– Christian Taylor talking about applying lessons from track and field to life. Earlier in the year, he lost his sponsorship for 6 months and compared that to being unemployed, saying, “I had to make sacrifices, but the process was a good life lesson for me.”
MB: Breaking: Diego Estrada (and Sam Chelanga?) to make marathon debut at 2016 US Olympic Trials Chris Chavez of Sports Illustratedhas the scoop.
LRC 2015 NCAA XC Conference Preview, Part II: What To Watch On Saturday & Sunday We break down the Big 12, Big 10, and Big East for you.
LRC 2015 NCAA XC Conference Preview, Part I: What To Watch On Friday Conference action kicks off Friday with ACCs (No. 2 Syracuse men vs. No. 7 Virginia), PAC-12s (No. 1 Colorado men vs. No. 3 Oregon & No. 23 Stanford; No. 3 Colorado women vs. No. 5 Oregon), SECs (No. 4 Arkansas women vs. No. 13 Miss. St.) and the Mountain West (No. 1 New Mexico women vs. No. 9 Boise St.)
*USTFCCCA Conference Previews
LRC2015 Heps XC Preview: Breaking Down The Men’s Race In Just 3,700 Words As Heps Returns To VCP For The First Time In 5 YearsIvy League trust fund babies, we know you don’t have to work, so spend a half hour on this 3,700-word preview.
Words Of Wisdom From TJ World Champ Christian Taylor Taylor talks of the lessons he’s learned from track, like having to be smart with his money when he lost his sponsorship for 6months. “I treat track and field like my internship for my next life.”
UK Anti-Doping Chief Opposes Criminalization Of Doping Nicole Sapstead: “We feel the sanctions in place are proportionate.”
LRC WTW: Chris Solinsky Doesn’t Do 26.2, Arne Gabius Does Do 26.2, Remembering When 2:06 Was Really Fast, Meb K Has Run A Lot And Wilson Kipsang Is Psychic Quick quiz: How many African runners have run sub-2:10 this year in the marathon? Non-Africans? We tell you the answer.
Conference and national voting now open in advance of this weekend's conference XC action.
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).
Larsen: "His training in this last month has been really good ... When he's been healthy for several weeks, like he is now, he usually comes up with a real good performance."
We get insight into the fitness of the two defending champs.
Keitany has been running great since returning from her second pregnancy last year, but she'll have her hands full on Sunday. Aselefech Mergia (Dubai), Caroline Rotich (Boston) and Tigist Tufa (London) have all won major marathons this year, plus the field includes 2013 champ Priscah Jeptoo, two-time runner-up Buzunesh Deba and debutante Sally Kipyego.
*MB: 2015 NYC Marathon Women's Race - Who you got in loaded womens' field led by Mary Ketiany?
Last year's NY men's race was epic. What will the 2015 edition give us? How will Meb and Nick Arciniaga do? We break it down.
*MB: 2015 TCS New York City Marathon Men's Race: Who you got? Kipsang, Desisa, Tsegay, Biwott, Kamworor, or Meb?
UK Sports Minister Tracey Crouch Says The Government Is Looking Into Possibility Of Making Doping A Criminal Offence We’re all for it.
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?
RIP to the Kenyan Trials, which lived a short life - October 15, 2015 to October 27, 2015.
*Sports Illustrated
*MB: Breaking: Kenya Shelves 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials - Will Select Team Based on Marathon Results From 2015-2016
We Hope Alberto Salazar Has Read This:After Accidental Death, Some Scientists Question Cryotherapy’s Safety An extreme version of ice bathing, scientists and health professionals are unsure about benefits and possible negative side-effects. Salazar and the NOP are well known users of the treatment.
*Cryotherapy Videos: Mo Farah and Dathan Ritzenhein.
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.
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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