October 18, 2014 Homepage Archive

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Quote Of The Day

“The minimum term that society will be happy with will be 10 years imprisonment. This is a serious matter. The negligence borders on intent. Ten years is the minimum.”

– Chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel talking in his final arguments at the sentencing of Oscar Pistorius, which will be announced on Tuesday.

NCAA Action Starts To Get Serious Pre-Nats Results Wisconsin Results *All NCAA Results

LRC #1 Colorado Men Crush #2 Oregon, #4 Georgetown Upsets #1 Michigan Women (results)Edward Cheserek and Rachel Johnson were your individual winners. Colorado had 6 in the top 14.
*Official Pre Nats Discussion Thread

LRCInstant Analysis Of Men’s Race At 2014 adidas Wisconsin: Syracuse Puts On A Clinic And Arrives On The National StageChris Fox‘s harriers showed the nation how pack running is done as they had five finishers within 14 seconds, all in the top 24, as they dominated the 18 other ranked teams and got the win.
*Official 2014 adidas Wisconsin Discussion Thread

LRC Instant Analysis Of Women’s Race At 2014 adidas Wisconsin: Michigan State Dominates As Crystal Nelson Stuns The FieldWhich of the 22 ranked teams bombed? Which teams overachieved? We break it down for you.
*Official 2014 adidas Wisconsin Discussion Thread

Pre-Race Preview:LRC An Incredible 19 Ranked Men’s Teams And 22 Ranked Women’s Teams Are Ready To Battle In Wisconsin

Pre-Nats Are Saturday: LRC 2014 Pre-Nats Preview: Are You Ready For #1 Colorado Vs. #2 Oregon And #1 Michigan Women Vs. #3 Oregon And #4 Georgetown? Individually, Edward Cheserek is the favorite on the men’s side; Rachel Johnson and Erin Finn lead the women.
*Official 2014 Pre-Nats Discussion Thread

News From The UK

American Rana Reider’s “Sacking” As British Coach Is Crazy, Says Martyn Rooney UK Athletics denies that the man who guided the Brits to unprecedented sprint success this year was sacked – says he’ll still freelance for them.
Stephen Maguire To Lead Sprint Relay Program In UK Starting Jan. 1
Steve Cram Looks On As His Daughter Josie Gets 4th Out Of 333 At Start Fitness North East Harrier League XC Meet

Back To Boston

2015 USATF Indoor Championships Will Be Held In Boston In February The Championships return to Boston for the first time since 2009. They were in Boston from 2003-2009 and then Albuquerque for the last 4 years.

More OP Trial Updates

Who Will Win AOY?

Stars In the News

Maggie Vessey Talks To Spikes About Her Fashion-Conscious Race Outfits She started wearing them after getting dropped by New Balance.
Billy Mills Got Some Tips From A Guy Schooled In Arthur Lydiard Training Before His 1964 Gold
Seb Coe Is Accused Of “World-Class Hypocrisy” As His Company Has Come Up With Plans To Demolish Athletics Stadium And Indoor Training Facilities At Crystal Palace
London Olympic Gold Medalist Tiki Gelana Leads Yokohama International Women’s Marathon Elite Field On Nov. 16th
Mary Keitany: “There is no way you can be lazy in training and still hope to become a champion.”
Tegla Loroupe Wins Billie Jean King Contribution Award Loroupe is a former world record holder in the marathon who now promotes world peace.

Oscar P Sentencing

Good And Bad Administrative News

The Good:Construction Work On Rio 2016 Olympic Park Progressing Well – Some Is Even Ahead Of Schedule
The Bad: Morocco Says They Can’t Afford 2015 Pan Arab Games And Pulls Out With as few fans that showed up for the Continental Cup, it’s a good thing they aren’t hosting.

Non-Distance News

Félix Sánchez Talks About His Tattoos
Decathlete Willem Coertzen Will Return To Training Next Week After Recovering From An Ankle Injury That Derailed His 2014 Season He was 9th in the London Olympics.

NXN Moving To New Course

2014 Nike Cross National Championships Will Be On Brand New Course For the first time in 11 years, NXN won’t be at the Portland Meadows horse racing track.
DyeStat Article/Reaction FM coach Bill Aris: “I like this course. I think it’s a great improvement. We lose the hay bales, the mud, the pretender hills. This course affords a good challenge and covers a lot of bases.“
Running Times Article
Photo Gallery
MB:NXN departing Portland Meadows

NYC Marathon In 2 Weeks

We Give The Makers Of A $90 Running Short Free Publicity (Matt Taylor, The Founder Of Tracksmith, Is A Good Friend)

Tracksmith Launches Two New Limited Edition Singlets – The NYC And BQ Singlets The BQ singlet is for Boston qualifiers only – hobby joggers can’t even purchase them.

Tracksmith In The Press:

Esquire: Retro Running Gear Made In The USA Tracksmith has “a vintage cast, (but) the details are thoroughly modern.”
Wired: A New Line Of Running Gear For People Who Love Old-School Style “You could call Tracksmith the anti-Nike … The company’s products are high tech without looking high tech …”
GQ: “Stylish gear reminiscent of Prefontaine-era track and field.”
Runner’s World: “One of the items (the Longfellow short) will be a go-to piece for years.”
Techcrunch: “When I first saw the clothes, my first thought was ‘Chariots of Fire.'”
Acquiremag:“Each piece has been designed to be lightweight, luxurious, and classic.”

The Scientific Experts Agree With LetsRun.com

Recommended Read: Science Of Sport’s Ross Tucker Agrees With LetsRun.com: “Two hours will not be broken in the next 30 years.” We don’t even have any scientific training – we just know distance running, but it’s nice to have the support of a scientific genius.

Good Read:Review Of Book On Former Aussie Jav Thrower Who Packed Himself In A Crate To Fly From UK To Australia For Free, Later Became A Drug Dealer

Doping News From Kenya

Govt. Slams Athletics Kenya For Not Taking Doping Problem Seriously – 17 Positives In 2 Years “It is the Taskforce’s view that the AK president was disrespectful, treated the matter lightly and in contempt and appears not to take doping matters and the allegations against the Kenyan athletes seriously.”
The Winners Of This Year’s Madoka Half Marathon On Saturday Will Be Drug Tested

Pro Distance News

Competitor Q&A With Bobby Curtis Post-Chicago Curtis talks about his training leading to his big PR in Chicago and looks ahead to the 2016 Trials.
IAAF Profile On Ethiopia’s 2014 5,000m World Leader (12:54.83) Muktar Edris The 20-year-old won 2012 World Juniors and now he’s the fastest senior runner in 2014 with a DL win to his name.
Chicago Marathon Runner-Up Sammy Kitwara Attributes Success To Training With Former WR Holder Wilson Kipsang
Haile Gebrselassie Will Be Back On The Roads In December Racing The Singapore 10K
2014 AIMS Best Marathon Runner Awards To Be Given At Next Month’s Athens Marathon Dennis Kimetto has already been named for the men while the women’s award is between Rita Jeptoo and Florence Kiplagat.
Mo Farah Official Race Starter For 2015 North London Half Marathon

Week That Was

LRCAll Hail Emily Sisson, Quenton Cassidy, Kenenisa Bekele, Eliud Kipchoge And Rita Jeptoo, Find Us Some Steroids, Bad Marathon Coverage, And Proof That Road Races Are Too Expensive We break down Chicago 2014 for you some more and refuse to go negative about Kenenisa Bekele. We also try to highlight some action that was overshadowed by Chicago last week – including a great run by Emily Sisson and wins by Quenton Cassidy and Josh McDougal. Then we wonder if we should get on steroids, complain about the price of road races (in Kenya) and tell you how Japanese running is being overrun by Kenyans and Ethiopians.