– Shannon Rowbury reacting to the recent drug busts of 2012 Olympic silver medalist Gamze Bulut and 5th placer Abeba Aregawi. All together, six of the women from the London Olympic final (and four of the top five) have been linked to doping.
Just over a month ago, USATF told us that Rachel McFarlane couldn't run in the Olympic Marathon Trials as her qualifier didn't come in a USATF-sanctioned event, even if we paid the sanctioning fee ourselves. A month later, someone failed to secure a sanction for the crown jewel of the US Indoor season - the NYRR Millrose Games - but all of the marks will count.
LRCShannon Rowbury Shares Her Thoughts On 2012 Olympic 1,500 Final – “These Cheaters Rob People Like Me And My Competitors Of Medals” 4 of the 6 women who finished ahead of the American record holder at 1,500 at the 2012 Olympics have been linked to doping.
LRC 2016 NCAA M 3K/5K Preview: Can Anyone Prevent Edward Cheserek From Taking His NCAA Title Haul Into The Double Digits? Cheserek ran the #2 collegiate 3k time ever at Millrose (7:40.51) and is the heavy favorite in the 5k. He’s favored to sweep both, but could be vulnerable if he runs the DMR as well on Friday. Syracuse’s Justyn Knight, Villanova’s Patrick Tiernan, Stanford’s Sean McGorty and Washington’s Izaic Yorks will all be looking to take him down in the 3k.
LRC W 3K/5K Preview: Allie Ostrander Vs. Molly Seidel (X 2) In A Rematch Of NCAA XC Notre Dame’s Molly Seidel and true freshman Allie Ostrander of Boise State went 1-2 at NCAA XC in November; now both will attempt to pull off the 3k-5k double at NCAA Indoors. Can anyone break them up?
Nick Willis Talks About Porn Addiction & Being Porn Free For 2.5 Years and How It’s Helped His Marriage Nick’s post on Facebook is getting a lot of press.
*Editorial: “It takes guts to do what he has done – not just in being public about it, but in facing his own fragility.”
*Discuss
LRCGirl Power! A 13-Year-Old Wins LRC Running Warehouse Marathon Trials Prediction Contest There’s a new generation in the running ranks. 13-year-old Kate Kowalik won our contest and her 11-year-old sister finished in the top 10. Take that, LRC Nation.
The End Of The Road For Blade Runner:South African Court Rejects Oscar Pistorius’ Right To Appeal Murder Conviction Pistorius will now face re-sentencing and faces up to 15 years in prison.
Great collegiate action, some big doping news, and a US pro's "red flag" guide to dopers.
Ed Burke Sets WR At USATF Masters Champs Burke, who is famous for being the US flagbearer in 1984 at age 44, is still going strong at age 76. *2016 USATF National Masters Indoor Results
LRC Observations On The Men’s NCAA Indoors Entries: Can Anyone Prevent An Oregon Three-Peat? It’s going to be hard to beat Oregon once again.
LRCObservations On The Women’s NCAA Indoors Entries: Florida Leads The Way; Multi-Event Stars Akela Jones & Kendell Williams Will Battle All Meet Long Only in a sport like track and field, can a team like Florida, which got killed at SECs, be the favorite at NCAAs.
LRC 2016 NCAA Entries – What Did It Take To Get Into NCAAs? How Does It Compare To Past Years? Find out what it will take to get into NCAAs and who is running what here.
*Update To The Women’s Bowerman Watch ListMolly Seidel and Raevyn Rogers are the two distance runners to make the list.
LRC Jenny Simpson’s Take On Abeba Aregawi Testing Positive: “What has been announced today is far from justice served.” (link fixed) News broke today that 2013 World 1,500m champ Abeba Aregawi’s “A” sample has tested positive. We have the reaction from 2013 Worlds silver medalist Jenny Simpson.
*MB:Epic fail: Abeba aregawi tested positive for doping
LRC Meet The Most Interesting Man In NCAA Running: He’s 5’9″, Can Dunk A Basketball And In One Year Has Gone From 4:17 To The #3 Time In NCAA History: Meet Oklahoma State’s Josh ThompsonJosh Thompson of Oklahoma State has a unique and cool story.
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