– Mark Wetmore talking about the decision to race Ben Saarel at Regionals rather than redshirt him after he missed the whole season with an illness. Saarel was 21st at the Mountain Regional and hopes to help Colorado win a third consecutive national title this weekend in Louisville.
*MB: Doctors – What is the ‘particular sickness’ that Ben Saarel has had but refuses to name?
*MB: Be Saarel: where will he finish?
Former British Olympic Discus Thrower Lawrence Okoye Signs With His Third NFL Team (The Jets) – This Time As An Offensive Lineman He’s been cut several times as a defensive lineman. Trust us – he’ll eventually be a starter in the league.
LRC Flo Groberg Gets The Medal Of Honor And President Obama Talks Running President Obama said it wonderfully: “… he had an incredible gift – he could run. Fast.”
UVA and Mr. Maric still are refusing to provide proof that his initial ban was the result of an "unintentional" act as they claim.
*MB:UVA Coach Serving Doping Suspension
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LRC$200,015 LRC Running Warehouse NCAA XC Prediction Contest It is time for you to tell us who will come out on top at the NCAA XC championships this Saturday in Kentucky. Thanks to our friends at Running Warehouse, you can win some nice Running Warehouse and Mizuno prizes.
LRCMolly Huddle And Sam Chelanga Win .US 12K Championships – Recap, Results And Post-Race Interviews Huddle dominated while Chelanga just held off Tyler Pennel to win by less than a second. Interviews with Chelanga, Pennel, Jared Ward and Molly Huddle. *Washington Post
LRC Molly Huddle Caps Undefeated Season On Roads And Leaves Open The Possibility Of Running Olympic Trials Marathon The chances are not likely as Huddle on the Trials said, “Probably not. I’ll never say never, but probably not.” When asked why she wouldn’t rule it out 100%, she said, “Just because I have taken to the roads pretty well, but I’ll likely delay the marathon debut.”
Discuss: Molly Huddle Leaves Open The Possibility Of Doing The Olympic Marathon Trials
*MB: Official USATF 12k Championship Thread
MB: FM girls continue to roll – win 10th straight state title as 8th grader Claire Walters (FM) wins individual title
MB: Drew Hunter wins 3rd straight title – by 56 seconds!
*More HS Results
LRC 2015 NCAA Cross-Country Qualifiers Officially Released – List Is Exactly What We Said It Would Be Thank you, Bo Waggoner.
LRC Breaking: 2015 Men’s NCAA Cross-Country Team Qualifiers Southern Utah gets in at #31 as Cornell, UCSB and Eastern Michigan are left at home. Wisconsin‘s streak is also over. Fellow 2014 podium team NAU also is staying home.
LRC Breaking: 2015 Women’s NCAA Cross-Country Team Qualifiers Unofficially, here are your 31 NCAA women’s teams. Updated at 4:32 pm ET with a new set of teams.
LRC Which Unranked Teams Are Going Dancing? Which Ranked Teams Are Staying Home?
RRW:Syracuse, Providence Come Out On Top At NCAA Northeast Regional
Video: Great Lakes Regional Video Coverage Includes interviews with Mason Ferlic, Michael Clevenger and John Mascari.
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Russia Reveals There Was A Possible Planned Terrorist Attack Before The 2014 Sochi Olympics Apparently, female suicide bombers had planned to smuggle explosives onto an aircraft in hand cream.
RIP:Longtime AP Track Writer Bert Rosenthal Dies At 79 Known for his work ethic, Rosenthal once dictated a story from his bed after he was hospitalized with heart problems during the Sydney Olympics.
LRC The Sunday Times Reports That Nike/Athletics Kenya Bribery/Theft Allegations Are Now Part Of A Criminal Probe Authorities are taking the ARD/Sunday Times Kenyan allegations seriously as a criminal probe has been launched. *Discuss
Breaking: IAAF Provisionally Suspends Russian Athletics Federation; Russian Athletes Banned From All International Competitions 22 of the 24 voting members were in favor of the ban; only one was against. Russia will not be able to host the 2016 World Race Walking Cup or World Junior Championships. To regain membership to the IAAF, the new Russian federation will have to fulfill a list of criteria and pass inspections.
*MB:BREAKING: IAAF Suspends Russian Athletics Federation
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