– Former Nike pro and four-minute miler Ben Andrews talking about his experience racing against inmates at the Oregon State Penitentiary in 2000. The 40+ year-old running club, started by Steve Prefontaine and later coached by BillDellinger and Dick Brown, includes 130 members who train daily and run races monthly in the prison yard.
The world record is on everyone’s mind as Eliud Kipchoge (London champ) and Emmanuel Mutai (2:03:13 PR) square off. Plus is Geoffrey Mutai done? Can Reid Coolsaet get the 39-year-old Canadian record? Plus Berlin, not Chicago or New York, may have the most # of elite Americans this fall in Shadrack Biwott, Sean Quigley, Matt Llano and Gabe Proctor. More coverage in our Berlin special section.
There have been zero sub-2:20 runs at Abbott WMM this year. Will that change on Sunday in Berlin? Quite possibly.
LRC 2015 NCAA Men’s Individual Top 10 Preview: Can Anyone Beat King Cheserek? There is a heavy, heavy favorite but behind him it’s wide open. How many can Colorado put in the top 10? Does anyone have a chance Edward Cheserek? We’ve found a potential upset winner (pics included on the right) whom we bet you’ve never heard of.
LRC 2015 NCAA Women’s Individual Top 10 Preview: Who Takes Over For Kate Avery? With no Kate Avery, the championship picture is wide open. Wisconsin junior Sarah Disanza is the top returner from a year ago but she’s far from a shoo-in as she’ll be pushed by British import Rhona Auckland (New Mexico) and NCAA track champs Dominique Scott (3k), Rhianwedd Price (1,500) and Molly Seidel (10k).
MB: What is your Early Season Individual NCAA Top 15
This Weekend’s XC Preview: LRCBattle In Beantown & Roy Griak Invitational Headline The Season’s First Weekend That Actually Counts For Anything The women’s races are the most interesting this weekend, with No. 4 Georgetown and No. 8 Providence squaring off in Boston and No. 2 Iowa St. and No. 6 Michigan St. doing the same in Minnesota. The No. 3 Syracuse men run in Boston as well, while Stanford, Virginia and Oklahoma State all host home meets.
LetsRun.com’s Story On UVA Employing Suspended Doper Martin Maric As Throws Coach Goes Mainstream – Gets Picked Up By Virginia Paper –Charlottesville Paper: “UVa assistant coach embroiled in controversy.”
*Previous: LRC University Of Virginia Employing Banned Doper Martin Maric As Throws Coach; Coaches Association Honors Him As Regional Coach Of The Year
Last week, our sport lost three figures at way too young of an age, Craig Virgin talked about drugs at Nike's Athletics West, and the stars did some karaoke in NYC, which we compare to Alan Webb's retirement karaoke in NYC in 2014.
Study: Sitting For Long Stretches Of Time Is Also Bad For Kids After sitting for 3 hours, 9- to 12-year-old girls showed “a profound reduction in vascular function.”
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?
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