– World record holder and Olympic champion David Rudisha, reacting with class after fading to just 7th (1:44.87) in the last 100 at the 2014 Pre Classic.
LRC 6 Quick Takeaways From The 2014 Pre Classic Oh, baby! What an incredible 2.5 hours. The Bowerman Mile was historic, Jenny Simpson PRed for the first time in 5 years, David Rudisha and Mo Aman both lost. So much to talk about. We get started here. *IAAF Recap Part I*IAAF Recap Part II
Men’s Mile LRC Ayanleh Souleiman Runs 3:47; Manzano Returns To Winner’s Circle – 9 Takes From 2 Great Miles At 2014 Pre ClassicA ridiculous 22 men broke 3:55 on Sunday in Eugene. We give you the scoop.
*LRCUS HSer Blake Haney Runs 4:10 Haney feels he’s fitter than last year when he ran 3:55 for 1500 but this race was set up to run 3:55.
*MB:Centro PB 3:50.53! *BLAKE HANEY 4:10.41
*A lesson, not a letdown for Haney
*Johan Cronje Breaks 17-Year-Old South African Mile Mark With 3:50.70
Men’s 800 & 5k: LRC David Rudisha And Mo Aman Lose As Nijel Amos Wins; Caleb Ndiku Outkicks Alamirew As The Americans StruggleDavid Rudisha had a tough last 100 in the 800 and the American men had a tough last half in the 5,000.
*MB:Amos is the real deal – takes down Rudisha AND Aman in 1:43.63!!
*MB:Major Rust Buster for David Rudisha ! Not bad really
*MB:LAGAT 13:31 @ PRE
*IAAF Recap Part III: Rudisha And Kiprop Are Beaten
*David Rudisha Loses In Return, But Runs 1:44 “It was tough to go out there, but I am happy to start at 1:44 after missing a year,” Rudisha said. “I think it’s good.”
UK’s Holly Bleasdale Will Skip 2014 Outdoor Season To Focus On 2015 And 2016 She was injured a year ago and says she still hasn’t got back to her top fitness.
LRC Fast Women: Hellen Obiri (3:57.05), Sofia Assefa (9:11.39) And Mercy Cherono (9:13.27) Run Fastest Times Ever In US For 1,500, Steeple And 2-Mile Those winning times were very impressive but American fans were pumped by Jenny Simpson’s PR and Shannon Rowbury’s AR.
*Former Duck Zoe Buckman Sets 4:04 PR “I feel like a completely different athlete now compared to when I lived as a student in Eugene.”
Outside Stories On 2014 Pre:
MB:Morgan Uceny Runs 2:00.29 and NBB Twilight Meet!
MB:Ryan Hall Runs 1:02:5x at San Diego
MB:Anna Willard runs 4:19 at Boston NB Twilight Meet
LRC Women’s 800: Chanelle Price Hangs On; Colorful Maggie Vessey Takes Second; Mary Cain Fizzles In the men’s 800, Job Kinyor beat Elijah Greer and Eric Sowinski.
*Oregonian:Chanelle Price Holds On To Win The Women’s 800 – Mary Cain Is 8th
LRC David Rudisha Talks About His Return At Prefontaine Classic King David is set to return to the circuit after a year+ absence. Is he in shape? Will he win? Plus, fantasy track guys and gals, guess what his agent says he can run a 5k in?
A story by Xinhua on her retirement was false according to her manager.
Dennis Mitchell Coaching Controversy Gets Picked Up By NY Times “It seems ridiculous that United States track officials would want him anywhere near their delegation, or that any athletes would want Mitchell to coach them, for fear that his doping background might cast a shadow on them. But this is track and field, a sport that has repeatedly failed Public Relations 101, so nothing seems to be too ridiculous to be true.”
*MB Thread
LRC Story That Kicked This Off: USATF Does It Again: Dennis Mitchell, Convicted Doper, Your Head Sprint Coach For World Relays
When In Doubt, Blame The Foreigners:Kenyan Government-Appointed Commission Blames Foreign Agents For Recent Upsurge In Doping Positives Head of task force Professor Moni Wekesa: “We have left our athletes in the hands of foreigners. … Any drugs which we found to have been used by the athletes was only through the influence of the foreign agents.”
Tyler Andrews Won Vermont City Marathon In 2:20:27 It was his second marathon as his first was in Boston, where he ran 2:21:30.
Genzebe Dibaba And Her Coach Jama Aden Talk About Her Summer Goals Of Breaking The 2,000 And 2-Mile Outdoor Records And Her Loss In The Doha DL 3,000 She was expecting between 8:14-8:18 in Doha (she was 8:26). She’s going for a 5,000 PR at Rome DL on June 5th and then will attack the 2,000 WR on June 17th in Ostrava.
Megan Hogan was the top American. Melody Fairchild won the Masters race.
Former Nike Strength And Conditioning Coach Vern Gambetta Speaks About Drugs In The Sport “Very honestly, everybody in the sport knows the drug coaches. And it’s not those supported by just one shoe company. Everybody knows it, but nobody will speak out because of fear of libel. It’s going to take some balls, that’s for sure. And the federation [USATF] is complicit. …”
*MB:former NOP strength coach speaks on drugs!
Jill Greer Talks To Runner’s World About Oiselle Reprimand For Nike Logo Photo Shop She says it’s not a USATF rule, but a “professional business intellectual property issue” and declined to comment on the point that USATF reacted to this in less than 12 hours, but has still failed to address the DQ issues from USA Indoors back in February. *MB Thread
Denver Post: Mamitu Daska Of Ethiopia Wins 4th Bolder Boulder Title In 6 Years, Shalane Flanagan 2nd, Kastor 4th – US Women 3rd
*A Wobbly Sara Hall Finished 16th, Secured 3rd Place Team Finish For US “That is the hardest race I’ve ever run, by far. I really wanted to make them (Shalane and Deena) proud.”
*Eritrea’s Afewerki Berhane Wins Men’s Race, Sean Quigley, Not Ryan Hall Or Bobby Curtis, Was Top American In 8th Quigley was on the US #3 team but was 8th and beat Hall, who was 9th. *MB: Hall 9th at Bolder Boulder
*Meyer: Bolder Boulder Is A Special Race On A Special Day Ryan Hall: “Running into this stadium is as emotionally uplifting and energizing as going into the Olympic Stadium.”
Good Read:Recently-Adopted Ethiopian Orphan, Abreham Anderson, Invited To Bolder Boulder Elite Press Conference To Hang With Ethiopian Pros The kid is in Jr. high and started at 7:20 in the mile and ended the season at 5:03. 2024, here we come.
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