– Irish sprinter Steven Colvert speaking after receiving a 2-year drug ban for positive EPO test from last year. Colvert is adamant that he never doped, but after fighting a year-long battle to clear his name, he has accepted his ban, saying he’s unable to afford an appeal.
LRC Five Things To Watch At The 2015 Pan American Games There will be a lot of big names in action in Toronto and many story lines to follow, including:
1. The Andre De Grasse show.
2. A hot men’s 5,000 with Levins, Heath and Torrence.
3. Three 1:57 women, including Alysia Montaño in the 800.
4. Olympians Andrew Wheating & Nate Brannen vs. Kyle Merber.
5. Major star power (PPP, Ibarguen, etc.).
LRCGenzebe Dibaba Runs 3:50.07 To Smash 1,500m World Record!!! Shannon Rowbury Crushes AR!(updated)Genzebe Dibaba has done the unthinkable and has run 3:50.07 for 1,500m to smash the world record and take a Chinese WR off the books. Jenny Simpson served as a rabbit for Shannon Rowbury for 1,500 as Rowbury kicked home for the American record.
LRCAsbel Kiprop Puts On An Exhibition, Running 3:26.69 To Destroy 1,500 Field And Become Third-Fastest Man In History (udpated) It was the deepest men’s 1,500m race in history with ten of the top twelve setting lifetime personal bests, but no one was even close to touching Kiprop. Matthew Centrowitz PRed and became the fastest American-born runner in history. That’s the good news. The bad news – he was 10th.
Rest Of Monaco:A Guy You’ve Never Heard Of From Bosnia Runs 1:42.51, Boris Borian Runs 1:43.34, The Clean World Record In The Shot Put By Kovacs? And Ghribi Runs World-Leading SteepleSome European dude you’ve never heard of (Amel Tuka) ran 1:42.51, Boris Berian of the US went 1:43.34, Joe Kovacs threw a bomb in the shot, Justin Gatlin kept winning, Ghribi led a world-leading parade in the steeple as Emma Coburn had another sub-par race.
Full Coverage In Our Monaco DL Special Section
*LetsRun.com Monaco Preview *LRCListen On Demand To Thursday’s Live Monaco Preview LRC Track Talk Show
Pre-Monaco MB Talk
International Meeting De Liege: LRCVictories And PRs For Alexa Efraimson And Rachel Schneider Schneider won the 1,500 in 4:07.88 while Mary Cain made big improvements on her SB with 4:09.08 in 4th. Efraimson got the 800 victory in 2:01.11. Bahrain’s Abraham Rotich won the men’s 800 in 1:45.81 as NCAA champion Edward Kemboi was 3rd (1:46.94). *Discuss
*MB: Efraimson and Cain still dodging each other
Kara Goucher Issues A Statement – “I firmly stand by all my statements. It was because of the illegal actions that occurred at the Oregon Project under Alberto Salazar that I chose to leave the group … Any new knowledge will be shared to USADA alone.” Kara Goucher issued a statement today saying she will not publicly share more information about the Nike Oregon Project investigation in order to clear her name as she previously said she would do. Instead she will only share info with USADA.
On The Boards: Goucher releases statement: Further evidence will only be shared with USADA
Distance Works: SPIKES Talks To South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk After His Breakout 400 Performance From Paris DL, Where He Won In 43.96 Interestingly, he says he does repeats of 800m to 1,000m, although he describes them as “a drag and torture.”
Men’s Recap: LRC Mo Farah Dominates & Nijel Amos (1:43.27) Takes Down David Rudisha Running in his first race since the NOP doping investigation became public, Mo Farah celebrated his win as if he’d won a World title while Nijel Amos won a big battle in the men’s 800 but limped off the track injured. Justin Gatlin won the awesome men’s 100 battle over Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell.
*MB: More Mo Farah – Andy Vernon drama – Farah tells Vernon to “F*** off” after Lausanne win
Women’s Recap:LRCJenny Simpson And Emma Coburn Have To Settle For 3rd As Sifan Hassan (4:02.36) & Virginia Nyambura (9:16.99) Grab Wins In 1,500, Steeple Hassan was far and away the best over the final 100 as she won over Faith Kipyegon (4:03.38) while Simpson was third in 4:03.54. Nyambura won for the third time in four DL races with Coburn running 9:20.67 for third. Switzerland’s Selina Büchel won the non-DL 800 (2:01.68) while Dawn Harper-Nelson (12.55 100H) and Allyson Felix (22.09 200) also grabbed wins.
Outside Coverage:
Lausanne On The Message Board:
Full Coverage In Our 2015 Lausanne DL Special Section
LRC What Does Usain Bolt Do At 100? How Fast Does Mo Farah Try To Go At 3k? Friday DL Preview The DL meet in London is so good it takes up two days. We preview down Friday’s action, where two of the sports biggest stars, Mo Farah and Usain Bolt, take center stage. Farah faces Lopez Lomong & Bernard Lagat in the 3k, plus an American-heavy women’s 1,500 featuring Lauren Johnson, Katie Mackey, Treniere Moser.
LRC Gala Del Castelli: Germany’s Fabienne Kohlmann Gets Upset Victory In The 800 With 1:58.37; Bosnia’s Tuka Amel Wins Easily In 1:45.80Molly Ludlow ran 1:59.05 to finish as runner-up while Erik Sowinski was 5th in the men’s race (1:46.95). Asafa Powell got another easy 100 win in 9.87.
Pre-Meet: LRCBosnia’s Amel Tuka Vs. Erik Sowinksi & Switzerland’s Selina Buchel Vs. Molly Ludlow
If At First You Don’t Succeed …Japan Holding New International Design Contest To Choose Stadium For Tokyo 2020
LRC KBC Nacht Meeting:Ben True Gets IAAF Standard As Eric Jenkins Explodes To A 13:07 And Lauren Johnson Destroys Her PR To Make Worlds On A Night Full Of Fast American Running True ran 13:06 to seal the deal for Worlds with Jenkins right behind him in a huge PR. Abbey D’Agostino PRed at 5,000 as did Johnson to punch her ticket to Worlds in the 1,500. Other big names in action included Dejen Gebremeskel, Chris Derrick, Emily Sisson, Mary Cain, PVer Sandi Morris and Lolo Jones. Check out how they did.
*MB: Ben True Runs 13:06 5000m, Eric Jenkins 13:07
LRC Dealing With Depression: How I Got Past Suicidal Thoughts While Running In College For a while, life didn’t feel real to Nico Composto – it existed entirely in his head. Might a fall from the 12th floor window make all the pain go away? Thankfully, Composto realized that suicide wasn’t the answer. He shares his powerful story of how he overcame suicidal thoughts out of a desire to help others.
LRC Investigates Lehigh Valley Got It Wrong: The Evidence Is Conclusive: Mike Rossi – The Viral Boston Marathon Dad – Is A Marathon Cheat And Should Never Have Been On The Starting Line In Boston In April, Mike Rossi gained international fame for his snarky response to a letter from his kids’ principal scolding him for taking them out of school for several days to watch Boston. A LetsRun.com investigation has revealed that Rossi’s principal was correct, the kids should never have been in Boston as the evidence is conclusive – their father didn’t legitimately qualify for the 2015 Boston Marathon. How confident are we that Rossi cut the course when he “ran” his 3:11:45 BQ qualifier at Lehigh Valley? Extremely. We’ll pay Mike Rossi $10,000 if he qualifies again in the next 12 months – and the qualifying time is 13+ minutes slower – 3:25.
*MB: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston?
WTW Nike Is Correct – Actions Speak Louder Than Words In Regards To Doping, Meet The Family That Soon Will Have Three Sub-4 Milers, We Say Goodbye To A Coaching Legend And Hello To African 43-Second 400 Runners, And Is Scott Jurek’s New WR “Soft”? After a summer hiatus, The Week That Was is back. We do our best to avoid talk of the Nike Oregon Project doping investigation but can’t help but criticize Nike and Mo Farah‘s reaction to it. All of that plus praise for Genzebe Dibaba, Alexa Efraimson, Kerri Gallagher, Eric Jenkins, Lopez Lomong and Amel Tuka.
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