– Excerpt from CapitalFM article by Joe Miano Muchiri about Kenyan marathon cheat Julius Njogu. Njogu initially finished in second place at Sunday’s Stanchart Nairobi Marathon (worth $6,400 in prize money) before being DQed and arrested as it was discovered he only ran the last kilometer.
Quick quiz: How many African runners have run sub-2:10 this year in the marathon? Non-Africans? We tell you the answer.
Pre-Frankfurt: German Arne Gabius Thinks He’s Got A Good Shot At 27-Year-Old German Record Of 2:08:47 In FrankfurtSisay Lemma, Bazu Worku and Micah Kogo are all in the men’s race. *Watch Live At 5am ET
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?
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.
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.
Conference and national voting now open in advance of this weekend's conference XC action.
US Sprinter Richard Browne Leads Slew Of World Records At Paralympic World Champs Brown won the T44 200m in 21.27.
MB:Parents, do you want your kids to be a pro runner (or model)? Don’t give them antibiotics when they are 1 or 2 A large scientific study shows that those that are on antibiotics when they are young end up being about 3 pounds heavier than those that aren’t at age 15.
LRC The Future Has Arrived – Nike Gives Michael J Fox A Pair Of Self-Lacing Shoes Fox famously wore similar shoes in Back to the Future II way back in 1989.
If the details of being a high-priced hooker intrigue you, by all means buy this book. If not, we recommend you take a pass.
In March, this man was finishing up a 9-month US Army deployment to Iraq and Kuwait. While overseas, he never gave up on his dream. Now after a sensational and bold marathon debut in Chicago, where he went out in 65:13 - just 1:12 off of his PR, he's a top contender for Team USA for the 2016 Olympics.
*MB: LetsRun, meet US Army solider and Olympic marathon contender Elkanah Kibet.
Meet High Point Runner Chernet SisayOrphaned at age 9, he roamed the streets of Addis Ababa until he got adopted by a Boston family, where he led Brookline to two state titles in XC.
LRC Huge Thumbs Up To Crystal Nelson For Discussing Her Eating Disorder And A Call To Hear From Those Who Have Overcome Eating Disorders Eating disorders are a hidden plague in our sport. We praise Crystal Nelson for being willing to talk about hers and call for other people to keep talking.
*Discuss:Finding The Proper Way To Discuss Eating Disorders/Women’s Weight Issues On LetsRun.com
Great Outside Read:The Silent Sports Health Crisis, Female Athlete TriadEveryone talks about concussions, but no one talks about the female athlete triad (disordered eating, low bone density, and amenorrhea – the absence of menstruation).
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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