– Message board poster PinkRunningShorts37604 talking about the need for eating disorders to be more openly discussed in our sport and how a discussion on LRC saved her life.
Puskedra has run 2:10:24 and Andy Powell says he'll run "a lot faster." We take a look at how much runners normally improve after marathon #3.
*MB:LetsRun, What say you? What will Luke Puskedra's ultimate marathon PB be?
MB: Mary Cain to race 2015 Mayor’s Cup XC Race on Sunday in Franklin Park
Vote For 2015 USATF Youth Athlete Of The Year World Youth 800 champ Sammie Watson (2:03.54 PR) was the lone distance runner on the list.
Ryan Hall may not be Joan Benoit but he's had a great career. But while we're talking of great careers, we bet you've never heard of Abraham Cheroben and he's now led the world at a major event 2 years in a row. Plus, we show you how bad Kenyan and Ethiopia used to be at the marathon.
Pre-Nats Thomas Curtin Of Virginia Tech Upsets Cheserek, Colorado Men, Michigan Women Win Curtin opened up an early lead on the pack and they could not catch him as Erin Clark of Colorado won on the women’s side. *Results
LRC Wisconsin adidas Invitational Recap: New Mexico Women (32 Points) Crush It; Wins For Syracuse Men (101 Points), Frosh Allie Ostrander (19:19 CR) And Marc Scott (23:35) We break down the biggest regular season meet of the year. Who flopped? Who surprised? We tell you.
MB: Official Live Wisconsin Invite Thread 2015 The New Mexico women have crushed it and we have a freshman winner, but not the one you think as Ryen Frazier was 38th. Syracuse wins the men’s race as does Marc Scott of Tulsa.
LRCLRCer Captain Flo Groberg Awarded The Medal Of Honor For Throwing Himself On A Suicide Bomber In Afghanistan Groberg was LetsRun.com’s Runner of the Month last August and if you missed our profile on him, it is a must read.
*Discuss
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LRC Meet Thomas Curtin, The Tea-Drinking, Bandana-Wearing Virginia Tech Senior Who Took Down Edward Cheserek At Pre-Nats We catch up with the Virginia Tech senior after his big win.
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Monday:Memorial Run Will Be Held For Marathoner Killed On Dallas Trail 53-year-old David Stevens was murdered by a former Texas A&M football player last week while running on a trail in Dallas. The memorial run will be today at 6:30PM.
*MB: Memorial run for Dave Stevens
MB: RIP: 2013 World Championships marathon silver medallist – Marianne Dickerson of USA – has died at age 54 Dickerson became a national hero after outkicking a Soviet athlete for silver at the first-ever women’s marathon global championship.
A Look At The Life And Career Of Lornah Kiplagat The former World XC champion may be most famous for starting the high altitude training center in Eldoret. She now has her own Lornah Sports women’s sports line – check it out here.
*MB: Is this photo of Lornah Kiplagat running next to a lion photoshopped?
Athletics Kenya doesn't think there is enough time to recover from London to get ready for the Olympics, so they've announced they'll hold an Olympic Trials in mid-February, ignoring the fact that at least the last 8 World Champs all ran an April marathon and the fact that there is less time between now and the Trials than between London and the Olympics.
*MB: Athletics Kenya's decision yesterday to have a February marathon Olympic Trials is totally absurd.
Andre De Grasse’s Mom Denies Report He Is Going Pro Earlier we had the news that the Toronto Star reported that Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse was going pro. Now his mother is denying the report and said De Grasse doesn’t even have an agent. Further proof very little good has come out of Toronto this week. *Discuss
LRC NCAA XC Weekend Recap: Ches Goes Down (But He Shouldn’t Be Worried), Hail To The Victors, And A Wide-Open Women’s Individual Race What’s going on with Stanford? Are the Colorado men vulnerable at #5? The Michigan women are rolling as are the Arkansas men.
Toronto:19-Year-Old World Junior Record Holder Shure Demise And 24-Year-Old Kenyan Ishhimael Chemtan Win As Canadian Record Attempts Come Up Short Eric Gillis was 7th in 2:11:31 as Lanni Marchant missed her 2:28:00 Canadian record by 9 seconds.
*Canada’s Lanni Marchant And Eric Gillis Qualify For Rio Olympics
*MB: Crazy battle for second place in Toronto Women’s Marathon – did race organizers get it wrong?
Other Completed Action
New Documentary – Sub 10: The Invisible Barrier Of Speed – Examined Why Britain Sucks At Sprinting Is the lack of consistent warm weather to blame?
Why Being Brilliant At Sport Is Still No Bar To Depression Double Olympic champ Kelly Holmes was a victim.
Is Ryan Hall this generation's Joan Benoit Samuelson? Chicago drops pacemakers, we remember Steve Jones's magical 1985 run, and great advice from legendary coach Joe Newton.
*MB: Ryan Hall=Joan Benoit Samuelson?
MB:Max King And Bridget Franek Win Warrior Dash 5k World Titles And $30,000 The Warrior Dash, a 5k obstacle race, is perfectly suited for steeplers, who are crazy enough to do it and fast and athletic enough to dominate it.
Huddle earned her fourth USATF Running Circuit victory in the last five weeks, adding the 10k crown to the 20k, 5k and 10-mile crowns she claimed earlier this year. Her training partner Emily Sisson celebrated her 24th birthday by taking second while 2014 USA track 10,000 champ Kim Conley was the third American (fourth overall). Plus the return to action for Joan Benoit Samuelson.
*MB: Molly Huddle does it again – She just dominated Tufts Health Plan 10k for Women – 31:21 FTW!
*RRW:Huddle Wins Tufts 10-K In Event Record 31:21
LRCLetsRun.com Founders Robert And Weldon Johnson Named As Two Of “The 50 Most Influential People In Running” By Runner’s World LRC’s founders Robert Johnson and Weldon Johnson (Brojos) are among the 50 most influential people in running according to Runner’s World thanks to you. RW had high praise for the LRC audience, saying the Brojos are the “masterminds behind perhaps the most engaged online community of runners.”
*MB: The 50 Most Influential People in Running – wejo and rojo made the list!
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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