake Pro Races: Watch on USATF.tv. Hurdles/Field events first, Men’s 400 at 9pm eastern, women’s 1500m at 9:25 eastern. The 400 just happened so the official schedule is off. Women’s 1500 may be earlier 9pm eastern? Schedule here

Tonight 9:00 pm ETShow Me the Money: Brenda Martinez, Morgan Uceny, Rowbury, Moser Racing for $25,000 Tonight, Men's 400: Merritt vs James vs Wariner for $25k

Penn: Friday: LRC Edward Cheserek Wows The Penn Relays Crowd – Turns on Jets In Final 300 and Gives Oregon a Resounding Victory in Men’s DMR Indoors, Stanford crushed Oregon. Outdoors, with Fleet and Cheserek, it was time for some revenge and oh boy was Cheserek good.

LRCDéjà vu: Villanova and Emily Lipari Kick Past Cuffe and Stanford For 4 x 1500 Crown – Abbey D 4:08 split!If you read yesterday’s recap, you know exactly what happened today.

MB: Stanford Bound Olivia Baker’s runs 2:02.55 anchor leg – fastest in Penn HS historyShe gave her HS team Columbia it’s second straight COA win.

• Thursday: LRC Villanova And Emily Lipari Repeat As Women’s DMR Champions At Penn Relays NCAA 5k runner-up Aisling Cuffe did her best to try to break Lipari but Lipari came from behind and got the job done thanks to her big time kick. In HS action, Amelia Paladino won the girls mile (4:45.34), Hannah DeBalsi (9:34.57) got the win in the girls 3k, and Caroline Alcorta had a great split in the DMR (4:46.46). *Discuss
• Dueling relays? Penn and Drake organizers don’t wish each other ill-will

• Drake: Thursday at Drake: Albert Meier become firs Iowan to break 9:00 – also breaks Drake Relays 3,200 record, wins in 8:58:46 Purdue sophomore Matt McClintock won the 5k in 14:01:33 in a new school record as the Washington women won the 4 x 1600 in 19:09 (4:47 avg.). *Full Thursday Results *News & Notes: Aries Merritt pulls out of 110h Moscow Rematch – will run shuttle hurdles relays instead
• Ciaran O Lionaird will race for 1st time in over a year in Drake mile – back on track after painful lost year Achilles surgery knocked him out outdoors last year.
• Iowa State’s Edward Kemboi, who got 5th at NCAAs on Drake’s track as a frosh, is excited to be at Drake
• Drake Relays Meet Home

• Penn:The Best Preview Out There:Walt Murphy’s Amazing 2014 Penn Preview He produces the best preview in the business – hands down.
• Q&A with NCAA 5k leader Marielle Hall who is running open mile at Penn
• The casual fan’s complete guide to the 2014 Penn Relays
• More/Full coverage in our Penn Special Section, Drake Special Section.

US Mid-D News: Spikes Mag: A Day in the Life of Nick Symmonds Symmonds, like LetsRun.com’s JK loves Dr. Pepper, eats 4-5,000 calories a day (but barely touches breakfast). In the afternoons, he often tries to learn Spanish.

International Distance News

• Video: Julia Bleasdale’s South African Training Diary It must have worked as she recently won Carlsbad in 15:06.
• World Half champ Gladys Cherono stays hot – Wins mid-week Jianzhen International Half Marathon in 68:26
• Graeme Fell, Marcel Jobin, Lynn Kanuka (Williams), Bruce Kidd, Jason Tunks headline Athletics Canada Hall of Fame Class of 2014Fell had the steeple record (8:12.58) for 28 years, Kanuka won bronze at the 1984 Olympic Games in the 3000, Kidd still holds Canada’s junior 5000 record from 1962 – 52 years after the fact.
• Marathon legend Ramaala confirms plans to run for Athletics South Africa presidency next month

Upcoming Action:

• David Rudisha is returning to the Big Apple – Will run adidas Grand Prix on June 14th
• Journalists are outraged that Commonwealth Games will charge $165 for Wi-Fi, $445 for internet for photographers
• T-minus 1 month: IAAF World Relays – Less than one month to go!
• City of Brussells announces Street 100m – finals will take place on same day as Memorial Van Damme meeting on 5 September

Johnny Gray Is Confident That Duane Solomon Will Break His 1:42.60 800 American Record This Year Solomon started out his season great running 1:43.88 at Mt. SAC.

• Warren Weir, Justin Gatlin, Walter Dix And Nesta Carter Highlight Deep 100 Field For Next Saturday’s Jamaica International Invitational Other top sprinters competing at the meet include Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Allyson Felix, Brianna Rollins and LaShawn Merritt.
• IAAF Preview Of Austria Combined Events Challenge On May 31st: Ukraine’s World Champion Hanna Melnychenko Faces Brianne Theisen-Eaton World silver medalist Germany’s Michael Scrader leads men’s decathlon.
• Roads: Scottish/British Athletes Chris Thompson, Susan Partirdge, Freya Ross And Alyson Dixon Running Bupa Great Edinburgh 10-Mile On Saturday

The US Road Mile Champs Were Tuesday In Des Moines

• Leo Manzano, Heather Kampf Win Close Races At The USA 1 Mile Road Championships Manzano just edged Pat Casey, winning in 4:05.71 to Casey’s 4:05.81. The women’s race was also close as Kampf ran 4:34.62 to beat Katie Mackey (4:35.30) and Sara Hall (4:35.81).
  *Men’s Race Video*Women’s Video

Upcoming Track Action

• Yohan Blake To Compete Over 150m At Great City Games Manchester On May 17th
• Kirani James And LaShawn Merritt Will Renew Rivalry In Pre Classic 400 Props to these guys for actually racing each other during the season.
• Organizer Says Usain Bolt Is “95% Certain” To Compete In Glasgow Commonwealth Games This is her guessing rather than any statement from Bolt.

Spokeswoman For Oscar Pistorius Denies Rumors That He Took Acting Lessons Before His Trial

David Rudisha’s Younger Brother Dreams About Following In His Footsteps And Breaking The 800 WRFrancis Leparon Rudisha is in high school and has a 400 PR of 49.38.

Pro Jump News

• US’s Former World TJ Champ Walter Davis Gets One Year Doping Ban For Repeatedly Failing To File His Location With Anti-Doping Officials
• France’s Pole Vault WR Holder Renaud Lavillenie Thinks He’s In Shape To Clear 6.20m He set the WR at 6.16m during indoor track.
• IAAF “Work, Rest And Play” Interview With Nigeria’s World LJ Silver Medalist And 200 Bronze Medalsit Blessing Okagbare She enjoys training for the jumps more than the sprint and her favorite movie is Lord Of The Rings.

The 118th Boston Is Monday *Results*Tracking*Full Elite Fields*LRC Boston Photo Gallery

LRCThe American Drought Is Over: Meb Keflezighi Wins The 2014 Boston MarathonThe American drought is over. American Meb Keflezighi ran an extremely gutsy race to hold off Wilson Chebet and win the 2014 Boston Marathon. Nick Arciniaga and Jeff Eggleston were in the top 10 as Ryan Hall was 20th in finishing his first marathon in three years.

• Official 2014 Boston Marathon Race Discussion Thread
• Did any of you cry watching Meb win?
• RYAN HALL 2:17 Boston.
• In Case You Missed It: Video Highlights Of Boston
• Interview With Meb: “I wanted to do it for the runners.” Plus he admits he was wondering if he went to soon.

LRCFour Thoughts On The Women’s Race: Shalane’s Bid For Glory, Jeptoo’s Incredible Final 3 Miles, The 2:18 And 2:19 Clubs, And Desi LindenWe break down the women’s race: Flanagan’s move bold or foolish?, Rita Jeptoo crushed the final 3.2 miles, the 2:18 and 2:19 clubs have 2 more members, and Desi Linden.

Rita Jeptoo Crushes It The Final 10k To Win Boston Marathon In 2:18:57Rita Jeptoo took care of business. American Shalane Flanagan set a blistering early pace and then Rita Jeptoo brought it home in convincing fashion to smash the Boston course record. Flanagan held on for the fastest time by an American in Boston.

• Discuss:Where did Shalane go for those 92 seconds behind the crowds?
• Shalane – Hold your head up high! You did great girl. You go girl!

• Kenya’s Gladys Cherono And Eritrea’s Nguse Amlosom Break Course Records At Jianzhen Half Marathon In China Amlosom ran 60:08 to beat Edwin Rotich (1:00:17) at the top 5 were only separated by 24 seconds. Cherono won in 1:08:16.
• Kenya’s Cornelius Kangogo Defeats Quality Field To Win Dongio 10K In Switzerland Kangogo, the African XC silver medallist, ran 28:15 to hold off Olympic 5K bronze medalist Thomas Longosiwa by three seconds. Ethiopia’s world half-marathon silver medalist Guye Adola was 3rd (28:21) and 2008 Olympic 5K bronze medalist Edwin Soi was 4th (28:42).