2015 NYRR Millrose Games are Saturday *Schedule *TV / Streaming *Pre-Race Interviews

LRC 7 Pre-Wanamaker Mile Interviews: Shelby Houlihan Is Confident She Can Get the Collegiate Record, Lawi Lalang Wants Sub-3:50 and Much More Will Leer, Edward Cheserek, Lawi Lalang, Shelby Houlihan, Jordan Hasay, Treniere Moser and Heather Kampf all talk before tomorrow’s NYRR Wanamaker Miles.

 LRC  Lagat Believes He Can Medal At Worlds, Centro’s Valentine’s Advice And Record Chases Galore: Six Takeaways From The Millrose Press Conference The stars of track and field are in the Big Apple for Saturday’s NYRR Millrose Games (tickets still available) and LRC was on hand to talk to Bernard Lagat, Shannon Rowbury, Mary Cain, Matt Centrowitz and Cam Levins.

LRC 2015 Wanamaker Mile Preview: Matthew Centrowitz And Nick Willis Lead A LOADED Field Four Olympic/WC medalists (Willis, Centro, Bernard Lagat and Leo Manzano), the last two NCAA record holders (Lawi Lalang and Chris O’Hare) and defending champ Will Leer comprise a terrific field. Oh, and a guy named Edward Cheserek is also entered. *MB: Wanamaker Mile Predictions 

LRC 2015 Millrose Games Preview: Can Shannon Rowbury Get The AR In The Women’s Mile?; Cam Levins Leads A Loaded Men’s 5k; Solomon, Andrews, Sowinski And Iguider In The 1k What a meet. Shannon Rowbury looks to lead a NOP sweep in the women’s mile while teammate Cam Levins shoots for the Canadian record in the 5,000. Mid-d studs Ajee Wilson (800) and Duane Solomon (600) will also feature. Plus Ashton Eaton (60 hurdles & long jump) will pull double duty.
*MB: Official 2015 Millrose Games Thread: Wow what a meet.

• Nicole Tully Will Have “Home Court” Advantage And A Large Cheering Section Last weekend she almost beat out Brenda Martinez on the anchor leg for the DMR world record.
• High Schooler Myles Marshall Running In The Pro 1,000m Race At Millrose 

Mid-D News

• Bizarre: Young GB Runner Abdi Abdi Given 4 Years In Prison For Committing A Series Of Robberies With A BB Gun The 19-year-old with a 3:52 1,500 PR stole $4,600 worth of mobile phones and BMX bikes from kids at a local skate park.
• MB: Over/under on Nick Symmonds’ 3k? Symmonds opens his season this weekend with a 3K at Washington.
• GB’s Laura Muir Says Training Is Going Really Well As She Comes Off A Very Disappointing 2014 She ran an 8:49 3,000 PR in January.
• After Opening Season With Two Back-To-Back Sub-2:00 800s, Jenny Meadows Is The Favorite Going Into This Weekend’s UK Champs
• Jenny Simpson Is USATF Athlete Of The Week For Her 9:18 2-Mile AR Last Weekend

Past Distance Greats In The News

• Family Of Ethiopian Legend And Barefoot Marathoner Abebe Bikila Sues Vibram Over Use Of Name Vibram named some models of its shoes after him and even trademarked the name “Bikila” in 2010. The family is seeking at least $15 million in damages.
• Good Read:Extensive Interview With US Miler, Jim Beatty, The First Person To Run A Sub-4:00 Mile Indoors Beatty ran 3:58.9 on February 10, 1962, a little less than 8 years after Roger Bannister ran the first sub-4:00 mile outdoors.
• A Look Back At GB’s Joyce Smith, Who Won The First London Marathon In 1981 At The Age Of 43 She won it in 2:29:57 and later placed 11th in the 1984 Olympic marathon.
• Luncheon In San Diego Celebrates The “Golden Age Of Track And Field” Many past Olympians/elites including Billy Mills were there.

Week That Was

LRCChris Derrick Chases Pat Porter, Chris Lear Liked What He Saw In Boston, Nijel Amos Lacked Confidence?, Robby Andrews Update

Distance News: Was Sammy Wanjiru Murdered?

• Pathologist Claims Sammy Wanjiru’s Death Was Murder And Not An AccidentDr. Moses Njue says that Wanjiru had head injuries which could not have been caused by a fall from his balcony and indicate he was hit on the head with a blunt object. *2nd Article
  *MB: Pathologist says Sammy Wanjiru was murdered – Fall from balcony could not have killed him.
  *LRC Archive: RIP Sammy Wanjiru: The World’s Greatest Marathoner Has Died

International Track Action

• Anita Hinriksdottir Breaks Her European Jr. Record With 2:01.77 At Iceland Champs
• Ethiopia’s Axumawit Embaye Runs 4:07.07 1,500 In France Bahrain’s Anthony Rotich won the 800 in 1:47.85, Dimitri Bascou set a WL in the 60H (7.51), Kim Collins won the 60 (6.63). Elsewhere, Fabiana Murer cleared 4.83m to set a PV WL.
• More European Highlights: Switzerland’s Selina Buchel Wins 800 In 2:02.68, Spain’s Aauri Lorena Bokesa Wins 3,000 In 7:49.49
• Russia’s World Indoor Champ Mariya Kuchina Clears 1.98m To Win Beskydska Latka HJ MeetMutaz Essa Barshim cleared only 2.30m to win for the men. US’s former World champ Jesse Williams was 3rd (2.27m).
• British Athletics Weekend Update

News From Down Under

• Canberra Track Classic: Sally Pearson Wins Showdown With Aussie Sprint Rival And NR Holder Melissa Breen Over 100m And 200m Pearson ran 11.16 and 22.97 to crush Breen’s 11.27 and 23.47. NR holder Alex Rowe won the 800 in 1:45.38. Michelle Jenneke won the 100H in 13.04 to move to 4th on the Australian all-time list.
• Former NCAA Champ David McNeill And Victoria Mitchell Win Australian World XC Trials Races Mitchell (who ran the race barefoot) had to be “conned” into doing it by her coach and isn’t sure if she’ll race World XC or the Aussie track champs. *Results

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